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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 Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
adventure
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From this reading But now, or there was no virtue in books, he had talked of some desperate adventure of the Vikings, of Thorfin Karlsefne’s sailing to Wineland, which is America, in the ninth or tenth century.
America
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From this reading But now, or there was no virtue in books, he had talked of some desperate adventure of the Vikings, of Thorfin Karlsefne’s sailing to Wineland, which is America, in the ninth or tenth century.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
battle
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From this reading The battle in the harbor he had seen; and his own death he had described.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading But now, or there was no virtue in books, he had talked of some desperate adventure of the Vikings, of Thorfin Karlsefne’s sailing to Wineland, which is America, in the ninth or tenth century.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now, or there was no virtue in books, he had talked of some desperate adventure of the Vikings, of Thorfin Karlsefne’s sailing to Wineland, which is America, in the ninth or tenth century.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
century
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From this reading But now, or there was no virtue in books, he had talked of some desperate adventure of the Vikings, of Thorfin Karlsefne’s sailing to Wineland, which is America, in the ninth or tenth century.
Charlie
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From this reading Till that evening Charlie had spoken nothing that might not lie within the experiences of a Greek galley-slave.
child
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From this reading Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
Conceive
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From this reading Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
death
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From this reading The battle in the harbor he had seen; and his own death he had described.
depends
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From this reading Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
described
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From this reading The battle in the harbor he had seen; and his own death he had described.
desperate
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From this reading But now, or there was no virtue in books, he had talked of some desperate adventure of the Vikings, of Thorfin Karlsefne’s sailing to Wineland, which is America, in the ninth or tenth century.
door
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From this reading Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
evening
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From this reading Till that evening Charlie had spoken nothing that might not lie within the experiences of a Greek galley-slave.
experiences
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From this reading Till that evening Charlie had spoken nothing that might not lie within the experiences of a Greek galley-slave.
favor
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From this reading Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
galley-slave
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From this reading Till that evening Charlie had spoken nothing that might not lie within the experiences of a Greek galley-slave.
gift
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From this reading Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
Greek
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From this reading Till that evening Charlie had spoken nothing that might not lie within the experiences of a Greek galley-slave.
guarded
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From this reading Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Till that evening Charlie had spoken nothing that might not lie within the experiences of a Greek galley-slave.
harbor
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From this reading The battle in the harbor he had seen; and his own death he had described.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But now, or there was no virtue in books, he had talked of some desperate adventure of the Vikings, of Thorfin Karlsefne’s sailing to Wineland, which is America, in the ninth or tenth century.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The battle in the harbor he had seen; and his own death he had described.
idle
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From this reading Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But now, or there was no virtue in books, he had talked of some desperate adventure of the Vikings, of Thorfin Karlsefne’s sailing to Wineland, which is America, in the ninth or tenth century.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But this was a much more startling plunge into the past.
irresponsible
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From this reading Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But now, or there was no virtue in books, he had talked of some desperate adventure of the Vikings, of Thorfin Karlsefne’s sailing to Wineland, which is America, in the ninth or tenth century.
Karlsefne's
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From this reading But now, or there was no virtue in books, he had talked of some desperate adventure of the Vikings, of Thorfin Karlsefne’s sailing to Wineland, which is America, in the ninth or tenth century.
key
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From this reading Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
knuckle-bones
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From this reading Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
lie
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From this reading Till that evening Charlie had spoken nothing that might not lie within the experiences of a Greek galley-slave.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Till that evening Charlie had spoken nothing that might not lie within the experiences of a Greek galley-slave.
more
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From this reading But this was a much more startling plunge into the past.
much
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From this reading But this was a much more startling plunge into the past.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
ninth
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From this reading But now, or there was no virtue in books, he had talked of some desperate adventure of the Vikings, of Thorfin Karlsefne’s sailing to Wineland, which is America, in the ninth or tenth century.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But now, or there was no virtue in books, he had talked of some desperate adventure of the Vikings, of Thorfin Karlsefne’s sailing to Wineland, which is America, in the ninth or tenth century.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Till that evening Charlie had spoken nothing that might not lie within the experiences of a Greek galley-slave.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Till that evening Charlie had spoken nothing that might not lie within the experiences of a Greek galley-slave.
