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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 In the quiet of my retreat I remained for eight days--during which time I never looked once at a newspaper--imagine how great was my philosophy!
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then must I plunge again into the crowd, And follow all that peace disdains to seek.
all
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From this reading Then must I plunge again into the crowd, And follow all that peace disdains to seek.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then must I plunge again into the crowd, And follow all that peace disdains to seek.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the ninth, I began to think it high time I should hear from Dawton; and finding that I had eaten two rolls for breakfast, and that my untimely wrinkle began to assume a more mitigated appearance, I bethought me once more of the "Beauties of Babylon."
assume
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From this reading On the ninth, I began to think it high time I should hear from Dawton; and finding that I had eaten two rolls for breakfast, and that my untimely wrinkle began to assume a more mitigated appearance, I bethought me once more of the "Beauties of Babylon."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the quiet of my retreat I remained for eight days--during which time I never looked once at a newspaper--imagine how great was my philosophy!
Babylon
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From this reading On the ninth, I began to think it high time I should hear from Dawton; and finding that I had eaten two rolls for breakfast, and that my untimely wrinkle began to assume a more mitigated appearance, I bethought me once more of the "Beauties of Babylon."
Beauties
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From this reading On the ninth, I began to think it high time I should hear from Dawton; and finding that I had eaten two rolls for breakfast, and that my untimely wrinkle began to assume a more mitigated appearance, I bethought me once more of the "Beauties of Babylon."
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the ninth, I began to think it high time I should hear from Dawton; and finding that I had eaten two rolls for breakfast, and that my untimely wrinkle began to assume a more mitigated appearance, I bethought me once more of the "Beauties of Babylon."
bethought
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From this reading On the ninth, I began to think it high time I should hear from Dawton; and finding that I had eaten two rolls for breakfast, and that my untimely wrinkle began to assume a more mitigated appearance, I bethought me once more of the "Beauties of Babylon."
breakfast
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From this reading On the ninth, I began to think it high time I should hear from Dawton; and finding that I had eaten two rolls for breakfast, and that my untimely wrinkle began to assume a more mitigated appearance, I bethought me once more of the "Beauties of Babylon."
Byron
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From this reading --Byron.
city
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From this reading While I was in this kindly mood towards the great city and its inhabitants, my landlady put two letters in my hand--one was from my mother, the other from Guloseton.
crowd
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From this reading Then must I plunge again into the crowd, And follow all that peace disdains to seek.
Dawton
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From this reading On the ninth, I began to think it high time I should hear from Dawton; and finding that I had eaten two rolls for breakfast, and that my untimely wrinkle began to assume a more mitigated appearance, I bethought me once more of the "Beauties of Babylon."
days
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From this reading In the quiet of my retreat I remained for eight days--during which time I never looked once at a newspaper--imagine how great was my philosophy!
disdains
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From this reading Then must I plunge again into the crowd, And follow all that peace disdains to seek.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading In the quiet of my retreat I remained for eight days--during which time I never looked once at a newspaper--imagine how great was my philosophy!
eaten
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From this reading On the ninth, I began to think it high time I should hear from Dawton; and finding that I had eaten two rolls for breakfast, and that my untimely wrinkle began to assume a more mitigated appearance, I bethought me once more of the "Beauties of Babylon."
eight
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From this reading In the quiet of my retreat I remained for eight days--during which time I never looked once at a newspaper--imagine how great was my philosophy!
finding
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From this reading On the ninth, I began to think it high time I should hear from Dawton; and finding that I had eaten two rolls for breakfast, and that my untimely wrinkle began to assume a more mitigated appearance, I bethought me once more of the "Beauties of Babylon."
follow
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From this reading Then must I plunge again into the crowd, And follow all that peace disdains to seek.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the quiet of my retreat I remained for eight days--during which time I never looked once at a newspaper--imagine how great was my philosophy!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the ninth, I began to think it high time I should hear from Dawton; and finding that I had eaten two rolls for breakfast, and that my untimely wrinkle began to assume a more mitigated appearance, I bethought me once more of the "Beauties of Babylon."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the quiet of my retreat I remained for eight days--during which time I never looked once at a newspaper--imagine how great was my philosophy!
