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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Wider, and deeper, and fuller both of joys and sorrows they are, but the higher lights hold also the darker shadows, and experience teaches, as Jeanne Falla used to say--"N'y a pas de rue sans but."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
absolute
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From this reading Neither lights nor shadows last, and the only thing one may count upon with absolute certainty is the certainty of change.
acceptable
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From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
also
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From this reading Wider, and deeper, and fuller both of joys and sorrows they are, but the higher lights hold also the darker shadows, and experience teaches, as Jeanne Falla used to say--"N'y a pas de rue sans but."
Altogether
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From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW I WENT THE FIRST TIME TO BRECQHOU Are the later days ever quite as full of the brightness and joy of life as the earlier ones?
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HOW I WENT THE FIRST TIME TO BRECQHOU Are the later days ever quite as full of the brightness and joy of life as the earlier ones?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HOW I WENT THE FIRST TIME TO BRECQHOU Are the later days ever quite as full of the brightness and joy of life as the earlier ones?
beetlingadjectiveUS /ˈbiːtlɪŋ/
projecting or overhanging steeply
From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Wider, and deeper, and fuller both of joys and sorrows they are, but the higher lights hold also the darker shadows, and experience teaches, as Jeanne Falla used to say--"N'y a pas de rue sans but."
BRECQHOU
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From this reading HOW I WENT THE FIRST TIME TO BRECQHOU Are the later days ever quite as full of the brightness and joy of life as the earlier ones?
bright
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From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
brightness
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From this reading HOW I WENT THE FIRST TIME TO BRECQHOU Are the later days ever quite as full of the brightness and joy of life as the earlier ones?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Wider, and deeper, and fuller both of joys and sorrows they are, but the higher lights hold also the darker shadows, and experience teaches, as Jeanne Falla used to say--"N'y a pas de rue sans but."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
call
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From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
Carette
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From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
certainty
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From this reading Neither lights nor shadows last, and the only thing one may count upon with absolute certainty is the certainty of change.
change
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From this reading Neither lights nor shadows last, and the only thing one may count upon with absolute certainty is the certainty of change.
childhood
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From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
clear
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From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
cliffs
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From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
coast
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From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
cormorants
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From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
count
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From this reading Neither lights nor shadows last, and the only thing one may count upon with absolute certainty is the certainty of change.
cranny
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From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
darker
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From this reading Wider, and deeper, and fuller both of joys and sorrows they are, but the higher lights hold also the darker shadows, and experience teaches, as Jeanne Falla used to say--"N'y a pas de rue sans but."
days
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From this reading HOW I WENT THE FIRST TIME TO BRECQHOU Are the later days ever quite as full of the brightness and joy of life as the earlier ones?
de
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From this reading Wider, and deeper, and fuller both of joys and sorrows they are, but the higher lights hold also the darker shadows, and experience teaches, as Jeanne Falla used to say--"N'y a pas de rue sans but."
deeper
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From this reading Wider, and deeper, and fuller both of joys and sorrows they are, but the higher lights hold also the darker shadows, and experience teaches, as Jeanne Falla used to say--"N'y a pas de rue sans but."
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
draw
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From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
earlier
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From this reading HOW I WENT THE FIRST TIME TO BRECQHOU Are the later days ever quite as full of the brightness and joy of life as the earlier ones?
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW I WENT THE FIRST TIME TO BRECQHOU Are the later days ever quite as full of the brightness and joy of life as the earlier ones?
