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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 But a strange survival of youthfulness is that remarkable fascination of the unseen--the desire to get behind the scenes and see the powder for ourselves.
age
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From this reading The tendency of the age is to peep behind the scenes.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If a man makes his livelihood by lifting horses and other heavy objects from the earth, we immediately wish to know details of his private life, and an obliging journalist interviews him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The world is growing old, and human nature is nearly worn through; we are beginning to see the bare bones of it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The world is growing old, and human nature is nearly worn through; we are beginning to see the bare bones of it.
bare
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From this reading The world is growing old, and human nature is nearly worn through; we are beginning to see the bare bones of it.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The world is growing old, and human nature is nearly worn through; we are beginning to see the bare bones of it.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The tendency of the age is to peep behind the scenes.
bones
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From this reading The world is growing old, and human nature is nearly worn through; we are beginning to see the bare bones of it.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But a strange survival of youthfulness is that remarkable fascination of the unseen--the desire to get behind the scenes and see the powder for ourselves.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If a man makes his livelihood by lifting horses and other heavy objects from the earth, we immediately wish to know details of his private life, and an obliging journalist interviews him.
desire
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From this reading But a strange survival of youthfulness is that remarkable fascination of the unseen--the desire to get behind the scenes and see the powder for ourselves.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If a man makes his livelihood by lifting horses and other heavy objects from the earth, we immediately wish to know details of his private life, and an obliging journalist interviews him.
earth
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From this reading If a man makes his livelihood by lifting horses and other heavy objects from the earth, we immediately wish to know details of his private life, and an obliging journalist interviews him.
fascination
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From this reading But a strange survival of youthfulness is that remarkable fascination of the unseen--the desire to get behind the scenes and see the powder for ourselves.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But a strange survival of youthfulness is that remarkable fascination of the unseen--the desire to get behind the scenes and see the powder for ourselves.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If a man makes his livelihood by lifting horses and other heavy objects from the earth, we immediately wish to know details of his private life, and an obliging journalist interviews him.
get
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From this reading But a strange survival of youthfulness is that remarkable fascination of the unseen--the desire to get behind the scenes and see the powder for ourselves.
growing
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From this reading The world is growing old, and human nature is nearly worn through; we are beginning to see the bare bones of it.
heavy
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From this reading If a man makes his livelihood by lifting horses and other heavy objects from the earth, we immediately wish to know details of his private life, and an obliging journalist interviews him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If a man makes his livelihood by lifting horses and other heavy objects from the earth, we immediately wish to know details of his private life, and an obliging journalist interviews him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If a man makes his livelihood by lifting horses and other heavy objects from the earth, we immediately wish to know details of his private life, and an obliging journalist interviews him.
horses
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From this reading If a man makes his livelihood by lifting horses and other heavy objects from the earth, we immediately wish to know details of his private life, and an obliging journalist interviews him.
human
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From this reading The world is growing old, and human nature is nearly worn through; we are beginning to see the bare bones of it.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If a man makes his livelihood by lifting horses and other heavy objects from the earth, we immediately wish to know details of his private life, and an obliging journalist interviews him.
immediately
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From this reading If a man makes his livelihood by lifting horses and other heavy objects from the earth, we immediately wish to know details of his private life, and an obliging journalist interviews him.
interviews
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From this reading If a man makes his livelihood by lifting horses and other heavy objects from the earth, we immediately wish to know details of his private life, and an obliging journalist interviews him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tendency of the age is to peep behind the scenes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The world is growing old, and human nature is nearly worn through; we are beginning to see the bare bones of it.
je
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From this reading Prends moy tel que je suy.
journalist
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From this reading If a man makes his livelihood by lifting horses and other heavy objects from the earth, we immediately wish to know details of his private life, and an obliging journalist interviews him.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If a man makes his livelihood by lifting horses and other heavy objects from the earth, we immediately wish to know details of his private life, and an obliging journalist interviews him.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If a man makes his livelihood by lifting horses and other heavy objects from the earth, we immediately wish to know details of his private life, and an obliging journalist interviews him.
