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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 wanted to hear a human voice again.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And it was a vagrant, unaccountable impulse that sent him after Sophie instead of directing him straight to Carr's living room, where her father would probably be sitting, pipe in mouth, book in hand.
Afterward
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From this reading UNIVERSAL ATTRIBUTES Afterward Thompson could never quite determine what prompted him to follow Sophie Carr when he saw her go down toward the creek bank.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wanted to hear a human voice again.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it was a vagrant, unaccountable impulse that sent him after Sophie instead of directing him straight to Carr's living room, where her father would probably be sitting, pipe in mouth, book in hand.
ATTRIBUTES
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From this reading UNIVERSAL ATTRIBUTES Afterward Thompson could never quite determine what prompted him to follow Sophie Carr when he saw her go down toward the creek bank.
bank
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From this reading UNIVERSAL ATTRIBUTES Afterward Thompson could never quite determine what prompted him to follow Sophie Carr when he saw her go down toward the creek bank.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And it was a vagrant, unaccountable impulse that sent him after Sophie instead of directing him straight to Carr's living room, where her father would probably be sitting, pipe in mouth, book in hand.
book
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From this reading And it was a vagrant, unaccountable impulse that sent him after Sophie instead of directing him straight to Carr's living room, where her father would probably be sitting, pipe in mouth, book in hand.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was on his way to Carr's house, driven thither by pure pressure of loneliness, born of three days' solitary communion within the limits of his own shack.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was on his way to Carr's house, driven thither by pure pressure of loneliness, born of three days' solitary communion within the limits of his own shack.
Carr
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From this reading UNIVERSAL ATTRIBUTES Afterward Thompson could never quite determine what prompted him to follow Sophie Carr when he saw her go down toward the creek bank.
Carr's
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From this reading He was on his way to Carr's house, driven thither by pure pressure of loneliness, born of three days' solitary communion within the limits of his own shack.
communion
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From this reading He was on his way to Carr's house, driven thither by pure pressure of loneliness, born of three days' solitary communion within the limits of his own shack.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading UNIVERSAL ATTRIBUTES Afterward Thompson could never quite determine what prompted him to follow Sophie Carr when he saw her go down toward the creek bank.
creek
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From this reading UNIVERSAL ATTRIBUTES Afterward Thompson could never quite determine what prompted him to follow Sophie Carr when he saw her go down toward the creek bank.
days
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From this reading He was on his way to Carr's house, driven thither by pure pressure of loneliness, born of three days' solitary communion within the limits of his own shack.
determine
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From this reading UNIVERSAL ATTRIBUTES Afterward Thompson could never quite determine what prompted him to follow Sophie Carr when he saw her go down toward the creek bank.
directing
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From this reading And it was a vagrant, unaccountable impulse that sent him after Sophie instead of directing him straight to Carr's living room, where her father would probably be sitting, pipe in mouth, book in hand.
down
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From this reading UNIVERSAL ATTRIBUTES Afterward Thompson could never quite determine what prompted him to follow Sophie Carr when he saw her go down toward the creek bank.
driven
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From this reading He was on his way to Carr's house, driven thither by pure pressure of loneliness, born of three days' solitary communion within the limits of his own shack.
father
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From this reading And it was a vagrant, unaccountable impulse that sent him after Sophie instead of directing him straight to Carr's living room, where her father would probably be sitting, pipe in mouth, book in hand.
follow
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From this reading UNIVERSAL ATTRIBUTES Afterward Thompson could never quite determine what prompted him to follow Sophie Carr when he saw her go down toward the creek bank.
go
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From this reading UNIVERSAL ATTRIBUTES Afterward Thompson could never quite determine what prompted him to follow Sophie Carr when he saw her go down toward the creek bank.
