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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 LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
Adam
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From this reading There is always a good deal of youth left in any one who genuinely loves youth; and Gerard always spoke of his youth as Adam, in his declining years, might have spoken of Paradise.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
always
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From this reading There is always a good deal of youth left in any one who genuinely loves youth; and Gerard always spoke of his youth as Adam, in his declining years, might have spoken of Paradise.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
Angel
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From this reading Otherwise, one day was like another, with the many exceptions of the days on which he saw Angel or Esther.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Otherwise, one day was like another, with the many exceptions of the days on which he saw Angel or Esther.
any
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From this reading There is always a good deal of youth left in any one who genuinely loves youth; and Gerard always spoke of his youth as Adam, in his declining years, might have spoken of Paradise.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There is always a good deal of youth left in any one who genuinely loves youth; and Gerard always spoke of his youth as Adam, in his declining years, might have spoken of Paradise.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
Aunt
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From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
away
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From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
bed-time
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From this reading With Ned, he spent many of his evenings; and he soon formed the pleasant habit of dropping in on Gerard, last thing before bed-time, for a smoke and half an hour's chat.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading With Ned, he spent many of his evenings; and he soon formed the pleasant habit of dropping in on Gerard, last thing before bed-time, for a smoke and half an hour's chat.
chat
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From this reading With Ned, he spent many of his evenings; and he soon formed the pleasant habit of dropping in on Gerard, last thing before bed-time, for a smoke and half an hour's chat.
day
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From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
days
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From this reading Otherwise, one day was like another, with the many exceptions of the days on which he saw Angel or Esther.
deal
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From this reading There is always a good deal of youth left in any one who genuinely loves youth; and Gerard always spoke of his youth as Adam, in his declining years, might have spoken of Paradise.
death
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From this reading For him life was just youth--and the rest of it death.
declining
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From this reading There is always a good deal of youth left in any one who genuinely loves youth; and Gerard always spoke of his youth as Adam, in his declining years, might have spoken of Paradise.
doing
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From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
dropping
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From this reading With Ned, he spent many of his evenings; and he soon formed the pleasant habit of dropping in on Gerard, last thing before bed-time, for a smoke and half an hour's chat.
earning
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From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
essays
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From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
Esther
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From this reading Otherwise, one day was like another, with the many exceptions of the days on which he saw Angel or Esther.
evenings
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From this reading With Ned, he spent many of his evenings; and he soon formed the pleasant habit of dropping in on Gerard, last thing before bed-time, for a smoke and half an hour's chat.
exceptions
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From this reading Otherwise, one day was like another, with the many exceptions of the days on which he saw Angel or Esther.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
formed
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From this reading With Ned, he spent many of his evenings; and he soon formed the pleasant habit of dropping in on Gerard, last thing before bed-time, for a smoke and half an hour's chat.
genuinely
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From this reading There is always a good deal of youth left in any one who genuinely loves youth; and Gerard always spoke of his youth as Adam, in his declining years, might have spoken of Paradise.
Gerard
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From this reading With Ned, he spent many of his evenings; and he soon formed the pleasant habit of dropping in on Gerard, last thing before bed-time, for a smoke and half an hour's chat.
GOLD
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From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is always a good deal of youth left in any one who genuinely loves youth; and Gerard always spoke of his youth as Adam, in his declining years, might have spoken of Paradise.
guinea
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From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
habit
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From this reading With Ned, he spent many of his evenings; and he soon formed the pleasant habit of dropping in on Gerard, last thing before bed-time, for a smoke and half an hour's chat.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With Ned, he spent many of his evenings; and he soon formed the pleasant habit of dropping in on Gerard, last thing before bed-time, for a smoke and half an hour's chat.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There is always a good deal of youth left in any one who genuinely loves youth; and Gerard always spoke of his youth as Adam, in his declining years, might have spoken of Paradise.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Otherwise, one day was like another, with the many exceptions of the days on which he saw Angel or Esther.
Henry
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From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For him life was just youth--and the rest of it death.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
hour's
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From this reading With Ned, he spent many of his evenings; and he soon formed the pleasant habit of dropping in on Gerard, last thing before bed-time, for a smoke and half an hour's chat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
indulging
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From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is always a good deal of youth left in any one who genuinely loves youth; and Gerard always spoke of his youth as Adam, in his declining years, might have spoken of Paradise.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For him life was just youth--and the rest of it death.
just
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From this reading For him life was just youth--and the rest of it death.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With Ned, he spent many of his evenings; and he soon formed the pleasant habit of dropping in on Gerard, last thing before bed-time, for a smoke and half an hour's chat.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is always a good deal of youth left in any one who genuinely loves youth; and Gerard always spoke of his youth as Adam, in his declining years, might have spoken of Paradise.
