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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 He, also, had seen her more than once, and while her aspect had increased his admiration and a feeling akin to reverence, it had also disheartened him.
admiration
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From this reading He, also, had seen her more than once, and while her aspect had increased his admiration and a feeling akin to reverence, it had also disheartened him.
advantages
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From this reading He had seen her when unconscious of observation and preoccupied by thoughts which made her appear grave and almost stern, and he was again assured that the advantages on which he had once prided himself were as nothing to her compared with the loyalty of friends now in Virginia.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had seen her when unconscious of observation and preoccupied by thoughts which made her appear grave and almost stern, and he was again assured that the advantages on which he had once prided himself were as nothing to her compared with the loyalty of friends now in Virginia.
akin
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From this reading He, also, had seen her more than once, and while her aspect had increased his admiration and a feeling akin to reverence, it had also disheartened him.
almost
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From this reading He had seen her when unconscious of observation and preoccupied by thoughts which made her appear grave and almost stern, and he was again assured that the advantages on which he had once prided himself were as nothing to her compared with the loyalty of friends now in Virginia.
also
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From this reading He, also, had seen her more than once, and while her aspect had increased his admiration and a feeling akin to reverence, it had also disheartened him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He, also, had seen her more than once, and while her aspect had increased his admiration and a feeling akin to reverence, it had also disheartened him.
appear
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From this reading He had seen her when unconscious of observation and preoccupied by thoughts which made her appear grave and almost stern, and he was again assured that the advantages on which he had once prided himself were as nothing to her compared with the loyalty of friends now in Virginia.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had seen her when unconscious of observation and preoccupied by thoughts which made her appear grave and almost stern, and he was again assured that the advantages on which he had once prided himself were as nothing to her compared with the loyalty of friends now in Virginia.
aspect
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From this reading He, also, had seen her more than once, and while her aspect had increased his admiration and a feeling akin to reverence, it had also disheartened him.
assured
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From this reading He had seen her when unconscious of observation and preoccupied by thoughts which made her appear grave and almost stern, and he was again assured that the advantages on which he had once prided himself were as nothing to her compared with the loyalty of friends now in Virginia.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading MERWYN had been in the city some little time when Marian, unknown to him, learned of his presence.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To a degree unrecognized by the girl herself, her present motives and stronger character had changed the expression of her face.
changed
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From this reading To a degree unrecognized by the girl herself, her present motives and stronger character had changed the expression of her face.
character
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From this reading To a degree unrecognized by the girl herself, her present motives and stronger character had changed the expression of her face.
city
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From this reading MERWYN had been in the city some little time when Marian, unknown to him, learned of his presence.
compared
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From this reading He had seen her when unconscious of observation and preoccupied by thoughts which made her appear grave and almost stern, and he was again assured that the advantages on which he had once prided himself were as nothing to her compared with the loyalty of friends now in Virginia.
degree
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From this reading To a degree unrecognized by the girl herself, her present motives and stronger character had changed the expression of her face.
disheartened
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From this reading He, also, had seen her more than once, and while her aspect had increased his admiration and a feeling akin to reverence, it had also disheartened him.
expression
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From this reading To a degree unrecognized by the girl herself, her present motives and stronger character had changed the expression of her face.
face
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From this reading To a degree unrecognized by the girl herself, her present motives and stronger character had changed the expression of her face.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He, also, had seen her more than once, and while her aspect had increased his admiration and a feeling akin to reverence, it had also disheartened him.
friends
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From this reading He had seen her when unconscious of observation and preoccupied by thoughts which made her appear grave and almost stern, and he was again assured that the advantages on which he had once prided himself were as nothing to her compared with the loyalty of friends now in Virginia.
girl
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From this reading To a degree unrecognized by the girl herself, her present motives and stronger character had changed the expression of her face.
grave
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From this reading He had seen her when unconscious of observation and preoccupied by thoughts which made her appear grave and almost stern, and he was again assured that the advantages on which he had once prided himself were as nothing to her compared with the loyalty of friends now in Virginia.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MERWYN had been in the city some little time when Marian, unknown to him, learned of his presence.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He, also, had seen her more than once, and while her aspect had increased his admiration and a feeling akin to reverence, it had also disheartened him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He, also, had seen her more than once, and while her aspect had increased his admiration and a feeling akin to reverence, it had also disheartened him.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading To a degree unrecognized by the girl herself, her present motives and stronger character had changed the expression of her face.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MERWYN had been in the city some little time when Marian, unknown to him, learned of his presence.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had seen her when unconscious of observation and preoccupied by thoughts which made her appear grave and almost stern, and he was again assured that the advantages on which he had once prided himself were as nothing to her compared with the loyalty of friends now in Virginia.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MERWYN had been in the city some little time when Marian, unknown to him, learned of his presence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MERWYN had been in the city some little time when Marian, unknown to him, learned of his presence.
increased
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From this reading He, also, had seen her more than once, and while her aspect had increased his admiration and a feeling akin to reverence, it had also disheartened him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He, also, had seen her more than once, and while her aspect had increased his admiration and a feeling akin to reverence, it had also disheartened him.
learned
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From this reading MERWYN had been in the city some little time when Marian, unknown to him, learned of his presence.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MERWYN had been in the city some little time when Marian, unknown to him, learned of his presence.
loyalty
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From this reading He had seen her when unconscious of observation and preoccupied by thoughts which made her appear grave and almost stern, and he was again assured that the advantages on which he had once prided himself were as nothing to her compared with the loyalty of friends now in Virginia.
made
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From this reading He had seen her when unconscious of observation and preoccupied by thoughts which made her appear grave and almost stern, and he was again assured that the advantages on which he had once prided himself were as nothing to her compared with the loyalty of friends now in Virginia.
