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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 Van Berg had scarcely ever known a day to pass more slowly and heavily than Monday.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading His conclusion was: "She finds, after thinking it all over, that she has far more to forgive than she thought, and my presence reminds her of everything she would be glad to forget."
all
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From this reading His conclusion was: "She finds, after thinking it all over, that she has far more to forgive than she thought, and my presence reminds her of everything she would be glad to forget."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Van Berg had scarcely ever known a day to pass more slowly and heavily than Monday.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had taken pains to be present at Ida's departure with her father, and it had depressed him unaccountably that she had been so quiet as to seem even a little cold in her farewell.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had taken pains to be present at Ida's departure with her father, and it had depressed him unaccountably that she had been so quiet as to seem even a little cold in her farewell.
avoided
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From this reading He did not know that the poor girl dared not smile or speak lest she should be too friendly, and that she avoided him with the instinct of self-preservation.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had taken pains to be present at Ida's departure with her father, and it had depressed him unaccountably that she had been so quiet as to seem even a little cold in her farewell.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had taken pains to be present at Ida's departure with her father, and it had depressed him unaccountably that she had been so quiet as to seem even a little cold in her farewell.
Berg
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From this reading Van Berg had scarcely ever known a day to pass more slowly and heavily than Monday.
catch
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From this reading She would not look towards him, nor could he catch her eye or obtain one friendly expression.
cold
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From this reading He had taken pains to be present at Ida's departure with her father, and it had depressed him unaccountably that she had been so quiet as to seem even a little cold in her farewell.
conclusion
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From this reading His conclusion was: "She finds, after thinking it all over, that she has far more to forgive than she thought, and my presence reminds her of everything she would be glad to forget."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She would not look towards him, nor could he catch her eye or obtain one friendly expression.
dared
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From this reading He did not know that the poor girl dared not smile or speak lest she should be too friendly, and that she avoided him with the instinct of self-preservation.
day
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From this reading Van Berg had scarcely ever known a day to pass more slowly and heavily than Monday.
departure
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From this reading He had taken pains to be present at Ida's departure with her father, and it had depressed him unaccountably that she had been so quiet as to seem even a little cold in her farewell.
depressed
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From this reading He had taken pains to be present at Ida's departure with her father, and it had depressed him unaccountably that she had been so quiet as to seem even a little cold in her farewell.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not know that the poor girl dared not smile or speak lest she should be too friendly, and that she avoided him with the instinct of self-preservation.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had taken pains to be present at Ida's departure with her father, and it had depressed him unaccountably that she had been so quiet as to seem even a little cold in her farewell.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Van Berg had scarcely ever known a day to pass more slowly and heavily than Monday.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading His conclusion was: "She finds, after thinking it all over, that she has far more to forgive than she thought, and my presence reminds her of everything she would be glad to forget."
expression
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From this reading She would not look towards him, nor could he catch her eye or obtain one friendly expression.
eye
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From this reading She would not look towards him, nor could he catch her eye or obtain one friendly expression.
far
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From this reading His conclusion was: "She finds, after thinking it all over, that she has far more to forgive than she thought, and my presence reminds her of everything she would be glad to forget."
farewell
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From this reading He had taken pains to be present at Ida's departure with her father, and it had depressed him unaccountably that she had been so quiet as to seem even a little cold in her farewell.
father
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From this reading He had taken pains to be present at Ida's departure with her father, and it had depressed him unaccountably that she had been so quiet as to seem even a little cold in her farewell.
finds
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From this reading His conclusion was: "She finds, after thinking it all over, that she has far more to forgive than she thought, and my presence reminds her of everything she would be glad to forget."
forget
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From this reading His conclusion was: "She finds, after thinking it all over, that she has far more to forgive than she thought, and my presence reminds her of everything she would be glad to forget."
forgive
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From this reading His conclusion was: "She finds, after thinking it all over, that she has far more to forgive than she thought, and my presence reminds her of everything she would be glad to forget."
friendly
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From this reading She would not look towards him, nor could he catch her eye or obtain one friendly expression.
girl
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From this reading He did not know that the poor girl dared not smile or speak lest she should be too friendly, and that she avoided him with the instinct of self-preservation.
glad
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From this reading His conclusion was: "She finds, after thinking it all over, that she has far more to forgive than she thought, and my presence reminds her of everything she would be glad to forget."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Van Berg had scarcely ever known a day to pass more slowly and heavily than Monday.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His conclusion was: "She finds, after thinking it all over, that she has far more to forgive than she thought, and my presence reminds her of everything she would be glad to forget."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had taken pains to be present at Ida's departure with her father, and it had depressed him unaccountably that she had been so quiet as to seem even a little cold in her farewell.
heavily
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From this reading Van Berg had scarcely ever known a day to pass more slowly and heavily than Monday.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had taken pains to be present at Ida's departure with her father, and it had depressed him unaccountably that she had been so quiet as to seem even a little cold in her farewell.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had taken pains to be present at Ida's departure with her father, and it had depressed him unaccountably that she had been so quiet as to seem even a little cold in her farewell.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His conclusion was: "She finds, after thinking it all over, that she has far more to forgive than she thought, and my presence reminds her of everything she would be glad to forget."
