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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The quiet hours, the regulated thoughts, the peaceful aspiration after things but little set above us, where are they?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The quiet hours, the regulated thoughts, the peaceful aspiration after things but little set above us, where are they?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But still more bewildering is the way in which we live years and years with ourselves in an entire ignorance of the powers that lie dormant beneath the surface of character.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We live together years and years, And leave unsounded still Each other's springs of hopes and fears, Each other's depths of will."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The quiet hours, the regulated thoughts, the peaceful aspiration after things but little set above us, where are they?
arise
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From this reading The day comes when vital forces of which we know nothing arise within us, and break like glass the even tenor of our lives.
aspiration
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From this reading The quiet hours, the regulated thoughts, the peaceful aspiration after things but little set above us, where are they?
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading But still more bewildering is the way in which we live years and years with ourselves in an entire ignorance of the powers that lie dormant beneath the surface of character.
bewildering
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From this reading But still more bewildering is the way in which we live years and years with ourselves in an entire ignorance of the powers that lie dormant beneath the surface of character.
break
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From this reading The day comes when vital forces of which we know nothing arise within us, and break like glass the even tenor of our lives.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But still more bewildering is the way in which we live years and years with ourselves in an entire ignorance of the powers that lie dormant beneath the surface of character.
character
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From this reading But still more bewildering is the way in which we live years and years with ourselves in an entire ignorance of the powers that lie dormant beneath the surface of character.
comes
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From this reading The day comes when vital forces of which we know nothing arise within us, and break like glass the even tenor of our lives.
day
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From this reading The day comes when vital forces of which we know nothing arise within us, and break like glass the even tenor of our lives.
depths
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From this reading "We live together years and years, And leave unsounded still Each other's springs of hopes and fears, Each other's depths of will."
dormant
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From this reading But still more bewildering is the way in which we live years and years with ourselves in an entire ignorance of the powers that lie dormant beneath the surface of character.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "We live together years and years, And leave unsounded still Each other's springs of hopes and fears, Each other's depths of will."
entire
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From this reading But still more bewildering is the way in which we live years and years with ourselves in an entire ignorance of the powers that lie dormant beneath the surface of character.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day comes when vital forces of which we know nothing arise within us, and break like glass the even tenor of our lives.
fears
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From this reading "We live together years and years, And leave unsounded still Each other's springs of hopes and fears, Each other's depths of will."
forces
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From this reading The day comes when vital forces of which we know nothing arise within us, and break like glass the even tenor of our lives.
glass
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From this reading The day comes when vital forces of which we know nothing arise within us, and break like glass the even tenor of our lives.
hopes
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From this reading "We live together years and years, And leave unsounded still Each other's springs of hopes and fears, Each other's depths of will."
HOUGHTON
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From this reading LORD HOUGHTON.
hours
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From this reading The quiet hours, the regulated thoughts, the peaceful aspiration after things but little set above us, where are they?
ignorance
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From this reading But still more bewildering is the way in which we live years and years with ourselves in an entire ignorance of the powers that lie dormant beneath the surface of character.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But still more bewildering is the way in which we live years and years with ourselves in an entire ignorance of the powers that lie dormant beneath the surface of character.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But still more bewildering is the way in which we live years and years with ourselves in an entire ignorance of the powers that lie dormant beneath the surface of character.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day comes when vital forces of which we know nothing arise within us, and break like glass the even tenor of our lives.
leave
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From this reading "We live together years and years, And leave unsounded still Each other's springs of hopes and fears, Each other's depths of will."
lie
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From this reading But still more bewildering is the way in which we live years and years with ourselves in an entire ignorance of the powers that lie dormant beneath the surface of character.
like
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From this reading The day comes when vital forces of which we know nothing arise within us, and break like glass the even tenor of our lives.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The quiet hours, the regulated thoughts, the peaceful aspiration after things but little set above us, where are they?
live
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From this reading "We live together years and years, And leave unsounded still Each other's springs of hopes and fears, Each other's depths of will."
lives
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From this reading The day comes when vital forces of which we know nothing arise within us, and break like glass the even tenor of our lives.
