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air
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From this reading During one, five, or ten blithe years, as the case may be, all the springs of life send up sweet waters; joy is in the very air we breathe; happiness seems our native element.
all
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From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
arduous
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From this reading With men this culminating epoch comes often in manhood, or even at maturity, especially with men of arduous and successful careers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading During one, five, or ten blithe years, as the case may be, all the springs of life send up sweet waters; joy is in the very air we breathe; happiness seems our native element.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
attained
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From this reading During this period we know what is the zest of living, as compared with the mere endurance of existence, which is, perhaps, the most we have attained to before or since.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading During one, five, or ten blithe years, as the case may be, all the springs of life send up sweet waters; joy is in the very air we breathe; happiness seems our native element.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading During this period we know what is the zest of living, as compared with the mere endurance of existence, which is, perhaps, the most we have attained to before or since.
blithe
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From this reading During one, five, or ten blithe years, as the case may be, all the springs of life send up sweet waters; joy is in the very air we breathe; happiness seems our native element.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading During one, five, or ten blithe years, as the case may be, all the springs of life send up sweet waters; joy is in the very air we breathe; happiness seems our native element.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But with women it comes most frequently perhaps in girlhood and young womanhood.
careers
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From this reading With men this culminating epoch comes often in manhood, or even at maturity, especially with men of arduous and successful careers.
case
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From this reading During one, five, or ten blithe years, as the case may be, all the springs of life send up sweet waters; joy is in the very air we breathe; happiness seems our native element.
comes
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From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
compared
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From this reading During this period we know what is the zest of living, as compared with the mere endurance of existence, which is, perhaps, the most we have attained to before or since.
cradle
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From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
culminating
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From this reading With men this culminating epoch comes often in manhood, or even at maturity, especially with men of arduous and successful careers.
distributed
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From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During one, five, or ten blithe years, as the case may be, all the springs of life send up sweet waters; joy is in the very air we breathe; happiness seems our native element.
element
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From this reading During one, five, or ten blithe years, as the case may be, all the springs of life send up sweet waters; joy is in the very air we breathe; happiness seems our native element.
endurance
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From this reading During this period we know what is the zest of living, as compared with the mere endurance of existence, which is, perhaps, the most we have attained to before or since.
epoch
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From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
especially
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From this reading With men this culminating epoch comes often in manhood, or even at maturity, especially with men of arduous and successful careers.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With men this culminating epoch comes often in manhood, or even at maturity, especially with men of arduous and successful careers.
evenly
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From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
existence
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From this reading During this period we know what is the zest of living, as compared with the mere endurance of existence, which is, perhaps, the most we have attained to before or since.
five
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From this reading During one, five, or ten blithe years, as the case may be, all the springs of life send up sweet waters; joy is in the very air we breathe; happiness seems our native element.
frequently
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From this reading But with women it comes most frequently perhaps in girlhood and young womanhood.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
girlhood
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From this reading But with women it comes most frequently perhaps in girlhood and young womanhood.
glorifying
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From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
grave
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From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
happiness
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From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading During this period we know what is the zest of living, as compared with the mere endurance of existence, which is, perhaps, the most we have attained to before or since.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But with women it comes most frequently perhaps in girlhood and young womanhood.
joy
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From this reading During one, five, or ten blithe years, as the case may be, all the springs of life send up sweet waters; joy is in the very air we breathe; happiness seems our native element.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During this period we know what is the zest of living, as compared with the mere endurance of existence, which is, perhaps, the most we have attained to before or since.
leaving
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From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During one, five, or ten blithe years, as the case may be, all the springs of life send up sweet waters; joy is in the very air we breathe; happiness seems our native element.
lives
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From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
living
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From this reading During this period we know what is the zest of living, as compared with the mere endurance of existence, which is, perhaps, the most we have attained to before or since.
manhood
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From this reading With men this culminating epoch comes often in manhood, or even at maturity, especially with men of arduous and successful careers.
maturity
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From this reading With men this culminating epoch comes often in manhood, or even at maturity, especially with men of arduous and successful careers.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading During one, five, or ten blithe years, as the case may be, all the springs of life send up sweet waters; joy is in the very air we breathe; happiness seems our native element.
