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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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absurd
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Actually
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From this reading Actually, as I said, I am but just gone thirty, and I may reasonably regard life, as the saying is, all before me.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Besides, I wrote at the end of the afternoon, a melancholy time.
all
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From this reading Actually, as I said, I am but just gone thirty, and I may reasonably regard life, as the saying is, all before me.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading IN WHICH I DECIDE TO GO ON PILGRIMAGE Though I have this bad habit of soliloquising, and indeed am absurd enough to attempt conversation with a house, yet the reader must realise from the beginning that I am still quite a young man.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I talked a little just now as though I were an octogenarian.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH I DECIDE TO GO ON PILGRIMAGE Though I have this bad habit of soliloquising, and indeed am absurd enough to attempt conversation with a house, yet the reader must realise from the beginning that I am still quite a young man.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I talked a little just now as though I were an octogenarian.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Besides, I wrote at the end of the afternoon, a melancholy time.
attempt
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bad
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Actually, as I said, I am but just gone thirty, and I may reasonably regard life, as the saying is, all before me.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, I wrote at the end of the afternoon, a melancholy time.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Actually, as I said, I am but just gone thirty, and I may reasonably regard life, as the saying is, all before me.
conversation
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DECIDE
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down-hearted
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From this reading I was a little down-hearted when I wrote yesterday.
end
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From this reading Besides, I wrote at the end of the afternoon, a melancholy time.
enough
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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GO
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gone
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From this reading Actually, as I said, I am but just gone thirty, and I may reasonably regard life, as the saying is, all before me.
habit
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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house
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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indeed
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Actually, as I said, I am but just gone thirty, and I may reasonably regard life, as the saying is, all before me.
just
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From this reading I talked a little just now as though I were an octogenarian.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Actually, as I said, I am but just gone thirty, and I may reasonably regard life, as the saying is, all before me.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I talked a little just now as though I were an octogenarian.
man
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Actually, as I said, I am but just gone thirty, and I may reasonably regard life, as the saying is, all before me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Actually, as I said, I am but just gone thirty, and I may reasonably regard life, as the saying is, all before me.
melancholy
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From this reading Besides, I wrote at the end of the afternoon, a melancholy time.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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now
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From this reading I talked a little just now as though I were an octogenarian.
octogenarian
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From this reading I talked a little just now as though I were an octogenarian.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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PILGRIMAGE
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quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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reader
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realise
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reasonably
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From this reading Actually, as I said, I am but just gone thirty, and I may reasonably regard life, as the saying is, all before me.
regard
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From this reading Actually, as I said, I am but just gone thirty, and I may reasonably regard life, as the saying is, all before me.
said
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From this reading Actually, as I said, I am but just gone thirty, and I may reasonably regard life, as the saying is, all before me.
saying
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From this reading Actually, as I said, I am but just gone thirty, and I may reasonably regard life, as the saying is, all before me.
soliloquising
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stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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talked
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From this reading I talked a little just now as though I were an octogenarian.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thirty
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From this reading Actually, as I said, I am but just gone thirty, and I may reasonably regard life, as the saying is, all before me.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH I DECIDE TO GO ON PILGRIMAGE Though I have this bad habit of soliloquising, and indeed am absurd enough to attempt conversation with a house, yet the reader must realise from the beginning that I am still quite a young man.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading IN WHICH I DECIDE TO GO ON PILGRIMAGE Though I have this bad habit of soliloquising, and indeed am absurd enough to attempt conversation with a house, yet the reader must realise from the beginning that I am still quite a young man.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, I wrote at the end of the afternoon, a melancholy time.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH I DECIDE TO GO ON PILGRIMAGE Though I have this bad habit of soliloquising, and indeed am absurd enough to attempt conversation with a house, yet the reader must realise from the beginning that I am still quite a young man.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was a little down-hearted when I wrote yesterday.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I talked a little just now as though I were an octogenarian.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I was a little down-hearted when I wrote yesterday.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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wrote
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From this reading I was a little down-hearted when I wrote yesterday.
yesterday
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From this reading I was a little down-hearted when I wrote yesterday.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
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young
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