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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It had come about so strangely.
all
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From this reading Now, he suddenly felt old, all the buoyancy had gone out of his life, and he was left worn and weary, with a millstone of shattered illusions hung around his neck.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Now, he suddenly felt old, all the buoyancy had gone out of his life, and he was left worn and weary, with a millstone of shattered illusions hung around his neck.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To Wessex it seemed as if years had elapsed since he had closed the door of the small inner room behind him, shutting out from his sight the beautiful vision which had filled his soul with gladness.
beautiful
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behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading To Wessex it seemed as if years had elapsed since he had closed the door of the small inner room behind him, shutting out from his sight the beautiful vision which had filled his soul with gladness.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
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buoyancy
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Years! during which he had learnt chapter by chapter, the history of woman's frailty and deceit.
chapter
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From this reading Years! during which he had learnt chapter by chapter, the history of woman's frailty and deceit.
CHECK
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closed
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colloquy
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had come about so strangely.
deceitnounUS /dɪˈsiːt/
The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.
From this reading Years! during which he had learnt chapter by chapter, the history of woman's frailty and deceit.
door
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duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Years! during which he had learnt chapter by chapter, the history of woman's frailty and deceit.
elapsed
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felt
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few
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filled
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frailty
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To Wessex it seemed as if years had elapsed since he had closed the door of the small inner room behind him, shutting out from his sight the beautiful vision which had filled his soul with gladness.
gladness
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Glynde
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gone
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To Wessex it seemed as if years had elapsed since he had closed the door of the small inner room behind him, shutting out from his sight the beautiful vision which had filled his soul with gladness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To Wessex it seemed as if years had elapsed since he had closed the door of the small inner room behind him, shutting out from his sight the beautiful vision which had filled his soul with gladness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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history
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From this reading Years! during which he had learnt chapter by chapter, the history of woman's frailty and deceit.
hung
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From this reading Now, he suddenly felt old, all the buoyancy had gone out of his life, and he was left worn and weary, with a millstone of shattered illusions hung around his neck.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading To Wessex it seemed as if years had elapsed since he had closed the door of the small inner room behind him, shutting out from his sight the beautiful vision which had filled his soul with gladness.
illusions
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inner
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From this reading To Wessex it seemed as if years had elapsed since he had closed the door of the small inner room behind him, shutting out from his sight the beautiful vision which had filled his soul with gladness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To Wessex it seemed as if years had elapsed since he had closed the door of the small inner room behind him, shutting out from his sight the beautiful vision which had filled his soul with gladness.
KING
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lasted
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learnt
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From this reading Years! during which he had learnt chapter by chapter, the history of woman's frailty and deceit.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, he suddenly felt old, all the buoyancy had gone out of his life, and he was left worn and weary, with a millstone of shattered illusions hung around his neck.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Mary
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millstone
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minutes
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more
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neck
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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Now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To Wessex it seemed as if years had elapsed since he had closed the door of the small inner room behind him, shutting out from his sight the beautiful vision which had filled his soul with gladness.
old
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out
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From this reading To Wessex it seemed as if years had elapsed since he had closed the door of the small inner room behind him, shutting out from his sight the beautiful vision which had filled his soul with gladness.
probably
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room
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Wessex it seemed as if years had elapsed since he had closed the door of the small inner room behind him, shutting out from his sight the beautiful vision which had filled his soul with gladness.
shattered
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shutting
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From this reading To Wessex it seemed as if years had elapsed since he had closed the door of the small inner room behind him, shutting out from his sight the beautiful vision which had filled his soul with gladness.
sight
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From this reading To Wessex it seemed as if years had elapsed since he had closed the door of the small inner room behind him, shutting out from his sight the beautiful vision which had filled his soul with gladness.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading To Wessex it seemed as if years had elapsed since he had closed the door of the small inner room behind him, shutting out from his sight the beautiful vision which had filled his soul with gladness.
small
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From this reading To Wessex it seemed as if years had elapsed since he had closed the door of the small inner room behind him, shutting out from his sight the beautiful vision which had filled his soul with gladness.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It had come about so strangely.
soul
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strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had come about so strangely.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now, he suddenly felt old, all the buoyancy had gone out of his life, and he was left worn and weary, with a millstone of shattered illusions hung around his neck.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Tudor
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Ursula
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vision
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From this reading To Wessex it seemed as if years had elapsed since he had closed the door of the small inner room behind him, shutting out from his sight the beautiful vision which had filled his soul with gladness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, he suddenly felt old, all the buoyancy had gone out of his life, and he was left worn and weary, with a millstone of shattered illusions hung around his neck.
weary
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From this reading Now, he suddenly felt old, all the buoyancy had gone out of his life, and he was left worn and weary, with a millstone of shattered illusions hung around his neck.
Wessex
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From this reading To Wessex it seemed as if years had elapsed since he had closed the door of the small inner room behind him, shutting out from his sight the beautiful vision which had filled his soul with gladness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To Wessex it seemed as if years had elapsed since he had closed the door of the small inner room behind him, shutting out from his sight the beautiful vision which had filled his soul with gladness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To Wessex it seemed as if years had elapsed since he had closed the door of the small inner room behind him, shutting out from his sight the beautiful vision which had filled his soul with gladness.
woman's
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From this reading Years! during which he had learnt chapter by chapter, the history of woman's frailty and deceit.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Now, he suddenly felt old, all the buoyancy had gone out of his life, and he was left worn and weary, with a millstone of shattered illusions hung around his neck.
years
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From this reading To Wessex it seemed as if years had elapsed since he had closed the door of the small inner room behind him, shutting out from his sight the beautiful vision which had filled his soul with gladness.