Guloseton
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From this reading While I was in this kindly mood towards the great city and its inhabitants, my landlady put two letters in my hand--one was from my mother, the other from Guloseton.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the ninth, I began to think it high time I should hear from Dawton; and finding that I had eaten two rolls for breakfast, and that my untimely wrinkle began to assume a more mitigated appearance, I bethought me once more of the "Beauties of Babylon."
hand
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From this reading While I was in this kindly mood towards the great city and its inhabitants, my landlady put two letters in my hand--one was from my mother, the other from Guloseton.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the ninth, I began to think it high time I should hear from Dawton; and finding that I had eaten two rolls for breakfast, and that my untimely wrinkle began to assume a more mitigated appearance, I bethought me once more of the "Beauties of Babylon."
high
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From this reading On the ninth, I began to think it high time I should hear from Dawton; and finding that I had eaten two rolls for breakfast, and that my untimely wrinkle began to assume a more mitigated appearance, I bethought me once more of the "Beauties of Babylon."
how
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From this reading In the quiet of my retreat I remained for eight days--during which time I never looked once at a newspaper--imagine how great was my philosophy!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then must I plunge again into the crowd, And follow all that peace disdains to seek.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the quiet of my retreat I remained for eight days--during which time I never looked once at a newspaper--imagine how great was my philosophy!
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the quiet of my retreat I remained for eight days--during which time I never looked once at a newspaper--imagine how great was my philosophy!
inhabitants
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From this reading While I was in this kindly mood towards the great city and its inhabitants, my landlady put two letters in my hand--one was from my mother, the other from Guloseton.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then must I plunge again into the crowd, And follow all that peace disdains to seek.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the ninth, I began to think it high time I should hear from Dawton; and finding that I had eaten two rolls for breakfast, and that my untimely wrinkle began to assume a more mitigated appearance, I bethought me once more of the "Beauties of Babylon."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading While I was in this kindly mood towards the great city and its inhabitants, my landlady put two letters in my hand--one was from my mother, the other from Guloseton.
kindly
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From this reading While I was in this kindly mood towards the great city and its inhabitants, my landlady put two letters in my hand--one was from my mother, the other from Guloseton.
landlady
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From this reading While I was in this kindly mood towards the great city and its inhabitants, my landlady put two letters in my hand--one was from my mother, the other from Guloseton.
letters
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From this reading While I was in this kindly mood towards the great city and its inhabitants, my landlady put two letters in my hand--one was from my mother, the other from Guloseton.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the quiet of my retreat I remained for eight days--during which time I never looked once at a newspaper--imagine how great was my philosophy!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the ninth, I began to think it high time I should hear from Dawton; and finding that I had eaten two rolls for breakfast, and that my untimely wrinkle began to assume a more mitigated appearance, I bethought me once more of the "Beauties of Babylon."
mitigated
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From this reading On the ninth, I began to think it high time I should hear from Dawton; and finding that I had eaten two rolls for breakfast, and that my untimely wrinkle began to assume a more mitigated appearance, I bethought me once more of the "Beauties of Babylon."
mood
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From this reading While I was in this kindly mood towards the great city and its inhabitants, my landlady put two letters in my hand--one was from my mother, the other from Guloseton.
more
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From this reading On the ninth, I began to think it high time I should hear from Dawton; and finding that I had eaten two rolls for breakfast, and that my untimely wrinkle began to assume a more mitigated appearance, I bethought me once more of the "Beauties of Babylon."
mother
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From this reading While I was in this kindly mood towards the great city and its inhabitants, my landlady put two letters in my hand--one was from my mother, the other from Guloseton.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Then must I plunge again into the crowd, And follow all that peace disdains to seek.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the quiet of my retreat I remained for eight days--during which time I never looked once at a newspaper--imagine how great was my philosophy!
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the quiet of my retreat I remained for eight days--during which time I never looked once at a newspaper--imagine how great was my philosophy!
newspaper
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From this reading In the quiet of my retreat I remained for eight days--during which time I never looked once at a newspaper--imagine how great was my philosophy!
ninth
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From this reading On the ninth, I began to think it high time I should hear from Dawton; and finding that I had eaten two rolls for breakfast, and that my untimely wrinkle began to assume a more mitigated appearance, I bethought me once more of the "Beauties of Babylon."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the quiet of my retreat I remained for eight days--during which time I never looked once at a newspaper--imagine how great was my philosophy!
