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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 was always pleased with the visits of a child, in whose society, if humbled, I was less eclipsed than in that of Ana who had completed their education and matured their understanding.
alighted
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From this reading One day, as I sat alone and brooding in my chamber, Taee flew in at the open window and alighted on the couch beside me.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day, as I sat alone and brooding in my chamber, Taee flew in at the open window and alighted on the couch beside me.
always
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From this reading I was always pleased with the visits of a child, in whose society, if humbled, I was less eclipsed than in that of Ana who had completed their education and matured their understanding.
Ana
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From this reading I was always pleased with the visits of a child, in whose society, if humbled, I was less eclipsed than in that of Ana who had completed their education and matured their understanding.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One day, as I sat alone and brooding in my chamber, Taee flew in at the open window and alighted on the couch beside me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One day, as I sat alone and brooding in my chamber, Taee flew in at the open window and alighted on the couch beside me.
ask
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From this reading And as I was permitted to wander forth with him for my companion, and as I longed to revisit the spot in which I had descended into the nether world, I hastened to ask him if he were at leisure for a stroll beyond the streets of the city.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One day, as I sat alone and brooding in my chamber, Taee flew in at the open window and alighted on the couch beside me.
baskets
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From this reading We soon found ourselves in the street, and had not got far from the house when we encountered five or six young Gy-ei, who were returning from the fields with baskets full of flowers, and chanting a song in chorus as they walked.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading One day, as I sat alone and brooding in my chamber, Taee flew in at the open window and alighted on the couch beside me.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading And as I was permitted to wander forth with him for my companion, and as I longed to revisit the spot in which I had descended into the nether world, I hastened to ask him if he were at leisure for a stroll beyond the streets of the city.
brooding
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From this reading One day, as I sat alone and brooding in my chamber, Taee flew in at the open window and alighted on the couch beside me.
came
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From this reading His countenance seemed to me graver than usual as he replied, “I came hither on purpose to invite you forth.”
chamber
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From this reading One day, as I sat alone and brooding in my chamber, Taee flew in at the open window and alighted on the couch beside me.
chanting
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From this reading We soon found ourselves in the street, and had not got far from the house when we encountered five or six young Gy-ei, who were returning from the fields with baskets full of flowers, and chanting a song in chorus as they walked.
child
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From this reading I was always pleased with the visits of a child, in whose society, if humbled, I was less eclipsed than in that of Ana who had completed their education and matured their understanding.
chorusnounUS /ˈkɔrəs/
a group singing together
From this reading We soon found ourselves in the street, and had not got far from the house when we encountered five or six young Gy-ei, who were returning from the fields with baskets full of flowers, and chanting a song in chorus as they walked.
city
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From this reading And as I was permitted to wander forth with him for my companion, and as I longed to revisit the spot in which I had descended into the nether world, I hastened to ask him if he were at leisure for a stroll beyond the streets of the city.
companion
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From this reading And as I was permitted to wander forth with him for my companion, and as I longed to revisit the spot in which I had descended into the nether world, I hastened to ask him if he were at leisure for a stroll beyond the streets of the city.
completed
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From this reading I was always pleased with the visits of a child, in whose society, if humbled, I was less eclipsed than in that of Ana who had completed their education and matured their understanding.
couch
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From this reading One day, as I sat alone and brooding in my chamber, Taee flew in at the open window and alighted on the couch beside me.
countenance
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From this reading His countenance seemed to me graver than usual as he replied, “I came hither on purpose to invite you forth.”
day
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From this reading One day, as I sat alone and brooding in my chamber, Taee flew in at the open window and alighted on the couch beside me.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And as I was permitted to wander forth with him for my companion, and as I longed to revisit the spot in which I had descended into the nether world, I hastened to ask him if he were at leisure for a stroll beyond the streets of the city.
eclipsed
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From this reading I was always pleased with the visits of a child, in whose society, if humbled, I was less eclipsed than in that of Ana who had completed their education and matured their understanding.
education
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From this reading I was always pleased with the visits of a child, in whose society, if humbled, I was less eclipsed than in that of Ana who had completed their education and matured their understanding.
encountered
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From this reading We soon found ourselves in the street, and had not got far from the house when we encountered five or six young Gy-ei, who were returning from the fields with baskets full of flowers, and chanting a song in chorus as they walked.
