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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 so the musician and the dying boy were made friends--a quaint, brief intimacy which the former could never recall in after-years without a pang, half pitiful, half humorous, for its oddity.
after-years
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From this reading And so the musician and the dying boy were made friends--a quaint, brief intimacy which the former could never recall in after-years without a pang, half pitiful, half humorous, for its oddity.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Its relation here is purely in the nature of an interlude, and may be wholly skipped, without hurt to the main narrative, by those who have an unconquerable repugnance of sentiment.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so the musician and the dying boy were made friends--a quaint, brief intimacy which the former could never recall in after-years without a pang, half pitiful, half humorous, for its oddity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
Bannister
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From this reading From that poignant midnight, Bannister, both by day and evening, was often in the sick boy’s room.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Its relation here is purely in the nature of an interlude, and may be wholly skipped, without hurt to the main narrative, by those who have an unconquerable repugnance of sentiment.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading From that poignant midnight, Bannister, both by day and evening, was often in the sick boy’s room.
boy
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From this reading And so the musician and the dying boy were made friends--a quaint, brief intimacy which the former could never recall in after-years without a pang, half pitiful, half humorous, for its oddity.
boy's
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From this reading From that poignant midnight, Bannister, both by day and evening, was often in the sick boy’s room.
brief
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From this reading And so the musician and the dying boy were made friends--a quaint, brief intimacy which the former could never recall in after-years without a pang, half pitiful, half humorous, for its oddity.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Its relation here is purely in the nature of an interlude, and may be wholly skipped, without hurt to the main narrative, by those who have an unconquerable repugnance of sentiment.
chapter
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From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
charm
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From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
compassion
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From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
constituting
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From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And so the musician and the dying boy were made friends--a quaint, brief intimacy which the former could never recall in after-years without a pang, half pitiful, half humorous, for its oddity.
day
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From this reading From that poignant midnight, Bannister, both by day and evening, was often in the sick boy’s room.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
dying
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From this reading And so the musician and the dying boy were made friends--a quaint, brief intimacy which the former could never recall in after-years without a pang, half pitiful, half humorous, for its oddity.
episode
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From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
evening
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From this reading From that poignant midnight, Bannister, both by day and evening, was often in the sick boy’s room.
executant
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From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
famous
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From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
fire
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From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And so the musician and the dying boy were made friends--a quaint, brief intimacy which the former could never recall in after-years without a pang, half pitiful, half humorous, for its oddity.
former
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From this reading And so the musician and the dying boy were made friends--a quaint, brief intimacy which the former could never recall in after-years without a pang, half pitiful, half humorous, for its oddity.
friends
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From this reading And so the musician and the dying boy were made friends--a quaint, brief intimacy which the former could never recall in after-years without a pang, half pitiful, half humorous, for its oddity.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From that poignant midnight, Bannister, both by day and evening, was often in the sick boy’s room.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so the musician and the dying boy were made friends--a quaint, brief intimacy which the former could never recall in after-years without a pang, half pitiful, half humorous, for its oddity.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Its relation here is purely in the nature of an interlude, and may be wholly skipped, without hurt to the main narrative, by those who have an unconquerable repugnance of sentiment.
hearts
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From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its relation here is purely in the nature of an interlude, and may be wholly skipped, without hurt to the main narrative, by those who have an unconquerable repugnance of sentiment.
humorous
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From this reading And so the musician and the dying boy were made friends--a quaint, brief intimacy which the former could never recall in after-years without a pang, half pitiful, half humorous, for its oddity.
hurt
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From this reading Its relation here is purely in the nature of an interlude, and may be wholly skipped, without hurt to the main narrative, by those who have an unconquerable repugnance of sentiment.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And so the musician and the dying boy were made friends--a quaint, brief intimacy which the former could never recall in after-years without a pang, half pitiful, half humorous, for its oddity.
interlude
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From this reading Its relation here is purely in the nature of an interlude, and may be wholly skipped, without hurt to the main narrative, by those who have an unconquerable repugnance of sentiment.
intimacy
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From this reading And so the musician and the dying boy were made friends--a quaint, brief intimacy which the former could never recall in after-years without a pang, half pitiful, half humorous, for its oddity.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Its relation here is purely in the nature of an interlude, and may be wholly skipped, without hurt to the main narrative, by those who have an unconquerable repugnance of sentiment.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is for them it is narrated.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And so the musician and the dying boy were made friends--a quaint, brief intimacy which the former could never recall in after-years without a pang, half pitiful, half humorous, for its oddity.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
like
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From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
made
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From this reading And so the musician and the dying boy were made friends--a quaint, brief intimacy which the former could never recall in after-years without a pang, half pitiful, half humorous, for its oddity.
main
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From this reading Its relation here is purely in the nature of an interlude, and may be wholly skipped, without hurt to the main narrative, by those who have an unconquerable repugnance of sentiment.
majority
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From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Its relation here is purely in the nature of an interlude, and may be wholly skipped, without hurt to the main narrative, by those who have an unconquerable repugnance of sentiment.
midnight
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From this reading From that poignant midnight, Bannister, both by day and evening, was often in the sick boy’s room.
