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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 That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
absolutely
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From this reading He decided he absolutely must speak openly with her.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
all
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From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
almost
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From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
Anna
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From this reading When Vronsky returned home, Anna was not yet home.
back
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From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
decided
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From this reading He decided he absolutely must speak openly with her.
drawing-room
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From this reading And he waited for her in her drawing-room.
excitement
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From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
face
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From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And he waited for her in her drawing-room.
going
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From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
gone
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From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
home
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From this reading When Vronsky returned home, Anna was not yet home.
hostile
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From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
lady
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From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
leaving
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From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
made
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From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He decided he absolutely must speak openly with her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Vronsky returned home, Anna was not yet home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
openly
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From this reading He decided he absolutely must speak openly with her.
out
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From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
photographs
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From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
recollection
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From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Vronsky returned home, Anna was not yet home.
see
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From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
serious
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From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
snatched
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From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
some
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From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
somewhere
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From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
son's
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From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
Soon
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From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
speak
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From this reading He decided he absolutely must speak openly with her.
strange
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From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
together
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From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
tone
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From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
Vronsky
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From this reading When Vronsky returned home, Anna was not yet home.
waited
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From this reading And he waited for her in her drawing-room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Vronsky returned home, Anna was not yet home.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Vronsky returned home, Anna was not yet home.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
word
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From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
Yashvin
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From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading When Vronsky returned home, Anna was not yet home.
