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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 lover had fallen, for the time, into the background, and the capable, serious man of thirty, with a considerable experience of the world behind him, was perfectly conscious that there were many difficulties in his path.
aims
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From this reading He could not induce his grandfather to move in the matter of Richard Boyce without a statement of his own feelings and aims.
Aldous
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From this reading By the time, however, that Aldous Raeburn came within sight of the windows of Maxwell Court his first exaltation had sobered down.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lover had fallen, for the time, into the background, and the capable, serious man of thirty, with a considerable experience of the world behind him, was perfectly conscious that there were many difficulties in his path.
avoided
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From this reading Nor would he have avoided frankness if he could.
background
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From this reading The lover had fallen, for the time, into the background, and the capable, serious man of thirty, with a considerable experience of the world behind him, was perfectly conscious that there were many difficulties in his path.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The lover had fallen, for the time, into the background, and the capable, serious man of thirty, with a considerable experience of the world behind him, was perfectly conscious that there were many difficulties in his path.
Boyce
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From this reading He could not induce his grandfather to move in the matter of Richard Boyce without a statement of his own feelings and aims.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time, however, that Aldous Raeburn came within sight of the windows of Maxwell Court his first exaltation had sobered down.
came
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From this reading By the time, however, that Aldous Raeburn came within sight of the windows of Maxwell Court his first exaltation had sobered down.
capable
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From this reading The lover had fallen, for the time, into the background, and the capable, serious man of thirty, with a considerable experience of the world behind him, was perfectly conscious that there were many difficulties in his path.
conscious
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From this reading The lover had fallen, for the time, into the background, and the capable, serious man of thirty, with a considerable experience of the world behind him, was perfectly conscious that there were many difficulties in his path.
considerable
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From this reading The lover had fallen, for the time, into the background, and the capable, serious man of thirty, with a considerable experience of the world behind him, was perfectly conscious that there were many difficulties in his path.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not induce his grandfather to move in the matter of Richard Boyce without a statement of his own feelings and aims.
Court
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From this reading By the time, however, that Aldous Raeburn came within sight of the windows of Maxwell Court his first exaltation had sobered down.
difficulties
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From this reading The lover had fallen, for the time, into the background, and the capable, serious man of thirty, with a considerable experience of the world behind him, was perfectly conscious that there were many difficulties in his path.
down
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From this reading By the time, however, that Aldous Raeburn came within sight of the windows of Maxwell Court his first exaltation had sobered down.
due
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From this reading On every ground it was his grandfather's due.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading On every ground it was his grandfather's due.
exaltation
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From this reading By the time, however, that Aldous Raeburn came within sight of the windows of Maxwell Court his first exaltation had sobered down.
experience
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From this reading The lover had fallen, for the time, into the background, and the capable, serious man of thirty, with a considerable experience of the world behind him, was perfectly conscious that there were many difficulties in his path.
fallen
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From this reading The lover had fallen, for the time, into the background, and the capable, serious man of thirty, with a considerable experience of the world behind him, was perfectly conscious that there were many difficulties in his path.
feelings
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From this reading He could not induce his grandfather to move in the matter of Richard Boyce without a statement of his own feelings and aims.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time, however, that Aldous Raeburn came within sight of the windows of Maxwell Court his first exaltation had sobered down.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The lover had fallen, for the time, into the background, and the capable, serious man of thirty, with a considerable experience of the world behind him, was perfectly conscious that there were many difficulties in his path.
frankness
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From this reading Nor would he have avoided frankness if he could.
grandfather
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From this reading He could not induce his grandfather to move in the matter of Richard Boyce without a statement of his own feelings and aims.
grandfather's
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From this reading On every ground it was his grandfather's due.
ground
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From this reading On every ground it was his grandfather's due.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the time, however, that Aldous Raeburn came within sight of the windows of Maxwell Court his first exaltation had sobered down.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nor would he have avoided frankness if he could.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not induce his grandfather to move in the matter of Richard Boyce without a statement of his own feelings and aims.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The lover had fallen, for the time, into the background, and the capable, serious man of thirty, with a considerable experience of the world behind him, was perfectly conscious that there were many difficulties in his path.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By the time, however, that Aldous Raeburn came within sight of the windows of Maxwell Court his first exaltation had sobered down.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading By the time, however, that Aldous Raeburn came within sight of the windows of Maxwell Court his first exaltation had sobered down.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Nor would he have avoided frankness if he could.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The lover had fallen, for the time, into the background, and the capable, serious man of thirty, with a considerable experience of the world behind him, was perfectly conscious that there were many difficulties in his path.
