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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 fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
acts
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From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "After all, I think there are only two kinds of people in the world, lovers and egotists.
all
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From this reading "After all, I think there are only two kinds of people in the world, lovers and egotists.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "After all, I think there are only two kinds of people in the world, lovers and egotists.
Annette
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From this reading The violet dusk was deepening and the dew was falling as Annette crossed the garden under the apple trees on her return from the choir practice.
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The violet dusk was deepening and the dew was falling as Annette crossed the garden under the apple trees on her return from the choir practice.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "After all, I think there are only two kinds of people in the world, lovers and egotists.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The violet dusk was deepening and the dew was falling as Annette crossed the garden under the apple trees on her return from the choir practice.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
choir
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From this reading The violet dusk was deepening and the dew was falling as Annette crossed the garden under the apple trees on her return from the choir practice.
collecting
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From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
comfortable
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consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
crossed
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From this reading The violet dusk was deepening and the dew was falling as Annette crossed the garden under the apple trees on her return from the choir practice.
deepening
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From this reading The violet dusk was deepening and the dew was falling as Annette crossed the garden under the apple trees on her return from the choir practice.
dew
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From this reading The violet dusk was deepening and the dew was falling as Annette crossed the garden under the apple trees on her return from the choir practice.
dusk
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From this reading The violet dusk was deepening and the dew was falling as Annette crossed the garden under the apple trees on her return from the choir practice.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
egotists
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From this reading "After all, I think there are only two kinds of people in the world, lovers and egotists.
falling
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From this reading The violet dusk was deepening and the dew was falling as Annette crossed the garden under the apple trees on her return from the choir practice.
fear
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From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
garden
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From this reading The violet dusk was deepening and the dew was falling as Annette crossed the garden under the apple trees on her return from the choir practice.
guard
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From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have seen them smile."--M. N.
health
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From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The violet dusk was deepening and the dew was falling as Annette crossed the garden under the apple trees on her return from the choir practice.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "After all, I think there are only two kinds of people in the world, lovers and egotists.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "After all, I think there are only two kinds of people in the world, lovers and egotists.
kindness
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From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
kinds
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From this reading "After all, I think there are only two kinds of people in the world, lovers and egotists.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
lovers
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From this reading "After all, I think there are only two kinds of people in the world, lovers and egotists.
luxuries
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From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
M
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From this reading I have seen them smile."--M. N.
making
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From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
measured
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From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
mounting
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From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
N
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From this reading I have seen them smile."--M. N.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "After all, I think there are only two kinds of people in the world, lovers and egotists.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The violet dusk was deepening and the dew was falling as Annette crossed the garden under the apple trees on her return from the choir practice.
only
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From this reading "After all, I think there are only two kinds of people in the world, lovers and egotists.
ornamental
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From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
people
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From this reading "After all, I think there are only two kinds of people in the world, lovers and egotists.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
practice
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From this reading The violet dusk was deepening and the dew was falling as Annette crossed the garden under the apple trees on her return from the choir practice.
protecting
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From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
refined
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From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
return
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From this reading The violet dusk was deepening and the dew was falling as Annette crossed the garden under the apple trees on her return from the choir practice.
round
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seclusion
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From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
see
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From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
seen
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From this reading I have seen them smile."--M. N.
smile
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From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
society
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From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "After all, I think there are only two kinds of people in the world, lovers and egotists.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I have seen them smile."--M. N.
there
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From this reading "After all, I think there are only two kinds of people in the world, lovers and egotists.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "After all, I think there are only two kinds of people in the world, lovers and egotists.
trees
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From this reading The violet dusk was deepening and the dew was falling as Annette crossed the garden under the apple trees on her return from the choir practice.
two
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From this reading "After all, I think there are only two kinds of people in the world, lovers and egotists.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The violet dusk was deepening and the dew was falling as Annette crossed the garden under the apple trees on her return from the choir practice.
uneasy
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From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
violet
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From this reading The violet dusk was deepening and the dew was falling as Annette crossed the garden under the apple trees on her return from the choir practice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The violet dusk was deepening and the dew was falling as Annette crossed the garden under the apple trees on her return from the choir practice.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I fear that lovers must smile when they see me making myself comfortable, collecting refined luxuries and a pleasant society round myself, protecting myself from an uneasy conscience by measured ornamental acts of kindness and duty; mounting guard over my health and my seclusion and my liberty.
world
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From this reading "After all, I think there are only two kinds of people in the world, lovers and egotists.
Yes
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From this reading Yes!
