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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 He wrote a great deal of poetry in the meantime--or rather of verses which looked wonderfully like poetry, such as young men of genius are apt to produce under such circumstances.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sent some of his musings to the magazines, and so added a little excitement and anxiety to his life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But luckily Lauderdale was not at hand, and there was no one else to whom the shy young dreamer would have disclosed himself.
anxiety
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From this reading He sent some of his musings to the magazines, and so added a little excitement and anxiety to his life.
any
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From this reading The chances are, that if he had confided them to any critic of a sympathetic mind, attempts would have been made to persuade Colin that he was a poet.
apt
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From this reading He wrote a great deal of poetry in the meantime--or rather of verses which looked wonderfully like poetry, such as young men of genius are apt to produce under such circumstances.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He wrote a great deal of poetry in the meantime--or rather of verses which looked wonderfully like poetry, such as young men of genius are apt to produce under such circumstances.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He wrote a great deal of poetry in the meantime--or rather of verses which looked wonderfully like poetry, such as young men of genius are apt to produce under such circumstances.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But luckily Lauderdale was not at hand, and there was no one else to whom the shy young dreamer would have disclosed himself.
attempts
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From this reading The chances are, that if he had confided them to any critic of a sympathetic mind, attempts would have been made to persuade Colin that he was a poet.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The chances are, that if he had confided them to any critic of a sympathetic mind, attempts would have been made to persuade Colin that he was a poet.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was some time before Colin recovered his composure, or found it possible to console himself for the failure of his hopes.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But luckily Lauderdale was not at hand, and there was no one else to whom the shy young dreamer would have disclosed himself.
chances
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From this reading The chances are, that if he had confided them to any critic of a sympathetic mind, attempts would have been made to persuade Colin that he was a poet.
circumstances
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From this reading He wrote a great deal of poetry in the meantime--or rather of verses which looked wonderfully like poetry, such as young men of genius are apt to produce under such circumstances.
Colin
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From this reading It was some time before Colin recovered his composure, or found it possible to console himself for the failure of his hopes.
composure
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From this reading It was some time before Colin recovered his composure, or found it possible to console himself for the failure of his hopes.
confided
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From this reading The chances are, that if he had confided them to any critic of a sympathetic mind, attempts would have been made to persuade Colin that he was a poet.
console
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From this reading It was some time before Colin recovered his composure, or found it possible to console himself for the failure of his hopes.
critic
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From this reading The chances are, that if he had confided them to any critic of a sympathetic mind, attempts would have been made to persuade Colin that he was a poet.
deal
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From this reading He wrote a great deal of poetry in the meantime--or rather of verses which looked wonderfully like poetry, such as young men of genius are apt to produce under such circumstances.
disclosed
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From this reading But luckily Lauderdale was not at hand, and there was no one else to whom the shy young dreamer would have disclosed himself.
dreamer
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From this reading But luckily Lauderdale was not at hand, and there was no one else to whom the shy young dreamer would have disclosed himself.
else
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From this reading But luckily Lauderdale was not at hand, and there was no one else to whom the shy young dreamer would have disclosed himself.
excitement
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From this reading He sent some of his musings to the magazines, and so added a little excitement and anxiety to his life.
failure
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From this reading It was some time before Colin recovered his composure, or found it possible to console himself for the failure of his hopes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was some time before Colin recovered his composure, or found it possible to console himself for the failure of his hopes.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some time before Colin recovered his composure, or found it possible to console himself for the failure of his hopes.
genius
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From this reading He wrote a great deal of poetry in the meantime--or rather of verses which looked wonderfully like poetry, such as young men of genius are apt to produce under such circumstances.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wrote a great deal of poetry in the meantime--or rather of verses which looked wonderfully like poetry, such as young men of genius are apt to produce under such circumstances.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The chances are, that if he had confided them to any critic of a sympathetic mind, attempts would have been made to persuade Colin that he was a poet.
hand
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From this reading But luckily Lauderdale was not at hand, and there was no one else to whom the shy young dreamer would have disclosed himself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The chances are, that if he had confided them to any critic of a sympathetic mind, attempts would have been made to persuade Colin that he was a poet.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wrote a great deal of poetry in the meantime--or rather of verses which looked wonderfully like poetry, such as young men of genius are apt to produce under such circumstances.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was some time before Colin recovered his composure, or found it possible to console himself for the failure of his hopes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was some time before Colin recovered his composure, or found it possible to console himself for the failure of his hopes.
hopes
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From this reading It was some time before Colin recovered his composure, or found it possible to console himself for the failure of his hopes.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The chances are, that if he had confided them to any critic of a sympathetic mind, attempts would have been made to persuade Colin that he was a poet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He wrote a great deal of poetry in the meantime--or rather of verses which looked wonderfully like poetry, such as young men of genius are apt to produce under such circumstances.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was some time before Colin recovered his composure, or found it possible to console himself for the failure of his hopes.
