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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 There is not in the world a more exquisite sight than a beautiful old age.
age
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From this reading There is not in the world a more exquisite sight than a beautiful old age.
all
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From this reading And since there is only one kind of beauty which so endures, it ought to be a consolation to those whom fate has denied the personal loveliness which charms at eighteen, to know that we all have it in our power to be beautiful at eighty.
almost
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From this reading It is almost better than a beautiful youth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Early loveliness passes away with its generation, and becomes at best only a melancholy tradition recounted by younger lips with a half-incredulous smile.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Early loveliness passes away with its generation, and becomes at best only a melancholy tradition recounted by younger lips with a half-incredulous smile.
away
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From this reading Early loveliness passes away with its generation, and becomes at best only a melancholy tradition recounted by younger lips with a half-incredulous smile.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But if one must live to be the last relic of a past race, one would desire in departing to leave behind the memory of a graceful old age.
beautiful
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From this reading There is not in the world a more exquisite sight than a beautiful old age.
beauty
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From this reading And since there is only one kind of beauty which so endures, it ought to be a consolation to those whom fate has denied the personal loveliness which charms at eighteen, to know that we all have it in our power to be beautiful at eighty.
becomes
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From this reading Early loveliness passes away with its generation, and becomes at best only a melancholy tradition recounted by younger lips with a half-incredulous smile.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading But if one must live to be the last relic of a past race, one would desire in departing to leave behind the memory of a graceful old age.
best
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From this reading Early loveliness passes away with its generation, and becomes at best only a melancholy tradition recounted by younger lips with a half-incredulous smile.
better
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From this reading It is almost better than a beautiful youth.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if one must live to be the last relic of a past race, one would desire in departing to leave behind the memory of a graceful old age.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Early loveliness passes away with its generation, and becomes at best only a melancholy tradition recounted by younger lips with a half-incredulous smile.
charms
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From this reading And since there is only one kind of beauty which so endures, it ought to be a consolation to those whom fate has denied the personal loveliness which charms at eighteen, to know that we all have it in our power to be beautiful at eighty.
consolation
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From this reading And since there is only one kind of beauty which so endures, it ought to be a consolation to those whom fate has denied the personal loveliness which charms at eighteen, to know that we all have it in our power to be beautiful at eighty.
denied
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From this reading And since there is only one kind of beauty which so endures, it ought to be a consolation to those whom fate has denied the personal loveliness which charms at eighteen, to know that we all have it in our power to be beautiful at eighty.
departing
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From this reading But if one must live to be the last relic of a past race, one would desire in departing to leave behind the memory of a graceful old age.
desire
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From this reading But if one must live to be the last relic of a past race, one would desire in departing to leave behind the memory of a graceful old age.
Early
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From this reading Early loveliness passes away with its generation, and becomes at best only a melancholy tradition recounted by younger lips with a half-incredulous smile.
eighteen
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From this reading And since there is only one kind of beauty which so endures, it ought to be a consolation to those whom fate has denied the personal loveliness which charms at eighteen, to know that we all have it in our power to be beautiful at eighty.
eighty
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From this reading And since there is only one kind of beauty which so endures, it ought to be a consolation to those whom fate has denied the personal loveliness which charms at eighteen, to know that we all have it in our power to be beautiful at eighty.
endures
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From this reading And since there is only one kind of beauty which so endures, it ought to be a consolation to those whom fate has denied the personal loveliness which charms at eighteen, to know that we all have it in our power to be beautiful at eighty.
exquisite
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From this reading There is not in the world a more exquisite sight than a beautiful old age.
fate
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From this reading And since there is only one kind of beauty which so endures, it ought to be a consolation to those whom fate has denied the personal loveliness which charms at eighteen, to know that we all have it in our power to be beautiful at eighty.
generation
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From this reading Early loveliness passes away with its generation, and becomes at best only a melancholy tradition recounted by younger lips with a half-incredulous smile.
graceful
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From this reading But if one must live to be the last relic of a past race, one would desire in departing to leave behind the memory of a graceful old age.
half-incredulous
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From this reading Early loveliness passes away with its generation, and becomes at best only a melancholy tradition recounted by younger lips with a half-incredulous smile.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And since there is only one kind of beauty which so endures, it ought to be a consolation to those whom fate has denied the personal loveliness which charms at eighteen, to know that we all have it in our power to be beautiful at eighty.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And since there is only one kind of beauty which so endures, it ought to be a consolation to those whom fate has denied the personal loveliness which charms at eighteen, to know that we all have it in our power to be beautiful at eighty.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if one must live to be the last relic of a past race, one would desire in departing to leave behind the memory of a graceful old age.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is not in the world a more exquisite sight than a beautiful old age.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is not in the world a more exquisite sight than a beautiful old age.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is almost better than a beautiful youth.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Early loveliness passes away with its generation, and becomes at best only a melancholy tradition recounted by younger lips with a half-incredulous smile.
kind
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From this reading And since there is only one kind of beauty which so endures, it ought to be a consolation to those whom fate has denied the personal loveliness which charms at eighteen, to know that we all have it in our power to be beautiful at eighty.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And since there is only one kind of beauty which so endures, it ought to be a consolation to those whom fate has denied the personal loveliness which charms at eighteen, to know that we all have it in our power to be beautiful at eighty.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But if one must live to be the last relic of a past race, one would desire in departing to leave behind the memory of a graceful old age.
