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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 It came to pass that Sunny's friends across the sea reached a period where they thought of her vaguely only as a charming and amusing episode of an idyllic summer in the Land of the Rising Sun.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It came to pass that Sunny's friends across the sea reached a period where they thought of her vaguely only as a charming and amusing episode of an idyllic summer in the Land of the Rising Sun.
amusing
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From this reading It came to pass that Sunny's friends across the sea reached a period where they thought of her vaguely only as a charming and amusing episode of an idyllic summer in the Land of the Rising Sun.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It came to pass that Sunny's friends across the sea reached a period where they thought of her vaguely only as a charming and amusing episode of an idyllic summer in the Land of the Rising Sun.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Time and environment work miracles.
April
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From this reading Into the oblivion of the years, farther and farther retreated the face of the Sunny whose April smile and ingenuous ways and lovely face had once so warmed and charmed their young hearts.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The exaggerated expressions, the unalterable conclusions, the tragic imaginings, the resolves, which he feels nothing can shake, how sadly and ludicrously and with what swiftness are they dissipated.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is interesting to study the phases of emotion that one passes through as he emerges from youth into manhood.
came
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From this reading It came to pass that Sunny's friends across the sea reached a period where they thought of her vaguely only as a charming and amusing episode of an idyllic summer in the Land of the Rising Sun.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The exaggerated expressions, the unalterable conclusions, the tragic imaginings, the resolves, which he feels nothing can shake, how sadly and ludicrously and with what swiftness are they dissipated.
charmed
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charming
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From this reading It came to pass that Sunny's friends across the sea reached a period where they thought of her vaguely only as a charming and amusing episode of an idyllic summer in the Land of the Rising Sun.
conclusions
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From this reading The exaggerated expressions, the unalterable conclusions, the tragic imaginings, the resolves, which he feels nothing can shake, how sadly and ludicrously and with what swiftness are they dissipated.
dissipated
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From this reading The exaggerated expressions, the unalterable conclusions, the tragic imaginings, the resolves, which he feels nothing can shake, how sadly and ludicrously and with what swiftness are they dissipated.
emerges
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From this reading It is interesting to study the phases of emotion that one passes through as he emerges from youth into manhood.
emotion
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From this reading It is interesting to study the phases of emotion that one passes through as he emerges from youth into manhood.
environment
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From this reading Time and environment work miracles.
episode
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From this reading It came to pass that Sunny's friends across the sea reached a period where they thought of her vaguely only as a charming and amusing episode of an idyllic summer in the Land of the Rising Sun.
exaggerated
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expressions
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From this reading The exaggerated expressions, the unalterable conclusions, the tragic imaginings, the resolves, which he feels nothing can shake, how sadly and ludicrously and with what swiftness are they dissipated.
face
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From this reading Into the oblivion of the years, farther and farther retreated the face of the Sunny whose April smile and ingenuous ways and lovely face had once so warmed and charmed their young hearts.
farther
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From this reading Into the oblivion of the years, farther and farther retreated the face of the Sunny whose April smile and ingenuous ways and lovely face had once so warmed and charmed their young hearts.
feels
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From this reading The exaggerated expressions, the unalterable conclusions, the tragic imaginings, the resolves, which he feels nothing can shake, how sadly and ludicrously and with what swiftness are they dissipated.
friends
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From this reading It came to pass that Sunny's friends across the sea reached a period where they thought of her vaguely only as a charming and amusing episode of an idyllic summer in the Land of the Rising Sun.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is interesting to study the phases of emotion that one passes through as he emerges from youth into manhood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Into the oblivion of the years, farther and farther retreated the face of the Sunny whose April smile and ingenuous ways and lovely face had once so warmed and charmed their young hearts.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is interesting to study the phases of emotion that one passes through as he emerges from youth into manhood.
hearts
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From this reading Into the oblivion of the years, farther and farther retreated the face of the Sunny whose April smile and ingenuous ways and lovely face had once so warmed and charmed their young hearts.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It came to pass that Sunny's friends across the sea reached a period where they thought of her vaguely only as a charming and amusing episode of an idyllic summer in the Land of the Rising Sun.
how
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From this reading The exaggerated expressions, the unalterable conclusions, the tragic imaginings, the resolves, which he feels nothing can shake, how sadly and ludicrously and with what swiftness are they dissipated.
