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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 The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
agility
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From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
all
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From this reading I thought of all this as I walked by the side of the water.
always
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From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading By degrees, however, an inexplicable feeling of discomfort seized me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I felt that painful wish to return which oppresses you when you have left a beloved invalid at home, and when you are seized by a presentiment that he is worse.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I thought of all this as I walked by the side of the water.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I felt that painful wish to return which oppresses you when you have left a beloved invalid at home, and when you are seized by a presentiment that he is worse.
back
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From this reading It seemed to me as if some unknown force were numbing and stopping me, were preventing me from going further and were calling me back.
beloved
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From this reading I felt that painful wish to return which oppresses you when you have left a beloved invalid at home, and when you are seized by a presentiment that he is worse.
brightly
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From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I thought of all this as I walked by the side of the water.
calling
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From this reading It seemed to me as if some unknown force were numbing and stopping me, were preventing me from going further and were calling me back.
degrees
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From this reading By degrees, however, an inexplicable feeling of discomfort seized me.
delightful
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From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
discomfort
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From this reading By degrees, however, an inexplicable feeling of discomfort seized me.
ears
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From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
earth
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From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
eyes
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From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By degrees, however, an inexplicable feeling of discomfort seized me.
felt
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From this reading I felt that painful wish to return which oppresses you when you have left a beloved invalid at home, and when you are seized by a presentiment that he is worse.
filled
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From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
force
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From this reading It seemed to me as if some unknown force were numbing and stopping me, were preventing me from going further and were calling me back.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It seemed to me as if some unknown force were numbing and stopping me, were preventing me from going further and were calling me back.
further
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From this reading It seemed to me as if some unknown force were numbing and stopping me, were preventing me from going further and were calling me back.
going
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From this reading It seemed to me as if some unknown force were numbing and stopping me, were preventing me from going further and were calling me back.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I felt that painful wish to return which oppresses you when you have left a beloved invalid at home, and when you are seized by a presentiment that he is worse.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I felt that painful wish to return which oppresses you when you have left a beloved invalid at home, and when you are seized by a presentiment that he is worse.
home
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From this reading I felt that painful wish to return which oppresses you when you have left a beloved invalid at home, and when you are seized by a presentiment that he is worse.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading By degrees, however, an inexplicable feeling of discomfort seized me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought of all this as I walked by the side of the water.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed to me as if some unknown force were numbing and stopping me, were preventing me from going further and were calling me back.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
inexplicablenounUS /inexplicable/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By degrees, however, an inexplicable feeling of discomfort seized me.
invalid
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From this reading I felt that painful wish to return which oppresses you when you have left a beloved invalid at home, and when you are seized by a presentiment that he is worse.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I felt that painful wish to return which oppresses you when you have left a beloved invalid at home, and when you are seized by a presentiment that he is worse.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
looks
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From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
love
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From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
made
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From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By degrees, however, an inexplicable feeling of discomfort seized me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
numbing
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From this reading It seemed to me as if some unknown force were numbing and stopping me, were preventing me from going further and were calling me back.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I thought of all this as I walked by the side of the water.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
oppresses
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From this reading I felt that painful wish to return which oppresses you when you have left a beloved invalid at home, and when you are seized by a presentiment that he is worse.
painful
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From this reading I felt that painful wish to return which oppresses you when you have left a beloved invalid at home, and when you are seized by a presentiment that he is worse.
plants
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From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
pleasure
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From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
presentiment
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From this reading I felt that painful wish to return which oppresses you when you have left a beloved invalid at home, and when you are seized by a presentiment that he is worse.
preventing
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From this reading It seemed to me as if some unknown force were numbing and stopping me, were preventing me from going further and were calling me back.
return
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From this reading I felt that painful wish to return which oppresses you when you have left a beloved invalid at home, and when you are seized by a presentiment that he is worse.
river
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From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
riverside
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From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
rustling
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From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to me as if some unknown force were numbing and stopping me, were preventing me from going further and were calling me back.
seized
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From this reading By degrees, however, an inexplicable feeling of discomfort seized me.
shining
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From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
side
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From this reading I thought of all this as I walked by the side of the water.
some
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From this reading It seemed to me as if some unknown force were numbing and stopping me, were preventing me from going further and were calling me back.
stopping
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From this reading It seemed to me as if some unknown force were numbing and stopping me, were preventing me from going further and were calling me back.
sun
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From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
swallows
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From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I felt that painful wish to return which oppresses you when you have left a beloved invalid at home, and when you are seized by a presentiment that he is worse.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I thought of all this as I walked by the side of the water.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I thought of all this as I walked by the side of the water.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought of all this as I walked by the side of the water.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
unknown
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From this reading It seemed to me as if some unknown force were numbing and stopping me, were preventing me from going further and were calling me back.
walked
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From this reading I thought of all this as I walked by the side of the water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
water
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From this reading I thought of all this as I walked by the side of the water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It seemed to me as if some unknown force were numbing and stopping me, were preventing me from going further and were calling me back.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I felt that painful wish to return which oppresses you when you have left a beloved invalid at home, and when you are seized by a presentiment that he is worse.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I felt that painful wish to return which oppresses you when you have left a beloved invalid at home, and when you are seized by a presentiment that he is worse.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
wish
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From this reading I felt that painful wish to return which oppresses you when you have left a beloved invalid at home, and when you are seized by a presentiment that he is worse.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sun was shining brightly on the river and made earth delightful, while it filled my looks with love for life, for the swallows, whose agility is always delightful in my eyes, for the plants by the riverside, whose rustling is a pleasure to my ears.
worse
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From this reading I felt that painful wish to return which oppresses you when you have left a beloved invalid at home, and when you are seized by a presentiment that he is worse.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I felt that painful wish to return which oppresses you when you have left a beloved invalid at home, and when you are seized by a presentiment that he is worse.
