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all
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From this reading His mind and taste had been fostered with untiring care, and yet every new development praised as unstintedly as if all were of native growth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Van Berg knew that the word "discouragement" was in the dictionary, and he supposed he understood its meaning, but Ida Mayhew's farewell letter proved to him that he was mistaken.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are some things we never learn until taught by the severe logic of events and experience.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His mind and taste had been fostered with untiring care, and yet every new development praised as unstintedly as if all were of native growth.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been nothing in his own history or character that enabled him to realize the dreary sinking of heart--the paralyzing despondency of those who believe or fear that they have been defeated and thwarted in life.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There had been nothing in his own history or character that enabled him to realize the dreary sinking of heart--the paralyzing despondency of those who believe or fear that they have been defeated and thwarted in life.
Berg
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From this reading Van Berg knew that the word "discouragement" was in the dictionary, and he supposed he understood its meaning, but Ida Mayhew's farewell letter proved to him that he was mistaken.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Van Berg knew that the word "discouragement" was in the dictionary, and he supposed he understood its meaning, but Ida Mayhew's farewell letter proved to him that he was mistaken.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There are some things we never learn until taught by the severe logic of events and experience.
care
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From this reading His mind and taste had been fostered with untiring care, and yet every new development praised as unstintedly as if all were of native growth.
character
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From this reading There had been nothing in his own history or character that enabled him to realize the dreary sinking of heart--the paralyzing despondency of those who believe or fear that they have been defeated and thwarted in life.
dangers
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From this reading Through the weaknesses and dangers of early life he had been shielded with loving vigilance.
defeated
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From this reading There had been nothing in his own history or character that enabled him to realize the dreary sinking of heart--the paralyzing despondency of those who believe or fear that they have been defeated and thwarted in life.
despondency
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From this reading There had been nothing in his own history or character that enabled him to realize the dreary sinking of heart--the paralyzing despondency of those who believe or fear that they have been defeated and thwarted in life.
development
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From this reading His mind and taste had been fostered with untiring care, and yet every new development praised as unstintedly as if all were of native growth.
dictionary
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From this reading Van Berg knew that the word "discouragement" was in the dictionary, and he supposed he understood its meaning, but Ida Mayhew's farewell letter proved to him that he was mistaken.
discouragement
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From this reading Van Berg knew that the word "discouragement" was in the dictionary, and he supposed he understood its meaning, but Ida Mayhew's farewell letter proved to him that he was mistaken.
dreary
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From this reading There had been nothing in his own history or character that enabled him to realize the dreary sinking of heart--the paralyzing despondency of those who believe or fear that they have been defeated and thwarted in life.
early
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From this reading Through the weaknesses and dangers of early life he had been shielded with loving vigilance.
enabled
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From this reading There had been nothing in his own history or character that enabled him to realize the dreary sinking of heart--the paralyzing despondency of those who believe or fear that they have been defeated and thwarted in life.
events
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From this reading There are some things we never learn until taught by the severe logic of events and experience.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading His mind and taste had been fostered with untiring care, and yet every new development praised as unstintedly as if all were of native growth.
experience
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From this reading There are some things we never learn until taught by the severe logic of events and experience.
farewell
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From this reading Van Berg knew that the word "discouragement" was in the dictionary, and he supposed he understood its meaning, but Ida Mayhew's farewell letter proved to him that he was mistaken.
fear
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From this reading There had been nothing in his own history or character that enabled him to realize the dreary sinking of heart--the paralyzing despondency of those who believe or fear that they have been defeated and thwarted in life.
fostered
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From this reading His mind and taste had been fostered with untiring care, and yet every new development praised as unstintedly as if all were of native growth.
growth
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From this reading His mind and taste had been fostered with untiring care, and yet every new development praised as unstintedly as if all were of native growth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been nothing in his own history or character that enabled him to realize the dreary sinking of heart--the paralyzing despondency of those who believe or fear that they have been defeated and thwarted in life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There had been nothing in his own history or character that enabled him to realize the dreary sinking of heart--the paralyzing despondency of those who believe or fear that they have been defeated and thwarted in life.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Van Berg knew that the word "discouragement" was in the dictionary, and he supposed he understood its meaning, but Ida Mayhew's farewell letter proved to him that he was mistaken.
