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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LEARNING TO WAIT "If all the beauty in the earth And skies and hearts of men Were gently gathered at its birth, And loved and born again."
all
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From this reading LEARNING TO WAIT "If all the beauty in the earth And skies and hearts of men Were gently gathered at its birth, And loved and born again."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LEARNING TO WAIT "If all the beauty in the earth And skies and hearts of men Were gently gathered at its birth, And loved and born again."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He went sadly to bed--and the tears came to his eyes when he remembered how that very evening he had thought of himself as "happier than he had ever been in his life."
asleep
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From this reading He fell asleep however as one does at nine years old, whatever troubles one has, and slept soundly for some hours.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LEARNING TO WAIT "If all the beauty in the earth And skies and hearts of men Were gently gathered at its birth, And loved and born again."
awakened
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From this reading Then he was awakened by his door opening and some one coming in.
beauty
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From this reading LEARNING TO WAIT "If all the beauty in the earth And skies and hearts of men Were gently gathered at its birth, And loved and born again."
bed
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From this reading He went sadly to bed--and the tears came to his eyes when he remembered how that very evening he had thought of himself as "happier than he had ever been in his life."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He went sadly to bed--and the tears came to his eyes when he remembered how that very evening he had thought of himself as "happier than he had ever been in his life."
birth
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From this reading LEARNING TO WAIT "If all the beauty in the earth And skies and hearts of men Were gently gathered at its birth, And loved and born again."
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LEARNING TO WAIT "If all the beauty in the earth And skies and hearts of men Were gently gathered at its birth, And loved and born again."
BROWNE
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From this reading MATTHEW BROWNE But the godmothers seemed to have forgotten him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MATTHEW BROWNE But the godmothers seemed to have forgotten him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then he was awakened by his door opening and some one coming in.
came
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From this reading He went sadly to bed--and the tears came to his eyes when he remembered how that very evening he had thought of himself as "happier than he had ever been in his life."
coming
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From this reading Then he was awakened by his door opening and some one coming in.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He fell asleep however as one does at nine years old, whatever troubles one has, and slept soundly for some hours.
door
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From this reading Then he was awakened by his door opening and some one coming in.
earth
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From this reading LEARNING TO WAIT "If all the beauty in the earth And skies and hearts of men Were gently gathered at its birth, And loved and born again."
evening
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From this reading He went sadly to bed--and the tears came to his eyes when he remembered how that very evening he had thought of himself as "happier than he had ever been in his life."
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went sadly to bed--and the tears came to his eyes when he remembered how that very evening he had thought of himself as "happier than he had ever been in his life."
eyes
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From this reading He went sadly to bed--and the tears came to his eyes when he remembered how that very evening he had thought of himself as "happier than he had ever been in his life."
fell
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From this reading He fell asleep however as one does at nine years old, whatever troubles one has, and slept soundly for some hours.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He fell asleep however as one does at nine years old, whatever troubles one has, and slept soundly for some hours.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading MATTHEW BROWNE But the godmothers seemed to have forgotten him.
gathered
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From this reading LEARNING TO WAIT "If all the beauty in the earth And skies and hearts of men Were gently gathered at its birth, And loved and born again."
gently
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From this reading LEARNING TO WAIT "If all the beauty in the earth And skies and hearts of men Were gently gathered at its birth, And loved and born again."
godmothers
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From this reading MATTHEW BROWNE But the godmothers seemed to have forgotten him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He went sadly to bed--and the tears came to his eyes when he remembered how that very evening he had thought of himself as "happier than he had ever been in his life."
happier
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From this reading He went sadly to bed--and the tears came to his eyes when he remembered how that very evening he had thought of himself as "happier than he had ever been in his life."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He fell asleep however as one does at nine years old, whatever troubles one has, and slept soundly for some hours.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MATTHEW BROWNE But the godmothers seemed to have forgotten him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went sadly to bed--and the tears came to his eyes when he remembered how that very evening he had thought of himself as "happier than he had ever been in his life."
hearts
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From this reading LEARNING TO WAIT "If all the beauty in the earth And skies and hearts of men Were gently gathered at its birth, And loved and born again."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MATTHEW BROWNE But the godmothers seemed to have forgotten him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He went sadly to bed--and the tears came to his eyes when he remembered how that very evening he had thought of himself as "happier than he had ever been in his life."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He went sadly to bed--and the tears came to his eyes when he remembered how that very evening he had thought of himself as "happier than he had ever been in his life."
hours
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From this reading He fell asleep however as one does at nine years old, whatever troubles one has, and slept soundly for some hours.
how
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From this reading He went sadly to bed--and the tears came to his eyes when he remembered how that very evening he had thought of himself as "happier than he had ever been in his life."
