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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 Strolling out one evening, about the end of August, to cool after the heated atmosphere of the workshop, Morgan was dreaming a beautiful vain dream.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Strolling out one evening, about the end of August, to cool after the heated atmosphere of the workshop, Morgan was dreaming a beautiful vain dream.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Strolling out one evening, about the end of August, to cool after the heated atmosphere of the workshop, Morgan was dreaming a beautiful vain dream.
ahead
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From this reading For the last two or three minutes he had been conscious of people a few yards ahead of him, and, as their slow stroll was yet slower than his, he had been getting nearer and nearer to them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had gone half way down the shorter St. Margaret's road, and in the distance rose the square church-tower.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For the last two or three minutes he had been conscious of people a few yards ahead of him, and, as their slow stroll was yet slower than his, he had been getting nearer and nearer to them.
atmosphere
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From this reading Strolling out one evening, about the end of August, to cool after the heated atmosphere of the workshop, Morgan was dreaming a beautiful vain dream.
August
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From this reading Strolling out one evening, about the end of August, to cool after the heated atmosphere of the workshop, Morgan was dreaming a beautiful vain dream.
backs
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From this reading Now his eye rested half vacantly on their backs, and the perception forced itself upon him that the three backs were those of ladies; and the next thing that dawned upon him was that there was something familiar as well as pleasing about the carriage, the curves, and the movements of those backs, still some twenty paces ahead of him.
beautiful
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From this reading Strolling out one evening, about the end of August, to cool after the heated atmosphere of the workshop, Morgan was dreaming a beautiful vain dream.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For the last two or three minutes he had been conscious of people a few yards ahead of him, and, as their slow stroll was yet slower than his, he had been getting nearer and nearer to them.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was still dreaming of Margaret, and these perceptions from the outer world were not strong enough to destroy the images in possession of his mind.
carriage
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From this reading Now his eye rested half vacantly on their backs, and the perception forced itself upon him that the three backs were those of ladies; and the next thing that dawned upon him was that there was something familiar as well as pleasing about the carriage, the curves, and the movements of those backs, still some twenty paces ahead of him.
church-tower
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From this reading He had gone half way down the shorter St. Margaret's road, and in the distance rose the square church-tower.
conscious
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From this reading For the last two or three minutes he had been conscious of people a few yards ahead of him, and, as their slow stroll was yet slower than his, he had been getting nearer and nearer to them.
cool
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From this reading Strolling out one evening, about the end of August, to cool after the heated atmosphere of the workshop, Morgan was dreaming a beautiful vain dream.
curves
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From this reading Now his eye rested half vacantly on their backs, and the perception forced itself upon him that the three backs were those of ladies; and the next thing that dawned upon him was that there was something familiar as well as pleasing about the carriage, the curves, and the movements of those backs, still some twenty paces ahead of him.
dawned
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From this reading Now his eye rested half vacantly on their backs, and the perception forced itself upon him that the three backs were those of ladies; and the next thing that dawned upon him was that there was something familiar as well as pleasing about the carriage, the curves, and the movements of those backs, still some twenty paces ahead of him.
destroy
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From this reading But he was still dreaming of Margaret, and these perceptions from the outer world were not strong enough to destroy the images in possession of his mind.
distance
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From this reading He had gone half way down the shorter St. Margaret's road, and in the distance rose the square church-tower.
down
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From this reading He had gone half way down the shorter St. Margaret's road, and in the distance rose the square church-tower.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Strolling out one evening, about the end of August, to cool after the heated atmosphere of the workshop, Morgan was dreaming a beautiful vain dream.
dreaming
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From this reading Strolling out one evening, about the end of August, to cool after the heated atmosphere of the workshop, Morgan was dreaming a beautiful vain dream.
end
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From this reading Strolling out one evening, about the end of August, to cool after the heated atmosphere of the workshop, Morgan was dreaming a beautiful vain dream.
enough
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From this reading But he was still dreaming of Margaret, and these perceptions from the outer world were not strong enough to destroy the images in possession of his mind.
evening
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From this reading Strolling out one evening, about the end of August, to cool after the heated atmosphere of the workshop, Morgan was dreaming a beautiful vain dream.
eye
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From this reading Now his eye rested half vacantly on their backs, and the perception forced itself upon him that the three backs were those of ladies; and the next thing that dawned upon him was that there was something familiar as well as pleasing about the carriage, the curves, and the movements of those backs, still some twenty paces ahead of him.