lifting
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From this reading If a man makes his livelihood by lifting horses and other heavy objects from the earth, we immediately wish to know details of his private life, and an obliging journalist interviews him.
livelihood
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From this reading If a man makes his livelihood by lifting horses and other heavy objects from the earth, we immediately wish to know details of his private life, and an obliging journalist interviews him.
makes
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From this reading If a man makes his livelihood by lifting horses and other heavy objects from the earth, we immediately wish to know details of his private life, and an obliging journalist interviews him.
man
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From this reading If a man makes his livelihood by lifting horses and other heavy objects from the earth, we immediately wish to know details of his private life, and an obliging journalist interviews him.
moy
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From this reading Prends moy tel que je suy.
nature
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From this reading The world is growing old, and human nature is nearly worn through; we are beginning to see the bare bones of it.
nearly
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From this reading The world is growing old, and human nature is nearly worn through; we are beginning to see the bare bones of it.
objects
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From this reading If a man makes his livelihood by lifting horses and other heavy objects from the earth, we immediately wish to know details of his private life, and an obliging journalist interviews him.
obliging
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From this reading If a man makes his livelihood by lifting horses and other heavy objects from the earth, we immediately wish to know details of his private life, and an obliging journalist interviews him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tendency of the age is to peep behind the scenes.
old
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From this reading The world is growing old, and human nature is nearly worn through; we are beginning to see the bare bones of it.
other
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From this reading If a man makes his livelihood by lifting horses and other heavy objects from the earth, we immediately wish to know details of his private life, and an obliging journalist interviews him.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading But a strange survival of youthfulness is that remarkable fascination of the unseen--the desire to get behind the scenes and see the powder for ourselves.
peep
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From this reading The tendency of the age is to peep behind the scenes.
powder
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From this reading But a strange survival of youthfulness is that remarkable fascination of the unseen--the desire to get behind the scenes and see the powder for ourselves.
Prends
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From this reading Prends moy tel que je suy.
private
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From this reading If a man makes his livelihood by lifting horses and other heavy objects from the earth, we immediately wish to know details of his private life, and an obliging journalist interviews him.
que
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From this reading Prends moy tel que je suy.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But a strange survival of youthfulness is that remarkable fascination of the unseen--the desire to get behind the scenes and see the powder for ourselves.
scenes
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From this reading The tendency of the age is to peep behind the scenes.
see
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From this reading The world is growing old, and human nature is nearly worn through; we are beginning to see the bare bones of it.
strange
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From this reading But a strange survival of youthfulness is that remarkable fascination of the unseen--the desire to get behind the scenes and see the powder for ourselves.
survival
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From this reading But a strange survival of youthfulness is that remarkable fascination of the unseen--the desire to get behind the scenes and see the powder for ourselves.
suy
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From this reading Prends moy tel que je suy.
tel
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From this reading Prends moy tel que je suy.
tendency
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From this reading The tendency of the age is to peep behind the scenes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But a strange survival of youthfulness is that remarkable fascination of the unseen--the desire to get behind the scenes and see the powder for ourselves.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tendency of the age is to peep behind the scenes.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The world is growing old, and human nature is nearly worn through; we are beginning to see the bare bones of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The tendency of the age is to peep behind the scenes.
unseen
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From this reading But a strange survival of youthfulness is that remarkable fascination of the unseen--the desire to get behind the scenes and see the powder for ourselves.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The world is growing old, and human nature is nearly worn through; we are beginning to see the bare bones of it.
wish
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From this reading If a man makes his livelihood by lifting horses and other heavy objects from the earth, we immediately wish to know details of his private life, and an obliging journalist interviews him.
world
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From this reading The world is growing old, and human nature is nearly worn through; we are beginning to see the bare bones of it.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading The world is growing old, and human nature is nearly worn through; we are beginning to see the bare bones of it.
youthfulness
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From this reading But a strange survival of youthfulness is that remarkable fascination of the unseen--the desire to get behind the scenes and see the powder for ourselves.
