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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 Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
affection
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From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
aimed
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From this reading He aimed at nothing more or less than to inspire the child with a passion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Until he had detected in her glance and tone the note of passionate tenderness his experiment must have failed.
argued
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From this reading So he argued with himself; but, in fact, he expected perhaps more than belongs to the lame logic of this life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He aimed at nothing more or less than to inspire the child with a passion.
belongs
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From this reading So he argued with himself; but, in fact, he expected perhaps more than belongs to the lame logic of this life.
botanist
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From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
break
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From this reading It would have succeeded on the day when she should break out into cries and tears and tell him with a clinging embrace that she loved him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
child
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From this reading He aimed at nothing more or less than to inspire the child with a passion.
clinging
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From this reading It would have succeeded on the day when she should break out into cries and tears and tell him with a clinging embrace that she loved him.
companion
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From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
cries
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From this reading It would have succeeded on the day when she should break out into cries and tears and tell him with a clinging embrace that she loved him.
day
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From this reading It would have succeeded on the day when she should break out into cries and tears and tell him with a clinging embrace that she loved him.
detected
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From this reading Until he had detected in her glance and tone the note of passionate tenderness his experiment must have failed.
embrace
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From this reading It would have succeeded on the day when she should break out into cries and tears and tell him with a clinging embrace that she loved him.
expected
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From this reading So he argued with himself; but, in fact, he expected perhaps more than belongs to the lame logic of this life.
experiment
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From this reading Until he had detected in her glance and tone the note of passionate tenderness his experiment must have failed.
fact
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From this reading So he argued with himself; but, in fact, he expected perhaps more than belongs to the lame logic of this life.
failed
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From this reading Until he had detected in her glance and tone the note of passionate tenderness his experiment must have failed.
field-flower
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From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
glance
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From this reading Until he had detected in her glance and tone the note of passionate tenderness his experiment must have failed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Until he had detected in her glance and tone the note of passionate tenderness his experiment must have failed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Until he had detected in her glance and tone the note of passionate tenderness his experiment must have failed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading So he argued with himself; but, in fact, he expected perhaps more than belongs to the lame logic of this life.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Until he had detected in her glance and tone the note of passionate tenderness his experiment must have failed.
inspire
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From this reading He aimed at nothing more or less than to inspire the child with a passion.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
keystone
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From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
lame
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From this reading So he argued with himself; but, in fact, he expected perhaps more than belongs to the lame logic of this life.
less
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From this reading He aimed at nothing more or less than to inspire the child with a passion.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So he argued with himself; but, in fact, he expected perhaps more than belongs to the lame logic of this life.
logic
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From this reading So he argued with himself; but, in fact, he expected perhaps more than belongs to the lame logic of this life.
loved
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From this reading It would have succeeded on the day when she should break out into cries and tears and tell him with a clinging embrace that she loved him.
matter
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From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
more
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From this reading He aimed at nothing more or less than to inspire the child with a passion.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Until he had detected in her glance and tone the note of passionate tenderness his experiment must have failed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
note
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From this reading Until he had detected in her glance and tone the note of passionate tenderness his experiment must have failed.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He aimed at nothing more or less than to inspire the child with a passion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It would have succeeded on the day when she should break out into cries and tears and tell him with a clinging embrace that she loved him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He aimed at nothing more or less than to inspire the child with a passion.
out
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From this reading It would have succeeded on the day when she should break out into cries and tears and tell him with a clinging embrace that she loved him.
owed
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From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
passion
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From this reading He aimed at nothing more or less than to inspire the child with a passion.
passionate
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From this reading Until he had detected in her glance and tone the note of passionate tenderness his experiment must have failed.
patiently
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From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
perfect
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From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
perhaps
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From this reading So he argued with himself; but, in fact, he expected perhaps more than belongs to the lame logic of this life.
plan
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From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
relation
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From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
remind
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From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
ripen
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From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
Roger
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From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
shy
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From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he argued with himself; but, in fact, he expected perhaps more than belongs to the lame logic of this life.
spontaneous
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From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
succeeded
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From this reading It would have succeeded on the day when she should break out into cries and tears and tell him with a clinging embrace that she loved him.
tears
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From this reading It would have succeeded on the day when she should break out into cries and tears and tell him with a clinging embrace that she loved him.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would have succeeded on the day when she should break out into cries and tears and tell him with a clinging embrace that she loved him.
tenderness
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From this reading Until he had detected in her glance and tone the note of passionate tenderness his experiment must have failed.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He aimed at nothing more or less than to inspire the child with a passion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So he argued with himself; but, in fact, he expected perhaps more than belongs to the lame logic of this life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
tone
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From this reading Until he had detected in her glance and tone the note of passionate tenderness his experiment must have failed.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until he had detected in her glance and tone the note of passionate tenderness his experiment must have failed.
very
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From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
violets
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From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
wandering
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From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
watched
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From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It would have succeeded on the day when she should break out into cries and tears and tell him with a clinging embrace that she loved him.
wish
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From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He aimed at nothing more or less than to inspire the child with a passion.
woodland
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From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have succeeded on the day when she should break out into cries and tears and tell him with a clinging embrace that she loved him.
year
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From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
young
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From this reading Roger had no wish to remind his young companion of what she owed him; for it was the very keystone of his plan that their relation should ripen into a perfect matter of course; but he watched patiently, as a wandering botanist for the first woodland violets for the year, for the shy field-flower of spontaneous affection.
