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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 Amoung the frets and checks to the course that “never did run smooth,” there is one which is sufficiently frequent, for many a reader will remember the irritation it caused him.
absence
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From this reading And suddenly, after long absence, the meeting takes place in the midst of a common companionship: nothing that you wished to say can be said.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And suddenly, after long absence, the meeting takes place in the midst of a common companionship: nothing that you wished to say can be said.
almost
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From this reading You have arranged almost the words in which your innermost heart is to be expressed; pictured to yourself the very looks by which those words will have their sweetest reply.
Amoung
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From this reading Amoung the frets and checks to the course that “never did run smooth,” there is one which is sufficiently frequent, for many a reader will remember the irritation it caused him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You have counted on a meeting with the beloved one unwitnessed by others, an interchange of confessions and vows which others may not hear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Amoung the frets and checks to the course that “never did run smooth,” there is one which is sufficiently frequent, for many a reader will remember the irritation it caused him.
appears
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From this reading The scene you have thus imagined appears to you vivid and distinct, as if foreshown in a magic glass.
arranged
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From this reading You have arranged almost the words in which your innermost heart is to be expressed; pictured to yourself the very looks by which those words will have their sweetest reply.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The scene you have thus imagined appears to you vivid and distinct, as if foreshown in a magic glass.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You have arranged almost the words in which your innermost heart is to be expressed; pictured to yourself the very looks by which those words will have their sweetest reply.
beloved
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From this reading You have counted on a meeting with the beloved one unwitnessed by others, an interchange of confessions and vows which others may not hear.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You have counted on a meeting with the beloved one unwitnessed by others, an interchange of confessions and vows which others may not hear.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And suddenly, after long absence, the meeting takes place in the midst of a common companionship: nothing that you wished to say can be said.
caused
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From this reading Amoung the frets and checks to the course that “never did run smooth,” there is one which is sufficiently frequent, for many a reader will remember the irritation it caused him.
checks
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From this reading Amoung the frets and checks to the course that “never did run smooth,” there is one which is sufficiently frequent, for many a reader will remember the irritation it caused him.
common
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From this reading And suddenly, after long absence, the meeting takes place in the midst of a common companionship: nothing that you wished to say can be said.
companionship
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From this reading And suddenly, after long absence, the meeting takes place in the midst of a common companionship: nothing that you wished to say can be said.
confessions
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From this reading You have counted on a meeting with the beloved one unwitnessed by others, an interchange of confessions and vows which others may not hear.
counted
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From this reading You have counted on a meeting with the beloved one unwitnessed by others, an interchange of confessions and vows which others may not hear.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Amoung the frets and checks to the course that “never did run smooth,” there is one which is sufficiently frequent, for many a reader will remember the irritation it caused him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Amoung the frets and checks to the course that “never did run smooth,” there is one which is sufficiently frequent, for many a reader will remember the irritation it caused him.
distinct
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From this reading The scene you have thus imagined appears to you vivid and distinct, as if foreshown in a magic glass.
expressed
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From this reading You have arranged almost the words in which your innermost heart is to be expressed; pictured to yourself the very looks by which those words will have their sweetest reply.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Amoung the frets and checks to the course that “never did run smooth,” there is one which is sufficiently frequent, for many a reader will remember the irritation it caused him.
foreshown
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From this reading The scene you have thus imagined appears to you vivid and distinct, as if foreshown in a magic glass.
frequent
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From this reading Amoung the frets and checks to the course that “never did run smooth,” there is one which is sufficiently frequent, for many a reader will remember the irritation it caused him.
frets
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From this reading Amoung the frets and checks to the course that “never did run smooth,” there is one which is sufficiently frequent, for many a reader will remember the irritation it caused him.
glass
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From this reading The scene you have thus imagined appears to you vivid and distinct, as if foreshown in a magic glass.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have counted on a meeting with the beloved one unwitnessed by others, an interchange of confessions and vows which others may not hear.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have counted on a meeting with the beloved one unwitnessed by others, an interchange of confessions and vows which others may not hear.
heart
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From this reading You have arranged almost the words in which your innermost heart is to be expressed; pictured to yourself the very looks by which those words will have their sweetest reply.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Amoung the frets and checks to the course that “never did run smooth,” there is one which is sufficiently frequent, for many a reader will remember the irritation it caused him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The scene you have thus imagined appears to you vivid and distinct, as if foreshown in a magic glass.
imagined
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From this reading The scene you have thus imagined appears to you vivid and distinct, as if foreshown in a magic glass.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You have arranged almost the words in which your innermost heart is to be expressed; pictured to yourself the very looks by which those words will have their sweetest reply.
innermost
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From this reading You have arranged almost the words in which your innermost heart is to be expressed; pictured to yourself the very looks by which those words will have their sweetest reply.
interchange
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From this reading You have counted on a meeting with the beloved one unwitnessed by others, an interchange of confessions and vows which others may not hear.
irritation
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From this reading Amoung the frets and checks to the course that “never did run smooth,” there is one which is sufficiently frequent, for many a reader will remember the irritation it caused him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Amoung the frets and checks to the course that “never did run smooth,” there is one which is sufficiently frequent, for many a reader will remember the irritation it caused him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Amoung the frets and checks to the course that “never did run smooth,” there is one which is sufficiently frequent, for many a reader will remember the irritation it caused him.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And suddenly, after long absence, the meeting takes place in the midst of a common companionship: nothing that you wished to say can be said.
looks
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From this reading You have arranged almost the words in which your innermost heart is to be expressed; pictured to yourself the very looks by which those words will have their sweetest reply.
magic
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From this reading The scene you have thus imagined appears to you vivid and distinct, as if foreshown in a magic glass.