leave
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From this reading But if one must live to be the last relic of a past race, one would desire in departing to leave behind the memory of a graceful old age.
lips
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From this reading Early loveliness passes away with its generation, and becomes at best only a melancholy tradition recounted by younger lips with a half-incredulous smile.
live
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From this reading But if one must live to be the last relic of a past race, one would desire in departing to leave behind the memory of a graceful old age.
loveliness
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From this reading Early loveliness passes away with its generation, and becomes at best only a melancholy tradition recounted by younger lips with a half-incredulous smile.
melancholy
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From this reading Early loveliness passes away with its generation, and becomes at best only a melancholy tradition recounted by younger lips with a half-incredulous smile.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading But if one must live to be the last relic of a past race, one would desire in departing to leave behind the memory of a graceful old age.
more
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From this reading There is not in the world a more exquisite sight than a beautiful old age.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But if one must live to be the last relic of a past race, one would desire in departing to leave behind the memory of a graceful old age.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There is not in the world a more exquisite sight than a beautiful old age.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But if one must live to be the last relic of a past race, one would desire in departing to leave behind the memory of a graceful old age.
old
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From this reading There is not in the world a more exquisite sight than a beautiful old age.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But if one must live to be the last relic of a past race, one would desire in departing to leave behind the memory of a graceful old age.
only
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From this reading Early loveliness passes away with its generation, and becomes at best only a melancholy tradition recounted by younger lips with a half-incredulous smile.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading And since there is only one kind of beauty which so endures, it ought to be a consolation to those whom fate has denied the personal loveliness which charms at eighteen, to know that we all have it in our power to be beautiful at eighty.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And since there is only one kind of beauty which so endures, it ought to be a consolation to those whom fate has denied the personal loveliness which charms at eighteen, to know that we all have it in our power to be beautiful at eighty.
passes
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From this reading Early loveliness passes away with its generation, and becomes at best only a melancholy tradition recounted by younger lips with a half-incredulous smile.
past
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From this reading But if one must live to be the last relic of a past race, one would desire in departing to leave behind the memory of a graceful old age.
personal
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From this reading And since there is only one kind of beauty which so endures, it ought to be a consolation to those whom fate has denied the personal loveliness which charms at eighteen, to know that we all have it in our power to be beautiful at eighty.
power
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From this reading And since there is only one kind of beauty which so endures, it ought to be a consolation to those whom fate has denied the personal loveliness which charms at eighteen, to know that we all have it in our power to be beautiful at eighty.
race
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From this reading But if one must live to be the last relic of a past race, one would desire in departing to leave behind the memory of a graceful old age.
recounted
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From this reading Early loveliness passes away with its generation, and becomes at best only a melancholy tradition recounted by younger lips with a half-incredulous smile.
relic
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From this reading But if one must live to be the last relic of a past race, one would desire in departing to leave behind the memory of a graceful old age.
sight
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From this reading There is not in the world a more exquisite sight than a beautiful old age.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And since there is only one kind of beauty which so endures, it ought to be a consolation to those whom fate has denied the personal loveliness which charms at eighteen, to know that we all have it in our power to be beautiful at eighty.
smile
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From this reading Early loveliness passes away with its generation, and becomes at best only a melancholy tradition recounted by younger lips with a half-incredulous smile.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And since there is only one kind of beauty which so endures, it ought to be a consolation to those whom fate has denied the personal loveliness which charms at eighteen, to know that we all have it in our power to be beautiful at eighty.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There is not in the world a more exquisite sight than a beautiful old age.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And since there is only one kind of beauty which so endures, it ought to be a consolation to those whom fate has denied the personal loveliness which charms at eighteen, to know that we all have it in our power to be beautiful at eighty.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is not in the world a more exquisite sight than a beautiful old age.
There
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From this reading There is not in the world a more exquisite sight than a beautiful old age.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And since there is only one kind of beauty which so endures, it ought to be a consolation to those whom fate has denied the personal loveliness which charms at eighteen, to know that we all have it in our power to be beautiful at eighty.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But if one must live to be the last relic of a past race, one would desire in departing to leave behind the memory of a graceful old age.
tradition
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From this reading Early loveliness passes away with its generation, and becomes at best only a melancholy tradition recounted by younger lips with a half-incredulous smile.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And since there is only one kind of beauty which so endures, it ought to be a consolation to those whom fate has denied the personal loveliness which charms at eighteen, to know that we all have it in our power to be beautiful at eighty.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And since there is only one kind of beauty which so endures, it ought to be a consolation to those whom fate has denied the personal loveliness which charms at eighteen, to know that we all have it in our power to be beautiful at eighty.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And since there is only one kind of beauty which so endures, it ought to be a consolation to those whom fate has denied the personal loveliness which charms at eighteen, to know that we all have it in our power to be beautiful at eighty.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Early loveliness passes away with its generation, and becomes at best only a melancholy tradition recounted by younger lips with a half-incredulous smile.
world
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From this reading There is not in the world a more exquisite sight than a beautiful old age.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But if one must live to be the last relic of a past race, one would desire in departing to leave behind the memory of a graceful old age.
younger
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From this reading Early loveliness passes away with its generation, and becomes at best only a melancholy tradition recounted by younger lips with a half-incredulous smile.
youth
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From this reading It is almost better than a beautiful youth.
