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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 The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
actually
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From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
adventurous
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From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
age
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From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
almost
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From this reading Until yesterday, almost, she had regarded the various chairs of the house as beings endowed with life and character; she had held conversations with some, and, with a careless exterior not warranted by an inner dread, avoided others in gloomy dusks.
Ammidon
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From this reading Very late indeed in May, but early in the morning, Laurel Ammidon lay in bed considering two widely different aspects of chairs.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is only the path of pure simplicity which guards and preserves the spirit.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Until yesterday, almost, she had regarded the various chairs of the house as beings endowed with life and character; she had held conversations with some, and, with a careless exterior not warranted by an inner dread, avoided others in gloomy dusks.
aspects
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From this reading Very late indeed in May, but early in the morning, Laurel Ammidon lay in bed considering two widely different aspects of chairs.
avoided
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From this reading Until yesterday, almost, she had regarded the various chairs of the house as beings endowed with life and character; she had held conversations with some, and, with a careless exterior not warranted by an inner dread, avoided others in gloomy dusks.
bed
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From this reading Very late indeed in May, but early in the morning, Laurel Ammidon lay in bed considering two widely different aspects of chairs.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
beings
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From this reading Until yesterday, almost, she had regarded the various chairs of the house as beings endowed with life and character; she had held conversations with some, and, with a careless exterior not warranted by an inner dread, avoided others in gloomy dusks.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Very late indeed in May, but early in the morning, Laurel Ammidon lay in bed considering two widely different aspects of chairs.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Until yesterday, almost, she had regarded the various chairs of the house as beings endowed with life and character; she had held conversations with some, and, with a careless exterior not warranted by an inner dread, avoided others in gloomy dusks.
careless
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From this reading Until yesterday, almost, she had regarded the various chairs of the house as beings endowed with life and character; she had held conversations with some, and, with a careless exterior not warranted by an inner dread, avoided others in gloomy dusks.
certain
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From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
chairs
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From this reading Very late indeed in May, but early in the morning, Laurel Ammidon lay in bed considering two widely different aspects of chairs.
character
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From this reading Until yesterday, almost, she had regarded the various chairs of the house as beings endowed with life and character; she had held conversations with some, and, with a careless exterior not warranted by an inner dread, avoided others in gloomy dusks.
CHWANG-TZE
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comparative
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From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
considering
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From this reading Very late indeed in May, but early in the morning, Laurel Ammidon lay in bed considering two widely different aspects of chairs.
conversations
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From this reading Until yesterday, almost, she had regarded the various chairs of the house as beings endowed with life and character; she had held conversations with some, and, with a careless exterior not warranted by an inner dread, avoided others in gloomy dusks.
day
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From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
decidedly
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From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Very late indeed in May, but early in the morning, Laurel Ammidon lay in bed considering two widely different aspects of chairs.
disdain
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From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
dread
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From this reading Until yesterday, almost, she had regarded the various chairs of the house as beings endowed with life and character; she had held conversations with some, and, with a careless exterior not warranted by an inner dread, avoided others in gloomy dusks.
dusks
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From this reading Until yesterday, almost, she had regarded the various chairs of the house as beings endowed with life and character; she had held conversations with some, and, with a careless exterior not warranted by an inner dread, avoided others in gloomy dusks.
early
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From this reading Very late indeed in May, but early in the morning, Laurel Ammidon lay in bed considering two widely different aspects of chairs.
eleven
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From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
endowed
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From this reading Until yesterday, almost, she had regarded the various chairs of the house as beings endowed with life and character; she had held conversations with some, and, with a careless exterior not warranted by an inner dread, avoided others in gloomy dusks.
exterior
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From this reading Until yesterday, almost, she had regarded the various chairs of the house as beings endowed with life and character; she had held conversations with some, and, with a careless exterior not warranted by an inner dread, avoided others in gloomy dusks.
extreme
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From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
fanciful
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From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
filled
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From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
given
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From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
gloomy
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From this reading Until yesterday, almost, she had regarded the various chairs of the house as beings endowed with life and character; she had held conversations with some, and, with a careless exterior not warranted by an inner dread, avoided others in gloomy dusks.
guards
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From this reading It is only the path of pure simplicity which guards and preserves the spirit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
HAZLETON
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From this reading _CHWANG-TZE_ TO HAZLETON MIRKIL, JR.
