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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 And he fell asleep, thinking: 'What was it--a few kisses--all forgotten in a month!'
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He spent the whole day in a queer mood, cherishing a kind of sullenness against himself.
all
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From this reading And he fell asleep, thinking: 'What was it--a few kisses--all forgotten in a month!'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Emotion, when you are young, and give real vent to it, loses its power of torture.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Emotion, when you are young, and give real vent to it, loses its power of torture.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Instead of the hankering of the last two days, he felt nothing but a blank--all passionate longing gone, as if quenched in that outburst of tears.
asleep
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From this reading And he fell asleep, thinking: 'What was it--a few kisses--all forgotten in a month!'
avoided
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From this reading Next morning he got his cheque cashed, but avoided the shop of the dove-grey dress like the plague; and, instead, bought himself some necessaries.
blank
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From this reading Instead of the hankering of the last two days, he felt nothing but a blank--all passionate longing gone, as if quenched in that outburst of tears.
bought
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From this reading Next morning he got his cheque cashed, but avoided the shop of the dove-grey dress like the plague; and, instead, bought himself some necessaries.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Next morning he got his cheque cashed, but avoided the shop of the dove-grey dress like the plague; and, instead, bought himself some necessaries.
cashed
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From this reading Next morning he got his cheque cashed, but avoided the shop of the dove-grey dress like the plague; and, instead, bought himself some necessaries.
cheque
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From this reading Next morning he got his cheque cashed, but avoided the shop of the dove-grey dress like the plague; and, instead, bought himself some necessaries.
cherishing
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From this reading He spent the whole day in a queer mood, cherishing a kind of sullenness against himself.
day
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From this reading He spent the whole day in a queer mood, cherishing a kind of sullenness against himself.
days
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From this reading Instead of the hankering of the last two days, he felt nothing but a blank--all passionate longing gone, as if quenched in that outburst of tears.
dove-grey
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From this reading Next morning he got his cheque cashed, but avoided the shop of the dove-grey dress like the plague; and, instead, bought himself some necessaries.
dress
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From this reading Next morning he got his cheque cashed, but avoided the shop of the dove-grey dress like the plague; and, instead, bought himself some necessaries.
Emotion
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From this reading Emotion, when you are young, and give real vent to it, loses its power of torture.
fell
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From this reading And he fell asleep, thinking: 'What was it--a few kisses--all forgotten in a month!'
felt
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From this reading Instead of the hankering of the last two days, he felt nothing but a blank--all passionate longing gone, as if quenched in that outburst of tears.
few
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From this reading And he fell asleep, thinking: 'What was it--a few kisses--all forgotten in a month!'
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading And he fell asleep, thinking: 'What was it--a few kisses--all forgotten in a month!'
give
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From this reading Emotion, when you are young, and give real vent to it, loses its power of torture.
gone
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From this reading Instead of the hankering of the last two days, he felt nothing but a blank--all passionate longing gone, as if quenched in that outburst of tears.
got
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From this reading Next morning he got his cheque cashed, but avoided the shop of the dove-grey dress like the plague; and, instead, bought himself some necessaries.
hankering
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From this reading Instead of the hankering of the last two days, he felt nothing but a blank--all passionate longing gone, as if quenched in that outburst of tears.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he fell asleep, thinking: 'What was it--a few kisses--all forgotten in a month!'
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Next morning he got his cheque cashed, but avoided the shop of the dove-grey dress like the plague; and, instead, bought himself some necessaries.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Next morning he got his cheque cashed, but avoided the shop of the dove-grey dress like the plague; and, instead, bought himself some necessaries.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Instead of the hankering of the last two days, he felt nothing but a blank--all passionate longing gone, as if quenched in that outburst of tears.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And he fell asleep, thinking: 'What was it--a few kisses--all forgotten in a month!'
instead
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From this reading Next morning he got his cheque cashed, but avoided the shop of the dove-grey dress like the plague; and, instead, bought himself some necessaries.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Emotion, when you are young, and give real vent to it, loses its power of torture.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Emotion, when you are young, and give real vent to it, loses its power of torture.
kind
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From this reading He spent the whole day in a queer mood, cherishing a kind of sullenness against himself.
kisses
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From this reading And he fell asleep, thinking: 'What was it--a few kisses--all forgotten in a month!'
