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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 ***** A knowledge that another has felt as we have felt, and seen things, even as they are little things, not much otherwise than we have seen them, will continue to the end to be one of life’s choicest pleasures.
all
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From this reading ***** The ground of all youth’s suffering, solitude, hysteria, and haunting of the grave, is nothing else than naked, ignorant selfishness.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading ***** The morning drum-call on my eager ear Thrills unforgotten yet; the morning dew Lies yet undried along my field of noon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ***** I could have thought he had been eaves-dropping at the doors of my heart, so entire was the coincidence between his writing and my thought.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ***** A knowledge that another has felt as we have felt, and seen things, even as they are little things, not much otherwise than we have seen them, will continue to the end to be one of life’s choicest pleasures.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ***** A knowledge that another has felt as we have felt, and seen things, even as they are little things, not much otherwise than we have seen them, will continue to the end to be one of life’s choicest pleasures.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ***** A knowledge that another has felt as we have felt, and seen things, even as they are little things, not much otherwise than we have seen them, will continue to the end to be one of life’s choicest pleasures.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ***** I could have thought he had been eaves-dropping at the doors of my heart, so entire was the coincidence between his writing and my thought.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ***** A knowledge that another has felt as we have felt, and seen things, even as they are little things, not much otherwise than we have seen them, will continue to the end to be one of life’s choicest pleasures.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ***** I could have thought he had been eaves-dropping at the doors of my heart, so entire was the coincidence between his writing and my thought.
bell
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From this reading But now I pause at whiles in what I do, And count the bell, and tremble lest I hear (My work untrimmed) the sunset gun too soon.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading ***** I could have thought he had been eaves-dropping at the doors of my heart, so entire was the coincidence between his writing and my thought.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now I pause at whiles in what I do, And count the bell, and tremble lest I hear (My work untrimmed) the sunset gun too soon.
choicest
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From this reading ***** A knowledge that another has felt as we have felt, and seen things, even as they are little things, not much otherwise than we have seen them, will continue to the end to be one of life’s choicest pleasures.
coincidence
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From this reading ***** I could have thought he had been eaves-dropping at the doors of my heart, so entire was the coincidence between his writing and my thought.
continue
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From this reading ***** A knowledge that another has felt as we have felt, and seen things, even as they are little things, not much otherwise than we have seen them, will continue to the end to be one of life’s choicest pleasures.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ***** I could have thought he had been eaves-dropping at the doors of my heart, so entire was the coincidence between his writing and my thought.
count
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From this reading But now I pause at whiles in what I do, And count the bell, and tremble lest I hear (My work untrimmed) the sunset gun too soon.
dew
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From this reading ***** The morning drum-call on my eager ear Thrills unforgotten yet; the morning dew Lies yet undried along my field of noon.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But now I pause at whiles in what I do, And count the bell, and tremble lest I hear (My work untrimmed) the sunset gun too soon.
doors
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From this reading ***** I could have thought he had been eaves-dropping at the doors of my heart, so entire was the coincidence between his writing and my thought.
drum-call
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From this reading ***** The morning drum-call on my eager ear Thrills unforgotten yet; the morning dew Lies yet undried along my field of noon.
eager
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From this reading ***** The morning drum-call on my eager ear Thrills unforgotten yet; the morning dew Lies yet undried along my field of noon.
ear
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From this reading ***** The morning drum-call on my eager ear Thrills unforgotten yet; the morning dew Lies yet undried along my field of noon.
eaves-dropping
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From this reading ***** I could have thought he had been eaves-dropping at the doors of my heart, so entire was the coincidence between his writing and my thought.
else
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From this reading ***** The ground of all youth’s suffering, solitude, hysteria, and haunting of the grave, is nothing else than naked, ignorant selfishness.
end
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From this reading ***** A knowledge that another has felt as we have felt, and seen things, even as they are little things, not much otherwise than we have seen them, will continue to the end to be one of life’s choicest pleasures.
entire
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From this reading ***** I could have thought he had been eaves-dropping at the doors of my heart, so entire was the coincidence between his writing and my thought.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ***** A knowledge that another has felt as we have felt, and seen things, even as they are little things, not much otherwise than we have seen them, will continue to the end to be one of life’s choicest pleasures.
felt
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From this reading ***** A knowledge that another has felt as we have felt, and seen things, even as they are little things, not much otherwise than we have seen them, will continue to the end to be one of life’s choicest pleasures.
field
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From this reading ***** The morning drum-call on my eager ear Thrills unforgotten yet; the morning dew Lies yet undried along my field of noon.
grave
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From this reading ***** The ground of all youth’s suffering, solitude, hysteria, and haunting of the grave, is nothing else than naked, ignorant selfishness.
