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all
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From this reading There I had done all my work, and there were my books and papers.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One half of it was my bedroom, and the other half--that near the window--was my study.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
bedroom
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From this reading One half of it was my bedroom, and the other half--that near the window--was my study.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The room in which I died was the room in which I had been born.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading There I had done all my work, and there were my books and papers.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room in which I died was the room in which I had been born.
daily
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From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
dearer
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From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
death
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From this reading _I DIE._ I pass on now to tell of my death moments.
DIE
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From this reading _I DIE._ I pass on now to tell of my death moments.
died
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From this reading The room in which I died was the room in which I had been born.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There I had done all my work, and there were my books and papers.
Emerson
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From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
favourite
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From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
grouped
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From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The room in which I died was the room in which I had been born.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One half of it was my bedroom, and the other half--that near the window--was my study.
household
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From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _I DIE._ I pass on now to tell of my death moments.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The room in which I died was the room in which I had been born.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One half of it was my bedroom, and the other half--that near the window--was my study.
many
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From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
mean
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From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
men
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From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
moments
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From this reading _I DIE._ I pass on now to tell of my death moments.
more
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From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _I DIE._ I pass on now to tell of my death moments.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
near
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From this reading One half of it was my bedroom, and the other half--that near the window--was my study.
nearer
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From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
now
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From this reading _I DIE._ I pass on now to tell of my death moments.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _I DIE._ I pass on now to tell of my death moments.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _I DIE._ I pass on now to tell of my death moments.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One half of it was my bedroom, and the other half--that near the window--was my study.
other
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From this reading One half of it was my bedroom, and the other half--that near the window--was my study.
papers
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From this reading There I had done all my work, and there were my books and papers.
pass
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From this reading _I DIE._ I pass on now to tell of my death moments.
portraits
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From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
puts
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From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
room
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From this reading The room in which I died was the room in which I had been born.
seem
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From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
sit
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From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
some
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From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
sometimes
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From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
study
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From this reading One half of it was my bedroom, and the other half--that near the window--was my study.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _I DIE._ I pass on now to tell of my death moments.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One half of it was my bedroom, and the other half--that near the window--was my study.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The room in which I died was the room in which I had been born.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
There
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From this reading There I had done all my work, and there were my books and papers.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _I DIE._ I pass on now to tell of my death moments.
too
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From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
walls
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From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room in which I died was the room in which I had been born.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There I had done all my work, and there were my books and papers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The room in which I died was the room in which I had been born.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
window
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From this reading One half of it was my bedroom, and the other half--that near the window--was my study.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
women
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From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
work
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From this reading There I had done all my work, and there were my books and papers.
writers
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From this reading There, too, grouped around the walls, were portraits of the men and women who seem to me sometimes to be more myself, as Emerson puts it, than even I am, and who are nearer to me and dearer to me, many of them, than are some of those who sit daily with me in the household--I mean the portraits of my favourite writers.