many
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From this reading Amoung the frets and checks to the course that “never did run smooth,” there is one which is sufficiently frequent, for many a reader will remember the irritation it caused him.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You have counted on a meeting with the beloved one unwitnessed by others, an interchange of confessions and vows which others may not hear.
meeting
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From this reading You have counted on a meeting with the beloved one unwitnessed by others, an interchange of confessions and vows which others may not hear.
midst
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From this reading And suddenly, after long absence, the meeting takes place in the midst of a common companionship: nothing that you wished to say can be said.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Amoung the frets and checks to the course that “never did run smooth,” there is one which is sufficiently frequent, for many a reader will remember the irritation it caused him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You have counted on a meeting with the beloved one unwitnessed by others, an interchange of confessions and vows which others may not hear.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And suddenly, after long absence, the meeting takes place in the midst of a common companionship: nothing that you wished to say can be said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You have counted on a meeting with the beloved one unwitnessed by others, an interchange of confessions and vows which others may not hear.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You have counted on a meeting with the beloved one unwitnessed by others, an interchange of confessions and vows which others may not hear.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Amoung the frets and checks to the course that “never did run smooth,” there is one which is sufficiently frequent, for many a reader will remember the irritation it caused him.
others
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From this reading You have counted on a meeting with the beloved one unwitnessed by others, an interchange of confessions and vows which others may not hear.
pictured
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From this reading You have arranged almost the words in which your innermost heart is to be expressed; pictured to yourself the very looks by which those words will have their sweetest reply.
place
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From this reading And suddenly, after long absence, the meeting takes place in the midst of a common companionship: nothing that you wished to say can be said.
reader
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From this reading Amoung the frets and checks to the course that “never did run smooth,” there is one which is sufficiently frequent, for many a reader will remember the irritation it caused him.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Amoung the frets and checks to the course that “never did run smooth,” there is one which is sufficiently frequent, for many a reader will remember the irritation it caused him.
reply
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From this reading You have arranged almost the words in which your innermost heart is to be expressed; pictured to yourself the very looks by which those words will have their sweetest reply.
run
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From this reading Amoung the frets and checks to the course that “never did run smooth,” there is one which is sufficiently frequent, for many a reader will remember the irritation it caused him.
said
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From this reading And suddenly, after long absence, the meeting takes place in the midst of a common companionship: nothing that you wished to say can be said.
say
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From this reading And suddenly, after long absence, the meeting takes place in the midst of a common companionship: nothing that you wished to say can be said.
scene
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From this reading The scene you have thus imagined appears to you vivid and distinct, as if foreshown in a magic glass.
smooth
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From this reading Amoung the frets and checks to the course that “never did run smooth,” there is one which is sufficiently frequent, for many a reader will remember the irritation it caused him.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And suddenly, after long absence, the meeting takes place in the midst of a common companionship: nothing that you wished to say can be said.
sufficiently
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From this reading Amoung the frets and checks to the course that “never did run smooth,” there is one which is sufficiently frequent, for many a reader will remember the irritation it caused him.
sweetest
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From this reading You have arranged almost the words in which your innermost heart is to be expressed; pictured to yourself the very looks by which those words will have their sweetest reply.
takes
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From this reading And suddenly, after long absence, the meeting takes place in the midst of a common companionship: nothing that you wished to say can be said.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Amoung the frets and checks to the course that “never did run smooth,” there is one which is sufficiently frequent, for many a reader will remember the irritation it caused him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Amoung the frets and checks to the course that “never did run smooth,” there is one which is sufficiently frequent, for many a reader will remember the irritation it caused him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading You have arranged almost the words in which your innermost heart is to be expressed; pictured to yourself the very looks by which those words will have their sweetest reply.
there
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From this reading Amoung the frets and checks to the course that “never did run smooth,” there is one which is sufficiently frequent, for many a reader will remember the irritation it caused him.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading You have arranged almost the words in which your innermost heart is to be expressed; pictured to yourself the very looks by which those words will have their sweetest reply.
thus
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From this reading The scene you have thus imagined appears to you vivid and distinct, as if foreshown in a magic glass.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Amoung the frets and checks to the course that “never did run smooth,” there is one which is sufficiently frequent, for many a reader will remember the irritation it caused him.
unwitnessed
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From this reading You have counted on a meeting with the beloved one unwitnessed by others, an interchange of confessions and vows which others may not hear.
very
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From this reading You have arranged almost the words in which your innermost heart is to be expressed; pictured to yourself the very looks by which those words will have their sweetest reply.
vivid
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From this reading The scene you have thus imagined appears to you vivid and distinct, as if foreshown in a magic glass.
vows
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From this reading You have counted on a meeting with the beloved one unwitnessed by others, an interchange of confessions and vows which others may not hear.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Amoung the frets and checks to the course that “never did run smooth,” there is one which is sufficiently frequent, for many a reader will remember the irritation it caused him.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Amoung the frets and checks to the course that “never did run smooth,” there is one which is sufficiently frequent, for many a reader will remember the irritation it caused him.
wished
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From this reading And suddenly, after long absence, the meeting takes place in the midst of a common companionship: nothing that you wished to say can be said.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You have counted on a meeting with the beloved one unwitnessed by others, an interchange of confessions and vows which others may not hear.
words
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From this reading You have arranged almost the words in which your innermost heart is to be expressed; pictured to yourself the very looks by which those words will have their sweetest reply.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have counted on a meeting with the beloved one unwitnessed by others, an interchange of confessions and vows which others may not hear.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have arranged almost the words in which your innermost heart is to be expressed; pictured to yourself the very looks by which those words will have their sweetest reply.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You have arranged almost the words in which your innermost heart is to be expressed; pictured to yourself the very looks by which those words will have their sweetest reply.