idyllic
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From this reading It came to pass that Sunny's friends across the sea reached a period where they thought of her vaguely only as a charming and amusing episode of an idyllic summer in the Land of the Rising Sun.
imaginings
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From this reading The exaggerated expressions, the unalterable conclusions, the tragic imaginings, the resolves, which he feels nothing can shake, how sadly and ludicrously and with what swiftness are they dissipated.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It came to pass that Sunny's friends across the sea reached a period where they thought of her vaguely only as a charming and amusing episode of an idyllic summer in the Land of the Rising Sun.
ingenuous
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From this reading Into the oblivion of the years, farther and farther retreated the face of the Sunny whose April smile and ingenuous ways and lovely face had once so warmed and charmed their young hearts.
interesting
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From this reading It is interesting to study the phases of emotion that one passes through as he emerges from youth into manhood.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is interesting to study the phases of emotion that one passes through as he emerges from youth into manhood.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is interesting to study the phases of emotion that one passes through as he emerges from youth into manhood.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is interesting to study the phases of emotion that one passes through as he emerges from youth into manhood.
Land
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From this reading It came to pass that Sunny's friends across the sea reached a period where they thought of her vaguely only as a charming and amusing episode of an idyllic summer in the Land of the Rising Sun.
lovely
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From this reading Into the oblivion of the years, farther and farther retreated the face of the Sunny whose April smile and ingenuous ways and lovely face had once so warmed and charmed their young hearts.
ludicrously
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From this reading The exaggerated expressions, the unalterable conclusions, the tragic imaginings, the resolves, which he feels nothing can shake, how sadly and ludicrously and with what swiftness are they dissipated.
manhood
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miracles
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From this reading Time and environment work miracles.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The exaggerated expressions, the unalterable conclusions, the tragic imaginings, the resolves, which he feels nothing can shake, how sadly and ludicrously and with what swiftness are they dissipated.
oblivion
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From this reading Into the oblivion of the years, farther and farther retreated the face of the Sunny whose April smile and ingenuous ways and lovely face had once so warmed and charmed their young hearts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is interesting to study the phases of emotion that one passes through as he emerges from youth into manhood.
once
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From this reading Into the oblivion of the years, farther and farther retreated the face of the Sunny whose April smile and ingenuous ways and lovely face had once so warmed and charmed their young hearts.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is interesting to study the phases of emotion that one passes through as he emerges from youth into manhood.
only
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From this reading It came to pass that Sunny's friends across the sea reached a period where they thought of her vaguely only as a charming and amusing episode of an idyllic summer in the Land of the Rising Sun.
pass
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From this reading It came to pass that Sunny's friends across the sea reached a period where they thought of her vaguely only as a charming and amusing episode of an idyllic summer in the Land of the Rising Sun.
passes
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From this reading It is interesting to study the phases of emotion that one passes through as he emerges from youth into manhood.
period
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From this reading It came to pass that Sunny's friends across the sea reached a period where they thought of her vaguely only as a charming and amusing episode of an idyllic summer in the Land of the Rising Sun.
phases
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From this reading It is interesting to study the phases of emotion that one passes through as he emerges from youth into manhood.
reached
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resolves
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From this reading The exaggerated expressions, the unalterable conclusions, the tragic imaginings, the resolves, which he feels nothing can shake, how sadly and ludicrously and with what swiftness are they dissipated.
retreated
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From this reading Into the oblivion of the years, farther and farther retreated the face of the Sunny whose April smile and ingenuous ways and lovely face had once so warmed and charmed their young hearts.
Rising
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From this reading It came to pass that Sunny's friends across the sea reached a period where they thought of her vaguely only as a charming and amusing episode of an idyllic summer in the Land of the Rising Sun.
sadly
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From this reading The exaggerated expressions, the unalterable conclusions, the tragic imaginings, the resolves, which he feels nothing can shake, how sadly and ludicrously and with what swiftness are they dissipated.
sea
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From this reading It came to pass that Sunny's friends across the sea reached a period where they thought of her vaguely only as a charming and amusing episode of an idyllic summer in the Land of the Rising Sun.
shake
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From this reading The exaggerated expressions, the unalterable conclusions, the tragic imaginings, the resolves, which he feels nothing can shake, how sadly and ludicrously and with what swiftness are they dissipated.
smile
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From this reading Into the oblivion of the years, farther and farther retreated the face of the Sunny whose April smile and ingenuous ways and lovely face had once so warmed and charmed their young hearts.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Into the oblivion of the years, farther and farther retreated the face of the Sunny whose April smile and ingenuous ways and lovely face had once so warmed and charmed their young hearts.
study
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From this reading It is interesting to study the phases of emotion that one passes through as he emerges from youth into manhood.
summer
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From this reading It came to pass that Sunny's friends across the sea reached a period where they thought of her vaguely only as a charming and amusing episode of an idyllic summer in the Land of the Rising Sun.
