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2
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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 There is something links things for me, a sunset or so, a mood or so, the high air, something there was in Marion’s form and colour, something I find and lose in Mantegna’s pictures, something in the lines of these boats I make.
air
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From this reading There is something links things for me, a sunset or so, a mood or so, the high air, something there was in Marion’s form and colour, something I find and lose in Mantegna’s pictures, something in the lines of these boats I make.
all
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From this reading Perhaps it all comes to this, that I am a hard and morally limited cad with a mind beyond my merits.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Perhaps it all comes to this, that I am a hard and morally limited cad with a mind beyond my merits.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is something links things for me, a sunset or so, a mood or so, the high air, something there was in Marion’s form and colour, something I find and lose in Mantegna’s pictures, something in the lines of these boats I make.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading But I’m talking of things I can’t expect the reader to understand, because I don’t half understand them myself.
best
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beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Perhaps it all comes to this, that I am a hard and morally limited cad with a mind beyond my merits.
boats
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From this reading There is something links things for me, a sunset or so, a mood or so, the high air, something there was in Marion’s form and colour, something I find and lose in Mantegna’s pictures, something in the lines of these boats I make.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I’m talking of things I can’t expect the reader to understand, because I don’t half understand them myself.
cad
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From this reading Perhaps it all comes to this, that I am a hard and morally limited cad with a mind beyond my merits.
can't
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From this reading But I’m talking of things I can’t expect the reader to understand, because I don’t half understand them myself.
colour
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From this reading There is something links things for me, a sunset or so, a mood or so, the high air, something there was in Marion’s form and colour, something I find and lose in Mantegna’s pictures, something in the lines of these boats I make.
comes
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From this reading Perhaps it all comes to this, that I am a hard and morally limited cad with a mind beyond my merits.
don't
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From this reading But I’m talking of things I can’t expect the reader to understand, because I don’t half understand them myself.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading But I’m talking of things I can’t expect the reader to understand, because I don’t half understand them myself.
explain
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From this reading I can’t explain myself, I perceive.
find
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From this reading There is something links things for me, a sunset or so, a mood or so, the high air, something there was in Marion’s form and colour, something I find and lose in Mantegna’s pictures, something in the lines of these boats I make.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is something links things for me, a sunset or so, a mood or so, the high air, something there was in Marion’s form and colour, something I find and lose in Mantegna’s pictures, something in the lines of these boats I make.
form
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From this reading There is something links things for me, a sunset or so, a mood or so, the high air, something there was in Marion’s form and colour, something I find and lose in Mantegna’s pictures, something in the lines of these boats I make.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I’m talking of things I can’t expect the reader to understand, because I don’t half understand them myself.
hard
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From this reading Perhaps it all comes to this, that I am a hard and morally limited cad with a mind beyond my merits.
high
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From this reading There is something links things for me, a sunset or so, a mood or so, the high air, something there was in Marion’s form and colour, something I find and lose in Mantegna’s pictures, something in the lines of these boats I make.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I’m talking of things I can’t expect the reader to understand, because I don’t half understand them myself.
I'm
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From this reading But I’m talking of things I can’t expect the reader to understand, because I don’t half understand them myself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is something links things for me, a sunset or so, a mood or so, the high air, something there was in Marion’s form and colour, something I find and lose in Mantegna’s pictures, something in the lines of these boats I make.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is something links things for me, a sunset or so, a mood or so, the high air, something there was in Marion’s form and colour, something I find and lose in Mantegna’s pictures, something in the lines of these boats I make.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it all comes to this, that I am a hard and morally limited cad with a mind beyond my merits.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (You should see X2, my last and best!)
limited
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From this reading Perhaps it all comes to this, that I am a hard and morally limited cad with a mind beyond my merits.
lines
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From this reading There is something links things for me, a sunset or so, a mood or so, the high air, something there was in Marion’s form and colour, something I find and lose in Mantegna’s pictures, something in the lines of these boats I make.
links
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From this reading There is something links things for me, a sunset or so, a mood or so, the high air, something there was in Marion’s form and colour, something I find and lose in Mantegna’s pictures, something in the lines of these boats I make.
lose
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From this reading There is something links things for me, a sunset or so, a mood or so, the high air, something there was in Marion’s form and colour, something I find and lose in Mantegna’s pictures, something in the lines of these boats I make.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is something links things for me, a sunset or so, a mood or so, the high air, something there was in Marion’s form and colour, something I find and lose in Mantegna’s pictures, something in the lines of these boats I make.