LORD
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From this reading LORD HOUGHTON.
more
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From this reading But still more bewildering is the way in which we live years and years with ourselves in an entire ignorance of the powers that lie dormant beneath the surface of character.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The day comes when vital forces of which we know nothing arise within us, and break like glass the even tenor of our lives.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We live together years and years, And leave unsounded still Each other's springs of hopes and fears, Each other's depths of will."
other's
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From this reading "We live together years and years, And leave unsounded still Each other's springs of hopes and fears, Each other's depths of will."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The day comes when vital forces of which we know nothing arise within us, and break like glass the even tenor of our lives.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading But still more bewildering is the way in which we live years and years with ourselves in an entire ignorance of the powers that lie dormant beneath the surface of character.
peaceful
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From this reading The quiet hours, the regulated thoughts, the peaceful aspiration after things but little set above us, where are they?
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But still more bewildering is the way in which we live years and years with ourselves in an entire ignorance of the powers that lie dormant beneath the surface of character.
quiet
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From this reading The quiet hours, the regulated thoughts, the peaceful aspiration after things but little set above us, where are they?
regulated
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From this reading The quiet hours, the regulated thoughts, the peaceful aspiration after things but little set above us, where are they?
set
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springs
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From this reading "We live together years and years, And leave unsounded still Each other's springs of hopes and fears, Each other's depths of will."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We live together years and years, And leave unsounded still Each other's springs of hopes and fears, Each other's depths of will."
surface
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From this reading But still more bewildering is the way in which we live years and years with ourselves in an entire ignorance of the powers that lie dormant beneath the surface of character.
tenor
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From this reading The day comes when vital forces of which we know nothing arise within us, and break like glass the even tenor of our lives.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But still more bewildering is the way in which we live years and years with ourselves in an entire ignorance of the powers that lie dormant beneath the surface of character.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But still more bewildering is the way in which we live years and years with ourselves in an entire ignorance of the powers that lie dormant beneath the surface of character.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The quiet hours, the regulated thoughts, the peaceful aspiration after things but little set above us, where are they?
things
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From this reading The quiet hours, the regulated thoughts, the peaceful aspiration after things but little set above us, where are they?
thoughts
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From this reading The quiet hours, the regulated thoughts, the peaceful aspiration after things but little set above us, where are they?
together
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From this reading "We live together years and years, And leave unsounded still Each other's springs of hopes and fears, Each other's depths of will."
unsounded
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From this reading "We live together years and years, And leave unsounded still Each other's springs of hopes and fears, Each other's depths of will."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The day comes when vital forces of which we know nothing arise within us, and break like glass the even tenor of our lives.
vital
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From this reading The day comes when vital forces of which we know nothing arise within us, and break like glass the even tenor of our lives.
way
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From this reading But still more bewildering is the way in which we live years and years with ourselves in an entire ignorance of the powers that lie dormant beneath the surface of character.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We live together years and years, And leave unsounded still Each other's springs of hopes and fears, Each other's depths of will."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The day comes when vital forces of which we know nothing arise within us, and break like glass the even tenor of our lives.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The quiet hours, the regulated thoughts, the peaceful aspiration after things but little set above us, where are they?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But still more bewildering is the way in which we live years and years with ourselves in an entire ignorance of the powers that lie dormant beneath the surface of character.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "We live together years and years, And leave unsounded still Each other's springs of hopes and fears, Each other's depths of will."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But still more bewildering is the way in which we live years and years with ourselves in an entire ignorance of the powers that lie dormant beneath the surface of character.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The day comes when vital forces of which we know nothing arise within us, and break like glass the even tenor of our lives.
years
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From this reading "We live together years and years, And leave unsounded still Each other's springs of hopes and fears, Each other's depths of will."
