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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 How for everything there is a time and a season, and then how does the glory of a thing pass from it, even like the flower of the grass.
Adamant
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affair
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From this reading I have known the time when a pugilistic encounter between two noted champions was almost considered in the light of a national affair; when tens of thousands of individuals, high and low, meditated and brooded upon it, the first thing in the morning and the last at night, until the great event was decided.
all
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From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
almost
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From this reading I have known the time when a pugilistic encounter between two noted champions was almost considered in the light of a national affair; when tens of thousands of individuals, high and low, meditated and brooded upon it, the first thing in the morning and the last at night, until the great event was decided.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How for everything there is a time and a season, and then how does the glory of a thing pass from it, even like the flower of the grass.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This is a truism, but it is one of those which are continually forcing themselves upon the mind.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have known the time when a pugilistic encounter between two noted champions was almost considered in the light of a national affair; when tens of thousands of individuals, high and low, meditated and brooded upon it, the first thing in the morning and the last at night, until the great event was decided.
away
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From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
Barouche
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From this reading The Flower of the Grass--Days of Pugilism--The Rendezvous--Jews--Bruisers of England--Winter, Spring--Well-earned Bays--The Fight--Huge Black Cloud--Frame of Adamant--The Storm--Dukkeripens--The Barouche--The Rain Gushes.
Bays
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become
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From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I have known the time when a pugilistic encounter between two noted champions was almost considered in the light of a national affair; when tens of thousands of individuals, high and low, meditated and brooded upon it, the first thing in the morning and the last at night, until the great event was decided.
Black
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brooded
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Bruisers
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This is a truism, but it is one of those which are continually forcing themselves upon the mind.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
champions
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Cloud
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considered
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continually
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From this reading This is a truism, but it is one of those which are continually forcing themselves upon the mind.
Days
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decided
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From this reading I have known the time when a pugilistic encounter between two noted champions was almost considered in the light of a national affair; when tens of thousands of individuals, high and low, meditated and brooded upon it, the first thing in the morning and the last at night, until the great event was decided.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How for everything there is a time and a season, and then how does the glory of a thing pass from it, even like the flower of the grass.
Dukkeripens
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From this reading The Flower of the Grass--Days of Pugilism--The Rendezvous--Jews--Bruisers of England--Winter, Spring--Well-earned Bays--The Fight--Huge Black Cloud--Frame of Adamant--The Storm--Dukkeripens--The Barouche--The Rain Gushes.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
encounter
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endeavours
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From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
England
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evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How for everything there is a time and a season, and then how does the glory of a thing pass from it, even like the flower of the grass.
event
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From this reading I have known the time when a pugilistic encounter between two noted champions was almost considered in the light of a national affair; when tens of thousands of individuals, high and low, meditated and brooded upon it, the first thing in the morning and the last at night, until the great event was decided.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading How for everything there is a time and a season, and then how does the glory of a thing pass from it, even like the flower of the grass.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
Fight
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have known the time when a pugilistic encounter between two noted champions was almost considered in the light of a national affair; when tens of thousands of individuals, high and low, meditated and brooded upon it, the first thing in the morning and the last at night, until the great event was decided.
flourish
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From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
Flower
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How for everything there is a time and a season, and then how does the glory of a thing pass from it, even like the flower of the grass.
forcing
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From this reading This is a truism, but it is one of those which are continually forcing themselves upon the mind.
forget
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From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
Frame
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading How for everything there is a time and a season, and then how does the glory of a thing pass from it, even like the flower of the grass.
glory
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From this reading How for everything there is a time and a season, and then how does the glory of a thing pass from it, even like the flower of the grass.
Grass
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have known the time when a pugilistic encounter between two noted champions was almost considered in the light of a national affair; when tens of thousands of individuals, high and low, meditated and brooded upon it, the first thing in the morning and the last at night, until the great event was decided.
Gushes
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From this reading The Flower of the Grass--Days of Pugilism--The Rendezvous--Jews--Bruisers of England--Winter, Spring--Well-earned Bays--The Fight--Huge Black Cloud--Frame of Adamant--The Storm--Dukkeripens--The Barouche--The Rain Gushes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
head
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From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
high
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How
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From this reading How for everything there is a time and a season, and then how does the glory of a thing pass from it, even like the flower of the grass.
Huge
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
individuals
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From this reading I have known the time when a pugilistic encounter between two noted champions was almost considered in the light of a national affair; when tens of thousands of individuals, high and low, meditated and brooded upon it, the first thing in the morning and the last at night, until the great event was decided.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How for everything there is a time and a season, and then how does the glory of a thing pass from it, even like the flower of the grass.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How for everything there is a time and a season, and then how does the glory of a thing pass from it, even like the flower of the grass.