heart
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From this reading There had been nothing in his own history or character that enabled him to realize the dreary sinking of heart--the paralyzing despondency of those who believe or fear that they have been defeated and thwarted in life.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Van Berg knew that the word "discouragement" was in the dictionary, and he supposed he understood its meaning, but Ida Mayhew's farewell letter proved to him that he was mistaken.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There had been nothing in his own history or character that enabled him to realize the dreary sinking of heart--the paralyzing despondency of those who believe or fear that they have been defeated and thwarted in life.
history
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From this reading There had been nothing in his own history or character that enabled him to realize the dreary sinking of heart--the paralyzing despondency of those who believe or fear that they have been defeated and thwarted in life.
Ida
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From this reading Van Berg knew that the word "discouragement" was in the dictionary, and he supposed he understood its meaning, but Ida Mayhew's farewell letter proved to him that he was mistaken.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading His mind and taste had been fostered with untiring care, and yet every new development praised as unstintedly as if all were of native growth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Van Berg knew that the word "discouragement" was in the dictionary, and he supposed he understood its meaning, but Ida Mayhew's farewell letter proved to him that he was mistaken.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Van Berg knew that the word "discouragement" was in the dictionary, and he supposed he understood its meaning, but Ida Mayhew's farewell letter proved to him that he was mistaken.
knew
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From this reading Van Berg knew that the word "discouragement" was in the dictionary, and he supposed he understood its meaning, but Ida Mayhew's farewell letter proved to him that he was mistaken.
learn
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From this reading There are some things we never learn until taught by the severe logic of events and experience.
letter
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From this reading Van Berg knew that the word "discouragement" was in the dictionary, and he supposed he understood its meaning, but Ida Mayhew's farewell letter proved to him that he was mistaken.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been nothing in his own history or character that enabled him to realize the dreary sinking of heart--the paralyzing despondency of those who believe or fear that they have been defeated and thwarted in life.
logic
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From this reading There are some things we never learn until taught by the severe logic of events and experience.
loving
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From this reading Through the weaknesses and dangers of early life he had been shielded with loving vigilance.
Mayhew's
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From this reading Van Berg knew that the word "discouragement" was in the dictionary, and he supposed he understood its meaning, but Ida Mayhew's farewell letter proved to him that he was mistaken.
meaning
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From this reading Van Berg knew that the word "discouragement" was in the dictionary, and he supposed he understood its meaning, but Ida Mayhew's farewell letter proved to him that he was mistaken.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mind and taste had been fostered with untiring care, and yet every new development praised as unstintedly as if all were of native growth.
mistaken
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From this reading Van Berg knew that the word "discouragement" was in the dictionary, and he supposed he understood its meaning, but Ida Mayhew's farewell letter proved to him that he was mistaken.
native
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From this reading His mind and taste had been fostered with untiring care, and yet every new development praised as unstintedly as if all were of native growth.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are some things we never learn until taught by the severe logic of events and experience.
new
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From this reading His mind and taste had been fostered with untiring care, and yet every new development praised as unstintedly as if all were of native growth.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There had been nothing in his own history or character that enabled him to realize the dreary sinking of heart--the paralyzing despondency of those who believe or fear that they have been defeated and thwarted in life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are some things we never learn until taught by the severe logic of events and experience.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There had been nothing in his own history or character that enabled him to realize the dreary sinking of heart--the paralyzing despondency of those who believe or fear that they have been defeated and thwarted in life.
own
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From this reading There had been nothing in his own history or character that enabled him to realize the dreary sinking of heart--the paralyzing despondency of those who believe or fear that they have been defeated and thwarted in life.
paralyzing
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From this reading There had been nothing in his own history or character that enabled him to realize the dreary sinking of heart--the paralyzing despondency of those who believe or fear that they have been defeated and thwarted in life.
praised
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From this reading His mind and taste had been fostered with untiring care, and yet every new development praised as unstintedly as if all were of native growth.