familiar
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From this reading Now his eye rested half vacantly on their backs, and the perception forced itself upon him that the three backs were those of ladies; and the next thing that dawned upon him was that there was something familiar as well as pleasing about the carriage, the curves, and the movements of those backs, still some twenty paces ahead of him.
few
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From this reading For the last two or three minutes he had been conscious of people a few yards ahead of him, and, as their slow stroll was yet slower than his, he had been getting nearer and nearer to them.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the last two or three minutes he had been conscious of people a few yards ahead of him, and, as their slow stroll was yet slower than his, he had been getting nearer and nearer to them.
forced
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From this reading Now his eye rested half vacantly on their backs, and the perception forced itself upon him that the three backs were those of ladies; and the next thing that dawned upon him was that there was something familiar as well as pleasing about the carriage, the curves, and the movements of those backs, still some twenty paces ahead of him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But he was still dreaming of Margaret, and these perceptions from the outer world were not strong enough to destroy the images in possession of his mind.
getting
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From this reading For the last two or three minutes he had been conscious of people a few yards ahead of him, and, as their slow stroll was yet slower than his, he had been getting nearer and nearer to them.
gone
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From this reading He had gone half way down the shorter St. Margaret's road, and in the distance rose the square church-tower.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had gone half way down the shorter St. Margaret's road, and in the distance rose the square church-tower.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had gone half way down the shorter St. Margaret's road, and in the distance rose the square church-tower.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had gone half way down the shorter St. Margaret's road, and in the distance rose the square church-tower.
heated
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From this reading Strolling out one evening, about the end of August, to cool after the heated atmosphere of the workshop, Morgan was dreaming a beautiful vain dream.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For the last two or three minutes he had been conscious of people a few yards ahead of him, and, as their slow stroll was yet slower than his, he had been getting nearer and nearer to them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For the last two or three minutes he had been conscious of people a few yards ahead of him, and, as their slow stroll was yet slower than his, he had been getting nearer and nearer to them.
images
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From this reading But he was still dreaming of Margaret, and these perceptions from the outer world were not strong enough to destroy the images in possession of his mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had gone half way down the shorter St. Margaret's road, and in the distance rose the square church-tower.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now his eye rested half vacantly on their backs, and the perception forced itself upon him that the three backs were those of ladies; and the next thing that dawned upon him was that there was something familiar as well as pleasing about the carriage, the curves, and the movements of those backs, still some twenty paces ahead of him.
ladies
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From this reading Now his eye rested half vacantly on their backs, and the perception forced itself upon him that the three backs were those of ladies; and the next thing that dawned upon him was that there was something familiar as well as pleasing about the carriage, the curves, and the movements of those backs, still some twenty paces ahead of him.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the last two or three minutes he had been conscious of people a few yards ahead of him, and, as their slow stroll was yet slower than his, he had been getting nearer and nearer to them.
Margaret
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From this reading But he was still dreaming of Margaret, and these perceptions from the outer world were not strong enough to destroy the images in possession of his mind.
Margaret's
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From this reading He had gone half way down the shorter St. Margaret's road, and in the distance rose the square church-tower.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he was still dreaming of Margaret, and these perceptions from the outer world were not strong enough to destroy the images in possession of his mind.
minutes
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From this reading For the last two or three minutes he had been conscious of people a few yards ahead of him, and, as their slow stroll was yet slower than his, he had been getting nearer and nearer to them.
Morgan
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From this reading Strolling out one evening, about the end of August, to cool after the heated atmosphere of the workshop, Morgan was dreaming a beautiful vain dream.
movements
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From this reading Now his eye rested half vacantly on their backs, and the perception forced itself upon him that the three backs were those of ladies; and the next thing that dawned upon him was that there was something familiar as well as pleasing about the carriage, the curves, and the movements of those backs, still some twenty paces ahead of him.
nearer
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From this reading For the last two or three minutes he had been conscious of people a few yards ahead of him, and, as their slow stroll was yet slower than his, he had been getting nearer and nearer to them.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now his eye rested half vacantly on their backs, and the perception forced itself upon him that the three backs were those of ladies; and the next thing that dawned upon him was that there was something familiar as well as pleasing about the carriage, the curves, and the movements of those backs, still some twenty paces ahead of him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he was still dreaming of Margaret, and these perceptions from the outer world were not strong enough to destroy the images in possession of his mind.
