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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 The way in which she had received his story had lifted a weight off his mind.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the episode in the wayside cottage on that showery morning of May Anstice made no further attempt to avoid Iris Wayne.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rather she had shown him only the sweetest, kindest pity; and it seemed to him that on the occasion of their next meeting she had greeted him with a new warmth in her manner which was surely intended to convey to him the fact that she had appreciated the confidence he had bestowed upon her.
Anstice
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From this reading After the episode in the wayside cottage on that showery morning of May Anstice made no further attempt to avoid Iris Wayne.
appreciated
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From this reading Rather she had shown him only the sweetest, kindest pity; and it seemed to him that on the occasion of their next meeting she had greeted him with a new warmth in her manner which was surely intended to convey to him the fact that she had appreciated the confidence he had bestowed upon her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had not shrunk from him, as in his morbid distrust he had fancied possible.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Besides--like the rest of us Anstice was a sophist at heart--the kindness with which Sir Richard Wayne had consistently treated him was surely deserving of gratitude at least.
attempt
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From this reading After the episode in the wayside cottage on that showery morning of May Anstice made no further attempt to avoid Iris Wayne.
avoid
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From this reading After the episode in the wayside cottage on that showery morning of May Anstice made no further attempt to avoid Iris Wayne.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides--like the rest of us Anstice was a sophist at heart--the kindness with which Sir Richard Wayne had consistently treated him was surely deserving of gratitude at least.
bestowed
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From this reading Rather she had shown him only the sweetest, kindest pity; and it seemed to him that on the occasion of their next meeting she had greeted him with a new warmth in her manner which was surely intended to convey to him the fact that she had appreciated the confidence he had bestowed upon her.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Rather she had shown him only the sweetest, kindest pity; and it seemed to him that on the occasion of their next meeting she had greeted him with a new warmth in her manner which was surely intended to convey to him the fact that she had appreciated the confidence he had bestowed upon her.
consistently
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From this reading Besides--like the rest of us Anstice was a sophist at heart--the kindness with which Sir Richard Wayne had consistently treated him was surely deserving of gratitude at least.
convey
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From this reading Rather she had shown him only the sweetest, kindest pity; and it seemed to him that on the occasion of their next meeting she had greeted him with a new warmth in her manner which was surely intended to convey to him the fact that she had appreciated the confidence he had bestowed upon her.
cottage
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From this reading After the episode in the wayside cottage on that showery morning of May Anstice made no further attempt to avoid Iris Wayne.
deserving
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From this reading Besides--like the rest of us Anstice was a sophist at heart--the kindness with which Sir Richard Wayne had consistently treated him was surely deserving of gratitude at least.
distrust
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From this reading She had not shrunk from him, as in his morbid distrust he had fancied possible.
episode
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From this reading After the episode in the wayside cottage on that showery morning of May Anstice made no further attempt to avoid Iris Wayne.
fact
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From this reading Rather she had shown him only the sweetest, kindest pity; and it seemed to him that on the occasion of their next meeting she had greeted him with a new warmth in her manner which was surely intended to convey to him the fact that she had appreciated the confidence he had bestowed upon her.
fancied
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From this reading She had not shrunk from him, as in his morbid distrust he had fancied possible.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had not shrunk from him, as in his morbid distrust he had fancied possible.
further
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From this reading After the episode in the wayside cottage on that showery morning of May Anstice made no further attempt to avoid Iris Wayne.
gratitude
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From this reading Besides--like the rest of us Anstice was a sophist at heart--the kindness with which Sir Richard Wayne had consistently treated him was surely deserving of gratitude at least.
greeted
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From this reading Rather she had shown him only the sweetest, kindest pity; and it seemed to him that on the occasion of their next meeting she had greeted him with a new warmth in her manner which was surely intended to convey to him the fact that she had appreciated the confidence he had bestowed upon her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The way in which she had received his story had lifted a weight off his mind.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had not shrunk from him, as in his morbid distrust he had fancied possible.
heart
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From this reading Besides--like the rest of us Anstice was a sophist at heart--the kindness with which Sir Richard Wayne had consistently treated him was surely deserving of gratitude at least.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rather she had shown him only the sweetest, kindest pity; and it seemed to him that on the occasion of their next meeting she had greeted him with a new warmth in her manner which was surely intended to convey to him the fact that she had appreciated the confidence he had bestowed upon her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had not shrunk from him, as in his morbid distrust he had fancied possible.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The way in which she had received his story had lifted a weight off his mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After the episode in the wayside cottage on that showery morning of May Anstice made no further attempt to avoid Iris Wayne.
intended
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From this reading Rather she had shown him only the sweetest, kindest pity; and it seemed to him that on the occasion of their next meeting she had greeted him with a new warmth in her manner which was surely intended to convey to him the fact that she had appreciated the confidence he had bestowed upon her.
