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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 UNIVERSITY PRESS · JOHN WILSON AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among my first passions was that for exploration.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS · JOHN WILSON AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My earliest recollections are of wanderings into the domains of the neighbors, and of excursions--not infrequently in direct contravention to parental warnings--over fences, stone-walls, and roofs, and into cobwebbed attics, fragrant hay-lofts, and swaying tree-tops.
attics
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From this reading My earliest recollections are of wanderings into the domains of the neighbors, and of excursions--not infrequently in direct contravention to parental warnings--over fences, stone-walls, and roofs, and into cobwebbed attics, fragrant hay-lofts, and swaying tree-tops.
attraction
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From this reading The Unknown--that region of mysteries lying upon the outskirts of commonplace environment--drew me with a mighty attraction.
branches
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From this reading Of my favorite tree, a sugar maple, I remember that, so thoroughly did I come to know every one of its branches, I could climb up or down unhesitatingly with eyes shut.
CAMBRIDGE
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climb
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From this reading Of my favorite tree, a sugar maple, I remember that, so thoroughly did I come to know every one of its branches, I could climb up or down unhesitatingly with eyes shut.
cobwebbed
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come
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From this reading Of my favorite tree, a sugar maple, I remember that, so thoroughly did I come to know every one of its branches, I could climb up or down unhesitatingly with eyes shut.
commonplace
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From this reading The Unknown--that region of mysteries lying upon the outskirts of commonplace environment--drew me with a mighty attraction.
contravention
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From this reading My earliest recollections are of wanderings into the domains of the neighbors, and of excursions--not infrequently in direct contravention to parental warnings--over fences, stone-walls, and roofs, and into cobwebbed attics, fragrant hay-lofts, and swaying tree-tops.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Of my favorite tree, a sugar maple, I remember that, so thoroughly did I come to know every one of its branches, I could climb up or down unhesitatingly with eyes shut.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Of my favorite tree, a sugar maple, I remember that, so thoroughly did I come to know every one of its branches, I could climb up or down unhesitatingly with eyes shut.
direct
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From this reading My earliest recollections are of wanderings into the domains of the neighbors, and of excursions--not infrequently in direct contravention to parental warnings--over fences, stone-walls, and roofs, and into cobwebbed attics, fragrant hay-lofts, and swaying tree-tops.
domains
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From this reading My earliest recollections are of wanderings into the domains of the neighbors, and of excursions--not infrequently in direct contravention to parental warnings--over fences, stone-walls, and roofs, and into cobwebbed attics, fragrant hay-lofts, and swaying tree-tops.
down
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From this reading Of my favorite tree, a sugar maple, I remember that, so thoroughly did I come to know every one of its branches, I could climb up or down unhesitatingly with eyes shut.
drew
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From this reading The Unknown--that region of mysteries lying upon the outskirts of commonplace environment--drew me with a mighty attraction.
earliest
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From this reading My earliest recollections are of wanderings into the domains of the neighbors, and of excursions--not infrequently in direct contravention to parental warnings--over fences, stone-walls, and roofs, and into cobwebbed attics, fragrant hay-lofts, and swaying tree-tops.
environment
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From this reading The Unknown--that region of mysteries lying upon the outskirts of commonplace environment--drew me with a mighty attraction.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Of my favorite tree, a sugar maple, I remember that, so thoroughly did I come to know every one of its branches, I could climb up or down unhesitatingly with eyes shut.
excursions
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From this reading My earliest recollections are of wanderings into the domains of the neighbors, and of excursions--not infrequently in direct contravention to parental warnings--over fences, stone-walls, and roofs, and into cobwebbed attics, fragrant hay-lofts, and swaying tree-tops.
exploration
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From this reading Among my first passions was that for exploration.
eyes
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From this reading Of my favorite tree, a sugar maple, I remember that, so thoroughly did I come to know every one of its branches, I could climb up or down unhesitatingly with eyes shut.
favorite
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From this reading Of my favorite tree, a sugar maple, I remember that, so thoroughly did I come to know every one of its branches, I could climb up or down unhesitatingly with eyes shut.
fences
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From this reading My earliest recollections are of wanderings into the domains of the neighbors, and of excursions--not infrequently in direct contravention to parental warnings--over fences, stone-walls, and roofs, and into cobwebbed attics, fragrant hay-lofts, and swaying tree-tops.
