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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 If, from time to time, he finds a slight refection awaiting him on the sideboard, I hope he may welcome it as pleasantly as he has accepted what I have offered him from the board now just being cleared.
accepted
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From this reading If, from time to time, he finds a slight refection awaiting him on the sideboard, I hope he may welcome it as pleasantly as he has accepted what I have offered him from the board now just being cleared.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading As I am not in the habit of indulging in late suppers, the reader need not think that I shall spread another board and invite him to listen to the conversations which take place around it.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so, good-bye, young people, whom we part with here.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As I am not in the habit of indulging in late suppers, the reader need not think that I shall spread another board and invite him to listen to the conversations which take place around it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Shadows you have been and are to my readers; very real you have been and are to me,--as real as the memories of many friends whom I shall see no more.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading As I am not in the habit of indulging in late suppers, the reader need not think that I shall spread another board and invite him to listen to the conversations which take place around it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Shadows you have been and are to my readers; very real you have been and are to me,--as real as the memories of many friends whom I shall see no more.
awaiting
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From this reading If, from time to time, he finds a slight refection awaiting him on the sideboard, I hope he may welcome it as pleasantly as he has accepted what I have offered him from the board now just being cleared.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Shadows you have been and are to my readers; very real you have been and are to me,--as real as the memories of many friends whom I shall see no more.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading If, from time to time, he finds a slight refection awaiting him on the sideboard, I hope he may welcome it as pleasantly as he has accepted what I have offered him from the board now just being cleared.
board
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From this reading As I am not in the habit of indulging in late suppers, the reader need not think that I shall spread another board and invite him to listen to the conversations which take place around it.
cleared
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From this reading If, from time to time, he finds a slight refection awaiting him on the sideboard, I hope he may welcome it as pleasantly as he has accepted what I have offered him from the board now just being cleared.
conversations
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From this reading As I am not in the habit of indulging in late suppers, the reader need not think that I shall spread another board and invite him to listen to the conversations which take place around it.
finds
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From this reading If, from time to time, he finds a slight refection awaiting him on the sideboard, I hope he may welcome it as pleasantly as he has accepted what I have offered him from the board now just being cleared.
friends
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From this reading Shadows you have been and are to my readers; very real you have been and are to me,--as real as the memories of many friends whom I shall see no more.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If, from time to time, he finds a slight refection awaiting him on the sideboard, I hope he may welcome it as pleasantly as he has accepted what I have offered him from the board now just being cleared.
good-bye
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From this reading And so, good-bye, young people, whom we part with here.
habit
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From this reading As I am not in the habit of indulging in late suppers, the reader need not think that I shall spread another board and invite him to listen to the conversations which take place around it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If, from time to time, he finds a slight refection awaiting him on the sideboard, I hope he may welcome it as pleasantly as he has accepted what I have offered him from the board now just being cleared.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Shadows you have been and are to my readers; very real you have been and are to me,--as real as the memories of many friends whom I shall see no more.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If, from time to time, he finds a slight refection awaiting him on the sideboard, I hope he may welcome it as pleasantly as he has accepted what I have offered him from the board now just being cleared.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so, good-bye, young people, whom we part with here.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As I am not in the habit of indulging in late suppers, the reader need not think that I shall spread another board and invite him to listen to the conversations which take place around it.
hope
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From this reading If, from time to time, he finds a slight refection awaiting him on the sideboard, I hope he may welcome it as pleasantly as he has accepted what I have offered him from the board now just being cleared.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Shadows you have been and are to my readers; very real you have been and are to me,--as real as the memories of many friends whom I shall see no more.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If, from time to time, he finds a slight refection awaiting him on the sideboard, I hope he may welcome it as pleasantly as he has accepted what I have offered him from the board now just being cleared.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As I am not in the habit of indulging in late suppers, the reader need not think that I shall spread another board and invite him to listen to the conversations which take place around it.
indulging
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From this reading As I am not in the habit of indulging in late suppers, the reader need not think that I shall spread another board and invite him to listen to the conversations which take place around it.
invite
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From this reading As I am not in the habit of indulging in late suppers, the reader need not think that I shall spread another board and invite him to listen to the conversations which take place around it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As I am not in the habit of indulging in late suppers, the reader need not think that I shall spread another board and invite him to listen to the conversations which take place around it.
just
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From this reading If, from time to time, he finds a slight refection awaiting him on the sideboard, I hope he may welcome it as pleasantly as he has accepted what I have offered him from the board now just being cleared.
late
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From this reading As I am not in the habit of indulging in late suppers, the reader need not think that I shall spread another board and invite him to listen to the conversations which take place around it.
listen
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From this reading As I am not in the habit of indulging in late suppers, the reader need not think that I shall spread another board and invite him to listen to the conversations which take place around it.
many
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From this reading Shadows you have been and are to my readers; very real you have been and are to me,--as real as the memories of many friends whom I shall see no more.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading If, from time to time, he finds a slight refection awaiting him on the sideboard, I hope he may welcome it as pleasantly as he has accepted what I have offered him from the board now just being cleared.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Shadows you have been and are to my readers; very real you have been and are to me,--as real as the memories of many friends whom I shall see no more.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading Shadows you have been and are to my readers; very real you have been and are to me,--as real as the memories of many friends whom I shall see no more.