Iris
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From this reading After the episode in the wayside cottage on that showery morning of May Anstice made no further attempt to avoid Iris Wayne.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Rather she had shown him only the sweetest, kindest pity; and it seemed to him that on the occasion of their next meeting she had greeted him with a new warmth in her manner which was surely intended to convey to him the fact that she had appreciated the confidence he had bestowed upon her.
kindest
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From this reading Rather she had shown him only the sweetest, kindest pity; and it seemed to him that on the occasion of their next meeting she had greeted him with a new warmth in her manner which was surely intended to convey to him the fact that she had appreciated the confidence he had bestowed upon her.
kindness
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From this reading Besides--like the rest of us Anstice was a sophist at heart--the kindness with which Sir Richard Wayne had consistently treated him was surely deserving of gratitude at least.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides--like the rest of us Anstice was a sophist at heart--the kindness with which Sir Richard Wayne had consistently treated him was surely deserving of gratitude at least.
lifted
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From this reading The way in which she had received his story had lifted a weight off his mind.
like
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From this reading Besides--like the rest of us Anstice was a sophist at heart--the kindness with which Sir Richard Wayne had consistently treated him was surely deserving of gratitude at least.
made
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From this reading After the episode in the wayside cottage on that showery morning of May Anstice made no further attempt to avoid Iris Wayne.
manner
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From this reading Rather she had shown him only the sweetest, kindest pity; and it seemed to him that on the occasion of their next meeting she had greeted him with a new warmth in her manner which was surely intended to convey to him the fact that she had appreciated the confidence he had bestowed upon her.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading After the episode in the wayside cottage on that showery morning of May Anstice made no further attempt to avoid Iris Wayne.
meeting
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From this reading Rather she had shown him only the sweetest, kindest pity; and it seemed to him that on the occasion of their next meeting she had greeted him with a new warmth in her manner which was surely intended to convey to him the fact that she had appreciated the confidence he had bestowed upon her.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The way in which she had received his story had lifted a weight off his mind.
morbid
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From this reading She had not shrunk from him, as in his morbid distrust he had fancied possible.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the episode in the wayside cottage on that showery morning of May Anstice made no further attempt to avoid Iris Wayne.
new
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From this reading Rather she had shown him only the sweetest, kindest pity; and it seemed to him that on the occasion of their next meeting she had greeted him with a new warmth in her manner which was surely intended to convey to him the fact that she had appreciated the confidence he had bestowed upon her.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rather she had shown him only the sweetest, kindest pity; and it seemed to him that on the occasion of their next meeting she had greeted him with a new warmth in her manner which was surely intended to convey to him the fact that she had appreciated the confidence he had bestowed upon her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading After the episode in the wayside cottage on that showery morning of May Anstice made no further attempt to avoid Iris Wayne.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not shrunk from him, as in his morbid distrust he had fancied possible.
occasion
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From this reading Rather she had shown him only the sweetest, kindest pity; and it seemed to him that on the occasion of their next meeting she had greeted him with a new warmth in her manner which was surely intended to convey to him the fact that she had appreciated the confidence he had bestowed upon her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After the episode in the wayside cottage on that showery morning of May Anstice made no further attempt to avoid Iris Wayne.
off
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From this reading The way in which she had received his story had lifted a weight off his mind.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After the episode in the wayside cottage on that showery morning of May Anstice made no further attempt to avoid Iris Wayne.
only
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From this reading Rather she had shown him only the sweetest, kindest pity; and it seemed to him that on the occasion of their next meeting she had greeted him with a new warmth in her manner which was surely intended to convey to him the fact that she had appreciated the confidence he had bestowed upon her.
pity
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From this reading Rather she had shown him only the sweetest, kindest pity; and it seemed to him that on the occasion of their next meeting she had greeted him with a new warmth in her manner which was surely intended to convey to him the fact that she had appreciated the confidence he had bestowed upon her.
possible
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From this reading She had not shrunk from him, as in his morbid distrust he had fancied possible.
