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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 It was made up of a series of little childish events, charming for us but insignificant to anyone else.
all
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From this reading It would be difficult to give you all the details of our new life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You know what it is to be in love with a woman, you know how it cuts short the days, and with what loving listlessness one drifts into the morrow.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading It was made up of a series of little childish events, charming for us but insignificant to anyone else.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be difficult to give you all the details of our new life.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Every being who is not the beloved one seems a useless being in creation.
beloved
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From this reading Every being who is not the beloved one seems a useless being in creation.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was made up of a series of little childish events, charming for us but insignificant to anyone else.
charming
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From this reading It was made up of a series of little childish events, charming for us but insignificant to anyone else.
childish
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From this reading It was made up of a series of little childish events, charming for us but insignificant to anyone else.
comes
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From this reading You know that forgetfulness of everything which comes of a violent confident, reciprocated love.
confident
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From this reading You know that forgetfulness of everything which comes of a violent confident, reciprocated love.
creation
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From this reading Every being who is not the beloved one seems a useless being in creation.
cuts
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From this reading You know what it is to be in love with a woman, you know how it cuts short the days, and with what loving listlessness one drifts into the morrow.
days
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From this reading You know what it is to be in love with a woman, you know how it cuts short the days, and with what loving listlessness one drifts into the morrow.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It would be difficult to give you all the details of our new life.
difficult
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From this reading It would be difficult to give you all the details of our new life.
drifts
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From this reading You know what it is to be in love with a woman, you know how it cuts short the days, and with what loving listlessness one drifts into the morrow.
else
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From this reading It was made up of a series of little childish events, charming for us but insignificant to anyone else.
events
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From this reading It was made up of a series of little childish events, charming for us but insignificant to anyone else.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every being who is not the beloved one seems a useless being in creation.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading You know that forgetfulness of everything which comes of a violent confident, reciprocated love.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was made up of a series of little childish events, charming for us but insignificant to anyone else.
forgetfulness
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From this reading You know that forgetfulness of everything which comes of a violent confident, reciprocated love.
give
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From this reading It would be difficult to give you all the details of our new life.
how
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From this reading You know what it is to be in love with a woman, you know how it cuts short the days, and with what loving listlessness one drifts into the morrow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You know what it is to be in love with a woman, you know how it cuts short the days, and with what loving listlessness one drifts into the morrow.
insignificant
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From this reading It was made up of a series of little childish events, charming for us but insignificant to anyone else.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading You know what it is to be in love with a woman, you know how it cuts short the days, and with what loving listlessness one drifts into the morrow.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You know what it is to be in love with a woman, you know how it cuts short the days, and with what loving listlessness one drifts into the morrow.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be difficult to give you all the details of our new life.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know what it is to be in love with a woman, you know how it cuts short the days, and with what loving listlessness one drifts into the morrow.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be difficult to give you all the details of our new life.
listlessness
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From this reading You know what it is to be in love with a woman, you know how it cuts short the days, and with what loving listlessness one drifts into the morrow.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was made up of a series of little childish events, charming for us but insignificant to anyone else.
love
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From this reading You know what it is to be in love with a woman, you know how it cuts short the days, and with what loving listlessness one drifts into the morrow.
loving
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From this reading You know what it is to be in love with a woman, you know how it cuts short the days, and with what loving listlessness one drifts into the morrow.
made
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From this reading It was made up of a series of little childish events, charming for us but insignificant to anyone else.
morrow
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From this reading You know what it is to be in love with a woman, you know how it cuts short the days, and with what loving listlessness one drifts into the morrow.
new
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From this reading It would be difficult to give you all the details of our new life.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Every being who is not the beloved one seems a useless being in creation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would be difficult to give you all the details of our new life.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You know what it is to be in love with a woman, you know how it cuts short the days, and with what loving listlessness one drifts into the morrow.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It would be difficult to give you all the details of our new life.
reciprocated
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From this reading You know that forgetfulness of everything which comes of a violent confident, reciprocated love.
seems
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From this reading Every being who is not the beloved one seems a useless being in creation.
series
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From this reading It was made up of a series of little childish events, charming for us but insignificant to anyone else.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading You know what it is to be in love with a woman, you know how it cuts short the days, and with what loving listlessness one drifts into the morrow.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You know that forgetfulness of everything which comes of a violent confident, reciprocated love.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It would be difficult to give you all the details of our new life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be difficult to give you all the details of our new life.
up
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From this reading It was made up of a series of little childish events, charming for us but insignificant to anyone else.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was made up of a series of little childish events, charming for us but insignificant to anyone else.
useless
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From this reading Every being who is not the beloved one seems a useless being in creation.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You know that forgetfulness of everything which comes of a violent confident, reciprocated love.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was made up of a series of little childish events, charming for us but insignificant to anyone else.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You know what it is to be in love with a woman, you know how it cuts short the days, and with what loving listlessness one drifts into the morrow.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading You know that forgetfulness of everything which comes of a violent confident, reciprocated love.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Every being who is not the beloved one seems a useless being in creation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You know what it is to be in love with a woman, you know how it cuts short the days, and with what loving listlessness one drifts into the morrow.
woman
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From this reading You know what it is to be in love with a woman, you know how it cuts short the days, and with what loving listlessness one drifts into the morrow.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be difficult to give you all the details of our new life.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It would be difficult to give you all the details of our new life.
