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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 NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The craving was all the stronger because I durst not speak openly about it, for the least hint of it brought the tears into my mother’s eyes.
all
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From this reading The craving was all the stronger because I durst not speak openly about it, for the least hint of it brought the tears into my mother’s eyes.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But now there was the less reason that I should stay at home, since my father was at her side, and so my mind was all filled by this prospect of my uncle’s visit, and of the chance that he might set my feet moving at last upon the road of life.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The craving was all the stronger because I durst not speak openly about it, for the least hint of it brought the tears into my mother’s eyes.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And think of the challenge which was ever waving in those days before the eyes of a coast-living lad!
begun
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From this reading NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The craving was all the stronger because I durst not speak openly about it, for the least hint of it brought the tears into my mother’s eyes.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now there was the less reason that I should stay at home, since my father was at her side, and so my mind was all filled by this prospect of my uncle’s visit, and of the chance that he might set my feet moving at last upon the road of life.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But now there was the less reason that I should stay at home, since my father was at her side, and so my mind was all filled by this prospect of my uncle’s visit, and of the chance that he might set my feet moving at last upon the road of life.
challenge
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From this reading And think of the challenge which was ever waving in those days before the eyes of a coast-living lad!
chance
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From this reading But now there was the less reason that I should stay at home, since my father was at her side, and so my mind was all filled by this prospect of my uncle’s visit, and of the chance that he might set my feet moving at last upon the road of life.
childhood
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From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
coast-living
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From this reading And think of the challenge which was ever waving in those days before the eyes of a coast-living lad!
craving
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From this reading The craving was all the stronger because I durst not speak openly about it, for the least hint of it brought the tears into my mother’s eyes.
days
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From this reading And think of the challenge which was ever waving in those days before the eyes of a coast-living lad!
durst
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From this reading The craving was all the stronger because I durst not speak openly about it, for the least hint of it brought the tears into my mother’s eyes.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And think of the challenge which was ever waving in those days before the eyes of a coast-living lad!
eyes
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From this reading The craving was all the stronger because I durst not speak openly about it, for the least hint of it brought the tears into my mother’s eyes.
father
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From this reading But now there was the less reason that I should stay at home, since my father was at her side, and so my mind was all filled by this prospect of my uncle’s visit, and of the chance that he might set my feet moving at last upon the road of life.
father's
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From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
feet
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From this reading But now there was the less reason that I should stay at home, since my father was at her side, and so my mind was all filled by this prospect of my uncle’s visit, and of the chance that he might set my feet moving at last upon the road of life.
filled
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From this reading But now there was the less reason that I should stay at home, since my father was at her side, and so my mind was all filled by this prospect of my uncle’s visit, and of the chance that he might set my feet moving at last upon the road of life.
five
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From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
generations
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From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But now there was the less reason that I should stay at home, since my father was at her side, and so my mind was all filled by this prospect of my uncle’s visit, and of the chance that he might set my feet moving at last upon the road of life.
heave
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From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But now there was the less reason that I should stay at home, since my father was at her side, and so my mind was all filled by this prospect of my uncle’s visit, and of the chance that he might set my feet moving at last upon the road of life.
hint
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From this reading The craving was all the stronger because I durst not speak openly about it, for the least hint of it brought the tears into my mother’s eyes.
home
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From this reading But now there was the less reason that I should stay at home, since my father was at her side, and so my mind was all filled by this prospect of my uncle’s visit, and of the chance that he might set my feet moving at last upon the road of life.
hopes
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From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The craving was all the stronger because I durst not speak openly about it, for the least hint of it brought the tears into my mother’s eyes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The craving was all the stronger because I durst not speak openly about it, for the least hint of it brought the tears into my mother’s eyes.
lad
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From this reading And think of the challenge which was ever waving in those days before the eyes of a coast-living lad!
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now there was the less reason that I should stay at home, since my father was at her side, and so my mind was all filled by this prospect of my uncle’s visit, and of the chance that he might set my feet moving at last upon the road of life.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The craving was all the stronger because I durst not speak openly about it, for the least hint of it brought the tears into my mother’s eyes.
less
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From this reading But now there was the less reason that I should stay at home, since my father was at her side, and so my mind was all filled by this prospect of my uncle’s visit, and of the chance that he might set my feet moving at last upon the road of life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
lips
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From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But now there was the less reason that I should stay at home, since my father was at her side, and so my mind was all filled by this prospect of my uncle’s visit, and of the chance that he might set my feet moving at last upon the road of life.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now there was the less reason that I should stay at home, since my father was at her side, and so my mind was all filled by this prospect of my uncle’s visit, and of the chance that he might set my feet moving at last upon the road of life.
mother's
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From this reading The craving was all the stronger because I durst not speak openly about it, for the least hint of it brought the tears into my mother’s eyes.
moving
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From this reading But now there was the less reason that I should stay at home, since my father was at her side, and so my mind was all filled by this prospect of my uncle’s visit, and of the chance that he might set my feet moving at last upon the road of life.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
narrow
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From this reading NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The craving was all the stronger because I durst not speak openly about it, for the least hint of it brought the tears into my mother’s eyes.
