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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
become
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From this reading This will give you a ghastly sense of the insular object that I must have become; however, I shall break out yet, perhaps, and surprise you.
break
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From this reading This will give you a ghastly sense of the insular object that I must have become; however, I shall break out yet, perhaps, and surprise you.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
ceased
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From this reading I have ceased completely to "travel."
Channel
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From this reading It is going on into four years since I have crossed the Channel; and the day is not yet.
completely
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From this reading I have ceased completely to "travel."
crossed
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From this reading It is going on into four years since I have crossed the Channel; and the day is not yet.
dare
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From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
Daudet's
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From this reading Meanwhile, none the less, I was unable, these last days, to break the spell of immobility even to the extent of going over to Paris to poor Daudet's funeral.
day
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From this reading It is going on into four years since I have crossed the Channel; and the day is not yet.
days
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From this reading Meanwhile, none the less, I was unable, these last days, to break the spell of immobility even to the extent of going over to Paris to poor Daudet's funeral.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, none the less, I was unable, these last days, to break the spell of immobility even to the extent of going over to Paris to poor Daudet's funeral.
extent
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From this reading Meanwhile, none the less, I was unable, these last days, to break the spell of immobility even to the extent of going over to Paris to poor Daudet's funeral.
flickering
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From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
four
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From this reading It is going on into four years since I have crossed the Channel; and the day is not yet.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
funeral
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From this reading Meanwhile, none the less, I was unable, these last days, to break the spell of immobility even to the extent of going over to Paris to poor Daudet's funeral.
ghastly
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From this reading This will give you a ghastly sense of the insular object that I must have become; however, I shall break out yet, perhaps, and surprise you.
give
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From this reading This will give you a ghastly sense of the insular object that I must have become; however, I shall break out yet, perhaps, and surprise you.
going
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From this reading It is going on into four years since I have crossed the Channel; and the day is not yet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have ceased completely to "travel."
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading This will give you a ghastly sense of the insular object that I must have become; however, I shall break out yet, perhaps, and surprise you.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
immobility
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From this reading Meanwhile, none the less, I was unable, these last days, to break the spell of immobility even to the extent of going over to Paris to poor Daudet's funeral.
insular
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From this reading This will give you a ghastly sense of the insular object that I must have become; however, I shall break out yet, perhaps, and surprise you.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is going on into four years since I have crossed the Channel; and the day is not yet.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is going on into four years since I have crossed the Channel; and the day is not yet.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is going on into four years since I have crossed the Channel; and the day is not yet.
jog-trot
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From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, none the less, I was unable, these last days, to break the spell of immobility even to the extent of going over to Paris to poor Daudet's funeral.
less
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From this reading Meanwhile, none the less, I was unable, these last days, to break the spell of immobility even to the extent of going over to Paris to poor Daudet's funeral.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
light
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From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, none the less, I was unable, these last days, to break the spell of immobility even to the extent of going over to Paris to poor Daudet's funeral.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading This will give you a ghastly sense of the insular object that I must have become; however, I shall break out yet, perhaps, and surprise you.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Meanwhile, none the less, I was unable, these last days, to break the spell of immobility even to the extent of going over to Paris to poor Daudet's funeral.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is going on into four years since I have crossed the Channel; and the day is not yet.
object
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From this reading This will give you a ghastly sense of the insular object that I must have become; however, I shall break out yet, perhaps, and surprise you.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is going on into four years since I have crossed the Channel; and the day is not yet.
out
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From this reading This will give you a ghastly sense of the insular object that I must have become; however, I shall break out yet, perhaps, and surprise you.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Meanwhile, none the less, I was unable, these last days, to break the spell of immobility even to the extent of going over to Paris to poor Daudet's funeral.
Paris
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From this reading Meanwhile, none the less, I was unable, these last days, to break the spell of immobility even to the extent of going over to Paris to poor Daudet's funeral.
past
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From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
perhaps
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From this reading This will give you a ghastly sense of the insular object that I must have become; however, I shall break out yet, perhaps, and surprise you.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, none the less, I was unable, these last days, to break the spell of immobility even to the extent of going over to Paris to poor Daudet's funeral.
rhythm
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From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
say
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From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
sense
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From this reading This will give you a ghastly sense of the insular object that I must have become; however, I shall break out yet, perhaps, and surprise you.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading This will give you a ghastly sense of the insular object that I must have become; however, I shall break out yet, perhaps, and surprise you.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is going on into four years since I have crossed the Channel; and the day is not yet.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
sort
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From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
spell
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From this reading Meanwhile, none the less, I was unable, these last days, to break the spell of immobility even to the extent of going over to Paris to poor Daudet's funeral.
surprise
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From this reading This will give you a ghastly sense of the insular object that I must have become; however, I shall break out yet, perhaps, and surprise you.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is going on into four years since I have crossed the Channel; and the day is not yet.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Meanwhile, none the less, I was unable, these last days, to break the spell of immobility even to the extent of going over to Paris to poor Daudet's funeral.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This will give you a ghastly sense of the insular object that I must have become; however, I shall break out yet, perhaps, and surprise you.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
travel
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From this reading I have ceased completely to "travel."
unable
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From this reading Meanwhile, none the less, I was unable, these last days, to break the spell of immobility even to the extent of going over to Paris to poor Daudet's funeral.
very
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From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meanwhile, none the less, I was unable, these last days, to break the spell of immobility even to the extent of going over to Paris to poor Daudet's funeral.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This will give you a ghastly sense of the insular object that I must have become; however, I shall break out yet, perhaps, and surprise you.
William
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From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
years
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From this reading It is going on into four years since I have crossed the Channel; and the day is not yet.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It is going on into four years since I have crossed the Channel; and the day is not yet.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I dare say that, from time to time, you hear something of me from William; and you know, by that flickering light, that my life has had, for a long time past, a very jog-trot sort of rhythm.
