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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 Like a dream there came to him a memory of the time he had gone down to Civilization.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading HIS SON It happened that Kazan was to remember three things above all others.
ages
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From this reading Like dreams were the visions that rose before him now and then of the face of the First Woman, and of the faces of masters who--to him--had lived ages ago.
ago
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From this reading Like dreams were the visions that rose before him now and then of the face of the First Woman, and of the faces of masters who--to him--had lived ages ago.
all
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From this reading HIS SON It happened that Kazan was to remember three things above all others.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He could never quite forget his old days in the traces, though they were growing more shadowy and indistinct in his memory as the summers and the winters passed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He could never quite forget his old days in the traces, though they were growing more shadowy and indistinct in his memory as the summers and the winters passed.
beast
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From this reading And never would he quite forget the Fire, and his fights with man and beast, and his long chases in the moonlight.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Like dreams were the visions that rose before him now and then of the face of the First Woman, and of the faces of masters who--to him--had lived ages ago.
came
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From this reading Like a dream there came to him a memory of the time he had gone down to Civilization.
chases
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From this reading And never would he quite forget the Fire, and his fights with man and beast, and his long chases in the moonlight.
Civilization
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From this reading Like a dream there came to him a memory of the time he had gone down to Civilization.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could never quite forget his old days in the traces, though they were growing more shadowy and indistinct in his memory as the summers and the winters passed.
days
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From this reading He could never quite forget his old days in the traces, though they were growing more shadowy and indistinct in his memory as the summers and the winters passed.
down
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From this reading Like a dream there came to him a memory of the time he had gone down to Civilization.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Like a dream there came to him a memory of the time he had gone down to Civilization.
dreams
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From this reading Like dreams were the visions that rose before him now and then of the face of the First Woman, and of the faces of masters who--to him--had lived ages ago.
face
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From this reading Like dreams were the visions that rose before him now and then of the face of the First Woman, and of the faces of masters who--to him--had lived ages ago.
faces
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From this reading Like dreams were the visions that rose before him now and then of the face of the First Woman, and of the faces of masters who--to him--had lived ages ago.
fights
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From this reading And never would he quite forget the Fire, and his fights with man and beast, and his long chases in the moonlight.
Fire
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From this reading And never would he quite forget the Fire, and his fights with man and beast, and his long chases in the moonlight.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like dreams were the visions that rose before him now and then of the face of the First Woman, and of the faces of masters who--to him--had lived ages ago.
forget
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From this reading He could never quite forget his old days in the traces, though they were growing more shadowy and indistinct in his memory as the summers and the winters passed.
gone
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From this reading Like a dream there came to him a memory of the time he had gone down to Civilization.
growing
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From this reading He could never quite forget his old days in the traces, though they were growing more shadowy and indistinct in his memory as the summers and the winters passed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Like a dream there came to him a memory of the time he had gone down to Civilization.
happened
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From this reading HIS SON It happened that Kazan was to remember three things above all others.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could never quite forget his old days in the traces, though they were growing more shadowy and indistinct in his memory as the summers and the winters passed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Like a dream there came to him a memory of the time he had gone down to Civilization.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS SON It happened that Kazan was to remember three things above all others.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He could never quite forget his old days in the traces, though they were growing more shadowy and indistinct in his memory as the summers and the winters passed.
indistinct
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From this reading He could never quite forget his old days in the traces, though they were growing more shadowy and indistinct in his memory as the summers and the winters passed.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HIS SON It happened that Kazan was to remember three things above all others.
Kazan
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From this reading HIS SON It happened that Kazan was to remember three things above all others.