hand
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From this reading And it was a vagrant, unaccountable impulse that sent him after Sophie instead of directing him straight to Carr's living room, where her father would probably be sitting, pipe in mouth, book in hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading UNIVERSAL ATTRIBUTES Afterward Thompson could never quite determine what prompted him to follow Sophie Carr when he saw her go down toward the creek bank.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wanted to hear a human voice again.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading UNIVERSAL ATTRIBUTES Afterward Thompson could never quite determine what prompted him to follow Sophie Carr when he saw her go down toward the creek bank.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading UNIVERSAL ATTRIBUTES Afterward Thompson could never quite determine what prompted him to follow Sophie Carr when he saw her go down toward the creek bank.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was on his way to Carr's house, driven thither by pure pressure of loneliness, born of three days' solitary communion within the limits of his own shack.
house
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From this reading He was on his way to Carr's house, driven thither by pure pressure of loneliness, born of three days' solitary communion within the limits of his own shack.
human
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From this reading He wanted to hear a human voice again.
hurried
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From this reading He hurried with long strides after Sophie.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading And it was a vagrant, unaccountable impulse that sent him after Sophie instead of directing him straight to Carr's living room, where her father would probably be sitting, pipe in mouth, book in hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And it was a vagrant, unaccountable impulse that sent him after Sophie instead of directing him straight to Carr's living room, where her father would probably be sitting, pipe in mouth, book in hand.
instead
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From this reading And it was a vagrant, unaccountable impulse that sent him after Sophie instead of directing him straight to Carr's living room, where her father would probably be sitting, pipe in mouth, book in hand.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it was a vagrant, unaccountable impulse that sent him after Sophie instead of directing him straight to Carr's living room, where her father would probably be sitting, pipe in mouth, book in hand.
limits
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From this reading He was on his way to Carr's house, driven thither by pure pressure of loneliness, born of three days' solitary communion within the limits of his own shack.
living
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From this reading And it was a vagrant, unaccountable impulse that sent him after Sophie instead of directing him straight to Carr's living room, where her father would probably be sitting, pipe in mouth, book in hand.
loneliness
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From this reading He was on his way to Carr's house, driven thither by pure pressure of loneliness, born of three days' solitary communion within the limits of his own shack.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He hurried with long strides after Sophie.
mouth
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From this reading And it was a vagrant, unaccountable impulse that sent him after Sophie instead of directing him straight to Carr's living room, where her father would probably be sitting, pipe in mouth, book in hand.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UNIVERSAL ATTRIBUTES Afterward Thompson could never quite determine what prompted him to follow Sophie Carr when he saw her go down toward the creek bank.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was on his way to Carr's house, driven thither by pure pressure of loneliness, born of three days' solitary communion within the limits of his own shack.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was on his way to Carr's house, driven thither by pure pressure of loneliness, born of three days' solitary communion within the limits of his own shack.
own
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From this reading He was on his way to Carr's house, driven thither by pure pressure of loneliness, born of three days' solitary communion within the limits of his own shack.
pipe
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From this reading And it was a vagrant, unaccountable impulse that sent him after Sophie instead of directing him straight to Carr's living room, where her father would probably be sitting, pipe in mouth, book in hand.
pressure
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From this reading He was on his way to Carr's house, driven thither by pure pressure of loneliness, born of three days' solitary communion within the limits of his own shack.
probably
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From this reading And it was a vagrant, unaccountable impulse that sent him after Sophie instead of directing him straight to Carr's living room, where her father would probably be sitting, pipe in mouth, book in hand.
prompted
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From this reading UNIVERSAL ATTRIBUTES Afterward Thompson could never quite determine what prompted him to follow Sophie Carr when he saw her go down toward the creek bank.
pure
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From this reading He was on his way to Carr's house, driven thither by pure pressure of loneliness, born of three days' solitary communion within the limits of his own shack.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UNIVERSAL ATTRIBUTES Afterward Thompson could never quite determine what prompted him to follow Sophie Carr when he saw her go down toward the creek bank.
room
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From this reading And it was a vagrant, unaccountable impulse that sent him after Sophie instead of directing him straight to Carr's living room, where her father would probably be sitting, pipe in mouth, book in hand.
saw
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From this reading UNIVERSAL ATTRIBUTES Afterward Thompson could never quite determine what prompted him to follow Sophie Carr when he saw her go down toward the creek bank.
