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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 He had collected a thousand-dollar debt he never expected to get, and had been everywhere treated with the utmost deference and consideration, as a man whose worth was known and appreciated.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had collected a thousand-dollar debt he never expected to get, and had been everywhere treated with the utmost deference and consideration, as a man whose worth was known and appreciated.
appreciated
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From this reading He had collected a thousand-dollar debt he never expected to get, and had been everywhere treated with the utmost deference and consideration, as a man whose worth was known and appreciated.
arranged
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From this reading The business which took him there had been more than satisfactorily arranged.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had collected a thousand-dollar debt he never expected to get, and had been everywhere treated with the utmost deference and consideration, as a man whose worth was known and appreciated.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But Richard was ill at ease, and his face wore a sad, gloomy expression, which many remarked, wondering what could be the nature of the care so evidently preying upon him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But Richard was ill at ease, and his face wore a sad, gloomy expression, which many remarked, wondering what could be the nature of the care so evidently preying upon him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE DESERTED HUSBAND Richard had been very successful in St. Louis.
business
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From this reading The business which took him there had been more than satisfactorily arranged.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Richard was ill at ease, and his face wore a sad, gloomy expression, which many remarked, wondering what could be the nature of the care so evidently preying upon him.
care
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From this reading But Richard was ill at ease, and his face wore a sad, gloomy expression, which many remarked, wondering what could be the nature of the care so evidently preying upon him.
collected
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From this reading He had collected a thousand-dollar debt he never expected to get, and had been everywhere treated with the utmost deference and consideration, as a man whose worth was known and appreciated.
consideration
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From this reading He had collected a thousand-dollar debt he never expected to get, and had been everywhere treated with the utmost deference and consideration, as a man whose worth was known and appreciated.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But Richard was ill at ease, and his face wore a sad, gloomy expression, which many remarked, wondering what could be the nature of the care so evidently preying upon him.
debt
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From this reading He had collected a thousand-dollar debt he never expected to get, and had been everywhere treated with the utmost deference and consideration, as a man whose worth was known and appreciated.
deference
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From this reading He had collected a thousand-dollar debt he never expected to get, and had been everywhere treated with the utmost deference and consideration, as a man whose worth was known and appreciated.
DESERTEDverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading THE DESERTED HUSBAND Richard had been very successful in St. Louis.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do what he might, he could not forget the white, stony face which had looked at him so strangely in the gray morning, nor shut out the icy tones in which Ethie had last spoken to him.
ease
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From this reading But Richard was ill at ease, and his face wore a sad, gloomy expression, which many remarked, wondering what could be the nature of the care so evidently preying upon him.
Ethie
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From this reading Do what he might, he could not forget the white, stony face which had looked at him so strangely in the gray morning, nor shut out the icy tones in which Ethie had last spoken to him.
everywhere
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From this reading He had collected a thousand-dollar debt he never expected to get, and had been everywhere treated with the utmost deference and consideration, as a man whose worth was known and appreciated.
evidently
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From this reading But Richard was ill at ease, and his face wore a sad, gloomy expression, which many remarked, wondering what could be the nature of the care so evidently preying upon him.
expected
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From this reading He had collected a thousand-dollar debt he never expected to get, and had been everywhere treated with the utmost deference and consideration, as a man whose worth was known and appreciated.
expression
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From this reading But Richard was ill at ease, and his face wore a sad, gloomy expression, which many remarked, wondering what could be the nature of the care so evidently preying upon him.
face
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From this reading But Richard was ill at ease, and his face wore a sad, gloomy expression, which many remarked, wondering what could be the nature of the care so evidently preying upon him.
forget
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From this reading Do what he might, he could not forget the white, stony face which had looked at him so strangely in the gray morning, nor shut out the icy tones in which Ethie had last spoken to him.
get
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From this reading He had collected a thousand-dollar debt he never expected to get, and had been everywhere treated with the utmost deference and consideration, as a man whose worth was known and appreciated.
gloomy
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From this reading But Richard was ill at ease, and his face wore a sad, gloomy expression, which many remarked, wondering what could be the nature of the care so evidently preying upon him.
gray
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From this reading Do what he might, he could not forget the white, stony face which had looked at him so strangely in the gray morning, nor shut out the icy tones in which Ethie had last spoken to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE DESERTED HUSBAND Richard had been very successful in St. Louis.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had collected a thousand-dollar debt he never expected to get, and had been everywhere treated with the utmost deference and consideration, as a man whose worth was known and appreciated.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The business which took him there had been more than satisfactorily arranged.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Richard was ill at ease, and his face wore a sad, gloomy expression, which many remarked, wondering what could be the nature of the care so evidently preying upon him.
HUSBAND
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From this reading THE DESERTED HUSBAND Richard had been very successful in St. Louis.
icy
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From this reading Do what he might, he could not forget the white, stony face which had looked at him so strangely in the gray morning, nor shut out the icy tones in which Ethie had last spoken to him.
ill
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From this reading But Richard was ill at ease, and his face wore a sad, gloomy expression, which many remarked, wondering what could be the nature of the care so evidently preying upon him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DESERTED HUSBAND Richard had been very successful in St. Louis.
known
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From this reading He had collected a thousand-dollar debt he never expected to get, and had been everywhere treated with the utmost deference and consideration, as a man whose worth was known and appreciated.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do what he might, he could not forget the white, stony face which had looked at him so strangely in the gray morning, nor shut out the icy tones in which Ethie had last spoken to him.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do what he might, he could not forget the white, stony face which had looked at him so strangely in the gray morning, nor shut out the icy tones in which Ethie had last spoken to him.
