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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 This resumption of a childhood's acquaintance that, by one at least, had been imaginatively coaxed into a relationship of ideal character, at once took on a standing of its own.
acquaintance
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From this reading This resumption of a childhood's acquaintance that, by one at least, had been imaginatively coaxed into a relationship of ideal character, at once took on a standing of its own.
also
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From this reading With it slipped also those strange corroborative details that imagination had clung to so tenaciously during the interval.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading It was as if he met now for the first time--a woman who charmed him beyond anything known before; he longed for her; that he had longed for her subconsciously these twenty years slipped somehow or other out of memory.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It started as from a new beginning.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This resumption of a childhood's acquaintance that, by one at least, had been imaginatively coaxed into a relationship of ideal character, at once took on a standing of its own.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This resumption of a childhood's acquaintance that, by one at least, had been imaginatively coaxed into a relationship of ideal character, at once took on a standing of its own.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was as if he met now for the first time--a woman who charmed him beyond anything known before; he longed for her; that he had longed for her subconsciously these twenty years slipped somehow or other out of memory.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It started as from a new beginning.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading It was as if he met now for the first time--a woman who charmed him beyond anything known before; he longed for her; that he had longed for her subconsciously these twenty years slipped somehow or other out of memory.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Tom Kelverdon did not forget the childhood part, but he neglected it at first.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This resumption of a childhood's acquaintance that, by one at least, had been imaginatively coaxed into a relationship of ideal character, at once took on a standing of its own.
character
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From this reading This resumption of a childhood's acquaintance that, by one at least, had been imaginatively coaxed into a relationship of ideal character, at once took on a standing of its own.
charmed
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From this reading It was as if he met now for the first time--a woman who charmed him beyond anything known before; he longed for her; that he had longed for her subconsciously these twenty years slipped somehow or other out of memory.
childhood
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From this reading Tom Kelverdon did not forget the childhood part, but he neglected it at first.
childhood's
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From this reading This resumption of a childhood's acquaintance that, by one at least, had been imaginatively coaxed into a relationship of ideal character, at once took on a standing of its own.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With it slipped also those strange corroborative details that imagination had clung to so tenaciously during the interval.
coaxed
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From this reading This resumption of a childhood's acquaintance that, by one at least, had been imaginatively coaxed into a relationship of ideal character, at once took on a standing of its own.
corroborative
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From this reading With it slipped also those strange corroborative details that imagination had clung to so tenaciously during the interval.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With it slipped also those strange corroborative details that imagination had clung to so tenaciously during the interval.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Tom Kelverdon did not forget the childhood part, but he neglected it at first.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading With it slipped also those strange corroborative details that imagination had clung to so tenaciously during the interval.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom Kelverdon did not forget the childhood part, but he neglected it at first.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was as if he met now for the first time--a woman who charmed him beyond anything known before; he longed for her; that he had longed for her subconsciously these twenty years slipped somehow or other out of memory.
forget
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From this reading Tom Kelverdon did not forget the childhood part, but he neglected it at first.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It started as from a new beginning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This resumption of a childhood's acquaintance that, by one at least, had been imaginatively coaxed into a relationship of ideal character, at once took on a standing of its own.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tom Kelverdon did not forget the childhood part, but he neglected it at first.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was as if he met now for the first time--a woman who charmed him beyond anything known before; he longed for her; that he had longed for her subconsciously these twenty years slipped somehow or other out of memory.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was as if he met now for the first time--a woman who charmed him beyond anything known before; he longed for her; that he had longed for her subconsciously these twenty years slipped somehow or other out of memory.
ideal
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From this reading This resumption of a childhood's acquaintance that, by one at least, had been imaginatively coaxed into a relationship of ideal character, at once took on a standing of its own.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was as if he met now for the first time--a woman who charmed him beyond anything known before; he longed for her; that he had longed for her subconsciously these twenty years slipped somehow or other out of memory.
imagination
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From this reading With it slipped also those strange corroborative details that imagination had clung to so tenaciously during the interval.
imaginatively
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From this reading This resumption of a childhood's acquaintance that, by one at least, had been imaginatively coaxed into a relationship of ideal character, at once took on a standing of its own.
interval
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From this reading With it slipped also those strange corroborative details that imagination had clung to so tenaciously during the interval.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This resumption of a childhood's acquaintance that, by one at least, had been imaginatively coaxed into a relationship of ideal character, at once took on a standing of its own.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It started as from a new beginning.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This resumption of a childhood's acquaintance that, by one at least, had been imaginatively coaxed into a relationship of ideal character, at once took on a standing of its own.
