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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 It is part of my nature that pleasure has an exhilarating effect on me; it leaves sunshine behind, and becomes a part of my inner being.
alloy
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From this reading My mother had roused a host of fears in me; her forecast, which, though free from the alloy of vulgar pettiness, seemed to me redolent of jealousy, has been falsified by the event.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is part of my nature that pleasure has an exhilarating effect on me; it leaves sunshine behind, and becomes a part of my inner being.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is part of my nature that pleasure has an exhilarating effect on me; it leaves sunshine behind, and becomes a part of my inner being.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The interval which parts one ecstasy from another is like the short night which marks off our long summer days.
becomes
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From this reading It is part of my nature that pleasure has an exhilarating effect on me; it leaves sunshine behind, and becomes a part of my inner being.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My mother had roused a host of fears in me; her forecast, which, though free from the alloy of vulgar pettiness, seemed to me redolent of jealousy, has been falsified by the event.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It is part of my nature that pleasure has an exhilarating effect on me; it leaves sunshine behind, and becomes a part of my inner being.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It is part of my nature that pleasure has an exhilarating effect on me; it leaves sunshine behind, and becomes a part of my inner being.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My mother had roused a host of fears in me; her forecast, which, though free from the alloy of vulgar pettiness, seemed to me redolent of jealousy, has been falsified by the event.
chance
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From this reading What happy chance has given me such a destiny?
cold
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From this reading The sun which flushed the mountain tops with warmth in setting finds them hardly cold when it rises.
days
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From this reading The interval which parts one ecstasy from another is like the short night which marks off our long summer days.
destiny
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From this reading What happy chance has given me such a destiny?
ecstasy
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From this reading The interval which parts one ecstasy from another is like the short night which marks off our long summer days.
effect
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From this reading It is part of my nature that pleasure has an exhilarating effect on me; it leaves sunshine behind, and becomes a part of my inner being.
event
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From this reading My mother had roused a host of fears in me; her forecast, which, though free from the alloy of vulgar pettiness, seemed to me redolent of jealousy, has been falsified by the event.
exhilarating
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From this reading It is part of my nature that pleasure has an exhilarating effect on me; it leaves sunshine behind, and becomes a part of my inner being.
falsified
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From this reading My mother had roused a host of fears in me; her forecast, which, though free from the alloy of vulgar pettiness, seemed to me redolent of jealousy, has been falsified by the event.
fears
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From this reading My mother had roused a host of fears in me; her forecast, which, though free from the alloy of vulgar pettiness, seemed to me redolent of jealousy, has been falsified by the event.
finds
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From this reading The sun which flushed the mountain tops with warmth in setting finds them hardly cold when it rises.
flushed
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From this reading The sun which flushed the mountain tops with warmth in setting finds them hardly cold when it rises.
forecast
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From this reading My mother had roused a host of fears in me; her forecast, which, though free from the alloy of vulgar pettiness, seemed to me redolent of jealousy, has been falsified by the event.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading My mother had roused a host of fears in me; her forecast, which, though free from the alloy of vulgar pettiness, seemed to me redolent of jealousy, has been falsified by the event.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The interval which parts one ecstasy from another is like the short night which marks off our long summer days.
given
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From this reading What happy chance has given me such a destiny?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My mother had roused a host of fears in me; her forecast, which, though free from the alloy of vulgar pettiness, seemed to me redolent of jealousy, has been falsified by the event.
happy
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From this reading What happy chance has given me such a destiny?
hardly
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From this reading The sun which flushed the mountain tops with warmth in setting finds them hardly cold when it rises.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is part of my nature that pleasure has an exhilarating effect on me; it leaves sunshine behind, and becomes a part of my inner being.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My mother had roused a host of fears in me; her forecast, which, though free from the alloy of vulgar pettiness, seemed to me redolent of jealousy, has been falsified by the event.
host
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From this reading My mother had roused a host of fears in me; her forecast, which, though free from the alloy of vulgar pettiness, seemed to me redolent of jealousy, has been falsified by the event.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun which flushed the mountain tops with warmth in setting finds them hardly cold when it rises.
inner
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From this reading It is part of my nature that pleasure has an exhilarating effect on me; it leaves sunshine behind, and becomes a part of my inner being.
interval
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From this reading The interval which parts one ecstasy from another is like the short night which marks off our long summer days.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is part of my nature that pleasure has an exhilarating effect on me; it leaves sunshine behind, and becomes a part of my inner being.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is part of my nature that pleasure has an exhilarating effect on me; it leaves sunshine behind, and becomes a part of my inner being.
jealousy
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From this reading My mother had roused a host of fears in me; her forecast, which, though free from the alloy of vulgar pettiness, seemed to me redolent of jealousy, has been falsified by the event.
