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act
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From this reading And now, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the management, let us thank you for your kind attention, during the tedious act which has closed.
ALL
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From this reading BEING NO CHAPTER AT ALL, BUT AN INTERLUDE FOR THE ORCHESTRA And so the years slipped by--monotonous years they seem now, so far as this story goes.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading BEING NO CHAPTER AT ALL, BUT AN INTERLUDE FOR THE ORCHESTRA And so the years slipped by--monotonous years they seem now, so far as this story goes.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BEING NO CHAPTER AT ALL, BUT AN INTERLUDE FOR THE ORCHESTRA And so the years slipped by--monotonous years they seem now, so far as this story goes.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For the roots of events in the ground of the past are like the crowded moments of our passing lives that are recorded only in our under-consciousnesses, to rise in other years in character formed, in traits established, in events fructified.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BEING NO CHAPTER AT ALL, BUT AN INTERLUDE FOR THE ORCHESTRA And so the years slipped by--monotonous years they seem now, so far as this story goes.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BEING NO CHAPTER AT ALL, BUT AN INTERLUDE FOR THE ORCHESTRA And so the years slipped by--monotonous years they seem now, so far as this story goes.
attention
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From this reading And now, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the management, let us thank you for your kind attention, during the tedious act which has closed.
Barclay's
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From this reading And in the years when the evil days came not, John Barclay's tragedy was stirring in the soil of his soul.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Because little happened worth the telling; for growth is so still and so dull and so undramatic that it escapes interest and climax; yet it is all there is in life.
behalf
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From this reading And now, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the management, let us thank you for your kind attention, during the tedious act which has closed.
BEINGauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading BEING NO CHAPTER AT ALL, BUT AN INTERLUDE FOR THE ORCHESTRA And so the years slipped by--monotonous years they seem now, so far as this story goes.
BUTconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BEING NO CHAPTER AT ALL, BUT AN INTERLUDE FOR THE ORCHESTRA And so the years slipped by--monotonous years they seem now, so far as this story goes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BEING NO CHAPTER AT ALL, BUT AN INTERLUDE FOR THE ORCHESTRA And so the years slipped by--monotonous years they seem now, so far as this story goes.
came
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From this reading And in the years when the evil days came not, John Barclay's tragedy was stirring in the soil of his soul.
CHAPTER
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From this reading BEING NO CHAPTER AT ALL, BUT AN INTERLUDE FOR THE ORCHESTRA And so the years slipped by--monotonous years they seem now, so far as this story goes.
character
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From this reading For the roots of events in the ground of the past are like the crowded moments of our passing lives that are recorded only in our under-consciousnesses, to rise in other years in character formed, in traits established, in events fructified.
climax
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From this reading Because little happened worth the telling; for growth is so still and so dull and so undramatic that it escapes interest and climax; yet it is all there is in life.
closed
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crowded
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From this reading For the roots of events in the ground of the past are like the crowded moments of our passing lives that are recorded only in our under-consciousnesses, to rise in other years in character formed, in traits established, in events fructified.
days
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From this reading And in the years when the evil days came not, John Barclay's tragedy was stirring in the soil of his soul.
dull
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From this reading Because little happened worth the telling; for growth is so still and so dull and so undramatic that it escapes interest and climax; yet it is all there is in life.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading And now, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the management, let us thank you for your kind attention, during the tedious act which has closed.
escapes
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From this reading Because little happened worth the telling; for growth is so still and so dull and so undramatic that it escapes interest and climax; yet it is all there is in life.
established
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From this reading For the roots of events in the ground of the past are like the crowded moments of our passing lives that are recorded only in our under-consciousnesses, to rise in other years in character formed, in traits established, in events fructified.
events
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From this reading For the roots of events in the ground of the past are like the crowded moments of our passing lives that are recorded only in our under-consciousnesses, to rise in other years in character formed, in traits established, in events fructified.
evil
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From this reading And in the years when the evil days came not, John Barclay's tragedy was stirring in the soil of his soul.
far
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From this reading BEING NO CHAPTER AT ALL, BUT AN INTERLUDE FOR THE ORCHESTRA And so the years slipped by--monotonous years they seem now, so far as this story goes.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BEING NO CHAPTER AT ALL, BUT AN INTERLUDE FOR THE ORCHESTRA And so the years slipped by--monotonous years they seem now, so far as this story goes.
formed
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From this reading For the roots of events in the ground of the past are like the crowded moments of our passing lives that are recorded only in our under-consciousnesses, to rise in other years in character formed, in traits established, in events fructified.
fructified
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From this reading For the roots of events in the ground of the past are like the crowded moments of our passing lives that are recorded only in our under-consciousnesses, to rise in other years in character formed, in traits established, in events fructified.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the management, let us thank you for your kind attention, during the tedious act which has closed.