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
experience
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From this reading Wider, and deeper, and fuller both of joys and sorrows they are, but the higher lights hold also the darker shadows, and experience teaches, as Jeanne Falla used to say--"N'y a pas de rue sans but."
faith
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From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
Falla
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From this reading Wider, and deeper, and fuller both of joys and sorrows they are, but the higher lights hold also the darker shadows, and experience teaches, as Jeanne Falla used to say--"N'y a pas de rue sans but."
families
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From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW I WENT THE FIRST TIME TO BRECQHOU Are the later days ever quite as full of the brightness and joy of life as the earlier ones?
friendly
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From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
full
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From this reading HOW I WENT THE FIRST TIME TO BRECQHOU Are the later days ever quite as full of the brightness and joy of life as the earlier ones?
fuller
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From this reading Wider, and deeper, and fuller both of joys and sorrows they are, but the higher lights hold also the darker shadows, and experience teaches, as Jeanne Falla used to say--"N'y a pas de rue sans but."
grandfather
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From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
grown
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From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
gulls
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From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
higher
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From this reading Wider, and deeper, and fuller both of joys and sorrows they are, but the higher lights hold also the darker shadows, and experience teaches, as Jeanne Falla used to say--"N'y a pas de rue sans but."
hold
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From this reading Wider, and deeper, and fuller both of joys and sorrows they are, but the higher lights hold also the darker shadows, and experience teaches, as Jeanne Falla used to say--"N'y a pas de rue sans but."
homes
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From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
horizon
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From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
HOW
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From this reading HOW I WENT THE FIRST TIME TO BRECQHOU Are the later days ever quite as full of the brightness and joy of life as the earlier ones?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOW I WENT THE FIRST TIME TO BRECQHOU Are the later days ever quite as full of the brightness and joy of life as the earlier ones?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Neither lights nor shadows last, and the only thing one may count upon with absolute certainty is the certainty of change.
Island
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From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
Jeanne
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From this reading Wider, and deeper, and fuller both of joys and sorrows they are, but the higher lights hold also the darker shadows, and experience teaches, as Jeanne Falla used to say--"N'y a pas de rue sans but."
joy
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From this reading HOW I WENT THE FIRST TIME TO BRECQHOU Are the later days ever quite as full of the brightness and joy of life as the earlier ones?
joys
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From this reading Wider, and deeper, and fuller both of joys and sorrows they are, but the higher lights hold also the darker shadows, and experience teaches, as Jeanne Falla used to say--"N'y a pas de rue sans but."
knew
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From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
Krok
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From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither lights nor shadows last, and the only thing one may count upon with absolute certainty is the certainty of change.
later
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From this reading HOW I WENT THE FIRST TIME TO BRECQHOU Are the later days ever quite as full of the brightness and joy of life as the earlier ones?
latter
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From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
learn
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From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW I WENT THE FIRST TIME TO BRECQHOU Are the later days ever quite as full of the brightness and joy of life as the earlier ones?
lights
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From this reading Wider, and deeper, and fuller both of joys and sorrows they are, but the higher lights hold also the darker shadows, and experience teaches, as Jeanne Falla used to say--"N'y a pas de rue sans but."
like
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From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
limited
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From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
manage
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From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
many
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From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Neither lights nor shadows last, and the only thing one may count upon with absolute certainty is the certainty of change.
men
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From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
N'y
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From this reading Wider, and deeper, and fuller both of joys and sorrows they are, but the higher lights hold also the darker shadows, and experience teaches, as Jeanne Falla used to say--"N'y a pas de rue sans but."
near
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From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither lights nor shadows last, and the only thing one may count upon with absolute certainty is the certainty of change.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
nook
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From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither lights nor shadows last, and the only thing one may count upon with absolute certainty is the certainty of change.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW I WENT THE FIRST TIME TO BRECQHOU Are the later days ever quite as full of the brightness and joy of life as the earlier ones?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Neither lights nor shadows last, and the only thing one may count upon with absolute certainty is the certainty of change.
one's
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From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
ones
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From this reading HOW I WENT THE FIRST TIME TO BRECQHOU Are the later days ever quite as full of the brightness and joy of life as the earlier ones?
only
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From this reading Neither lights nor shadows last, and the only thing one may count upon with absolute certainty is the certainty of change.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
pas
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From this reading Wider, and deeper, and fuller both of joys and sorrows they are, but the higher lights hold also the darker shadows, and experience teaches, as Jeanne Falla used to say--"N'y a pas de rue sans but."