proved
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From this reading Van Berg knew that the word "discouragement" was in the dictionary, and he supposed he understood its meaning, but Ida Mayhew's farewell letter proved to him that he was mistaken.
realize
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From this reading There had been nothing in his own history or character that enabled him to realize the dreary sinking of heart--the paralyzing despondency of those who believe or fear that they have been defeated and thwarted in life.
severe
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From this reading There are some things we never learn until taught by the severe logic of events and experience.
shielded
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From this reading Through the weaknesses and dangers of early life he had been shielded with loving vigilance.
sinking
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From this reading There had been nothing in his own history or character that enabled him to realize the dreary sinking of heart--the paralyzing despondency of those who believe or fear that they have been defeated and thwarted in life.
some
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From this reading There are some things we never learn until taught by the severe logic of events and experience.
supposed
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From this reading Van Berg knew that the word "discouragement" was in the dictionary, and he supposed he understood its meaning, but Ida Mayhew's farewell letter proved to him that he was mistaken.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading His mind and taste had been fostered with untiring care, and yet every new development praised as unstintedly as if all were of native growth.
taught
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From this reading There are some things we never learn until taught by the severe logic of events and experience.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Van Berg knew that the word "discouragement" was in the dictionary, and he supposed he understood its meaning, but Ida Mayhew's farewell letter proved to him that he was mistaken.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Van Berg knew that the word "discouragement" was in the dictionary, and he supposed he understood its meaning, but Ida Mayhew's farewell letter proved to him that he was mistaken.
There
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From this reading There are some things we never learn until taught by the severe logic of events and experience.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There had been nothing in his own history or character that enabled him to realize the dreary sinking of heart--the paralyzing despondency of those who believe or fear that they have been defeated and thwarted in life.
things
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From this reading There are some things we never learn until taught by the severe logic of events and experience.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There had been nothing in his own history or character that enabled him to realize the dreary sinking of heart--the paralyzing despondency of those who believe or fear that they have been defeated and thwarted in life.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through the weaknesses and dangers of early life he had been shielded with loving vigilance.
thwarted
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From this reading There had been nothing in his own history or character that enabled him to realize the dreary sinking of heart--the paralyzing despondency of those who believe or fear that they have been defeated and thwarted in life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Van Berg knew that the word "discouragement" was in the dictionary, and he supposed he understood its meaning, but Ida Mayhew's farewell letter proved to him that he was mistaken.
understood
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From this reading Van Berg knew that the word "discouragement" was in the dictionary, and he supposed he understood its meaning, but Ida Mayhew's farewell letter proved to him that he was mistaken.
unstintedly
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From this reading His mind and taste had been fostered with untiring care, and yet every new development praised as unstintedly as if all were of native growth.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading There are some things we never learn until taught by the severe logic of events and experience.
untiring
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From this reading His mind and taste had been fostered with untiring care, and yet every new development praised as unstintedly as if all were of native growth.
Van
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From this reading Van Berg knew that the word "discouragement" was in the dictionary, and he supposed he understood its meaning, but Ida Mayhew's farewell letter proved to him that he was mistaken.
vigilance
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From this reading Through the weaknesses and dangers of early life he had been shielded with loving vigilance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Van Berg knew that the word "discouragement" was in the dictionary, and he supposed he understood its meaning, but Ida Mayhew's farewell letter proved to him that he was mistaken.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There are some things we never learn until taught by the severe logic of events and experience.
weaknesses
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From this reading Through the weaknesses and dangers of early life he had been shielded with loving vigilance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His mind and taste had been fostered with untiring care, and yet every new development praised as unstintedly as if all were of native growth.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There had been nothing in his own history or character that enabled him to realize the dreary sinking of heart--the paralyzing despondency of those who believe or fear that they have been defeated and thwarted in life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Through the weaknesses and dangers of early life he had been shielded with loving vigilance.
word
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From this reading Van Berg knew that the word "discouragement" was in the dictionary, and he supposed he understood its meaning, but Ida Mayhew's farewell letter proved to him that he was mistaken.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading His mind and taste had been fostered with untiring care, and yet every new development praised as unstintedly as if all were of native growth.
