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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 It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
advantage
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From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
Amalfi
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From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
away
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From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If he had never been told her mother's history, he would have stayed and would have tried to make her love him.
belongings
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From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
Brook
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From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
Clare's
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From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
consulting
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From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading If she had loved him, he would have stayed in spite of every opposition.
father
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From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
go
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From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
gone
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From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
hastily
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From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If she had loved him, he would have stayed in spite of every opposition.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If he had never been told her mother's history, he would have stayed and would have tried to make her love him.
hesitate
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From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
history
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From this reading If he had never been told her mother's history, he would have stayed and would have tried to make her love him.
hours
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From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she had loved him, he would have stayed in spite of every opposition.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If she had loved him, he would have stayed in spite of every opposition.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
Johnstone
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From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
leave
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From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
love
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From this reading If he had never been told her mother's history, he would have stayed and would have tried to make her love him.
loved
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From this reading If she had loved him, he would have stayed in spite of every opposition.
made
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From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he had never been told her mother's history, he would have stayed and would have tried to make her love him.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
moment's
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From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
mother's
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From this reading If he had never been told her mother's history, he would have stayed and would have tried to make her love him.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he had never been told her mother's history, he would have stayed and would have tried to make her love him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
notice
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From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
once
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From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
only
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From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
opposition
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From this reading If she had loved him, he would have stayed in spite of every opposition.
packing
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From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
places
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From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
railway
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From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
refusal
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From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
room
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From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If she had loved him, he would have stayed in spite of every opposition.
special
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From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
spite
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From this reading If she had loved him, he would have stayed in spite of every opposition.
stayed
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From this reading If she had loved him, he would have stayed in spite of every opposition.
tedious
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From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
there
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From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
train
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From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
tried
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From this reading If he had never been told her mother's history, he would have stayed and would have tried to make her love him.
up
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From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
waiting
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From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If she had loved him, he would have stayed in spite of every opposition.
