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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 After Jim Dodge had taken his mother and sister home, he stole off by himself for a solitary walk.
admired
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From this reading He admired her; he was angry with her; he was puzzled by her.
advent
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From this reading The advent of the strange girl, and her unprecedented conduct had caused in him a sort of masculine vertigo over the whole situation.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After Jim Dodge had taken his mother and sister home, he stole off by himself for a solitary walk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After Jim Dodge had taken his mother and sister home, he stole off by himself for a solitary walk.
angry
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From this reading He admired her; he was angry with her; he was puzzled by her.
Brookville
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From this reading Why in the name of common sense was that girl in Brookville, and why should she have done such a thing?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After Jim Dodge had taken his mother and sister home, he stole off by himself for a solitary walk.
caused
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From this reading The advent of the strange girl, and her unprecedented conduct had caused in him a sort of masculine vertigo over the whole situation.
common
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conduct
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From this reading The advent of the strange girl, and her unprecedented conduct had caused in him a sort of masculine vertigo over the whole situation.
Dodge
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From this reading After Jim Dodge had taken his mother and sister home, he stole off by himself for a solitary walk.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why in the name of common sense was that girl in Brookville, and why should she have done such a thing?
emotion
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From this reading The night was wonderful, and the young man, who was in a whirl of undefined emotion, unconsciously felt the need of a lesson of eternal peace.
eternal
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From this reading The night was wonderful, and the young man, who was in a whirl of undefined emotion, unconsciously felt the need of a lesson of eternal peace.
felt
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From this reading The night was wonderful, and the young man, who was in a whirl of undefined emotion, unconsciously felt the need of a lesson of eternal peace.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After Jim Dodge had taken his mother and sister home, he stole off by himself for a solitary walk.
girl
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From this reading The advent of the strange girl, and her unprecedented conduct had caused in him a sort of masculine vertigo over the whole situation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After Jim Dodge had taken his mother and sister home, he stole off by himself for a solitary walk.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why in the name of common sense was that girl in Brookville, and why should she have done such a thing?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After Jim Dodge had taken his mother and sister home, he stole off by himself for a solitary walk.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The advent of the strange girl, and her unprecedented conduct had caused in him a sort of masculine vertigo over the whole situation.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The advent of the strange girl, and her unprecedented conduct had caused in him a sort of masculine vertigo over the whole situation.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading After Jim Dodge had taken his mother and sister home, he stole off by himself for a solitary walk.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After Jim Dodge had taken his mother and sister home, he stole off by himself for a solitary walk.
home
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From this reading After Jim Dodge had taken his mother and sister home, he stole off by himself for a solitary walk.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The night was wonderful, and the young man, who was in a whirl of undefined emotion, unconsciously felt the need of a lesson of eternal peace.
Jim
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From this reading After Jim Dodge had taken his mother and sister home, he stole off by himself for a solitary walk.
lesson
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From this reading The night was wonderful, and the young man, who was in a whirl of undefined emotion, unconsciously felt the need of a lesson of eternal peace.
man
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From this reading The night was wonderful, and the young man, who was in a whirl of undefined emotion, unconsciously felt the need of a lesson of eternal peace.
masculine
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From this reading The advent of the strange girl, and her unprecedented conduct had caused in him a sort of masculine vertigo over the whole situation.
mother
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namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night was wonderful, and the young man, who was in a whirl of undefined emotion, unconsciously felt the need of a lesson of eternal peace.
night
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From this reading The night was wonderful, and the young man, who was in a whirl of undefined emotion, unconsciously felt the need of a lesson of eternal peace.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The night was wonderful, and the young man, who was in a whirl of undefined emotion, unconsciously felt the need of a lesson of eternal peace.
off
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From this reading After Jim Dodge had taken his mother and sister home, he stole off by himself for a solitary walk.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The advent of the strange girl, and her unprecedented conduct had caused in him a sort of masculine vertigo over the whole situation.
peace
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From this reading The night was wonderful, and the young man, who was in a whirl of undefined emotion, unconsciously felt the need of a lesson of eternal peace.
puzzled
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From this reading He admired her; he was angry with her; he was puzzled by her.
sense
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From this reading Why in the name of common sense was that girl in Brookville, and why should she have done such a thing?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why in the name of common sense was that girl in Brookville, and why should she have done such a thing?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why in the name of common sense was that girl in Brookville, and why should she have done such a thing?
sister
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situation
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From this reading The advent of the strange girl, and her unprecedented conduct had caused in him a sort of masculine vertigo over the whole situation.
solitary
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sort
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From this reading The advent of the strange girl, and her unprecedented conduct had caused in him a sort of masculine vertigo over the whole situation.
stole
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strange
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From this reading The advent of the strange girl, and her unprecedented conduct had caused in him a sort of masculine vertigo over the whole situation.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Why in the name of common sense was that girl in Brookville, and why should she have done such a thing?
taken
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From this reading After Jim Dodge had taken his mother and sister home, he stole off by himself for a solitary walk.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why in the name of common sense was that girl in Brookville, and why should she have done such a thing?
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The night was wonderful, and the young man, who was in a whirl of undefined emotion, unconsciously felt the need of a lesson of eternal peace.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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unconsciously
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From this reading The night was wonderful, and the young man, who was in a whirl of undefined emotion, unconsciously felt the need of a lesson of eternal peace.
undefined
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From this reading The night was wonderful, and the young man, who was in a whirl of undefined emotion, unconsciously felt the need of a lesson of eternal peace.
unprecedented
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From this reading The advent of the strange girl, and her unprecedented conduct had caused in him a sort of masculine vertigo over the whole situation.
vertigo
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From this reading The advent of the strange girl, and her unprecedented conduct had caused in him a sort of masculine vertigo over the whole situation.
walk
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From this reading After Jim Dodge had taken his mother and sister home, he stole off by himself for a solitary walk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night was wonderful, and the young man, who was in a whirl of undefined emotion, unconsciously felt the need of a lesson of eternal peace.
whirl
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From this reading The night was wonderful, and the young man, who was in a whirl of undefined emotion, unconsciously felt the need of a lesson of eternal peace.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The night was wonderful, and the young man, who was in a whirl of undefined emotion, unconsciously felt the need of a lesson of eternal peace.
whole
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From this reading The advent of the strange girl, and her unprecedented conduct had caused in him a sort of masculine vertigo over the whole situation.
Why
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From this reading Why in the name of common sense was that girl in Brookville, and why should she have done such a thing?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He admired her; he was angry with her; he was puzzled by her.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The night was wonderful, and the young man, who was in a whirl of undefined emotion, unconsciously felt the need of a lesson of eternal peace.
young
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From this reading The night was wonderful, and the young man, who was in a whirl of undefined emotion, unconsciously felt the need of a lesson of eternal peace.
