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afraid
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From this reading I am not so old that age can have weakened my powers and reduced me to childishness, I cannot even say what I am afraid of, but separation is painful and causes an involuntary terror.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He again stood still, gazing up the river, and, seeing nothing, resumed his place between the two priests, who had continued their walk.
age
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From this reading I am not so old that age can have weakened my powers and reduced me to childishness, I cannot even say what I am afraid of, but separation is painful and causes an involuntary terror.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not so old that age can have weakened my powers and reduced me to childishness, I cannot even say what I am afraid of, but separation is painful and causes an involuntary terror.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I am not so old that age can have weakened my powers and reduced me to childishness, I cannot even say what I am afraid of, but separation is painful and causes an involuntary terror.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He again stood still, gazing up the river, and, seeing nothing, resumed his place between the two priests, who had continued their walk.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Yes,” he continued, “I have presentiments which refuse to be shaken off.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He again stood still, gazing up the river, and, seeing nothing, resumed his place between the two priests, who had continued their walk.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am not so old that age can have weakened my powers and reduced me to childishness, I cannot even say what I am afraid of, but separation is painful and causes an involuntary terror.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I am not so old that age can have weakened my powers and reduced me to childishness, I cannot even say what I am afraid of, but separation is painful and causes an involuntary terror.
cannot
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From this reading I am not so old that age can have weakened my powers and reduced me to childishness, I cannot even say what I am afraid of, but separation is painful and causes an involuntary terror.
causes
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From this reading I am not so old that age can have weakened my powers and reduced me to childishness, I cannot even say what I am afraid of, but separation is painful and causes an involuntary terror.
childishness
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From this reading I am not so old that age can have weakened my powers and reduced me to childishness, I cannot even say what I am afraid of, but separation is painful and causes an involuntary terror.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He again stood still, gazing up the river, and, seeing nothing, resumed his place between the two priests, who had continued their walk.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Formerly, I used to leave my wife for months together, when she was young and my son only, an infant; I loved her passionately, yet I could go with pleasure.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am not so old that age can have weakened my powers and reduced me to childishness, I cannot even say what I am afraid of, but separation is painful and causes an involuntary terror.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Formerly, I used to leave my wife for months together, when she was young and my son only, an infant; I loved her passionately, yet I could go with pleasure.
Formerly
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From this reading Formerly, I used to leave my wife for months together, when she was young and my son only, an infant; I loved her passionately, yet I could go with pleasure.
gazing
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From this reading He again stood still, gazing up the river, and, seeing nothing, resumed his place between the two priests, who had continued their walk.
go
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From this reading Formerly, I used to leave my wife for months together, when she was young and my son only, an infant; I loved her passionately, yet I could go with pleasure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He again stood still, gazing up the river, and, seeing nothing, resumed his place between the two priests, who had continued their walk.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Yes,” he continued, “I have presentiments which refuse to be shaken off.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He again stood still, gazing up the river, and, seeing nothing, resumed his place between the two priests, who had continued their walk.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Formerly, I used to leave my wife for months together, when she was young and my son only, an infant; I loved her passionately, yet I could go with pleasure.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He again stood still, gazing up the river, and, seeing nothing, resumed his place between the two priests, who had continued their walk.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes,” he continued, “I have presentiments which refuse to be shaken off.
infant
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From this reading Formerly, I used to leave my wife for months together, when she was young and my son only, an infant; I loved her passionately, yet I could go with pleasure.
involuntary
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From this reading I am not so old that age can have weakened my powers and reduced me to childishness, I cannot even say what I am afraid of, but separation is painful and causes an involuntary terror.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am not so old that age can have weakened my powers and reduced me to childishness, I cannot even say what I am afraid of, but separation is painful and causes an involuntary terror.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Strange, is it not?
leave
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From this reading Formerly, I used to leave my wife for months together, when she was young and my son only, an infant; I loved her passionately, yet I could go with pleasure.
loved
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From this reading Formerly, I used to leave my wife for months together, when she was young and my son only, an infant; I loved her passionately, yet I could go with pleasure.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am not so old that age can have weakened my powers and reduced me to childishness, I cannot even say what I am afraid of, but separation is painful and causes an involuntary terror.
months
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From this reading Formerly, I used to leave my wife for months together, when she was young and my son only, an infant; I loved her passionately, yet I could go with pleasure.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am not so old that age can have weakened my powers and reduced me to childishness, I cannot even say what I am afraid of, but separation is painful and causes an involuntary terror.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not so old that age can have weakened my powers and reduced me to childishness, I cannot even say what I am afraid of, but separation is painful and causes an involuntary terror.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He again stood still, gazing up the river, and, seeing nothing, resumed his place between the two priests, who had continued their walk.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am not so old that age can have weakened my powers and reduced me to childishness, I cannot even say what I am afraid of, but separation is painful and causes an involuntary terror.
off
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From this reading “Yes,” he continued, “I have presentiments which refuse to be shaken off.
old
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From this reading I am not so old that age can have weakened my powers and reduced me to childishness, I cannot even say what I am afraid of, but separation is painful and causes an involuntary terror.
only
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From this reading Formerly, I used to leave my wife for months together, when she was young and my son only, an infant; I loved her passionately, yet I could go with pleasure.
