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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 She could not even learn to read the notes, and she would probably never be able to play a single bar correctly.
able
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From this reading She could not even learn to read the notes, and she would probably never be able to play a single bar correctly.
Alice
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From this reading So he took no particular interest in any of his scholars, and it was only when he saw how eagerly the little Alice drank in every sound, that gradually he began to observe the child more narrowly.
alive
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From this reading But he had noticed how keenly alive she was to harmony, how peculiarly sensitive to discord.
always
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From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
any
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From this reading So he took no particular interest in any of his scholars, and it was only when he saw how eagerly the little Alice drank in every sound, that gradually he began to observe the child more narrowly.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he had at first seen, she possessed no power of execution whatever.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As he had at first seen, she possessed no power of execution whatever.
bar
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From this reading She could not even learn to read the notes, and she would probably never be able to play a single bar correctly.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She could not even learn to read the notes, and she would probably never be able to play a single bar correctly.
began
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From this reading So he took no particular interest in any of his scholars, and it was only when he saw how eagerly the little Alice drank in every sound, that gradually he began to observe the child more narrowly.
better
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From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he had noticed how keenly alive she was to harmony, how peculiarly sensitive to discord.
child
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From this reading So he took no particular interest in any of his scholars, and it was only when he saw how eagerly the little Alice drank in every sound, that gradually he began to observe the child more narrowly.
correctly
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From this reading She could not even learn to read the notes, and she would probably never be able to play a single bar correctly.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not even learn to read the notes, and she would probably never be able to play a single bar correctly.
discord
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From this reading But he had noticed how keenly alive she was to harmony, how peculiarly sensitive to discord.
door
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From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
drank
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From this reading So he took no particular interest in any of his scholars, and it was only when he saw how eagerly the little Alice drank in every sound, that gradually he began to observe the child more narrowly.
eagerly
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From this reading So he took no particular interest in any of his scholars, and it was only when he saw how eagerly the little Alice drank in every sound, that gradually he began to observe the child more narrowly.
enough
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From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
even
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From this reading She could not even learn to read the notes, and she would probably never be able to play a single bar correctly.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading So he took no particular interest in any of his scholars, and it was only when he saw how eagerly the little Alice drank in every sound, that gradually he began to observe the child more narrowly.
execution
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From this reading As he had at first seen, she possessed no power of execution whatever.
first
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From this reading As he had at first seen, she possessed no power of execution whatever.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
give
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From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
gradually
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From this reading So he took no particular interest in any of his scholars, and it was only when he saw how eagerly the little Alice drank in every sound, that gradually he began to observe the child more narrowly.
great
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From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As he had at first seen, she possessed no power of execution whatever.
harmony
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From this reading But he had noticed how keenly alive she was to harmony, how peculiarly sensitive to discord.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
how
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From this reading So he took no particular interest in any of his scholars, and it was only when he saw how eagerly the little Alice drank in every sound, that gradually he began to observe the child more narrowly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So he took no particular interest in any of his scholars, and it was only when he saw how eagerly the little Alice drank in every sound, that gradually he began to observe the child more narrowly.
interest
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From this reading So he took no particular interest in any of his scholars, and it was only when he saw how eagerly the little Alice drank in every sound, that gradually he began to observe the child more narrowly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So he took no particular interest in any of his scholars, and it was only when he saw how eagerly the little Alice drank in every sound, that gradually he began to observe the child more narrowly.
keenly
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From this reading But he had noticed how keenly alive she was to harmony, how peculiarly sensitive to discord.
keep
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From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
learn
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From this reading She could not even learn to read the notes, and she would probably never be able to play a single bar correctly.
life
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From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
little
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From this reading So he took no particular interest in any of his scholars, and it was only when he saw how eagerly the little Alice drank in every sound, that gradually he began to observe the child more narrowly.
