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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 After that eventful episode just detailed, life ran smooth and uneventful for a time in the old manor-house.
adventures
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From this reading Why, the green grass in the fields were not more fleeting, I began to think; and what use was it striving after conquests which another age undid, or attempting brave adventures whereof a later time recognized neither cause nor purpose?
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After that eventful episode just detailed, life ran smooth and uneventful for a time in the old manor-house.
age
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From this reading Why, the green grass in the fields were not more fleeting, I began to think; and what use was it striving after conquests which another age undid, or attempting brave adventures whereof a later time recognized neither cause nor purpose?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After that eventful episode just detailed, life ran smooth and uneventful for a time in the old manor-house.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Why, the green grass in the fields were not more fleeting, I began to think; and what use was it striving after conquests which another age undid, or attempting brave adventures whereof a later time recognized neither cause nor purpose?
attempting
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began
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brave
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bright
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From this reading War, that had seemed so bright, had lost its color to me.
cause
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color
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From this reading War, that had seemed so bright, had lost its color to me.
conquests
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day
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detailed
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enough
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episode
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From this reading After that eventful episode just detailed, life ran smooth and uneventful for a time in the old manor-house.
eventful
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From this reading After that eventful episode just detailed, life ran smooth and uneventful for a time in the old manor-house.
fields
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From this reading Why, the green grass in the fields were not more fleeting, I began to think; and what use was it striving after conquests which another age undid, or attempting brave adventures whereof a later time recognized neither cause nor purpose?
fleeting
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From this reading Why, the green grass in the fields were not more fleeting, I began to think; and what use was it striving after conquests which another age undid, or attempting brave adventures whereof a later time recognized neither cause nor purpose?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After that eventful episode just detailed, life ran smooth and uneventful for a time in the old manor-house.
grass
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From this reading Why, the green grass in the fields were not more fleeting, I began to think; and what use was it striving after conquests which another age undid, or attempting brave adventures whereof a later time recognized neither cause nor purpose?
green
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From this reading Why, the green grass in the fields were not more fleeting, I began to think; and what use was it striving after conquests which another age undid, or attempting brave adventures whereof a later time recognized neither cause nor purpose?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had had enough to think of for many a day, and was inert and listless somehow.
Honor
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From this reading Honor! and renown!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had had enough to think of for many a day, and was inert and listless somehow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After that eventful episode just detailed, life ran smooth and uneventful for a time in the old manor-house.
inert
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From this reading I had had enough to think of for many a day, and was inert and listless somehow.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why, the green grass in the fields were not more fleeting, I began to think; and what use was it striving after conquests which another age undid, or attempting brave adventures whereof a later time recognized neither cause nor purpose?
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading War, that had seemed so bright, had lost its color to me.
just
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From this reading After that eventful episode just detailed, life ran smooth and uneventful for a time in the old manor-house.
later
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From this reading Why, the green grass in the fields were not more fleeting, I began to think; and what use was it striving after conquests which another age undid, or attempting brave adventures whereof a later time recognized neither cause nor purpose?
life
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From this reading After that eventful episode just detailed, life ran smooth and uneventful for a time in the old manor-house.
listless
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From this reading I had had enough to think of for many a day, and was inert and listless somehow.
lost
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From this reading War, that had seemed so bright, had lost its color to me.
manor-house
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From this reading After that eventful episode just detailed, life ran smooth and uneventful for a time in the old manor-house.
many
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From this reading I had had enough to think of for many a day, and was inert and listless somehow.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading War, that had seemed so bright, had lost its color to me.
more
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From this reading Why, the green grass in the fields were not more fleeting, I began to think; and what use was it striving after conquests which another age undid, or attempting brave adventures whereof a later time recognized neither cause nor purpose?
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Why, the green grass in the fields were not more fleeting, I began to think; and what use was it striving after conquests which another age undid, or attempting brave adventures whereof a later time recognized neither cause nor purpose?
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Why, the green grass in the fields were not more fleeting, I began to think; and what use was it striving after conquests which another age undid, or attempting brave adventures whereof a later time recognized neither cause nor purpose?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why, the green grass in the fields were not more fleeting, I began to think; and what use was it striving after conquests which another age undid, or attempting brave adventures whereof a later time recognized neither cause nor purpose?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had had enough to think of for many a day, and was inert and listless somehow.
old
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From this reading After that eventful episode just detailed, life ran smooth and uneventful for a time in the old manor-house.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Why, the green grass in the fields were not more fleeting, I began to think; and what use was it striving after conquests which another age undid, or attempting brave adventures whereof a later time recognized neither cause nor purpose?
purpose
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From this reading Why, the green grass in the fields were not more fleeting, I began to think; and what use was it striving after conquests which another age undid, or attempting brave adventures whereof a later time recognized neither cause nor purpose?
ran
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From this reading After that eventful episode just detailed, life ran smooth and uneventful for a time in the old manor-house.
recognized
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From this reading Why, the green grass in the fields were not more fleeting, I began to think; and what use was it striving after conquests which another age undid, or attempting brave adventures whereof a later time recognized neither cause nor purpose?
renown
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From this reading Honor! and renown!
seemed
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From this reading War, that had seemed so bright, had lost its color to me.
smooth
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From this reading After that eventful episode just detailed, life ran smooth and uneventful for a time in the old manor-house.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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somehow
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From this reading I had had enough to think of for many a day, and was inert and listless somehow.
striving
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From this reading Why, the green grass in the fields were not more fleeting, I began to think; and what use was it striving after conquests which another age undid, or attempting brave adventures whereof a later time recognized neither cause nor purpose?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that eventful episode just detailed, life ran smooth and uneventful for a time in the old manor-house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After that eventful episode just detailed, life ran smooth and uneventful for a time in the old manor-house.
think
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From this reading I had had enough to think of for many a day, and was inert and listless somehow.
time
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From this reading After that eventful episode just detailed, life ran smooth and uneventful for a time in the old manor-house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had had enough to think of for many a day, and was inert and listless somehow.
undid
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uneventful
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From this reading After that eventful episode just detailed, life ran smooth and uneventful for a time in the old manor-house.
use
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From this reading Why, the green grass in the fields were not more fleeting, I began to think; and what use was it striving after conquests which another age undid, or attempting brave adventures whereof a later time recognized neither cause nor purpose?
War
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From this reading War, that had seemed so bright, had lost its color to me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had had enough to think of for many a day, and was inert and listless somehow.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why, the green grass in the fields were not more fleeting, I began to think; and what use was it striving after conquests which another age undid, or attempting brave adventures whereof a later time recognized neither cause nor purpose?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Why, the green grass in the fields were not more fleeting, I began to think; and what use was it striving after conquests which another age undid, or attempting brave adventures whereof a later time recognized neither cause nor purpose?
whereof
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From this reading Why, the green grass in the fields were not more fleeting, I began to think; and what use was it striving after conquests which another age undid, or attempting brave adventures whereof a later time recognized neither cause nor purpose?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Why, the green grass in the fields were not more fleeting, I began to think; and what use was it striving after conquests which another age undid, or attempting brave adventures whereof a later time recognized neither cause nor purpose?
Why
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From this reading Why, the green grass in the fields were not more fleeting, I began to think; and what use was it striving after conquests which another age undid, or attempting brave adventures whereof a later time recognized neither cause nor purpose?