ground
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From this reading ***** The ground of all youth’s suffering, solitude, hysteria, and haunting of the grave, is nothing else than naked, ignorant selfishness.
gun
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From this reading But now I pause at whiles in what I do, And count the bell, and tremble lest I hear (My work untrimmed) the sunset gun too soon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ***** I could have thought he had been eaves-dropping at the doors of my heart, so entire was the coincidence between his writing and my thought.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ***** A knowledge that another has felt as we have felt, and seen things, even as they are little things, not much otherwise than we have seen them, will continue to the end to be one of life’s choicest pleasures.
haunting
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From this reading ***** The ground of all youth’s suffering, solitude, hysteria, and haunting of the grave, is nothing else than naked, ignorant selfishness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ***** I could have thought he had been eaves-dropping at the doors of my heart, so entire was the coincidence between his writing and my thought.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ***** I could have thought he had been eaves-dropping at the doors of my heart, so entire was the coincidence between his writing and my thought.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now I pause at whiles in what I do, And count the bell, and tremble lest I hear (My work untrimmed) the sunset gun too soon.
heart
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From this reading ***** I could have thought he had been eaves-dropping at the doors of my heart, so entire was the coincidence between his writing and my thought.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ***** I could have thought he had been eaves-dropping at the doors of my heart, so entire was the coincidence between his writing and my thought.
hysteria
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From this reading ***** The ground of all youth’s suffering, solitude, hysteria, and haunting of the grave, is nothing else than naked, ignorant selfishness.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ***** I could have thought he had been eaves-dropping at the doors of my heart, so entire was the coincidence between his writing and my thought.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ***** The ground of all youth’s suffering, solitude, hysteria, and haunting of the grave, is nothing else than naked, ignorant selfishness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But now I pause at whiles in what I do, And count the bell, and tremble lest I hear (My work untrimmed) the sunset gun too soon.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ***** The ground of all youth’s suffering, solitude, hysteria, and haunting of the grave, is nothing else than naked, ignorant selfishness.
knowledge
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From this reading ***** A knowledge that another has felt as we have felt, and seen things, even as they are little things, not much otherwise than we have seen them, will continue to the end to be one of life’s choicest pleasures.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading But now I pause at whiles in what I do, And count the bell, and tremble lest I hear (My work untrimmed) the sunset gun too soon.
Lies
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From this reading ***** The morning drum-call on my eager ear Thrills unforgotten yet; the morning dew Lies yet undried along my field of noon.
life's
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From this reading ***** A knowledge that another has felt as we have felt, and seen things, even as they are little things, not much otherwise than we have seen them, will continue to the end to be one of life’s choicest pleasures.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ***** A knowledge that another has felt as we have felt, and seen things, even as they are little things, not much otherwise than we have seen them, will continue to the end to be one of life’s choicest pleasures.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ***** The morning drum-call on my eager ear Thrills unforgotten yet; the morning dew Lies yet undried along my field of noon.
much
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From this reading ***** A knowledge that another has felt as we have felt, and seen things, even as they are little things, not much otherwise than we have seen them, will continue to the end to be one of life’s choicest pleasures.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ***** I could have thought he had been eaves-dropping at the doors of my heart, so entire was the coincidence between his writing and my thought.
naked
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From this reading ***** The ground of all youth’s suffering, solitude, hysteria, and haunting of the grave, is nothing else than naked, ignorant selfishness.
noon
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From this reading ***** The morning drum-call on my eager ear Thrills unforgotten yet; the morning dew Lies yet undried along my field of noon.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ***** A knowledge that another has felt as we have felt, and seen things, even as they are little things, not much otherwise than we have seen them, will continue to the end to be one of life’s choicest pleasures.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ***** The ground of all youth’s suffering, solitude, hysteria, and haunting of the grave, is nothing else than naked, ignorant selfishness.
now
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From this reading But now I pause at whiles in what I do, And count the bell, and tremble lest I hear (My work untrimmed) the sunset gun too soon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ***** I could have thought he had been eaves-dropping at the doors of my heart, so entire was the coincidence between his writing and my thought.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ***** The morning drum-call on my eager ear Thrills unforgotten yet; the morning dew Lies yet undried along my field of noon.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ***** A knowledge that another has felt as we have felt, and seen things, even as they are little things, not much otherwise than we have seen them, will continue to the end to be one of life’s choicest pleasures.
otherwise
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From this reading ***** A knowledge that another has felt as we have felt, and seen things, even as they are little things, not much otherwise than we have seen them, will continue to the end to be one of life’s choicest pleasures.
pause
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From this reading But now I pause at whiles in what I do, And count the bell, and tremble lest I hear (My work untrimmed) the sunset gun too soon.