loved
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From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
means
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From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
more
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From this reading So he took no particular interest in any of his scholars, and it was only when he saw how eagerly the little Alice drank in every sound, that gradually he began to observe the child more narrowly.
narrowly
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From this reading So he took no particular interest in any of his scholars, and it was only when he saw how eagerly the little Alice drank in every sound, that gradually he began to observe the child more narrowly.
never
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From this reading She could not even learn to read the notes, and she would probably never be able to play a single bar correctly.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading So he took no particular interest in any of his scholars, and it was only when he saw how eagerly the little Alice drank in every sound, that gradually he began to observe the child more narrowly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not even learn to read the notes, and she would probably never be able to play a single bar correctly.
notes
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From this reading She could not even learn to read the notes, and she would probably never be able to play a single bar correctly.
noticed
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From this reading But he had noticed how keenly alive she was to harmony, how peculiarly sensitive to discord.
object
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From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
observe
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From this reading So he took no particular interest in any of his scholars, and it was only when he saw how eagerly the little Alice drank in every sound, that gradually he began to observe the child more narrowly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So he took no particular interest in any of his scholars, and it was only when he saw how eagerly the little Alice drank in every sound, that gradually he began to observe the child more narrowly.
once
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From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
only
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From this reading So he took no particular interest in any of his scholars, and it was only when he saw how eagerly the little Alice drank in every sound, that gradually he began to observe the child more narrowly.
particular
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From this reading So he took no particular interest in any of his scholars, and it was only when he saw how eagerly the little Alice drank in every sound, that gradually he began to observe the child more narrowly.
peculiarly
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From this reading But he had noticed how keenly alive she was to harmony, how peculiarly sensitive to discord.
penury
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From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
play
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From this reading She could not even learn to read the notes, and she would probably never be able to play a single bar correctly.
possessed
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From this reading As he had at first seen, she possessed no power of execution whatever.
power
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From this reading As he had at first seen, she possessed no power of execution whatever.
probably
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From this reading She could not even learn to read the notes, and she would probably never be able to play a single bar correctly.
read
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From this reading She could not even learn to read the notes, and she would probably never be able to play a single bar correctly.
saw
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From this reading So he took no particular interest in any of his scholars, and it was only when he saw how eagerly the little Alice drank in every sound, that gradually he began to observe the child more narrowly.
scholars
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From this reading So he took no particular interest in any of his scholars, and it was only when he saw how eagerly the little Alice drank in every sound, that gradually he began to observe the child more narrowly.
secure
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From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
seen
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From this reading As he had at first seen, she possessed no power of execution whatever.
sensitive
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From this reading But he had noticed how keenly alive she was to harmony, how peculiarly sensitive to discord.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he had at first seen, she possessed no power of execution whatever.
single
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From this reading She could not even learn to read the notes, and she would probably never be able to play a single bar correctly.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he took no particular interest in any of his scholars, and it was only when he saw how eagerly the little Alice drank in every sound, that gradually he began to observe the child more narrowly.
sound
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From this reading So he took no particular interest in any of his scholars, and it was only when he saw how eagerly the little Alice drank in every sound, that gradually he began to observe the child more narrowly.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So he took no particular interest in any of his scholars, and it was only when he saw how eagerly the little Alice drank in every sound, that gradually he began to observe the child more narrowly.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
then
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From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
took
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From this reading So he took no particular interest in any of his scholars, and it was only when he saw how eagerly the little Alice drank in every sound, that gradually he began to observe the child more narrowly.
unreservedly
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From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
up
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From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading As he had at first seen, she possessed no power of execution whatever.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading So he took no particular interest in any of his scholars, and it was only when he saw how eagerly the little Alice drank in every sound, that gradually he began to observe the child more narrowly.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
worked
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From this reading The great object for which he worked was once to secure means enough to keep penury always from his door, and then give himself up unreservedly to this art which he loved better than his life.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She could not even learn to read the notes, and she would probably never be able to play a single bar correctly.