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He fell asleep however as one does at nine years old, whatever troubles one has, and slept soundly for some hours.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading LEARNING TO WAIT "If all the beauty in the earth And skies and hearts of men Were gently gathered at its birth, And loved and born again."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LEARNING TO WAIT "If all the beauty in the earth And skies and hearts of men Were gently gathered at its birth, And loved and born again."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading LEARNING TO WAIT "If all the beauty in the earth And skies and hearts of men Were gently gathered at its birth, And loved and born again."
LEARNING
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From this reading LEARNING TO WAIT "If all the beauty in the earth And skies and hearts of men Were gently gathered at its birth, And loved and born again."
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went sadly to bed--and the tears came to his eyes when he remembered how that very evening he had thought of himself as "happier than he had ever been in his life."
loved
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From this reading LEARNING TO WAIT "If all the beauty in the earth And skies and hearts of men Were gently gathered at its birth, And loved and born again."
MATTHEW
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From this reading MATTHEW BROWNE But the godmothers seemed to have forgotten him.
men
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From this reading LEARNING TO WAIT "If all the beauty in the earth And skies and hearts of men Were gently gathered at its birth, And loved and born again."
nine
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From this reading He fell asleep however as one does at nine years old, whatever troubles one has, and slept soundly for some hours.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LEARNING TO WAIT "If all the beauty in the earth And skies and hearts of men Were gently gathered at its birth, And loved and born again."
old
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From this reading He fell asleep however as one does at nine years old, whatever troubles one has, and slept soundly for some hours.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He fell asleep however as one does at nine years old, whatever troubles one has, and slept soundly for some hours.
opening
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From this reading Then he was awakened by his door opening and some one coming in.
remembered
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From this reading He went sadly to bed--and the tears came to his eyes when he remembered how that very evening he had thought of himself as "happier than he had ever been in his life."
sadly
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From this reading He went sadly to bed--and the tears came to his eyes when he remembered how that very evening he had thought of himself as "happier than he had ever been in his life."
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MATTHEW BROWNE But the godmothers seemed to have forgotten him.
skies
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From this reading LEARNING TO WAIT "If all the beauty in the earth And skies and hearts of men Were gently gathered at its birth, And loved and born again."
slept
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From this reading He fell asleep however as one does at nine years old, whatever troubles one has, and slept soundly for some hours.
some
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From this reading He fell asleep however as one does at nine years old, whatever troubles one has, and slept soundly for some hours.
soundly
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From this reading He fell asleep however as one does at nine years old, whatever troubles one has, and slept soundly for some hours.
tears
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From this reading He went sadly to bed--and the tears came to his eyes when he remembered how that very evening he had thought of himself as "happier than he had ever been in his life."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He went sadly to bed--and the tears came to his eyes when he remembered how that very evening he had thought of himself as "happier than he had ever been in his life."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He went sadly to bed--and the tears came to his eyes when he remembered how that very evening he had thought of himself as "happier than he had ever been in his life."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LEARNING TO WAIT "If all the beauty in the earth And skies and hearts of men Were gently gathered at its birth, And loved and born again."
Then
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From this reading Then he was awakened by his door opening and some one coming in.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went sadly to bed--and the tears came to his eyes when he remembered how that very evening he had thought of himself as "happier than he had ever been in his life."
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LEARNING TO WAIT "If all the beauty in the earth And skies and hearts of men Were gently gathered at its birth, And loved and born again."
troubles
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From this reading He fell asleep however as one does at nine years old, whatever troubles one has, and slept soundly for some hours.
very
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From this reading He went sadly to bed--and the tears came to his eyes when he remembered how that very evening he had thought of himself as "happier than he had ever been in his life."
WAIT
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From this reading LEARNING TO WAIT "If all the beauty in the earth And skies and hearts of men Were gently gathered at its birth, And loved and born again."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he was awakened by his door opening and some one coming in.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went sadly to bed--and the tears came to his eyes when he remembered how that very evening he had thought of himself as "happier than he had ever been in his life."
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading LEARNING TO WAIT "If all the beauty in the earth And skies and hearts of men Were gently gathered at its birth, And loved and born again."
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading He fell asleep however as one does at nine years old, whatever troubles one has, and slept soundly for some hours.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He went sadly to bed--and the tears came to his eyes when he remembered how that very evening he had thought of himself as "happier than he had ever been in his life."
years
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From this reading He fell asleep however as one does at nine years old, whatever troubles one has, and slept soundly for some hours.