pleasures
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From this reading ***** A knowledge that another has felt as we have felt, and seen things, even as they are little things, not much otherwise than we have seen them, will continue to the end to be one of life’s choicest pleasures.
seen
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From this reading ***** A knowledge that another has felt as we have felt, and seen things, even as they are little things, not much otherwise than we have seen them, will continue to the end to be one of life’s choicest pleasures.
selfishness
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From this reading ***** The ground of all youth’s suffering, solitude, hysteria, and haunting of the grave, is nothing else than naked, ignorant selfishness.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ***** I could have thought he had been eaves-dropping at the doors of my heart, so entire was the coincidence between his writing and my thought.
solitude
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From this reading ***** The ground of all youth’s suffering, solitude, hysteria, and haunting of the grave, is nothing else than naked, ignorant selfishness.
soon
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From this reading But now I pause at whiles in what I do, And count the bell, and tremble lest I hear (My work untrimmed) the sunset gun too soon.
suffering
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From this reading ***** The ground of all youth’s suffering, solitude, hysteria, and haunting of the grave, is nothing else than naked, ignorant selfishness.
sunset
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From this reading But now I pause at whiles in what I do, And count the bell, and tremble lest I hear (My work untrimmed) the sunset gun too soon.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading ***** A knowledge that another has felt as we have felt, and seen things, even as they are little things, not much otherwise than we have seen them, will continue to the end to be one of life’s choicest pleasures.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ***** A knowledge that another has felt as we have felt, and seen things, even as they are little things, not much otherwise than we have seen them, will continue to the end to be one of life’s choicest pleasures.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ***** I could have thought he had been eaves-dropping at the doors of my heart, so entire was the coincidence between his writing and my thought.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ***** A knowledge that another has felt as we have felt, and seen things, even as they are little things, not much otherwise than we have seen them, will continue to the end to be one of life’s choicest pleasures.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ***** A knowledge that another has felt as we have felt, and seen things, even as they are little things, not much otherwise than we have seen them, will continue to the end to be one of life’s choicest pleasures.
things
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From this reading ***** A knowledge that another has felt as we have felt, and seen things, even as they are little things, not much otherwise than we have seen them, will continue to the end to be one of life’s choicest pleasures.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ***** I could have thought he had been eaves-dropping at the doors of my heart, so entire was the coincidence between his writing and my thought.
Thrills
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From this reading ***** The morning drum-call on my eager ear Thrills unforgotten yet; the morning dew Lies yet undried along my field of noon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ***** A knowledge that another has felt as we have felt, and seen things, even as they are little things, not much otherwise than we have seen them, will continue to the end to be one of life’s choicest pleasures.
too
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From this reading But now I pause at whiles in what I do, And count the bell, and tremble lest I hear (My work untrimmed) the sunset gun too soon.
tremble
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From this reading But now I pause at whiles in what I do, And count the bell, and tremble lest I hear (My work untrimmed) the sunset gun too soon.
undried
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From this reading ***** The morning drum-call on my eager ear Thrills unforgotten yet; the morning dew Lies yet undried along my field of noon.
unforgotten
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From this reading ***** The morning drum-call on my eager ear Thrills unforgotten yet; the morning dew Lies yet undried along my field of noon.
untrimmed
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From this reading But now I pause at whiles in what I do, And count the bell, and tremble lest I hear (My work untrimmed) the sunset gun too soon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ***** I could have thought he had been eaves-dropping at the doors of my heart, so entire was the coincidence between his writing and my thought.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ***** A knowledge that another has felt as we have felt, and seen things, even as they are little things, not much otherwise than we have seen them, will continue to the end to be one of life’s choicest pleasures.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But now I pause at whiles in what I do, And count the bell, and tremble lest I hear (My work untrimmed) the sunset gun too soon.
whiles
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From this reading But now I pause at whiles in what I do, And count the bell, and tremble lest I hear (My work untrimmed) the sunset gun too soon.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ***** A knowledge that another has felt as we have felt, and seen things, even as they are little things, not much otherwise than we have seen them, will continue to the end to be one of life’s choicest pleasures.
work
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From this reading But now I pause at whiles in what I do, And count the bell, and tremble lest I hear (My work untrimmed) the sunset gun too soon.
writing
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From this reading ***** I could have thought he had been eaves-dropping at the doors of my heart, so entire was the coincidence between his writing and my thought.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading ***** The morning drum-call on my eager ear Thrills unforgotten yet; the morning dew Lies yet undried along my field of noon.
youth's
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From this reading ***** The ground of all youth’s suffering, solitude, hysteria, and haunting of the grave, is nothing else than naked, ignorant selfishness.
