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advancing
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From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But with the end of the conversation, when the voice stops and the bright face of the listener is turned away, solitude falls again on the bruised heart.
age
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From this reading More and more as we grow old—and yet more and more as we grow old and are women, frozen by the fear of age—we come to rely on the voice as the single outlet of the soul.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading More and more as we grow old—and yet more and more as we grow old and are women, frozen by the fear of age—we come to rely on the voice as the single outlet of the soul.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading More and more as we grow old—and yet more and more as we grow old and are women, frozen by the fear of age—we come to rely on the voice as the single outlet of the soul.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading More and more as we grow old—and yet more and more as we grow old and are women, frozen by the fear of age—we come to rely on the voice as the single outlet of the soul.
away
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From this reading But with the end of the conversation, when the voice stops and the bright face of the listener is turned away, solitude falls again on the bruised heart.
become
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From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
bitter
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From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
bright
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From this reading But with the end of the conversation, when the voice stops and the bright face of the listener is turned away, solitude falls again on the bruised heart.
bruised
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From this reading But with the end of the conversation, when the voice stops and the bright face of the listener is turned away, solitude falls again on the bruised heart.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But with the end of the conversation, when the voice stops and the bright face of the listener is turned away, solitude falls again on the bruised heart.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading More and more as we grow old—and yet more and more as we grow old and are women, frozen by the fear of age—we come to rely on the voice as the single outlet of the soul.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
causes
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From this reading Kirstie had many causes of distress.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More and more as we grow old—and yet more and more as we grow old and are women, frozen by the fear of age—we come to rely on the voice as the single outlet of the soul.
conversation
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From this reading But with the end of the conversation, when the voice stops and the bright face of the listener is turned away, solitude falls again on the bruised heart.
cry
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From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
curtailment
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From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
daily
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From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading Kirstie had many causes of distress.
end
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From this reading But with the end of the conversation, when the voice stops and the bright face of the listener is turned away, solitude falls again on the bruised heart.
face
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From this reading But with the end of the conversation, when the voice stops and the bright face of the listener is turned away, solitude falls again on the bruised heart.
falls
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From this reading But with the end of the conversation, when the voice stops and the bright face of the listener is turned away, solitude falls again on the bruised heart.
fear
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From this reading More and more as we grow old—and yet more and more as we grow old and are women, frozen by the fear of age—we come to rely on the voice as the single outlet of the soul.
figures
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From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
frozen
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From this reading More and more as we grow old—and yet more and more as we grow old and are women, frozen by the fear of age—we come to rely on the voice as the single outlet of the soul.
grow
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From this reading More and more as we grow old—and yet more and more as we grow old and are women, frozen by the fear of age—we come to rely on the voice as the single outlet of the soul.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kirstie had many causes of distress.
heart
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From this reading But with the end of the conversation, when the voice stops and the bright face of the listener is turned away, solitude falls again on the bruised heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Talk is the last link, the last relation.
Kirstie
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From this reading Kirstie had many causes of distress.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Talk is the last link, the last relation.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
link
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From this reading Talk is the last link, the last relation.
listener
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From this reading But with the end of the conversation, when the voice stops and the bright face of the listener is turned away, solitude falls again on the bruised heart.
maintain
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From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
many
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From this reading Kirstie had many causes of distress.
means
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From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
More
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From this reading More and more as we grow old—and yet more and more as we grow old and are women, frozen by the fear of age—we come to rely on the voice as the single outlet of the soul.
moving
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From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kirstie had many causes of distress.
old
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From this reading More and more as we grow old—and yet more and more as we grow old and are women, frozen by the fear of age—we come to rely on the voice as the single outlet of the soul.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading More and more as we grow old—and yet more and more as we grow old and are women, frozen by the fear of age—we come to rely on the voice as the single outlet of the soul.
Only
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From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
outlet
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From this reading More and more as we grow old—and yet more and more as we grow old and are women, frozen by the fear of age—we come to rely on the voice as the single outlet of the soul.
passion
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From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
relation
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From this reading Talk is the last link, the last relation.
relations
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From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
relieve
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From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
rely
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From this reading More and more as we grow old—and yet more and more as we grow old and are women, frozen by the fear of age—we come to rely on the voice as the single outlet of the soul.
sensitive
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From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
show
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From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
shyness
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From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
single
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From this reading More and more as we grow old—and yet more and more as we grow old and are women, frozen by the fear of age—we come to rely on the voice as the single outlet of the soul.
solitude
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From this reading But with the end of the conversation, when the voice stops and the bright face of the listener is turned away, solitude falls again on the bruised heart.
soul
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From this reading More and more as we grow old—and yet more and more as we grow old and are women, frozen by the fear of age—we come to rely on the voice as the single outlet of the soul.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
stops
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From this reading But with the end of the conversation, when the voice stops and the bright face of the listener is turned away, solitude falls again on the bruised heart.
straitened
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From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
Talk
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From this reading Talk is the last link, the last relation.
tend
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From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading More and more as we grow old—and yet more and more as we grow old and are women, frozen by the fear of age—we come to rely on the voice as the single outlet of the soul.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
thus
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From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading More and more as we grow old—and yet more and more as we grow old and are women, frozen by the fear of age—we come to rely on the voice as the single outlet of the soul.
turned
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From this reading But with the end of the conversation, when the voice stops and the bright face of the listener is turned away, solitude falls again on the bruised heart.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
vivacious
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From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
voice
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From this reading More and more as we grow old—and yet more and more as we grow old and are women, frozen by the fear of age—we come to rely on the voice as the single outlet of the soul.
wall-paper
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From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading More and more as we grow old—and yet more and more as we grow old and are women, frozen by the fear of age—we come to rely on the voice as the single outlet of the soul.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But with the end of the conversation, when the voice stops and the bright face of the listener is turned away, solitude falls again on the bruised heart.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
women
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From this reading More and more as we grow old—and yet more and more as we grow old and are women, frozen by the fear of age—we come to rely on the voice as the single outlet of the soul.
years
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From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading More and more as we grow old—and yet more and more as we grow old and are women, frozen by the fear of age—we come to rely on the voice as the single outlet of the soul.
young
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From this reading Only thus, in the curtailment of our means, can we relieve the straitened cry of the passion within us; only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shyness of advancing years, can we maintain relations with those vivacious figures of the young that still show before us and tend daily to become no more than the moving wall-paper of life.
