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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 As they walked along the bank of the Nile, delighted with the beams of the moon quivering on the water, they saw at a small distance an old man, whom the prince had often heard in the assembly of the sages.
acquaintance
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From this reading They invited him to join their walk, and prattled awhile, as acquaintance that had unexpectedly met one another.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading As they walked along the bank of the Nile, delighted with the beams of the moon quivering on the water, they saw at a small distance an old man, whom the prince had often heard in the assembly of the sages.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THEY DISCOURSE WITH AN OLD MAN The evening was now far past, and they rose to return home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THEY DISCOURSE WITH AN OLD MAN The evening was now far past, and they rose to return home.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They invited him to join their walk, and prattled awhile, as acquaintance that had unexpectedly met one another.
any
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From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
approached
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From this reading Here the sage approached and saluted them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they walked along the bank of the Nile, delighted with the beams of the moon quivering on the water, they saw at a small distance an old man, whom the prince had often heard in the assembly of the sages.
assembly
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From this reading As they walked along the bank of the Nile, delighted with the beams of the moon quivering on the water, they saw at a small distance an old man, whom the prince had often heard in the assembly of the sages.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As they walked along the bank of the Nile, delighted with the beams of the moon quivering on the water, they saw at a small distance an old man, whom the prince had often heard in the assembly of the sages.
awhile
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From this reading They invited him to join their walk, and prattled awhile, as acquaintance that had unexpectedly met one another.
bank
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From this reading As they walked along the bank of the Nile, delighted with the beams of the moon quivering on the water, they saw at a small distance an old man, whom the prince had often heard in the assembly of the sages.
beams
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From this reading As they walked along the bank of the Nile, delighted with the beams of the moon quivering on the water, they saw at a small distance an old man, whom the prince had often heard in the assembly of the sages.
better
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From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
calmed
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From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
close
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From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
clouded
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From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
delighted
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From this reading As they walked along the bank of the Nile, delighted with the beams of the moon quivering on the water, they saw at a small distance an old man, whom the prince had often heard in the assembly of the sages.
DISCOURSE
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From this reading THEY DISCOURSE WITH AN OLD MAN The evening was now far past, and they rose to return home.
disquisitions
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From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
distance
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From this reading As they walked along the bank of the Nile, delighted with the beams of the moon quivering on the water, they saw at a small distance an old man, whom the prince had often heard in the assembly of the sages.
evening
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From this reading THEY DISCOURSE WITH AN OLD MAN The evening was now far past, and they rose to return home.
far
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From this reading THEY DISCOURSE WITH AN OLD MAN The evening was now far past, and they rose to return home.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As they walked along the bank of the Nile, delighted with the beams of the moon quivering on the water, they saw at a small distance an old man, whom the prince had often heard in the assembly of the sages.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
heard
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From this reading As they walked along the bank of the Nile, delighted with the beams of the moon quivering on the water, they saw at a small distance an old man, whom the prince had often heard in the assembly of the sages.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here the sage approached and saluted them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They invited him to join their walk, and prattled awhile, as acquaintance that had unexpectedly met one another.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
home
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From this reading THEY DISCOURSE WITH AN OLD MAN The evening was now far past, and they rose to return home.
hope
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From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As they walked along the bank of the Nile, delighted with the beams of the moon quivering on the water, they saw at a small distance an old man, whom the prince had often heard in the assembly of the sages.
inquiring
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From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
invited
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From this reading They invited him to join their walk, and prattled awhile, as acquaintance that had unexpectedly met one another.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
join
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From this reading They invited him to join their walk, and prattled awhile, as acquaintance that had unexpectedly met one another.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
latter
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From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
MAN
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From this reading THEY DISCOURSE WITH AN OLD MAN The evening was now far past, and they rose to return home.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
met
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From this reading They invited him to join their walk, and prattled awhile, as acquaintance that had unexpectedly met one another.
moon
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From this reading As they walked along the bank of the Nile, delighted with the beams of the moon quivering on the water, they saw at a small distance an old man, whom the prince had often heard in the assembly of the sages.
night
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From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
Nile
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From this reading As they walked along the bank of the Nile, delighted with the beams of the moon quivering on the water, they saw at a small distance an old man, whom the prince had often heard in the assembly of the sages.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
now
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From this reading THEY DISCOURSE WITH AN OLD MAN The evening was now far past, and they rose to return home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As they walked along the bank of the Nile, delighted with the beams of the moon quivering on the water, they saw at a small distance an old man, whom the prince had often heard in the assembly of the sages.
often
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From this reading As they walked along the bank of the Nile, delighted with the beams of the moon quivering on the water, they saw at a small distance an old man, whom the prince had often heard in the assembly of the sages.
