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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 Is there in the life of man a more delightful moment than that of a first rendezvous?
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can we feel again the nameless pleasures that we felt when, like Ernest de La Briere, we looked up our sharpest razors, our finest shirt, an irreproachable collar, and our best clothes?
all-supreme
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From this reading We deify the garments associated with that all-supreme moment.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Can we feel again the nameless pleasures that we felt when, like Ernest de La Briere, we looked up our sharpest razors, our finest shirt, an irreproachable collar, and our best clothes?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Are the sensations then hidden at the bottom of our hearts and finding their first expression ever renewed?
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are the sensations then hidden at the bottom of our hearts and finding their first expression ever renewed?
associated
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From this reading We deify the garments associated with that all-supreme moment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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away
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From this reading We weave within us poetic fancies quite equal to those of the woman; and the day when either party guesses them they take wings to themselves and fly away.
best
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bottom
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Briere
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Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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clothes
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collar
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day
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From this reading We weave within us poetic fancies quite equal to those of the woman; and the day when either party guesses them they take wings to themselves and fly away.
de
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deify
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delightful
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eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading We weave within us poetic fancies quite equal to those of the woman; and the day when either party guesses them they take wings to themselves and fly away.
equal
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Ernest
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evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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expression
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fancies
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From this reading We weave within us poetic fancies quite equal to those of the woman; and the day when either party guesses them they take wings to themselves and fly away.
feel
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felt
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finding
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finest
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Is there in the life of man a more delightful moment than that of a first rendezvous?
fly
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From this reading We weave within us poetic fancies quite equal to those of the woman; and the day when either party guesses them they take wings to themselves and fly away.
garments
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guesses
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From this reading We weave within us poetic fancies quite equal to those of the woman; and the day when either party guesses them they take wings to themselves and fly away.
hearts
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hidden
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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irreproachable
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Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is there in the life of man a more delightful moment than that of a first rendezvous?
La
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Is there in the life of man a more delightful moment than that of a first rendezvous?
like
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lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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man
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moment
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more
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namelessadjectiveUS /ˈneɪm.ləs/
Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.
From this reading Can we feel again the nameless pleasures that we felt when, like Ernest de La Briere, we looked up our sharpest razors, our finest shirt, an irreproachable collar, and our best clothes?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Is there in the life of man a more delightful moment than that of a first rendezvous?
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Are the sensations then hidden at the bottom of our hearts and finding their first expression ever renewed?
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We weave within us poetic fancies quite equal to those of the woman; and the day when either party guesses them they take wings to themselves and fly away.
pleasures
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poetic
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From this reading We weave within us poetic fancies quite equal to those of the woman; and the day when either party guesses them they take wings to themselves and fly away.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We weave within us poetic fancies quite equal to those of the woman; and the day when either party guesses them they take wings to themselves and fly away.
razors
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rendezvous
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renewed
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sensations
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sharpest
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shirt
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takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We weave within us poetic fancies quite equal to those of the woman; and the day when either party guesses them they take wings to themselves and fly away.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Is there in the life of man a more delightful moment than that of a first rendezvous?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is there in the life of man a more delightful moment than that of a first rendezvous?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Is there in the life of man a more delightful moment than that of a first rendezvous?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Are the sensations then hidden at the bottom of our hearts and finding their first expression ever renewed?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We weave within us poetic fancies quite equal to those of the woman; and the day when either party guesses them they take wings to themselves and fly away.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading We weave within us poetic fancies quite equal to those of the woman; and the day when either party guesses them they take wings to themselves and fly away.
then
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there
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We weave within us poetic fancies quite equal to those of the woman; and the day when either party guesses them they take wings to themselves and fly away.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We weave within us poetic fancies quite equal to those of the woman; and the day when either party guesses them they take wings to themselves and fly away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We weave within us poetic fancies quite equal to those of the woman; and the day when either party guesses them they take wings to themselves and fly away.
up
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uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We weave within us poetic fancies quite equal to those of the woman; and the day when either party guesses them they take wings to themselves and fly away.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Can we feel again the nameless pleasures that we felt when, like Ernest de La Briere, we looked up our sharpest razors, our finest shirt, an irreproachable collar, and our best clothes?
weave
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From this reading We weave within us poetic fancies quite equal to those of the woman; and the day when either party guesses them they take wings to themselves and fly away.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Can we feel again the nameless pleasures that we felt when, like Ernest de La Briere, we looked up our sharpest razors, our finest shirt, an irreproachable collar, and our best clothes?
wings
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From this reading We weave within us poetic fancies quite equal to those of the woman; and the day when either party guesses them they take wings to themselves and fly away.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We deify the garments associated with that all-supreme moment.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading We weave within us poetic fancies quite equal to those of the woman; and the day when either party guesses them they take wings to themselves and fly away.
woman
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From this reading We weave within us poetic fancies quite equal to those of the woman; and the day when either party guesses them they take wings to themselves and fly away.
