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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 Her look had a queer, shifting, probing quality, which at any other time would have inspired investigation, but she failed to rivet his attention to-night.
AcrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across the table at the evening meal Henley saw his wife regarding him stealthily as she served the food to him and the others.
all
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From this reading And all this had come to him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Across the table at the evening meal Henley saw his wife regarding him stealthily as she served the food to him and the others.
any
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From this reading Her look had a queer, shifting, probing quality, which at any other time would have inspired investigation, but she failed to rivet his attention to-night.
appeared
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From this reading There were other things to think of--things as new and startling as the dawn of day must have appeared to the opening eyes of the first man.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Across the table at the evening meal Henley saw his wife regarding him stealthily as she served the food to him and the others.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Across the table at the evening meal Henley saw his wife regarding him stealthily as she served the food to him and the others.
attention
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From this reading Her look had a queer, shifting, probing quality, which at any other time would have inspired investigation, but she failed to rivet his attention to-night.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her look had a queer, shifting, probing quality, which at any other time would have inspired investigation, but she failed to rivet his attention to-night.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And all this had come to him.
darkness
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From this reading All these years he had groped in darkness, seeking and never finding till the dreams of youth were dead.
dawn
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From this reading There were other things to think of--things as new and startling as the dawn of day must have appeared to the opening eyes of the first man.
day
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From this reading There were other things to think of--things as new and startling as the dawn of day must have appeared to the opening eyes of the first man.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All these years he had groped in darkness, seeking and never finding till the dreams of youth were dead.
dreams
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From this reading All these years he had groped in darkness, seeking and never finding till the dreams of youth were dead.
evening
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From this reading Across the table at the evening meal Henley saw his wife regarding him stealthily as she served the food to him and the others.
eyes
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From this reading There were other things to think of--things as new and startling as the dawn of day must have appeared to the opening eyes of the first man.
failed
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From this reading Her look had a queer, shifting, probing quality, which at any other time would have inspired investigation, but she failed to rivet his attention to-night.
finding
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From this reading All these years he had groped in darkness, seeking and never finding till the dreams of youth were dead.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were other things to think of--things as new and startling as the dawn of day must have appeared to the opening eyes of the first man.
food
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From this reading Across the table at the evening meal Henley saw his wife regarding him stealthily as she served the food to him and the others.
groped
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From this reading All these years he had groped in darkness, seeking and never finding till the dreams of youth were dead.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her look had a queer, shifting, probing quality, which at any other time would have inspired investigation, but she failed to rivet his attention to-night.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her look had a queer, shifting, probing quality, which at any other time would have inspired investigation, but she failed to rivet his attention to-night.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All these years he had groped in darkness, seeking and never finding till the dreams of youth were dead.
Henley
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From this reading Across the table at the evening meal Henley saw his wife regarding him stealthily as she served the food to him and the others.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her look had a queer, shifting, probing quality, which at any other time would have inspired investigation, but she failed to rivet his attention to-night.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Across the table at the evening meal Henley saw his wife regarding him stealthily as she served the food to him and the others.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Across the table at the evening meal Henley saw his wife regarding him stealthily as she served the food to him and the others.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All these years he had groped in darkness, seeking and never finding till the dreams of youth were dead.
inspired
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From this reading Her look had a queer, shifting, probing quality, which at any other time would have inspired investigation, but she failed to rivet his attention to-night.
investigation
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From this reading Her look had a queer, shifting, probing quality, which at any other time would have inspired investigation, but she failed to rivet his attention to-night.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her look had a queer, shifting, probing quality, which at any other time would have inspired investigation, but she failed to rivet his attention to-night.
man
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From this reading There were other things to think of--things as new and startling as the dawn of day must have appeared to the opening eyes of the first man.
meal
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From this reading Across the table at the evening meal Henley saw his wife regarding him stealthily as she served the food to him and the others.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There were other things to think of--things as new and startling as the dawn of day must have appeared to the opening eyes of the first man.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All these years he had groped in darkness, seeking and never finding till the dreams of youth were dead.
