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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 "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
abyss
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From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.
all
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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
away
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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
back
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From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.
band
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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
beckon
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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.
bravely
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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
compared
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From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.
cunningly
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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
day
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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
days
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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.
deepened
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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.
departure
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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
disastrous
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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.
ditch
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From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.
drive
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From this reading During the drive home we none of us hardly speak.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.
expressing
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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
extract
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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
flaming
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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
flowers
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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
greatly
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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.
gulf
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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.
hair
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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
hall-door
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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
hand
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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
hardly
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From this reading During the drive home we none of us hardly speak.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
home
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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
like
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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.
Looking
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From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.
loudly
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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
made
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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
most
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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
Mr
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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading During the drive home we none of us hardly speak.
noon
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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
now
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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the drive home we none of us hardly speak.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.
only
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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
out
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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
Parker
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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
posy
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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
promise
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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
ran
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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
red
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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
regret
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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
remnant
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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
Roger
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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.
seem
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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.
seems
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From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.
shallow
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From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.
smell
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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.
speak
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From this reading During the drive home we none of us hardly speak.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
steal
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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
sun
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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
three
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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.
tie
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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
trifling
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From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.
trying
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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
unlikely
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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.
week
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From this reading We left Mr. Parker standing at the hall-door, his red hair flaming bravely in the morning sun, loudly expressing his regret at our departure, and trying to extract an unlikely promise from us that we will come back next week.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Looking back on what it was before that, it seems to me now to have been but a shallow and trifling ditch, compared to the abyss that it is now.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
widened
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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
withered
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From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "I made a posy while the day ran by, Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band; But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand!"
years
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From this reading We are home again now; we have been away only three days after all, but they seem to me like three years--three disastrous years--so greatly during them has the gulf between Roger and me widened and deepened.