sent
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From this reading And it was a vagrant, unaccountable impulse that sent him after Sophie instead of directing him straight to Carr's living room, where her father would probably be sitting, pipe in mouth, book in hand.
shack
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From this reading He was on his way to Carr's house, driven thither by pure pressure of loneliness, born of three days' solitary communion within the limits of his own shack.
sitting
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From this reading And it was a vagrant, unaccountable impulse that sent him after Sophie instead of directing him straight to Carr's living room, where her father would probably be sitting, pipe in mouth, book in hand.
solitary
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From this reading He was on his way to Carr's house, driven thither by pure pressure of loneliness, born of three days' solitary communion within the limits of his own shack.
Sophie
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From this reading UNIVERSAL ATTRIBUTES Afterward Thompson could never quite determine what prompted him to follow Sophie Carr when he saw her go down toward the creek bank.
straight
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From this reading And it was a vagrant, unaccountable impulse that sent him after Sophie instead of directing him straight to Carr's living room, where her father would probably be sitting, pipe in mouth, book in hand.
strides
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From this reading He hurried with long strides after Sophie.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And it was a vagrant, unaccountable impulse that sent him after Sophie instead of directing him straight to Carr's living room, where her father would probably be sitting, pipe in mouth, book in hand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNIVERSAL ATTRIBUTES Afterward Thompson could never quite determine what prompted him to follow Sophie Carr when he saw her go down toward the creek bank.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading He was on his way to Carr's house, driven thither by pure pressure of loneliness, born of three days' solitary communion within the limits of his own shack.
Thompson
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From this reading UNIVERSAL ATTRIBUTES Afterward Thompson could never quite determine what prompted him to follow Sophie Carr when he saw her go down toward the creek bank.
three
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From this reading He was on his way to Carr's house, driven thither by pure pressure of loneliness, born of three days' solitary communion within the limits of his own shack.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading UNIVERSAL ATTRIBUTES Afterward Thompson could never quite determine what prompted him to follow Sophie Carr when he saw her go down toward the creek bank.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading UNIVERSAL ATTRIBUTES Afterward Thompson could never quite determine what prompted him to follow Sophie Carr when he saw her go down toward the creek bank.
unaccountable
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From this reading And it was a vagrant, unaccountable impulse that sent him after Sophie instead of directing him straight to Carr's living room, where her father would probably be sitting, pipe in mouth, book in hand.
UNIVERSAL
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From this reading UNIVERSAL ATTRIBUTES Afterward Thompson could never quite determine what prompted him to follow Sophie Carr when he saw her go down toward the creek bank.
vagrant
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From this reading And it was a vagrant, unaccountable impulse that sent him after Sophie instead of directing him straight to Carr's living room, where her father would probably be sitting, pipe in mouth, book in hand.
voice
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From this reading He wanted to hear a human voice again.
wanted
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From this reading He wanted to hear a human voice again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was on his way to Carr's house, driven thither by pure pressure of loneliness, born of three days' solitary communion within the limits of his own shack.
way
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From this reading He was on his way to Carr's house, driven thither by pure pressure of loneliness, born of three days' solitary communion within the limits of his own shack.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading UNIVERSAL ATTRIBUTES Afterward Thompson could never quite determine what prompted him to follow Sophie Carr when he saw her go down toward the creek bank.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading UNIVERSAL ATTRIBUTES Afterward Thompson could never quite determine what prompted him to follow Sophie Carr when he saw her go down toward the creek bank.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And it was a vagrant, unaccountable impulse that sent him after Sophie instead of directing him straight to Carr's living room, where her father would probably be sitting, pipe in mouth, book in hand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He hurried with long strides after Sophie.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading He was on his way to Carr's house, driven thither by pure pressure of loneliness, born of three days' solitary communion within the limits of his own shack.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And it was a vagrant, unaccountable impulse that sent him after Sophie instead of directing him straight to Carr's living room, where her father would probably be sitting, pipe in mouth, book in hand.
