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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 Aronach returned to his stricter self again after that supper, but I felt certain he had heard a great deal after we had left the table, as an expression of softer character forsook not his eyes and smile for many days.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Aronach returned to his stricter self again after that supper, but I felt certain he had heard a great deal after we had left the table, as an expression of softer character forsook not his eyes and smile for many days.
again
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From this reading Aronach returned to his stricter self again after that supper, but I felt certain he had heard a great deal after we had left the table, as an expression of softer character forsook not his eyes and smile for many days.
all
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From this reading I could not discover whether anything had passed concerning Starwood, who remained my chief anxiety, as I felt if I left him there alone, he would not get on at all.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading I could not discover whether anything had passed concerning Starwood, who remained my chief anxiety, as I felt if I left him there alone, he would not get on at all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Aronach returned to his stricter self again after that supper, but I felt certain he had heard a great deal after we had left the table, as an expression of softer character forsook not his eyes and smile for many days.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aronach returned to his stricter self again after that supper, but I felt certain he had heard a great deal after we had left the table, as an expression of softer character forsook not his eyes and smile for many days.
anxiety
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From this reading I could not discover whether anything had passed concerning Starwood, who remained my chief anxiety, as I felt if I left him there alone, he would not get on at all.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I could not discover whether anything had passed concerning Starwood, who remained my chief anxiety, as I felt if I left him there alone, he would not get on at all.
Aronach
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From this reading Aronach returned to his stricter self again after that supper, but I felt certain he had heard a great deal after we had left the table, as an expression of softer character forsook not his eyes and smile for many days.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was not until the last week I was to change my quarters; but long as it seemed in coming, it came when I was hardly prepared for the transfer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I could not discover whether anything had passed concerning Starwood, who remained my chief anxiety, as I felt if I left him there alone, he would not get on at all.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Iskar and I preserved our mutual distance, though I would fain have been more often with him, for I wanted to make him out.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not until the last week I was to change my quarters; but long as it seemed in coming, it came when I was hardly prepared for the transfer.
came
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From this reading It was not until the last week I was to change my quarters; but long as it seemed in coming, it came when I was hardly prepared for the transfer.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I think I can relate nothing else of that softest month of summer, nor of sultry June.
certain
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From this reading Aronach returned to his stricter self again after that supper, but I felt certain he had heard a great deal after we had left the table, as an expression of softer character forsook not his eyes and smile for many days.
change
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From this reading It was not until the last week I was to change my quarters; but long as it seemed in coming, it came when I was hardly prepared for the transfer.
character
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From this reading Aronach returned to his stricter self again after that supper, but I felt certain he had heard a great deal after we had left the table, as an expression of softer character forsook not his eyes and smile for many days.
chief
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From this reading I could not discover whether anything had passed concerning Starwood, who remained my chief anxiety, as I felt if I left him there alone, he would not get on at all.
coming
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From this reading It was not until the last week I was to change my quarters; but long as it seemed in coming, it came when I was hardly prepared for the transfer.
concerning
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From this reading I could not discover whether anything had passed concerning Starwood, who remained my chief anxiety, as I felt if I left him there alone, he would not get on at all.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not discover whether anything had passed concerning Starwood, who remained my chief anxiety, as I felt if I left him there alone, he would not get on at all.
days
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From this reading Aronach returned to his stricter self again after that supper, but I felt certain he had heard a great deal after we had left the table, as an expression of softer character forsook not his eyes and smile for many days.
deal
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From this reading Aronach returned to his stricter self again after that supper, but I felt certain he had heard a great deal after we had left the table, as an expression of softer character forsook not his eyes and smile for many days.
discover
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From this reading I could not discover whether anything had passed concerning Starwood, who remained my chief anxiety, as I felt if I left him there alone, he would not get on at all.
distance
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From this reading Iskar and I preserved our mutual distance, though I would fain have been more often with him, for I wanted to make him out.
else
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From this reading I think I can relate nothing else of that softest month of summer, nor of sultry June.
expression
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From this reading Aronach returned to his stricter self again after that supper, but I felt certain he had heard a great deal after we had left the table, as an expression of softer character forsook not his eyes and smile for many days.
eyes
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From this reading Aronach returned to his stricter self again after that supper, but I felt certain he had heard a great deal after we had left the table, as an expression of softer character forsook not his eyes and smile for many days.
fain
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From this reading Iskar and I preserved our mutual distance, though I would fain have been more often with him, for I wanted to make him out.