goes
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From this reading BEING NO CHAPTER AT ALL, BUT AN INTERLUDE FOR THE ORCHESTRA And so the years slipped by--monotonous years they seem now, so far as this story goes.
ground
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From this reading For the roots of events in the ground of the past are like the crowded moments of our passing lives that are recorded only in our under-consciousnesses, to rise in other years in character formed, in traits established, in events fructified.
growth
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From this reading Because little happened worth the telling; for growth is so still and so dull and so undramatic that it escapes interest and climax; yet it is all there is in life.
happened
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From this reading Because little happened worth the telling; for growth is so still and so dull and so undramatic that it escapes interest and climax; yet it is all there is in life.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the management, let us thank you for your kind attention, during the tedious act which has closed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And in the years when the evil days came not, John Barclay's tragedy was stirring in the soil of his soul.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Because little happened worth the telling; for growth is so still and so dull and so undramatic that it escapes interest and climax; yet it is all there is in life.
interest
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From this reading Because little happened worth the telling; for growth is so still and so dull and so undramatic that it escapes interest and climax; yet it is all there is in life.
INTERLUDE
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From this reading BEING NO CHAPTER AT ALL, BUT AN INTERLUDE FOR THE ORCHESTRA And so the years slipped by--monotonous years they seem now, so far as this story goes.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Because little happened worth the telling; for growth is so still and so dull and so undramatic that it escapes interest and climax; yet it is all there is in life.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Because little happened worth the telling; for growth is so still and so dull and so undramatic that it escapes interest and climax; yet it is all there is in life.
John
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From this reading And in the years when the evil days came not, John Barclay's tragedy was stirring in the soil of his soul.
kind
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From this reading And now, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the management, let us thank you for your kind attention, during the tedious act which has closed.
ladies
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From this reading And now, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the management, let us thank you for your kind attention, during the tedious act which has closed.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And now, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the management, let us thank you for your kind attention, during the tedious act which has closed.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Because little happened worth the telling; for growth is so still and so dull and so undramatic that it escapes interest and climax; yet it is all there is in life.
like
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From this reading For the roots of events in the ground of the past are like the crowded moments of our passing lives that are recorded only in our under-consciousnesses, to rise in other years in character formed, in traits established, in events fructified.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Because little happened worth the telling; for growth is so still and so dull and so undramatic that it escapes interest and climax; yet it is all there is in life.
lives
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From this reading For the roots of events in the ground of the past are like the crowded moments of our passing lives that are recorded only in our under-consciousnesses, to rise in other years in character formed, in traits established, in events fructified.
management
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From this reading And now, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the management, let us thank you for your kind attention, during the tedious act which has closed.
moments
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From this reading For the roots of events in the ground of the past are like the crowded moments of our passing lives that are recorded only in our under-consciousnesses, to rise in other years in character formed, in traits established, in events fructified.
monotonous
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From this reading BEING NO CHAPTER AT ALL, BUT AN INTERLUDE FOR THE ORCHESTRA And so the years slipped by--monotonous years they seem now, so far as this story goes.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading BEING NO CHAPTER AT ALL, BUT AN INTERLUDE FOR THE ORCHESTRA And so the years slipped by--monotonous years they seem now, so far as this story goes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And in the years when the evil days came not, John Barclay's tragedy was stirring in the soil of his soul.
now
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From this reading BEING NO CHAPTER AT ALL, BUT AN INTERLUDE FOR THE ORCHESTRA And so the years slipped by--monotonous years they seem now, so far as this story goes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the roots of events in the ground of the past are like the crowded moments of our passing lives that are recorded only in our under-consciousnesses, to rise in other years in character formed, in traits established, in events fructified.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And now, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the management, let us thank you for your kind attention, during the tedious act which has closed.
only
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From this reading For the roots of events in the ground of the past are like the crowded moments of our passing lives that are recorded only in our under-consciousnesses, to rise in other years in character formed, in traits established, in events fructified.
ORCHESTRA
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From this reading BEING NO CHAPTER AT ALL, BUT AN INTERLUDE FOR THE ORCHESTRA And so the years slipped by--monotonous years they seem now, so far as this story goes.
other
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From this reading For the roots of events in the ground of the past are like the crowded moments of our passing lives that are recorded only in our under-consciousnesses, to rise in other years in character formed, in traits established, in events fructified.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading For the roots of events in the ground of the past are like the crowded moments of our passing lives that are recorded only in our under-consciousnesses, to rise in other years in character formed, in traits established, in events fructified.
passing
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From this reading For the roots of events in the ground of the past are like the crowded moments of our passing lives that are recorded only in our under-consciousnesses, to rise in other years in character formed, in traits established, in events fructified.
past
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From this reading For the roots of events in the ground of the past are like the crowded moments of our passing lives that are recorded only in our under-consciousnesses, to rise in other years in character formed, in traits established, in events fructified.
