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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 DREAM OF ETERNAL REST._ "Do you see that young man with the dark, delicate features?" she continued, giving an unexpected turn to the conversation.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _A DREAM OF ETERNAL REST._ "Do you see that young man with the dark, delicate features?" she continued, giving an unexpected turn to the conversation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He is a poet, and when he was on earth he was blind, but his songs were sad as the sighing of the wind in the pine trees, and sweet with sound, and perfume, and the love of woman.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He is a poet, and when he was on earth he was blind, but his songs were sad as the sighing of the wind in the pine trees, and sweet with sound, and perfume, and the love of woman.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He and I were then, as now, the most devoted of friends, and it was our custom to spend one evening at least in each week together.
blind
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From this reading He is a poet, and when he was on earth he was blind, but his songs were sad as the sighing of the wind in the pine trees, and sweet with sound, and perfume, and the love of woman.
blindness
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From this reading Sometimes we talked of places or of pictures (in both of which, notwithstanding his blindness, he took a singular interest), sometimes of poetry or flowers.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Sometimes we talked of places or of pictures (in both of which, notwithstanding his blindness, he took a singular interest), sometimes of poetry or flowers.
brown
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From this reading "I mean the one with the brown eyes that have so strange a look in them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He is a poet, and when he was on earth he was blind, but his songs were sad as the sighing of the wind in the pine trees, and sweet with sound, and perfume, and the love of woman.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _A DREAM OF ETERNAL REST._ "Do you see that young man with the dark, delicate features?" she continued, giving an unexpected turn to the conversation.
conversation
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From this reading _A DREAM OF ETERNAL REST._ "Do you see that young man with the dark, delicate features?" she continued, giving an unexpected turn to the conversation.
custom
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From this reading He and I were then, as now, the most devoted of friends, and it was our custom to spend one evening at least in each week together.
dark
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From this reading _A DREAM OF ETERNAL REST._ "Do you see that young man with the dark, delicate features?" she continued, giving an unexpected turn to the conversation.
delicate
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From this reading _A DREAM OF ETERNAL REST._ "Do you see that young man with the dark, delicate features?" she continued, giving an unexpected turn to the conversation.
devoted
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From this reading He and I were then, as now, the most devoted of friends, and it was our custom to spend one evening at least in each week together.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _A DREAM OF ETERNAL REST._ "Do you see that young man with the dark, delicate features?" she continued, giving an unexpected turn to the conversation.
DREAMnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading _A DREAM OF ETERNAL REST._ "Do you see that young man with the dark, delicate features?" she continued, giving an unexpected turn to the conversation.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He and I were then, as now, the most devoted of friends, and it was our custom to spend one evening at least in each week together.
earth
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From this reading He is a poet, and when he was on earth he was blind, but his songs were sad as the sighing of the wind in the pine trees, and sweet with sound, and perfume, and the love of woman.
ETERNAL
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From this reading _A DREAM OF ETERNAL REST._ "Do you see that young man with the dark, delicate features?" she continued, giving an unexpected turn to the conversation.
evening
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From this reading He and I were then, as now, the most devoted of friends, and it was our custom to spend one evening at least in each week together.
eyes
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From this reading "I mean the one with the brown eyes that have so strange a look in them.
features
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From this reading _A DREAM OF ETERNAL REST._ "Do you see that young man with the dark, delicate features?" she continued, giving an unexpected turn to the conversation.
flowers
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From this reading Sometimes we talked of places or of pictures (in both of which, notwithstanding his blindness, he took a singular interest), sometimes of poetry or flowers.
friends
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From this reading He and I were then, as now, the most devoted of friends, and it was our custom to spend one evening at least in each week together.
giving
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From this reading _A DREAM OF ETERNAL REST._ "Do you see that young man with the dark, delicate features?" she continued, giving an unexpected turn to the conversation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I mean the one with the brown eyes that have so strange a look in them.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is a poet, and when he was on earth he was blind, but his songs were sad as the sighing of the wind in the pine trees, and sweet with sound, and perfume, and the love of woman.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He is a poet, and when he was on earth he was blind, but his songs were sad as the sighing of the wind in the pine trees, and sweet with sound, and perfume, and the love of woman.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I mean the one with the brown eyes that have so strange a look in them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I mean the one with the brown eyes that have so strange a look in them.
