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accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Vermont listened and sympathised, and stabbed afresh, with his artful accounts of Lady Constance's anger at the fancied slight.
afresh
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From this reading Vermont listened and sympathised, and stabbed afresh, with his artful accounts of Lady Constance's anger at the fancied slight.
almost
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From this reading The thought that he had spent the day in idle dalliance, when he might have been with the woman he truly loved--might have basked in the warmth of her presence, even though she would never be his, drove him almost to madness.
AlreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already tired with the events of the day, and the struggle in the water, this proved an overwhelming blow.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Already tired with the events of the day, and the struggle in the water, this proved an overwhelming blow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Already tired with the events of the day, and the struggle in the water, this proved an overwhelming blow.
anger
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From this reading Vermont listened and sympathised, and stabbed afresh, with his artful accounts of Lady Constance's anger at the fancied slight.
artful
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From this reading Vermont listened and sympathised, and stabbed afresh, with his artful accounts of Lady Constance's anger at the fancied slight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jasper Vermont, who had followed him back to town by the first train obtainable, called in at Jermyn Court, and found him pacing up and down the room, more troubled and unhappy than he had ever been in the whole course of his pampered, shielded life.
back
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From this reading Jasper Vermont, who had followed him back to town by the first train obtainable, called in at Jermyn Court, and found him pacing up and down the room, more troubled and unhappy than he had ever been in the whole course of his pampered, shielded life.
basked
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From this reading The thought that he had spent the day in idle dalliance, when he might have been with the woman he truly loved--might have basked in the warmth of her presence, even though she would never be his, drove him almost to madness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The thought that he had spent the day in idle dalliance, when he might have been with the woman he truly loved--might have basked in the warmth of her presence, even though she would never be his, drove him almost to madness.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The thought that he had spent the day in idle dalliance, when he might have been with the woman he truly loved--might have basked in the warmth of her presence, even though she would never be his, drove him almost to madness.
blow
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From this reading Already tired with the events of the day, and the struggle in the water, this proved an overwhelming blow.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Jasper Vermont, who had followed him back to town by the first train obtainable, called in at Jermyn Court, and found him pacing up and down the room, more troubled and unhappy than he had ever been in the whole course of his pampered, shielded life.
called
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From this reading Jasper Vermont, who had followed him back to town by the first train obtainable, called in at Jermyn Court, and found him pacing up and down the room, more troubled and unhappy than he had ever been in the whole course of his pampered, shielded life.
chambers
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From this reading On the night of that fateful trip, when Leroy returned to his chambers, he found Lady Constance's letter.
Constance's
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From this reading On the night of that fateful trip, when Leroy returned to his chambers, he found Lady Constance's letter.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jasper Vermont, who had followed him back to town by the first train obtainable, called in at Jermyn Court, and found him pacing up and down the room, more troubled and unhappy than he had ever been in the whole course of his pampered, shielded life.
Court
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From this reading Jasper Vermont, who had followed him back to town by the first train obtainable, called in at Jermyn Court, and found him pacing up and down the room, more troubled and unhappy than he had ever been in the whole course of his pampered, shielded life.
dalliance
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From this reading The thought that he had spent the day in idle dalliance, when he might have been with the woman he truly loved--might have basked in the warmth of her presence, even though she would never be his, drove him almost to madness.
day
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From this reading Already tired with the events of the day, and the struggle in the water, this proved an overwhelming blow.
down
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From this reading Jasper Vermont, who had followed him back to town by the first train obtainable, called in at Jermyn Court, and found him pacing up and down the room, more troubled and unhappy than he had ever been in the whole course of his pampered, shielded life.
drove
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From this reading The thought that he had spent the day in idle dalliance, when he might have been with the woman he truly loved--might have basked in the warmth of her presence, even though she would never be his, drove him almost to madness.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought that he had spent the day in idle dalliance, when he might have been with the woman he truly loved--might have basked in the warmth of her presence, even though she would never be his, drove him almost to madness.
events
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From this reading Already tired with the events of the day, and the struggle in the water, this proved an overwhelming blow.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jasper Vermont, who had followed him back to town by the first train obtainable, called in at Jermyn Court, and found him pacing up and down the room, more troubled and unhappy than he had ever been in the whole course of his pampered, shielded life.
fancied
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From this reading Vermont listened and sympathised, and stabbed afresh, with his artful accounts of Lady Constance's anger at the fancied slight.
fateful
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From this reading On the night of that fateful trip, when Leroy returned to his chambers, he found Lady Constance's letter.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jasper Vermont, who had followed him back to town by the first train obtainable, called in at Jermyn Court, and found him pacing up and down the room, more troubled and unhappy than he had ever been in the whole course of his pampered, shielded life.