perhaps
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From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
possible
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From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW I WENT THE FIRST TIME TO BRECQHOU Are the later days ever quite as full of the brightness and joy of life as the earlier ones?
recollections
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From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
roamed
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From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
rock
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From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
rue
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From this reading Wider, and deeper, and fuller both of joys and sorrows they are, but the higher lights hold also the darker shadows, and experience teaches, as Jeanne Falla used to say--"N'y a pas de rue sans but."
sans
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From this reading Wider, and deeper, and fuller both of joys and sorrows they are, but the higher lights hold also the darker shadows, and experience teaches, as Jeanne Falla used to say--"N'y a pas de rue sans but."
say
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From this reading Wider, and deeper, and fuller both of joys and sorrows they are, but the higher lights hold also the darker shadows, and experience teaches, as Jeanne Falla used to say--"N'y a pas de rue sans but."
shadows
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From this reading Wider, and deeper, and fuller both of joys and sorrows they are, but the higher lights hold also the darker shadows, and experience teaches, as Jeanne Falla used to say--"N'y a pas de rue sans but."
sight
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From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
simplicity
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From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
sorrows
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From this reading Wider, and deeper, and fuller both of joys and sorrows they are, but the higher lights hold also the darker shadows, and experience teaches, as Jeanne Falla used to say--"N'y a pas de rue sans but."
speak
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From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
spirit
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From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
stone
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From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
storms
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From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
teaches
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From this reading Wider, and deeper, and fuller both of joys and sorrows they are, but the higher lights hold also the darker shadows, and experience teaches, as Jeanne Falla used to say--"N'y a pas de rue sans but."
terms
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From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW I WENT THE FIRST TIME TO BRECQHOU Are the later days ever quite as full of the brightness and joy of life as the earlier ones?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wider, and deeper, and fuller both of joys and sorrows they are, but the higher lights hold also the darker shadows, and experience teaches, as Jeanne Falla used to say--"N'y a pas de rue sans but."
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither lights nor shadows last, and the only thing one may count upon with absolute certainty is the certainty of change.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
TIMEnounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW I WENT THE FIRST TIME TO BRECQHOU Are the later days ever quite as full of the brightness and joy of life as the earlier ones?
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW I WENT THE FIRST TIME TO BRECQHOU Are the later days ever quite as full of the brightness and joy of life as the earlier ones?
trouble
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From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
trustful
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From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Neither lights nor shadows last, and the only thing one may count upon with absolute certainty is the certainty of change.
used
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From this reading Wider, and deeper, and fuller both of joys and sorrows they are, but the higher lights hold also the darker shadows, and experience teaches, as Jeanne Falla used to say--"N'y a pas de rue sans but."
very
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From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
visiting
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From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
visitors
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From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
WENTnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW I WENT THE FIRST TIME TO BRECQHOU Are the later days ever quite as full of the brightness and joy of life as the earlier ones?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
western
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From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Altogether bright and very clear are my recollections of those days when Carette and I, and Krok whenever he could manage it, roamed about that western coast of our little Island, till we knew every rock and stone, and every nook and cranny of the beetling cliffs, and were on such friendly terms with the very gulls and cormorants that we knew many of them by sight, and were on visiting terms, so to speak, though perhaps never very acceptable visitors, among their homes and families.
wherein
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From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
Wider
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From this reading Wider, and deeper, and fuller both of joys and sorrows they are, but the higher lights hold also the darker shadows, and experience teaches, as Jeanne Falla used to say--"N'y a pas de rue sans but."
wisdom
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From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
wiser
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From this reading But in the earlier days one's horizon is limited, and so long as it is clear and bright one does not trouble about possible storms;--wherein, I take it, the spirit of childhood is wiser than the spirit of the grown, until the latter learn that wisdom which men like my grandfather call faith, and so draw near again to the trustful simplicity of the earlier days.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Neither lights nor shadows last, and the only thing one may count upon with absolute certainty is the certainty of change.
