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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 There was the steady step and glance of a man about him when he came--a grave, reserved air, which had an effect upon even the rough colliers.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was the steady step and glance of a man about him when he came--a grave, reserved air, which had an effect upon even the rough colliers.
air
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From this reading There was the steady step and glance of a man about him when he came--a grave, reserved air, which had an effect upon even the rough colliers.
all
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From this reading 'It'll be put right some day,' said Stephen; and that was all they could provoke him to utter.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The report of the expulsion of the family from Fern's Hollow spread through Botfield before morning; and Stephen found an eager cluster of men, as well as boys and girls, awaiting his appearance on the pit-bank.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STEPHEN AND THE RECTOR.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The report of the expulsion of the family from Fern's Hollow spread through Botfield before morning; and Stephen found an eager cluster of men, as well as boys and girls, awaiting his appearance on the pit-bank.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The report of the expulsion of the family from Fern's Hollow spread through Botfield before morning; and Stephen found an eager cluster of men, as well as boys and girls, awaiting his appearance on the pit-bank.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Black Thompson came forward to shake hands with him, and his example was followed by many of the others, with hearty expressions of sympathy and attempts at consolation.
attempts
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From this reading Black Thompson came forward to shake hands with him, and his example was followed by many of the others, with hearty expressions of sympathy and attempts at consolation.
awaiting
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From this reading The report of the expulsion of the family from Fern's Hollow spread through Botfield before morning; and Stephen found an eager cluster of men, as well as boys and girls, awaiting his appearance on the pit-bank.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'It'll be put right some day,' said Stephen; and that was all they could provoke him to utter.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The report of the expulsion of the family from Fern's Hollow spread through Botfield before morning; and Stephen found an eager cluster of men, as well as boys and girls, awaiting his appearance on the pit-bank.
Black
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From this reading Black Thompson came forward to shake hands with him, and his example was followed by many of the others, with hearty expressions of sympathy and attempts at consolation.
Botfield
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From this reading The report of the expulsion of the family from Fern's Hollow spread through Botfield before morning; and Stephen found an eager cluster of men, as well as boys and girls, awaiting his appearance on the pit-bank.
boys
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From this reading The report of the expulsion of the family from Fern's Hollow spread through Botfield before morning; and Stephen found an eager cluster of men, as well as boys and girls, awaiting his appearance on the pit-bank.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Black Thompson came forward to shake hands with him, and his example was followed by many of the others, with hearty expressions of sympathy and attempts at consolation.
came
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From this reading There was the steady step and glance of a man about him when he came--a grave, reserved air, which had an effect upon even the rough colliers.
cluster
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From this reading The report of the expulsion of the family from Fern's Hollow spread through Botfield before morning; and Stephen found an eager cluster of men, as well as boys and girls, awaiting his appearance on the pit-bank.
colliers
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From this reading There was the steady step and glance of a man about him when he came--a grave, reserved air, which had an effect upon even the rough colliers.
consolation
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From this reading Black Thompson came forward to shake hands with him, and his example was followed by many of the others, with hearty expressions of sympathy and attempts at consolation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading 'It'll be put right some day,' said Stephen; and that was all they could provoke him to utter.
day
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From this reading 'It'll be put right some day,' said Stephen; and that was all they could provoke him to utter.
eager
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From this reading The report of the expulsion of the family from Fern's Hollow spread through Botfield before morning; and Stephen found an eager cluster of men, as well as boys and girls, awaiting his appearance on the pit-bank.
effect
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From this reading There was the steady step and glance of a man about him when he came--a grave, reserved air, which had an effect upon even the rough colliers.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was the steady step and glance of a man about him when he came--a grave, reserved air, which had an effect upon even the rough colliers.
example
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From this reading Black Thompson came forward to shake hands with him, and his example was followed by many of the others, with hearty expressions of sympathy and attempts at consolation.
expressions
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From this reading Black Thompson came forward to shake hands with him, and his example was followed by many of the others, with hearty expressions of sympathy and attempts at consolation.
expulsion
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From this reading The report of the expulsion of the family from Fern's Hollow spread through Botfield before morning; and Stephen found an eager cluster of men, as well as boys and girls, awaiting his appearance on the pit-bank.
family
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From this reading The report of the expulsion of the family from Fern's Hollow spread through Botfield before morning; and Stephen found an eager cluster of men, as well as boys and girls, awaiting his appearance on the pit-bank.