interest
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From this reading Sometimes we talked of places or of pictures (in both of which, notwithstanding his blindness, he took a singular interest), sometimes of poetry or flowers.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is a poet, and when he was on earth he was blind, but his songs were sad as the sighing of the wind in the pine trees, and sweet with sound, and perfume, and the love of woman.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He and I were then, as now, the most devoted of friends, and it was our custom to spend one evening at least in each week together.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He and I were then, as now, the most devoted of friends, and it was our custom to spend one evening at least in each week together.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I mean the one with the brown eyes that have so strange a look in them.
love
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From this reading He is a poet, and when he was on earth he was blind, but his songs were sad as the sighing of the wind in the pine trees, and sweet with sound, and perfume, and the love of woman.
man
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From this reading _A DREAM OF ETERNAL REST._ "Do you see that young man with the dark, delicate features?" she continued, giving an unexpected turn to the conversation.
mean
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From this reading "I mean the one with the brown eyes that have so strange a look in them.
most
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From this reading He and I were then, as now, the most devoted of friends, and it was our custom to spend one evening at least in each week together.
notwithstanding
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From this reading Sometimes we talked of places or of pictures (in both of which, notwithstanding his blindness, he took a singular interest), sometimes of poetry or flowers.
now
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From this reading He and I were then, as now, the most devoted of friends, and it was our custom to spend one evening at least in each week together.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A DREAM OF ETERNAL REST._ "Do you see that young man with the dark, delicate features?" she continued, giving an unexpected turn to the conversation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He is a poet, and when he was on earth he was blind, but his songs were sad as the sighing of the wind in the pine trees, and sweet with sound, and perfume, and the love of woman.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I mean the one with the brown eyes that have so strange a look in them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Sometimes we talked of places or of pictures (in both of which, notwithstanding his blindness, he took a singular interest), sometimes of poetry or flowers.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He and I were then, as now, the most devoted of friends, and it was our custom to spend one evening at least in each week together.
perfume
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From this reading He is a poet, and when he was on earth he was blind, but his songs were sad as the sighing of the wind in the pine trees, and sweet with sound, and perfume, and the love of woman.
pictures
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From this reading Sometimes we talked of places or of pictures (in both of which, notwithstanding his blindness, he took a singular interest), sometimes of poetry or flowers.
pine
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From this reading He is a poet, and when he was on earth he was blind, but his songs were sad as the sighing of the wind in the pine trees, and sweet with sound, and perfume, and the love of woman.
places
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From this reading Sometimes we talked of places or of pictures (in both of which, notwithstanding his blindness, he took a singular interest), sometimes of poetry or flowers.
poet
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From this reading He is a poet, and when he was on earth he was blind, but his songs were sad as the sighing of the wind in the pine trees, and sweet with sound, and perfume, and the love of woman.
poetry
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From this reading Sometimes we talked of places or of pictures (in both of which, notwithstanding his blindness, he took a singular interest), sometimes of poetry or flowers.
RESTnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _A DREAM OF ETERNAL REST._ "Do you see that young man with the dark, delicate features?" she continued, giving an unexpected turn to the conversation.
sad
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From this reading He is a poet, and when he was on earth he was blind, but his songs were sad as the sighing of the wind in the pine trees, and sweet with sound, and perfume, and the love of woman.
see
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From this reading _A DREAM OF ETERNAL REST._ "Do you see that young man with the dark, delicate features?" she continued, giving an unexpected turn to the conversation.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _A DREAM OF ETERNAL REST._ "Do you see that young man with the dark, delicate features?" she continued, giving an unexpected turn to the conversation.
sighing
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From this reading He is a poet, and when he was on earth he was blind, but his songs were sad as the sighing of the wind in the pine trees, and sweet with sound, and perfume, and the love of woman.
