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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 when this expected feeling came at last, and I, a man, abandoned myself to it, the lie was pierced through and through.
abandoned
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From this reading But when this expected feeling came at last, and I, a man, abandoned myself to it, the lie was pierced through and through.
aberrations
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From this reading “All of us, men and women, are brought up in these aberrations of feeling that we call love.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Theoretically a lofty love is conceivable; practically it is an ignoble and degrading thing, which it is equally disgusting to talk about and to remember.
All
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From this reading “All of us, men and women, are brought up in these aberrations of feeling that we call love.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Theoretically a lofty love is conceivable; practically it is an ignoble and degrading thing, which it is equally disgusting to talk about and to remember.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “All of us, men and women, are brought up in these aberrations of feeling that we call love.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “All of us, men and women, are brought up in these aberrations of feeling that we call love.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But when this expected feeling came at last, and I, a man, abandoned myself to it, the lie was pierced through and through.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been put into my head that it was the noblest and highest occupation in the world.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “All of us, men and women, are brought up in these aberrations of feeling that we call love.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when this expected feeling came at last, and I, a man, abandoned myself to it, the lie was pierced through and through.
call
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From this reading “All of us, men and women, are brought up in these aberrations of feeling that we call love.
came
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From this reading But when this expected feeling came at last, and I, a man, abandoned myself to it, the lie was pierced through and through.
childhood
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From this reading I from childhood had prepared myself for this thing, and I loved, and I loved during all my youth, and I was joyous in loving.
conceivable
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From this reading Theoretically a lofty love is conceivable; practically it is an ignoble and degrading thing, which it is equally disgusting to talk about and to remember.
degrading
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From this reading Theoretically a lofty love is conceivable; practically it is an ignoble and degrading thing, which it is equally disgusting to talk about and to remember.
disgusting
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From this reading Theoretically a lofty love is conceivable; practically it is an ignoble and degrading thing, which it is equally disgusting to talk about and to remember.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading I from childhood had prepared myself for this thing, and I loved, and I loved during all my youth, and I was joyous in loving.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Theoretically a lofty love is conceivable; practically it is an ignoble and degrading thing, which it is equally disgusting to talk about and to remember.
expected
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From this reading But when this expected feeling came at last, and I, a man, abandoned myself to it, the lie was pierced through and through.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “All of us, men and women, are brought up in these aberrations of feeling that we call love.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I from childhood had prepared myself for this thing, and I loved, and I loved during all my youth, and I was joyous in loving.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I from childhood had prepared myself for this thing, and I loved, and I loved during all my youth, and I was joyous in loving.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I from childhood had prepared myself for this thing, and I loved, and I loved during all my youth, and I was joyous in loving.
head
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From this reading It had been put into my head that it was the noblest and highest occupation in the world.
highest
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From this reading It had been put into my head that it was the noblest and highest occupation in the world.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I from childhood had prepared myself for this thing, and I loved, and I loved during all my youth, and I was joyous in loving.
ignoble
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From this reading Theoretically a lofty love is conceivable; practically it is an ignoble and degrading thing, which it is equally disgusting to talk about and to remember.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “All of us, men and women, are brought up in these aberrations of feeling that we call love.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It had been put into my head that it was the noblest and highest occupation in the world.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Theoretically a lofty love is conceivable; practically it is an ignoble and degrading thing, which it is equally disgusting to talk about and to remember.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been put into my head that it was the noblest and highest occupation in the world.
joyous
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From this reading I from childhood had prepared myself for this thing, and I loved, and I loved during all my youth, and I was joyous in loving.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when this expected feeling came at last, and I, a man, abandoned myself to it, the lie was pierced through and through.
lie
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From this reading But when this expected feeling came at last, and I, a man, abandoned myself to it, the lie was pierced through and through.
lofty
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From this reading Theoretically a lofty love is conceivable; practically it is an ignoble and degrading thing, which it is equally disgusting to talk about and to remember.
love
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From this reading “All of us, men and women, are brought up in these aberrations of feeling that we call love.
loved
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From this reading I from childhood had prepared myself for this thing, and I loved, and I loved during all my youth, and I was joyous in loving.
loving
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From this reading I from childhood had prepared myself for this thing, and I loved, and I loved during all my youth, and I was joyous in loving.
man
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From this reading But when this expected feeling came at last, and I, a man, abandoned myself to it, the lie was pierced through and through.
men
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From this reading “All of us, men and women, are brought up in these aberrations of feeling that we call love.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I from childhood had prepared myself for this thing, and I loved, and I loved during all my youth, and I was joyous in loving.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I from childhood had prepared myself for this thing, and I loved, and I loved during all my youth, and I was joyous in loving.
noblest
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From this reading It had been put into my head that it was the noblest and highest occupation in the world.
occupation
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From this reading It had been put into my head that it was the noblest and highest occupation in the world.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “All of us, men and women, are brought up in these aberrations of feeling that we call love.
pierced
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From this reading But when this expected feeling came at last, and I, a man, abandoned myself to it, the lie was pierced through and through.
practically
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From this reading Theoretically a lofty love is conceivable; practically it is an ignoble and degrading thing, which it is equally disgusting to talk about and to remember.
prepared
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From this reading I from childhood had prepared myself for this thing, and I loved, and I loved during all my youth, and I was joyous in loving.
put
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From this reading It had been put into my head that it was the noblest and highest occupation in the world.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Theoretically a lofty love is conceivable; practically it is an ignoble and degrading thing, which it is equally disgusting to talk about and to remember.
talk
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From this reading Theoretically a lofty love is conceivable; practically it is an ignoble and degrading thing, which it is equally disgusting to talk about and to remember.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “All of us, men and women, are brought up in these aberrations of feeling that we call love.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It had been put into my head that it was the noblest and highest occupation in the world.
Theoretically
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From this reading Theoretically a lofty love is conceivable; practically it is an ignoble and degrading thing, which it is equally disgusting to talk about and to remember.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “All of us, men and women, are brought up in these aberrations of feeling that we call love.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I from childhood had prepared myself for this thing, and I loved, and I loved during all my youth, and I was joyous in loving.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I from childhood had prepared myself for this thing, and I loved, and I loved during all my youth, and I was joyous in loving.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But when this expected feeling came at last, and I, a man, abandoned myself to it, the lie was pierced through and through.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But when this expected feeling came at last, and I, a man, abandoned myself to it, the lie was pierced through and through.
up
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From this reading “All of us, men and women, are brought up in these aberrations of feeling that we call love.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “All of us, men and women, are brought up in these aberrations of feeling that we call love.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I from childhood had prepared myself for this thing, and I loved, and I loved during all my youth, and I was joyous in loving.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “All of us, men and women, are brought up in these aberrations of feeling that we call love.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when this expected feeling came at last, and I, a man, abandoned myself to it, the lie was pierced through and through.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Theoretically a lofty love is conceivable; practically it is an ignoble and degrading thing, which it is equally disgusting to talk about and to remember.
women
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From this reading “All of us, men and women, are brought up in these aberrations of feeling that we call love.
world
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From this reading It had been put into my head that it was the noblest and highest occupation in the world.
youth
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From this reading I from childhood had prepared myself for this thing, and I loved, and I loved during all my youth, and I was joyous in loving.
