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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 Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
aching
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From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
aid
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From this reading THE united force of the younger generation has been brought upon me to record, with the aid of diaries and letters, the circumstances connected with Chantry House and my two dear elder brothers.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘And if it be the heart of man Which our existence measures, Far longer is our childhood’s span Than that of manly pleasures.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘And if it be the heart of man Which our existence measures, Far longer is our childhood’s span Than that of manly pleasures.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE united force of the younger generation has been brought upon me to record, with the aid of diaries and letters, the circumstances connected with Chantry House and my two dear elder brothers.
brings
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From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
brook
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From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
brothers
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From this reading THE united force of the younger generation has been brought upon me to record, with the aid of diaries and letters, the circumstances connected with Chantry House and my two dear elder brothers.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE united force of the younger generation has been brought upon me to record, with the aid of diaries and letters, the circumstances connected with Chantry House and my two dear elder brothers.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘For long each month and year is then, Their thoughts and days extending, But months and years pass swift with men To time’s last goal descending.’
ceased
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From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
Chantry
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From this reading THE united force of the younger generation has been brought upon me to record, with the aid of diaries and letters, the circumstances connected with Chantry House and my two dear elder brothers.
childhood's
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From this reading ‘And if it be the heart of man Which our existence measures, Far longer is our childhood’s span Than that of manly pleasures.
circumstances
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From this reading THE united force of the younger generation has been brought upon me to record, with the aid of diaries and letters, the circumstances connected with Chantry House and my two dear elder brothers.
compensations
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From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
connected
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From this reading THE united force of the younger generation has been brought upon me to record, with the aid of diaries and letters, the circumstances connected with Chantry House and my two dear elder brothers.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
days
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From this reading ‘For long each month and year is then, Their thoughts and days extending, But months and years pass swift with men To time’s last goal descending.’
dear
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From this reading THE united force of the younger generation has been brought upon me to record, with the aid of diaries and letters, the circumstances connected with Chantry House and my two dear elder brothers.
descending
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From this reading ‘For long each month and year is then, Their thoughts and days extending, But months and years pass swift with men To time’s last goal descending.’
diaries
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From this reading THE united force of the younger generation has been brought upon me to record, with the aid of diaries and letters, the circumstances connected with Chantry House and my two dear elder brothers.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading ‘For long each month and year is then, Their thoughts and days extending, But months and years pass swift with men To time’s last goal descending.’
elder
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From this reading THE united force of the younger generation has been brought upon me to record, with the aid of diaries and letters, the circumstances connected with Chantry House and my two dear elder brothers.
existence
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From this reading ‘And if it be the heart of man Which our existence measures, Far longer is our childhood’s span Than that of manly pleasures.
extending
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From this reading ‘For long each month and year is then, Their thoughts and days extending, But months and years pass swift with men To time’s last goal descending.’
Far
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From this reading ‘And if it be the heart of man Which our existence measures, Far longer is our childhood’s span Than that of manly pleasures.
filled
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From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘For long each month and year is then, Their thoughts and days extending, But months and years pass swift with men To time’s last goal descending.’
force
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From this reading THE united force of the younger generation has been brought upon me to record, with the aid of diaries and letters, the circumstances connected with Chantry House and my two dear elder brothers.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
generation
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From this reading THE united force of the younger generation has been brought upon me to record, with the aid of diaries and letters, the circumstances connected with Chantry House and my two dear elder brothers.
goal
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From this reading ‘For long each month and year is then, Their thoughts and days extending, But months and years pass swift with men To time’s last goal descending.’
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE united force of the younger generation has been brought upon me to record, with the aid of diaries and letters, the circumstances connected with Chantry House and my two dear elder brothers.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
heals
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From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
heart
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From this reading ‘And if it be the heart of man Which our existence measures, Far longer is our childhood’s span Than that of manly pleasures.
House
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From this reading THE united force of the younger generation has been brought upon me to record, with the aid of diaries and letters, the circumstances connected with Chantry House and my two dear elder brothers.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘And if it be the heart of man Which our existence measures, Far longer is our childhood’s span Than that of manly pleasures.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘And if it be the heart of man Which our existence measures, Far longer is our childhood’s span Than that of manly pleasures.