Rather
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From this reading Rather she had shown him only the sweetest, kindest pity; and it seemed to him that on the occasion of their next meeting she had greeted him with a new warmth in her manner which was surely intended to convey to him the fact that she had appreciated the confidence he had bestowed upon her.
received
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From this reading The way in which she had received his story had lifted a weight off his mind.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides--like the rest of us Anstice was a sophist at heart--the kindness with which Sir Richard Wayne had consistently treated him was surely deserving of gratitude at least.
Richard
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From this reading Besides--like the rest of us Anstice was a sophist at heart--the kindness with which Sir Richard Wayne had consistently treated him was surely deserving of gratitude at least.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rather she had shown him only the sweetest, kindest pity; and it seemed to him that on the occasion of their next meeting she had greeted him with a new warmth in her manner which was surely intended to convey to him the fact that she had appreciated the confidence he had bestowed upon her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The way in which she had received his story had lifted a weight off his mind.
showery
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From this reading After the episode in the wayside cottage on that showery morning of May Anstice made no further attempt to avoid Iris Wayne.
shown
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From this reading Rather she had shown him only the sweetest, kindest pity; and it seemed to him that on the occasion of their next meeting she had greeted him with a new warmth in her manner which was surely intended to convey to him the fact that she had appreciated the confidence he had bestowed upon her.
shrunk
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From this reading She had not shrunk from him, as in his morbid distrust he had fancied possible.
Sir
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From this reading Besides--like the rest of us Anstice was a sophist at heart--the kindness with which Sir Richard Wayne had consistently treated him was surely deserving of gratitude at least.
sophist
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From this reading Besides--like the rest of us Anstice was a sophist at heart--the kindness with which Sir Richard Wayne had consistently treated him was surely deserving of gratitude at least.
story
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From this reading The way in which she had received his story had lifted a weight off his mind.
surely
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From this reading Rather she had shown him only the sweetest, kindest pity; and it seemed to him that on the occasion of their next meeting she had greeted him with a new warmth in her manner which was surely intended to convey to him the fact that she had appreciated the confidence he had bestowed upon her.
sweetest
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From this reading Rather she had shown him only the sweetest, kindest pity; and it seemed to him that on the occasion of their next meeting she had greeted him with a new warmth in her manner which was surely intended to convey to him the fact that she had appreciated the confidence he had bestowed upon her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After the episode in the wayside cottage on that showery morning of May Anstice made no further attempt to avoid Iris Wayne.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After the episode in the wayside cottage on that showery morning of May Anstice made no further attempt to avoid Iris Wayne.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Rather she had shown him only the sweetest, kindest pity; and it seemed to him that on the occasion of their next meeting she had greeted him with a new warmth in her manner which was surely intended to convey to him the fact that she had appreciated the confidence he had bestowed upon her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After the episode in the wayside cottage on that showery morning of May Anstice made no further attempt to avoid Iris Wayne.
treated
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From this reading Besides--like the rest of us Anstice was a sophist at heart--the kindness with which Sir Richard Wayne had consistently treated him was surely deserving of gratitude at least.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Rather she had shown him only the sweetest, kindest pity; and it seemed to him that on the occasion of their next meeting she had greeted him with a new warmth in her manner which was surely intended to convey to him the fact that she had appreciated the confidence he had bestowed upon her.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Besides--like the rest of us Anstice was a sophist at heart--the kindness with which Sir Richard Wayne had consistently treated him was surely deserving of gratitude at least.
warmth
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From this reading Rather she had shown him only the sweetest, kindest pity; and it seemed to him that on the occasion of their next meeting she had greeted him with a new warmth in her manner which was surely intended to convey to him the fact that she had appreciated the confidence he had bestowed upon her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rather she had shown him only the sweetest, kindest pity; and it seemed to him that on the occasion of their next meeting she had greeted him with a new warmth in her manner which was surely intended to convey to him the fact that she had appreciated the confidence he had bestowed upon her.
way
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From this reading The way in which she had received his story had lifted a weight off his mind.
Wayne
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From this reading After the episode in the wayside cottage on that showery morning of May Anstice made no further attempt to avoid Iris Wayne.
wayside
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From this reading After the episode in the wayside cottage on that showery morning of May Anstice made no further attempt to avoid Iris Wayne.
weight
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From this reading The way in which she had received his story had lifted a weight off his mind.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The way in which she had received his story had lifted a weight off his mind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rather she had shown him only the sweetest, kindest pity; and it seemed to him that on the occasion of their next meeting she had greeted him with a new warmth in her manner which was surely intended to convey to him the fact that she had appreciated the confidence he had bestowed upon her.