Jews
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known
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From this reading I have known the time when a pugilistic encounter between two noted champions was almost considered in the light of a national affair; when tens of thousands of individuals, high and low, meditated and brooded upon it, the first thing in the morning and the last at night, until the great event was decided.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have known the time when a pugilistic encounter between two noted champions was almost considered in the light of a national affair; when tens of thousands of individuals, high and low, meditated and brooded upon it, the first thing in the morning and the last at night, until the great event was decided.
light
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like
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From this reading How for everything there is a time and a season, and then how does the glory of a thing pass from it, even like the flower of the grass.
low
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Many
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From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
meditated
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From this reading I have known the time when a pugilistic encounter between two noted champions was almost considered in the light of a national affair; when tens of thousands of individuals, high and low, meditated and brooded upon it, the first thing in the morning and the last at night, until the great event was decided.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is a truism, but it is one of those which are continually forcing themselves upon the mind.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have known the time when a pugilistic encounter between two noted champions was almost considered in the light of a national affair; when tens of thousands of individuals, high and low, meditated and brooded upon it, the first thing in the morning and the last at night, until the great event was decided.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
national
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From this reading I have known the time when a pugilistic encounter between two noted champions was almost considered in the light of a national affair; when tens of thousands of individuals, high and low, meditated and brooded upon it, the first thing in the morning and the last at night, until the great event was decided.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
night
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From this reading I have known the time when a pugilistic encounter between two noted champions was almost considered in the light of a national affair; when tens of thousands of individuals, high and low, meditated and brooded upon it, the first thing in the morning and the last at night, until the great event was decided.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
noted
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Flower of the Grass--Days of Pugilism--The Rendezvous--Jews--Bruisers of England--Winter, Spring--Well-earned Bays--The Fight--Huge Black Cloud--Frame of Adamant--The Storm--Dukkeripens--The Barouche--The Rain Gushes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This is a truism, but it is one of those which are continually forcing themselves upon the mind.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
pass
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From this reading How for everything there is a time and a season, and then how does the glory of a thing pass from it, even like the flower of the grass.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
Pugilism
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pugilistic
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Rain
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recall
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From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
remembrance
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From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
Rendezvous
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season
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From this reading How for everything there is a time and a season, and then how does the glory of a thing pass from it, even like the flower of the grass.
seen
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From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
spite
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From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
Spring
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From this reading The Flower of the Grass--Days of Pugilism--The Rendezvous--Jews--Bruisers of England--Winter, Spring--Well-earned Bays--The Fight--Huge Black Cloud--Frame of Adamant--The Storm--Dukkeripens--The Barouche--The Rain Gushes.
Storm
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tens
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From this reading I have known the time when a pugilistic encounter between two noted champions was almost considered in the light of a national affair; when tens of thousands of individuals, high and low, meditated and brooded upon it, the first thing in the morning and the last at night, until the great event was decided.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Flower of the Grass--Days of Pugilism--The Rendezvous--Jews--Bruisers of England--Winter, Spring--Well-earned Bays--The Fight--Huge Black Cloud--Frame of Adamant--The Storm--Dukkeripens--The Barouche--The Rain Gushes.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading This is a truism, but it is one of those which are continually forcing themselves upon the mind.
then
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From this reading How for everything there is a time and a season, and then how does the glory of a thing pass from it, even like the flower of the grass.
there
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From this reading How for everything there is a time and a season, and then how does the glory of a thing pass from it, even like the flower of the grass.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How for everything there is a time and a season, and then how does the glory of a thing pass from it, even like the flower of the grass.
things
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From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is a truism, but it is one of those which are continually forcing themselves upon the mind.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading This is a truism, but it is one of those which are continually forcing themselves upon the mind.
thousands
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From this reading I have known the time when a pugilistic encounter between two noted champions was almost considered in the light of a national affair; when tens of thousands of individuals, high and low, meditated and brooded upon it, the first thing in the morning and the last at night, until the great event was decided.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How for everything there is a time and a season, and then how does the glory of a thing pass from it, even like the flower of the grass.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
truism
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From this reading This is a truism, but it is one of those which are continually forcing themselves upon the mind.
two
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From this reading I have known the time when a pugilistic encounter between two noted champions was almost considered in the light of a national affair; when tens of thousands of individuals, high and low, meditated and brooded upon it, the first thing in the morning and the last at night, until the great event was decided.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I have known the time when a pugilistic encounter between two noted champions was almost considered in the light of a national affair; when tens of thousands of individuals, high and low, meditated and brooded upon it, the first thing in the morning and the last at night, until the great event was decided.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This is a truism, but it is one of those which are continually forcing themselves upon the mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have known the time when a pugilistic encounter between two noted champions was almost considered in the light of a national affair; when tens of thousands of individuals, high and low, meditated and brooded upon it, the first thing in the morning and the last at night, until the great event was decided.
Well-earned
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From this reading The Flower of the Grass--Days of Pugilism--The Rendezvous--Jews--Bruisers of England--Winter, Spring--Well-earned Bays--The Fight--Huge Black Cloud--Frame of Adamant--The Storm--Dukkeripens--The Barouche--The Rain Gushes.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I have known the time when a pugilistic encounter between two noted champions was almost considered in the light of a national affair; when tens of thousands of individuals, high and low, meditated and brooded upon it, the first thing in the morning and the last at night, until the great event was decided.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This is a truism, but it is one of those which are continually forcing themselves upon the mind.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
Winter
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From this reading The Flower of the Grass--Days of Pugilism--The Rendezvous--Jews--Bruisers of England--Winter, Spring--Well-earned Bays--The Fight--Huge Black Cloud--Frame of Adamant--The Storm--Dukkeripens--The Barouche--The Rain Gushes.
years
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From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Many years have not passed over my head, yet, during those which I can recall to remembrance, how many things have I seen flourish, pass away, and become forgotten, except by myself, who, in spite of all my endeavours, never can forget anything.
