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1918
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From this reading February, 1918.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am sick of my life--The war has robbed it of all that a young man can find of joy.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
all
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From this reading I am sick of my life--The war has robbed it of all that a young man can find of joy.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am sick of my life--The war has robbed it of all that a young man can find of joy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So be it--I must be a philosopher.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
black
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From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
buy
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From this reading Mercifully I have no near relations--Mercifully I am still very rich, mercifully I can buy love when I require it, which under the circumstances, is not often.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I am sick of my life--The war has robbed it of all that a young man can find of joy.
circumstances
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From this reading Mercifully I have no near relations--Mercifully I am still very rich, mercifully I can buy love when I require it, which under the circumstances, is not often.
crooked
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From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
downwards
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From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
emotion
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From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
eye
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From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
face
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From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
February
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From this reading February, 1918.
feel
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From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
find
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From this reading I am sick of my life--The war has robbed it of all that a young man can find of joy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
gone
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From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am sick of my life--The war has robbed it of all that a young man can find of joy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mercifully I have no near relations--Mercifully I am still very rich, mercifully I can buy love when I require it, which under the circumstances, is not often.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am sick of my life--The war has robbed it of all that a young man can find of joy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mercifully I have no near relations--Mercifully I am still very rich, mercifully I can buy love when I require it, which under the circumstances, is not often.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am sick of my life--The war has robbed it of all that a young man can find of joy.
joy
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From this reading I am sick of my life--The war has robbed it of all that a young man can find of joy.
knee
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From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
leg
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From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am sick of my life--The war has robbed it of all that a young man can find of joy.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
love
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From this reading Mercifully I have no near relations--Mercifully I am still very rich, mercifully I can buy love when I require it, which under the circumstances, is not often.
man
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From this reading I am sick of my life--The war has robbed it of all that a young man can find of joy.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
Mercifully
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From this reading Mercifully I have no near relations--Mercifully I am still very rich, mercifully I can buy love when I require it, which under the circumstances, is not often.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading So be it--I must be a philosopher.
mutilatedadjectiveUS /ˈmjuːtəleɪtɪd/
badly damaged or missing part of the body
From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am sick of my life--The war has robbed it of all that a young man can find of joy.
near
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From this reading Mercifully I have no near relations--Mercifully I am still very rich, mercifully I can buy love when I require it, which under the circumstances, is not often.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mercifully I have no near relations--Mercifully I am still very rich, mercifully I can buy love when I require it, which under the circumstances, is not often.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am sick of my life--The war has robbed it of all that a young man can find of joy.
often
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From this reading Mercifully I have no near relations--Mercifully I am still very rich, mercifully I can buy love when I require it, which under the circumstances, is not often.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
patch
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From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
philosopher
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From this reading So be it--I must be a philosopher.
realize
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From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
relations
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From this reading Mercifully I have no near relations--Mercifully I am still very rich, mercifully I can buy love when I require it, which under the circumstances, is not often.
replace
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From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
require
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From this reading Mercifully I have no near relations--Mercifully I am still very rich, mercifully I can buy love when I require it, which under the circumstances, is not often.
rich
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From this reading Mercifully I have no near relations--Mercifully I am still very rich, mercifully I can buy love when I require it, which under the circumstances, is not often.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
robbed
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From this reading I am sick of my life--The war has robbed it of all that a young man can find of joy.
shoulder
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From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
sick
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From this reading I am sick of my life--The war has robbed it of all that a young man can find of joy.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So be it--I must be a philosopher.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mercifully I have no near relations--Mercifully I am still very rich, mercifully I can buy love when I require it, which under the circumstances, is not often.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am sick of my life--The war has robbed it of all that a young man can find of joy.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am sick of my life--The war has robbed it of all that a young man can find of joy.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Mercifully I have no near relations--Mercifully I am still very rich, mercifully I can buy love when I require it, which under the circumstances, is not often.
very
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From this reading Mercifully I have no near relations--Mercifully I am still very rich, mercifully I can buy love when I require it, which under the circumstances, is not often.
war
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From this reading I am sick of my life--The war has robbed it of all that a young man can find of joy.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mercifully I have no near relations--Mercifully I am still very rich, mercifully I can buy love when I require it, which under the circumstances, is not often.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mercifully I have no near relations--Mercifully I am still very rich, mercifully I can buy love when I require it, which under the circumstances, is not often.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
woman
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From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
world
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From this reading I look at my mutilated face before I replace the black patch over the left eye, and I realize that, with my crooked shoulder, and the leg gone from the right knee downwards, that no woman can feel emotion for me again in this world.
young
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From this reading I am sick of my life--The war has robbed it of all that a young man can find of joy.
