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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 She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the encounter seemed--and was--the most natural thing in the world.
apparent
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From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
ask
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From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
back
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From this reading For that designation of Reginald Farwell's had come back to her.
bank
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From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
Chiltern
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From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For that designation of Reginald Farwell's had come back to her.
coming
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From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
conversation
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From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
deposited
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From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
designation
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From this reading For that designation of Reginald Farwell's had come back to her.
DespiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
encounter
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From this reading And the encounter seemed--and was--the most natural thing in the world.
face
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From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
fact
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From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
Farwell's
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From this reading For that designation of Reginald Farwell's had come back to her.
final
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From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
fitting
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From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For that designation of Reginald Farwell's had come back to her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
given
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From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
Hugh
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From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
imagination
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From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
land
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From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
legacy
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From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
literature
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From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
met
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From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
most
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From this reading And the encounter seemed--and was--the most natural thing in the world.
Mrs
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From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
natural
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From this reading And the encounter seemed--and was--the most natural thing in the world.
needful
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From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
pictured
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From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
Reginald
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From this reading For that designation of Reginald Farwell's had come back to her.
resolution
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From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
returning
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From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the encounter seemed--and was--the most natural thing in the world.
set
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From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
Shorter
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From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
stop
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From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
Street
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From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
subject
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From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
Thames
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From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the encounter seemed--and was--the most natural thing in the world.
tillage
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From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
touch
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From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
Viking
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From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
Vineland
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From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
why
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From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
world
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From this reading And the encounter seemed--and was--the most natural thing in the world.