felt
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From this reading Aronach returned to his stricter self again after that supper, but I felt certain he had heard a great deal after we had left the table, as an expression of softer character forsook not his eyes and smile for many days.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was not until the last week I was to change my quarters; but long as it seemed in coming, it came when I was hardly prepared for the transfer.
forsook
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From this reading Aronach returned to his stricter self again after that supper, but I felt certain he had heard a great deal after we had left the table, as an expression of softer character forsook not his eyes and smile for many days.
get
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From this reading I could not discover whether anything had passed concerning Starwood, who remained my chief anxiety, as I felt if I left him there alone, he would not get on at all.
great
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From this reading Aronach returned to his stricter self again after that supper, but I felt certain he had heard a great deal after we had left the table, as an expression of softer character forsook not his eyes and smile for many days.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Aronach returned to his stricter self again after that supper, but I felt certain he had heard a great deal after we had left the table, as an expression of softer character forsook not his eyes and smile for many days.
hardly
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From this reading It was not until the last week I was to change my quarters; but long as it seemed in coming, it came when I was hardly prepared for the transfer.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Iskar and I preserved our mutual distance, though I would fain have been more often with him, for I wanted to make him out.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Aronach returned to his stricter self again after that supper, but I felt certain he had heard a great deal after we had left the table, as an expression of softer character forsook not his eyes and smile for many days.
heard
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From this reading Aronach returned to his stricter self again after that supper, but I felt certain he had heard a great deal after we had left the table, as an expression of softer character forsook not his eyes and smile for many days.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I could not discover whether anything had passed concerning Starwood, who remained my chief anxiety, as I felt if I left him there alone, he would not get on at all.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Aronach returned to his stricter self again after that supper, but I felt certain he had heard a great deal after we had left the table, as an expression of softer character forsook not his eyes and smile for many days.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think I can relate nothing else of that softest month of summer, nor of sultry June.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I could not discover whether anything had passed concerning Starwood, who remained my chief anxiety, as I felt if I left him there alone, he would not get on at all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was not until the last week I was to change my quarters; but long as it seemed in coming, it came when I was hardly prepared for the transfer.
Iskar
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From this reading Iskar and I preserved our mutual distance, though I would fain have been more often with him, for I wanted to make him out.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not until the last week I was to change my quarters; but long as it seemed in coming, it came when I was hardly prepared for the transfer.
June
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From this reading I think I can relate nothing else of that softest month of summer, nor of sultry June.
last
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From this reading It was not until the last week I was to change my quarters; but long as it seemed in coming, it came when I was hardly prepared for the transfer.
left
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From this reading Aronach returned to his stricter self again after that supper, but I felt certain he had heard a great deal after we had left the table, as an expression of softer character forsook not his eyes and smile for many days.
long
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From this reading It was not until the last week I was to change my quarters; but long as it seemed in coming, it came when I was hardly prepared for the transfer.
make
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From this reading Iskar and I preserved our mutual distance, though I would fain have been more often with him, for I wanted to make him out.
many
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From this reading Aronach returned to his stricter self again after that supper, but I felt certain he had heard a great deal after we had left the table, as an expression of softer character forsook not his eyes and smile for many days.
month
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From this reading I think I can relate nothing else of that softest month of summer, nor of sultry June.
more
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From this reading Iskar and I preserved our mutual distance, though I would fain have been more often with him, for I wanted to make him out.
mutual
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From this reading Iskar and I preserved our mutual distance, though I would fain have been more often with him, for I wanted to make him out.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was not until the last week I was to change my quarters; but long as it seemed in coming, it came when I was hardly prepared for the transfer.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I think I can relate nothing else of that softest month of summer, nor of sultry June.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not until the last week I was to change my quarters; but long as it seemed in coming, it came when I was hardly prepared for the transfer.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I think I can relate nothing else of that softest month of summer, nor of sultry June.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I think I can relate nothing else of that softest month of summer, nor of sultry June.
often
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From this reading Iskar and I preserved our mutual distance, though I would fain have been more often with him, for I wanted to make him out.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I could not discover whether anything had passed concerning Starwood, who remained my chief anxiety, as I felt if I left him there alone, he would not get on at all.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Iskar and I preserved our mutual distance, though I would fain have been more often with him, for I wanted to make him out.
out
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From this reading Iskar and I preserved our mutual distance, though I would fain have been more often with him, for I wanted to make him out.
passed
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From this reading I could not discover whether anything had passed concerning Starwood, who remained my chief anxiety, as I felt if I left him there alone, he would not get on at all.
