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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 The sense of a mystery or mysteries about the house never left him, and it irritated him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The sense of a mystery or mysteries about the house never left him, and it irritated him.
almost
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From this reading Doctor Gordon's incomprehensible changes of mood, of almost more than mood, of character even, disturbed him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The weeks went on, and James led the same life with practically no variation.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading As for himself, he never concealed anything, and when it came to mystery, he had a vague idea of something shameful, if not criminal.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for himself, he never concealed anything, and when it came to mystery, he had a vague idea of something shameful, if not criminal.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was not curious; he did not in the least care to know in what the mystery consisted, but the fact of concealment itself was obnoxious to him.
came
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From this reading As for himself, he never concealed anything, and when it came to mystery, he had a vague idea of something shameful, if not criminal.
care
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From this reading He was not curious; he did not in the least care to know in what the mystery consisted, but the fact of concealment itself was obnoxious to him.
changes
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From this reading Doctor Gordon's incomprehensible changes of mood, of almost more than mood, of character even, disturbed him.
character
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From this reading Doctor Gordon's incomprehensible changes of mood, of almost more than mood, of character even, disturbed him.
concealed
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From this reading As for himself, he never concealed anything, and when it came to mystery, he had a vague idea of something shameful, if not criminal.
concealment
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From this reading He was not curious; he did not in the least care to know in what the mystery consisted, but the fact of concealment itself was obnoxious to him.
consisted
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From this reading He was not curious; he did not in the least care to know in what the mystery consisted, but the fact of concealment itself was obnoxious to him.
criminal
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From this reading As for himself, he never concealed anything, and when it came to mystery, he had a vague idea of something shameful, if not criminal.
curious
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From this reading He was not curious; he did not in the least care to know in what the mystery consisted, but the fact of concealment itself was obnoxious to him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He was not curious; he did not in the least care to know in what the mystery consisted, but the fact of concealment itself was obnoxious to him.
disturbed
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From this reading Doctor Gordon's incomprehensible changes of mood, of almost more than mood, of character even, disturbed him.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doctor Gordon's incomprehensible changes of mood, of almost more than mood, of character even, disturbed him.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doctor Gordon's incomprehensible changes of mood, of almost more than mood, of character even, disturbed him.
fact
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From this reading He was not curious; he did not in the least care to know in what the mystery consisted, but the fact of concealment itself was obnoxious to him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for himself, he never concealed anything, and when it came to mystery, he had a vague idea of something shameful, if not criminal.
Gordon's
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From this reading Doctor Gordon's incomprehensible changes of mood, of almost more than mood, of character even, disturbed him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As for himself, he never concealed anything, and when it came to mystery, he had a vague idea of something shameful, if not criminal.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not curious; he did not in the least care to know in what the mystery consisted, but the fact of concealment itself was obnoxious to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sense of a mystery or mysteries about the house never left him, and it irritated him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As for himself, he never concealed anything, and when it came to mystery, he had a vague idea of something shameful, if not criminal.
house
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From this reading The sense of a mystery or mysteries about the house never left him, and it irritated him.
idea
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From this reading As for himself, he never concealed anything, and when it came to mystery, he had a vague idea of something shameful, if not criminal.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As for himself, he never concealed anything, and when it came to mystery, he had a vague idea of something shameful, if not criminal.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was not curious; he did not in the least care to know in what the mystery consisted, but the fact of concealment itself was obnoxious to him.
incomprehensibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkɑmprɪˈhensəbəl/
impossible or very difficult to understand
From this reading Doctor Gordon's incomprehensible changes of mood, of almost more than mood, of character even, disturbed him.
irritated
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From this reading The sense of a mystery or mysteries about the house never left him, and it irritated him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sense of a mystery or mysteries about the house never left him, and it irritated him.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was not curious; he did not in the least care to know in what the mystery consisted, but the fact of concealment itself was obnoxious to him.
James
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From this reading The weeks went on, and James led the same life with practically no variation.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not curious; he did not in the least care to know in what the mystery consisted, but the fact of concealment itself was obnoxious to him.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not curious; he did not in the least care to know in what the mystery consisted, but the fact of concealment itself was obnoxious to him.
led
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From this reading The weeks went on, and James led the same life with practically no variation.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sense of a mystery or mysteries about the house never left him, and it irritated him.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weeks went on, and James led the same life with practically no variation.
mood
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From this reading Doctor Gordon's incomprehensible changes of mood, of almost more than mood, of character even, disturbed him.
more
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From this reading Doctor Gordon's incomprehensible changes of mood, of almost more than mood, of character even, disturbed him.
mysteries
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From this reading The sense of a mystery or mysteries about the house never left him, and it irritated him.
mystery
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From this reading The sense of a mystery or mysteries about the house never left him, and it irritated him.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sense of a mystery or mysteries about the house never left him, and it irritated him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The weeks went on, and James led the same life with practically no variation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not curious; he did not in the least care to know in what the mystery consisted, but the fact of concealment itself was obnoxious to him.
obnoxious
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From this reading He was not curious; he did not in the least care to know in what the mystery consisted, but the fact of concealment itself was obnoxious to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sense of a mystery or mysteries about the house never left him, and it irritated him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The weeks went on, and James led the same life with practically no variation.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The sense of a mystery or mysteries about the house never left him, and it irritated him.
practically
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From this reading The weeks went on, and James led the same life with practically no variation.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weeks went on, and James led the same life with practically no variation.
sense
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From this reading The sense of a mystery or mysteries about the house never left him, and it irritated him.
shameful
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From this reading As for himself, he never concealed anything, and when it came to mystery, he had a vague idea of something shameful, if not criminal.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading As for himself, he never concealed anything, and when it came to mystery, he had a vague idea of something shameful, if not criminal.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Doctor Gordon's incomprehensible changes of mood, of almost more than mood, of character even, disturbed him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The weeks went on, and James led the same life with practically no variation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was not curious; he did not in the least care to know in what the mystery consisted, but the fact of concealment itself was obnoxious to him.
vague
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From this reading As for himself, he never concealed anything, and when it came to mystery, he had a vague idea of something shameful, if not criminal.
variation
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From this reading The weeks went on, and James led the same life with practically no variation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not curious; he did not in the least care to know in what the mystery consisted, but the fact of concealment itself was obnoxious to him.
weeks
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From this reading The weeks went on, and James led the same life with practically no variation.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weeks went on, and James led the same life with practically no variation.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was not curious; he did not in the least care to know in what the mystery consisted, but the fact of concealment itself was obnoxious to him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading As for himself, he never concealed anything, and when it came to mystery, he had a vague idea of something shameful, if not criminal.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The weeks went on, and James led the same life with practically no variation.
