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1550
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From this reading The period of my living, as near as I can guess it, was somewhere between 1550 and 1650, and I lived to a ripe old age, as you shall see.
1650
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From this reading The period of my living, as near as I can guess it, was somewhere between 1550 and 1650, and I lived to a ripe old age, as you shall see.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The period of my living, as near as I can guess it, was somewhere between 1550 and 1650, and I lived to a ripe old age, as you shall see.
able
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From this reading I should have been able to identify and place much that is obscure to me.
Adam
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From this reading I was once Adam Strang, an Englishman.
age
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From this reading The period of my living, as near as I can guess it, was somewhere between 1550 and 1650, and I lived to a ripe old age, as you shall see.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading As it is, I am compelled to grope and guess my way to times and places of my earlier existences.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I was once Adam Strang, an Englishman.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The period of my living, as near as I can guess it, was somewhere between 1550 and 1650, and I lived to a ripe old age, as you shall see.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The period of my living, as near as I can guess it, was somewhere between 1550 and 1650, and I lived to a ripe old age, as you shall see.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It has been a great regret to me, ever since Ed Morrell taught me the way of the little death, that I had not been a more thorough student of history.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The period of my living, as near as I can guess it, was somewhere between 1550 and 1650, and I lived to a ripe old age, as you shall see.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The period of my living, as near as I can guess it, was somewhere between 1550 and 1650, and I lived to a ripe old age, as you shall see.
compelled
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From this reading As it is, I am compelled to grope and guess my way to times and places of my earlier existences.
death
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From this reading It has been a great regret to me, ever since Ed Morrell taught me the way of the little death, that I had not been a more thorough student of history.
earlier
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From this reading As it is, I am compelled to grope and guess my way to times and places of my earlier existences.
Ed
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From this reading It has been a great regret to me, ever since Ed Morrell taught me the way of the little death, that I had not been a more thorough student of history.
Englishman
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From this reading I was once Adam Strang, an Englishman.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It has been a great regret to me, ever since Ed Morrell taught me the way of the little death, that I had not been a more thorough student of history.
existences
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From this reading As it is, I am compelled to grope and guess my way to times and places of my earlier existences.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It has been a great regret to me, ever since Ed Morrell taught me the way of the little death, that I had not been a more thorough student of history.
grope
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From this reading As it is, I am compelled to grope and guess my way to times and places of my earlier existences.
guess
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From this reading The period of my living, as near as I can guess it, was somewhere between 1550 and 1650, and I lived to a ripe old age, as you shall see.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It has been a great regret to me, ever since Ed Morrell taught me the way of the little death, that I had not been a more thorough student of history.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has been a great regret to me, ever since Ed Morrell taught me the way of the little death, that I had not been a more thorough student of history.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should have been able to identify and place much that is obscure to me.
history
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From this reading It has been a great regret to me, ever since Ed Morrell taught me the way of the little death, that I had not been a more thorough student of history.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was once Adam Strang, an Englishman.
identify
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From this reading I should have been able to identify and place much that is obscure to me.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I should have been able to identify and place much that is obscure to me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The period of my living, as near as I can guess it, was somewhere between 1550 and 1650, and I lived to a ripe old age, as you shall see.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It has been a great regret to me, ever since Ed Morrell taught me the way of the little death, that I had not been a more thorough student of history.
lived
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From this reading The period of my living, as near as I can guess it, was somewhere between 1550 and 1650, and I lived to a ripe old age, as you shall see.
living
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From this reading The period of my living, as near as I can guess it, was somewhere between 1550 and 1650, and I lived to a ripe old age, as you shall see.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It has been a great regret to me, ever since Ed Morrell taught me the way of the little death, that I had not been a more thorough student of history.
more
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From this reading It has been a great regret to me, ever since Ed Morrell taught me the way of the little death, that I had not been a more thorough student of history.
Morrell
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From this reading It has been a great regret to me, ever since Ed Morrell taught me the way of the little death, that I had not been a more thorough student of history.
much
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From this reading I should have been able to identify and place much that is obscure to me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The period of my living, as near as I can guess it, was somewhere between 1550 and 1650, and I lived to a ripe old age, as you shall see.
near
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From this reading The period of my living, as near as I can guess it, was somewhere between 1550 and 1650, and I lived to a ripe old age, as you shall see.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It has been a great regret to me, ever since Ed Morrell taught me the way of the little death, that I had not been a more thorough student of history.
obscure
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From this reading I should have been able to identify and place much that is obscure to me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The period of my living, as near as I can guess it, was somewhere between 1550 and 1650, and I lived to a ripe old age, as you shall see.
old
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From this reading The period of my living, as near as I can guess it, was somewhere between 1550 and 1650, and I lived to a ripe old age, as you shall see.
once
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From this reading I was once Adam Strang, an Englishman.
period
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From this reading The period of my living, as near as I can guess it, was somewhere between 1550 and 1650, and I lived to a ripe old age, as you shall see.
place
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From this reading I should have been able to identify and place much that is obscure to me.
places
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From this reading As it is, I am compelled to grope and guess my way to times and places of my earlier existences.
regret
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From this reading It has been a great regret to me, ever since Ed Morrell taught me the way of the little death, that I had not been a more thorough student of history.
ripe
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From this reading The period of my living, as near as I can guess it, was somewhere between 1550 and 1650, and I lived to a ripe old age, as you shall see.
see
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From this reading The period of my living, as near as I can guess it, was somewhere between 1550 and 1650, and I lived to a ripe old age, as you shall see.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The period of my living, as near as I can guess it, was somewhere between 1550 and 1650, and I lived to a ripe old age, as you shall see.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should have been able to identify and place much that is obscure to me.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It has been a great regret to me, ever since Ed Morrell taught me the way of the little death, that I had not been a more thorough student of history.
somewhere
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From this reading The period of my living, as near as I can guess it, was somewhere between 1550 and 1650, and I lived to a ripe old age, as you shall see.
Strang
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From this reading I was once Adam Strang, an Englishman.
student
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From this reading It has been a great regret to me, ever since Ed Morrell taught me the way of the little death, that I had not been a more thorough student of history.
taught
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From this reading It has been a great regret to me, ever since Ed Morrell taught me the way of the little death, that I had not been a more thorough student of history.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It has been a great regret to me, ever since Ed Morrell taught me the way of the little death, that I had not been a more thorough student of history.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The period of my living, as near as I can guess it, was somewhere between 1550 and 1650, and I lived to a ripe old age, as you shall see.
thorough
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From this reading It has been a great regret to me, ever since Ed Morrell taught me the way of the little death, that I had not been a more thorough student of history.
times
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From this reading As it is, I am compelled to grope and guess my way to times and places of my earlier existences.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The period of my living, as near as I can guess it, was somewhere between 1550 and 1650, and I lived to a ripe old age, as you shall see.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was once Adam Strang, an Englishman.
way
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From this reading It has been a great regret to me, ever since Ed Morrell taught me the way of the little death, that I had not been a more thorough student of history.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The period of my living, as near as I can guess it, was somewhere between 1550 and 1650, and I lived to a ripe old age, as you shall see.
