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age
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From this reading At sixty years of age he could think as clearly, sleep as comfortably, eat as well--nay, even walk as far as he did thirty years ago.
ago
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From this reading At sixty years of age he could think as clearly, sleep as comfortably, eat as well--nay, even walk as far as he did thirty years ago.
agreed
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From this reading His life in the Antipodes seemed to have agreed with him.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOHN AND JASPER HARMAN.
Antipodes
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From this reading His life in the Antipodes seemed to have agreed with him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At sixty years of age he could think as clearly, sleep as comfortably, eat as well--nay, even walk as far as he did thirty years ago.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jaspar Harman was sixty years old at this time, but the days of his pilgrimage had passed lightly over him, neither impairing his frame nor his vigor.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jaspar Harman was sixty years old at this time, but the days of his pilgrimage had passed lightly over him, neither impairing his frame nor his vigor.
clearly
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From this reading At sixty years of age he could think as clearly, sleep as comfortably, eat as well--nay, even walk as far as he did thirty years ago.
climate
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From this reading It is true his hair was turning gray, and his shrewd face had many wrinkles on it, but these seemed more the effects of climate than of years.
comfortably
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From this reading At sixty years of age he could think as clearly, sleep as comfortably, eat as well--nay, even walk as far as he did thirty years ago.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At sixty years of age he could think as clearly, sleep as comfortably, eat as well--nay, even walk as far as he did thirty years ago.
days
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From this reading Jaspar Harman was sixty years old at this time, but the days of his pilgrimage had passed lightly over him, neither impairing his frame nor his vigor.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At sixty years of age he could think as clearly, sleep as comfortably, eat as well--nay, even walk as far as he did thirty years ago.
eat
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From this reading At sixty years of age he could think as clearly, sleep as comfortably, eat as well--nay, even walk as far as he did thirty years ago.
effects
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From this reading It is true his hair was turning gray, and his shrewd face had many wrinkles on it, but these seemed more the effects of climate than of years.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At sixty years of age he could think as clearly, sleep as comfortably, eat as well--nay, even walk as far as he did thirty years ago.
face
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From this reading It is true his hair was turning gray, and his shrewd face had many wrinkles on it, but these seemed more the effects of climate than of years.
far
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From this reading At sixty years of age he could think as clearly, sleep as comfortably, eat as well--nay, even walk as far as he did thirty years ago.
frame
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From this reading Jaspar Harman was sixty years old at this time, but the days of his pilgrimage had passed lightly over him, neither impairing his frame nor his vigor.
gray
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From this reading It is true his hair was turning gray, and his shrewd face had many wrinkles on it, but these seemed more the effects of climate than of years.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jaspar Harman was sixty years old at this time, but the days of his pilgrimage had passed lightly over him, neither impairing his frame nor his vigor.
hair
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From this reading It is true his hair was turning gray, and his shrewd face had many wrinkles on it, but these seemed more the effects of climate than of years.
HARMAN
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From this reading JOHN AND JASPER HARMAN.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His life in the Antipodes seemed to have agreed with him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At sixty years of age he could think as clearly, sleep as comfortably, eat as well--nay, even walk as far as he did thirty years ago.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jaspar Harman was sixty years old at this time, but the days of his pilgrimage had passed lightly over him, neither impairing his frame nor his vigor.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jaspar Harman was sixty years old at this time, but the days of his pilgrimage had passed lightly over him, neither impairing his frame nor his vigor.
impairing
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From this reading Jaspar Harman was sixty years old at this time, but the days of his pilgrimage had passed lightly over him, neither impairing his frame nor his vigor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His life in the Antipodes seemed to have agreed with him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is true his hair was turning gray, and his shrewd face had many wrinkles on it, but these seemed more the effects of climate than of years.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is true his hair was turning gray, and his shrewd face had many wrinkles on it, but these seemed more the effects of climate than of years.
Jaspar
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From this reading Jaspar Harman was sixty years old at this time, but the days of his pilgrimage had passed lightly over him, neither impairing his frame nor his vigor.
JASPER
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From this reading JOHN AND JASPER HARMAN.
