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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 Rose had taken her leave of them, and she and her father were traveling to Portsmouth, Mr. Moss with a heavy heart; he was older than Aaron, and was not so courageous in the hour of adversity.
Aaron
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From this reading On the evening of the same day Aaron and Rachel were alone in their house in Prince's Gate.
adversitynounUS /ədˈvɝː.sə.t̬i/
Difficulties; misfortune and hardship faced with courage.
From this reading Rose had taken her leave of them, and she and her father were traveling to Portsmouth, Mr. Moss with a heavy heart; he was older than Aaron, and was not so courageous in the hour of adversity.
age
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From this reading "When you reach my age, Rose," he replied, "I hope you will not discover that life is a dream."
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the evening of the same day Aaron and Rachel were alone in their house in Prince's Gate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the evening of the same day Aaron and Rachel were alone in their house in Prince's Gate.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The remark seemed to him rather fine and philosophical, but had he been asked to explain its precise meaning he would have found it difficult.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The remark seemed to him rather fine and philosophical, but had he been asked to explain its precise meaning he would have found it difficult.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The remark seemed to him rather fine and philosophical, but had he been asked to explain its precise meaning he would have found it difficult.
courageous
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From this reading Rose had taken her leave of them, and she and her father were traveling to Portsmouth, Mr. Moss with a heavy heart; he was older than Aaron, and was not so courageous in the hour of adversity.
day
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From this reading On the evening of the same day Aaron and Rachel were alone in their house in Prince's Gate.
difficult
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From this reading The remark seemed to him rather fine and philosophical, but had he been asked to explain its precise meaning he would have found it difficult.
discover
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From this reading "When you reach my age, Rose," he replied, "I hope you will not discover that life is a dream."
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading "When you reach my age, Rose," he replied, "I hope you will not discover that life is a dream."
evening
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From this reading On the evening of the same day Aaron and Rachel were alone in their house in Prince's Gate.
explain
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From this reading The remark seemed to him rather fine and philosophical, but had he been asked to explain its precise meaning he would have found it difficult.
father
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From this reading Rose had taken her leave of them, and she and her father were traveling to Portsmouth, Mr. Moss with a heavy heart; he was older than Aaron, and was not so courageous in the hour of adversity.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The remark seemed to him rather fine and philosophical, but had he been asked to explain its precise meaning he would have found it difficult.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The remark seemed to him rather fine and philosophical, but had he been asked to explain its precise meaning he would have found it difficult.
Gate
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From this reading On the evening of the same day Aaron and Rachel were alone in their house in Prince's Gate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rose had taken her leave of them, and she and her father were traveling to Portsmouth, Mr. Moss with a heavy heart; he was older than Aaron, and was not so courageous in the hour of adversity.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The remark seemed to him rather fine and philosophical, but had he been asked to explain its precise meaning he would have found it difficult.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rose had taken her leave of them, and she and her father were traveling to Portsmouth, Mr. Moss with a heavy heart; he was older than Aaron, and was not so courageous in the hour of adversity.
heart
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From this reading Rose had taken her leave of them, and she and her father were traveling to Portsmouth, Mr. Moss with a heavy heart; he was older than Aaron, and was not so courageous in the hour of adversity.
heavy
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From this reading Rose had taken her leave of them, and she and her father were traveling to Portsmouth, Mr. Moss with a heavy heart; he was older than Aaron, and was not so courageous in the hour of adversity.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rose had taken her leave of them, and she and her father were traveling to Portsmouth, Mr. Moss with a heavy heart; he was older than Aaron, and was not so courageous in the hour of adversity.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The remark seemed to him rather fine and philosophical, but had he been asked to explain its precise meaning he would have found it difficult.
hope
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From this reading "When you reach my age, Rose," he replied, "I hope you will not discover that life is a dream."
hour
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From this reading Rose had taken her leave of them, and she and her father were traveling to Portsmouth, Mr. Moss with a heavy heart; he was older than Aaron, and was not so courageous in the hour of adversity.
house
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From this reading On the evening of the same day Aaron and Rachel were alone in their house in Prince's Gate.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "When you reach my age, Rose," he replied, "I hope you will not discover that life is a dream."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the evening of the same day Aaron and Rachel were alone in their house in Prince's Gate.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "When you reach my age, Rose," he replied, "I hope you will not discover that life is a dream."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The remark seemed to him rather fine and philosophical, but had he been asked to explain its precise meaning he would have found it difficult.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The remark seemed to him rather fine and philosophical, but had he been asked to explain its precise meaning he would have found it difficult.
leave
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From this reading Rose had taken her leave of them, and she and her father were traveling to Portsmouth, Mr. Moss with a heavy heart; he was older than Aaron, and was not so courageous in the hour of adversity.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When you reach my age, Rose," he replied, "I hope you will not discover that life is a dream."
makes
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From this reading "What makes you so melancholy, father?" said Rose.
meaning
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From this reading The remark seemed to him rather fine and philosophical, but had he been asked to explain its precise meaning he would have found it difficult.
melancholy
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From this reading "What makes you so melancholy, father?" said Rose.