first
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From this reading Among my first passions was that for exploration.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Among my first passions was that for exploration.
fragrant
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From this reading My earliest recollections are of wanderings into the domains of the neighbors, and of excursions--not infrequently in direct contravention to parental warnings--over fences, stone-walls, and roofs, and into cobwebbed attics, fragrant hay-lofts, and swaying tree-tops.
hay-lofts
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From this reading My earliest recollections are of wanderings into the domains of the neighbors, and of excursions--not infrequently in direct contravention to parental warnings--over fences, stone-walls, and roofs, and into cobwebbed attics, fragrant hay-lofts, and swaying tree-tops.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of my favorite tree, a sugar maple, I remember that, so thoroughly did I come to know every one of its branches, I could climb up or down unhesitatingly with eyes shut.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My earliest recollections are of wanderings into the domains of the neighbors, and of excursions--not infrequently in direct contravention to parental warnings--over fences, stone-walls, and roofs, and into cobwebbed attics, fragrant hay-lofts, and swaying tree-tops.
infrequently
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From this reading My earliest recollections are of wanderings into the domains of the neighbors, and of excursions--not infrequently in direct contravention to parental warnings--over fences, stone-walls, and roofs, and into cobwebbed attics, fragrant hay-lofts, and swaying tree-tops.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading My earliest recollections are of wanderings into the domains of the neighbors, and of excursions--not infrequently in direct contravention to parental warnings--over fences, stone-walls, and roofs, and into cobwebbed attics, fragrant hay-lofts, and swaying tree-tops.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Of my favorite tree, a sugar maple, I remember that, so thoroughly did I come to know every one of its branches, I could climb up or down unhesitatingly with eyes shut.
JOHN
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From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS · JOHN WILSON AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
know
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From this reading Of my favorite tree, a sugar maple, I remember that, so thoroughly did I come to know every one of its branches, I could climb up or down unhesitatingly with eyes shut.
lying
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From this reading The Unknown--that region of mysteries lying upon the outskirts of commonplace environment--drew me with a mighty attraction.
maple
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From this reading Of my favorite tree, a sugar maple, I remember that, so thoroughly did I come to know every one of its branches, I could climb up or down unhesitatingly with eyes shut.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Unknown--that region of mysteries lying upon the outskirts of commonplace environment--drew me with a mighty attraction.
mighty
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From this reading The Unknown--that region of mysteries lying upon the outskirts of commonplace environment--drew me with a mighty attraction.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Among my first passions was that for exploration.
mysteries
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From this reading The Unknown--that region of mysteries lying upon the outskirts of commonplace environment--drew me with a mighty attraction.
neighbors
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From this reading My earliest recollections are of wanderings into the domains of the neighbors, and of excursions--not infrequently in direct contravention to parental warnings--over fences, stone-walls, and roofs, and into cobwebbed attics, fragrant hay-lofts, and swaying tree-tops.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My earliest recollections are of wanderings into the domains of the neighbors, and of excursions--not infrequently in direct contravention to parental warnings--over fences, stone-walls, and roofs, and into cobwebbed attics, fragrant hay-lofts, and swaying tree-tops.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Unknown--that region of mysteries lying upon the outskirts of commonplace environment--drew me with a mighty attraction.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of my favorite tree, a sugar maple, I remember that, so thoroughly did I come to know every one of its branches, I could climb up or down unhesitatingly with eyes shut.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Of my favorite tree, a sugar maple, I remember that, so thoroughly did I come to know every one of its branches, I could climb up or down unhesitatingly with eyes shut.
outskirts
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From this reading The Unknown--that region of mysteries lying upon the outskirts of commonplace environment--drew me with a mighty attraction.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading My earliest recollections are of wanderings into the domains of the neighbors, and of excursions--not infrequently in direct contravention to parental warnings--over fences, stone-walls, and roofs, and into cobwebbed attics, fragrant hay-lofts, and swaying tree-tops.
parental
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From this reading My earliest recollections are of wanderings into the domains of the neighbors, and of excursions--not infrequently in direct contravention to parental warnings--over fences, stone-walls, and roofs, and into cobwebbed attics, fragrant hay-lofts, and swaying tree-tops.
passions
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From this reading Among my first passions was that for exploration.