Marian
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From this reading MERWYN had been in the city some little time when Marian, unknown to him, learned of his presence.
MERWYN
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From this reading MERWYN had been in the city some little time when Marian, unknown to him, learned of his presence.
more
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From this reading He, also, had seen her more than once, and while her aspect had increased his admiration and a feeling akin to reverence, it had also disheartened him.
motives
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From this reading To a degree unrecognized by the girl herself, her present motives and stronger character had changed the expression of her face.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He had seen her when unconscious of observation and preoccupied by thoughts which made her appear grave and almost stern, and he was again assured that the advantages on which he had once prided himself were as nothing to her compared with the loyalty of friends now in Virginia.
now
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From this reading He had seen her when unconscious of observation and preoccupied by thoughts which made her appear grave and almost stern, and he was again assured that the advantages on which he had once prided himself were as nothing to her compared with the loyalty of friends now in Virginia.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had seen her when unconscious of observation and preoccupied by thoughts which made her appear grave and almost stern, and he was again assured that the advantages on which he had once prided himself were as nothing to her compared with the loyalty of friends now in Virginia.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MERWYN had been in the city some little time when Marian, unknown to him, learned of his presence.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had seen her when unconscious of observation and preoccupied by thoughts which made her appear grave and almost stern, and he was again assured that the advantages on which he had once prided himself were as nothing to her compared with the loyalty of friends now in Virginia.
once
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From this reading He, also, had seen her more than once, and while her aspect had increased his admiration and a feeling akin to reverence, it had also disheartened him.
preoccupied
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From this reading He had seen her when unconscious of observation and preoccupied by thoughts which made her appear grave and almost stern, and he was again assured that the advantages on which he had once prided himself were as nothing to her compared with the loyalty of friends now in Virginia.
presence
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From this reading MERWYN had been in the city some little time when Marian, unknown to him, learned of his presence.
present
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From this reading To a degree unrecognized by the girl herself, her present motives and stronger character had changed the expression of her face.
prided
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From this reading He had seen her when unconscious of observation and preoccupied by thoughts which made her appear grave and almost stern, and he was again assured that the advantages on which he had once prided himself were as nothing to her compared with the loyalty of friends now in Virginia.
PROBATION
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From this reading PROBATION PROMISED.
PROMISED
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From this reading PROBATION PROMISED.
reverence
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From this reading He, also, had seen her more than once, and while her aspect had increased his admiration and a feeling akin to reverence, it had also disheartened him.
seen
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From this reading He, also, had seen her more than once, and while her aspect had increased his admiration and a feeling akin to reverence, it had also disheartened him.
some
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From this reading MERWYN had been in the city some little time when Marian, unknown to him, learned of his presence.
stern
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From this reading He had seen her when unconscious of observation and preoccupied by thoughts which made her appear grave and almost stern, and he was again assured that the advantages on which he had once prided himself were as nothing to her compared with the loyalty of friends now in Virginia.
stronger
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From this reading To a degree unrecognized by the girl herself, her present motives and stronger character had changed the expression of her face.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He, also, had seen her more than once, and while her aspect had increased his admiration and a feeling akin to reverence, it had also disheartened him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had seen her when unconscious of observation and preoccupied by thoughts which made her appear grave and almost stern, and he was again assured that the advantages on which he had once prided himself were as nothing to her compared with the loyalty of friends now in Virginia.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MERWYN had been in the city some little time when Marian, unknown to him, learned of his presence.
thoughts
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From this reading He had seen her when unconscious of observation and preoccupied by thoughts which made her appear grave and almost stern, and he was again assured that the advantages on which he had once prided himself were as nothing to her compared with the loyalty of friends now in Virginia.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MERWYN had been in the city some little time when Marian, unknown to him, learned of his presence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MERWYN had been in the city some little time when Marian, unknown to him, learned of his presence.
unconscious
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From this reading He had seen her when unconscious of observation and preoccupied by thoughts which made her appear grave and almost stern, and he was again assured that the advantages on which he had once prided himself were as nothing to her compared with the loyalty of friends now in Virginia.
unknown
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From this reading MERWYN had been in the city some little time when Marian, unknown to him, learned of his presence.
unrecognized
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From this reading To a degree unrecognized by the girl herself, her present motives and stronger character had changed the expression of her face.
Virginia
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From this reading He had seen her when unconscious of observation and preoccupied by thoughts which made her appear grave and almost stern, and he was again assured that the advantages on which he had once prided himself were as nothing to her compared with the loyalty of friends now in Virginia.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had seen her when unconscious of observation and preoccupied by thoughts which made her appear grave and almost stern, and he was again assured that the advantages on which he had once prided himself were as nothing to her compared with the loyalty of friends now in Virginia.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had seen her when unconscious of observation and preoccupied by thoughts which made her appear grave and almost stern, and he was again assured that the advantages on which he had once prided himself were as nothing to her compared with the loyalty of friends now in Virginia.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading MERWYN had been in the city some little time when Marian, unknown to him, learned of his presence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had seen her when unconscious of observation and preoccupied by thoughts which made her appear grave and almost stern, and he was again assured that the advantages on which he had once prided himself were as nothing to her compared with the loyalty of friends now in Virginia.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He, also, had seen her more than once, and while her aspect had increased his admiration and a feeling akin to reverence, it had also disheartened him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had seen her when unconscious of observation and preoccupied by thoughts which made her appear grave and almost stern, and he was again assured that the advantages on which he had once prided himself were as nothing to her compared with the loyalty of friends now in Virginia.