Now
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From this reading Now his eye rested half vacantly on their backs, and the perception forced itself upon him that the three backs were those of ladies; and the next thing that dawned upon him was that there was something familiar as well as pleasing about the carriage, the curves, and the movements of those backs, still some twenty paces ahead of him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Strolling out one evening, about the end of August, to cool after the heated atmosphere of the workshop, Morgan was dreaming a beautiful vain dream.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now his eye rested half vacantly on their backs, and the perception forced itself upon him that the three backs were those of ladies; and the next thing that dawned upon him was that there was something familiar as well as pleasing about the carriage, the curves, and the movements of those backs, still some twenty paces ahead of him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Strolling out one evening, about the end of August, to cool after the heated atmosphere of the workshop, Morgan was dreaming a beautiful vain dream.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For the last two or three minutes he had been conscious of people a few yards ahead of him, and, as their slow stroll was yet slower than his, he had been getting nearer and nearer to them.
out
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From this reading Strolling out one evening, about the end of August, to cool after the heated atmosphere of the workshop, Morgan was dreaming a beautiful vain dream.
outer
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From this reading But he was still dreaming of Margaret, and these perceptions from the outer world were not strong enough to destroy the images in possession of his mind.
paces
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From this reading Now his eye rested half vacantly on their backs, and the perception forced itself upon him that the three backs were those of ladies; and the next thing that dawned upon him was that there was something familiar as well as pleasing about the carriage, the curves, and the movements of those backs, still some twenty paces ahead of him.
people
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From this reading For the last two or three minutes he had been conscious of people a few yards ahead of him, and, as their slow stroll was yet slower than his, he had been getting nearer and nearer to them.
perception
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From this reading Now his eye rested half vacantly on their backs, and the perception forced itself upon him that the three backs were those of ladies; and the next thing that dawned upon him was that there was something familiar as well as pleasing about the carriage, the curves, and the movements of those backs, still some twenty paces ahead of him.
perceptions
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From this reading But he was still dreaming of Margaret, and these perceptions from the outer world were not strong enough to destroy the images in possession of his mind.
pleasing
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From this reading Now his eye rested half vacantly on their backs, and the perception forced itself upon him that the three backs were those of ladies; and the next thing that dawned upon him was that there was something familiar as well as pleasing about the carriage, the curves, and the movements of those backs, still some twenty paces ahead of him.
possession
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From this reading But he was still dreaming of Margaret, and these perceptions from the outer world were not strong enough to destroy the images in possession of his mind.
rested
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From this reading Now his eye rested half vacantly on their backs, and the perception forced itself upon him that the three backs were those of ladies; and the next thing that dawned upon him was that there was something familiar as well as pleasing about the carriage, the curves, and the movements of those backs, still some twenty paces ahead of him.
road
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From this reading He had gone half way down the shorter St. Margaret's road, and in the distance rose the square church-tower.
rose
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From this reading He had gone half way down the shorter St. Margaret's road, and in the distance rose the square church-tower.
shorter
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From this reading He had gone half way down the shorter St. Margaret's road, and in the distance rose the square church-tower.
slow
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From this reading For the last two or three minutes he had been conscious of people a few yards ahead of him, and, as their slow stroll was yet slower than his, he had been getting nearer and nearer to them.
slower
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From this reading For the last two or three minutes he had been conscious of people a few yards ahead of him, and, as their slow stroll was yet slower than his, he had been getting nearer and nearer to them.
some
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From this reading Now his eye rested half vacantly on their backs, and the perception forced itself upon him that the three backs were those of ladies; and the next thing that dawned upon him was that there was something familiar as well as pleasing about the carriage, the curves, and the movements of those backs, still some twenty paces ahead of him.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Now his eye rested half vacantly on their backs, and the perception forced itself upon him that the three backs were those of ladies; and the next thing that dawned upon him was that there was something familiar as well as pleasing about the carriage, the curves, and the movements of those backs, still some twenty paces ahead of him.
square
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From this reading He had gone half way down the shorter St. Margaret's road, and in the distance rose the square church-tower.
St
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From this reading He had gone half way down the shorter St. Margaret's road, and in the distance rose the square church-tower.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now his eye rested half vacantly on their backs, and the perception forced itself upon him that the three backs were those of ladies; and the next thing that dawned upon him was that there was something familiar as well as pleasing about the carriage, the curves, and the movements of those backs, still some twenty paces ahead of him.
stroll
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From this reading For the last two or three minutes he had been conscious of people a few yards ahead of him, and, as their slow stroll was yet slower than his, he had been getting nearer and nearer to them.