induce
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From this reading He could not induce his grandfather to move in the matter of Richard Boyce without a statement of his own feelings and aims.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The lover had fallen, for the time, into the background, and the capable, serious man of thirty, with a considerable experience of the world behind him, was perfectly conscious that there were many difficulties in his path.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On every ground it was his grandfather's due.
lover
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From this reading The lover had fallen, for the time, into the background, and the capable, serious man of thirty, with a considerable experience of the world behind him, was perfectly conscious that there were many difficulties in his path.
man
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From this reading The lover had fallen, for the time, into the background, and the capable, serious man of thirty, with a considerable experience of the world behind him, was perfectly conscious that there were many difficulties in his path.
many
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From this reading The lover had fallen, for the time, into the background, and the capable, serious man of thirty, with a considerable experience of the world behind him, was perfectly conscious that there were many difficulties in his path.
matter
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From this reading He could not induce his grandfather to move in the matter of Richard Boyce without a statement of his own feelings and aims.
Maxwell
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From this reading By the time, however, that Aldous Raeburn came within sight of the windows of Maxwell Court his first exaltation had sobered down.
move
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From this reading He could not induce his grandfather to move in the matter of Richard Boyce without a statement of his own feelings and aims.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor would he have avoided frankness if he could.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not induce his grandfather to move in the matter of Richard Boyce without a statement of his own feelings and aims.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the time, however, that Aldous Raeburn came within sight of the windows of Maxwell Court his first exaltation had sobered down.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On every ground it was his grandfather's due.
own
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From this reading He could not induce his grandfather to move in the matter of Richard Boyce without a statement of his own feelings and aims.
path
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From this reading The lover had fallen, for the time, into the background, and the capable, serious man of thirty, with a considerable experience of the world behind him, was perfectly conscious that there were many difficulties in his path.
perfectly
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From this reading The lover had fallen, for the time, into the background, and the capable, serious man of thirty, with a considerable experience of the world behind him, was perfectly conscious that there were many difficulties in his path.
Raeburn
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From this reading By the time, however, that Aldous Raeburn came within sight of the windows of Maxwell Court his first exaltation had sobered down.
Richard
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From this reading He could not induce his grandfather to move in the matter of Richard Boyce without a statement of his own feelings and aims.
serious
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From this reading The lover had fallen, for the time, into the background, and the capable, serious man of thirty, with a considerable experience of the world behind him, was perfectly conscious that there were many difficulties in his path.
sight
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From this reading By the time, however, that Aldous Raeburn came within sight of the windows of Maxwell Court his first exaltation had sobered down.
sobered
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From this reading By the time, however, that Aldous Raeburn came within sight of the windows of Maxwell Court his first exaltation had sobered down.
statement
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From this reading He could not induce his grandfather to move in the matter of Richard Boyce without a statement of his own feelings and aims.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By the time, however, that Aldous Raeburn came within sight of the windows of Maxwell Court his first exaltation had sobered down.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the time, however, that Aldous Raeburn came within sight of the windows of Maxwell Court his first exaltation had sobered down.
there
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From this reading The lover had fallen, for the time, into the background, and the capable, serious man of thirty, with a considerable experience of the world behind him, was perfectly conscious that there were many difficulties in his path.
thirty
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From this reading The lover had fallen, for the time, into the background, and the capable, serious man of thirty, with a considerable experience of the world behind him, was perfectly conscious that there were many difficulties in his path.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time, however, that Aldous Raeburn came within sight of the windows of Maxwell Court his first exaltation had sobered down.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He could not induce his grandfather to move in the matter of Richard Boyce without a statement of his own feelings and aims.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The lover had fallen, for the time, into the background, and the capable, serious man of thirty, with a considerable experience of the world behind him, was perfectly conscious that there were many difficulties in his path.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The lover had fallen, for the time, into the background, and the capable, serious man of thirty, with a considerable experience of the world behind him, was perfectly conscious that there were many difficulties in his path.
windows
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From this reading By the time, however, that Aldous Raeburn came within sight of the windows of Maxwell Court his first exaltation had sobered down.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The lover had fallen, for the time, into the background, and the capable, serious man of thirty, with a considerable experience of the world behind him, was perfectly conscious that there were many difficulties in his path.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading By the time, however, that Aldous Raeburn came within sight of the windows of Maxwell Court his first exaltation had sobered down.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He could not induce his grandfather to move in the matter of Richard Boyce without a statement of his own feelings and aims.
world
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From this reading The lover had fallen, for the time, into the background, and the capable, serious man of thirty, with a considerable experience of the world behind him, was perfectly conscious that there were many difficulties in his path.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Nor would he have avoided frankness if he could.
