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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 It is wonderful how the wave of a great storm carries us unresisting on its crest.
age
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From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
all
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From this reading Stripped of all we have held dear,--however desolate, however bare, life must be faced and the burden must be borne.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We are, as it were, washed ashore; stunned and bewildered for a time, but soon to find the necessity of struggling onward--to do our best.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are, as it were, washed ashore; stunned and bewildered for a time, but soon to find the necessity of struggling onward--to do our best.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We are, as it were, washed ashore; stunned and bewildered for a time, but soon to find the necessity of struggling onward--to do our best.
ashore
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From this reading We are, as it were, washed ashore; stunned and bewildered for a time, but soon to find the necessity of struggling onward--to do our best.
autumn
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From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
bare
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From this reading Stripped of all we have held dear,--however desolate, however bare, life must be faced and the burden must be borne.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Stripped of all we have held dear,--however desolate, however bare, life must be faced and the burden must be borne.
best
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From this reading We are, as it were, washed ashore; stunned and bewildered for a time, but soon to find the necessity of struggling onward--to do our best.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We are, as it were, washed ashore; stunned and bewildered for a time, but soon to find the necessity of struggling onward--to do our best.
borne
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From this reading Stripped of all we have held dear,--however desolate, however bare, life must be faced and the burden must be borne.
burden
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From this reading Stripped of all we have held dear,--however desolate, however bare, life must be faced and the burden must be borne.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We are, as it were, washed ashore; stunned and bewildered for a time, but soon to find the necessity of struggling onward--to do our best.
carries
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From this reading It is wonderful how the wave of a great storm carries us unresisting on its crest.
Children
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From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
clinging
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From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
collapse
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From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
crest
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From this reading It is wonderful how the wave of a great storm carries us unresisting on its crest.
days
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From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
dear
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From this reading Stripped of all we have held dear,--however desolate, however bare, life must be faced and the burden must be borne.
depended
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From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
desolate
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From this reading Stripped of all we have held dear,--however desolate, however bare, life must be faced and the burden must be borne.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We are, as it were, washed ashore; stunned and bewildered for a time, but soon to find the necessity of struggling onward--to do our best.
DOWN
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From this reading "SETTLING DOWN."
faced
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From this reading Stripped of all we have held dear,--however desolate, however bare, life must be faced and the burden must be borne.
find
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From this reading We are, as it were, washed ashore; stunned and bewildered for a time, but soon to find the necessity of struggling onward--to do our best.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We are, as it were, washed ashore; stunned and bewildered for a time, but soon to find the necessity of struggling onward--to do our best.
freshness
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From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is wonderful how the wave of a great storm carries us unresisting on its crest.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Stripped of all we have held dear,--however desolate, however bare, life must be faced and the burden must be borne.
held
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From this reading Stripped of all we have held dear,--however desolate, however bare, life must be faced and the burden must be borne.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
how
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From this reading It is wonderful how the wave of a great storm carries us unresisting on its crest.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Stripped of all we have held dear,--however desolate, however bare, life must be faced and the burden must be borne.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is wonderful how the wave of a great storm carries us unresisting on its crest.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is wonderful how the wave of a great storm carries us unresisting on its crest.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It is wonderful how the wave of a great storm carries us unresisting on its crest.
ivy
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From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stripped of all we have held dear,--however desolate, however bare, life must be faced and the burden must be borne.
like
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From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
likely
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From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
more
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From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
Mrs
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From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Stripped of all we have held dear,--however desolate, however bare, life must be faced and the burden must be borne.
naturally
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From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
necessity
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From this reading We are, as it were, washed ashore; stunned and bewildered for a time, but soon to find the necessity of struggling onward--to do our best.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is wonderful how the wave of a great storm carries us unresisting on its crest.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is wonderful how the wave of a great storm carries us unresisting on its crest.
onward
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From this reading We are, as it were, washed ashore; stunned and bewildered for a time, but soon to find the necessity of struggling onward--to do our best.
others
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From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We are, as it were, washed ashore; stunned and bewildered for a time, but soon to find the necessity of struggling onward--to do our best.
prop
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From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
removed
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From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
SETTLING
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From this reading "SETTLING DOWN."
soon
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From this reading We are, as it were, washed ashore; stunned and bewildered for a time, but soon to find the necessity of struggling onward--to do our best.
spring-time
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From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
storm
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From this reading It is wonderful how the wave of a great storm carries us unresisting on its crest.
Stripped
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From this reading Stripped of all we have held dear,--however desolate, however bare, life must be faced and the burden must be borne.
struggling
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From this reading We are, as it were, washed ashore; stunned and bewildered for a time, but soon to find the necessity of struggling onward--to do our best.
stunned
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From this reading We are, as it were, washed ashore; stunned and bewildered for a time, but soon to find the necessity of struggling onward--to do our best.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is wonderful how the wave of a great storm carries us unresisting on its crest.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We are, as it were, washed ashore; stunned and bewildered for a time, but soon to find the necessity of struggling onward--to do our best.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are, as it were, washed ashore; stunned and bewildered for a time, but soon to find the necessity of struggling onward--to do our best.
unresisting
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From this reading It is wonderful how the wave of a great storm carries us unresisting on its crest.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is wonderful how the wave of a great storm carries us unresisting on its crest.
washed
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From this reading We are, as it were, washed ashore; stunned and bewildered for a time, but soon to find the necessity of struggling onward--to do our best.
wave
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From this reading It is wonderful how the wave of a great storm carries us unresisting on its crest.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are, as it were, washed ashore; stunned and bewildered for a time, but soon to find the necessity of struggling onward--to do our best.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are, as it were, washed ashore; stunned and bewildered for a time, but soon to find the necessity of struggling onward--to do our best.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
Wilton's
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From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
Wiltons
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From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
women
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From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is wonderful how the wave of a great storm carries us unresisting on its crest.
youth
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From this reading Children like the Wiltons have youth and the freshness of spring-time to help them on; while women of Mrs. Wilton's age--in the autumn of her days--naturally clinging for support to others, are more likely to collapse, like the ivy when the prop on which it depended is removed.