PRESS
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From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS · JOHN WILSON AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
recollections
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From this reading My earliest recollections are of wanderings into the domains of the neighbors, and of excursions--not infrequently in direct contravention to parental warnings--over fences, stone-walls, and roofs, and into cobwebbed attics, fragrant hay-lofts, and swaying tree-tops.
region
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From this reading The Unknown--that region of mysteries lying upon the outskirts of commonplace environment--drew me with a mighty attraction.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Of my favorite tree, a sugar maple, I remember that, so thoroughly did I come to know every one of its branches, I could climb up or down unhesitatingly with eyes shut.
roofs
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From this reading My earliest recollections are of wanderings into the domains of the neighbors, and of excursions--not infrequently in direct contravention to parental warnings--over fences, stone-walls, and roofs, and into cobwebbed attics, fragrant hay-lofts, and swaying tree-tops.
S
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From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS · JOHN WILSON AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
shut
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From this reading Of my favorite tree, a sugar maple, I remember that, so thoroughly did I come to know every one of its branches, I could climb up or down unhesitatingly with eyes shut.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Of my favorite tree, a sugar maple, I remember that, so thoroughly did I come to know every one of its branches, I could climb up or down unhesitatingly with eyes shut.
SON
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From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS · JOHN WILSON AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
stone-walls
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From this reading My earliest recollections are of wanderings into the domains of the neighbors, and of excursions--not infrequently in direct contravention to parental warnings--over fences, stone-walls, and roofs, and into cobwebbed attics, fragrant hay-lofts, and swaying tree-tops.
sugar
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From this reading Of my favorite tree, a sugar maple, I remember that, so thoroughly did I come to know every one of its branches, I could climb up or down unhesitatingly with eyes shut.
swaying
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From this reading My earliest recollections are of wanderings into the domains of the neighbors, and of excursions--not infrequently in direct contravention to parental warnings--over fences, stone-walls, and roofs, and into cobwebbed attics, fragrant hay-lofts, and swaying tree-tops.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Among my first passions was that for exploration.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Unknown--that region of mysteries lying upon the outskirts of commonplace environment--drew me with a mighty attraction.
thoroughly
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From this reading Of my favorite tree, a sugar maple, I remember that, so thoroughly did I come to know every one of its branches, I could climb up or down unhesitatingly with eyes shut.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My earliest recollections are of wanderings into the domains of the neighbors, and of excursions--not infrequently in direct contravention to parental warnings--over fences, stone-walls, and roofs, and into cobwebbed attics, fragrant hay-lofts, and swaying tree-tops.
tree
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From this reading Of my favorite tree, a sugar maple, I remember that, so thoroughly did I come to know every one of its branches, I could climb up or down unhesitatingly with eyes shut.
tree-tops
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From this reading My earliest recollections are of wanderings into the domains of the neighbors, and of excursions--not infrequently in direct contravention to parental warnings--over fences, stone-walls, and roofs, and into cobwebbed attics, fragrant hay-lofts, and swaying tree-tops.
U
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From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS · JOHN WILSON AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
unhesitatingly
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From this reading Of my favorite tree, a sugar maple, I remember that, so thoroughly did I come to know every one of its branches, I could climb up or down unhesitatingly with eyes shut.
UNIVERSITY
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From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS · JOHN WILSON AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
Unknown
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From this reading The Unknown--that region of mysteries lying upon the outskirts of commonplace environment--drew me with a mighty attraction.
up
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From this reading Of my favorite tree, a sugar maple, I remember that, so thoroughly did I come to know every one of its branches, I could climb up or down unhesitatingly with eyes shut.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Unknown--that region of mysteries lying upon the outskirts of commonplace environment--drew me with a mighty attraction.
wanderings
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From this reading My earliest recollections are of wanderings into the domains of the neighbors, and of excursions--not infrequently in direct contravention to parental warnings--over fences, stone-walls, and roofs, and into cobwebbed attics, fragrant hay-lofts, and swaying tree-tops.
warnings
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From this reading My earliest recollections are of wanderings into the domains of the neighbors, and of excursions--not infrequently in direct contravention to parental warnings--over fences, stone-walls, and roofs, and into cobwebbed attics, fragrant hay-lofts, and swaying tree-tops.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Among my first passions was that for exploration.
WILSON
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From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS · JOHN WILSON AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Unknown--that region of mysteries lying upon the outskirts of commonplace environment--drew me with a mighty attraction.