NOW
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From this reading NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
openly
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From this reading The craving was all the stronger because I durst not speak openly about it, for the least hint of it brought the tears into my mother’s eyes.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
profession
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From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
prospect
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From this reading But now there was the less reason that I should stay at home, since my father was at her side, and so my mind was all filled by this prospect of my uncle’s visit, and of the chance that he might set my feet moving at last upon the road of life.
razor
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From this reading NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
reason
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From this reading But now there was the less reason that I should stay at home, since my father was at her side, and so my mind was all filled by this prospect of my uncle’s visit, and of the chance that he might set my feet moving at last upon the road of life.
road
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From this reading But now there was the less reason that I should stay at home, since my father was at her side, and so my mind was all filled by this prospect of my uncle’s visit, and of the chance that he might set my feet moving at last upon the road of life.
salt
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From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
sea
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From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
seamen
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From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
see
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From this reading NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
seen
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From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
set
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From this reading But now there was the less reason that I should stay at home, since my father was at her side, and so my mind was all filled by this prospect of my uncle’s visit, and of the chance that he might set my feet moving at last upon the road of life.
seventeenth
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From this reading NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But now there was the less reason that I should stay at home, since my father was at her side, and so my mind was all filled by this prospect of my uncle’s visit, and of the chance that he might set my feet moving at last upon the road of life.
side
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From this reading But now there was the less reason that I should stay at home, since my father was at her side, and so my mind was all filled by this prospect of my uncle’s visit, and of the chance that he might set my feet moving at last upon the road of life.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading But now there was the less reason that I should stay at home, since my father was at her side, and so my mind was all filled by this prospect of my uncle’s visit, and of the chance that he might set my feet moving at last upon the road of life.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But now there was the less reason that I should stay at home, since my father was at her side, and so my mind was all filled by this prospect of my uncle’s visit, and of the chance that he might set my feet moving at last upon the road of life.
some
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From this reading NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
speak
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From this reading The craving was all the stronger because I durst not speak openly about it, for the least hint of it brought the tears into my mother’s eyes.
stay
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From this reading But now there was the less reason that I should stay at home, since my father was at her side, and so my mind was all filled by this prospect of my uncle’s visit, and of the chance that he might set my feet moving at last upon the road of life.
stronger
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From this reading The craving was all the stronger because I durst not speak openly about it, for the least hint of it brought the tears into my mother’s eyes.
tasted
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From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
tears
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From this reading The craving was all the stronger because I durst not speak openly about it, for the least hint of it brought the tears into my mother’s eyes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
there
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From this reading But now there was the less reason that I should stay at home, since my father was at her side, and so my mind was all filled by this prospect of my uncle’s visit, and of the chance that he might set my feet moving at last upon the road of life.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But now there was the less reason that I should stay at home, since my father was at her side, and so my mind was all filled by this prospect of my uncle’s visit, and of the chance that he might set my feet moving at last upon the road of life.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And think of the challenge which was ever waving in those days before the eyes of a coast-living lad!
thoughts
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From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
thrill
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From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
turned
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From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
uncle's
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From this reading But now there was the less reason that I should stay at home, since my father was at her side, and so my mind was all filled by this prospect of my uncle’s visit, and of the chance that he might set my feet moving at last upon the road of life.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But now there was the less reason that I should stay at home, since my father was at her side, and so my mind was all filled by this prospect of my uncle’s visit, and of the chance that he might set my feet moving at last upon the road of life.
veins
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From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
village
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From this reading NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
visit
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From this reading But now there was the less reason that I should stay at home, since my father was at her side, and so my mind was all filled by this prospect of my uncle’s visit, and of the chance that he might set my feet moving at last upon the road of life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
waving
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From this reading And think of the challenge which was ever waving in those days before the eyes of a coast-living lad!
weary
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From this reading NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And think of the challenge which was ever waving in those days before the eyes of a coast-living lad!
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
world
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From this reading NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
year
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From this reading NOW that I was in my seventeenth year, and had already some need for a razor, I had begun to weary of the narrow life of the village, and to long to see something of the great world beyond.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As you may think, it was towards my father’s profession that my thoughts and my hopes turned, for from my childhood I have never seen the heave of the sea or tasted the salt upon my lips without feeling the blood of five generations of seamen thrill within my veins.
