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AB
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From this reading “USQUE AB OVO” Reminiscences of those days “in the distance enchanted” never come in an orderly procession according to the original sequence of events.
according
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From this reading “USQUE AB OVO” Reminiscences of those days “in the distance enchanted” never come in an orderly procession according to the original sequence of events.
all
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From this reading Sooner or later, though, they can all be caught and held for the moment needed to record them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “USQUE AB OVO” Reminiscences of those days “in the distance enchanted” never come in an orderly procession according to the original sequence of events.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Others, dim and elusive, hover in the background, and only respond to the lure of firelight and tobacco smoke ascending incense-wise from the depths of the arm-chair.
arm-chair
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From this reading Others, dim and elusive, hover in the background, and only respond to the lure of firelight and tobacco smoke ascending incense-wise from the depths of the arm-chair.
ascending
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From this reading Others, dim and elusive, hover in the background, and only respond to the lure of firelight and tobacco smoke ascending incense-wise from the depths of the arm-chair.
background
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From this reading Others, dim and elusive, hover in the background, and only respond to the lure of firelight and tobacco smoke ascending incense-wise from the depths of the arm-chair.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sooner or later, though, they can all be caught and held for the moment needed to record them.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Sooner or later, though, they can all be caught and held for the moment needed to record them.
caught
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From this reading Sooner or later, though, they can all be caught and held for the moment needed to record them.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “USQUE AB OVO” Reminiscences of those days “in the distance enchanted” never come in an orderly procession according to the original sequence of events.
days
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From this reading “USQUE AB OVO” Reminiscences of those days “in the distance enchanted” never come in an orderly procession according to the original sequence of events.
depths
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From this reading Others, dim and elusive, hover in the background, and only respond to the lure of firelight and tobacco smoke ascending incense-wise from the depths of the arm-chair.
difficulty
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From this reading The difficulty is to know where to start....
dim
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From this reading Others, dim and elusive, hover in the background, and only respond to the lure of firelight and tobacco smoke ascending incense-wise from the depths of the arm-chair.
distance
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From this reading “USQUE AB OVO” Reminiscences of those days “in the distance enchanted” never come in an orderly procession according to the original sequence of events.
elusive
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From this reading Others, dim and elusive, hover in the background, and only respond to the lure of firelight and tobacco smoke ascending incense-wise from the depths of the arm-chair.
enchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading “USQUE AB OVO” Reminiscences of those days “in the distance enchanted” never come in an orderly procession according to the original sequence of events.
enough
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From this reading Some, for reasons quite inexplicable, jostle their way to the fore readily enough.
events
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From this reading “USQUE AB OVO” Reminiscences of those days “in the distance enchanted” never come in an orderly procession according to the original sequence of events.
firelight
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From this reading Others, dim and elusive, hover in the background, and only respond to the lure of firelight and tobacco smoke ascending incense-wise from the depths of the arm-chair.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some, for reasons quite inexplicable, jostle their way to the fore readily enough.
fore
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From this reading Some, for reasons quite inexplicable, jostle their way to the fore readily enough.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Others, dim and elusive, hover in the background, and only respond to the lure of firelight and tobacco smoke ascending incense-wise from the depths of the arm-chair.
held
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From this reading Sooner or later, though, they can all be caught and held for the moment needed to record them.
hover
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From this reading Others, dim and elusive, hover in the background, and only respond to the lure of firelight and tobacco smoke ascending incense-wise from the depths of the arm-chair.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “USQUE AB OVO” Reminiscences of those days “in the distance enchanted” never come in an orderly procession according to the original sequence of events.
incense-wise
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From this reading Others, dim and elusive, hover in the background, and only respond to the lure of firelight and tobacco smoke ascending incense-wise from the depths of the arm-chair.
inexplicablenounUS /inexplicable/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some, for reasons quite inexplicable, jostle their way to the fore readily enough.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The difficulty is to know where to start....
jostle
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From this reading Some, for reasons quite inexplicable, jostle their way to the fore readily enough.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The difficulty is to know where to start....
