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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 How many of us, I wonder, can look back over the misty, half-forgotten years and not see a few that stand out clear and golden, sharp-cut against the sky-line of memory?
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Years that we wish we could live again, so that we might revel in every full-blooded hour.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading How many of us, I wonder, can look back over the misty, half-forgotten years and not see a few that stand out clear and golden, sharp-cut against the sky-line of memory?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How many of us, I wonder, can look back over the misty, half-forgotten years and not see a few that stand out clear and golden, sharp-cut against the sky-line of memory?
ARM
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From this reading THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
back
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back-track
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From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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can't
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From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
clarifying
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From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
clear
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Years that we wish we could live again, so that we might revel in every full-blooded hour.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Years that we wish we could live again, so that we might revel in every full-blooded hour.
few
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focus
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From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
full-blooded
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From this reading Years that we wish we could live again, so that we might revel in every full-blooded hour.
get
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From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
golden
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half-forgotten
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
hour
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How
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How many of us, I wonder, can look back over the misty, half-forgotten years and not see a few that stand out clear and golden, sharp-cut against the sky-line of memory?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Would we, if we could?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Years that we wish we could live again, so that we might revel in every full-blooded hour.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
LAW
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From this reading THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW.
live
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From this reading Years that we wish we could live again, so that we might revel in every full-blooded hour.
LONGnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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many
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memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading How many of us, I wonder, can look back over the misty, half-forgotten years and not see a few that stand out clear and golden, sharp-cut against the sky-line of memory?
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Years that we wish we could live again, so that we might revel in every full-blooded hour.
misty
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How many of us, I wonder, can look back over the misty, half-forgotten years and not see a few that stand out clear and golden, sharp-cut against the sky-line of memory?
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW.
old
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From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
out
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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pang
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From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
passing
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From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
past
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From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
place
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From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
proper
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From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
realizes
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From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
revel
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From this reading Years that we wish we could live again, so that we might revel in every full-blooded hour.
see
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seldom
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From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
sharp-cut
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show
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From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
sky-line
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Years that we wish we could live again, so that we might revel in every full-blooded hour.
stand
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takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
telescope
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From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How many of us, I wonder, can look back over the misty, half-forgotten years and not see a few that stand out clear and golden, sharp-cut against the sky-line of memory?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
then
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From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
things
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From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How many of us, I wonder, can look back over the misty, half-forgotten years and not see a few that stand out clear and golden, sharp-cut against the sky-line of memory?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Years that we wish we could live again, so that we might revel in every full-blooded hour.
wish
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From this reading Years that we wish we could live again, so that we might revel in every full-blooded hour.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For we so seldom get the proper focus on things until we look at them through the clarifying telescope of Time; and then one realizes with a pang that he can't back-track into the past and take his old place in the passing show.
wonder
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Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would we, if we could?
years
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From this reading How many of us, I wonder, can look back over the misty, half-forgotten years and not see a few that stand out clear and golden, sharp-cut against the sky-line of memory?
