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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
always
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From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
angled
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From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
arose
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From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
away
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From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
Babylon
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From this reading "Whether at Naishapur or Babylon, Whether the Cup with sweet or bitter run, The Wine of Life keeps oozing drop by drop.
bitter
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From this reading "Whether at Naishapur or Babylon, Whether the Cup with sweet or bitter run, The Wine of Life keeps oozing drop by drop.
business
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From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
charmed
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From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
confess
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From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
Cup
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From this reading "Whether at Naishapur or Babylon, Whether the Cup with sweet or bitter run, The Wine of Life keeps oozing drop by drop.
day
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delightful
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From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
drop
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From this reading "Whether at Naishapur or Babylon, Whether the Cup with sweet or bitter run, The Wine of Life keeps oozing drop by drop.
escaped
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From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
Haste
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From this reading And always these wise, reckless, joyous pages of the old philosopher spelled to me "Haste!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
joy
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From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
joyous
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From this reading And always these wise, reckless, joyous pages of the old philosopher spelled to me "Haste!
keeps
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From this reading "Whether at Naishapur or Babylon, Whether the Cup with sweet or bitter run, The Wine of Life keeps oozing drop by drop.
L'Olonnois
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From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
Lafitte
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From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
masthead
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From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
Naishapur
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From this reading "Whether at Naishapur or Babylon, Whether the Cup with sweet or bitter run, The Wine of Life keeps oozing drop by drop.
new
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From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
nook
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From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
now
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From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
old
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From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
Omar
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From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
oozing
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From this reading "Whether at Naishapur or Babylon, Whether the Cup with sweet or bitter run, The Wine of Life keeps oozing drop by drop.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Whether at Naishapur or Babylon, Whether the Cup with sweet or bitter run, The Wine of Life keeps oozing drop by drop.
pages
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From this reading And always these wise, reckless, joyous pages of the old philosopher spelled to me "Haste!
philosopher
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From this reading And always these wise, reckless, joyous pages of the old philosopher spelled to me "Haste!
plodding
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From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
PLOT
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pocket
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From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
read
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From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
reckless
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From this reading And always these wise, reckless, joyous pages of the old philosopher spelled to me "Haste!
run
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From this reading "Whether at Naishapur or Babylon, Whether the Cup with sweet or bitter run, The Wine of Life keeps oozing drop by drop.
shaded
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From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
some
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From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
sometimes
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From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
soul
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From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
sped
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From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
spelled
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From this reading And always these wise, reckless, joyous pages of the old philosopher spelled to me "Haste!
steadily
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From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
stream
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From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
sweet
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From this reading "Whether at Naishapur or Babylon, Whether the Cup with sweet or bitter run, The Wine of Life keeps oozing drop by drop.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And always these wise, reckless, joyous pages of the old philosopher spelled to me "Haste!
THICKENS
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From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
things
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From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
undisturbed
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From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
volume
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From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
wheel
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From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "Whether at Naishapur or Babylon, Whether the Cup with sweet or bitter run, The Wine of Life keeps oozing drop by drop.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
Wine
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From this reading "Whether at Naishapur or Babylon, Whether the Cup with sweet or bitter run, The Wine of Life keeps oozing drop by drop.
wise
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From this reading And always these wise, reckless, joyous pages of the old philosopher spelled to me "Haste!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now and again, I took from my pocket the little volume which always went with me on the stream when I angled, and which I confess sometimes charmed me away from the stream to some shaded nook where I might read old Omar undisturbed--as now I might, with L'Olonnois at the masthead and Lafitte at the wheel.
wonders
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From this reading IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS We sped on now steadily, day by delightful day, and ever arose in my soul new wonders at the joy of life itself, things that had escaped me in my plodding business life.