singular
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From this reading Sometimes we talked of places or of pictures (in both of which, notwithstanding his blindness, he took a singular interest), sometimes of poetry or flowers.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I mean the one with the brown eyes that have so strange a look in them.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes we talked of places or of pictures (in both of which, notwithstanding his blindness, he took a singular interest), sometimes of poetry or flowers.
songs
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From this reading He is a poet, and when he was on earth he was blind, but his songs were sad as the sighing of the wind in the pine trees, and sweet with sound, and perfume, and the love of woman.
sound
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From this reading He is a poet, and when he was on earth he was blind, but his songs were sad as the sighing of the wind in the pine trees, and sweet with sound, and perfume, and the love of woman.
spend
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From this reading He and I were then, as now, the most devoted of friends, and it was our custom to spend one evening at least in each week together.
strange
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From this reading "I mean the one with the brown eyes that have so strange a look in them.
sweet
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From this reading He is a poet, and when he was on earth he was blind, but his songs were sad as the sighing of the wind in the pine trees, and sweet with sound, and perfume, and the love of woman.
talked
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From this reading Sometimes we talked of places or of pictures (in both of which, notwithstanding his blindness, he took a singular interest), sometimes of poetry or flowers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _A DREAM OF ETERNAL REST._ "Do you see that young man with the dark, delicate features?" she continued, giving an unexpected turn to the conversation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A DREAM OF ETERNAL REST._ "Do you see that young man with the dark, delicate features?" she continued, giving an unexpected turn to the conversation.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I mean the one with the brown eyes that have so strange a look in them.
then
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From this reading He and I were then, as now, the most devoted of friends, and it was our custom to spend one evening at least in each week together.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _A DREAM OF ETERNAL REST._ "Do you see that young man with the dark, delicate features?" she continued, giving an unexpected turn to the conversation.
together
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From this reading He and I were then, as now, the most devoted of friends, and it was our custom to spend one evening at least in each week together.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes we talked of places or of pictures (in both of which, notwithstanding his blindness, he took a singular interest), sometimes of poetry or flowers.
trees
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From this reading He is a poet, and when he was on earth he was blind, but his songs were sad as the sighing of the wind in the pine trees, and sweet with sound, and perfume, and the love of woman.
turn
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From this reading _A DREAM OF ETERNAL REST._ "Do you see that young man with the dark, delicate features?" she continued, giving an unexpected turn to the conversation.
unexpected
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From this reading _A DREAM OF ETERNAL REST._ "Do you see that young man with the dark, delicate features?" she continued, giving an unexpected turn to the conversation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is a poet, and when he was on earth he was blind, but his songs were sad as the sighing of the wind in the pine trees, and sweet with sound, and perfume, and the love of woman.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Sometimes we talked of places or of pictures (in both of which, notwithstanding his blindness, he took a singular interest), sometimes of poetry or flowers.
week
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From this reading He and I were then, as now, the most devoted of friends, and it was our custom to spend one evening at least in each week together.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He is a poet, and when he was on earth he was blind, but his songs were sad as the sighing of the wind in the pine trees, and sweet with sound, and perfume, and the love of woman.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He is a poet, and when he was on earth he was blind, but his songs were sad as the sighing of the wind in the pine trees, and sweet with sound, and perfume, and the love of woman.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sometimes we talked of places or of pictures (in both of which, notwithstanding his blindness, he took a singular interest), sometimes of poetry or flowers.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is a poet, and when he was on earth he was blind, but his songs were sad as the sighing of the wind in the pine trees, and sweet with sound, and perfume, and the love of woman.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _A DREAM OF ETERNAL REST._ "Do you see that young man with the dark, delicate features?" she continued, giving an unexpected turn to the conversation.
woman
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From this reading He is a poet, and when he was on earth he was blind, but his songs were sad as the sighing of the wind in the pine trees, and sweet with sound, and perfume, and the love of woman.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _A DREAM OF ETERNAL REST._ "Do you see that young man with the dark, delicate features?" she continued, giving an unexpected turn to the conversation.
young
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From this reading _A DREAM OF ETERNAL REST._ "Do you see that young man with the dark, delicate features?" she continued, giving an unexpected turn to the conversation.