LEGACY
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From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For him life was just youth--and the rest of it death.
like
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From this reading Otherwise, one day was like another, with the many exceptions of the days on which he saw Angel or Esther.
London
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From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
loves
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From this reading There is always a good deal of youth left in any one who genuinely loves youth; and Gerard always spoke of his youth as Adam, in his declining years, might have spoken of Paradise.
many
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From this reading Otherwise, one day was like another, with the many exceptions of the days on which he saw Angel or Esther.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There is always a good deal of youth left in any one who genuinely loves youth; and Gerard always spoke of his youth as Adam, in his declining years, might have spoken of Paradise.
MORE
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From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
Ned
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From this reading With Ned, he spent many of his evenings; and he soon formed the pleasant habit of dropping in on Gerard, last thing before bed-time, for a smoke and half an hour's chat.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
novel
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From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
now
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From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
odd
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From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Otherwise, one day was like another, with the many exceptions of the days on which he saw Angel or Esther.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Otherwise, one day was like another, with the many exceptions of the days on which he saw Angel or Esther.
Otherwise
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From this reading Otherwise, one day was like another, with the many exceptions of the days on which he saw Angel or Esther.
Paradise
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From this reading There is always a good deal of youth left in any one who genuinely loves youth; and Gerard always spoke of his youth as Adam, in his declining years, might have spoken of Paradise.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With Ned, he spent many of his evenings; and he soon formed the pleasant habit of dropping in on Gerard, last thing before bed-time, for a smoke and half an hour's chat.
plodded
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From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
poem
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From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
PRECIOUSadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
publisher
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From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For him life was just youth--and the rest of it death.
review
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From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
richly
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From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
saw
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From this reading Otherwise, one day was like another, with the many exceptions of the days on which he saw Angel or Esther.
smoke
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From this reading With Ned, he spent many of his evenings; and he soon formed the pleasant habit of dropping in on Gerard, last thing before bed-time, for a smoke and half an hour's chat.
sometimes
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From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
soon
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From this reading With Ned, he spent many of his evenings; and he soon formed the pleasant habit of dropping in on Gerard, last thing before bed-time, for a smoke and half an hour's chat.
spent
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From this reading With Ned, he spent many of his evenings; and he soon formed the pleasant habit of dropping in on Gerard, last thing before bed-time, for a smoke and half an hour's chat.
spoke
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From this reading There is always a good deal of youth left in any one who genuinely loves youth; and Gerard always spoke of his youth as Adam, in his declining years, might have spoken of Paradise.
spoken
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From this reading There is always a good deal of youth left in any one who genuinely loves youth; and Gerard always spoke of his youth as Adam, in his declining years, might have spoken of Paradise.
THANconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
There
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From this reading There is always a good deal of youth left in any one who genuinely loves youth; and Gerard always spoke of his youth as Adam, in his declining years, might have spoken of Paradise.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With Ned, he spent many of his evenings; and he soon formed the pleasant habit of dropping in on Gerard, last thing before bed-time, for a smoke and half an hour's chat.
Tipping's
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From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
volume
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From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Otherwise, one day was like another, with the many exceptions of the days on which he saw Angel or Esther.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Otherwise, one day was like another, with the many exceptions of the days on which he saw Angel or Esther.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There is always a good deal of youth left in any one who genuinely loves youth; and Gerard always spoke of his youth as Adam, in his declining years, might have spoken of Paradise.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Otherwise, one day was like another, with the many exceptions of the days on which he saw Angel or Esther.
working
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From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
writing
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From this reading A LEGACY MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD Meanwhile, Henry plodded away at Aunt Tipping's, working sometimes on a volume of essays for the London publisher, and sometimes on his novel, now and again writing a review, and earning an odd guinea for a poem; and now and again indulging in a day of richly doing nothing.
years
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From this reading There is always a good deal of youth left in any one who genuinely loves youth; and Gerard always spoke of his youth as Adam, in his declining years, might have spoken of Paradise.
youth
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From this reading There is always a good deal of youth left in any one who genuinely loves youth; and Gerard always spoke of his youth as Adam, in his declining years, might have spoken of Paradise.
