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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 Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
actions
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From this reading Then all at once comes a divergence, a break in the flow, new vistas and compelling actions.
all
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From this reading Then all at once comes a divergence, a break in the flow, new vistas and compelling actions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then all at once comes a divergence, a break in the flow, new vistas and compelling actions.
attained
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From this reading Something to be attained looms suddenly like a flame in the dark.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Something to be attained looms suddenly like a flame in the dark.
brain
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From this reading Something leaps lancewise at the heart or brain out of the peaceful monotony.
break
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From this reading Then all at once comes a divergence, a break in the flow, new vistas and compelling actions.
bridges
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From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
catapulted
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From this reading Or he finds himself catapulted into some unforeseen clash, tingling to the shock of conflict.
clashnounUS /klæʃ/
A violent confrontation or disagreement between opposing forces or factions.
From this reading Or he finds himself catapulted into some unforeseen clash, tingling to the shock of conflict.
comes
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From this reading Then all at once comes a divergence, a break in the flow, new vistas and compelling actions.
compelling
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From this reading Then all at once comes a divergence, a break in the flow, new vistas and compelling actions.
conflict
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From this reading Or he finds himself catapulted into some unforeseen clash, tingling to the shock of conflict.
dark
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From this reading Something to be attained looms suddenly like a flame in the dark.
days
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From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
divergence
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From this reading Then all at once comes a divergence, a break in the flow, new vistas and compelling actions.
filled
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From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
finds
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From this reading Or he finds himself catapulted into some unforeseen clash, tingling to the shock of conflict.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Something to be attained looms suddenly like a flame in the dark.
flow
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From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
gap
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From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Or he finds himself catapulted into some unforeseen clash, tingling to the shock of conflict.
heart
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From this reading Something leaps lancewise at the heart or brain out of the peaceful monotony.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Or he finds himself catapulted into some unforeseen clash, tingling to the shock of conflict.
how
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From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
incident
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From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Or he finds himself catapulted into some unforeseen clash, tingling to the shock of conflict.
lancewise
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From this reading Something leaps lancewise at the heart or brain out of the peaceful monotony.
leaps
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From this reading Something leaps lancewise at the heart or brain out of the peaceful monotony.
level
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From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
like
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From this reading Something to be attained looms suddenly like a flame in the dark.
looms
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From this reading Something to be attained looms suddenly like a flame in the dark.
man
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From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
many
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From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
matter
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From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
minor
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From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
monotony
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From this reading Something leaps lancewise at the heart or brain out of the peaceful monotony.
months
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From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
new
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From this reading Then all at once comes a divergence, a break in the flow, new vistas and compelling actions.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
occupied
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From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
once
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From this reading Then all at once comes a divergence, a break in the flow, new vistas and compelling actions.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Something leaps lancewise at the heart or brain out of the peaceful monotony.
out
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From this reading Something leaps lancewise at the heart or brain out of the peaceful monotony.
peaceful
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From this reading Something leaps lancewise at the heart or brain out of the peaceful monotony.
periods
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From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
plain
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From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
road
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From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
shock
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From this reading Or he finds himself catapulted into some unforeseen clash, tingling to the shock of conflict.
some
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From this reading Or he finds himself catapulted into some unforeseen clash, tingling to the shock of conflict.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something leaps lancewise at the heart or brain out of the peaceful monotony.
spout
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From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
straight
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From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
stretches
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From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
substancenounUS /ˈsʌbstəns/
wealth or financial means
From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Something to be attained looms suddenly like a flame in the dark.
syrup
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From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
Then
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From this reading Then all at once comes a divergence, a break in the flow, new vistas and compelling actions.
tilted
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From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
tingling
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From this reading Or he finds himself catapulted into some unforeseen clash, tingling to the shock of conflict.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Something to be attained looms suddenly like a flame in the dark.
unctuously
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From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
unforeseen
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From this reading Or he finds himself catapulted into some unforeseen clash, tingling to the shock of conflict.
vistas
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From this reading Then all at once comes a divergence, a break in the flow, new vistas and compelling actions.
white
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From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
years
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From this reading Time bridges many a gap in the life of a man, periods that have no substance in them, no matter how occupied, how filled with minor incident; stretches of days, months, years flow as unctuously as syrup from a tilted spout, as straight and open as a white road across a level plain.