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instead of the hankering of the last two days, he felt nothing but a blank--all passionate longing gone, as if quenched in that outburst of tears.
like
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From this reading Next morning he got his cheque cashed, but avoided the shop of the dove-grey dress like the plague; and, instead, bought himself some necessaries.
longing
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From this reading Instead of the hankering of the last two days, he felt nothing but a blank--all passionate longing gone, as if quenched in that outburst of tears.
loses
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From this reading Emotion, when you are young, and give real vent to it, loses its power of torture.
month
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From this reading And he fell asleep, thinking: 'What was it--a few kisses--all forgotten in a month!'
mood
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From this reading He spent the whole day in a queer mood, cherishing a kind of sullenness against himself.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning he got his cheque cashed, but avoided the shop of the dove-grey dress like the plague; and, instead, bought himself some necessaries.
necessaries
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From this reading Next morning he got his cheque cashed, but avoided the shop of the dove-grey dress like the plague; and, instead, bought himself some necessaries.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning he got his cheque cashed, but avoided the shop of the dove-grey dress like the plague; and, instead, bought himself some necessaries.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Instead of the hankering of the last two days, he felt nothing but a blank--all passionate longing gone, as if quenched in that outburst of tears.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Emotion, when you are young, and give real vent to it, loses its power of torture.
outburst
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From this reading Instead of the hankering of the last two days, he felt nothing but a blank--all passionate longing gone, as if quenched in that outburst of tears.
passionate
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From this reading Instead of the hankering of the last two days, he felt nothing but a blank--all passionate longing gone, as if quenched in that outburst of tears.
plague
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From this reading Next morning he got his cheque cashed, but avoided the shop of the dove-grey dress like the plague; and, instead, bought himself some necessaries.
power
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From this reading Emotion, when you are young, and give real vent to it, loses its power of torture.
queer
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From this reading He spent the whole day in a queer mood, cherishing a kind of sullenness against himself.
quenched
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From this reading Instead of the hankering of the last two days, he felt nothing but a blank--all passionate longing gone, as if quenched in that outburst of tears.
real
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From this reading Emotion, when you are young, and give real vent to it, loses its power of torture.
shop
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From this reading Next morning he got his cheque cashed, but avoided the shop of the dove-grey dress like the plague; and, instead, bought himself some necessaries.
some
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From this reading Next morning he got his cheque cashed, but avoided the shop of the dove-grey dress like the plague; and, instead, bought himself some necessaries.
spent
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From this reading He spent the whole day in a queer mood, cherishing a kind of sullenness against himself.
sullenness
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From this reading He spent the whole day in a queer mood, cherishing a kind of sullenness against himself.
tears
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From this reading Instead of the hankering of the last two days, he felt nothing but a blank--all passionate longing gone, as if quenched in that outburst of tears.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Instead of the hankering of the last two days, he felt nothing but a blank--all passionate longing gone, as if quenched in that outburst of tears.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning he got his cheque cashed, but avoided the shop of the dove-grey dress like the plague; and, instead, bought himself some necessaries.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he fell asleep, thinking: 'What was it--a few kisses--all forgotten in a month!'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Emotion, when you are young, and give real vent to it, loses its power of torture.
torture
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From this reading Emotion, when you are young, and give real vent to it, loses its power of torture.
two
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From this reading Instead of the hankering of the last two days, he felt nothing but a blank--all passionate longing gone, as if quenched in that outburst of tears.
vent
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From this reading Emotion, when you are young, and give real vent to it, loses its power of torture.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And he fell asleep, thinking: 'What was it--a few kisses--all forgotten in a month!'
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And he fell asleep, thinking: 'What was it--a few kisses--all forgotten in a month!'
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Emotion, when you are young, and give real vent to it, loses its power of torture.
whole
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From this reading He spent the whole day in a queer mood, cherishing a kind of sullenness against himself.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Emotion, when you are young, and give real vent to it, loses its power of torture.
young
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From this reading Emotion, when you are young, and give real vent to it, loses its power of torture.
