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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 Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
adventurous
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From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
all
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From this reading Apart from all this, many lovable people miss each other in the world, or meet under some unfavourable star.
almost
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From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading ***** To deal plainly, if they only married when they fell in love, most people would die unwed; and among the others, there would be not a few tumultuous households.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are many matters in which you may waylay Destiny, and bid him stand and deliver.
any
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From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
Apart
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From this reading Apart from all this, many lovable people miss each other in the world, or meet under some unfavourable star.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are many matters in which you may waylay Destiny, and bid him stand and deliver.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
bid
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From this reading There are many matters in which you may waylay Destiny, and bid him stand and deliver.
bill
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From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
blind
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From this reading But it is by no means in the way of every one to fall in love....A wet rag goes safely by the fire; and if a man is blind, he cannot expect to be much impressed by romantic scenery.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it is by no means in the way of every one to fall in love....A wet rag goes safely by the fire; and if a man is blind, he cannot expect to be much impressed by romantic scenery.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But it is by no means in the way of every one to fall in love....A wet rag goes safely by the fire; and if a man is blind, he cannot expect to be much impressed by romantic scenery.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
cannot
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From this reading But it is by no means in the way of every one to fall in love....A wet rag goes safely by the fire; and if a man is blind, he cannot expect to be much impressed by romantic scenery.
dare
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From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
deal
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From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
deliver
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From this reading There are many matters in which you may waylay Destiny, and bid him stand and deliver.
Destiny
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From this reading There are many matters in which you may waylay Destiny, and bid him stand and deliver.
die
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From this reading ***** To deal plainly, if they only married when they fell in love, most people would die unwed; and among the others, there would be not a few tumultuous households.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Apart from all this, many lovable people miss each other in the world, or meet under some unfavourable star.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But it is by no means in the way of every one to fall in love....A wet rag goes safely by the fire; and if a man is blind, he cannot expect to be much impressed by romantic scenery.
excitement
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From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading But it is by no means in the way of every one to fall in love....A wet rag goes safely by the fire; and if a man is blind, he cannot expect to be much impressed by romantic scenery.
fall
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From this reading But it is by no means in the way of every one to fall in love....A wet rag goes safely by the fire; and if a man is blind, he cannot expect to be much impressed by romantic scenery.
fareverbUS /fer/
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
fell
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From this reading ***** To deal plainly, if they only married when they fell in love, most people would die unwed; and among the others, there would be not a few tumultuous households.
few
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From this reading ***** To deal plainly, if they only married when they fell in love, most people would die unwed; and among the others, there would be not a few tumultuous households.
fire
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From this reading But it is by no means in the way of every one to fall in love....A wet rag goes safely by the fire; and if a man is blind, he cannot expect to be much impressed by romantic scenery.
forms
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From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Apart from all this, many lovable people miss each other in the world, or meet under some unfavourable star.
goes
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From this reading But it is by no means in the way of every one to fall in love....A wet rag goes safely by the fire; and if a man is blind, he cannot expect to be much impressed by romantic scenery.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
Hard
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From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But it is by no means in the way of every one to fall in love....A wet rag goes safely by the fire; and if a man is blind, he cannot expect to be much impressed by romantic scenery.
high
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From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There are many matters in which you may waylay Destiny, and bid him stand and deliver.
households
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From this reading ***** To deal plainly, if they only married when they fell in love, most people would die unwed; and among the others, there would be not a few tumultuous households.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But it is by no means in the way of every one to fall in love....A wet rag goes safely by the fire; and if a man is blind, he cannot expect to be much impressed by romantic scenery.
impressed
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From this reading But it is by no means in the way of every one to fall in love....A wet rag goes safely by the fire; and if a man is blind, he cannot expect to be much impressed by romantic scenery.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are many matters in which you may waylay Destiny, and bid him stand and deliver.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it is by no means in the way of every one to fall in love....A wet rag goes safely by the fire; and if a man is blind, he cannot expect to be much impressed by romantic scenery.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it is by no means in the way of every one to fall in love....A wet rag goes safely by the fire; and if a man is blind, he cannot expect to be much impressed by romantic scenery.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
lovable
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From this reading Apart from all this, many lovable people miss each other in the world, or meet under some unfavourable star.
love
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From this reading But it is by no means in the way of every one to fall in love....A wet rag goes safely by the fire; and if a man is blind, he cannot expect to be much impressed by romantic scenery.
man
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From this reading But it is by no means in the way of every one to fall in love....A wet rag goes safely by the fire; and if a man is blind, he cannot expect to be much impressed by romantic scenery.
many
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From this reading There are many matters in which you may waylay Destiny, and bid him stand and deliver.
married
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From this reading ***** To deal plainly, if they only married when they fell in love, most people would die unwed; and among the others, there would be not a few tumultuous households.
