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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 A thousand tiny hopes nipped, a thousand little expectations frustrated, a thousand foolish fears proved not so foolish.
adds
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From this reading So in matters of the soul the daily trifling sum adds up and up.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From day to day there is no difference; but days make years, and years change youth to maturity, maturity to decay.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BIRTH OF STRIFE There are processes undergone which people hardly realise themselves, which another can explain by no record, however minute or laborious.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE BIRTH OF STRIFE There are processes undergone which people hardly realise themselves, which another can explain by no record, however minute or laborious.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They are in detail as imperceptible, as secret, as elusive as the physical changes which pass upon the face of the body.
BIRTH
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From this reading THE BIRTH OF STRIFE There are processes undergone which people hardly realise themselves, which another can explain by no record, however minute or laborious.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They are in detail as imperceptible, as secret, as elusive as the physical changes which pass upon the face of the body.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading From day to day there is no difference; but days make years, and years change youth to maturity, maturity to decay.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE BIRTH OF STRIFE There are processes undergone which people hardly realise themselves, which another can explain by no record, however minute or laborious.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading THE BIRTH OF STRIFE There are processes undergone which people hardly realise themselves, which another can explain by no record, however minute or laborious.
change
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From this reading From day to day there is no difference; but days make years, and years change youth to maturity, maturity to decay.
changes
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From this reading They are in detail as imperceptible, as secret, as elusive as the physical changes which pass upon the face of the body.
daily
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From this reading So in matters of the soul the daily trifling sum adds up and up.
day
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From this reading From day to day there is no difference; but days make years, and years change youth to maturity, maturity to decay.
days
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From this reading From day to day there is no difference; but days make years, and years change youth to maturity, maturity to decay.
decay
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From this reading From day to day there is no difference; but days make years, and years change youth to maturity, maturity to decay.
detail
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From this reading They are in detail as imperceptible, as secret, as elusive as the physical changes which pass upon the face of the body.
difference
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From this reading From day to day there is no difference; but days make years, and years change youth to maturity, maturity to decay.
elusive
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From this reading They are in detail as imperceptible, as secret, as elusive as the physical changes which pass upon the face of the body.
expectations
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From this reading A thousand tiny hopes nipped, a thousand little expectations frustrated, a thousand foolish fears proved not so foolish.
explain
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From this reading THE BIRTH OF STRIFE There are processes undergone which people hardly realise themselves, which another can explain by no record, however minute or laborious.
face
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From this reading They are in detail as imperceptible, as secret, as elusive as the physical changes which pass upon the face of the body.
fears
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From this reading A thousand tiny hopes nipped, a thousand little expectations frustrated, a thousand foolish fears proved not so foolish.
foolish
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From this reading A thousand tiny hopes nipped, a thousand little expectations frustrated, a thousand foolish fears proved not so foolish.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From day to day there is no difference; but days make years, and years change youth to maturity, maturity to decay.
frustrated
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From this reading A thousand tiny hopes nipped, a thousand little expectations frustrated, a thousand foolish fears proved not so foolish.
hardly
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From this reading THE BIRTH OF STRIFE There are processes undergone which people hardly realise themselves, which another can explain by no record, however minute or laborious.
hopes
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From this reading A thousand tiny hopes nipped, a thousand little expectations frustrated, a thousand foolish fears proved not so foolish.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading THE BIRTH OF STRIFE There are processes undergone which people hardly realise themselves, which another can explain by no record, however minute or laborious.
imperceptible
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From this reading They are in detail as imperceptible, as secret, as elusive as the physical changes which pass upon the face of the body.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They are in detail as imperceptible, as secret, as elusive as the physical changes which pass upon the face of the body.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From day to day there is no difference; but days make years, and years change youth to maturity, maturity to decay.
laborious
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From this reading THE BIRTH OF STRIFE There are processes undergone which people hardly realise themselves, which another can explain by no record, however minute or laborious.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A thousand tiny hopes nipped, a thousand little expectations frustrated, a thousand foolish fears proved not so foolish.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From day to day there is no difference; but days make years, and years change youth to maturity, maturity to decay.
