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all
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allowing
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From this reading That is the worst of allowing love to creep into one's story.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He insists on having the stage to himself, and in that determination the audience is entirely with him.
any
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From this reading TALBOT'S LIFE I realize that any attempt henceforth to enchain the reader's interest with church meetings, or the like enthralments, will be more than hopeless.
attempt
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audience
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From this reading He insists on having the stage to himself, and in that determination the audience is entirely with him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading TALBOT'S LIFE I realize that any attempt henceforth to enchain the reader's interest with church meetings, or the like enthralments, will be more than hopeless.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Previously you may have been interested in all kinds of peaceable, unexciting things, far more good for you, but enter love, and all the rest is suddenly fallen tame beyond endurance.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Previously you may have been interested in all kinds of peaceable, unexciting things, far more good for you, but enter love, and all the rest is suddenly fallen tame beyond endurance.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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church
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creep
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determination
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From this reading He insists on having the stage to himself, and in that determination the audience is entirely with him.
enchain
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endurance
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enter
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enthralments
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entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He insists on having the stage to himself, and in that determination the audience is entirely with him.
EVENT
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From this reading THE GREAT EVENT OF MR.
fallen
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far
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Previously you may have been interested in all kinds of peaceable, unexciting things, far more good for you, but enter love, and all the rest is suddenly fallen tame beyond endurance.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Previously you may have been interested in all kinds of peaceable, unexciting things, far more good for you, but enter love, and all the rest is suddenly fallen tame beyond endurance.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GREAT EVENT OF MR.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Previously you may have been interested in all kinds of peaceable, unexciting things, far more good for you, but enter love, and all the rest is suddenly fallen tame beyond endurance.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He insists on having the stage to himself, and in that determination the audience is entirely with him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He insists on having the stage to himself, and in that determination the audience is entirely with him.
henceforth
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From this reading TALBOT'S LIFE I realize that any attempt henceforth to enchain the reader's interest with church meetings, or the like enthralments, will be more than hopeless.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He insists on having the stage to himself, and in that determination the audience is entirely with him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He insists on having the stage to himself, and in that determination the audience is entirely with him.
hopeless
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TALBOT'S LIFE I realize that any attempt henceforth to enchain the reader's interest with church meetings, or the like enthralments, will be more than hopeless.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He insists on having the stage to himself, and in that determination the audience is entirely with him.
insists
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From this reading He insists on having the stage to himself, and in that determination the audience is entirely with him.
interest
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interested
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That is the worst of allowing love to creep into one's story.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is the worst of allowing love to creep into one's story.
kinds
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LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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like
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love
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From this reading That is the worst of allowing love to creep into one's story.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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meetings
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more
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MR
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From this reading THE GREAT EVENT OF MR.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GREAT EVENT OF MR.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He insists on having the stage to himself, and in that determination the audience is entirely with him.
one's
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From this reading That is the worst of allowing love to creep into one's story.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading TALBOT'S LIFE I realize that any attempt henceforth to enchain the reader's interest with church meetings, or the like enthralments, will be more than hopeless.
peaceable
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Previously
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reader's
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realize
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From this reading TALBOT'S LIFE I realize that any attempt henceforth to enchain the reader's interest with church meetings, or the like enthralments, will be more than hopeless.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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stage
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story
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From this reading That is the worst of allowing love to creep into one's story.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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TALBOT'S
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tame
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading TALBOT'S LIFE I realize that any attempt henceforth to enchain the reader's interest with church meetings, or the like enthralments, will be more than hopeless.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TALBOT'S LIFE I realize that any attempt henceforth to enchain the reader's interest with church meetings, or the like enthralments, will be more than hopeless.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT EVENT OF MR.
things
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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unexciting
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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading TALBOT'S LIFE I realize that any attempt henceforth to enchain the reader's interest with church meetings, or the like enthralments, will be more than hopeless.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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worst
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From this reading That is the worst of allowing love to creep into one's story.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Previously you may have been interested in all kinds of peaceable, unexciting things, far more good for you, but enter love, and all the rest is suddenly fallen tame beyond endurance.
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