leaves
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From this reading It is part of my nature that pleasure has an exhilarating effect on me; it leaves sunshine behind, and becomes a part of my inner being.
like
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From this reading The interval which parts one ecstasy from another is like the short night which marks off our long summer days.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The interval which parts one ecstasy from another is like the short night which marks off our long summer days.
marks
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From this reading The interval which parts one ecstasy from another is like the short night which marks off our long summer days.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is part of my nature that pleasure has an exhilarating effect on me; it leaves sunshine behind, and becomes a part of my inner being.
mother
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From this reading My mother had roused a host of fears in me; her forecast, which, though free from the alloy of vulgar pettiness, seemed to me redolent of jealousy, has been falsified by the event.
mountain
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From this reading The sun which flushed the mountain tops with warmth in setting finds them hardly cold when it rises.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is part of my nature that pleasure has an exhilarating effect on me; it leaves sunshine behind, and becomes a part of my inner being.
nature
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From this reading It is part of my nature that pleasure has an exhilarating effect on me; it leaves sunshine behind, and becomes a part of my inner being.
night
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From this reading The interval which parts one ecstasy from another is like the short night which marks off our long summer days.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is part of my nature that pleasure has an exhilarating effect on me; it leaves sunshine behind, and becomes a part of my inner being.
off
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From this reading The interval which parts one ecstasy from another is like the short night which marks off our long summer days.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is part of my nature that pleasure has an exhilarating effect on me; it leaves sunshine behind, and becomes a part of my inner being.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The interval which parts one ecstasy from another is like the short night which marks off our long summer days.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The interval which parts one ecstasy from another is like the short night which marks off our long summer days.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is part of my nature that pleasure has an exhilarating effect on me; it leaves sunshine behind, and becomes a part of my inner being.
parts
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From this reading The interval which parts one ecstasy from another is like the short night which marks off our long summer days.
pettiness
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From this reading My mother had roused a host of fears in me; her forecast, which, though free from the alloy of vulgar pettiness, seemed to me redolent of jealousy, has been falsified by the event.
pleasure
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From this reading It is part of my nature that pleasure has an exhilarating effect on me; it leaves sunshine behind, and becomes a part of my inner being.
redolent
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From this reading My mother had roused a host of fears in me; her forecast, which, though free from the alloy of vulgar pettiness, seemed to me redolent of jealousy, has been falsified by the event.
rises
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From this reading The sun which flushed the mountain tops with warmth in setting finds them hardly cold when it rises.
roused
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From this reading My mother had roused a host of fears in me; her forecast, which, though free from the alloy of vulgar pettiness, seemed to me redolent of jealousy, has been falsified by the event.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My mother had roused a host of fears in me; her forecast, which, though free from the alloy of vulgar pettiness, seemed to me redolent of jealousy, has been falsified by the event.
setting
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From this reading The sun which flushed the mountain tops with warmth in setting finds them hardly cold when it rises.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The interval which parts one ecstasy from another is like the short night which marks off our long summer days.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading What happy chance has given me such a destiny?
summer
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From this reading The interval which parts one ecstasy from another is like the short night which marks off our long summer days.
sun
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From this reading The sun which flushed the mountain tops with warmth in setting finds them hardly cold when it rises.
sunshine
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From this reading It is part of my nature that pleasure has an exhilarating effect on me; it leaves sunshine behind, and becomes a part of my inner being.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is part of my nature that pleasure has an exhilarating effect on me; it leaves sunshine behind, and becomes a part of my inner being.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The interval which parts one ecstasy from another is like the short night which marks off our long summer days.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The sun which flushed the mountain tops with warmth in setting finds them hardly cold when it rises.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading My mother had roused a host of fears in me; her forecast, which, though free from the alloy of vulgar pettiness, seemed to me redolent of jealousy, has been falsified by the event.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My mother had roused a host of fears in me; her forecast, which, though free from the alloy of vulgar pettiness, seemed to me redolent of jealousy, has been falsified by the event.
tops
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From this reading The sun which flushed the mountain tops with warmth in setting finds them hardly cold when it rises.
vulgar
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From this reading My mother had roused a host of fears in me; her forecast, which, though free from the alloy of vulgar pettiness, seemed to me redolent of jealousy, has been falsified by the event.
warmth
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From this reading The sun which flushed the mountain tops with warmth in setting finds them hardly cold when it rises.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What happy chance has given me such a destiny?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The sun which flushed the mountain tops with warmth in setting finds them hardly cold when it rises.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The interval which parts one ecstasy from another is like the short night which marks off our long summer days.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sun which flushed the mountain tops with warmth in setting finds them hardly cold when it rises.
