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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 His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
all
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From this reading He had been gray himself these many years, and the things which surrounded him and touched him had long since shared all his own want of color.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ezra walked home and sat there alone until evening.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ezra walked home and sat there alone until evening.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a desire for food
From this reading His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
armchair
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From this reading His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
back
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From this reading His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He sat there till the room was dark, scarcely moving, but wearing no very noticeable sign of pain or trouble.
color
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From this reading He had been gray himself these many years, and the things which surrounded him and touched him had long since shared all his own want of color.
dark
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From this reading He sat there till the room was dark, scarcely moving, but wearing no very noticeable sign of pain or trouble.
dinner
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From this reading His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
drinking
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From this reading His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
eating
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From this reading His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
evening
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From this reading Ezra walked home and sat there alone until evening.
Ezra
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From this reading Ezra walked home and sat there alone until evening.
feeble
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From this reading His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
gray
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From this reading He had been gray himself these many years, and the things which surrounded him and touched him had long since shared all his own want of color.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been gray himself these many years, and the things which surrounded him and touched him had long since shared all his own want of color.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had been gray himself these many years, and the things which surrounded him and touched him had long since shared all his own want of color.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
home
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From this reading Ezra walked home and sat there alone until evening.
house-keeper
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From this reading His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The story was so old, and the misfortune it related was so long past mending!
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The story was so old, and the misfortune it related was so long past mending!
made
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From this reading His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
many
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From this reading He had been gray himself these many years, and the things which surrounded him and touched him had long since shared all his own want of color.
meal
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From this reading His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
mending
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From this reading The story was so old, and the misfortune it related was so long past mending!
misfortune
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From this reading The story was so old, and the misfortune it related was so long past mending!
moving
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From this reading He sat there till the room was dark, scarcely moving, but wearing no very noticeable sign of pain or trouble.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He sat there till the room was dark, scarcely moving, but wearing no very noticeable sign of pain or trouble.
noticeable
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From this reading He sat there till the room was dark, scarcely moving, but wearing no very noticeable sign of pain or trouble.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
old
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From this reading His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He sat there till the room was dark, scarcely moving, but wearing no very noticeable sign of pain or trouble.
own
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From this reading He had been gray himself these many years, and the things which surrounded him and touched him had long since shared all his own want of color.
pain
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From this reading He sat there till the room was dark, scarcely moving, but wearing no very noticeable sign of pain or trouble.
past
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From this reading The story was so old, and the misfortune it related was so long past mending!
place
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From this reading His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
pretence
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From this reading His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
related
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From this reading The story was so old, and the misfortune it related was so long past mending!
room
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From this reading He sat there till the room was dark, scarcely moving, but wearing no very noticeable sign of pain or trouble.
routed
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From this reading His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
sat
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From this reading Ezra walked home and sat there alone until evening.
scarcely
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From this reading He sat there till the room was dark, scarcely moving, but wearing no very noticeable sign of pain or trouble.
scolded
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From this reading His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
shared
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From this reading He had been gray himself these many years, and the things which surrounded him and touched him had long since shared all his own want of color.
sign
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From this reading He sat there till the room was dark, scarcely moving, but wearing no very noticeable sign of pain or trouble.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had been gray himself these many years, and the things which surrounded him and touched him had long since shared all his own want of color.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The story was so old, and the misfortune it related was so long past mending!
story
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From this reading The story was so old, and the misfortune it related was so long past mending!
surrounded
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From this reading He had been gray himself these many years, and the things which surrounded him and touched him had long since shared all his own want of color.
tea
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From this reading His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He sat there till the room was dark, scarcely moving, but wearing no very noticeable sign of pain or trouble.
there
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From this reading Ezra walked home and sat there alone until evening.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He had been gray himself these many years, and the things which surrounded him and touched him had long since shared all his own want of color.
things
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From this reading He had been gray himself these many years, and the things which surrounded him and touched him had long since shared all his own want of color.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He sat there till the room was dark, scarcely moving, but wearing no very noticeable sign of pain or trouble.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
touched
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From this reading He had been gray himself these many years, and the things which surrounded him and touched him had long since shared all his own want of color.
trouble
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From this reading He sat there till the room was dark, scarcely moving, but wearing no very noticeable sign of pain or trouble.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Ezra walked home and sat there alone until evening.
very
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From this reading He sat there till the room was dark, scarcely moving, but wearing no very noticeable sign of pain or trouble.
walked
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From this reading Ezra walked home and sat there alone until evening.
want
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From this reading He had been gray himself these many years, and the things which surrounded him and touched him had long since shared all his own want of color.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He sat there till the room was dark, scarcely moving, but wearing no very noticeable sign of pain or trouble.
wearing
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From this reading He sat there till the room was dark, scarcely moving, but wearing no very noticeable sign of pain or trouble.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His house-keeper routed him from his armchair for dinner and tea, and at each meal he made a feeble pretence of eating and drinking, and, having been scolded for his poor appetite, went back to his old place.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had been gray himself these many years, and the things which surrounded him and touched him had long since shared all his own want of color.
years
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From this reading He had been gray himself these many years, and the things which surrounded him and touched him had long since shared all his own want of color.
