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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 THE DEATH OF RUBENS--POLLY'S NEWS--LAST TIMES When one has reached a certain age time seems to go very fast.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After my first half at Eton, this universal experience became mine.
age
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From this reading THE DEATH OF RUBENS--POLLY'S NEWS--LAST TIMES When one has reached a certain age time seems to go very fast.
also
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From this reading Then, also, one begins to understand the meaning of such terms as "the uncertainty of life," "changes," "loss of friends," "partings," "old times," etc., which ring sadly in the ears of grown-up folk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was never a holiday time that I did not find some change; and, too often, a loss to meet my return.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then, also, one begins to understand the meaning of such terms as "the uncertainty of life," "changes," "loss of friends," "partings," "old times," etc., which ring sadly in the ears of grown-up folk.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After my first half at Eton, this universal experience became mine.
became
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From this reading After my first half at Eton, this universal experience became mine.
begins
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From this reading Then, also, one begins to understand the meaning of such terms as "the uncertainty of life," "changes," "loss of friends," "partings," "old times," etc., which ring sadly in the ears of grown-up folk.
bitterest
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From this reading One of the first and bitterest was the death of Rubens.
certain
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From this reading THE DEATH OF RUBENS--POLLY'S NEWS--LAST TIMES When one has reached a certain age time seems to go very fast.
change
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From this reading There was never a holiday time that I did not find some change; and, too often, a loss to meet my return.
changes
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From this reading Then, also, one begins to understand the meaning of such terms as "the uncertainty of life," "changes," "loss of friends," "partings," "old times," etc., which ring sadly in the ears of grown-up folk.
DEATH
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From this reading THE DEATH OF RUBENS--POLLY'S NEWS--LAST TIMES When one has reached a certain age time seems to go very fast.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was never a holiday time that I did not find some change; and, too often, a loss to meet my return.
ears
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From this reading Then, also, one begins to understand the meaning of such terms as "the uncertainty of life," "changes," "loss of friends," "partings," "old times," etc., which ring sadly in the ears of grown-up folk.
etc
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From this reading Then, also, one begins to understand the meaning of such terms as "the uncertainty of life," "changes," "loss of friends," "partings," "old times," etc., which ring sadly in the ears of grown-up folk.
Eton
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From this reading After my first half at Eton, this universal experience became mine.
experience
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From this reading After my first half at Eton, this universal experience became mine.
fast
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From this reading THE DEATH OF RUBENS--POLLY'S NEWS--LAST TIMES When one has reached a certain age time seems to go very fast.
find
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From this reading There was never a holiday time that I did not find some change; and, too often, a loss to meet my return.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After my first half at Eton, this universal experience became mine.
folk
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From this reading Then, also, one begins to understand the meaning of such terms as "the uncertainty of life," "changes," "loss of friends," "partings," "old times," etc., which ring sadly in the ears of grown-up folk.
friends
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From this reading Then, also, one begins to understand the meaning of such terms as "the uncertainty of life," "changes," "loss of friends," "partings," "old times," etc., which ring sadly in the ears of grown-up folk.
go
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From this reading THE DEATH OF RUBENS--POLLY'S NEWS--LAST TIMES When one has reached a certain age time seems to go very fast.
grown-up
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From this reading Then, also, one begins to understand the meaning of such terms as "the uncertainty of life," "changes," "loss of friends," "partings," "old times," etc., which ring sadly in the ears of grown-up folk.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After my first half at Eton, this universal experience became mine.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DEATH OF RUBENS--POLLY'S NEWS--LAST TIMES When one has reached a certain age time seems to go very fast.
holiday
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From this reading There was never a holiday time that I did not find some change; and, too often, a loss to meet my return.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There was never a holiday time that I did not find some change; and, too often, a loss to meet my return.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then, also, one begins to understand the meaning of such terms as "the uncertainty of life," "changes," "loss of friends," "partings," "old times," etc., which ring sadly in the ears of grown-up folk.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DEATH OF RUBENS--POLLY'S NEWS--LAST TIMES When one has reached a certain age time seems to go very fast.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, also, one begins to understand the meaning of such terms as "the uncertainty of life," "changes," "loss of friends," "partings," "old times," etc., which ring sadly in the ears of grown-up folk.
loss
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From this reading Then, also, one begins to understand the meaning of such terms as "the uncertainty of life," "changes," "loss of friends," "partings," "old times," etc., which ring sadly in the ears of grown-up folk.
meaning
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From this reading Then, also, one begins to understand the meaning of such terms as "the uncertainty of life," "changes," "loss of friends," "partings," "old times," etc., which ring sadly in the ears of grown-up folk.
meet
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From this reading There was never a holiday time that I did not find some change; and, too often, a loss to meet my return.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After my first half at Eton, this universal experience became mine.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After my first half at Eton, this universal experience became mine.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was never a holiday time that I did not find some change; and, too often, a loss to meet my return.