OLD
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From this reading THEY DISCOURSE WITH AN OLD MAN The evening was now far past, and they rose to return home.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As they walked along the bank of the Nile, delighted with the beams of the moon quivering on the water, they saw at a small distance an old man, whom the prince had often heard in the assembly of the sages.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
own
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From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
passions
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From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
past
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From this reading THEY DISCOURSE WITH AN OLD MAN The evening was now far past, and they rose to return home.
prattled
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From this reading They invited him to join their walk, and prattled awhile, as acquaintance that had unexpectedly met one another.
prince
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From this reading As they walked along the bank of the Nile, delighted with the beams of the moon quivering on the water, they saw at a small distance an old man, whom the prince had often heard in the assembly of the sages.
quivering
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From this reading As they walked along the bank of the Nile, delighted with the beams of the moon quivering on the water, they saw at a small distance an old man, whom the prince had often heard in the assembly of the sages.
reason
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From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
remains
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From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
return
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From this reading THEY DISCOURSE WITH AN OLD MAN The evening was now far past, and they rose to return home.
rose
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From this reading THEY DISCOURSE WITH AN OLD MAN The evening was now far past, and they rose to return home.
sage
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From this reading Here the sage approached and saluted them.
sages
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From this reading As they walked along the bank of the Nile, delighted with the beams of the moon quivering on the water, they saw at a small distance an old man, whom the prince had often heard in the assembly of the sages.
said
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From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
saluted
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From this reading Here the sage approached and saluted them.
saw
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From this reading As they walked along the bank of the Nile, delighted with the beams of the moon quivering on the water, they saw at a small distance an old man, whom the prince had often heard in the assembly of the sages.
sentiments
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From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
small
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From this reading As they walked along the bank of the Nile, delighted with the beams of the moon quivering on the water, they saw at a small distance an old man, whom the prince had often heard in the assembly of the sages.
state
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From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
struggle
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From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THEY DISCOURSE WITH AN OLD MAN The evening was now far past, and they rose to return home.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They invited him to join their walk, and prattled awhile, as acquaintance that had unexpectedly met one another.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Here the sage approached and saluted them.
THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THEY DISCOURSE WITH AN OLD MAN The evening was now far past, and they rose to return home.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THEY DISCOURSE WITH AN OLD MAN The evening was now far past, and they rose to return home.
unexpectedly
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From this reading They invited him to join their walk, and prattled awhile, as acquaintance that had unexpectedly met one another.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
vexation
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From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
walk
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From this reading They invited him to join their walk, and prattled awhile, as acquaintance that had unexpectedly met one another.
walked
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From this reading As they walked along the bank of the Nile, delighted with the beams of the moon quivering on the water, they saw at a small distance an old man, whom the prince had often heard in the assembly of the sages.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THEY DISCOURSE WITH AN OLD MAN The evening was now far past, and they rose to return home.
water
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From this reading As they walked along the bank of the Nile, delighted with the beams of the moon quivering on the water, they saw at a small distance an old man, whom the prince had often heard in the assembly of the sages.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As they walked along the bank of the Nile, delighted with the beams of the moon quivering on the water, they saw at a small distance an old man, whom the prince had often heard in the assembly of the sages.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THEY DISCOURSE WITH AN OLD MAN The evening was now far past, and they rose to return home.
years
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From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
Yonder
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From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
youth
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From this reading “Yonder,” said he, “is one whose years have calmed his passions, but not clouded his reason; let us close the disquisitions of the night, by inquiring what are his sentiments of his own state, that we may know whether youth alone is to struggle with vexation, and whether any better hope remains for the latter part of life.”