Like
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From this reading Like a dream there came to him a memory of the time he had gone down to Civilization.
lived
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From this reading Like dreams were the visions that rose before him now and then of the face of the First Woman, and of the faces of masters who--to him--had lived ages ago.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And never would he quite forget the Fire, and his fights with man and beast, and his long chases in the moonlight.
man
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From this reading And never would he quite forget the Fire, and his fights with man and beast, and his long chases in the moonlight.
masters
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From this reading Like dreams were the visions that rose before him now and then of the face of the First Woman, and of the faces of masters who--to him--had lived ages ago.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading He could never quite forget his old days in the traces, though they were growing more shadowy and indistinct in his memory as the summers and the winters passed.
moonlight
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From this reading And never would he quite forget the Fire, and his fights with man and beast, and his long chases in the moonlight.
more
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From this reading He could never quite forget his old days in the traces, though they were growing more shadowy and indistinct in his memory as the summers and the winters passed.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could never quite forget his old days in the traces, though they were growing more shadowy and indistinct in his memory as the summers and the winters passed.
now
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From this reading Like dreams were the visions that rose before him now and then of the face of the First Woman, and of the faces of masters who--to him--had lived ages ago.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Like a dream there came to him a memory of the time he had gone down to Civilization.
old
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From this reading He could never quite forget his old days in the traces, though they were growing more shadowy and indistinct in his memory as the summers and the winters passed.
others
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From this reading HIS SON It happened that Kazan was to remember three things above all others.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could never quite forget his old days in the traces, though they were growing more shadowy and indistinct in his memory as the summers and the winters passed.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could never quite forget his old days in the traces, though they were growing more shadowy and indistinct in his memory as the summers and the winters passed.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading HIS SON It happened that Kazan was to remember three things above all others.
rose
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From this reading Like dreams were the visions that rose before him now and then of the face of the First Woman, and of the faces of masters who--to him--had lived ages ago.
shadowy
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From this reading He could never quite forget his old days in the traces, though they were growing more shadowy and indistinct in his memory as the summers and the winters passed.
SON
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From this reading HIS SON It happened that Kazan was to remember three things above all others.
summers
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From this reading He could never quite forget his old days in the traces, though they were growing more shadowy and indistinct in his memory as the summers and the winters passed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HIS SON It happened that Kazan was to remember three things above all others.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He could never quite forget his old days in the traces, though they were growing more shadowy and indistinct in his memory as the summers and the winters passed.
then
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From this reading Like dreams were the visions that rose before him now and then of the face of the First Woman, and of the faces of masters who--to him--had lived ages ago.
there
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From this reading Like a dream there came to him a memory of the time he had gone down to Civilization.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could never quite forget his old days in the traces, though they were growing more shadowy and indistinct in his memory as the summers and the winters passed.
things
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From this reading HIS SON It happened that Kazan was to remember three things above all others.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He could never quite forget his old days in the traces, though they were growing more shadowy and indistinct in his memory as the summers and the winters passed.
three
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From this reading HIS SON It happened that Kazan was to remember three things above all others.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like a dream there came to him a memory of the time he had gone down to Civilization.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HIS SON It happened that Kazan was to remember three things above all others.
traces
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From this reading He could never quite forget his old days in the traces, though they were growing more shadowy and indistinct in his memory as the summers and the winters passed.
visions
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From this reading Like dreams were the visions that rose before him now and then of the face of the First Woman, and of the faces of masters who--to him--had lived ages ago.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HIS SON It happened that Kazan was to remember three things above all others.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He could never quite forget his old days in the traces, though they were growing more shadowy and indistinct in his memory as the summers and the winters passed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Like dreams were the visions that rose before him now and then of the face of the First Woman, and of the faces of masters who--to him--had lived ages ago.
winters
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From this reading He could never quite forget his old days in the traces, though they were growing more shadowy and indistinct in his memory as the summers and the winters passed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And never would he quite forget the Fire, and his fights with man and beast, and his long chases in the moonlight.
Woman
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From this reading Like dreams were the visions that rose before him now and then of the face of the First Woman, and of the faces of masters who--to him--had lived ages ago.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And never would he quite forget the Fire, and his fights with man and beast, and his long chases in the moonlight.