Lauderdale
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From this reading But luckily Lauderdale was not at hand, and there was no one else to whom the shy young dreamer would have disclosed himself.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sent some of his musings to the magazines, and so added a little excitement and anxiety to his life.
like
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From this reading He wrote a great deal of poetry in the meantime--or rather of verses which looked wonderfully like poetry, such as young men of genius are apt to produce under such circumstances.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sent some of his musings to the magazines, and so added a little excitement and anxiety to his life.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wrote a great deal of poetry in the meantime--or rather of verses which looked wonderfully like poetry, such as young men of genius are apt to produce under such circumstances.
luckily
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From this reading But luckily Lauderdale was not at hand, and there was no one else to whom the shy young dreamer would have disclosed himself.
made
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From this reading The chances are, that if he had confided them to any critic of a sympathetic mind, attempts would have been made to persuade Colin that he was a poet.
magazines
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From this reading He sent some of his musings to the magazines, and so added a little excitement and anxiety to his life.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading He wrote a great deal of poetry in the meantime--or rather of verses which looked wonderfully like poetry, such as young men of genius are apt to produce under such circumstances.
men
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From this reading He wrote a great deal of poetry in the meantime--or rather of verses which looked wonderfully like poetry, such as young men of genius are apt to produce under such circumstances.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chances are, that if he had confided them to any critic of a sympathetic mind, attempts would have been made to persuade Colin that he was a poet.
musings
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From this reading He sent some of his musings to the magazines, and so added a little excitement and anxiety to his life.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But luckily Lauderdale was not at hand, and there was no one else to whom the shy young dreamer would have disclosed himself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But luckily Lauderdale was not at hand, and there was no one else to whom the shy young dreamer would have disclosed himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was some time before Colin recovered his composure, or found it possible to console himself for the failure of his hopes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But luckily Lauderdale was not at hand, and there was no one else to whom the shy young dreamer would have disclosed himself.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was some time before Colin recovered his composure, or found it possible to console himself for the failure of his hopes.
persuade
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From this reading The chances are, that if he had confided them to any critic of a sympathetic mind, attempts would have been made to persuade Colin that he was a poet.
poet
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From this reading The chances are, that if he had confided them to any critic of a sympathetic mind, attempts would have been made to persuade Colin that he was a poet.
poetry
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From this reading He wrote a great deal of poetry in the meantime--or rather of verses which looked wonderfully like poetry, such as young men of genius are apt to produce under such circumstances.
possible
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From this reading It was some time before Colin recovered his composure, or found it possible to console himself for the failure of his hopes.
produce
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From this reading He wrote a great deal of poetry in the meantime--or rather of verses which looked wonderfully like poetry, such as young men of genius are apt to produce under such circumstances.
rather
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From this reading He wrote a great deal of poetry in the meantime--or rather of verses which looked wonderfully like poetry, such as young men of genius are apt to produce under such circumstances.
recovered
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From this reading It was some time before Colin recovered his composure, or found it possible to console himself for the failure of his hopes.
sent
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From this reading He sent some of his musings to the magazines, and so added a little excitement and anxiety to his life.
shy
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From this reading But luckily Lauderdale was not at hand, and there was no one else to whom the shy young dreamer would have disclosed himself.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He sent some of his musings to the magazines, and so added a little excitement and anxiety to his life.
some
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From this reading It was some time before Colin recovered his composure, or found it possible to console himself for the failure of his hopes.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He wrote a great deal of poetry in the meantime--or rather of verses which looked wonderfully like poetry, such as young men of genius are apt to produce under such circumstances.
sympathetic
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From this reading The chances are, that if he had confided them to any critic of a sympathetic mind, attempts would have been made to persuade Colin that he was a poet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The chances are, that if he had confided them to any critic of a sympathetic mind, attempts would have been made to persuade Colin that he was a poet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was some time before Colin recovered his composure, or found it possible to console himself for the failure of his hopes.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The chances are, that if he had confided them to any critic of a sympathetic mind, attempts would have been made to persuade Colin that he was a poet.
there
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From this reading But luckily Lauderdale was not at hand, and there was no one else to whom the shy young dreamer would have disclosed himself.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some time before Colin recovered his composure, or found it possible to console himself for the failure of his hopes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was some time before Colin recovered his composure, or found it possible to console himself for the failure of his hopes.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He wrote a great deal of poetry in the meantime--or rather of verses which looked wonderfully like poetry, such as young men of genius are apt to produce under such circumstances.
verses
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From this reading He wrote a great deal of poetry in the meantime--or rather of verses which looked wonderfully like poetry, such as young men of genius are apt to produce under such circumstances.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was some time before Colin recovered his composure, or found it possible to console himself for the failure of his hopes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He wrote a great deal of poetry in the meantime--or rather of verses which looked wonderfully like poetry, such as young men of genius are apt to produce under such circumstances.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But luckily Lauderdale was not at hand, and there was no one else to whom the shy young dreamer would have disclosed himself.
wonderfully
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From this reading He wrote a great deal of poetry in the meantime--or rather of verses which looked wonderfully like poetry, such as young men of genius are apt to produce under such circumstances.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The chances are, that if he had confided them to any critic of a sympathetic mind, attempts would have been made to persuade Colin that he was a poet.
wrote
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From this reading He wrote a great deal of poetry in the meantime--or rather of verses which looked wonderfully like poetry, such as young men of genius are apt to produce under such circumstances.
young
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From this reading He wrote a great deal of poetry in the meantime--or rather of verses which looked wonderfully like poetry, such as young men of genius are apt to produce under such circumstances.