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the ninth, I began to think it high time I should hear from Dawton; and finding that I had eaten two rolls for breakfast, and that my untimely wrinkle began to assume a more mitigated appearance, I bethought me once more of the "Beauties of Babylon."
once
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From this reading In the quiet of my retreat I remained for eight days--during which time I never looked once at a newspaper--imagine how great was my philosophy!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading While I was in this kindly mood towards the great city and its inhabitants, my landlady put two letters in my hand--one was from my mother, the other from Guloseton.
other
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From this reading While I was in this kindly mood towards the great city and its inhabitants, my landlady put two letters in my hand--one was from my mother, the other from Guloseton.
peace
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From this reading Then must I plunge again into the crowd, And follow all that peace disdains to seek.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading In the quiet of my retreat I remained for eight days--during which time I never looked once at a newspaper--imagine how great was my philosophy!
plunge
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From this reading Then must I plunge again into the crowd, And follow all that peace disdains to seek.
put
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From this reading While I was in this kindly mood towards the great city and its inhabitants, my landlady put two letters in my hand--one was from my mother, the other from Guloseton.
quiet
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From this reading In the quiet of my retreat I remained for eight days--during which time I never looked once at a newspaper--imagine how great was my philosophy!
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the quiet of my retreat I remained for eight days--during which time I never looked once at a newspaper--imagine how great was my philosophy!
retreat
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From this reading In the quiet of my retreat I remained for eight days--during which time I never looked once at a newspaper--imagine how great was my philosophy!
rolls
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From this reading On the ninth, I began to think it high time I should hear from Dawton; and finding that I had eaten two rolls for breakfast, and that my untimely wrinkle began to assume a more mitigated appearance, I bethought me once more of the "Beauties of Babylon."
seek
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From this reading Then must I plunge again into the crowd, And follow all that peace disdains to seek.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading On the ninth, I began to think it high time I should hear from Dawton; and finding that I had eaten two rolls for breakfast, and that my untimely wrinkle began to assume a more mitigated appearance, I bethought me once more of the "Beauties of Babylon."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then must I plunge again into the crowd, And follow all that peace disdains to seek.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then must I plunge again into the crowd, And follow all that peace disdains to seek.
Then
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From this reading Then must I plunge again into the crowd, And follow all that peace disdains to seek.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the ninth, I began to think it high time I should hear from Dawton; and finding that I had eaten two rolls for breakfast, and that my untimely wrinkle began to assume a more mitigated appearance, I bethought me once more of the "Beauties of Babylon."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading While I was in this kindly mood towards the great city and its inhabitants, my landlady put two letters in my hand--one was from my mother, the other from Guloseton.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the quiet of my retreat I remained for eight days--during which time I never looked once at a newspaper--imagine how great was my philosophy!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then must I plunge again into the crowd, And follow all that peace disdains to seek.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading While I was in this kindly mood towards the great city and its inhabitants, my landlady put two letters in my hand--one was from my mother, the other from Guloseton.
two
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From this reading On the ninth, I began to think it high time I should hear from Dawton; and finding that I had eaten two rolls for breakfast, and that my untimely wrinkle began to assume a more mitigated appearance, I bethought me once more of the "Beauties of Babylon."
untimely
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From this reading On the ninth, I began to think it high time I should hear from Dawton; and finding that I had eaten two rolls for breakfast, and that my untimely wrinkle began to assume a more mitigated appearance, I bethought me once more of the "Beauties of Babylon."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the quiet of my retreat I remained for eight days--during which time I never looked once at a newspaper--imagine how great was my philosophy!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the quiet of my retreat I remained for eight days--during which time I never looked once at a newspaper--imagine how great was my philosophy!
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While I was in this kindly mood towards the great city and its inhabitants, my landlady put two letters in my hand--one was from my mother, the other from Guloseton.
wrinkle
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From this reading On the ninth, I began to think it high time I should hear from Dawton; and finding that I had eaten two rolls for breakfast, and that my untimely wrinkle began to assume a more mitigated appearance, I bethought me once more of the "Beauties of Babylon."
