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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 Had not the last encounter been a success, they might argue, and had he not been perfectly cheerful and, to all appearance, happy in their company?
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morgan did not venture again to take any walks to the east of the town, though he dwelt with pain on the possibility of the Medhursts hoping to fall in with him again.
all
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From this reading Had not the last encounter been a success, they might argue, and had he not been perfectly cheerful and, to all appearance, happy in their company?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had not the last encounter been a success, they might argue, and had he not been perfectly cheerful and, to all appearance, happy in their company?
any
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From this reading Morgan did not venture again to take any walks to the east of the town, though he dwelt with pain on the possibility of the Medhursts hoping to fall in with him again.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Had not the last encounter been a success, they might argue, and had he not been perfectly cheerful and, to all appearance, happy in their company?
argue
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From this reading Had not the last encounter been a success, they might argue, and had he not been perfectly cheerful and, to all appearance, happy in their company?
avoid
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From this reading He could only trust that they would understand, though from their point of view there might perhaps seem no reason why he should avoid them so utterly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had not the last encounter been a success, they might argue, and had he not been perfectly cheerful and, to all appearance, happy in their company?
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He felt the effects for several days, a vision of that lamp-lit room continuing to obtrude between him and his work, and the stream of music still flowing from Margaret's fingers.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Once or twice he thought of writing to Mrs. Medhurst, but he could not get down a word, and the pen dropped from his hand.
cheerful
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From this reading Had not the last encounter been a success, they might argue, and had he not been perfectly cheerful and, to all appearance, happy in their company?
company
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From this reading Had not the last encounter been a success, they might argue, and had he not been perfectly cheerful and, to all appearance, happy in their company?
continuing
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From this reading He felt the effects for several days, a vision of that lamp-lit room continuing to obtrude between him and his work, and the stream of music still flowing from Margaret's fingers.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could only trust that they would understand, though from their point of view there might perhaps seem no reason why he should avoid them so utterly.
days
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From this reading He felt the effects for several days, a vision of that lamp-lit room continuing to obtrude between him and his work, and the stream of music still flowing from Margaret's fingers.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Morgan did not venture again to take any walks to the east of the town, though he dwelt with pain on the possibility of the Medhursts hoping to fall in with him again.
down
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From this reading Once or twice he thought of writing to Mrs. Medhurst, but he could not get down a word, and the pen dropped from his hand.
dropped
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From this reading Once or twice he thought of writing to Mrs. Medhurst, but he could not get down a word, and the pen dropped from his hand.
dwelt
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From this reading Morgan did not venture again to take any walks to the east of the town, though he dwelt with pain on the possibility of the Medhursts hoping to fall in with him again.
east
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From this reading Morgan did not venture again to take any walks to the east of the town, though he dwelt with pain on the possibility of the Medhursts hoping to fall in with him again.
effects
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From this reading He felt the effects for several days, a vision of that lamp-lit room continuing to obtrude between him and his work, and the stream of music still flowing from Margaret's fingers.
encounter
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From this reading Had not the last encounter been a success, they might argue, and had he not been perfectly cheerful and, to all appearance, happy in their company?
fall
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From this reading Morgan did not venture again to take any walks to the east of the town, though he dwelt with pain on the possibility of the Medhursts hoping to fall in with him again.
felt
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From this reading He felt the effects for several days, a vision of that lamp-lit room continuing to obtrude between him and his work, and the stream of music still flowing from Margaret's fingers.
fingers
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From this reading He felt the effects for several days, a vision of that lamp-lit room continuing to obtrude between him and his work, and the stream of music still flowing from Margaret's fingers.
flowing
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From this reading He felt the effects for several days, a vision of that lamp-lit room continuing to obtrude between him and his work, and the stream of music still flowing from Margaret's fingers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He felt the effects for several days, a vision of that lamp-lit room continuing to obtrude between him and his work, and the stream of music still flowing from Margaret's fingers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He could only trust that they would understand, though from their point of view there might perhaps seem no reason why he should avoid them so utterly.
get
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From this reading Once or twice he thought of writing to Mrs. Medhurst, but he could not get down a word, and the pen dropped from his hand.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had not the last encounter been a success, they might argue, and had he not been perfectly cheerful and, to all appearance, happy in their company?