far
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From this reading We soon found ourselves in the street, and had not got far from the house when we encountered five or six young Gy-ei, who were returning from the fields with baskets full of flowers, and chanting a song in chorus as they walked.
fields
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From this reading We soon found ourselves in the street, and had not got far from the house when we encountered five or six young Gy-ei, who were returning from the fields with baskets full of flowers, and chanting a song in chorus as they walked.
five
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From this reading We soon found ourselves in the street, and had not got far from the house when we encountered five or six young Gy-ei, who were returning from the fields with baskets full of flowers, and chanting a song in chorus as they walked.
flew
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From this reading One day, as I sat alone and brooding in my chamber, Taee flew in at the open window and alighted on the couch beside me.
flowers
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From this reading We soon found ourselves in the street, and had not got far from the house when we encountered five or six young Gy-ei, who were returning from the fields with baskets full of flowers, and chanting a song in chorus as they walked.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And as I was permitted to wander forth with him for my companion, and as I longed to revisit the spot in which I had descended into the nether world, I hastened to ask him if he were at leisure for a stroll beyond the streets of the city.
forth
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From this reading And as I was permitted to wander forth with him for my companion, and as I longed to revisit the spot in which I had descended into the nether world, I hastened to ask him if he were at leisure for a stroll beyond the streets of the city.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We soon found ourselves in the street, and had not got far from the house when we encountered five or six young Gy-ei, who were returning from the fields with baskets full of flowers, and chanting a song in chorus as they walked.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We soon found ourselves in the street, and had not got far from the house when we encountered five or six young Gy-ei, who were returning from the fields with baskets full of flowers, and chanting a song in chorus as they walked.
full
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From this reading We soon found ourselves in the street, and had not got far from the house when we encountered five or six young Gy-ei, who were returning from the fields with baskets full of flowers, and chanting a song in chorus as they walked.
got
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From this reading We soon found ourselves in the street, and had not got far from the house when we encountered five or six young Gy-ei, who were returning from the fields with baskets full of flowers, and chanting a song in chorus as they walked.
graver
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From this reading His countenance seemed to me graver than usual as he replied, “I came hither on purpose to invite you forth.”
Gy-ei
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From this reading We soon found ourselves in the street, and had not got far from the house when we encountered five or six young Gy-ei, who were returning from the fields with baskets full of flowers, and chanting a song in chorus as they walked.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was always pleased with the visits of a child, in whose society, if humbled, I was less eclipsed than in that of Ana who had completed their education and matured their understanding.
hastened
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From this reading And as I was permitted to wander forth with him for my companion, and as I longed to revisit the spot in which I had descended into the nether world, I hastened to ask him if he were at leisure for a stroll beyond the streets of the city.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And as I was permitted to wander forth with him for my companion, and as I longed to revisit the spot in which I had descended into the nether world, I hastened to ask him if he were at leisure for a stroll beyond the streets of the city.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And as I was permitted to wander forth with him for my companion, and as I longed to revisit the spot in which I had descended into the nether world, I hastened to ask him if he were at leisure for a stroll beyond the streets of the city.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His countenance seemed to me graver than usual as he replied, “I came hither on purpose to invite you forth.”
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading His countenance seemed to me graver than usual as he replied, “I came hither on purpose to invite you forth.”
house
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From this reading We soon found ourselves in the street, and had not got far from the house when we encountered five or six young Gy-ei, who were returning from the fields with baskets full of flowers, and chanting a song in chorus as they walked.
humbled
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From this reading I was always pleased with the visits of a child, in whose society, if humbled, I was less eclipsed than in that of Ana who had completed their education and matured their understanding.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One day, as I sat alone and brooding in my chamber, Taee flew in at the open window and alighted on the couch beside me.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I was always pleased with the visits of a child, in whose society, if humbled, I was less eclipsed than in that of Ana who had completed their education and matured their understanding.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day, as I sat alone and brooding in my chamber, Taee flew in at the open window and alighted on the couch beside me.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And as I was permitted to wander forth with him for my companion, and as I longed to revisit the spot in which I had descended into the nether world, I hastened to ask him if he were at leisure for a stroll beyond the streets of the city.
invite
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From this reading His countenance seemed to me graver than usual as he replied, “I came hither on purpose to invite you forth.”