Fern's
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From this reading The report of the expulsion of the family from Fern's Hollow spread through Botfield before morning; and Stephen found an eager cluster of men, as well as boys and girls, awaiting his appearance on the pit-bank.
followed
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From this reading Black Thompson came forward to shake hands with him, and his example was followed by many of the others, with hearty expressions of sympathy and attempts at consolation.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Black Thompson came forward to shake hands with him, and his example was followed by many of the others, with hearty expressions of sympathy and attempts at consolation.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The report of the expulsion of the family from Fern's Hollow spread through Botfield before morning; and Stephen found an eager cluster of men, as well as boys and girls, awaiting his appearance on the pit-bank.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The report of the expulsion of the family from Fern's Hollow spread through Botfield before morning; and Stephen found an eager cluster of men, as well as boys and girls, awaiting his appearance on the pit-bank.
girls
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From this reading The report of the expulsion of the family from Fern's Hollow spread through Botfield before morning; and Stephen found an eager cluster of men, as well as boys and girls, awaiting his appearance on the pit-bank.
glance
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From this reading There was the steady step and glance of a man about him when he came--a grave, reserved air, which had an effect upon even the rough colliers.
grave
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From this reading There was the steady step and glance of a man about him when he came--a grave, reserved air, which had an effect upon even the rough colliers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was the steady step and glance of a man about him when he came--a grave, reserved air, which had an effect upon even the rough colliers.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Black Thompson came forward to shake hands with him, and his example was followed by many of the others, with hearty expressions of sympathy and attempts at consolation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was the steady step and glance of a man about him when he came--a grave, reserved air, which had an effect upon even the rough colliers.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑrti/
large, enthusiastic, and satisfying, especially of a meal
From this reading Black Thompson came forward to shake hands with him, and his example was followed by many of the others, with hearty expressions of sympathy and attempts at consolation.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was the steady step and glance of a man about him when he came--a grave, reserved air, which had an effect upon even the rough colliers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The report of the expulsion of the family from Fern's Hollow spread through Botfield before morning; and Stephen found an eager cluster of men, as well as boys and girls, awaiting his appearance on the pit-bank.
Hollow
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From this reading The report of the expulsion of the family from Fern's Hollow spread through Botfield before morning; and Stephen found an eager cluster of men, as well as boys and girls, awaiting his appearance on the pit-bank.
It'll
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From this reading 'It'll be put right some day,' said Stephen; and that was all they could provoke him to utter.
man
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From this reading There was the steady step and glance of a man about him when he came--a grave, reserved air, which had an effect upon even the rough colliers.
many
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From this reading Black Thompson came forward to shake hands with him, and his example was followed by many of the others, with hearty expressions of sympathy and attempts at consolation.
men
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From this reading The report of the expulsion of the family from Fern's Hollow spread through Botfield before morning; and Stephen found an eager cluster of men, as well as boys and girls, awaiting his appearance on the pit-bank.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The report of the expulsion of the family from Fern's Hollow spread through Botfield before morning; and Stephen found an eager cluster of men, as well as boys and girls, awaiting his appearance on the pit-bank.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The report of the expulsion of the family from Fern's Hollow spread through Botfield before morning; and Stephen found an eager cluster of men, as well as boys and girls, awaiting his appearance on the pit-bank.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The report of the expulsion of the family from Fern's Hollow spread through Botfield before morning; and Stephen found an eager cluster of men, as well as boys and girls, awaiting his appearance on the pit-bank.