recorded
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From this reading For the roots of events in the ground of the past are like the crowded moments of our passing lives that are recorded only in our under-consciousnesses, to rise in other years in character formed, in traits established, in events fructified.
rise
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From this reading For the roots of events in the ground of the past are like the crowded moments of our passing lives that are recorded only in our under-consciousnesses, to rise in other years in character formed, in traits established, in events fructified.
roots
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From this reading For the roots of events in the ground of the past are like the crowded moments of our passing lives that are recorded only in our under-consciousnesses, to rise in other years in character formed, in traits established, in events fructified.
seem
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From this reading BEING NO CHAPTER AT ALL, BUT AN INTERLUDE FOR THE ORCHESTRA And so the years slipped by--monotonous years they seem now, so far as this story goes.
slipped
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From this reading BEING NO CHAPTER AT ALL, BUT AN INTERLUDE FOR THE ORCHESTRA And so the years slipped by--monotonous years they seem now, so far as this story goes.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading BEING NO CHAPTER AT ALL, BUT AN INTERLUDE FOR THE ORCHESTRA And so the years slipped by--monotonous years they seem now, so far as this story goes.
soil
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From this reading And in the years when the evil days came not, John Barclay's tragedy was stirring in the soil of his soul.
soul
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From this reading And in the years when the evil days came not, John Barclay's tragedy was stirring in the soil of his soul.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Because little happened worth the telling; for growth is so still and so dull and so undramatic that it escapes interest and climax; yet it is all there is in life.
stirring
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From this reading And in the years when the evil days came not, John Barclay's tragedy was stirring in the soil of his soul.
story
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From this reading BEING NO CHAPTER AT ALL, BUT AN INTERLUDE FOR THE ORCHESTRA And so the years slipped by--monotonous years they seem now, so far as this story goes.
tedious
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From this reading And now, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the management, let us thank you for your kind attention, during the tedious act which has closed.
telling
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From this reading Because little happened worth the telling; for growth is so still and so dull and so undramatic that it escapes interest and climax; yet it is all there is in life.
thank
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From this reading And now, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the management, let us thank you for your kind attention, during the tedious act which has closed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Because little happened worth the telling; for growth is so still and so dull and so undramatic that it escapes interest and climax; yet it is all there is in life.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEING NO CHAPTER AT ALL, BUT AN INTERLUDE FOR THE ORCHESTRA And so the years slipped by--monotonous years they seem now, so far as this story goes.
there
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From this reading Because little happened worth the telling; for growth is so still and so dull and so undramatic that it escapes interest and climax; yet it is all there is in life.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BEING NO CHAPTER AT ALL, BUT AN INTERLUDE FOR THE ORCHESTRA And so the years slipped by--monotonous years they seem now, so far as this story goes.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading BEING NO CHAPTER AT ALL, BUT AN INTERLUDE FOR THE ORCHESTRA And so the years slipped by--monotonous years they seem now, so far as this story goes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the roots of events in the ground of the past are like the crowded moments of our passing lives that are recorded only in our under-consciousnesses, to rise in other years in character formed, in traits established, in events fructified.
tragedy
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From this reading And in the years when the evil days came not, John Barclay's tragedy was stirring in the soil of his soul.
traits
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From this reading For the roots of events in the ground of the past are like the crowded moments of our passing lives that are recorded only in our under-consciousnesses, to rise in other years in character formed, in traits established, in events fructified.
under-consciousnesses
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From this reading For the roots of events in the ground of the past are like the crowded moments of our passing lives that are recorded only in our under-consciousnesses, to rise in other years in character formed, in traits established, in events fructified.
undramatic
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From this reading Because little happened worth the telling; for growth is so still and so dull and so undramatic that it escapes interest and climax; yet it is all there is in life.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And now, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the management, let us thank you for your kind attention, during the tedious act which has closed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And in the years when the evil days came not, John Barclay's tragedy was stirring in the soil of his soul.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And in the years when the evil days came not, John Barclay's tragedy was stirring in the soil of his soul.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And now, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the management, let us thank you for your kind attention, during the tedious act which has closed.
worth
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From this reading Because little happened worth the telling; for growth is so still and so dull and so undramatic that it escapes interest and climax; yet it is all there is in life.
years
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From this reading BEING NO CHAPTER AT ALL, BUT AN INTERLUDE FOR THE ORCHESTRA And so the years slipped by--monotonous years they seem now, so far as this story goes.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Because little happened worth the telling; for growth is so still and so dull and so undramatic that it escapes interest and climax; yet it is all there is in life.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And now, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the management, let us thank you for your kind attention, during the tedious act which has closed.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And now, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the management, let us thank you for your kind attention, during the tedious act which has closed.