Mantegna's
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From this reading There is something links things for me, a sunset or so, a mood or so, the high air, something there was in Marion’s form and colour, something I find and lose in Mantegna’s pictures, something in the lines of these boats I make.
Marion's
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From this reading There is something links things for me, a sunset or so, a mood or so, the high air, something there was in Marion’s form and colour, something I find and lose in Mantegna’s pictures, something in the lines of these boats I make.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There is something links things for me, a sunset or so, a mood or so, the high air, something there was in Marion’s form and colour, something I find and lose in Mantegna’s pictures, something in the lines of these boats I make.
merits
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From this reading Perhaps it all comes to this, that I am a hard and morally limited cad with a mind beyond my merits.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it all comes to this, that I am a hard and morally limited cad with a mind beyond my merits.
mood
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From this reading There is something links things for me, a sunset or so, a mood or so, the high air, something there was in Marion’s form and colour, something I find and lose in Mantegna’s pictures, something in the lines of these boats I make.
morally
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From this reading Perhaps it all comes to this, that I am a hard and morally limited cad with a mind beyond my merits.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading (You should see X2, my last and best!)
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But I’m talking of things I can’t expect the reader to understand, because I don’t half understand them myself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But I’m talking of things I can’t expect the reader to understand, because I don’t half understand them myself.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There is something links things for me, a sunset or so, a mood or so, the high air, something there was in Marion’s form and colour, something I find and lose in Mantegna’s pictures, something in the lines of these boats I make.
perceive
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From this reading I can’t explain myself, I perceive.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps it all comes to this, that I am a hard and morally limited cad with a mind beyond my merits.
pictures
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From this reading There is something links things for me, a sunset or so, a mood or so, the high air, something there was in Marion’s form and colour, something I find and lose in Mantegna’s pictures, something in the lines of these boats I make.
reader
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From this reading But I’m talking of things I can’t expect the reader to understand, because I don’t half understand them myself.
see
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From this reading (You should see X2, my last and best!)
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading (You should see X2, my last and best!)
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is something links things for me, a sunset or so, a mood or so, the high air, something there was in Marion’s form and colour, something I find and lose in Mantegna’s pictures, something in the lines of these boats I make.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There is something links things for me, a sunset or so, a mood or so, the high air, something there was in Marion’s form and colour, something I find and lose in Mantegna’s pictures, something in the lines of these boats I make.
sunset
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From this reading There is something links things for me, a sunset or so, a mood or so, the high air, something there was in Marion’s form and colour, something I find and lose in Mantegna’s pictures, something in the lines of these boats I make.
talking
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From this reading But I’m talking of things I can’t expect the reader to understand, because I don’t half understand them myself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps it all comes to this, that I am a hard and morally limited cad with a mind beyond my merits.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But I’m talking of things I can’t expect the reader to understand, because I don’t half understand them myself.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But I’m talking of things I can’t expect the reader to understand, because I don’t half understand them myself.
There
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From this reading There is something links things for me, a sunset or so, a mood or so, the high air, something there was in Marion’s form and colour, something I find and lose in Mantegna’s pictures, something in the lines of these boats I make.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There is something links things for me, a sunset or so, a mood or so, the high air, something there was in Marion’s form and colour, something I find and lose in Mantegna’s pictures, something in the lines of these boats I make.
things
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From this reading But I’m talking of things I can’t expect the reader to understand, because I don’t half understand them myself.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it all comes to this, that I am a hard and morally limited cad with a mind beyond my merits.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I’m talking of things I can’t expect the reader to understand, because I don’t half understand them myself.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I’m talking of things I can’t expect the reader to understand, because I don’t half understand them myself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is something links things for me, a sunset or so, a mood or so, the high air, something there was in Marion’s form and colour, something I find and lose in Mantegna’s pictures, something in the lines of these boats I make.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Perhaps it all comes to this, that I am a hard and morally limited cad with a mind beyond my merits.
X
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From this reading (You should see X2, my last and best!)
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading (You should see X2, my last and best!)