Louis
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From this reading THE DESERTED HUSBAND Richard had been very successful in St. Louis.
man
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From this reading He had collected a thousand-dollar debt he never expected to get, and had been everywhere treated with the utmost deference and consideration, as a man whose worth was known and appreciated.
many
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From this reading But Richard was ill at ease, and his face wore a sad, gloomy expression, which many remarked, wondering what could be the nature of the care so evidently preying upon him.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Do what he might, he could not forget the white, stony face which had looked at him so strangely in the gray morning, nor shut out the icy tones in which Ethie had last spoken to him.
more
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From this reading The business which took him there had been more than satisfactorily arranged.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do what he might, he could not forget the white, stony face which had looked at him so strangely in the gray morning, nor shut out the icy tones in which Ethie had last spoken to him.
nature
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From this reading But Richard was ill at ease, and his face wore a sad, gloomy expression, which many remarked, wondering what could be the nature of the care so evidently preying upon him.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had collected a thousand-dollar debt he never expected to get, and had been everywhere treated with the utmost deference and consideration, as a man whose worth was known and appreciated.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Do what he might, he could not forget the white, stony face which had looked at him so strangely in the gray morning, nor shut out the icy tones in which Ethie had last spoken to him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do what he might, he could not forget the white, stony face which had looked at him so strangely in the gray morning, nor shut out the icy tones in which Ethie had last spoken to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Richard was ill at ease, and his face wore a sad, gloomy expression, which many remarked, wondering what could be the nature of the care so evidently preying upon him.
out
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From this reading Do what he might, he could not forget the white, stony face which had looked at him so strangely in the gray morning, nor shut out the icy tones in which Ethie had last spoken to him.
preying
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From this reading But Richard was ill at ease, and his face wore a sad, gloomy expression, which many remarked, wondering what could be the nature of the care so evidently preying upon him.
remarked
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From this reading But Richard was ill at ease, and his face wore a sad, gloomy expression, which many remarked, wondering what could be the nature of the care so evidently preying upon him.
Richard
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From this reading THE DESERTED HUSBAND Richard had been very successful in St. Louis.
sad
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From this reading But Richard was ill at ease, and his face wore a sad, gloomy expression, which many remarked, wondering what could be the nature of the care so evidently preying upon him.
satisfactorily
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From this reading The business which took him there had been more than satisfactorily arranged.
shut
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From this reading Do what he might, he could not forget the white, stony face which had looked at him so strangely in the gray morning, nor shut out the icy tones in which Ethie had last spoken to him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But Richard was ill at ease, and his face wore a sad, gloomy expression, which many remarked, wondering what could be the nature of the care so evidently preying upon him.
spoken
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From this reading Do what he might, he could not forget the white, stony face which had looked at him so strangely in the gray morning, nor shut out the icy tones in which Ethie had last spoken to him.
St
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From this reading THE DESERTED HUSBAND Richard had been very successful in St. Louis.
stony
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From this reading Do what he might, he could not forget the white, stony face which had looked at him so strangely in the gray morning, nor shut out the icy tones in which Ethie had last spoken to him.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Do what he might, he could not forget the white, stony face which had looked at him so strangely in the gray morning, nor shut out the icy tones in which Ethie had last spoken to him.
successful
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From this reading THE DESERTED HUSBAND Richard had been very successful in St. Louis.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The business which took him there had been more than satisfactorily arranged.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DESERTED HUSBAND Richard had been very successful in St. Louis.
there
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From this reading The business which took him there had been more than satisfactorily arranged.
thousand-dollar
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From this reading He had collected a thousand-dollar debt he never expected to get, and had been everywhere treated with the utmost deference and consideration, as a man whose worth was known and appreciated.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had collected a thousand-dollar debt he never expected to get, and had been everywhere treated with the utmost deference and consideration, as a man whose worth was known and appreciated.
tones
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From this reading Do what he might, he could not forget the white, stony face which had looked at him so strangely in the gray morning, nor shut out the icy tones in which Ethie had last spoken to him.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The business which took him there had been more than satisfactorily arranged.
treated
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From this reading He had collected a thousand-dollar debt he never expected to get, and had been everywhere treated with the utmost deference and consideration, as a man whose worth was known and appreciated.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But Richard was ill at ease, and his face wore a sad, gloomy expression, which many remarked, wondering what could be the nature of the care so evidently preying upon him.
utmost
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From this reading He had collected a thousand-dollar debt he never expected to get, and had been everywhere treated with the utmost deference and consideration, as a man whose worth was known and appreciated.
very
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From this reading THE DESERTED HUSBAND Richard had been very successful in St. Louis.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had collected a thousand-dollar debt he never expected to get, and had been everywhere treated with the utmost deference and consideration, as a man whose worth was known and appreciated.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But Richard was ill at ease, and his face wore a sad, gloomy expression, which many remarked, wondering what could be the nature of the care so evidently preying upon him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The business which took him there had been more than satisfactorily arranged.
white
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From this reading Do what he might, he could not forget the white, stony face which had looked at him so strangely in the gray morning, nor shut out the icy tones in which Ethie had last spoken to him.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He had collected a thousand-dollar debt he never expected to get, and had been everywhere treated with the utmost deference and consideration, as a man whose worth was known and appreciated.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had collected a thousand-dollar debt he never expected to get, and had been everywhere treated with the utmost deference and consideration, as a man whose worth was known and appreciated.
wondering
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From this reading But Richard was ill at ease, and his face wore a sad, gloomy expression, which many remarked, wondering what could be the nature of the care so evidently preying upon him.
wore
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From this reading But Richard was ill at ease, and his face wore a sad, gloomy expression, which many remarked, wondering what could be the nature of the care so evidently preying upon him.
worth
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From this reading He had collected a thousand-dollar debt he never expected to get, and had been everywhere treated with the utmost deference and consideration, as a man whose worth was known and appreciated.