matters
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From this reading So in matters of the soul the daily trifling sum adds up and up.
maturity
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From this reading From day to day there is no difference; but days make years, and years change youth to maturity, maturity to decay.
minute
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From this reading THE BIRTH OF STRIFE There are processes undergone which people hardly realise themselves, which another can explain by no record, however minute or laborious.
nipped
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From this reading A thousand tiny hopes nipped, a thousand little expectations frustrated, a thousand foolish fears proved not so foolish.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE BIRTH OF STRIFE There are processes undergone which people hardly realise themselves, which another can explain by no record, however minute or laborious.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A thousand tiny hopes nipped, a thousand little expectations frustrated, a thousand foolish fears proved not so foolish.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BIRTH OF STRIFE There are processes undergone which people hardly realise themselves, which another can explain by no record, however minute or laborious.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE BIRTH OF STRIFE There are processes undergone which people hardly realise themselves, which another can explain by no record, however minute or laborious.
pass
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From this reading They are in detail as imperceptible, as secret, as elusive as the physical changes which pass upon the face of the body.
people
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From this reading THE BIRTH OF STRIFE There are processes undergone which people hardly realise themselves, which another can explain by no record, however minute or laborious.
physical
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From this reading They are in detail as imperceptible, as secret, as elusive as the physical changes which pass upon the face of the body.
processes
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From this reading THE BIRTH OF STRIFE There are processes undergone which people hardly realise themselves, which another can explain by no record, however minute or laborious.
proved
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From this reading A thousand tiny hopes nipped, a thousand little expectations frustrated, a thousand foolish fears proved not so foolish.
realise
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From this reading THE BIRTH OF STRIFE There are processes undergone which people hardly realise themselves, which another can explain by no record, however minute or laborious.
record
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From this reading THE BIRTH OF STRIFE There are processes undergone which people hardly realise themselves, which another can explain by no record, however minute or laborious.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading They are in detail as imperceptible, as secret, as elusive as the physical changes which pass upon the face of the body.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So in matters of the soul the daily trifling sum adds up and up.
soul
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From this reading So in matters of the soul the daily trifling sum adds up and up.
STRIFE
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From this reading THE BIRTH OF STRIFE There are processes undergone which people hardly realise themselves, which another can explain by no record, however minute or laborious.
sum
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From this reading So in matters of the soul the daily trifling sum adds up and up.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BIRTH OF STRIFE There are processes undergone which people hardly realise themselves, which another can explain by no record, however minute or laborious.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading THE BIRTH OF STRIFE There are processes undergone which people hardly realise themselves, which another can explain by no record, however minute or laborious.
There
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From this reading THE BIRTH OF STRIFE There are processes undergone which people hardly realise themselves, which another can explain by no record, however minute or laborious.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are in detail as imperceptible, as secret, as elusive as the physical changes which pass upon the face of the body.
thousand
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From this reading A thousand tiny hopes nipped, a thousand little expectations frustrated, a thousand foolish fears proved not so foolish.
tiny
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From this reading A thousand tiny hopes nipped, a thousand little expectations frustrated, a thousand foolish fears proved not so foolish.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From day to day there is no difference; but days make years, and years change youth to maturity, maturity to decay.
trifling
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From this reading So in matters of the soul the daily trifling sum adds up and up.
undergone
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From this reading THE BIRTH OF STRIFE There are processes undergone which people hardly realise themselves, which another can explain by no record, however minute or laborious.
up
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From this reading So in matters of the soul the daily trifling sum adds up and up.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They are in detail as imperceptible, as secret, as elusive as the physical changes which pass upon the face of the body.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE BIRTH OF STRIFE There are processes undergone which people hardly realise themselves, which another can explain by no record, however minute or laborious.
years
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From this reading From day to day there is no difference; but days make years, and years change youth to maturity, maturity to decay.
youth
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From this reading From day to day there is no difference; but days make years, and years change youth to maturity, maturity to decay.