leisure
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From this reading And as I was permitted to wander forth with him for my companion, and as I longed to revisit the spot in which I had descended into the nether world, I hastened to ask him if he were at leisure for a stroll beyond the streets of the city.
less
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From this reading I was always pleased with the visits of a child, in whose society, if humbled, I was less eclipsed than in that of Ana who had completed their education and matured their understanding.
longed
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From this reading And as I was permitted to wander forth with him for my companion, and as I longed to revisit the spot in which I had descended into the nether world, I hastened to ask him if he were at leisure for a stroll beyond the streets of the city.
matured
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From this reading I was always pleased with the visits of a child, in whose society, if humbled, I was less eclipsed than in that of Ana who had completed their education and matured their understanding.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One day, as I sat alone and brooding in my chamber, Taee flew in at the open window and alighted on the couch beside me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One day, as I sat alone and brooding in my chamber, Taee flew in at the open window and alighted on the couch beside me.
nether
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From this reading And as I was permitted to wander forth with him for my companion, and as I longed to revisit the spot in which I had descended into the nether world, I hastened to ask him if he were at leisure for a stroll beyond the streets of the city.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We soon found ourselves in the street, and had not got far from the house when we encountered five or six young Gy-ei, who were returning from the fields with baskets full of flowers, and chanting a song in chorus as they walked.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was always pleased with the visits of a child, in whose society, if humbled, I was less eclipsed than in that of Ana who had completed their education and matured their understanding.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One day, as I sat alone and brooding in my chamber, Taee flew in at the open window and alighted on the couch beside me.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, as I sat alone and brooding in my chamber, Taee flew in at the open window and alighted on the couch beside me.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading One day, as I sat alone and brooding in my chamber, Taee flew in at the open window and alighted on the couch beside me.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We soon found ourselves in the street, and had not got far from the house when we encountered five or six young Gy-ei, who were returning from the fields with baskets full of flowers, and chanting a song in chorus as they walked.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We soon found ourselves in the street, and had not got far from the house when we encountered five or six young Gy-ei, who were returning from the fields with baskets full of flowers, and chanting a song in chorus as they walked.
permitted
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From this reading And as I was permitted to wander forth with him for my companion, and as I longed to revisit the spot in which I had descended into the nether world, I hastened to ask him if he were at leisure for a stroll beyond the streets of the city.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was always pleased with the visits of a child, in whose society, if humbled, I was less eclipsed than in that of Ana who had completed their education and matured their understanding.
purpose
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From this reading His countenance seemed to me graver than usual as he replied, “I came hither on purpose to invite you forth.”
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His countenance seemed to me graver than usual as he replied, “I came hither on purpose to invite you forth.”
returning
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From this reading We soon found ourselves in the street, and had not got far from the house when we encountered five or six young Gy-ei, who were returning from the fields with baskets full of flowers, and chanting a song in chorus as they walked.
revisit
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From this reading And as I was permitted to wander forth with him for my companion, and as I longed to revisit the spot in which I had descended into the nether world, I hastened to ask him if he were at leisure for a stroll beyond the streets of the city.
sat
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From this reading One day, as I sat alone and brooding in my chamber, Taee flew in at the open window and alighted on the couch beside me.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His countenance seemed to me graver than usual as he replied, “I came hither on purpose to invite you forth.”
six
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From this reading We soon found ourselves in the street, and had not got far from the house when we encountered five or six young Gy-ei, who were returning from the fields with baskets full of flowers, and chanting a song in chorus as they walked.
society
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From this reading I was always pleased with the visits of a child, in whose society, if humbled, I was less eclipsed than in that of Ana who had completed their education and matured their understanding.
song
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From this reading We soon found ourselves in the street, and had not got far from the house when we encountered five or six young Gy-ei, who were returning from the fields with baskets full of flowers, and chanting a song in chorus as they walked.
soon
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From this reading We soon found ourselves in the street, and had not got far from the house when we encountered five or six young Gy-ei, who were returning from the fields with baskets full of flowers, and chanting a song in chorus as they walked.
spot
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From this reading And as I was permitted to wander forth with him for my companion, and as I longed to revisit the spot in which I had descended into the nether world, I hastened to ask him if he were at leisure for a stroll beyond the streets of the city.
street
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From this reading We soon found ourselves in the street, and had not got far from the house when we encountered five or six young Gy-ei, who were returning from the fields with baskets full of flowers, and chanting a song in chorus as they walked.
streets
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From this reading And as I was permitted to wander forth with him for my companion, and as I longed to revisit the spot in which I had descended into the nether world, I hastened to ask him if he were at leisure for a stroll beyond the streets of the city.
stroll
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From this reading And as I was permitted to wander forth with him for my companion, and as I longed to revisit the spot in which I had descended into the nether world, I hastened to ask him if he were at leisure for a stroll beyond the streets of the city.
