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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 Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
All
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From this reading All through the years that he was living there alone, he suffered more and more from those nightly visitations, of monetary doubts.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They became more owl-like, more numerous, with each fresh investment; they stayed longer at a time.
autumn
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From this reading Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
became
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From this reading They became more owl-like, more numerous, with each fresh investment; they stayed longer at a time.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They seemed, indeed, to grow more concrete and insistent with every thousand pounds he put between himself and their reality.
bring
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From this reading Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
came
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From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
change
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From this reading Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
concrete
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From this reading They seemed, indeed, to grow more concrete and insistent with every thousand pounds he put between himself and their reality.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
death
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From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
doubts
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From this reading All through the years that he was living there alone, he suffered more and more from those nightly visitations, of monetary doubts.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They became more owl-like, more numerous, with each fresh investment; they stayed longer at a time.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
feel
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From this reading Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
following
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From this reading Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
fresh
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From this reading They became more owl-like, more numerous, with each fresh investment; they stayed longer at a time.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All through the years that he was living there alone, he suffered more and more from those nightly visitations, of monetary doubts.
grow
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From this reading They seemed, indeed, to grow more concrete and insistent with every thousand pounds he put between himself and their reality.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
hope
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From this reading Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
house
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From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
inclined
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From this reading Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
indeed
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From this reading They seemed, indeed, to grow more concrete and insistent with every thousand pounds he put between himself and their reality.
insistent
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From this reading They seemed, indeed, to grow more concrete and insistent with every thousand pounds he put between himself and their reality.
investment
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From this reading They became more owl-like, more numerous, with each fresh investment; they stayed longer at a time.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
large
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From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
lived
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From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
living
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From this reading All through the years that he was living there alone, he suffered more and more from those nightly visitations, of monetary doubts.
longer
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From this reading They became more owl-like, more numerous, with each fresh investment; they stayed longer at a time.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
marriage
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From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
monetary
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From this reading All through the years that he was living there alone, he suffered more and more from those nightly visitations, of monetary doubts.
more
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From this reading Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
nightly
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From this reading All through the years that he was living there alone, he suffered more and more from those nightly visitations, of monetary doubts.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
now
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From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
numerous
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From this reading They became more owl-like, more numerous, with each fresh investment; they stayed longer at a time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All through the years that he was living there alone, he suffered more and more from those nightly visitations, of monetary doubts.
off
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From this reading Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
old
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From this reading Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
owl-like
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From this reading They became more owl-like, more numerous, with each fresh investment; they stayed longer at a time.
perhaps
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From this reading Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
pounds
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From this reading They seemed, indeed, to grow more concrete and insistent with every thousand pounds he put between himself and their reality.
put
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From this reading Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
reality
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From this reading They seemed, indeed, to grow more concrete and insistent with every thousand pounds he put between himself and their reality.
reside
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From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
resolved
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From this reading Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
roots
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From this reading Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed, indeed, to grow more concrete and insistent with every thousand pounds he put between himself and their reality.
seventy
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From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
spring
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From this reading Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
stayed
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From this reading They became more owl-like, more numerous, with each fresh investment; they stayed longer at a time.
suffered
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From this reading All through the years that he was living there alone, he suffered more and more from those nightly visitations, of monetary doubts.
tear
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From this reading Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They seemed, indeed, to grow more concrete and insistent with every thousand pounds he put between himself and their reality.
then
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From this reading Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
there
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From this reading All through the years that he was living there alone, he suffered more and more from those nightly visitations, of monetary doubts.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They seemed, indeed, to grow more concrete and insistent with every thousand pounds he put between himself and their reality.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading All through the years that he was living there alone, he suffered more and more from those nightly visitations, of monetary doubts.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
thousand
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From this reading They seemed, indeed, to grow more concrete and insistent with every thousand pounds he put between himself and their reality.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All through the years that he was living there alone, he suffered more and more from those nightly visitations, of monetary doubts.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They became more owl-like, more numerous, with each fresh investment; they stayed longer at a time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
too
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From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
up
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From this reading Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
visitations
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From this reading All through the years that he was living there alone, he suffered more and more from those nightly visitations, of monetary doubts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
wife's
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From this reading After his wife’s death, which came about when he was seventy, he continued to reside alone in the house that he had lived in since his marriage, though it was now too large for him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Every autumn he resolved to make a change next spring; but when spring came, he could not bring himself to tear his old roots up, and put it off till the spring following, with the hope, perhaps, that he might then feel more inclined.
years
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From this reading All through the years that he was living there alone, he suffered more and more from those nightly visitations, of monetary doubts.