men
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From this reading With men this culminating epoch comes often in manhood, or even at maturity, especially with men of arduous and successful careers.
mere
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From this reading During this period we know what is the zest of living, as compared with the mere endurance of existence, which is, perhaps, the most we have attained to before or since.
most
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From this reading During this period we know what is the zest of living, as compared with the mere endurance of existence, which is, perhaps, the most we have attained to before or since.
native
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From this reading During one, five, or ten blithe years, as the case may be, all the springs of life send up sweet waters; joy is in the very air we breathe; happiness seems our native element.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
often
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From this reading With men this culminating epoch comes often in manhood, or even at maturity, especially with men of arduous and successful careers.
once
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From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading During one, five, or ten blithe years, as the case may be, all the springs of life send up sweet waters; joy is in the very air we breathe; happiness seems our native element.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading During one, five, or ten blithe years, as the case may be, all the springs of life send up sweet waters; joy is in the very air we breathe; happiness seems our native element.
others
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From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading During one, five, or ten blithe years, as the case may be, all the springs of life send up sweet waters; joy is in the very air we breathe; happiness seems our native element.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
particular
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From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
perhaps
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From this reading During this period we know what is the zest of living, as compared with the mere endurance of existence, which is, perhaps, the most we have attained to before or since.
period
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From this reading During this period we know what is the zest of living, as compared with the mere endurance of existence, which is, perhaps, the most we have attained to before or since.
pretty
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From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
seems
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From this reading During one, five, or ten blithe years, as the case may be, all the springs of life send up sweet waters; joy is in the very air we breathe; happiness seems our native element.
send
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From this reading During one, five, or ten blithe years, as the case may be, all the springs of life send up sweet waters; joy is in the very air we breathe; happiness seems our native element.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading During this period we know what is the zest of living, as compared with the mere endurance of existence, which is, perhaps, the most we have attained to before or since.
some
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From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
springs
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From this reading During one, five, or ten blithe years, as the case may be, all the springs of life send up sweet waters; joy is in the very air we breathe; happiness seems our native element.
stretch
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From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
successful
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From this reading With men this culminating epoch comes often in manhood, or even at maturity, especially with men of arduous and successful careers.
sweet
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From this reading During one, five, or ten blithe years, as the case may be, all the springs of life send up sweet waters; joy is in the very air we breathe; happiness seems our native element.
ten
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From this reading During one, five, or ten blithe years, as the case may be, all the springs of life send up sweet waters; joy is in the very air we breathe; happiness seems our native element.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading During this period we know what is the zest of living, as compared with the mere endurance of existence, which is, perhaps, the most we have attained to before or since.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
up
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From this reading During one, five, or ten blithe years, as the case may be, all the springs of life send up sweet waters; joy is in the very air we breathe; happiness seems our native element.
very
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From this reading During one, five, or ten blithe years, as the case may be, all the springs of life send up sweet waters; joy is in the very air we breathe; happiness seems our native element.
waters
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From this reading During one, five, or ten blithe years, as the case may be, all the springs of life send up sweet waters; joy is in the very air we breathe; happiness seems our native element.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading During one, five, or ten blithe years, as the case may be, all the springs of life send up sweet waters; joy is in the very air we breathe; happiness seems our native element.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading During this period we know what is the zest of living, as compared with the mere endurance of existence, which is, perhaps, the most we have attained to before or since.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading During this period we know what is the zest of living, as compared with the mere endurance of existence, which is, perhaps, the most we have attained to before or since.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
whole
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From this reading The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading During this period we know what is the zest of living, as compared with the mere endurance of existence, which is, perhaps, the most we have attained to before or since.
womanhood
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From this reading But with women it comes most frequently perhaps in girlhood and young womanhood.
women
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From this reading But with women it comes most frequently perhaps in girlhood and young womanhood.
years
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From this reading During one, five, or ten blithe years, as the case may be, all the springs of life send up sweet waters; joy is in the very air we breathe; happiness seems our native element.
young
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From this reading But with women it comes most frequently perhaps in girlhood and young womanhood.
zest
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From this reading During this period we know what is the zest of living, as compared with the mere endurance of existence, which is, perhaps, the most we have attained to before or since.