Moss
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From this reading Rose had taken her leave of them, and she and her father were traveling to Portsmouth, Mr. Moss with a heavy heart; he was older than Aaron, and was not so courageous in the hour of adversity.
Mr
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From this reading Rose had taken her leave of them, and she and her father were traveling to Portsmouth, Mr. Moss with a heavy heart; he was older than Aaron, and was not so courageous in the hour of adversity.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "When you reach my age, Rose," he replied, "I hope you will not discover that life is a dream."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Rose had taken her leave of them, and she and her father were traveling to Portsmouth, Mr. Moss with a heavy heart; he was older than Aaron, and was not so courageous in the hour of adversity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the evening of the same day Aaron and Rachel were alone in their house in Prince's Gate.
older
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From this reading Rose had taken her leave of them, and she and her father were traveling to Portsmouth, Mr. Moss with a heavy heart; he was older than Aaron, and was not so courageous in the hour of adversity.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the evening of the same day Aaron and Rachel were alone in their house in Prince's Gate.
philosophical
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From this reading The remark seemed to him rather fine and philosophical, but had he been asked to explain its precise meaning he would have found it difficult.
Portsmouth
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From this reading Rose had taken her leave of them, and she and her father were traveling to Portsmouth, Mr. Moss with a heavy heart; he was older than Aaron, and was not so courageous in the hour of adversity.
precise
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From this reading The remark seemed to him rather fine and philosophical, but had he been asked to explain its precise meaning he would have found it difficult.
Prince's
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From this reading On the evening of the same day Aaron and Rachel were alone in their house in Prince's Gate.
Rachel
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From this reading On the evening of the same day Aaron and Rachel were alone in their house in Prince's Gate.
rather
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From this reading The remark seemed to him rather fine and philosophical, but had he been asked to explain its precise meaning he would have found it difficult.
reach
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From this reading "When you reach my age, Rose," he replied, "I hope you will not discover that life is a dream."
remark
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From this reading The remark seemed to him rather fine and philosophical, but had he been asked to explain its precise meaning he would have found it difficult.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When you reach my age, Rose," he replied, "I hope you will not discover that life is a dream."
Rose
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From this reading Rose had taken her leave of them, and she and her father were traveling to Portsmouth, Mr. Moss with a heavy heart; he was older than Aaron, and was not so courageous in the hour of adversity.
said
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From this reading "What makes you so melancholy, father?" said Rose.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the evening of the same day Aaron and Rachel were alone in their house in Prince's Gate.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The remark seemed to him rather fine and philosophical, but had he been asked to explain its precise meaning he would have found it difficult.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rose had taken her leave of them, and she and her father were traveling to Portsmouth, Mr. Moss with a heavy heart; he was older than Aaron, and was not so courageous in the hour of adversity.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Rose had taken her leave of them, and she and her father were traveling to Portsmouth, Mr. Moss with a heavy heart; he was older than Aaron, and was not so courageous in the hour of adversity.
taken
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From this reading Rose had taken her leave of them, and she and her father were traveling to Portsmouth, Mr. Moss with a heavy heart; he was older than Aaron, and was not so courageous in the hour of adversity.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Rose had taken her leave of them, and she and her father were traveling to Portsmouth, Mr. Moss with a heavy heart; he was older than Aaron, and was not so courageous in the hour of adversity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "When you reach my age, Rose," he replied, "I hope you will not discover that life is a dream."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the evening of the same day Aaron and Rachel were alone in their house in Prince's Gate.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On the evening of the same day Aaron and Rachel were alone in their house in Prince's Gate.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Rose had taken her leave of them, and she and her father were traveling to Portsmouth, Mr. Moss with a heavy heart; he was older than Aaron, and was not so courageous in the hour of adversity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rose had taken her leave of them, and she and her father were traveling to Portsmouth, Mr. Moss with a heavy heart; he was older than Aaron, and was not so courageous in the hour of adversity.
traveling
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From this reading Rose had taken her leave of them, and she and her father were traveling to Portsmouth, Mr. Moss with a heavy heart; he was older than Aaron, and was not so courageous in the hour of adversity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rose had taken her leave of them, and she and her father were traveling to Portsmouth, Mr. Moss with a heavy heart; he was older than Aaron, and was not so courageous in the hour of adversity.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the evening of the same day Aaron and Rachel were alone in their house in Prince's Gate.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What makes you so melancholy, father?" said Rose.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "When you reach my age, Rose," he replied, "I hope you will not discover that life is a dream."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "When you reach my age, Rose," he replied, "I hope you will not discover that life is a dream."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rose had taken her leave of them, and she and her father were traveling to Portsmouth, Mr. Moss with a heavy heart; he was older than Aaron, and was not so courageous in the hour of adversity.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The remark seemed to him rather fine and philosophical, but had he been asked to explain its precise meaning he would have found it difficult.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What makes you so melancholy, father?" said Rose.
