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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 There is wonderful finality about a meal; it removes a world of doubts, for no one misses meals except for reasons beyond control.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There is wonderful finality about a meal; it removes a world of doubts, for no one misses meals except for reasons beyond control.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old Jolyon was not restless now, and paid no visits to the log, because she was coming to lunch.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
batting
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From this reading He played many games with Holly on the lawn, pitching them up to her who was batting so as to be ready to bowl to Jolly in the holidays.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He played many games with Holly on the lawn, pitching them up to her who was batting so as to be ready to bowl to Jolly in the holidays.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Old Jolyon was not restless now, and paid no visits to the log, because she was coming to lunch.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading There is wonderful finality about a meal; it removes a world of doubts, for no one misses meals except for reasons beyond control.
bowl
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From this reading He played many games with Holly on the lawn, pitching them up to her who was batting so as to be ready to bowl to Jolly in the holidays.
came
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From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
charm
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From this reading The spirit of the future, with the charm of the unknown, put up her lips instead.
coming
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From this reading Old Jolyon was not restless now, and paid no visits to the log, because she was coming to lunch.
control
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From this reading There is wonderful finality about a meal; it removes a world of doubts, for no one misses meals except for reasons beyond control.
days
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From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
doubts
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From this reading There is wonderful finality about a meal; it removes a world of doubts, for no one misses meals except for reasons beyond control.
elapsing
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From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading There is wonderful finality about a meal; it removes a world of doubts, for no one misses meals except for reasons beyond control.
faces
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From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
finality
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From this reading There is wonderful finality about a meal; it removes a world of doubts, for no one misses meals except for reasons beyond control.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is wonderful finality about a meal; it removes a world of doubts, for no one misses meals except for reasons beyond control.
future
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From this reading The spirit of the future, with the charm of the unknown, put up her lips instead.
games
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From this reading He played many games with Holly on the lawn, pitching them up to her who was batting so as to be ready to bowl to Jolly in the holidays.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He played many games with Holly on the lawn, pitching them up to her who was batting so as to be ready to bowl to Jolly in the holidays.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The spirit of the future, with the charm of the unknown, put up her lips instead.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
holidays
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From this reading He played many games with Holly on the lawn, pitching them up to her who was batting so as to be ready to bowl to Jolly in the holidays.
Holly
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From this reading He played many games with Holly on the lawn, pitching them up to her who was batting so as to be ready to bowl to Jolly in the holidays.
hours
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From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
III
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From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
instead
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From this reading The spirit of the future, with the charm of the unknown, put up her lips instead.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is wonderful finality about a meal; it removes a world of doubts, for no one misses meals except for reasons beyond control.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is wonderful finality about a meal; it removes a world of doubts, for no one misses meals except for reasons beyond control.
Jolly
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From this reading He played many games with Holly on the lawn, pitching them up to her who was batting so as to be ready to bowl to Jolly in the holidays.
Jolyon
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From this reading Old Jolyon was not restless now, and paid no visits to the log, because she was coming to lunch.
lawn
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From this reading He played many games with Holly on the lawn, pitching them up to her who was batting so as to be ready to bowl to Jolly in the holidays.
lips
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From this reading The spirit of the future, with the charm of the unknown, put up her lips instead.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
log
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From this reading Old Jolyon was not restless now, and paid no visits to the log, because she was coming to lunch.
lunch
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From this reading Old Jolyon was not restless now, and paid no visits to the log, because she was coming to lunch.
man's
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From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
many
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From this reading He played many games with Holly on the lawn, pitching them up to her who was batting so as to be ready to bowl to Jolly in the holidays.
meal
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From this reading There is wonderful finality about a meal; it removes a world of doubts, for no one misses meals except for reasons beyond control.
meals
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From this reading There is wonderful finality about a meal; it removes a world of doubts, for no one misses meals except for reasons beyond control.
misses
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From this reading There is wonderful finality about a meal; it removes a world of doubts, for no one misses meals except for reasons beyond control.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Old Jolyon was not restless now, and paid no visits to the log, because she was coming to lunch.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Old Jolyon was not restless now, and paid no visits to the log, because she was coming to lunch.
now
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From this reading Old Jolyon was not restless now, and paid no visits to the log, because she was coming to lunch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
old
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From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He played many games with Holly on the lawn, pitching them up to her who was batting so as to be ready to bowl to Jolly in the holidays.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There is wonderful finality about a meal; it removes a world of doubts, for no one misses meals except for reasons beyond control.
paid
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From this reading Old Jolyon was not restless now, and paid no visits to the log, because she was coming to lunch.
past
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From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
pitching
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From this reading He played many games with Holly on the lawn, pitching them up to her who was batting so as to be ready to bowl to Jolly in the holidays.
played
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From this reading He played many games with Holly on the lawn, pitching them up to her who was batting so as to be ready to bowl to Jolly in the holidays.
pushed
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From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
put
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From this reading The spirit of the future, with the charm of the unknown, put up her lips instead.
ready
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From this reading He played many games with Holly on the lawn, pitching them up to her who was batting so as to be ready to bowl to Jolly in the holidays.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There is wonderful finality about a meal; it removes a world of doubts, for no one misses meals except for reasons beyond control.
removes
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From this reading There is wonderful finality about a meal; it removes a world of doubts, for no one misses meals except for reasons beyond control.
restless
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From this reading Old Jolyon was not restless now, and paid no visits to the log, because she was coming to lunch.
seldom
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From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
seventy
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From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Old Jolyon was not restless now, and paid no visits to the log, because she was coming to lunch.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
spirit
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From this reading The spirit of the future, with the charm of the unknown, put up her lips instead.
spirits
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From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
Sunday
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From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He played many games with Holly on the lawn, pitching them up to her who was batting so as to be ready to bowl to Jolly in the holidays.
There
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From this reading There is wonderful finality about a meal; it removes a world of doubts, for no one misses meals except for reasons beyond control.
throng
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From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
unknown
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From this reading The spirit of the future, with the charm of the unknown, put up her lips instead.
up
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From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
visits
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From this reading Old Jolyon was not restless now, and paid no visits to the log, because she was coming to lunch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Old Jolyon was not restless now, and paid no visits to the log, because she was coming to lunch.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading III The little spirits of the past which throng an old man's days had never pushed their faces up to his so seldom as in the seventy hours elapsing before Sunday came.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He played many games with Holly on the lawn, pitching them up to her who was batting so as to be ready to bowl to Jolly in the holidays.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The spirit of the future, with the charm of the unknown, put up her lips instead.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There is wonderful finality about a meal; it removes a world of doubts, for no one misses meals except for reasons beyond control.
world
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From this reading There is wonderful finality about a meal; it removes a world of doubts, for no one misses meals except for reasons beyond control.