later
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From this reading Sooner or later, though, they can all be caught and held for the moment needed to record them.
lure
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From this reading Others, dim and elusive, hover in the background, and only respond to the lure of firelight and tobacco smoke ascending incense-wise from the depths of the arm-chair.
moment
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From this reading Sooner or later, though, they can all be caught and held for the moment needed to record them.
needed
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From this reading Sooner or later, though, they can all be caught and held for the moment needed to record them.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “USQUE AB OVO” Reminiscences of those days “in the distance enchanted” never come in an orderly procession according to the original sequence of events.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “USQUE AB OVO” Reminiscences of those days “in the distance enchanted” never come in an orderly procession according to the original sequence of events.
only
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From this reading Others, dim and elusive, hover in the background, and only respond to the lure of firelight and tobacco smoke ascending incense-wise from the depths of the arm-chair.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Sooner or later, though, they can all be caught and held for the moment needed to record them.
orderly
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From this reading “USQUE AB OVO” Reminiscences of those days “in the distance enchanted” never come in an orderly procession according to the original sequence of events.
original
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From this reading “USQUE AB OVO” Reminiscences of those days “in the distance enchanted” never come in an orderly procession according to the original sequence of events.
Others
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From this reading Others, dim and elusive, hover in the background, and only respond to the lure of firelight and tobacco smoke ascending incense-wise from the depths of the arm-chair.
OVO
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From this reading “USQUE AB OVO” Reminiscences of those days “in the distance enchanted” never come in an orderly procession according to the original sequence of events.
procession
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From this reading “USQUE AB OVO” Reminiscences of those days “in the distance enchanted” never come in an orderly procession according to the original sequence of events.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some, for reasons quite inexplicable, jostle their way to the fore readily enough.
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some, for reasons quite inexplicable, jostle their way to the fore readily enough.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some, for reasons quite inexplicable, jostle their way to the fore readily enough.
record
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From this reading Sooner or later, though, they can all be caught and held for the moment needed to record them.
Reminiscences
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From this reading “USQUE AB OVO” Reminiscences of those days “in the distance enchanted” never come in an orderly procession according to the original sequence of events.
respond
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From this reading Others, dim and elusive, hover in the background, and only respond to the lure of firelight and tobacco smoke ascending incense-wise from the depths of the arm-chair.
sequence
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From this reading “USQUE AB OVO” Reminiscences of those days “in the distance enchanted” never come in an orderly procession according to the original sequence of events.
smoke
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From this reading Others, dim and elusive, hover in the background, and only respond to the lure of firelight and tobacco smoke ascending incense-wise from the depths of the arm-chair.
Some
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From this reading Some, for reasons quite inexplicable, jostle their way to the fore readily enough.
Sooner
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From this reading Sooner or later, though, they can all be caught and held for the moment needed to record them.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The difficulty is to know where to start....
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “USQUE AB OVO” Reminiscences of those days “in the distance enchanted” never come in an orderly procession according to the original sequence of events.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some, for reasons quite inexplicable, jostle their way to the fore readily enough.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Sooner or later, though, they can all be caught and held for the moment needed to record them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sooner or later, though, they can all be caught and held for the moment needed to record them.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “USQUE AB OVO” Reminiscences of those days “in the distance enchanted” never come in an orderly procession according to the original sequence of events.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Sooner or later, though, they can all be caught and held for the moment needed to record them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “USQUE AB OVO” Reminiscences of those days “in the distance enchanted” never come in an orderly procession according to the original sequence of events.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Others, dim and elusive, hover in the background, and only respond to the lure of firelight and tobacco smoke ascending incense-wise from the depths of the arm-chair.
USQUE
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From this reading “USQUE AB OVO” Reminiscences of those days “in the distance enchanted” never come in an orderly procession according to the original sequence of events.
way
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From this reading Some, for reasons quite inexplicable, jostle their way to the fore readily enough.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The difficulty is to know where to start....