prepared
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From this reading It was not until the last week I was to change my quarters; but long as it seemed in coming, it came when I was hardly prepared for the transfer.
preserved
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From this reading Iskar and I preserved our mutual distance, though I would fain have been more often with him, for I wanted to make him out.
quarters
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From this reading It was not until the last week I was to change my quarters; but long as it seemed in coming, it came when I was hardly prepared for the transfer.
relate
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From this reading I think I can relate nothing else of that softest month of summer, nor of sultry June.
remained
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From this reading I could not discover whether anything had passed concerning Starwood, who remained my chief anxiety, as I felt if I left him there alone, he would not get on at all.
returned
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From this reading Aronach returned to his stricter self again after that supper, but I felt certain he had heard a great deal after we had left the table, as an expression of softer character forsook not his eyes and smile for many days.
seemed
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From this reading It was not until the last week I was to change my quarters; but long as it seemed in coming, it came when I was hardly prepared for the transfer.
self
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From this reading Aronach returned to his stricter self again after that supper, but I felt certain he had heard a great deal after we had left the table, as an expression of softer character forsook not his eyes and smile for many days.
smile
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From this reading Aronach returned to his stricter self again after that supper, but I felt certain he had heard a great deal after we had left the table, as an expression of softer character forsook not his eyes and smile for many days.
softer
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From this reading Aronach returned to his stricter self again after that supper, but I felt certain he had heard a great deal after we had left the table, as an expression of softer character forsook not his eyes and smile for many days.
softest
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From this reading I think I can relate nothing else of that softest month of summer, nor of sultry June.
Starwood
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From this reading I could not discover whether anything had passed concerning Starwood, who remained my chief anxiety, as I felt if I left him there alone, he would not get on at all.
stricter
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From this reading Aronach returned to his stricter self again after that supper, but I felt certain he had heard a great deal after we had left the table, as an expression of softer character forsook not his eyes and smile for many days.
sultry
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From this reading I think I can relate nothing else of that softest month of summer, nor of sultry June.
summer
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From this reading I think I can relate nothing else of that softest month of summer, nor of sultry June.
supper
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From this reading Aronach returned to his stricter self again after that supper, but I felt certain he had heard a great deal after we had left the table, as an expression of softer character forsook not his eyes and smile for many days.
table
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From this reading Aronach returned to his stricter self again after that supper, but I felt certain he had heard a great deal after we had left the table, as an expression of softer character forsook not his eyes and smile for many days.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I think I can relate nothing else of that softest month of summer, nor of sultry June.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was not until the last week I was to change my quarters; but long as it seemed in coming, it came when I was hardly prepared for the transfer.
there
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From this reading I could not discover whether anything had passed concerning Starwood, who remained my chief anxiety, as I felt if I left him there alone, he would not get on at all.
think
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From this reading I think I can relate nothing else of that softest month of summer, nor of sultry June.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Iskar and I preserved our mutual distance, though I would fain have been more often with him, for I wanted to make him out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not until the last week I was to change my quarters; but long as it seemed in coming, it came when I was hardly prepared for the transfer.
transfer
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From this reading It was not until the last week I was to change my quarters; but long as it seemed in coming, it came when I was hardly prepared for the transfer.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not until the last week I was to change my quarters; but long as it seemed in coming, it came when I was hardly prepared for the transfer.
wanted
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From this reading Iskar and I preserved our mutual distance, though I would fain have been more often with him, for I wanted to make him out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not until the last week I was to change my quarters; but long as it seemed in coming, it came when I was hardly prepared for the transfer.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Aronach returned to his stricter self again after that supper, but I felt certain he had heard a great deal after we had left the table, as an expression of softer character forsook not his eyes and smile for many days.
week
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From this reading It was not until the last week I was to change my quarters; but long as it seemed in coming, it came when I was hardly prepared for the transfer.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was not until the last week I was to change my quarters; but long as it seemed in coming, it came when I was hardly prepared for the transfer.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I could not discover whether anything had passed concerning Starwood, who remained my chief anxiety, as I felt if I left him there alone, he would not get on at all.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I could not discover whether anything had passed concerning Starwood, who remained my chief anxiety, as I felt if I left him there alone, he would not get on at all.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Iskar and I preserved our mutual distance, though I would fain have been more often with him, for I wanted to make him out.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I could not discover whether anything had passed concerning Starwood, who remained my chief anxiety, as I felt if I left him there alone, he would not get on at all.
