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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 The air was like a mellow wine, and the light on the landscape was full of wistfulness.
after-thought
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From this reading But the glow of Indian summer, that compromise, that after-thought of real summer, which brings her back for another good-bye ere she vanishes for ever--its sadness is of a different kind.
air
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From this reading The air was like a mellow wine, and the light on the landscape was full of wistfulness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The air was like a mellow wine, and the light on the landscape was full of wistfulness.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the glow of Indian summer, that compromise, that after-thought of real summer, which brings her back for another good-bye ere she vanishes for ever--its sadness is of a different kind.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And the feeling was as palpable as the seeing; as in the early spring the new life which is being born in the year, produces a febrile kind of sorrow in the mind.
back
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From this reading But the glow of Indian summer, that compromise, that after-thought of real summer, which brings her back for another good-bye ere she vanishes for ever--its sadness is of a different kind.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And the feeling was as palpable as the seeing; as in the early spring the new life which is being born in the year, produces a febrile kind of sorrow in the mind.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its longing has a sharper edge; there stir in it the pangs of discontent; and the mind and body yearn for solace.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the feeling was as palpable as the seeing; as in the early spring the new life which is being born in the year, produces a febrile kind of sorrow in the mind.
brings
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From this reading But the glow of Indian summer, that compromise, that after-thought of real summer, which brings her back for another good-bye ere she vanishes for ever--its sadness is of a different kind.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the glow of Indian summer, that compromise, that after-thought of real summer, which brings her back for another good-bye ere she vanishes for ever--its sadness is of a different kind.
compromise
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From this reading But the glow of Indian summer, that compromise, that after-thought of real summer, which brings her back for another good-bye ere she vanishes for ever--its sadness is of a different kind.
days
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From this reading It was a thing so exquisite that a man of sentiment like Jean Jacques in his younger days would have wept to see.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the glow of Indian summer, that compromise, that after-thought of real summer, which brings her back for another good-bye ere she vanishes for ever--its sadness is of a different kind.
discontent
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From this reading Its longing has a sharper edge; there stir in it the pangs of discontent; and the mind and body yearn for solace.
early
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From this reading And the feeling was as palpable as the seeing; as in the early spring the new life which is being born in the year, produces a febrile kind of sorrow in the mind.
edge
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From this reading Its longing has a sharper edge; there stir in it the pangs of discontent; and the mind and body yearn for solace.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading But the glow of Indian summer, that compromise, that after-thought of real summer, which brings her back for another good-bye ere she vanishes for ever--its sadness is of a different kind.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the glow of Indian summer, that compromise, that after-thought of real summer, which brings her back for another good-bye ere she vanishes for ever--its sadness is of a different kind.
exquisite
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From this reading It was a thing so exquisite that a man of sentiment like Jean Jacques in his younger days would have wept to see.
febrile
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From this reading And the feeling was as palpable as the seeing; as in the early spring the new life which is being born in the year, produces a febrile kind of sorrow in the mind.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And the feeling was as palpable as the seeing; as in the early spring the new life which is being born in the year, produces a febrile kind of sorrow in the mind.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the glow of Indian summer, that compromise, that after-thought of real summer, which brings her back for another good-bye ere she vanishes for ever--its sadness is of a different kind.
full
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From this reading The air was like a mellow wine, and the light on the landscape was full of wistfulness.
glow
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From this reading But the glow of Indian summer, that compromise, that after-thought of real summer, which brings her back for another good-bye ere she vanishes for ever--its sadness is of a different kind.
good-bye
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From this reading But the glow of Indian summer, that compromise, that after-thought of real summer, which brings her back for another good-bye ere she vanishes for ever--its sadness is of a different kind.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Its longing has a sharper edge; there stir in it the pangs of discontent; and the mind and body yearn for solace.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was a thing so exquisite that a man of sentiment like Jean Jacques in his younger days would have wept to see.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But the glow of Indian summer, that compromise, that after-thought of real summer, which brings her back for another good-bye ere she vanishes for ever--its sadness is of a different kind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a thing so exquisite that a man of sentiment like Jean Jacques in his younger days would have wept to see.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a thing so exquisite that a man of sentiment like Jean Jacques in his younger days would have wept to see.
Indian
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From this reading But the glow of Indian summer, that compromise, that after-thought of real summer, which brings her back for another good-bye ere she vanishes for ever--its sadness is of a different kind.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the feeling was as palpable as the seeing; as in the early spring the new life which is being born in the year, produces a febrile kind of sorrow in the mind.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a thing so exquisite that a man of sentiment like Jean Jacques in his younger days would have wept to see.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But the glow of Indian summer, that compromise, that after-thought of real summer, which brings her back for another good-bye ere she vanishes for ever--its sadness is of a different kind.
Jacques
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From this reading It was a thing so exquisite that a man of sentiment like Jean Jacques in his younger days would have wept to see.