Sun
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From this reading It came to pass that Sunny's friends across the sea reached a period where they thought of her vaguely only as a charming and amusing episode of an idyllic summer in the Land of the Rising Sun.
Sunny
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Sunny's
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From this reading It came to pass that Sunny's friends across the sea reached a period where they thought of her vaguely only as a charming and amusing episode of an idyllic summer in the Land of the Rising Sun.
swiftness
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From this reading The exaggerated expressions, the unalterable conclusions, the tragic imaginings, the resolves, which he feels nothing can shake, how sadly and ludicrously and with what swiftness are they dissipated.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is interesting to study the phases of emotion that one passes through as he emerges from youth into manhood.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is interesting to study the phases of emotion that one passes through as he emerges from youth into manhood.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Into the oblivion of the years, farther and farther retreated the face of the Sunny whose April smile and ingenuous ways and lovely face had once so warmed and charmed their young hearts.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The exaggerated expressions, the unalterable conclusions, the tragic imaginings, the resolves, which he feels nothing can shake, how sadly and ludicrously and with what swiftness are they dissipated.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It came to pass that Sunny's friends across the sea reached a period where they thought of her vaguely only as a charming and amusing episode of an idyllic summer in the Land of the Rising Sun.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is interesting to study the phases of emotion that one passes through as he emerges from youth into manhood.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time and environment work miracles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is interesting to study the phases of emotion that one passes through as he emerges from youth into manhood.
tragic
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From this reading The exaggerated expressions, the unalterable conclusions, the tragic imaginings, the resolves, which he feels nothing can shake, how sadly and ludicrously and with what swiftness are they dissipated.
unalterable
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From this reading The exaggerated expressions, the unalterable conclusions, the tragic imaginings, the resolves, which he feels nothing can shake, how sadly and ludicrously and with what swiftness are they dissipated.
vaguely
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From this reading It came to pass that Sunny's friends across the sea reached a period where they thought of her vaguely only as a charming and amusing episode of an idyllic summer in the Land of the Rising Sun.
warmed
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From this reading Into the oblivion of the years, farther and farther retreated the face of the Sunny whose April smile and ingenuous ways and lovely face had once so warmed and charmed their young hearts.
ways
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From this reading Into the oblivion of the years, farther and farther retreated the face of the Sunny whose April smile and ingenuous ways and lovely face had once so warmed and charmed their young hearts.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The exaggerated expressions, the unalterable conclusions, the tragic imaginings, the resolves, which he feels nothing can shake, how sadly and ludicrously and with what swiftness are they dissipated.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It came to pass that Sunny's friends across the sea reached a period where they thought of her vaguely only as a charming and amusing episode of an idyllic summer in the Land of the Rising Sun.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The exaggerated expressions, the unalterable conclusions, the tragic imaginings, the resolves, which he feels nothing can shake, how sadly and ludicrously and with what swiftness are they dissipated.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Into the oblivion of the years, farther and farther retreated the face of the Sunny whose April smile and ingenuous ways and lovely face had once so warmed and charmed their young hearts.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The exaggerated expressions, the unalterable conclusions, the tragic imaginings, the resolves, which he feels nothing can shake, how sadly and ludicrously and with what swiftness are they dissipated.
work
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From this reading Time and environment work miracles.
years
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From this reading Into the oblivion of the years, farther and farther retreated the face of the Sunny whose April smile and ingenuous ways and lovely face had once so warmed and charmed their young hearts.
young
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From this reading Into the oblivion of the years, farther and farther retreated the face of the Sunny whose April smile and ingenuous ways and lovely face had once so warmed and charmed their young hearts.
youth
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From this reading It is interesting to study the phases of emotion that one passes through as he emerges from youth into manhood.
