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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 Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
advance
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From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
all
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
ambition
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
back
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From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
backwards
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From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Therefore if you would see that sheen it must be by your own favour and through whatever of glamour time and distance have given to your own young years.
becoming
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
blue
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
brown
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Therefore if you would see that sheen it must be by your own favour and through whatever of glamour time and distance have given to your own young years.
call
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From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
came
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From this reading I have not guarded through the years that sharp impatience that I presently came to feel with that tiny house in the Vale of Health.
cannot
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From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
consideration
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From this reading VERANDAH COTTAGE I In speaking of the early days of my married life I must throw myself largely on your consideration.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
COTTAGE
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From this reading VERANDAH COTTAGE I In speaking of the early days of my married life I must throw myself largely on your consideration.
days
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From this reading VERANDAH COTTAGE I In speaking of the early days of my married life I must throw myself largely on your consideration.
desire
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
distance
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
early
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From this reading VERANDAH COTTAGE I In speaking of the early days of my married life I must throw myself largely on your consideration.
earth
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
favour
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From this reading Therefore if you would see that sheen it must be by your own favour and through whatever of glamour time and distance have given to your own young years.
feel
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From this reading I have not guarded through the years that sharp impatience that I presently came to feel with that tiny house in the Vale of Health.
find
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
forgetting
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From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
Gate
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
given
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From this reading Therefore if you would see that sheen it must be by your own favour and through whatever of glamour time and distance have given to your own young years.
glamour
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From this reading Therefore if you would see that sheen it must be by your own favour and through whatever of glamour time and distance have given to your own young years.
go
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
guarded
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From this reading I have not guarded through the years that sharp impatience that I presently came to feel with that tiny house in the Vale of Health.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
hand
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have not guarded through the years that sharp impatience that I presently came to feel with that tiny house in the Vale of Health.
head
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From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
Health
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From this reading I have not guarded through the years that sharp impatience that I presently came to feel with that tiny house in the Vale of Health.
heard
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From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
house
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From this reading I have not guarded through the years that sharp impatience that I presently came to feel with that tiny house in the Vale of Health.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading VERANDAH COTTAGE I In speaking of the early days of my married life I must throw myself largely on your consideration.
Iddesleigh
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
impatience
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From this reading I have not guarded through the years that sharp impatience that I presently came to feel with that tiny house in the Vale of Health.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading VERANDAH COTTAGE I In speaking of the early days of my married life I must throw myself largely on your consideration.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
kindly
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From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
largely
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From this reading VERANDAH COTTAGE I In speaking of the early days of my married life I must throw myself largely on your consideration.
Lately
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From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VERANDAH COTTAGE I In speaking of the early days of my married life I must throw myself largely on your consideration.
lightsome
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
live
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
mansion
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
many
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
married
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From this reading VERANDAH COTTAGE I In speaking of the early days of my married life I must throw myself largely on your consideration.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
mere
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
more
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From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading VERANDAH COTTAGE I In speaking of the early days of my married life I must throw myself largely on your consideration.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading VERANDAH COTTAGE I In speaking of the early days of my married life I must throw myself largely on your consideration.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading VERANDAH COTTAGE I In speaking of the early days of my married life I must throw myself largely on your consideration.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have not guarded through the years that sharp impatience that I presently came to feel with that tiny house in the Vale of Health.
now
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VERANDAH COTTAGE I In speaking of the early days of my married life I must throw myself largely on your consideration.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading VERANDAH COTTAGE I In speaking of the early days of my married life I must throw myself largely on your consideration.
once
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
own
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From this reading Therefore if you would see that sheen it must be by your own favour and through whatever of glamour time and distance have given to your own young years.
past
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
perhaps
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
presently
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From this reading I have not guarded through the years that sharp impatience that I presently came to feel with that tiny house in the Vale of Health.
proportion
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From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
receded
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From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
recognising
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From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
see
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From this reading Therefore if you would see that sheen it must be by your own favour and through whatever of glamour time and distance have given to your own young years.
seen
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
shabby
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
sharp
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From this reading I have not guarded through the years that sharp impatience that I presently came to feel with that tiny house in the Vale of Health.
sheen
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
some
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From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
speaking
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From this reading VERANDAH COTTAGE I In speaking of the early days of my married life I must throw myself largely on your consideration.
spur
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
stage
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From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
successor
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
taken
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have not guarded through the years that sharp impatience that I presently came to feel with that tiny house in the Vale of Health.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VERANDAH COTTAGE I In speaking of the early days of my married life I must throw myself largely on your consideration.
there
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore if you would see that sheen it must be by your own favour and through whatever of glamour time and distance have given to your own young years.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
things
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From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have not guarded through the years that sharp impatience that I presently came to feel with that tiny house in the Vale of Health.
throw
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From this reading VERANDAH COTTAGE I In speaking of the early days of my married life I must throw myself largely on your consideration.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Therefore if you would see that sheen it must be by your own favour and through whatever of glamour time and distance have given to your own young years.
tiny
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From this reading I have not guarded through the years that sharp impatience that I presently came to feel with that tiny house in the Vale of Health.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have not guarded through the years that sharp impatience that I presently came to feel with that tiny house in the Vale of Health.
trod
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
turn
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From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
turned
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From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
Vale
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From this reading I have not guarded through the years that sharp impatience that I presently came to feel with that tiny house in the Vale of Health.
VERANDAH
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From this reading VERANDAH COTTAGE I In speaking of the early days of my married life I must throw myself largely on your consideration.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Therefore if you would see that sheen it must be by your own favour and through whatever of glamour time and distance have given to your own young years.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Lately I have thought more kindly of it, as if at some stage of my journey through Life (though I cannot tell when) I had heard a call behind me, turned my head, and, forgetting to turn it back again, had continued to advance backwards, recognising things in proportion as they receded.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have not guarded through the years that sharp impatience that I presently came to feel with that tiny house in the Vale of Health.
working
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From this reading I live now in a mansion in Iddesleigh Gate; that ambition of mine, my spur in the past, is becoming a mere desire that when I go my successor shall find all in working order to his hand; and so the shabby brown earth I once trod has taken the lightsome blue of distance, and many things are seen through a sheen that, perhaps, never was there.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Therefore if you would see that sheen it must be by your own favour and through whatever of glamour time and distance have given to your own young years.
years
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From this reading I have not guarded through the years that sharp impatience that I presently came to feel with that tiny house in the Vale of Health.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Therefore if you would see that sheen it must be by your own favour and through whatever of glamour time and distance have given to your own young years.
young
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From this reading Therefore if you would see that sheen it must be by your own favour and through whatever of glamour time and distance have given to your own young years.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading VERANDAH COTTAGE I In speaking of the early days of my married life I must throw myself largely on your consideration.