musician
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From this reading And so the musician and the dying boy were made friends--a quaint, brief intimacy which the former could never recall in after-years without a pang, half pitiful, half humorous, for its oddity.
narrated
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From this reading It is for them it is narrated.
narrative
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From this reading Its relation here is purely in the nature of an interlude, and may be wholly skipped, without hurt to the main narrative, by those who have an unconquerable repugnance of sentiment.
nature
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From this reading Its relation here is purely in the nature of an interlude, and may be wholly skipped, without hurt to the main narrative, by those who have an unconquerable repugnance of sentiment.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so the musician and the dying boy were made friends--a quaint, brief intimacy which the former could never recall in after-years without a pang, half pitiful, half humorous, for its oddity.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
now
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From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
odd
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From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
oddity
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From this reading And so the musician and the dying boy were made friends--a quaint, brief intimacy which the former could never recall in after-years without a pang, half pitiful, half humorous, for its oddity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Its relation here is purely in the nature of an interlude, and may be wholly skipped, without hurt to the main narrative, by those who have an unconquerable repugnance of sentiment.
often
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From this reading From that poignant midnight, Bannister, both by day and evening, was often in the sick boy’s room.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
others
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From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
pang
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From this reading And so the musician and the dying boy were made friends--a quaint, brief intimacy which the former could never recall in after-years without a pang, half pitiful, half humorous, for its oddity.
pitiful
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From this reading And so the musician and the dying boy were made friends--a quaint, brief intimacy which the former could never recall in after-years without a pang, half pitiful, half humorous, for its oddity.
poignant
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From this reading From that poignant midnight, Bannister, both by day and evening, was often in the sick boy’s room.
possess
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From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
purely
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From this reading Its relation here is purely in the nature of an interlude, and may be wholly skipped, without hurt to the main narrative, by those who have an unconquerable repugnance of sentiment.
quaint
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From this reading And so the musician and the dying boy were made friends--a quaint, brief intimacy which the former could never recall in after-years without a pang, half pitiful, half humorous, for its oddity.
recall
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From this reading And so the musician and the dying boy were made friends--a quaint, brief intimacy which the former could never recall in after-years without a pang, half pitiful, half humorous, for its oddity.
relation
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From this reading Its relation here is purely in the nature of an interlude, and may be wholly skipped, without hurt to the main narrative, by those who have an unconquerable repugnance of sentiment.
repugnancenounUS /rɪˈpʌɡnəns/
strong disgust or dislike showing strong disgust or dislike toward something
From this reading Its relation here is purely in the nature of an interlude, and may be wholly skipped, without hurt to the main narrative, by those who have an unconquerable repugnance of sentiment.
room
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From this reading From that poignant midnight, Bannister, both by day and evening, was often in the sick boy’s room.
sentiment
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From this reading Its relation here is purely in the nature of an interlude, and may be wholly skipped, without hurt to the main narrative, by those who have an unconquerable repugnance of sentiment.
sick
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From this reading From that poignant midnight, Bannister, both by day and evening, was often in the sick boy’s room.
skipped
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From this reading Its relation here is purely in the nature of an interlude, and may be wholly skipped, without hurt to the main narrative, by those who have an unconquerable repugnance of sentiment.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so the musician and the dying boy were made friends--a quaint, brief intimacy which the former could never recall in after-years without a pang, half pitiful, half humorous, for its oddity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From that poignant midnight, Bannister, both by day and evening, was often in the sick boy’s room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And so the musician and the dying boy were made friends--a quaint, brief intimacy which the former could never recall in after-years without a pang, half pitiful, half humorous, for its oddity.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is for them it is narrated.
then
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From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Its relation here is purely in the nature of an interlude, and may be wholly skipped, without hurt to the main narrative, by those who have an unconquerable repugnance of sentiment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Its relation here is purely in the nature of an interlude, and may be wholly skipped, without hurt to the main narrative, by those who have an unconquerable repugnance of sentiment.
transitory
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From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
unconquerable
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From this reading Its relation here is purely in the nature of an interlude, and may be wholly skipped, without hurt to the main narrative, by those who have an unconquerable repugnance of sentiment.
warm
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From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From that poignant midnight, Bannister, both by day and evening, was often in the sick boy’s room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And so the musician and the dying boy were made friends--a quaint, brief intimacy which the former could never recall in after-years without a pang, half pitiful, half humorous, for its oddity.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading But for those others--whether the majority or not I do not know--who like to warm their hearts now and then at the little fire of compassion, the episode, as constituting an odd chapter in the life of a famous executant, may possess a transitory charm.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And so the musician and the dying boy were made friends--a quaint, brief intimacy which the former could never recall in after-years without a pang, half pitiful, half humorous, for its oddity.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Its relation here is purely in the nature of an interlude, and may be wholly skipped, without hurt to the main narrative, by those who have an unconquerable repugnance of sentiment.
wholly
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From this reading Its relation here is purely in the nature of an interlude, and may be wholly skipped, without hurt to the main narrative, by those who have an unconquerable repugnance of sentiment.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And so the musician and the dying boy were made friends--a quaint, brief intimacy which the former could never recall in after-years without a pang, half pitiful, half humorous, for its oddity.