NEWS
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From this reading THE DEATH OF RUBENS--POLLY'S NEWS--LAST TIMES When one has reached a certain age time seems to go very fast.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was never a holiday time that I did not find some change; and, too often, a loss to meet my return.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DEATH OF RUBENS--POLLY'S NEWS--LAST TIMES When one has reached a certain age time seems to go very fast.
often
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From this reading There was never a holiday time that I did not find some change; and, too often, a loss to meet my return.
old
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From this reading Then, also, one begins to understand the meaning of such terms as "the uncertainty of life," "changes," "loss of friends," "partings," "old times," etc., which ring sadly in the ears of grown-up folk.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE DEATH OF RUBENS--POLLY'S NEWS--LAST TIMES When one has reached a certain age time seems to go very fast.
partings
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From this reading Then, also, one begins to understand the meaning of such terms as "the uncertainty of life," "changes," "loss of friends," "partings," "old times," etc., which ring sadly in the ears of grown-up folk.
POLLY'S
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From this reading THE DEATH OF RUBENS--POLLY'S NEWS--LAST TIMES When one has reached a certain age time seems to go very fast.
reached
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From this reading THE DEATH OF RUBENS--POLLY'S NEWS--LAST TIMES When one has reached a certain age time seems to go very fast.
return
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From this reading There was never a holiday time that I did not find some change; and, too often, a loss to meet my return.
ring
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From this reading Then, also, one begins to understand the meaning of such terms as "the uncertainty of life," "changes," "loss of friends," "partings," "old times," etc., which ring sadly in the ears of grown-up folk.
RUBENS
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sadly
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seems
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From this reading THE DEATH OF RUBENS--POLLY'S NEWS--LAST TIMES When one has reached a certain age time seems to go very fast.
some
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From this reading There was never a holiday time that I did not find some change; and, too often, a loss to meet my return.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Then, also, one begins to understand the meaning of such terms as "the uncertainty of life," "changes," "loss of friends," "partings," "old times," etc., which ring sadly in the ears of grown-up folk.
terms
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From this reading Then, also, one begins to understand the meaning of such terms as "the uncertainty of life," "changes," "loss of friends," "partings," "old times," etc., which ring sadly in the ears of grown-up folk.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was never a holiday time that I did not find some change; and, too often, a loss to meet my return.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEATH OF RUBENS--POLLY'S NEWS--LAST TIMES When one has reached a certain age time seems to go very fast.
Then
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From this reading Then, also, one begins to understand the meaning of such terms as "the uncertainty of life," "changes," "loss of friends," "partings," "old times," etc., which ring sadly in the ears of grown-up folk.
There
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From this reading There was never a holiday time that I did not find some change; and, too often, a loss to meet my return.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After my first half at Eton, this universal experience became mine.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DEATH OF RUBENS--POLLY'S NEWS--LAST TIMES When one has reached a certain age time seems to go very fast.
TIMES
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From this reading THE DEATH OF RUBENS--POLLY'S NEWS--LAST TIMES When one has reached a certain age time seems to go very fast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DEATH OF RUBENS--POLLY'S NEWS--LAST TIMES When one has reached a certain age time seems to go very fast.
too
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From this reading There was never a holiday time that I did not find some change; and, too often, a loss to meet my return.
uncertainty
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From this reading Then, also, one begins to understand the meaning of such terms as "the uncertainty of life," "changes," "loss of friends," "partings," "old times," etc., which ring sadly in the ears of grown-up folk.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, also, one begins to understand the meaning of such terms as "the uncertainty of life," "changes," "loss of friends," "partings," "old times," etc., which ring sadly in the ears of grown-up folk.
universal
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From this reading After my first half at Eton, this universal experience became mine.
very
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From this reading THE DEATH OF RUBENS--POLLY'S NEWS--LAST TIMES When one has reached a certain age time seems to go very fast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was never a holiday time that I did not find some change; and, too often, a loss to meet my return.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE DEATH OF RUBENS--POLLY'S NEWS--LAST TIMES When one has reached a certain age time seems to go very fast.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then, also, one begins to understand the meaning of such terms as "the uncertainty of life," "changes," "loss of friends," "partings," "old times," etc., which ring sadly in the ears of grown-up folk.