Strolling
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From this reading Strolling out one evening, about the end of August, to cool after the heated atmosphere of the workshop, Morgan was dreaming a beautiful vain dream.
strong
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From this reading But he was still dreaming of Margaret, and these perceptions from the outer world were not strong enough to destroy the images in possession of his mind.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For the last two or three minutes he had been conscious of people a few yards ahead of him, and, as their slow stroll was yet slower than his, he had been getting nearer and nearer to them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now his eye rested half vacantly on their backs, and the perception forced itself upon him that the three backs were those of ladies; and the next thing that dawned upon him was that there was something familiar as well as pleasing about the carriage, the curves, and the movements of those backs, still some twenty paces ahead of him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Strolling out one evening, about the end of August, to cool after the heated atmosphere of the workshop, Morgan was dreaming a beautiful vain dream.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For the last two or three minutes he had been conscious of people a few yards ahead of him, and, as their slow stroll was yet slower than his, he had been getting nearer and nearer to them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For the last two or three minutes he had been conscious of people a few yards ahead of him, and, as their slow stroll was yet slower than his, he had been getting nearer and nearer to them.
there
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From this reading Now his eye rested half vacantly on their backs, and the perception forced itself upon him that the three backs were those of ladies; and the next thing that dawned upon him was that there was something familiar as well as pleasing about the carriage, the curves, and the movements of those backs, still some twenty paces ahead of him.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But he was still dreaming of Margaret, and these perceptions from the outer world were not strong enough to destroy the images in possession of his mind.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now his eye rested half vacantly on their backs, and the perception forced itself upon him that the three backs were those of ladies; and the next thing that dawned upon him was that there was something familiar as well as pleasing about the carriage, the curves, and the movements of those backs, still some twenty paces ahead of him.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Now his eye rested half vacantly on their backs, and the perception forced itself upon him that the three backs were those of ladies; and the next thing that dawned upon him was that there was something familiar as well as pleasing about the carriage, the curves, and the movements of those backs, still some twenty paces ahead of him.
three
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From this reading For the last two or three minutes he had been conscious of people a few yards ahead of him, and, as their slow stroll was yet slower than his, he had been getting nearer and nearer to them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Strolling out one evening, about the end of August, to cool after the heated atmosphere of the workshop, Morgan was dreaming a beautiful vain dream.
twenty
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From this reading Now his eye rested half vacantly on their backs, and the perception forced itself upon him that the three backs were those of ladies; and the next thing that dawned upon him was that there was something familiar as well as pleasing about the carriage, the curves, and the movements of those backs, still some twenty paces ahead of him.
two
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From this reading For the last two or three minutes he had been conscious of people a few yards ahead of him, and, as their slow stroll was yet slower than his, he had been getting nearer and nearer to them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Now his eye rested half vacantly on their backs, and the perception forced itself upon him that the three backs were those of ladies; and the next thing that dawned upon him was that there was something familiar as well as pleasing about the carriage, the curves, and the movements of those backs, still some twenty paces ahead of him.
vacantly
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From this reading Now his eye rested half vacantly on their backs, and the perception forced itself upon him that the three backs were those of ladies; and the next thing that dawned upon him was that there was something familiar as well as pleasing about the carriage, the curves, and the movements of those backs, still some twenty paces ahead of him.
vain
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From this reading Strolling out one evening, about the end of August, to cool after the heated atmosphere of the workshop, Morgan was dreaming a beautiful vain dream.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Strolling out one evening, about the end of August, to cool after the heated atmosphere of the workshop, Morgan was dreaming a beautiful vain dream.
way
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From this reading He had gone half way down the shorter St. Margaret's road, and in the distance rose the square church-tower.
well
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From this reading Now his eye rested half vacantly on their backs, and the perception forced itself upon him that the three backs were those of ladies; and the next thing that dawned upon him was that there was something familiar as well as pleasing about the carriage, the curves, and the movements of those backs, still some twenty paces ahead of him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now his eye rested half vacantly on their backs, and the perception forced itself upon him that the three backs were those of ladies; and the next thing that dawned upon him was that there was something familiar as well as pleasing about the carriage, the curves, and the movements of those backs, still some twenty paces ahead of him.
workshop
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From this reading Strolling out one evening, about the end of August, to cool after the heated atmosphere of the workshop, Morgan was dreaming a beautiful vain dream.
world
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From this reading But he was still dreaming of Margaret, and these perceptions from the outer world were not strong enough to destroy the images in possession of his mind.
yards
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From this reading For the last two or three minutes he had been conscious of people a few yards ahead of him, and, as their slow stroll was yet slower than his, he had been getting nearer and nearer to them.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading For the last two or three minutes he had been conscious of people a few yards ahead of him, and, as their slow stroll was yet slower than his, he had been getting nearer and nearer to them.