hand
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From this reading Once or twice he thought of writing to Mrs. Medhurst, but he could not get down a word, and the pen dropped from his hand.
happy
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From this reading Had not the last encounter been a success, they might argue, and had he not been perfectly cheerful and, to all appearance, happy in their company?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Morgan did not venture again to take any walks to the east of the town, though he dwelt with pain on the possibility of the Medhursts hoping to fall in with him again.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Morgan did not venture again to take any walks to the east of the town, though he dwelt with pain on the possibility of the Medhursts hoping to fall in with him again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once or twice he thought of writing to Mrs. Medhurst, but he could not get down a word, and the pen dropped from his hand.
hoping
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From this reading Morgan did not venture again to take any walks to the east of the town, though he dwelt with pain on the possibility of the Medhursts hoping to fall in with him again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Morgan did not venture again to take any walks to the east of the town, though he dwelt with pain on the possibility of the Medhursts hoping to fall in with him again.
lamp-lit
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From this reading He felt the effects for several days, a vision of that lamp-lit room continuing to obtrude between him and his work, and the stream of music still flowing from Margaret's fingers.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had not the last encounter been a success, they might argue, and had he not been perfectly cheerful and, to all appearance, happy in their company?
Margaret's
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From this reading He felt the effects for several days, a vision of that lamp-lit room continuing to obtrude between him and his work, and the stream of music still flowing from Margaret's fingers.
Medhurst
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From this reading Once or twice he thought of writing to Mrs. Medhurst, but he could not get down a word, and the pen dropped from his hand.
Medhursts
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From this reading Morgan did not venture again to take any walks to the east of the town, though he dwelt with pain on the possibility of the Medhursts hoping to fall in with him again.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He could only trust that they would understand, though from their point of view there might perhaps seem no reason why he should avoid them so utterly.
Morgan
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From this reading Morgan did not venture again to take any walks to the east of the town, though he dwelt with pain on the possibility of the Medhursts hoping to fall in with him again.
Mrs
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From this reading Once or twice he thought of writing to Mrs. Medhurst, but he could not get down a word, and the pen dropped from his hand.
music
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From this reading He felt the effects for several days, a vision of that lamp-lit room continuing to obtrude between him and his work, and the stream of music still flowing from Margaret's fingers.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He could only trust that they would understand, though from their point of view there might perhaps seem no reason why he should avoid them so utterly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Morgan did not venture again to take any walks to the east of the town, though he dwelt with pain on the possibility of the Medhursts hoping to fall in with him again.
obtrude
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From this reading He felt the effects for several days, a vision of that lamp-lit room continuing to obtrude between him and his work, and the stream of music still flowing from Margaret's fingers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Morgan did not venture again to take any walks to the east of the town, though he dwelt with pain on the possibility of the Medhursts hoping to fall in with him again.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Morgan did not venture again to take any walks to the east of the town, though he dwelt with pain on the possibility of the Medhursts hoping to fall in with him again.
Once
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From this reading Once or twice he thought of writing to Mrs. Medhurst, but he could not get down a word, and the pen dropped from his hand.
only
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From this reading He could only trust that they would understand, though from their point of view there might perhaps seem no reason why he should avoid them so utterly.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Once or twice he thought of writing to Mrs. Medhurst, but he could not get down a word, and the pen dropped from his hand.
pain
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From this reading Morgan did not venture again to take any walks to the east of the town, though he dwelt with pain on the possibility of the Medhursts hoping to fall in with him again.
pen
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From this reading Once or twice he thought of writing to Mrs. Medhurst, but he could not get down a word, and the pen dropped from his hand.
perfectly
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From this reading Had not the last encounter been a success, they might argue, and had he not been perfectly cheerful and, to all appearance, happy in their company?
perhaps
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From this reading He could only trust that they would understand, though from their point of view there might perhaps seem no reason why he should avoid them so utterly.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading He could only trust that they would understand, though from their point of view there might perhaps seem no reason why he should avoid them so utterly.
possibility
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From this reading Morgan did not venture again to take any walks to the east of the town, though he dwelt with pain on the possibility of the Medhursts hoping to fall in with him again.
reason
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From this reading He could only trust that they would understand, though from their point of view there might perhaps seem no reason why he should avoid them so utterly.