Kelverdon
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From this reading Tom Kelverdon did not forget the childhood part, but he neglected it at first.
known
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From this reading It was as if he met now for the first time--a woman who charmed him beyond anything known before; he longed for her; that he had longed for her subconsciously these twenty years slipped somehow or other out of memory.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This resumption of a childhood's acquaintance that, by one at least, had been imaginatively coaxed into a relationship of ideal character, at once took on a standing of its own.
longed
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From this reading It was as if he met now for the first time--a woman who charmed him beyond anything known before; he longed for her; that he had longed for her subconsciously these twenty years slipped somehow or other out of memory.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading It was as if he met now for the first time--a woman who charmed him beyond anything known before; he longed for her; that he had longed for her subconsciously these twenty years slipped somehow or other out of memory.
met
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From this reading It was as if he met now for the first time--a woman who charmed him beyond anything known before; he longed for her; that he had longed for her subconsciously these twenty years slipped somehow or other out of memory.
neglected
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From this reading Tom Kelverdon did not forget the childhood part, but he neglected it at first.
new
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From this reading It started as from a new beginning.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tom Kelverdon did not forget the childhood part, but he neglected it at first.
now
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From this reading It was as if he met now for the first time--a woman who charmed him beyond anything known before; he longed for her; that he had longed for her subconsciously these twenty years slipped somehow or other out of memory.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This resumption of a childhood's acquaintance that, by one at least, had been imaginatively coaxed into a relationship of ideal character, at once took on a standing of its own.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This resumption of a childhood's acquaintance that, by one at least, had been imaginatively coaxed into a relationship of ideal character, at once took on a standing of its own.
once
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From this reading This resumption of a childhood's acquaintance that, by one at least, had been imaginatively coaxed into a relationship of ideal character, at once took on a standing of its own.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This resumption of a childhood's acquaintance that, by one at least, had been imaginatively coaxed into a relationship of ideal character, at once took on a standing of its own.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was as if he met now for the first time--a woman who charmed him beyond anything known before; he longed for her; that he had longed for her subconsciously these twenty years slipped somehow or other out of memory.
other
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From this reading It was as if he met now for the first time--a woman who charmed him beyond anything known before; he longed for her; that he had longed for her subconsciously these twenty years slipped somehow or other out of memory.
out
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From this reading It was as if he met now for the first time--a woman who charmed him beyond anything known before; he longed for her; that he had longed for her subconsciously these twenty years slipped somehow or other out of memory.
own
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From this reading This resumption of a childhood's acquaintance that, by one at least, had been imaginatively coaxed into a relationship of ideal character, at once took on a standing of its own.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom Kelverdon did not forget the childhood part, but he neglected it at first.
relationship
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From this reading This resumption of a childhood's acquaintance that, by one at least, had been imaginatively coaxed into a relationship of ideal character, at once took on a standing of its own.
resumption
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From this reading This resumption of a childhood's acquaintance that, by one at least, had been imaginatively coaxed into a relationship of ideal character, at once took on a standing of its own.
slipped
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From this reading It was as if he met now for the first time--a woman who charmed him beyond anything known before; he longed for her; that he had longed for her subconsciously these twenty years slipped somehow or other out of memory.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading With it slipped also those strange corroborative details that imagination had clung to so tenaciously during the interval.
somehow
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From this reading It was as if he met now for the first time--a woman who charmed him beyond anything known before; he longed for her; that he had longed for her subconsciously these twenty years slipped somehow or other out of memory.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This resumption of a childhood's acquaintance that, by one at least, had been imaginatively coaxed into a relationship of ideal character, at once took on a standing of its own.
started
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From this reading It started as from a new beginning.
strange
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From this reading With it slipped also those strange corroborative details that imagination had clung to so tenaciously during the interval.
subconsciously
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From this reading It was as if he met now for the first time--a woman who charmed him beyond anything known before; he longed for her; that he had longed for her subconsciously these twenty years slipped somehow or other out of memory.
tenaciously
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From this reading With it slipped also those strange corroborative details that imagination had clung to so tenaciously during the interval.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This resumption of a childhood's acquaintance that, by one at least, had been imaginatively coaxed into a relationship of ideal character, at once took on a standing of its own.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tom Kelverdon did not forget the childhood part, but he neglected it at first.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was as if he met now for the first time--a woman who charmed him beyond anything known before; he longed for her; that he had longed for her subconsciously these twenty years slipped somehow or other out of memory.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This resumption of a childhood's acquaintance that, by one at least, had been imaginatively coaxed into a relationship of ideal character, at once took on a standing of its own.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading With it slipped also those strange corroborative details that imagination had clung to so tenaciously during the interval.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was as if he met now for the first time--a woman who charmed him beyond anything known before; he longed for her; that he had longed for her subconsciously these twenty years slipped somehow or other out of memory.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With it slipped also those strange corroborative details that imagination had clung to so tenaciously during the interval.
Tom
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From this reading Tom Kelverdon did not forget the childhood part, but he neglected it at first.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This resumption of a childhood's acquaintance that, by one at least, had been imaginatively coaxed into a relationship of ideal character, at once took on a standing of its own.
twenty
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From this reading It was as if he met now for the first time--a woman who charmed him beyond anything known before; he longed for her; that he had longed for her subconsciously these twenty years slipped somehow or other out of memory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as if he met now for the first time--a woman who charmed him beyond anything known before; he longed for her; that he had longed for her subconsciously these twenty years slipped somehow or other out of memory.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was as if he met now for the first time--a woman who charmed him beyond anything known before; he longed for her; that he had longed for her subconsciously these twenty years slipped somehow or other out of memory.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With it slipped also those strange corroborative details that imagination had clung to so tenaciously during the interval.
woman
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From this reading It was as if he met now for the first time--a woman who charmed him beyond anything known before; he longed for her; that he had longed for her subconsciously these twenty years slipped somehow or other out of memory.
years
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From this reading It was as if he met now for the first time--a woman who charmed him beyond anything known before; he longed for her; that he had longed for her subconsciously these twenty years slipped somehow or other out of memory.