JOHN
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From this reading JOHN AND JASPER HARMAN.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His life in the Antipodes seemed to have agreed with him.
lightly
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From this reading Jaspar Harman was sixty years old at this time, but the days of his pilgrimage had passed lightly over him, neither impairing his frame nor his vigor.
many
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From this reading It is true his hair was turning gray, and his shrewd face had many wrinkles on it, but these seemed more the effects of climate than of years.
more
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From this reading It is true his hair was turning gray, and his shrewd face had many wrinkles on it, but these seemed more the effects of climate than of years.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading At sixty years of age he could think as clearly, sleep as comfortably, eat as well--nay, even walk as far as he did thirty years ago.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Jaspar Harman was sixty years old at this time, but the days of his pilgrimage had passed lightly over him, neither impairing his frame nor his vigor.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Jaspar Harman was sixty years old at this time, but the days of his pilgrimage had passed lightly over him, neither impairing his frame nor his vigor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jaspar Harman was sixty years old at this time, but the days of his pilgrimage had passed lightly over him, neither impairing his frame nor his vigor.
old
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From this reading Jaspar Harman was sixty years old at this time, but the days of his pilgrimage had passed lightly over him, neither impairing his frame nor his vigor.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is true his hair was turning gray, and his shrewd face had many wrinkles on it, but these seemed more the effects of climate than of years.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Jaspar Harman was sixty years old at this time, but the days of his pilgrimage had passed lightly over him, neither impairing his frame nor his vigor.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jaspar Harman was sixty years old at this time, but the days of his pilgrimage had passed lightly over him, neither impairing his frame nor his vigor.
pilgrimage
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From this reading Jaspar Harman was sixty years old at this time, but the days of his pilgrimage had passed lightly over him, neither impairing his frame nor his vigor.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His life in the Antipodes seemed to have agreed with him.
shrewd
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From this reading It is true his hair was turning gray, and his shrewd face had many wrinkles on it, but these seemed more the effects of climate than of years.
sixty
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From this reading Jaspar Harman was sixty years old at this time, but the days of his pilgrimage had passed lightly over him, neither impairing his frame nor his vigor.
sleep
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From this reading At sixty years of age he could think as clearly, sleep as comfortably, eat as well--nay, even walk as far as he did thirty years ago.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is true his hair was turning gray, and his shrewd face had many wrinkles on it, but these seemed more the effects of climate than of years.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jaspar Harman was sixty years old at this time, but the days of his pilgrimage had passed lightly over him, neither impairing his frame nor his vigor.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It is true his hair was turning gray, and his shrewd face had many wrinkles on it, but these seemed more the effects of climate than of years.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At sixty years of age he could think as clearly, sleep as comfortably, eat as well--nay, even walk as far as he did thirty years ago.
thirty
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From this reading At sixty years of age he could think as clearly, sleep as comfortably, eat as well--nay, even walk as far as he did thirty years ago.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Jaspar Harman was sixty years old at this time, but the days of his pilgrimage had passed lightly over him, neither impairing his frame nor his vigor.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jaspar Harman was sixty years old at this time, but the days of his pilgrimage had passed lightly over him, neither impairing his frame nor his vigor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His life in the Antipodes seemed to have agreed with him.
true
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From this reading It is true his hair was turning gray, and his shrewd face had many wrinkles on it, but these seemed more the effects of climate than of years.
turning
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From this reading It is true his hair was turning gray, and his shrewd face had many wrinkles on it, but these seemed more the effects of climate than of years.
vigor
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From this reading Jaspar Harman was sixty years old at this time, but the days of his pilgrimage had passed lightly over him, neither impairing his frame nor his vigor.
walk
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From this reading At sixty years of age he could think as clearly, sleep as comfortably, eat as well--nay, even walk as far as he did thirty years ago.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jaspar Harman was sixty years old at this time, but the days of his pilgrimage had passed lightly over him, neither impairing his frame nor his vigor.
well
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From this reading At sixty years of age he could think as clearly, sleep as comfortably, eat as well--nay, even walk as far as he did thirty years ago.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His life in the Antipodes seemed to have agreed with him.
wrinkles
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From this reading It is true his hair was turning gray, and his shrewd face had many wrinkles on it, but these seemed more the effects of climate than of years.
years
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From this reading Jaspar Harman was sixty years old at this time, but the days of his pilgrimage had passed lightly over him, neither impairing his frame nor his vigor.