Ida's
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From this reading He had taken pains to be present at Ida's departure with her father, and it had depressed him unaccountably that she had been so quiet as to seem even a little cold in her farewell.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had taken pains to be present at Ida's departure with her father, and it had depressed him unaccountably that she had been so quiet as to seem even a little cold in her farewell.
instinct
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From this reading He did not know that the poor girl dared not smile or speak lest she should be too friendly, and that she avoided him with the instinct of self-preservation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had taken pains to be present at Ida's departure with her father, and it had depressed him unaccountably that she had been so quiet as to seem even a little cold in her farewell.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not know that the poor girl dared not smile or speak lest she should be too friendly, and that she avoided him with the instinct of self-preservation.
known
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From this reading Van Berg had scarcely ever known a day to pass more slowly and heavily than Monday.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading He did not know that the poor girl dared not smile or speak lest she should be too friendly, and that she avoided him with the instinct of self-preservation.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had taken pains to be present at Ida's departure with her father, and it had depressed him unaccountably that she had been so quiet as to seem even a little cold in her farewell.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would not look towards him, nor could he catch her eye or obtain one friendly expression.
Monday
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From this reading Van Berg had scarcely ever known a day to pass more slowly and heavily than Monday.
more
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From this reading Van Berg had scarcely ever known a day to pass more slowly and heavily than Monday.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading His conclusion was: "She finds, after thinking it all over, that she has far more to forgive than she thought, and my presence reminds her of everything she would be glad to forget."
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She would not look towards him, nor could he catch her eye or obtain one friendly expression.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She would not look towards him, nor could he catch her eye or obtain one friendly expression.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading She would not look towards him, nor could he catch her eye or obtain one friendly expression.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He did not know that the poor girl dared not smile or speak lest she should be too friendly, and that she avoided him with the instinct of self-preservation.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She would not look towards him, nor could he catch her eye or obtain one friendly expression.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She would not look towards him, nor could he catch her eye or obtain one friendly expression.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His conclusion was: "She finds, after thinking it all over, that she has far more to forgive than she thought, and my presence reminds her of everything she would be glad to forget."
pains
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From this reading He had taken pains to be present at Ida's departure with her father, and it had depressed him unaccountably that she had been so quiet as to seem even a little cold in her farewell.
pass
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From this reading Van Berg had scarcely ever known a day to pass more slowly and heavily than Monday.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not know that the poor girl dared not smile or speak lest she should be too friendly, and that she avoided him with the instinct of self-preservation.
presence
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From this reading His conclusion was: "She finds, after thinking it all over, that she has far more to forgive than she thought, and my presence reminds her of everything she would be glad to forget."
present
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From this reading He had taken pains to be present at Ida's departure with her father, and it had depressed him unaccountably that she had been so quiet as to seem even a little cold in her farewell.
quiet
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From this reading He had taken pains to be present at Ida's departure with her father, and it had depressed him unaccountably that she had been so quiet as to seem even a little cold in her farewell.
reminds
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From this reading His conclusion was: "She finds, after thinking it all over, that she has far more to forgive than she thought, and my presence reminds her of everything she would be glad to forget."
scarcely
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From this reading Van Berg had scarcely ever known a day to pass more slowly and heavily than Monday.
seem
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From this reading He had taken pains to be present at Ida's departure with her father, and it had depressed him unaccountably that she had been so quiet as to seem even a little cold in her farewell.
self-preservation
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From this reading He did not know that the poor girl dared not smile or speak lest she should be too friendly, and that she avoided him with the instinct of self-preservation.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had taken pains to be present at Ida's departure with her father, and it had depressed him unaccountably that she had been so quiet as to seem even a little cold in her farewell.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He did not know that the poor girl dared not smile or speak lest she should be too friendly, and that she avoided him with the instinct of self-preservation.
slowly
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From this reading Van Berg had scarcely ever known a day to pass more slowly and heavily than Monday.
smile
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From this reading He did not know that the poor girl dared not smile or speak lest she should be too friendly, and that she avoided him with the instinct of self-preservation.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had taken pains to be present at Ida's departure with her father, and it had depressed him unaccountably that she had been so quiet as to seem even a little cold in her farewell.
speak
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From this reading He did not know that the poor girl dared not smile or speak lest she should be too friendly, and that she avoided him with the instinct of self-preservation.
taken
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From this reading He had taken pains to be present at Ida's departure with her father, and it had depressed him unaccountably that she had been so quiet as to seem even a little cold in her farewell.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Van Berg had scarcely ever known a day to pass more slowly and heavily than Monday.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had taken pains to be present at Ida's departure with her father, and it had depressed him unaccountably that she had been so quiet as to seem even a little cold in her farewell.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He did not know that the poor girl dared not smile or speak lest she should be too friendly, and that she avoided him with the instinct of self-preservation.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His conclusion was: "She finds, after thinking it all over, that she has far more to forgive than she thought, and my presence reminds her of everything she would be glad to forget."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His conclusion was: "She finds, after thinking it all over, that she has far more to forgive than she thought, and my presence reminds her of everything she would be glad to forget."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Van Berg had scarcely ever known a day to pass more slowly and heavily than Monday.
too
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From this reading He did not know that the poor girl dared not smile or speak lest she should be too friendly, and that she avoided him with the instinct of self-preservation.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading She would not look towards him, nor could he catch her eye or obtain one friendly expression.
unaccountably
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From this reading He had taken pains to be present at Ida's departure with her father, and it had depressed him unaccountably that she had been so quiet as to seem even a little cold in her farewell.
Van
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From this reading Van Berg had scarcely ever known a day to pass more slowly and heavily than Monday.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His conclusion was: "She finds, after thinking it all over, that she has far more to forgive than she thought, and my presence reminds her of everything she would be glad to forget."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had taken pains to be present at Ida's departure with her father, and it had depressed him unaccountably that she had been so quiet as to seem even a little cold in her farewell.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would not look towards him, nor could he catch her eye or obtain one friendly expression.
