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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 Between twenty and thirty a man rises through years reckless of power and spendthrift of easy promises.
act
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From this reading Age is first realised when, instead of looking forward only, he surprises thought in the act of looking--behind.
Age
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From this reading Age is first realised when, instead of looking forward only, he surprises thought in the act of looking--behind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Between twenty and thirty a man rises through years reckless of power and spendthrift of easy promises.
any
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From this reading Of the physical, at any rate, this is true; for the mental and emotional wave is still ripening towards its higher curve, while the spiritual crest hangs hiding in the sky far overhead, beckoning beyond towards unvistaed reaches.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At thirty comes a pause upon the level, but with thirty-five there are signs of the droop downhill.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At thirty comes a pause upon the level, but with thirty-five there are signs of the droop downhill.
beckoning
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From this reading Of the physical, at any rate, this is true; for the mental and emotional wave is still ripening towards its higher curve, while the spiritual crest hangs hiding in the sky far overhead, beckoning beyond towards unvistaed reaches.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Age is first realised when, instead of looking forward only, he surprises thought in the act of looking--behind.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between twenty and thirty a man rises through years reckless of power and spendthrift of easy promises.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Of the physical, at any rate, this is true; for the mental and emotional wave is still ripening towards its higher curve, while the spiritual crest hangs hiding in the sky far overhead, beckoning beyond towards unvistaed reaches.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At thirty comes a pause upon the level, but with thirty-five there are signs of the droop downhill.
comes
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From this reading At thirty comes a pause upon the level, but with thirty-five there are signs of the droop downhill.
crest
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From this reading Of the physical, at any rate, this is true; for the mental and emotional wave is still ripening towards its higher curve, while the spiritual crest hangs hiding in the sky far overhead, beckoning beyond towards unvistaed reaches.
curve
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From this reading Of the physical, at any rate, this is true; for the mental and emotional wave is still ripening towards its higher curve, while the spiritual crest hangs hiding in the sky far overhead, beckoning beyond towards unvistaed reaches.
downhill
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From this reading At thirty comes a pause upon the level, but with thirty-five there are signs of the droop downhill.
droop
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From this reading At thirty comes a pause upon the level, but with thirty-five there are signs of the droop downhill.
easy
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From this reading Between twenty and thirty a man rises through years reckless of power and spendthrift of easy promises.
emotional
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From this reading Of the physical, at any rate, this is true; for the mental and emotional wave is still ripening towards its higher curve, while the spiritual crest hangs hiding in the sky far overhead, beckoning beyond towards unvistaed reaches.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The wave of life is rising, and every force tends upwards in a steady rush.
far
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From this reading Of the physical, at any rate, this is true; for the mental and emotional wave is still ripening towards its higher curve, while the spiritual crest hangs hiding in the sky far overhead, beckoning beyond towards unvistaed reaches.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Age is first realised when, instead of looking forward only, he surprises thought in the act of looking--behind.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of the physical, at any rate, this is true; for the mental and emotional wave is still ripening towards its higher curve, while the spiritual crest hangs hiding in the sky far overhead, beckoning beyond towards unvistaed reaches.
force
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From this reading The wave of life is rising, and every force tends upwards in a steady rush.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Age is first realised when, instead of looking forward only, he surprises thought in the act of looking--behind.
hangs
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From this reading Of the physical, at any rate, this is true; for the mental and emotional wave is still ripening towards its higher curve, while the spiritual crest hangs hiding in the sky far overhead, beckoning beyond towards unvistaed reaches.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Age is first realised when, instead of looking forward only, he surprises thought in the act of looking--behind.
hiding
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From this reading Of the physical, at any rate, this is true; for the mental and emotional wave is still ripening towards its higher curve, while the spiritual crest hangs hiding in the sky far overhead, beckoning beyond towards unvistaed reaches.
higher
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From this reading Of the physical, at any rate, this is true; for the mental and emotional wave is still ripening towards its higher curve, while the spiritual crest hangs hiding in the sky far overhead, beckoning beyond towards unvistaed reaches.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wave of life is rising, and every force tends upwards in a steady rush.
instead
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From this reading Age is first realised when, instead of looking forward only, he surprises thought in the act of looking--behind.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wave of life is rising, and every force tends upwards in a steady rush.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Of the physical, at any rate, this is true; for the mental and emotional wave is still ripening towards its higher curve, while the spiritual crest hangs hiding in the sky far overhead, beckoning beyond towards unvistaed reaches.
level
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From this reading At thirty comes a pause upon the level, but with thirty-five there are signs of the droop downhill.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wave of life is rising, and every force tends upwards in a steady rush.
looking
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From this reading Age is first realised when, instead of looking forward only, he surprises thought in the act of looking--behind.
man
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From this reading Between twenty and thirty a man rises through years reckless of power and spendthrift of easy promises.
mental
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From this reading Of the physical, at any rate, this is true; for the mental and emotional wave is still ripening towards its higher curve, while the spiritual crest hangs hiding in the sky far overhead, beckoning beyond towards unvistaed reaches.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Between twenty and thirty a man rises through years reckless of power and spendthrift of easy promises.
only
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From this reading Age is first realised when, instead of looking forward only, he surprises thought in the act of looking--behind.