followed
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From this reading Jasper Vermont, who had followed him back to town by the first train obtainable, called in at Jermyn Court, and found him pacing up and down the room, more troubled and unhappy than he had ever been in the whole course of his pampered, shielded life.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the night of that fateful trip, when Leroy returned to his chambers, he found Lady Constance's letter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The thought that he had spent the day in idle dalliance, when he might have been with the woman he truly loved--might have basked in the warmth of her presence, even though she would never be his, drove him almost to madness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The thought that he had spent the day in idle dalliance, when he might have been with the woman he truly loved--might have basked in the warmth of her presence, even though she would never be his, drove him almost to madness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the night of that fateful trip, when Leroy returned to his chambers, he found Lady Constance's letter.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The thought that he had spent the day in idle dalliance, when he might have been with the woman he truly loved--might have basked in the warmth of her presence, even though she would never be his, drove him almost to madness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The thought that he had spent the day in idle dalliance, when he might have been with the woman he truly loved--might have basked in the warmth of her presence, even though she would never be his, drove him almost to madness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the night of that fateful trip, when Leroy returned to his chambers, he found Lady Constance's letter.
idle
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From this reading The thought that he had spent the day in idle dalliance, when he might have been with the woman he truly loved--might have basked in the warmth of her presence, even though she would never be his, drove him almost to madness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Already tired with the events of the day, and the struggle in the water, this proved an overwhelming blow.
Jasper
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From this reading Jasper Vermont, who had followed him back to town by the first train obtainable, called in at Jermyn Court, and found him pacing up and down the room, more troubled and unhappy than he had ever been in the whole course of his pampered, shielded life.
Jermyn
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From this reading Jasper Vermont, who had followed him back to town by the first train obtainable, called in at Jermyn Court, and found him pacing up and down the room, more troubled and unhappy than he had ever been in the whole course of his pampered, shielded life.
Lady
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From this reading On the night of that fateful trip, when Leroy returned to his chambers, he found Lady Constance's letter.
Leroy
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From this reading On the night of that fateful trip, when Leroy returned to his chambers, he found Lady Constance's letter.
letter
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From this reading On the night of that fateful trip, when Leroy returned to his chambers, he found Lady Constance's letter.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jasper Vermont, who had followed him back to town by the first train obtainable, called in at Jermyn Court, and found him pacing up and down the room, more troubled and unhappy than he had ever been in the whole course of his pampered, shielded life.
listened
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From this reading Vermont listened and sympathised, and stabbed afresh, with his artful accounts of Lady Constance's anger at the fancied slight.
loved
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From this reading The thought that he had spent the day in idle dalliance, when he might have been with the woman he truly loved--might have basked in the warmth of her presence, even though she would never be his, drove him almost to madness.
madness
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From this reading The thought that he had spent the day in idle dalliance, when he might have been with the woman he truly loved--might have basked in the warmth of her presence, even though she would never be his, drove him almost to madness.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The thought that he had spent the day in idle dalliance, when he might have been with the woman he truly loved--might have basked in the warmth of her presence, even though she would never be his, drove him almost to madness.
more
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From this reading Jasper Vermont, who had followed him back to town by the first train obtainable, called in at Jermyn Court, and found him pacing up and down the room, more troubled and unhappy than he had ever been in the whole course of his pampered, shielded life.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought that he had spent the day in idle dalliance, when he might have been with the woman he truly loved--might have basked in the warmth of her presence, even though she would never be his, drove him almost to madness.
night
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From this reading On the night of that fateful trip, when Leroy returned to his chambers, he found Lady Constance's letter.
obtainable
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From this reading Jasper Vermont, who had followed him back to town by the first train obtainable, called in at Jermyn Court, and found him pacing up and down the room, more troubled and unhappy than he had ever been in the whole course of his pampered, shielded life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the night of that fateful trip, when Leroy returned to his chambers, he found Lady Constance's letter.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the night of that fateful trip, when Leroy returned to his chambers, he found Lady Constance's letter.
overwhelming
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From this reading Already tired with the events of the day, and the struggle in the water, this proved an overwhelming blow.
pacing
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From this reading Jasper Vermont, who had followed him back to town by the first train obtainable, called in at Jermyn Court, and found him pacing up and down the room, more troubled and unhappy than he had ever been in the whole course of his pampered, shielded life.
pampered
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From this reading Jasper Vermont, who had followed him back to town by the first train obtainable, called in at Jermyn Court, and found him pacing up and down the room, more troubled and unhappy than he had ever been in the whole course of his pampered, shielded life.
presence
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From this reading The thought that he had spent the day in idle dalliance, when he might have been with the woman he truly loved--might have basked in the warmth of her presence, even though she would never be his, drove him almost to madness.
proved
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From this reading Already tired with the events of the day, and the struggle in the water, this proved an overwhelming blow.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the night of that fateful trip, when Leroy returned to his chambers, he found Lady Constance's letter.
room
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From this reading Jasper Vermont, who had followed him back to town by the first train obtainable, called in at Jermyn Court, and found him pacing up and down the room, more troubled and unhappy than he had ever been in the whole course of his pampered, shielded life.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The thought that he had spent the day in idle dalliance, when he might have been with the woman he truly loved--might have basked in the warmth of her presence, even though she would never be his, drove him almost to madness.
