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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 All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
All
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From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he must lose no time.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He hung his head as he owned to himself how few of his thoughts had been given to her of late.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He hung his head as he owned to himself how few of his thoughts had been given to her of late.
came
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From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
concerning
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From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
darkness
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From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
few
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From this reading He hung his head as he owned to himself how few of his thoughts had been given to her of late.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First he must go and see his mother.
forgetfulness
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From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
full
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From this reading She was just as usual, more glad to see him than she had words to tell, and full of interest in all that he had to say.
given
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From this reading He hung his head as he owned to himself how few of his thoughts had been given to her of late.
glad
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From this reading She was just as usual, more glad to see him than she had words to tell, and full of interest in all that he had to say.
go
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From this reading First he must go and see his mother.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He hung his head as he owned to himself how few of his thoughts had been given to her of late.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he must lose no time.
head
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From this reading He hung his head as he owned to himself how few of his thoughts had been given to her of late.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He hung his head as he owned to himself how few of his thoughts had been given to her of late.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He hung his head as he owned to himself how few of his thoughts had been given to her of late.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading First he must go and see his mother.
how
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From this reading He hung his head as he owned to himself how few of his thoughts had been given to her of late.
hung
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From this reading He hung his head as he owned to himself how few of his thoughts had been given to her of late.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was just as usual, more glad to see him than she had words to tell, and full of interest in all that he had to say.
interest
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From this reading She was just as usual, more glad to see him than she had words to tell, and full of interest in all that he had to say.
just
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From this reading She was just as usual, more glad to see him than she had words to tell, and full of interest in all that he had to say.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
late
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From this reading He hung his head as he owned to himself how few of his thoughts had been given to her of late.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
lose
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From this reading And he must lose no time.
lovingly
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From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
many
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From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
more
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From this reading She was just as usual, more glad to see him than she had words to tell, and full of interest in all that he had to say.
mother
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From this reading First he must go and see his mother.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And he must lose no time.
night
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From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And he must lose no time.
November
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From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He hung his head as he owned to himself how few of his thoughts had been given to her of late.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
owned
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From this reading He hung his head as he owned to himself how few of his thoughts had been given to her of late.
plan
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From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
proposed
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From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
reproach
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From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
say
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From this reading She was just as usual, more glad to see him than she had words to tell, and full of interest in all that he had to say.
see
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From this reading First he must go and see his mother.
seeming
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From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
surprise
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From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was just as usual, more glad to see him than she had words to tell, and full of interest in all that he had to say.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was just as usual, more glad to see him than she had words to tell, and full of interest in all that he had to say.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was just as usual, more glad to see him than she had words to tell, and full of interest in all that he had to say.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
thoughts
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From this reading He hung his head as he owned to himself how few of his thoughts had been given to her of late.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he must lose no time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He hung his head as he owned to himself how few of his thoughts had been given to her of late.
usual
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From this reading She was just as usual, more glad to see him than she had words to tell, and full of interest in all that he had to say.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was just as usual, more glad to see him than she had words to tell, and full of interest in all that he had to say.
weary
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From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
welcomed
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From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
wet
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From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
word
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From this reading All this while she had had many thoughts concerning him; and when, one night, he came at last, wet and weary, through the darkness of a November night, she welcomed him lovingly, and uttered no word of reproach or even of surprise at his long silence, or at his seeming forgetfulness of the plan which he had himself proposed.
words
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From this reading She was just as usual, more glad to see him than she had words to tell, and full of interest in all that he had to say.