overhead
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From this reading Of the physical, at any rate, this is true; for the mental and emotional wave is still ripening towards its higher curve, while the spiritual crest hangs hiding in the sky far overhead, beckoning beyond towards unvistaed reaches.
pause
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From this reading At thirty comes a pause upon the level, but with thirty-five there are signs of the droop downhill.
physical
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From this reading Of the physical, at any rate, this is true; for the mental and emotional wave is still ripening towards its higher curve, while the spiritual crest hangs hiding in the sky far overhead, beckoning beyond towards unvistaed reaches.
power
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From this reading Between twenty and thirty a man rises through years reckless of power and spendthrift of easy promises.
promises
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From this reading Between twenty and thirty a man rises through years reckless of power and spendthrift of easy promises.
rate
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From this reading Of the physical, at any rate, this is true; for the mental and emotional wave is still ripening towards its higher curve, while the spiritual crest hangs hiding in the sky far overhead, beckoning beyond towards unvistaed reaches.
reaches
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From this reading Of the physical, at any rate, this is true; for the mental and emotional wave is still ripening towards its higher curve, while the spiritual crest hangs hiding in the sky far overhead, beckoning beyond towards unvistaed reaches.
realised
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From this reading Age is first realised when, instead of looking forward only, he surprises thought in the act of looking--behind.
reckless
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From this reading Between twenty and thirty a man rises through years reckless of power and spendthrift of easy promises.
ripening
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From this reading Of the physical, at any rate, this is true; for the mental and emotional wave is still ripening towards its higher curve, while the spiritual crest hangs hiding in the sky far overhead, beckoning beyond towards unvistaed reaches.
rises
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From this reading Between twenty and thirty a man rises through years reckless of power and spendthrift of easy promises.
rising
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From this reading The wave of life is rising, and every force tends upwards in a steady rush.
rush
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From this reading The wave of life is rising, and every force tends upwards in a steady rush.
signs
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From this reading At thirty comes a pause upon the level, but with thirty-five there are signs of the droop downhill.
sky
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From this reading Of the physical, at any rate, this is true; for the mental and emotional wave is still ripening towards its higher curve, while the spiritual crest hangs hiding in the sky far overhead, beckoning beyond towards unvistaed reaches.
spendthrift
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From this reading Between twenty and thirty a man rises through years reckless of power and spendthrift of easy promises.
spiritual
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From this reading Of the physical, at any rate, this is true; for the mental and emotional wave is still ripening towards its higher curve, while the spiritual crest hangs hiding in the sky far overhead, beckoning beyond towards unvistaed reaches.
steady
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From this reading The wave of life is rising, and every force tends upwards in a steady rush.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of the physical, at any rate, this is true; for the mental and emotional wave is still ripening towards its higher curve, while the spiritual crest hangs hiding in the sky far overhead, beckoning beyond towards unvistaed reaches.
surprises
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From this reading Age is first realised when, instead of looking forward only, he surprises thought in the act of looking--behind.
tends
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From this reading The wave of life is rising, and every force tends upwards in a steady rush.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wave of life is rising, and every force tends upwards in a steady rush.
there
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From this reading At thirty comes a pause upon the level, but with thirty-five there are signs of the droop downhill.
thirty
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From this reading Between twenty and thirty a man rises through years reckless of power and spendthrift of easy promises.
thirty-five
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From this reading At thirty comes a pause upon the level, but with thirty-five there are signs of the droop downhill.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Of the physical, at any rate, this is true; for the mental and emotional wave is still ripening towards its higher curve, while the spiritual crest hangs hiding in the sky far overhead, beckoning beyond towards unvistaed reaches.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Age is first realised when, instead of looking forward only, he surprises thought in the act of looking--behind.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Between twenty and thirty a man rises through years reckless of power and spendthrift of easy promises.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Of the physical, at any rate, this is true; for the mental and emotional wave is still ripening towards its higher curve, while the spiritual crest hangs hiding in the sky far overhead, beckoning beyond towards unvistaed reaches.
true
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From this reading Of the physical, at any rate, this is true; for the mental and emotional wave is still ripening towards its higher curve, while the spiritual crest hangs hiding in the sky far overhead, beckoning beyond towards unvistaed reaches.
twenty
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From this reading Between twenty and thirty a man rises through years reckless of power and spendthrift of easy promises.
unvistaed
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From this reading Of the physical, at any rate, this is true; for the mental and emotional wave is still ripening towards its higher curve, while the spiritual crest hangs hiding in the sky far overhead, beckoning beyond towards unvistaed reaches.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At thirty comes a pause upon the level, but with thirty-five there are signs of the droop downhill.
upwards
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From this reading The wave of life is rising, and every force tends upwards in a steady rush.
wave
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From this reading The wave of life is rising, and every force tends upwards in a steady rush.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Age is first realised when, instead of looking forward only, he surprises thought in the act of looking--behind.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Of the physical, at any rate, this is true; for the mental and emotional wave is still ripening towards its higher curve, while the spiritual crest hangs hiding in the sky far overhead, beckoning beyond towards unvistaed reaches.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At thirty comes a pause upon the level, but with thirty-five there are signs of the droop downhill.
years
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From this reading Between twenty and thirty a man rises through years reckless of power and spendthrift of easy promises.
