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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 "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Even now, after five years, I can't write about it; my eyes dazzle....
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Even now, after five years, I can't write about it; my eyes dazzle....
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he died--he died at Oxford in his last summer-term, of a chill got on the river.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
brave
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From this reading "We hardly realized that she was ill, for she kept her happy face and was brave and gay and lovely to the end.
brilliant
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From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
can't
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From this reading Even now, after five years, I can't write about it; my eyes dazzle....
carrying
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From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
chill
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From this reading And he died--he died at Oxford in his last summer-term, of a chill got on the river.
dazzle
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From this reading Even now, after five years, I can't write about it; my eyes dazzle....
died
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From this reading And he died--he died at Oxford in his last summer-term, of a chill got on the river.
easily
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From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
end
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From this reading "We hardly realized that she was ill, for she kept her happy face and was brave and gay and lovely to the end.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even now, after five years, I can't write about it; my eyes dazzle....
eyes
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From this reading Even now, after five years, I can't write about it; my eyes dazzle....
face
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From this reading "We hardly realized that she was ill, for she kept her happy face and was brave and gay and lovely to the end.
five
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From this reading Even now, after five years, I can't write about it; my eyes dazzle....
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
full
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From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
gay
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From this reading "We hardly realized that she was ill, for she kept her happy face and was brave and gay and lovely to the end.
gifts
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From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
got
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From this reading And he died--he died at Oxford in his last summer-term, of a chill got on the river.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
happy
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From this reading "We hardly realized that she was ill, for she kept her happy face and was brave and gay and lovely to the end.
hardly
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From this reading "We hardly realized that she was ill, for she kept her happy face and was brave and gay and lovely to the end.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "We hardly realized that she was ill, for she kept her happy face and was brave and gay and lovely to the end.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Even now, after five years, I can't write about it; my eyes dazzle....
ill
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From this reading "We hardly realized that she was ill, for she kept her happy face and was brave and gay and lovely to the end.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And he died--he died at Oxford in his last summer-term, of a chill got on the river.
influential
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From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even now, after five years, I can't write about it; my eyes dazzle....
kept
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From this reading "We hardly realized that she was ill, for she kept her happy face and was brave and gay and lovely to the end.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he died--he died at Oxford in his last summer-term, of a chill got on the river.
later
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From this reading Three months later my mother died.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
lovely
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From this reading "We hardly realized that she was ill, for she kept her happy face and was brave and gay and lovely to the end.
man
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From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
months
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From this reading Three months later my mother died.
most
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From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
mother
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From this reading Three months later my mother died.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Even now, after five years, I can't write about it; my eyes dazzle....
nonchalance
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From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
now
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From this reading Even now, after five years, I can't write about it; my eyes dazzle....
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And he died--he died at Oxford in his last summer-term, of a chill got on the river.
Oxford
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From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
predicted
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From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
realized
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From this reading "We hardly realized that she was ill, for she kept her happy face and was brave and gay and lovely to the end.
river
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From this reading And he died--he died at Oxford in his last summer-term, of a chill got on the river.
seeds
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From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We hardly realized that she was ill, for she kept her happy face and was brave and gay and lovely to the end.
summer-term
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From this reading And he died--he died at Oxford in his last summer-term, of a chill got on the river.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We hardly realized that she was ill, for she kept her happy face and was brave and gay and lovely to the end.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
things
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From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
Three
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From this reading Three months later my mother died.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
walk
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From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We hardly realized that she was ill, for she kept her happy face and was brave and gay and lovely to the end.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
write
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From this reading Even now, after five years, I can't write about it; my eyes dazzle....
year
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From this reading "He was easily the most brilliant man of his year at Oxford; great things were predicted for him; he seemed to walk among us 'both hands full of gifts, carrying with nonchalance the seeds of a most influential life.'
years
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From this reading Even now, after five years, I can't write about it; my eyes dazzle....