new
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From this reading There were other things to think of--things as new and startling as the dawn of day must have appeared to the opening eyes of the first man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were other things to think of--things as new and startling as the dawn of day must have appeared to the opening eyes of the first man.
opening
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From this reading There were other things to think of--things as new and startling as the dawn of day must have appeared to the opening eyes of the first man.
other
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From this reading Her look had a queer, shifting, probing quality, which at any other time would have inspired investigation, but she failed to rivet his attention to-night.
others
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From this reading Across the table at the evening meal Henley saw his wife regarding him stealthily as she served the food to him and the others.
probing
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From this reading Her look had a queer, shifting, probing quality, which at any other time would have inspired investigation, but she failed to rivet his attention to-night.
quality
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From this reading Her look had a queer, shifting, probing quality, which at any other time would have inspired investigation, but she failed to rivet his attention to-night.
queer
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From this reading Her look had a queer, shifting, probing quality, which at any other time would have inspired investigation, but she failed to rivet his attention to-night.
regarding
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From this reading Across the table at the evening meal Henley saw his wife regarding him stealthily as she served the food to him and the others.
rivet
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From this reading Her look had a queer, shifting, probing quality, which at any other time would have inspired investigation, but she failed to rivet his attention to-night.
saw
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From this reading Across the table at the evening meal Henley saw his wife regarding him stealthily as she served the food to him and the others.
seeking
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From this reading All these years he had groped in darkness, seeking and never finding till the dreams of youth were dead.
served
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From this reading Across the table at the evening meal Henley saw his wife regarding him stealthily as she served the food to him and the others.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Across the table at the evening meal Henley saw his wife regarding him stealthily as she served the food to him and the others.
shifting
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From this reading Her look had a queer, shifting, probing quality, which at any other time would have inspired investigation, but she failed to rivet his attention to-night.
startling
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From this reading There were other things to think of--things as new and startling as the dawn of day must have appeared to the opening eyes of the first man.
stealthily
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From this reading Across the table at the evening meal Henley saw his wife regarding him stealthily as she served the food to him and the others.
table
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From this reading Across the table at the evening meal Henley saw his wife regarding him stealthily as she served the food to him and the others.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Across the table at the evening meal Henley saw his wife regarding him stealthily as she served the food to him and the others.
There
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From this reading There were other things to think of--things as new and startling as the dawn of day must have appeared to the opening eyes of the first man.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All these years he had groped in darkness, seeking and never finding till the dreams of youth were dead.
things
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From this reading There were other things to think of--things as new and startling as the dawn of day must have appeared to the opening eyes of the first man.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were other things to think of--things as new and startling as the dawn of day must have appeared to the opening eyes of the first man.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And all this had come to him.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading All these years he had groped in darkness, seeking and never finding till the dreams of youth were dead.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her look had a queer, shifting, probing quality, which at any other time would have inspired investigation, but she failed to rivet his attention to-night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Across the table at the evening meal Henley saw his wife regarding him stealthily as she served the food to him and the others.
to-night
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From this reading Her look had a queer, shifting, probing quality, which at any other time would have inspired investigation, but she failed to rivet his attention to-night.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were other things to think of--things as new and startling as the dawn of day must have appeared to the opening eyes of the first man.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her look had a queer, shifting, probing quality, which at any other time would have inspired investigation, but she failed to rivet his attention to-night.
wife
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From this reading Across the table at the evening meal Henley saw his wife regarding him stealthily as she served the food to him and the others.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her look had a queer, shifting, probing quality, which at any other time would have inspired investigation, but she failed to rivet his attention to-night.
years
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From this reading All these years he had groped in darkness, seeking and never finding till the dreams of youth were dead.
youth
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From this reading All these years he had groped in darkness, seeking and never finding till the dreams of youth were dead.