held
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From this reading Until yesterday, almost, she had regarded the various chairs of the house as beings endowed with life and character; she had held conversations with some, and, with a careless exterior not warranted by an inner dread, avoided others in gloomy dusks.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
house
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From this reading Until yesterday, almost, she had regarded the various chairs of the house as beings endowed with life and character; she had held conversations with some, and, with a careless exterior not warranted by an inner dread, avoided others in gloomy dusks.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Very late indeed in May, but early in the morning, Laurel Ammidon lay in bed considering two widely different aspects of chairs.
indeed
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From this reading Very late indeed in May, but early in the morning, Laurel Ammidon lay in bed considering two widely different aspects of chairs.
inner
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From this reading Until yesterday, almost, she had regarded the various chairs of the house as beings endowed with life and character; she had held conversations with some, and, with a careless exterior not warranted by an inner dread, avoided others in gloomy dusks.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is only the path of pure simplicity which guards and preserves the spirit.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is only the path of pure simplicity which guards and preserves the spirit.
JR
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From this reading _CHWANG-TZE_ TO HAZLETON MIRKIL, JR.
late
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From this reading Very late indeed in May, but early in the morning, Laurel Ammidon lay in bed considering two widely different aspects of chairs.
Laurel
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From this reading Very late indeed in May, but early in the morning, Laurel Ammidon lay in bed considering two widely different aspects of chairs.
lay
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From this reading Very late indeed in May, but early in the morning, Laurel Ammidon lay in bed considering two widely different aspects of chairs.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Until yesterday, almost, she had regarded the various chairs of the house as beings endowed with life and character; she had held conversations with some, and, with a careless exterior not warranted by an inner dread, avoided others in gloomy dusks.
maturity
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From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Very late indeed in May, but early in the morning, Laurel Ammidon lay in bed considering two widely different aspects of chairs.
MIRKIL
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From this reading _CHWANG-TZE_ TO HAZLETON MIRKIL, JR.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very late indeed in May, but early in the morning, Laurel Ammidon lay in bed considering two widely different aspects of chairs.
moving
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From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
novel
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From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is only the path of pure simplicity which guards and preserves the spirit.
only
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From this reading It is only the path of pure simplicity which guards and preserves the spirit.
others
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From this reading Until yesterday, almost, she had regarded the various chairs of the house as beings endowed with life and character; she had held conversations with some, and, with a careless exterior not warranted by an inner dread, avoided others in gloomy dusks.
path
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From this reading It is only the path of pure simplicity which guards and preserves the spirit.
preserves
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From this reading It is only the path of pure simplicity which guards and preserves the spirit.
pure
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From this reading It is only the path of pure simplicity which guards and preserves the spirit.
regarded
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From this reading Until yesterday, almost, she had regarded the various chairs of the house as beings endowed with life and character; she had held conversations with some, and, with a careless exterior not warranted by an inner dread, avoided others in gloomy dusks.
setting
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From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
simplicity
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From this reading It is only the path of pure simplicity which guards and preserves the spirit.
some
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From this reading Until yesterday, almost, she had regarded the various chairs of the house as beings endowed with life and character; she had held conversations with some, and, with a careless exterior not warranted by an inner dread, avoided others in gloomy dusks.
spirit
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From this reading It is only the path of pure simplicity which guards and preserves the spirit.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is only the path of pure simplicity which guards and preserves the spirit.
thoughts
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From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _CHWANG-TZE_ TO HAZLETON MIRKIL, JR.
two
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From this reading Very late indeed in May, but early in the morning, Laurel Ammidon lay in bed considering two widely different aspects of chairs.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until yesterday, almost, she had regarded the various chairs of the house as beings endowed with life and character; she had held conversations with some, and, with a careless exterior not warranted by an inner dread, avoided others in gloomy dusks.
various
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From this reading Until yesterday, almost, she had regarded the various chairs of the house as beings endowed with life and character; she had held conversations with some, and, with a careless exterior not warranted by an inner dread, avoided others in gloomy dusks.
Very
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From this reading Very late indeed in May, but early in the morning, Laurel Ammidon lay in bed considering two widely different aspects of chairs.
warranted
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From this reading Until yesterday, almost, she had regarded the various chairs of the house as beings endowed with life and character; she had held conversations with some, and, with a careless exterior not warranted by an inner dread, avoided others in gloomy dusks.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is only the path of pure simplicity which guards and preserves the spirit.
widely
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From this reading Very late indeed in May, but early in the morning, Laurel Ammidon lay in bed considering two widely different aspects of chairs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
yesterday
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From this reading Until yesterday, almost, she had regarded the various chairs of the house as beings endowed with life and character; she had held conversations with some, and, with a careless exterior not warranted by an inner dread, avoided others in gloomy dusks.
youth
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From this reading The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting.
