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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 But ten years in the life of a boy and girl--ten years, which about double in number those that have gone, and increase experiences tenfold--these indeed bring mighty changes.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But ten years in the life of a boy and girl--ten years, which about double in number those that have gone, and increase experiences tenfold--these indeed bring mighty changes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
apart
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From this reading In those ten years I grew from boy to man, and Carette Le Marchant grew into a gracious and beautiful woman, and--we grew a little apart.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That was inevitable, I suppose, and in the natural course of things, for even two saplings planted side by side will, as they grow into trees, be wider apart at the top than they are down below.
aspect
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From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That was inevitable, I suppose, and in the natural course of things, for even two saplings planted side by side will, as they grow into trees, be wider apart at the top than they are down below.
away
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That was inevitable, I suppose, and in the natural course of things, for even two saplings planted side by side will, as they grow into trees, be wider apart at the top than they are down below.
beautiful
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From this reading In those ten years I grew from boy to man, and Carette Le Marchant grew into a gracious and beautiful woman, and--we grew a little apart.
BEGANnounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading That was inevitable, I suppose, and in the natural course of things, for even two saplings planted side by side will, as they grow into trees, be wider apart at the top than they are down below.
boy
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From this reading But ten years in the life of a boy and girl--ten years, which about double in number those that have gone, and increase experiences tenfold--these indeed bring mighty changes.
bring
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From this reading But ten years in the life of a boy and girl--ten years, which about double in number those that have gone, and increase experiences tenfold--these indeed bring mighty changes.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But ten years in the life of a boy and girl--ten years, which about double in number those that have gone, and increase experiences tenfold--these indeed bring mighty changes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That was inevitable, I suppose, and in the natural course of things, for even two saplings planted side by side will, as they grow into trees, be wider apart at the top than they are down below.
Carette
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From this reading In those ten years I grew from boy to man, and Carette Le Marchant grew into a gracious and beautiful woman, and--we grew a little apart.
change
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changed
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From this reading It has not changed much in my time, however, and I have no doubt it will still stand firm for those who are to follow.
changes
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From this reading But ten years in the life of a boy and girl--ten years, which about double in number those that have gone, and increase experiences tenfold--these indeed bring mighty changes.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was inevitable, I suppose, and in the natural course of things, for even two saplings planted side by side will, as they grow into trees, be wider apart at the top than they are down below.
daily
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double
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From this reading But ten years in the life of a boy and girl--ten years, which about double in number those that have gone, and increase experiences tenfold--these indeed bring mighty changes.
doubt
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From this reading It has not changed much in my time, however, and I have no doubt it will still stand firm for those who are to follow.
down
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From this reading That was inevitable, I suppose, and in the natural course of things, for even two saplings planted side by side will, as they grow into trees, be wider apart at the top than they are down below.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was inevitable, I suppose, and in the natural course of things, for even two saplings planted side by side will, as they grow into trees, be wider apart at the top than they are down below.
experiences
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From this reading But ten years in the life of a boy and girl--ten years, which about double in number those that have gone, and increase experiences tenfold--these indeed bring mighty changes.
firm
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From this reading It has not changed much in my time, however, and I have no doubt it will still stand firm for those who are to follow.
follow
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From this reading It has not changed much in my time, however, and I have no doubt it will still stand firm for those who are to follow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In those ten years I grew from boy to man, and Carette Le Marchant grew into a gracious and beautiful woman, and--we grew a little apart.
girl
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From this reading But ten years in the life of a boy and girl--ten years, which about double in number those that have gone, and increase experiences tenfold--these indeed bring mighty changes.
gone
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From this reading But ten years in the life of a boy and girl--ten years, which about double in number those that have gone, and increase experiences tenfold--these indeed bring mighty changes.
gracious
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From this reading In those ten years I grew from boy to man, and Carette Le Marchant grew into a gracious and beautiful woman, and--we grew a little apart.
grew
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From this reading In those ten years I grew from boy to man, and Carette Le Marchant grew into a gracious and beautiful woman, and--we grew a little apart.
grow
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From this reading That was inevitable, I suppose, and in the natural course of things, for even two saplings planted side by side will, as they grow into trees, be wider apart at the top than they are down below.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has not changed much in my time, however, and I have no doubt it will still stand firm for those who are to follow.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It has not changed much in my time, however, and I have no doubt it will still stand firm for those who are to follow.
HOW
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From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It has not changed much in my time, however, and I have no doubt it will still stand firm for those who are to follow.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It has not changed much in my time, however, and I have no doubt it will still stand firm for those who are to follow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
increase
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From this reading But ten years in the life of a boy and girl--ten years, which about double in number those that have gone, and increase experiences tenfold--these indeed bring mighty changes.
indeed
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From this reading But ten years in the life of a boy and girl--ten years, which about double in number those that have gone, and increase experiences tenfold--these indeed bring mighty changes.
inevitable
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From this reading That was inevitable, I suppose, and in the natural course of things, for even two saplings planted side by side will, as they grow into trees, be wider apart at the top than they are down below.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In those ten years I grew from boy to man, and Carette Le Marchant grew into a gracious and beautiful woman, and--we grew a little apart.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
land
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From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
Le
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From this reading In those ten years I grew from boy to man, and Carette Le Marchant grew into a gracious and beautiful woman, and--we grew a little apart.
learned
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From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But ten years in the life of a boy and girl--ten years, which about double in number those that have gone, and increase experiences tenfold--these indeed bring mighty changes.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
man
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From this reading In those ten years I grew from boy to man, and Carette Le Marchant grew into a gracious and beautiful woman, and--we grew a little apart.