ISAAC
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From this reading ISAAC WILLIAMS.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘And if it be the heart of man Which our existence measures, Far longer is our childhood’s span Than that of manly pleasures.
joy
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From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
lapse
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From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘For long each month and year is then, Their thoughts and days extending, But months and years pass swift with men To time’s last goal descending.’
letters
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From this reading THE united force of the younger generation has been brought upon me to record, with the aid of diaries and letters, the circumstances connected with Chantry House and my two dear elder brothers.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘For long each month and year is then, Their thoughts and days extending, But months and years pass swift with men To time’s last goal descending.’
longer
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From this reading ‘And if it be the heart of man Which our existence measures, Far longer is our childhood’s span Than that of manly pleasures.
makes
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From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
man
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From this reading ‘And if it be the heart of man Which our existence measures, Far longer is our childhood’s span Than that of manly pleasures.
manly
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From this reading ‘And if it be the heart of man Which our existence measures, Far longer is our childhood’s span Than that of manly pleasures.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE united force of the younger generation has been brought upon me to record, with the aid of diaries and letters, the circumstances connected with Chantry House and my two dear elder brothers.
measures
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From this reading ‘And if it be the heart of man Which our existence measures, Far longer is our childhood’s span Than that of manly pleasures.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
men
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From this reading ‘For long each month and year is then, Their thoughts and days extending, But months and years pass swift with men To time’s last goal descending.’
month
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From this reading ‘For long each month and year is then, Their thoughts and days extending, But months and years pass swift with men To time’s last goal descending.’
months
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From this reading ‘For long each month and year is then, Their thoughts and days extending, But months and years pass swift with men To time’s last goal descending.’
more
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From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE united force of the younger generation has been brought upon me to record, with the aid of diaries and letters, the circumstances connected with Chantry House and my two dear elder brothers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘And if it be the heart of man Which our existence measures, Far longer is our childhood’s span Than that of manly pleasures.
Once
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From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ‘And if it be the heart of man Which our existence measures, Far longer is our childhood’s span Than that of manly pleasures.
pain
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From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
pass
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From this reading ‘For long each month and year is then, Their thoughts and days extending, But months and years pass swift with men To time’s last goal descending.’
pleasures
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From this reading ‘And if it be the heart of man Which our existence measures, Far longer is our childhood’s span Than that of manly pleasures.
record
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From this reading THE united force of the younger generation has been brought upon me to record, with the aid of diaries and letters, the circumstances connected with Chantry House and my two dear elder brothers.
span
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From this reading ‘And if it be the heart of man Which our existence measures, Far longer is our childhood’s span Than that of manly pleasures.
swift
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From this reading ‘For long each month and year is then, Their thoughts and days extending, But months and years pass swift with men To time’s last goal descending.’
ThanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading ‘And if it be the heart of man Which our existence measures, Far longer is our childhood’s span Than that of manly pleasures.
thankfulness
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From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘And if it be the heart of man Which our existence measures, Far longer is our childhood’s span Than that of manly pleasures.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘And if it be the heart of man Which our existence measures, Far longer is our childhood’s span Than that of manly pleasures.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading ‘For long each month and year is then, Their thoughts and days extending, But months and years pass swift with men To time’s last goal descending.’
then
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From this reading ‘For long each month and year is then, Their thoughts and days extending, But months and years pass swift with men To time’s last goal descending.’
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
thoughts
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From this reading ‘For long each month and year is then, Their thoughts and days extending, But months and years pass swift with men To time’s last goal descending.’
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
time's
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From this reading ‘For long each month and year is then, Their thoughts and days extending, But months and years pass swift with men To time’s last goal descending.’
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘For long each month and year is then, Their thoughts and days extending, But months and years pass swift with men To time’s last goal descending.’
treasure
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From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
two
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From this reading THE united force of the younger generation has been brought upon me to record, with the aid of diaries and letters, the circumstances connected with Chantry House and my two dear elder brothers.
united
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From this reading THE united force of the younger generation has been brought upon me to record, with the aid of diaries and letters, the circumstances connected with Chantry House and my two dear elder brothers.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE united force of the younger generation has been brought upon me to record, with the aid of diaries and letters, the circumstances connected with Chantry House and my two dear elder brothers.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ‘And if it be the heart of man Which our existence measures, Far longer is our childhood’s span Than that of manly pleasures.
WILLIAMS
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From this reading ISAAC WILLIAMS.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘For long each month and year is then, Their thoughts and days extending, But months and years pass swift with men To time’s last goal descending.’
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
wounds
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From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
year
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From this reading ‘For long each month and year is then, Their thoughts and days extending, But months and years pass swift with men To time’s last goal descending.’
yearning
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From this reading Once this could not have been done without more pain than I could brook, but the lapse of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasure to be brought forward with joy and thankfulness.
years
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From this reading ‘For long each month and year is then, Their thoughts and days extending, But months and years pass swift with men To time’s last goal descending.’
younger
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From this reading THE united force of the younger generation has been brought upon me to record, with the aid of diaries and letters, the circumstances connected with Chantry House and my two dear elder brothers.