Jean
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From this reading It was a thing so exquisite that a man of sentiment like Jean Jacques in his younger days would have wept to see.
kind
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From this reading And the feeling was as palpable as the seeing; as in the early spring the new life which is being born in the year, produces a febrile kind of sorrow in the mind.
landscape
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From this reading The air was like a mellow wine, and the light on the landscape was full of wistfulness.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the feeling was as palpable as the seeing; as in the early spring the new life which is being born in the year, produces a febrile kind of sorrow in the mind.
light
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From this reading The air was like a mellow wine, and the light on the landscape was full of wistfulness.
like
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From this reading The air was like a mellow wine, and the light on the landscape was full of wistfulness.
longing
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From this reading Its longing has a sharper edge; there stir in it the pangs of discontent; and the mind and body yearn for solace.
man
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From this reading It was a thing so exquisite that a man of sentiment like Jean Jacques in his younger days would have wept to see.
mellow
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From this reading The air was like a mellow wine, and the light on the landscape was full of wistfulness.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the feeling was as palpable as the seeing; as in the early spring the new life which is being born in the year, produces a febrile kind of sorrow in the mind.
new
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From this reading And the feeling was as palpable as the seeing; as in the early spring the new life which is being born in the year, produces a febrile kind of sorrow in the mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The air was like a mellow wine, and the light on the landscape was full of wistfulness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The air was like a mellow wine, and the light on the landscape was full of wistfulness.
palpable
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From this reading And the feeling was as palpable as the seeing; as in the early spring the new life which is being born in the year, produces a febrile kind of sorrow in the mind.
pangs
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From this reading Its longing has a sharper edge; there stir in it the pangs of discontent; and the mind and body yearn for solace.
produces
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From this reading And the feeling was as palpable as the seeing; as in the early spring the new life which is being born in the year, produces a febrile kind of sorrow in the mind.
real
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From this reading But the glow of Indian summer, that compromise, that after-thought of real summer, which brings her back for another good-bye ere she vanishes for ever--its sadness is of a different kind.
sadness
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From this reading But the glow of Indian summer, that compromise, that after-thought of real summer, which brings her back for another good-bye ere she vanishes for ever--its sadness is of a different kind.
see
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From this reading It was a thing so exquisite that a man of sentiment like Jean Jacques in his younger days would have wept to see.
seeing
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From this reading And the feeling was as palpable as the seeing; as in the early spring the new life which is being born in the year, produces a febrile kind of sorrow in the mind.
sentiment
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From this reading It was a thing so exquisite that a man of sentiment like Jean Jacques in his younger days would have wept to see.
sharper
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From this reading Its longing has a sharper edge; there stir in it the pangs of discontent; and the mind and body yearn for solace.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the glow of Indian summer, that compromise, that after-thought of real summer, which brings her back for another good-bye ere she vanishes for ever--its sadness is of a different kind.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was a thing so exquisite that a man of sentiment like Jean Jacques in his younger days would have wept to see.
solace
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From this reading Its longing has a sharper edge; there stir in it the pangs of discontent; and the mind and body yearn for solace.
sorrow
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From this reading And the feeling was as palpable as the seeing; as in the early spring the new life which is being born in the year, produces a febrile kind of sorrow in the mind.
spring
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From this reading And the feeling was as palpable as the seeing; as in the early spring the new life which is being born in the year, produces a febrile kind of sorrow in the mind.
stir
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From this reading Its longing has a sharper edge; there stir in it the pangs of discontent; and the mind and body yearn for solace.
summer
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From this reading But the glow of Indian summer, that compromise, that after-thought of real summer, which brings her back for another good-bye ere she vanishes for ever--its sadness is of a different kind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a thing so exquisite that a man of sentiment like Jean Jacques in his younger days would have wept to see.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The air was like a mellow wine, and the light on the landscape was full of wistfulness.
there
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From this reading Its longing has a sharper edge; there stir in it the pangs of discontent; and the mind and body yearn for solace.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a thing so exquisite that a man of sentiment like Jean Jacques in his younger days would have wept to see.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a thing so exquisite that a man of sentiment like Jean Jacques in his younger days would have wept to see.
vanishes
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From this reading But the glow of Indian summer, that compromise, that after-thought of real summer, which brings her back for another good-bye ere she vanishes for ever--its sadness is of a different kind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was like a mellow wine, and the light on the landscape was full of wistfulness.
wept
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From this reading It was a thing so exquisite that a man of sentiment like Jean Jacques in his younger days would have wept to see.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And the feeling was as palpable as the seeing; as in the early spring the new life which is being born in the year, produces a febrile kind of sorrow in the mind.
wine
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From this reading The air was like a mellow wine, and the light on the landscape was full of wistfulness.
wistfulness
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From this reading The air was like a mellow wine, and the light on the landscape was full of wistfulness.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was a thing so exquisite that a man of sentiment like Jean Jacques in his younger days would have wept to see.
year
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From this reading And the feeling was as palpable as the seeing; as in the early spring the new life which is being born in the year, produces a febrile kind of sorrow in the mind.
yearn
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From this reading Its longing has a sharper edge; there stir in it the pangs of discontent; and the mind and body yearn for solace.
younger
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From this reading It was a thing so exquisite that a man of sentiment like Jean Jacques in his younger days would have wept to see.