matters
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From this reading There are many matters in which you may waylay Destiny, and bid him stand and deliver.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There are many matters in which you may waylay Destiny, and bid him stand and deliver.
means
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From this reading But it is by no means in the way of every one to fall in love....A wet rag goes safely by the fire; and if a man is blind, he cannot expect to be much impressed by romantic scenery.
meet
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From this reading Apart from all this, many lovable people miss each other in the world, or meet under some unfavourable star.
miss
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From this reading Apart from all this, many lovable people miss each other in the world, or meet under some unfavourable star.
more
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From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
most
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From this reading ***** To deal plainly, if they only married when they fell in love, most people would die unwed; and among the others, there would be not a few tumultuous households.
much
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From this reading But it is by no means in the way of every one to fall in love....A wet rag goes safely by the fire; and if a man is blind, he cannot expect to be much impressed by romantic scenery.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But it is by no means in the way of every one to fall in love....A wet rag goes safely by the fire; and if a man is blind, he cannot expect to be much impressed by romantic scenery.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ***** To deal plainly, if they only married when they fell in love, most people would die unwed; and among the others, there would be not a few tumultuous households.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
only
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From this reading ***** To deal plainly, if they only married when they fell in love, most people would die unwed; and among the others, there would be not a few tumultuous households.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
other
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From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
others
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From this reading ***** To deal plainly, if they only married when they fell in love, most people would die unwed; and among the others, there would be not a few tumultuous households.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
patient
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From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
people
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From this reading Apart from all this, many lovable people miss each other in the world, or meet under some unfavourable star.
person's
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From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ***** To deal plainly, if they only married when they fell in love, most people would die unwed; and among the others, there would be not a few tumultuous households.
rag
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From this reading But it is by no means in the way of every one to fall in love....A wet rag goes safely by the fire; and if a man is blind, he cannot expect to be much impressed by romantic scenery.
reach
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From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
romantic
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From this reading But it is by no means in the way of every one to fall in love....A wet rag goes safely by the fire; and if a man is blind, he cannot expect to be much impressed by romantic scenery.
safely
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From this reading But it is by no means in the way of every one to fall in love....A wet rag goes safely by the fire; and if a man is blind, he cannot expect to be much impressed by romantic scenery.
scenery
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From this reading But it is by no means in the way of every one to fall in love....A wet rag goes safely by the fire; and if a man is blind, he cannot expect to be much impressed by romantic scenery.
some
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From this reading Apart from all this, many lovable people miss each other in the world, or meet under some unfavourable star.
spiritual
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From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
stand
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From this reading There are many matters in which you may waylay Destiny, and bid him stand and deliver.
star
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From this reading Apart from all this, many lovable people miss each other in the world, or meet under some unfavourable star.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
There
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From this reading There are many matters in which you may waylay Destiny, and bid him stand and deliver.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ***** To deal plainly, if they only married when they fell in love, most people would die unwed; and among the others, there would be not a few tumultuous households.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But it is by no means in the way of every one to fall in love....A wet rag goes safely by the fire; and if a man is blind, he cannot expect to be much impressed by romantic scenery.
tumultuous
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From this reading ***** To deal plainly, if they only married when they fell in love, most people would die unwed; and among the others, there would be not a few tumultuous households.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Apart from all this, many lovable people miss each other in the world, or meet under some unfavourable star.
unfavourable
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From this reading Apart from all this, many lovable people miss each other in the world, or meet under some unfavourable star.
unwed
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From this reading ***** To deal plainly, if they only married when they fell in love, most people would die unwed; and among the others, there would be not a few tumultuous households.
way
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From this reading But it is by no means in the way of every one to fall in love....A wet rag goes safely by the fire; and if a man is blind, he cannot expect to be much impressed by romantic scenery.
waylay
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From this reading There are many matters in which you may waylay Destiny, and bid him stand and deliver.
wet
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From this reading But it is by no means in the way of every one to fall in love....A wet rag goes safely by the fire; and if a man is blind, he cannot expect to be much impressed by romantic scenery.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ***** To deal plainly, if they only married when they fell in love, most people would die unwed; and among the others, there would be not a few tumultuous households.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There are many matters in which you may waylay Destiny, and bid him stand and deliver.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
work
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From this reading Hard work, high thinking, adventurous excitement, and a great deal more that forms a part of this or the other person’s spiritual bill of fare, are within the reach of almost any one who can dare a little and be patient.
world
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From this reading Apart from all this, many lovable people miss each other in the world, or meet under some unfavourable star.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ***** To deal plainly, if they only married when they fell in love, most people would die unwed; and among the others, there would be not a few tumultuous households.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There are many matters in which you may waylay Destiny, and bid him stand and deliver.