now
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From this reading But now, or there was no virtue in books, he had talked of some desperate adventure of the Vikings, of Thorfin Karlsefne’s sailing to Wineland, which is America, in the ninth or tenth century.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
one-half
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From this reading Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But now, or there was no virtue in books, he had talked of some desperate adventure of the Vikings, of Thorfin Karlsefne’s sailing to Wineland, which is America, in the ninth or tenth century.
own
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From this reading The battle in the harbor he had seen; and his own death he had described.
past
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From this reading But this was a much more startling plunge into the past.
playing
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From this reading Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
plunge
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From this reading But this was a much more startling plunge into the past.
sailing
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From this reading But now, or there was no virtue in books, he had talked of some desperate adventure of the Vikings, of Thorfin Karlsefne’s sailing to Wineland, which is America, in the ninth or tenth century.
seen
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From this reading The battle in the harbor he had seen; and his own death he had described.
some
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From this reading But now, or there was no virtue in books, he had talked of some desperate adventure of the Vikings, of Thorfin Karlsefne’s sailing to Wineland, which is America, in the ninth or tenth century.
spoken
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From this reading Till that evening Charlie had spoken nothing that might not lie within the experiences of a Greek galley-slave.
startling
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From this reading But this was a much more startling plunge into the past.
talked
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From this reading But now, or there was no virtue in books, he had talked of some desperate adventure of the Vikings, of Thorfin Karlsefne’s sailing to Wineland, which is America, in the ninth or tenth century.
tenth
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From this reading But now, or there was no virtue in books, he had talked of some desperate adventure of the Vikings, of Thorfin Karlsefne’s sailing to Wineland, which is America, in the ninth or tenth century.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Till that evening Charlie had spoken nothing that might not lie within the experiences of a Greek galley-slave.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
there
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From this reading But now, or there was no virtue in books, he had talked of some desperate adventure of the Vikings, of Thorfin Karlsefne’s sailing to Wineland, which is America, in the ninth or tenth century.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this was a much more startling plunge into the past.
Thorfin
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From this reading But now, or there was no virtue in books, he had talked of some desperate adventure of the Vikings, of Thorfin Karlsefne’s sailing to Wineland, which is America, in the ninth or tenth century.
TillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Till that evening Charlie had spoken nothing that might not lie within the experiences of a Greek galley-slave.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But now, or there was no virtue in books, he had talked of some desperate adventure of the Vikings, of Thorfin Karlsefne’s sailing to Wineland, which is America, in the ninth or tenth century.
torment
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From this reading Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
treasure-house
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From this reading Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
Vikings
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From this reading But now, or there was no virtue in books, he had talked of some desperate adventure of the Vikings, of Thorfin Karlsefne’s sailing to Wineland, which is America, in the ninth or tenth century.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading But now, or there was no virtue in books, he had talked of some desperate adventure of the Vikings, of Thorfin Karlsefne’s sailing to Wineland, which is America, in the ninth or tenth century.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But now, or there was no virtue in books, he had talked of some desperate adventure of the Vikings, of Thorfin Karlsefne’s sailing to Wineland, which is America, in the ninth or tenth century.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But now, or there was no virtue in books, he had talked of some desperate adventure of the Vikings, of Thorfin Karlsefne’s sailing to Wineland, which is America, in the ninth or tenth century.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
Wineland
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From this reading But now, or there was no virtue in books, he had talked of some desperate adventure of the Vikings, of Thorfin Karlsefne’s sailing to Wineland, which is America, in the ninth or tenth century.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Till that evening Charlie had spoken nothing that might not lie within the experiences of a Greek galley-slave.
world's
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From this reading Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Conceive yourself at the door of the world’s treasure-house guarded by a child--an idle irresponsible child playing knuckle-bones--on whose favor depends the gift of the key, and you will imagine one-half my torment.