shielded
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From this reading Jasper Vermont, who had followed him back to town by the first train obtainable, called in at Jermyn Court, and found him pacing up and down the room, more troubled and unhappy than he had ever been in the whole course of his pampered, shielded life.
slight
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From this reading Vermont listened and sympathised, and stabbed afresh, with his artful accounts of Lady Constance's anger at the fancied slight.
spent
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From this reading The thought that he had spent the day in idle dalliance, when he might have been with the woman he truly loved--might have basked in the warmth of her presence, even though she would never be his, drove him almost to madness.
stabbed
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From this reading Vermont listened and sympathised, and stabbed afresh, with his artful accounts of Lady Constance's anger at the fancied slight.
struggle
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From this reading Already tired with the events of the day, and the struggle in the water, this proved an overwhelming blow.
sympathised
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From this reading Vermont listened and sympathised, and stabbed afresh, with his artful accounts of Lady Constance's anger at the fancied slight.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Jasper Vermont, who had followed him back to town by the first train obtainable, called in at Jermyn Court, and found him pacing up and down the room, more troubled and unhappy than he had ever been in the whole course of his pampered, shielded life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the night of that fateful trip, when Leroy returned to his chambers, he found Lady Constance's letter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the night of that fateful trip, when Leroy returned to his chambers, he found Lady Constance's letter.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Already tired with the events of the day, and the struggle in the water, this proved an overwhelming blow.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The thought that he had spent the day in idle dalliance, when he might have been with the woman he truly loved--might have basked in the warmth of her presence, even though she would never be his, drove him almost to madness.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought that he had spent the day in idle dalliance, when he might have been with the woman he truly loved--might have basked in the warmth of her presence, even though she would never be his, drove him almost to madness.
tired
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From this reading Already tired with the events of the day, and the struggle in the water, this proved an overwhelming blow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the night of that fateful trip, when Leroy returned to his chambers, he found Lady Constance's letter.
town
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From this reading Jasper Vermont, who had followed him back to town by the first train obtainable, called in at Jermyn Court, and found him pacing up and down the room, more troubled and unhappy than he had ever been in the whole course of his pampered, shielded life.
train
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From this reading Jasper Vermont, who had followed him back to town by the first train obtainable, called in at Jermyn Court, and found him pacing up and down the room, more troubled and unhappy than he had ever been in the whole course of his pampered, shielded life.
trip
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From this reading On the night of that fateful trip, when Leroy returned to his chambers, he found Lady Constance's letter.
troubled
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From this reading Jasper Vermont, who had followed him back to town by the first train obtainable, called in at Jermyn Court, and found him pacing up and down the room, more troubled and unhappy than he had ever been in the whole course of his pampered, shielded life.
truly
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From this reading The thought that he had spent the day in idle dalliance, when he might have been with the woman he truly loved--might have basked in the warmth of her presence, even though she would never be his, drove him almost to madness.
unhappy
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From this reading Jasper Vermont, who had followed him back to town by the first train obtainable, called in at Jermyn Court, and found him pacing up and down the room, more troubled and unhappy than he had ever been in the whole course of his pampered, shielded life.
up
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From this reading Jasper Vermont, who had followed him back to town by the first train obtainable, called in at Jermyn Court, and found him pacing up and down the room, more troubled and unhappy than he had ever been in the whole course of his pampered, shielded life.
Vermont
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From this reading Jasper Vermont, who had followed him back to town by the first train obtainable, called in at Jermyn Court, and found him pacing up and down the room, more troubled and unhappy than he had ever been in the whole course of his pampered, shielded life.
warmth
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From this reading The thought that he had spent the day in idle dalliance, when he might have been with the woman he truly loved--might have basked in the warmth of her presence, even though she would never be his, drove him almost to madness.
water
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From this reading Already tired with the events of the day, and the struggle in the water, this proved an overwhelming blow.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On the night of that fateful trip, when Leroy returned to his chambers, he found Lady Constance's letter.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Jasper Vermont, who had followed him back to town by the first train obtainable, called in at Jermyn Court, and found him pacing up and down the room, more troubled and unhappy than he had ever been in the whole course of his pampered, shielded life.
whole
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From this reading Jasper Vermont, who had followed him back to town by the first train obtainable, called in at Jermyn Court, and found him pacing up and down the room, more troubled and unhappy than he had ever been in the whole course of his pampered, shielded life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Already tired with the events of the day, and the struggle in the water, this proved an overwhelming blow.
woman
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From this reading The thought that he had spent the day in idle dalliance, when he might have been with the woman he truly loved--might have basked in the warmth of her presence, even though she would never be his, drove him almost to madness.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The thought that he had spent the day in idle dalliance, when he might have been with the woman he truly loved--might have basked in the warmth of her presence, even though she would never be his, drove him almost to madness.