Taee
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From this reading One day, as I sat alone and brooding in my chamber, Taee flew in at the open window and alighted on the couch beside me.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I was always pleased with the visits of a child, in whose society, if humbled, I was less eclipsed than in that of Ana who had completed their education and matured their understanding.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was always pleased with the visits of a child, in whose society, if humbled, I was less eclipsed than in that of Ana who had completed their education and matured their understanding.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day, as I sat alone and brooding in my chamber, Taee flew in at the open window and alighted on the couch beside me.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I was always pleased with the visits of a child, in whose society, if humbled, I was less eclipsed than in that of Ana who had completed their education and matured their understanding.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We soon found ourselves in the street, and had not got far from the house when we encountered five or six young Gy-ei, who were returning from the fields with baskets full of flowers, and chanting a song in chorus as they walked.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And as I was permitted to wander forth with him for my companion, and as I longed to revisit the spot in which I had descended into the nether world, I hastened to ask him if he were at leisure for a stroll beyond the streets of the city.
understanding
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From this reading I was always pleased with the visits of a child, in whose society, if humbled, I was less eclipsed than in that of Ana who had completed their education and matured their understanding.
usual
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From this reading His countenance seemed to me graver than usual as he replied, “I came hither on purpose to invite you forth.”
visits
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From this reading I was always pleased with the visits of a child, in whose society, if humbled, I was less eclipsed than in that of Ana who had completed their education and matured their understanding.
walked
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From this reading We soon found ourselves in the street, and had not got far from the house when we encountered five or six young Gy-ei, who were returning from the fields with baskets full of flowers, and chanting a song in chorus as they walked.
wander
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From this reading And as I was permitted to wander forth with him for my companion, and as I longed to revisit the spot in which I had descended into the nether world, I hastened to ask him if he were at leisure for a stroll beyond the streets of the city.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was always pleased with the visits of a child, in whose society, if humbled, I was less eclipsed than in that of Ana who had completed their education and matured their understanding.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We soon found ourselves in the street, and had not got far from the house when we encountered five or six young Gy-ei, who were returning from the fields with baskets full of flowers, and chanting a song in chorus as they walked.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And as I was permitted to wander forth with him for my companion, and as I longed to revisit the spot in which I had descended into the nether world, I hastened to ask him if he were at leisure for a stroll beyond the streets of the city.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We soon found ourselves in the street, and had not got far from the house when we encountered five or six young Gy-ei, who were returning from the fields with baskets full of flowers, and chanting a song in chorus as they walked.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And as I was permitted to wander forth with him for my companion, and as I longed to revisit the spot in which I had descended into the nether world, I hastened to ask him if he were at leisure for a stroll beyond the streets of the city.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I was always pleased with the visits of a child, in whose society, if humbled, I was less eclipsed than in that of Ana who had completed their education and matured their understanding.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading I was always pleased with the visits of a child, in whose society, if humbled, I was less eclipsed than in that of Ana who had completed their education and matured their understanding.
window
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From this reading One day, as I sat alone and brooding in my chamber, Taee flew in at the open window and alighted on the couch beside me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was always pleased with the visits of a child, in whose society, if humbled, I was less eclipsed than in that of Ana who had completed their education and matured their understanding.
world
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From this reading And as I was permitted to wander forth with him for my companion, and as I longed to revisit the spot in which I had descended into the nether world, I hastened to ask him if he were at leisure for a stroll beyond the streets of the city.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading His countenance seemed to me graver than usual as he replied, “I came hither on purpose to invite you forth.”
young
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From this reading We soon found ourselves in the street, and had not got far from the house when we encountered five or six young Gy-ei, who were returning from the fields with baskets full of flowers, and chanting a song in chorus as they walked.