others
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From this reading Black Thompson came forward to shake hands with him, and his example was followed by many of the others, with hearty expressions of sympathy and attempts at consolation.
pit-bank
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From this reading The report of the expulsion of the family from Fern's Hollow spread through Botfield before morning; and Stephen found an eager cluster of men, as well as boys and girls, awaiting his appearance on the pit-bank.
provoke
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From this reading 'It'll be put right some day,' said Stephen; and that was all they could provoke him to utter.
put
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From this reading 'It'll be put right some day,' said Stephen; and that was all they could provoke him to utter.
RECTOR
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From this reading STEPHEN AND THE RECTOR.
report
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From this reading The report of the expulsion of the family from Fern's Hollow spread through Botfield before morning; and Stephen found an eager cluster of men, as well as boys and girls, awaiting his appearance on the pit-bank.
reserved
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From this reading There was the steady step and glance of a man about him when he came--a grave, reserved air, which had an effect upon even the rough colliers.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'It'll be put right some day,' said Stephen; and that was all they could provoke him to utter.
rough
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From this reading There was the steady step and glance of a man about him when he came--a grave, reserved air, which had an effect upon even the rough colliers.
said
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From this reading 'It'll be put right some day,' said Stephen; and that was all they could provoke him to utter.
shake
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From this reading Black Thompson came forward to shake hands with him, and his example was followed by many of the others, with hearty expressions of sympathy and attempts at consolation.
some
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From this reading 'It'll be put right some day,' said Stephen; and that was all they could provoke him to utter.
spread
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From this reading The report of the expulsion of the family from Fern's Hollow spread through Botfield before morning; and Stephen found an eager cluster of men, as well as boys and girls, awaiting his appearance on the pit-bank.
steady
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From this reading There was the steady step and glance of a man about him when he came--a grave, reserved air, which had an effect upon even the rough colliers.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was the steady step and glance of a man about him when he came--a grave, reserved air, which had an effect upon even the rough colliers.
STEPHEN
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From this reading STEPHEN AND THE RECTOR.
sympathy
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From this reading Black Thompson came forward to shake hands with him, and his example was followed by many of the others, with hearty expressions of sympathy and attempts at consolation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'It'll be put right some day,' said Stephen; and that was all they could provoke him to utter.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STEPHEN AND THE RECTOR.
There
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From this reading There was the steady step and glance of a man about him when he came--a grave, reserved air, which had an effect upon even the rough colliers.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'It'll be put right some day,' said Stephen; and that was all they could provoke him to utter.
Thompson
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From this reading Black Thompson came forward to shake hands with him, and his example was followed by many of the others, with hearty expressions of sympathy and attempts at consolation.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The report of the expulsion of the family from Fern's Hollow spread through Botfield before morning; and Stephen found an eager cluster of men, as well as boys and girls, awaiting his appearance on the pit-bank.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Black Thompson came forward to shake hands with him, and his example was followed by many of the others, with hearty expressions of sympathy and attempts at consolation.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was the steady step and glance of a man about him when he came--a grave, reserved air, which had an effect upon even the rough colliers.
utter
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From this reading 'It'll be put right some day,' said Stephen; and that was all they could provoke him to utter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was the steady step and glance of a man about him when he came--a grave, reserved air, which had an effect upon even the rough colliers.
well
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From this reading The report of the expulsion of the family from Fern's Hollow spread through Botfield before morning; and Stephen found an eager cluster of men, as well as boys and girls, awaiting his appearance on the pit-bank.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was the steady step and glance of a man about him when he came--a grave, reserved air, which had an effect upon even the rough colliers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was the steady step and glance of a man about him when he came--a grave, reserved air, which had an effect upon even the rough colliers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Black Thompson came forward to shake hands with him, and his example was followed by many of the others, with hearty expressions of sympathy and attempts at consolation.