painful
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From this reading I am not so old that age can have weakened my powers and reduced me to childishness, I cannot even say what I am afraid of, but separation is painful and causes an involuntary terror.
passionately
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From this reading Formerly, I used to leave my wife for months together, when she was young and my son only, an infant; I loved her passionately, yet I could go with pleasure.
place
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From this reading He again stood still, gazing up the river, and, seeing nothing, resumed his place between the two priests, who had continued their walk.
pleasure
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From this reading Formerly, I used to leave my wife for months together, when she was young and my son only, an infant; I loved her passionately, yet I could go with pleasure.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am not so old that age can have weakened my powers and reduced me to childishness, I cannot even say what I am afraid of, but separation is painful and causes an involuntary terror.
presentiments
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From this reading “Yes,” he continued, “I have presentiments which refuse to be shaken off.
priests
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From this reading He again stood still, gazing up the river, and, seeing nothing, resumed his place between the two priests, who had continued their walk.
reduced
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From this reading I am not so old that age can have weakened my powers and reduced me to childishness, I cannot even say what I am afraid of, but separation is painful and causes an involuntary terror.
refuse
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From this reading “Yes,” he continued, “I have presentiments which refuse to be shaken off.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He again stood still, gazing up the river, and, seeing nothing, resumed his place between the two priests, who had continued their walk.
river
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From this reading He again stood still, gazing up the river, and, seeing nothing, resumed his place between the two priests, who had continued their walk.
say
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From this reading I am not so old that age can have weakened my powers and reduced me to childishness, I cannot even say what I am afraid of, but separation is painful and causes an involuntary terror.
seeing
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From this reading He again stood still, gazing up the river, and, seeing nothing, resumed his place between the two priests, who had continued their walk.
separation
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From this reading I am not so old that age can have weakened my powers and reduced me to childishness, I cannot even say what I am afraid of, but separation is painful and causes an involuntary terror.
shaken
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From this reading “Yes,” he continued, “I have presentiments which refuse to be shaken off.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Formerly, I used to leave my wife for months together, when she was young and my son only, an infant; I loved her passionately, yet I could go with pleasure.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am not so old that age can have weakened my powers and reduced me to childishness, I cannot even say what I am afraid of, but separation is painful and causes an involuntary terror.
son
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From this reading Formerly, I used to leave my wife for months together, when she was young and my son only, an infant; I loved her passionately, yet I could go with pleasure.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He again stood still, gazing up the river, and, seeing nothing, resumed his place between the two priests, who had continued their walk.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He again stood still, gazing up the river, and, seeing nothing, resumed his place between the two priests, who had continued their walk.
Strange
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From this reading Strange, is it not?
terror
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From this reading I am not so old that age can have weakened my powers and reduced me to childishness, I cannot even say what I am afraid of, but separation is painful and causes an involuntary terror.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am not so old that age can have weakened my powers and reduced me to childishness, I cannot even say what I am afraid of, but separation is painful and causes an involuntary terror.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He again stood still, gazing up the river, and, seeing nothing, resumed his place between the two priests, who had continued their walk.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He again stood still, gazing up the river, and, seeing nothing, resumed his place between the two priests, who had continued their walk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Yes,” he continued, “I have presentiments which refuse to be shaken off.
together
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From this reading Formerly, I used to leave my wife for months together, when she was young and my son only, an infant; I loved her passionately, yet I could go with pleasure.
two
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From this reading He again stood still, gazing up the river, and, seeing nothing, resumed his place between the two priests, who had continued their walk.
up
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From this reading He again stood still, gazing up the river, and, seeing nothing, resumed his place between the two priests, who had continued their walk.
used
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From this reading Formerly, I used to leave my wife for months together, when she was young and my son only, an infant; I loved her passionately, yet I could go with pleasure.
walk
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From this reading He again stood still, gazing up the river, and, seeing nothing, resumed his place between the two priests, who had continued their walk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Formerly, I used to leave my wife for months together, when she was young and my son only, an infant; I loved her passionately, yet I could go with pleasure.
weakened
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From this reading I am not so old that age can have weakened my powers and reduced me to childishness, I cannot even say what I am afraid of, but separation is painful and causes an involuntary terror.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I am not so old that age can have weakened my powers and reduced me to childishness, I cannot even say what I am afraid of, but separation is painful and causes an involuntary terror.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Formerly, I used to leave my wife for months together, when she was young and my son only, an infant; I loved her passionately, yet I could go with pleasure.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Yes,” he continued, “I have presentiments which refuse to be shaken off.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He again stood still, gazing up the river, and, seeing nothing, resumed his place between the two priests, who had continued their walk.
wife
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From this reading Formerly, I used to leave my wife for months together, when she was young and my son only, an infant; I loved her passionately, yet I could go with pleasure.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Formerly, I used to leave my wife for months together, when she was young and my son only, an infant; I loved her passionately, yet I could go with pleasure.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes,” he continued, “I have presentiments which refuse to be shaken off.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Formerly, I used to leave my wife for months together, when she was young and my son only, an infant; I loved her passionately, yet I could go with pleasure.
young
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From this reading Formerly, I used to leave my wife for months together, when she was young and my son only, an infant; I loved her passionately, yet I could go with pleasure.
