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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 I began to grow weary of my golden holiday of unlaborious childhood, to sigh for toil, to look around me for a career.
active
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From this reading That active energy all around, at first saddening, became soon exhilarating, and at last contagious.
all
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From this reading That active energy all around, at first saddening, became soon exhilarating, and at last contagious.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To an industrious mind, nothing is so catching as industry.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Left to myself in the earlier part of the day, I wandered, wistful and lonely, through the vast wilderness of London.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading That active energy all around, at first saddening, became soon exhilarating, and at last contagious.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To an industrious mind, nothing is so catching as industry.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That active energy all around, at first saddening, became soon exhilarating, and at last contagious.
became
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From this reading That active energy all around, at first saddening, became soon exhilarating, and at last contagious.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I began to grow weary of my golden holiday of unlaborious childhood, to sigh for toil, to look around me for a career.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By degrees I familiarized myself with that populous solitude; I ceased to pine for the green fields.
career
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From this reading I began to grow weary of my golden holiday of unlaborious childhood, to sigh for toil, to look around me for a career.
catching
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From this reading To an industrious mind, nothing is so catching as industry.
ceased
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From this reading By degrees I familiarized myself with that populous solitude; I ceased to pine for the green fields.
childhood
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From this reading I began to grow weary of my golden holiday of unlaborious childhood, to sigh for toil, to look around me for a career.
contagious
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From this reading That active energy all around, at first saddening, became soon exhilarating, and at last contagious.
day
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From this reading Left to myself in the earlier part of the day, I wandered, wistful and lonely, through the vast wilderness of London.
degrees
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From this reading By degrees I familiarized myself with that populous solitude; I ceased to pine for the green fields.
earlier
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From this reading Left to myself in the earlier part of the day, I wandered, wistful and lonely, through the vast wilderness of London.
energy
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From this reading That active energy all around, at first saddening, became soon exhilarating, and at last contagious.
exhilarating
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From this reading That active energy all around, at first saddening, became soon exhilarating, and at last contagious.
familiarized
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From this reading By degrees I familiarized myself with that populous solitude; I ceased to pine for the green fields.
fields
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From this reading By degrees I familiarized myself with that populous solitude; I ceased to pine for the green fields.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That active energy all around, at first saddening, became soon exhilarating, and at last contagious.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading By degrees I familiarized myself with that populous solitude; I ceased to pine for the green fields.
golden
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From this reading I began to grow weary of my golden holiday of unlaborious childhood, to sigh for toil, to look around me for a career.
green
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From this reading By degrees I familiarized myself with that populous solitude; I ceased to pine for the green fields.
grow
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From this reading I began to grow weary of my golden holiday of unlaborious childhood, to sigh for toil, to look around me for a career.
holiday
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From this reading I began to grow weary of my golden holiday of unlaborious childhood, to sigh for toil, to look around me for a career.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Left to myself in the earlier part of the day, I wandered, wistful and lonely, through the vast wilderness of London.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Left to myself in the earlier part of the day, I wandered, wistful and lonely, through the vast wilderness of London.
industrious
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From this reading To an industrious mind, nothing is so catching as industry.
industry
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From this reading To an industrious mind, nothing is so catching as industry.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To an industrious mind, nothing is so catching as industry.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That active energy all around, at first saddening, became soon exhilarating, and at last contagious.
LeftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Left to myself in the earlier part of the day, I wandered, wistful and lonely, through the vast wilderness of London.
London
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From this reading Left to myself in the earlier part of the day, I wandered, wistful and lonely, through the vast wilderness of London.
lonely
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From this reading Left to myself in the earlier part of the day, I wandered, wistful and lonely, through the vast wilderness of London.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I began to grow weary of my golden holiday of unlaborious childhood, to sigh for toil, to look around me for a career.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I began to grow weary of my golden holiday of unlaborious childhood, to sigh for toil, to look around me for a career.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To an industrious mind, nothing is so catching as industry.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I began to grow weary of my golden holiday of unlaborious childhood, to sigh for toil, to look around me for a career.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Left to myself in the earlier part of the day, I wandered, wistful and lonely, through the vast wilderness of London.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading To an industrious mind, nothing is so catching as industry.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Left to myself in the earlier part of the day, I wandered, wistful and lonely, through the vast wilderness of London.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Left to myself in the earlier part of the day, I wandered, wistful and lonely, through the vast wilderness of London.
pine
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From this reading By degrees I familiarized myself with that populous solitude; I ceased to pine for the green fields.
populous
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From this reading By degrees I familiarized myself with that populous solitude; I ceased to pine for the green fields.
saddening
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From this reading That active energy all around, at first saddening, became soon exhilarating, and at last contagious.
sigh
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From this reading I began to grow weary of my golden holiday of unlaborious childhood, to sigh for toil, to look around me for a career.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To an industrious mind, nothing is so catching as industry.
solitude
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From this reading By degrees I familiarized myself with that populous solitude; I ceased to pine for the green fields.
soon
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From this reading That active energy all around, at first saddening, became soon exhilarating, and at last contagious.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By degrees I familiarized myself with that populous solitude; I ceased to pine for the green fields.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Left to myself in the earlier part of the day, I wandered, wistful and lonely, through the vast wilderness of London.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Left to myself in the earlier part of the day, I wandered, wistful and lonely, through the vast wilderness of London.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Left to myself in the earlier part of the day, I wandered, wistful and lonely, through the vast wilderness of London.
toil
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From this reading I began to grow weary of my golden holiday of unlaborious childhood, to sigh for toil, to look around me for a career.
unlaborious
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From this reading I began to grow weary of my golden holiday of unlaborious childhood, to sigh for toil, to look around me for a career.
vast
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From this reading Left to myself in the earlier part of the day, I wandered, wistful and lonely, through the vast wilderness of London.
wandered
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From this reading Left to myself in the earlier part of the day, I wandered, wistful and lonely, through the vast wilderness of London.
weary
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From this reading I began to grow weary of my golden holiday of unlaborious childhood, to sigh for toil, to look around me for a career.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading Left to myself in the earlier part of the day, I wandered, wistful and lonely, through the vast wilderness of London.
wistful
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From this reading Left to myself in the earlier part of the day, I wandered, wistful and lonely, through the vast wilderness of London.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading By degrees I familiarized myself with that populous solitude; I ceased to pine for the green fields.