room
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From this reading He felt the effects for several days, a vision of that lamp-lit room continuing to obtrude between him and his work, and the stream of music still flowing from Margaret's fingers.
seem
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From this reading He could only trust that they would understand, though from their point of view there might perhaps seem no reason why he should avoid them so utterly.
several
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From this reading He felt the effects for several days, a vision of that lamp-lit room continuing to obtrude between him and his work, and the stream of music still flowing from Margaret's fingers.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He could only trust that they would understand, though from their point of view there might perhaps seem no reason why he should avoid them so utterly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He could only trust that they would understand, though from their point of view there might perhaps seem no reason why he should avoid them so utterly.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt the effects for several days, a vision of that lamp-lit room continuing to obtrude between him and his work, and the stream of music still flowing from Margaret's fingers.
stream
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From this reading He felt the effects for several days, a vision of that lamp-lit room continuing to obtrude between him and his work, and the stream of music still flowing from Margaret's fingers.
success
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From this reading Had not the last encounter been a success, they might argue, and had he not been perfectly cheerful and, to all appearance, happy in their company?
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morgan did not venture again to take any walks to the east of the town, though he dwelt with pain on the possibility of the Medhursts hoping to fall in with him again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He could only trust that they would understand, though from their point of view there might perhaps seem no reason why he should avoid them so utterly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Morgan did not venture again to take any walks to the east of the town, though he dwelt with pain on the possibility of the Medhursts hoping to fall in with him again.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He could only trust that they would understand, though from their point of view there might perhaps seem no reason why he should avoid them so utterly.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He could only trust that they would understand, though from their point of view there might perhaps seem no reason why he should avoid them so utterly.
there
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From this reading He could only trust that they would understand, though from their point of view there might perhaps seem no reason why he should avoid them so utterly.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could only trust that they would understand, though from their point of view there might perhaps seem no reason why he should avoid them so utterly.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Morgan did not venture again to take any walks to the east of the town, though he dwelt with pain on the possibility of the Medhursts hoping to fall in with him again.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once or twice he thought of writing to Mrs. Medhurst, but he could not get down a word, and the pen dropped from his hand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Morgan did not venture again to take any walks to the east of the town, though he dwelt with pain on the possibility of the Medhursts hoping to fall in with him again.
town
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From this reading Morgan did not venture again to take any walks to the east of the town, though he dwelt with pain on the possibility of the Medhursts hoping to fall in with him again.
trust
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From this reading He could only trust that they would understand, though from their point of view there might perhaps seem no reason why he should avoid them so utterly.
twice
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From this reading Once or twice he thought of writing to Mrs. Medhurst, but he could not get down a word, and the pen dropped from his hand.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could only trust that they would understand, though from their point of view there might perhaps seem no reason why he should avoid them so utterly.
utterly
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From this reading He could only trust that they would understand, though from their point of view there might perhaps seem no reason why he should avoid them so utterly.
venture
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From this reading Morgan did not venture again to take any walks to the east of the town, though he dwelt with pain on the possibility of the Medhursts hoping to fall in with him again.
view
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From this reading He could only trust that they would understand, though from their point of view there might perhaps seem no reason why he should avoid them so utterly.
vision
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From this reading He felt the effects for several days, a vision of that lamp-lit room continuing to obtrude between him and his work, and the stream of music still flowing from Margaret's fingers.
walks
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From this reading Morgan did not venture again to take any walks to the east of the town, though he dwelt with pain on the possibility of the Medhursts hoping to fall in with him again.
why
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From this reading He could only trust that they would understand, though from their point of view there might perhaps seem no reason why he should avoid them so utterly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Morgan did not venture again to take any walks to the east of the town, though he dwelt with pain on the possibility of the Medhursts hoping to fall in with him again.
word
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From this reading Once or twice he thought of writing to Mrs. Medhurst, but he could not get down a word, and the pen dropped from his hand.
work
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From this reading He felt the effects for several days, a vision of that lamp-lit room continuing to obtrude between him and his work, and the stream of music still flowing from Margaret's fingers.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He could only trust that they would understand, though from their point of view there might perhaps seem no reason why he should avoid them so utterly.
writing
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From this reading Once or twice he thought of writing to Mrs. Medhurst, but he could not get down a word, and the pen dropped from his hand.
