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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 A SECOND VISIT TO WALNUT TREE WALK The man of reserve betrays happiness by disposition for companionship.
alien
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From this reading And what is so bitter as the spectacle of alien joy when one's own heart is waste!
all
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From this reading Surprised that the world all at once looks so bright to his own eyes, he desires to learn how others view it.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And what is so bitter as the spectacle of alien joy when one's own heart is waste!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The unhappy man is intensely subjective; his own impressions are so inburnt that those of others seem to him unimportant--nay, impertinent.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And what is so bitter as the spectacle of alien joy when one's own heart is waste!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Surprised that the world all at once looks so bright to his own eyes, he desires to learn how others view it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Gilbert Grail was no longer the silent and lonely man that he had been.
betrays
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From this reading A SECOND VISIT TO WALNUT TREE WALK The man of reserve betrays happiness by disposition for companionship.
bitter
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From this reading And what is so bitter as the spectacle of alien joy when one's own heart is waste!
bright
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From this reading Surprised that the world all at once looks so bright to his own eyes, he desires to learn how others view it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A SECOND VISIT TO WALNUT TREE WALK The man of reserve betrays happiness by disposition for companionship.
companionship
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From this reading A SECOND VISIT TO WALNUT TREE WALK The man of reserve betrays happiness by disposition for companionship.
desires
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From this reading Surprised that the world all at once looks so bright to his own eyes, he desires to learn how others view it.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading A SECOND VISIT TO WALNUT TREE WALK The man of reserve betrays happiness by disposition for companionship.
eyes
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From this reading Surprised that the world all at once looks so bright to his own eyes, he desires to learn how others view it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A SECOND VISIT TO WALNUT TREE WALK The man of reserve betrays happiness by disposition for companionship.
Gilbert
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From this reading Gilbert Grail was no longer the silent and lonely man that he had been.
Grail
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From this reading Gilbert Grail was no longer the silent and lonely man that he had been.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gilbert Grail was no longer the silent and lonely man that he had been.
happiness
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From this reading A SECOND VISIT TO WALNUT TREE WALK The man of reserve betrays happiness by disposition for companionship.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Surprised that the world all at once looks so bright to his own eyes, he desires to learn how others view it.
heart
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From this reading And what is so bitter as the spectacle of alien joy when one's own heart is waste!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The unhappy man is intensely subjective; his own impressions are so inburnt that those of others seem to him unimportant--nay, impertinent.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Surprised that the world all at once looks so bright to his own eyes, he desires to learn how others view it.
how
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From this reading Surprised that the world all at once looks so bright to his own eyes, he desires to learn how others view it.
impertinent
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From this reading The unhappy man is intensely subjective; his own impressions are so inburnt that those of others seem to him unimportant--nay, impertinent.
impressions
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From this reading The unhappy man is intensely subjective; his own impressions are so inburnt that those of others seem to him unimportant--nay, impertinent.
inburnt
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From this reading The unhappy man is intensely subjective; his own impressions are so inburnt that those of others seem to him unimportant--nay, impertinent.
intensely
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From this reading The unhappy man is intensely subjective; his own impressions are so inburnt that those of others seem to him unimportant--nay, impertinent.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The unhappy man is intensely subjective; his own impressions are so inburnt that those of others seem to him unimportant--nay, impertinent.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Surprised that the world all at once looks so bright to his own eyes, he desires to learn how others view it.
joy
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From this reading And what is so bitter as the spectacle of alien joy when one's own heart is waste!
learn
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From this reading Surprised that the world all at once looks so bright to his own eyes, he desires to learn how others view it.
lonely
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From this reading Gilbert Grail was no longer the silent and lonely man that he had been.
longer
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From this reading Gilbert Grail was no longer the silent and lonely man that he had been.
looks
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From this reading Surprised that the world all at once looks so bright to his own eyes, he desires to learn how others view it.
man
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From this reading A SECOND VISIT TO WALNUT TREE WALK The man of reserve betrays happiness by disposition for companionship.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading The unhappy man is intensely subjective; his own impressions are so inburnt that those of others seem to him unimportant--nay, impertinent.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Gilbert Grail was no longer the silent and lonely man that he had been.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SECOND VISIT TO WALNUT TREE WALK The man of reserve betrays happiness by disposition for companionship.
once
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From this reading Surprised that the world all at once looks so bright to his own eyes, he desires to learn how others view it.
one's
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From this reading And what is so bitter as the spectacle of alien joy when one's own heart is waste!
others
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From this reading Surprised that the world all at once looks so bright to his own eyes, he desires to learn how others view it.
own
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From this reading Surprised that the world all at once looks so bright to his own eyes, he desires to learn how others view it.
reserve
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From this reading A SECOND VISIT TO WALNUT TREE WALK The man of reserve betrays happiness by disposition for companionship.
SECOND
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From this reading A SECOND VISIT TO WALNUT TREE WALK The man of reserve betrays happiness by disposition for companionship.
seem
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From this reading The unhappy man is intensely subjective; his own impressions are so inburnt that those of others seem to him unimportant--nay, impertinent.
silent
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From this reading Gilbert Grail was no longer the silent and lonely man that he had been.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Surprised that the world all at once looks so bright to his own eyes, he desires to learn how others view it.
spectacle
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From this reading And what is so bitter as the spectacle of alien joy when one's own heart is waste!
subjective
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From this reading The unhappy man is intensely subjective; his own impressions are so inburnt that those of others seem to him unimportant--nay, impertinent.
SurprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Surprised that the world all at once looks so bright to his own eyes, he desires to learn how others view it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Surprised that the world all at once looks so bright to his own eyes, he desires to learn how others view it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SECOND VISIT TO WALNUT TREE WALK The man of reserve betrays happiness by disposition for companionship.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The unhappy man is intensely subjective; his own impressions are so inburnt that those of others seem to him unimportant--nay, impertinent.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SECOND VISIT TO WALNUT TREE WALK The man of reserve betrays happiness by disposition for companionship.
TREE
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From this reading A SECOND VISIT TO WALNUT TREE WALK The man of reserve betrays happiness by disposition for companionship.
unhappy
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From this reading The unhappy man is intensely subjective; his own impressions are so inburnt that those of others seem to him unimportant--nay, impertinent.
unimportant
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From this reading The unhappy man is intensely subjective; his own impressions are so inburnt that those of others seem to him unimportant--nay, impertinent.
view
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From this reading Surprised that the world all at once looks so bright to his own eyes, he desires to learn how others view it.
VISIT
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From this reading A SECOND VISIT TO WALNUT TREE WALK The man of reserve betrays happiness by disposition for companionship.
WALK
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From this reading A SECOND VISIT TO WALNUT TREE WALK The man of reserve betrays happiness by disposition for companionship.
WALNUT
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From this reading A SECOND VISIT TO WALNUT TREE WALK The man of reserve betrays happiness by disposition for companionship.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gilbert Grail was no longer the silent and lonely man that he had been.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading And what is so bitter as the spectacle of alien joy when one's own heart is waste!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what is so bitter as the spectacle of alien joy when one's own heart is waste!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And what is so bitter as the spectacle of alien joy when one's own heart is waste!
world
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From this reading Surprised that the world all at once looks so bright to his own eyes, he desires to learn how others view it.
