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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 We had a secret meeting.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There is something ridiculously petty and imitative about youth, something too, naïvely noble and adventurous.
absurd
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From this reading I can never determine if older people are less generous and imaginative or merely less absurd.
adventurous
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From this reading There is something ridiculously petty and imitative about youth, something too, naïvely noble and adventurous.
afterwards
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From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I can never determine if older people are less generous and imaginative or merely less absurd.
argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
away
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From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
Beatrice
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beer
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From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading We were so young that I think we both felt, beneath our very real and vivid emotions, a gratifying sense of romantic resourcefulness in this prolonged discussion.
better
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From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
Botanical
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bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading We were so young that I think we both felt, beneath our very real and vivid emotions, a gratifying sense of romantic resourcefulness in this prolonged discussion.
Broad
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From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can never determine if older people are less generous and imaginative or merely less absurd.
connivance
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From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
day
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determine
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From this reading I can never determine if older people are less generous and imaginative or merely less absurd.
discussion
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From this reading We were so young that I think we both felt, beneath our very real and vivid emotions, a gratifying sense of romantic resourcefulness in this prolonged discussion.
emotions
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felt
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From this reading We were so young that I think we both felt, beneath our very real and vivid emotions, a gratifying sense of romantic resourcefulness in this prolonged discussion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
four
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From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
Gardens
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generous
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get
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From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
ginger
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From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
gratifying
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From this reading We were so young that I think we both felt, beneath our very real and vivid emotions, a gratifying sense of romantic resourcefulness in this prolonged discussion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had a secret meeting.
ham
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From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We were so young that I think we both felt, beneath our very real and vivid emotions, a gratifying sense of romantic resourcefulness in this prolonged discussion.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I can never determine if older people are less generous and imaginative or merely less absurd.
imaginative
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From this reading I can never determine if older people are less generous and imaginative or merely less absurd.
imitative
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From this reading There is something ridiculously petty and imitative about youth, something too, naïvely noble and adventurous.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is something ridiculously petty and imitative about youth, something too, naïvely noble and adventurous.
less
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From this reading I can never determine if older people are less generous and imaginative or merely less absurd.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
lunched
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managed
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meeting
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From this reading We had a secret meeting.
merely
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morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
naïvely
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From this reading There is something ridiculously petty and imitative about youth, something too, naïvely noble and adventurous.
near
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From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
nearly
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nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can never determine if older people are less generous and imaginative or merely less absurd.
noble
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From this reading There is something ridiculously petty and imitative about youth, something too, naïvely noble and adventurous.
Normandy's
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From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
obvious
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From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
older
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
open-air
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From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I can never determine if older people are less generous and imaginative or merely less absurd.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We were so young that I think we both felt, beneath our very real and vivid emotions, a gratifying sense of romantic resourcefulness in this prolonged discussion.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
people
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petty
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From this reading There is something ridiculously petty and imitative about youth, something too, naïvely noble and adventurous.
prolonged
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real
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resourcefulness
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restaurant
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From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
ridiculously
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From this reading There is something ridiculously petty and imitative about youth, something too, naïvely noble and adventurous.
romantic
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From this reading We were so young that I think we both felt, beneath our very real and vivid emotions, a gratifying sense of romantic resourcefulness in this prolonged discussion.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading We had a secret meeting.
sense
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From this reading We were so young that I think we both felt, beneath our very real and vivid emotions, a gratifying sense of romantic resourcefulness in this prolonged discussion.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We were so young that I think we both felt, beneath our very real and vivid emotions, a gratifying sense of romantic resourcefulness in this prolonged discussion.
solitude
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From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There is something ridiculously petty and imitative about youth, something too, naïvely noble and adventurous.
spent
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From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
talked
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From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
There
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From this reading There is something ridiculously petty and imitative about youth, something too, naïvely noble and adventurous.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were so young that I think we both felt, beneath our very real and vivid emotions, a gratifying sense of romantic resourcefulness in this prolonged discussion.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We were so young that I think we both felt, beneath our very real and vivid emotions, a gratifying sense of romantic resourcefulness in this prolonged discussion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
too
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From this reading There is something ridiculously petty and imitative about youth, something too, naïvely noble and adventurous.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
very
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From this reading We were so young that I think we both felt, beneath our very real and vivid emotions, a gratifying sense of romantic resourcefulness in this prolonged discussion.
vivid
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From this reading We were so young that I think we both felt, beneath our very real and vivid emotions, a gratifying sense of romantic resourcefulness in this prolonged discussion.
Walk
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From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had a secret meeting.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were so young that I think we both felt, beneath our very real and vivid emotions, a gratifying sense of romantic resourcefulness in this prolonged discussion.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Beatrice Normandy's connivance she managed to get away for the better part of the day, and we spent a long morning in argument in the Botanical Gardens--that obvious solitude--and afterwards we lunched upon ham and ginger beer at a little open-air restaurant near the Broad Walk and talked on until nearly four.
young
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From this reading We were so young that I think we both felt, beneath our very real and vivid emotions, a gratifying sense of romantic resourcefulness in this prolonged discussion.
youth
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From this reading There is something ridiculously petty and imitative about youth, something too, naïvely noble and adventurous.