Marchant
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From this reading In those ten years I grew from boy to man, and Carette Le Marchant grew into a gracious and beautiful woman, and--we grew a little apart.
matter
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From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
men
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From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
mighty
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From this reading But ten years in the life of a boy and girl--ten years, which about double in number those that have gone, and increase experiences tenfold--these indeed bring mighty changes.
much
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From this reading It has not changed much in my time, however, and I have no doubt it will still stand firm for those who are to follow.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It has not changed much in my time, however, and I have no doubt it will still stand firm for those who are to follow.
natural
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From this reading That was inevitable, I suppose, and in the natural course of things, for even two saplings planted side by side will, as they grow into trees, be wider apart at the top than they are down below.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It has not changed much in my time, however, and I have no doubt it will still stand firm for those who are to follow.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It has not changed much in my time, however, and I have no doubt it will still stand firm for those who are to follow.
number
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From this reading But ten years in the life of a boy and girl--ten years, which about double in number those that have gone, and increase experiences tenfold--these indeed bring mighty changes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
planted
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From this reading That was inevitable, I suppose, and in the natural course of things, for even two saplings planted side by side will, as they grow into trees, be wider apart at the top than they are down below.
saplings
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From this reading That was inevitable, I suppose, and in the natural course of things, for even two saplings planted side by side will, as they grow into trees, be wider apart at the top than they are down below.
sea
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From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
Sercq
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From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
side
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From this reading That was inevitable, I suppose, and in the natural course of things, for even two saplings planted side by side will, as they grow into trees, be wider apart at the top than they are down below.
slowly
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From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
SPREAD
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From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
stand
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From this reading It has not changed much in my time, however, and I have no doubt it will still stand firm for those who are to follow.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It has not changed much in my time, however, and I have no doubt it will still stand firm for those who are to follow.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That was inevitable, I suppose, and in the natural course of things, for even two saplings planted side by side will, as they grow into trees, be wider apart at the top than they are down below.
surely
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From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
Ten
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From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
tenfold
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From this reading But ten years in the life of a boy and girl--ten years, which about double in number those that have gone, and increase experiences tenfold--these indeed bring mighty changes.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That was inevitable, I suppose, and in the natural course of things, for even two saplings planted side by side will, as they grow into trees, be wider apart at the top than they are down below.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But ten years in the life of a boy and girl--ten years, which about double in number those that have gone, and increase experiences tenfold--these indeed bring mighty changes.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That was inevitable, I suppose, and in the natural course of things, for even two saplings planted side by side will, as they grow into trees, be wider apart at the top than they are down below.
things
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From this reading That was inevitable, I suppose, and in the natural course of things, for even two saplings planted side by side will, as they grow into trees, be wider apart at the top than they are down below.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It has not changed much in my time, however, and I have no doubt it will still stand firm for those who are to follow.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It has not changed much in my time, however, and I have no doubt it will still stand firm for those who are to follow.
times
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From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
toll
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top
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From this reading That was inevitable, I suppose, and in the natural course of things, for even two saplings planted side by side will, as they grow into trees, be wider apart at the top than they are down below.
trees
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From this reading That was inevitable, I suppose, and in the natural course of things, for even two saplings planted side by side will, as they grow into trees, be wider apart at the top than they are down below.
two
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From this reading That was inevitable, I suppose, and in the natural course of things, for even two saplings planted side by side will, as they grow into trees, be wider apart at the top than they are down below.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was inevitable, I suppose, and in the natural course of things, for even two saplings planted side by side will, as they grow into trees, be wider apart at the top than they are down below.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
wearing
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From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
weather
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From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But ten years in the life of a boy and girl--ten years, which about double in number those that have gone, and increase experiences tenfold--these indeed bring mighty changes.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It has not changed much in my time, however, and I have no doubt it will still stand firm for those who are to follow.
wider
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From this reading That was inevitable, I suppose, and in the natural course of things, for even two saplings planted side by side will, as they grow into trees, be wider apart at the top than they are down below.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It has not changed much in my time, however, and I have no doubt it will still stand firm for those who are to follow.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
WINGS
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From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
woman
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From this reading In those ten years I grew from boy to man, and Carette Le Marchant grew into a gracious and beautiful woman, and--we grew a little apart.
years
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From this reading HOW WE BEGAN TO SPREAD OUR WINGS Ten years make little change in the aspect of Sercq, nor ten times ten for that matter, though the learned men tell us that the sea and wind and weather take daily toll of the little land and are slowly and surely wearing it away.