more
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From this reading Shadows you have been and are to my readers; very real you have been and are to me,--as real as the memories of many friends whom I shall see no more.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Shadows you have been and are to my readers; very real you have been and are to me,--as real as the memories of many friends whom I shall see no more.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I am not in the habit of indulging in late suppers, the reader need not think that I shall spread another board and invite him to listen to the conversations which take place around it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Shadows you have been and are to my readers; very real you have been and are to me,--as real as the memories of many friends whom I shall see no more.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As I am not in the habit of indulging in late suppers, the reader need not think that I shall spread another board and invite him to listen to the conversations which take place around it.
now
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From this reading If, from time to time, he finds a slight refection awaiting him on the sideboard, I hope he may welcome it as pleasantly as he has accepted what I have offered him from the board now just being cleared.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shadows you have been and are to my readers; very real you have been and are to me,--as real as the memories of many friends whom I shall see no more.
offered
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From this reading If, from time to time, he finds a slight refection awaiting him on the sideboard, I hope he may welcome it as pleasantly as he has accepted what I have offered him from the board now just being cleared.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If, from time to time, he finds a slight refection awaiting him on the sideboard, I hope he may welcome it as pleasantly as he has accepted what I have offered him from the board now just being cleared.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so, good-bye, young people, whom we part with here.
people
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From this reading And so, good-bye, young people, whom we part with here.
place
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From this reading As I am not in the habit of indulging in late suppers, the reader need not think that I shall spread another board and invite him to listen to the conversations which take place around it.
pleasantly
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From this reading If, from time to time, he finds a slight refection awaiting him on the sideboard, I hope he may welcome it as pleasantly as he has accepted what I have offered him from the board now just being cleared.
reader
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From this reading As I am not in the habit of indulging in late suppers, the reader need not think that I shall spread another board and invite him to listen to the conversations which take place around it.
readers
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From this reading Shadows you have been and are to my readers; very real you have been and are to me,--as real as the memories of many friends whom I shall see no more.
real
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From this reading Shadows you have been and are to my readers; very real you have been and are to me,--as real as the memories of many friends whom I shall see no more.
refection
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From this reading If, from time to time, he finds a slight refection awaiting him on the sideboard, I hope he may welcome it as pleasantly as he has accepted what I have offered him from the board now just being cleared.
see
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From this reading Shadows you have been and are to my readers; very real you have been and are to me,--as real as the memories of many friends whom I shall see no more.
Shadows
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From this reading Shadows you have been and are to my readers; very real you have been and are to me,--as real as the memories of many friends whom I shall see no more.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shadows you have been and are to my readers; very real you have been and are to me,--as real as the memories of many friends whom I shall see no more.
sideboard
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From this reading If, from time to time, he finds a slight refection awaiting him on the sideboard, I hope he may welcome it as pleasantly as he has accepted what I have offered him from the board now just being cleared.
slight
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From this reading If, from time to time, he finds a slight refection awaiting him on the sideboard, I hope he may welcome it as pleasantly as he has accepted what I have offered him from the board now just being cleared.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so, good-bye, young people, whom we part with here.
spread
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From this reading As I am not in the habit of indulging in late suppers, the reader need not think that I shall spread another board and invite him to listen to the conversations which take place around it.
suppersnounUS /ˈsuppers/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As I am not in the habit of indulging in late suppers, the reader need not think that I shall spread another board and invite him to listen to the conversations which take place around it.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I am not in the habit of indulging in late suppers, the reader need not think that I shall spread another board and invite him to listen to the conversations which take place around it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As I am not in the habit of indulging in late suppers, the reader need not think that I shall spread another board and invite him to listen to the conversations which take place around it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shadows you have been and are to my readers; very real you have been and are to me,--as real as the memories of many friends whom I shall see no more.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I am not in the habit of indulging in late suppers, the reader need not think that I shall spread another board and invite him to listen to the conversations which take place around it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If, from time to time, he finds a slight refection awaiting him on the sideboard, I hope he may welcome it as pleasantly as he has accepted what I have offered him from the board now just being cleared.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shadows you have been and are to my readers; very real you have been and are to me,--as real as the memories of many friends whom I shall see no more.
very
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From this reading Shadows you have been and are to my readers; very real you have been and are to me,--as real as the memories of many friends whom I shall see no more.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And so, good-bye, young people, whom we part with here.
welcome
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From this reading If, from time to time, he finds a slight refection awaiting him on the sideboard, I hope he may welcome it as pleasantly as he has accepted what I have offered him from the board now just being cleared.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If, from time to time, he finds a slight refection awaiting him on the sideboard, I hope he may welcome it as pleasantly as he has accepted what I have offered him from the board now just being cleared.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As I am not in the habit of indulging in late suppers, the reader need not think that I shall spread another board and invite him to listen to the conversations which take place around it.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And so, good-bye, young people, whom we part with here.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And so, good-bye, young people, whom we part with here.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Shadows you have been and are to my readers; very real you have been and are to me,--as real as the memories of many friends whom I shall see no more.
young
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From this reading And so, good-bye, young people, whom we part with here.
