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accept
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From this reading He must accept the disabilities of the three decades, plus one year, which divided him in age from Damaris, as final; and range himself with the elder generation--her father's generation, in short.
ACHATES
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From this reading FIDUS ACHATES In which final pronouncement of Damaris' fond tirade, Carteret heard the death knell of his own fairest hopes.
age
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From this reading He must accept the disabilities of the three decades, plus one year, which divided him in age from Damaris, as final; and range himself with the elder generation--her father's generation, in short.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He must accept the disabilities of the three decades, plus one year, which divided him in age from Damaris, as final; and range himself with the elder generation--her father's generation, in short.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He must accept the disabilities of the three decades, plus one year, which divided him in age from Damaris, as final; and range himself with the elder generation--her father's generation, in short.
brother
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From this reading Not only did brother call to sister, but youth called to youth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not only did brother call to sister, but youth called to youth.
call
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From this reading Not only did brother call to sister, but youth called to youth.
called
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From this reading Not only did brother call to sister, but youth called to youth.
Carteret
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From this reading FIDUS ACHATES In which final pronouncement of Damaris' fond tirade, Carteret heard the death knell of his own fairest hopes.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not mistake the set of the girl's mind.
Damaris
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From this reading FIDUS ACHATES In which final pronouncement of Damaris' fond tirade, Carteret heard the death knell of his own fairest hopes.
death
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From this reading FIDUS ACHATES In which final pronouncement of Damaris' fond tirade, Carteret heard the death knell of his own fairest hopes.
decades
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From this reading He must accept the disabilities of the three decades, plus one year, which divided him in age from Damaris, as final; and range himself with the elder generation--her father's generation, in short.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Not only did brother call to sister, but youth called to youth.
disabilities
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From this reading He must accept the disabilities of the three decades, plus one year, which divided him in age from Damaris, as final; and range himself with the elder generation--her father's generation, in short.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He must accept the disabilities of the three decades, plus one year, which divided him in age from Damaris, as final; and range himself with the elder generation--her father's generation, in short.
elder
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From this reading He must accept the disabilities of the three decades, plus one year, which divided him in age from Damaris, as final; and range himself with the elder generation--her father's generation, in short.
fairest
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From this reading FIDUS ACHATES In which final pronouncement of Damaris' fond tirade, Carteret heard the death knell of his own fairest hopes.
father's
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From this reading He must accept the disabilities of the three decades, plus one year, which divided him in age from Damaris, as final; and range himself with the elder generation--her father's generation, in short.
FIDUS
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From this reading FIDUS ACHATES In which final pronouncement of Damaris' fond tirade, Carteret heard the death knell of his own fairest hopes.
final
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From this reading FIDUS ACHATES In which final pronouncement of Damaris' fond tirade, Carteret heard the death knell of his own fairest hopes.
fond
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From this reading FIDUS ACHATES In which final pronouncement of Damaris' fond tirade, Carteret heard the death knell of his own fairest hopes.
forty-nine
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From this reading Whereat the goad of his forty-nine years pricked him shrewdly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He must accept the disabilities of the three decades, plus one year, which divided him in age from Damaris, as final; and range himself with the elder generation--her father's generation, in short.
generation
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From this reading He must accept the disabilities of the three decades, plus one year, which divided him in age from Damaris, as final; and range himself with the elder generation--her father's generation, in short.
girl's
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From this reading He could not mistake the set of the girl's mind.
goad
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From this reading Whereat the goad of his forty-nine years pricked him shrewdly.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not mistake the set of the girl's mind.
heard
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From this reading FIDUS ACHATES In which final pronouncement of Damaris' fond tirade, Carteret heard the death knell of his own fairest hopes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He must accept the disabilities of the three decades, plus one year, which divided him in age from Damaris, as final; and range himself with the elder generation--her father's generation, in short.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whereat the goad of his forty-nine years pricked him shrewdly.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He must accept the disabilities of the three decades, plus one year, which divided him in age from Damaris, as final; and range himself with the elder generation--her father's generation, in short.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FIDUS ACHATES In which final pronouncement of Damaris' fond tirade, Carteret heard the death knell of his own fairest hopes.
hopes
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From this reading FIDUS ACHATES In which final pronouncement of Damaris' fond tirade, Carteret heard the death knell of his own fairest hopes.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FIDUS ACHATES In which final pronouncement of Damaris' fond tirade, Carteret heard the death knell of his own fairest hopes.
knell
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From this reading FIDUS ACHATES In which final pronouncement of Damaris' fond tirade, Carteret heard the death knell of his own fairest hopes.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could not mistake the set of the girl's mind.
mistake
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From this reading He could not mistake the set of the girl's mind.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must accept the disabilities of the three decades, plus one year, which divided him in age from Damaris, as final; and range himself with the elder generation--her father's generation, in short.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not mistake the set of the girl's mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FIDUS ACHATES In which final pronouncement of Damaris' fond tirade, Carteret heard the death knell of his own fairest hopes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He must accept the disabilities of the three decades, plus one year, which divided him in age from Damaris, as final; and range himself with the elder generation--her father's generation, in short.
only
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From this reading Not only did brother call to sister, but youth called to youth.
own
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From this reading FIDUS ACHATES In which final pronouncement of Damaris' fond tirade, Carteret heard the death knell of his own fairest hopes.
plus
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From this reading He must accept the disabilities of the three decades, plus one year, which divided him in age from Damaris, as final; and range himself with the elder generation--her father's generation, in short.
pricked
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From this reading Whereat the goad of his forty-nine years pricked him shrewdly.
pronouncement
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From this reading FIDUS ACHATES In which final pronouncement of Damaris' fond tirade, Carteret heard the death knell of his own fairest hopes.
range
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From this reading He must accept the disabilities of the three decades, plus one year, which divided him in age from Damaris, as final; and range himself with the elder generation--her father's generation, in short.
set
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From this reading He could not mistake the set of the girl's mind.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He must accept the disabilities of the three decades, plus one year, which divided him in age from Damaris, as final; and range himself with the elder generation--her father's generation, in short.
shrewdly
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From this reading Whereat the goad of his forty-nine years pricked him shrewdly.
sister
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From this reading Not only did brother call to sister, but youth called to youth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FIDUS ACHATES In which final pronouncement of Damaris' fond tirade, Carteret heard the death knell of his own fairest hopes.
three
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From this reading He must accept the disabilities of the three decades, plus one year, which divided him in age from Damaris, as final; and range himself with the elder generation--her father's generation, in short.
tirade
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From this reading FIDUS ACHATES In which final pronouncement of Damaris' fond tirade, Carteret heard the death knell of his own fairest hopes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not only did brother call to sister, but youth called to youth.
Whereat
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From this reading Whereat the goad of his forty-nine years pricked him shrewdly.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading FIDUS ACHATES In which final pronouncement of Damaris' fond tirade, Carteret heard the death knell of his own fairest hopes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He must accept the disabilities of the three decades, plus one year, which divided him in age from Damaris, as final; and range himself with the elder generation--her father's generation, in short.
year
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From this reading He must accept the disabilities of the three decades, plus one year, which divided him in age from Damaris, as final; and range himself with the elder generation--her father's generation, in short.
years
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From this reading Whereat the goad of his forty-nine years pricked him shrewdly.
youth
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From this reading Not only did brother call to sister, but youth called to youth.
