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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 “Is there anything wrong with my hair, Mr Brood?” asked Lydia, with a nervous little laugh.
abroad
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From this reading He had declared his intention to go abroad with his wife as soon as the manuscript was completed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were in the study, and it was ten o'clock of a wet night in April.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Is there anything wrong with my hair, Mr Brood?” asked Lydia, with a nervous little laugh.
April
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From this reading They were in the study, and it was ten o'clock of a wet night in April.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had declared his intention to go abroad with his wife as soon as the manuscript was completed.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is there anything wrong with my hair, Mr Brood?” asked Lydia, with a nervous little laugh.
Brood
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From this reading “Is there anything wrong with my hair, Mr Brood?” asked Lydia, with a nervous little laugh.
chapters
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From this reading Of late he had required her to spend the evenings with him in a strenuous effort to complete the final chapters of the journal.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of late he had required her to spend the evenings with him in a strenuous effort to complete the final chapters of the journal.
completed
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From this reading He had declared his intention to go abroad with his wife as soon as the manuscript was completed.
Dawes
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From this reading The illness of Mr Dawes had interrupted the work, and he was now in a fever of impatience to make up for the lost time.
declared
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From this reading He had declared his intention to go abroad with his wife as soon as the manuscript was completed.
effort
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From this reading Of late he had required her to spend the evenings with him in a strenuous effort to complete the final chapters of the journal.
evenings
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From this reading Of late he had required her to spend the evenings with him in a strenuous effort to complete the final chapters of the journal.
fever
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From this reading The illness of Mr Dawes had interrupted the work, and he was now in a fever of impatience to make up for the lost time.
final
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From this reading Of late he had required her to spend the evenings with him in a strenuous effort to complete the final chapters of the journal.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The illness of Mr Dawes had interrupted the work, and he was now in a fever of impatience to make up for the lost time.
go
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From this reading He had declared his intention to go abroad with his wife as soon as the manuscript was completed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of late he had required her to spend the evenings with him in a strenuous effort to complete the final chapters of the journal.
hair
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From this reading “Is there anything wrong with my hair, Mr Brood?” asked Lydia, with a nervous little laugh.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of late he had required her to spend the evenings with him in a strenuous effort to complete the final chapters of the journal.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Of late he had required her to spend the evenings with him in a strenuous effort to complete the final chapters of the journal.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Of late he had required her to spend the evenings with him in a strenuous effort to complete the final chapters of the journal.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had declared his intention to go abroad with his wife as soon as the manuscript was completed.
illness
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From this reading The illness of Mr Dawes had interrupted the work, and he was now in a fever of impatience to make up for the lost time.
impatience
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From this reading The illness of Mr Dawes had interrupted the work, and he was now in a fever of impatience to make up for the lost time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were in the study, and it was ten o'clock of a wet night in April.
intention
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From this reading He had declared his intention to go abroad with his wife as soon as the manuscript was completed.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The illness of Mr Dawes had interrupted the work, and he was now in a fever of impatience to make up for the lost time.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is there anything wrong with my hair, Mr Brood?” asked Lydia, with a nervous little laugh.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They were in the study, and it was ten o'clock of a wet night in April.
journal
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From this reading Of late he had required her to spend the evenings with him in a strenuous effort to complete the final chapters of the journal.
late
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From this reading Of late he had required her to spend the evenings with him in a strenuous effort to complete the final chapters of the journal.
laugh
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From this reading “Is there anything wrong with my hair, Mr Brood?” asked Lydia, with a nervous little laugh.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is there anything wrong with my hair, Mr Brood?” asked Lydia, with a nervous little laugh.
lost
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From this reading The illness of Mr Dawes had interrupted the work, and he was now in a fever of impatience to make up for the lost time.
Lydia
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From this reading “Is there anything wrong with my hair, Mr Brood?” asked Lydia, with a nervous little laugh.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The illness of Mr Dawes had interrupted the work, and he was now in a fever of impatience to make up for the lost time.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading He had declared his intention to go abroad with his wife as soon as the manuscript was completed.
Mr
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From this reading “Is there anything wrong with my hair, Mr Brood?” asked Lydia, with a nervous little laugh.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Is there anything wrong with my hair, Mr Brood?” asked Lydia, with a nervous little laugh.
nervous
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From this reading “Is there anything wrong with my hair, Mr Brood?” asked Lydia, with a nervous little laugh.
night
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From this reading They were in the study, and it was ten o'clock of a wet night in April.
now
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From this reading The illness of Mr Dawes had interrupted the work, and he was now in a fever of impatience to make up for the lost time.
o'clock
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From this reading They were in the study, and it was ten o'clock of a wet night in April.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were in the study, and it was ten o'clock of a wet night in April.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of late he had required her to spend the evenings with him in a strenuous effort to complete the final chapters of the journal.
soon
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From this reading He had declared his intention to go abroad with his wife as soon as the manuscript was completed.
spend
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From this reading Of late he had required her to spend the evenings with him in a strenuous effort to complete the final chapters of the journal.
strenuous
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From this reading Of late he had required her to spend the evenings with him in a strenuous effort to complete the final chapters of the journal.
study
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From this reading They were in the study, and it was ten o'clock of a wet night in April.
ten
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From this reading They were in the study, and it was ten o'clock of a wet night in April.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were in the study, and it was ten o'clock of a wet night in April.
there
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From this reading “Is there anything wrong with my hair, Mr Brood?” asked Lydia, with a nervous little laugh.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were in the study, and it was ten o'clock of a wet night in April.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The illness of Mr Dawes had interrupted the work, and he was now in a fever of impatience to make up for the lost time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of late he had required her to spend the evenings with him in a strenuous effort to complete the final chapters of the journal.
up
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From this reading The illness of Mr Dawes had interrupted the work, and he was now in a fever of impatience to make up for the lost time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were in the study, and it was ten o'clock of a wet night in April.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were in the study, and it was ten o'clock of a wet night in April.
wet
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From this reading They were in the study, and it was ten o'clock of a wet night in April.
wife
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From this reading He had declared his intention to go abroad with his wife as soon as the manuscript was completed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Is there anything wrong with my hair, Mr Brood?” asked Lydia, with a nervous little laugh.
work
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From this reading The illness of Mr Dawes had interrupted the work, and he was now in a fever of impatience to make up for the lost time.
wrong
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From this reading “Is there anything wrong with my hair, Mr Brood?” asked Lydia, with a nervous little laugh.
