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alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.
Berlin
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From this reading He was thinner and paler than when we first met him in Berlin.
bloodless
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From this reading His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.
brow
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From this reading His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.
covered
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From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.
dark
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From this reading His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.
deeply-sunken
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From this reading His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.
encircled
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From this reading His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.
eyes
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From this reading His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.
firmly
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From this reading His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was thinner and paler than when we first met him in Berlin.
folios
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From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.
hand
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From this reading His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was thinner and paler than when we first met him in Berlin.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.
lips
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From this reading His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.
LUPINUS
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From this reading THE STUDENT LUPINUS.
mental
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From this reading His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.
met
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From this reading He was thinner and paler than when we first met him in Berlin.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.
outward
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From this reading His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.
pale
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From this reading His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.
paler
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From this reading He was thinner and paler than when we first met him in Berlin.
pressed
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From this reading His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.
quiet
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From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.
rested
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From this reading His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.
rings
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From this reading His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.
room
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From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.
sat
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From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.
sign
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From this reading His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.
small
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From this reading His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.
STUDENT
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From this reading THE STUDENT LUPINUS.
suffering
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From this reading His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was thinner and paler than when we first met him in Berlin.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STUDENT LUPINUS.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.
thinner
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From this reading He was thinner and paler than when we first met him in Berlin.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.
together
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From this reading His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.
transparently
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From this reading His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.
usual
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From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.
usually
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From this reading His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He was thinner and paler than when we first met him in Berlin.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was thinner and paler than when we first met him in Berlin.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.
white
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From this reading His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.
writing-table
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From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.
Young
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From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.