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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 Never a look, never a word to encourage me.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once again he put himself this question: "Why, when I went to her house, did she not let me see that I pleased her?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Why this correspondence, when it was so easy to insist on having me to dine, so simple to prepare an occasion which would bring us together, either at her home or elsewhere?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He tried to rationalize the episode and revolved his conjectures over and over.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next morning he woke, thinking of her, just as he had been doing when he went to sleep.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Why this correspondence, when it was so easy to insist on having me to dine, so simple to prepare an occasion which would bring us together, either at her home or elsewhere?"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The next morning he woke, thinking of her, just as he had been doing when he went to sleep.
bring
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From this reading Why this correspondence, when it was so easy to insist on having me to dine, so simple to prepare an occasion which would bring us together, either at her home or elsewhere?"
conjectures
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From this reading He tried to rationalize the episode and revolved his conjectures over and over.
correspondence
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From this reading Why this correspondence, when it was so easy to insist on having me to dine, so simple to prepare an occasion which would bring us together, either at her home or elsewhere?"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Once again he put himself this question: "Why, when I went to her house, did she not let me see that I pleased her?
dine
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From this reading Why this correspondence, when it was so easy to insist on having me to dine, so simple to prepare an occasion which would bring us together, either at her home or elsewhere?"
doing
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From this reading The next morning he woke, thinking of her, just as he had been doing when he went to sleep.
easy
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From this reading Why this correspondence, when it was so easy to insist on having me to dine, so simple to prepare an occasion which would bring us together, either at her home or elsewhere?"
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Why this correspondence, when it was so easy to insist on having me to dine, so simple to prepare an occasion which would bring us together, either at her home or elsewhere?"
elsewhere
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From this reading Why this correspondence, when it was so easy to insist on having me to dine, so simple to prepare an occasion which would bring us together, either at her home or elsewhere?"
encourage
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From this reading Never a look, never a word to encourage me.
episode
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From this reading He tried to rationalize the episode and revolved his conjectures over and over.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next morning he woke, thinking of her, just as he had been doing when he went to sleep.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Why this correspondence, when it was so easy to insist on having me to dine, so simple to prepare an occasion which would bring us together, either at her home or elsewhere?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next morning he woke, thinking of her, just as he had been doing when he went to sleep.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning he woke, thinking of her, just as he had been doing when he went to sleep.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Once again he put himself this question: "Why, when I went to her house, did she not let me see that I pleased her?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He tried to rationalize the episode and revolved his conjectures over and over.
home
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From this reading Why this correspondence, when it was so easy to insist on having me to dine, so simple to prepare an occasion which would bring us together, either at her home or elsewhere?"
house
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From this reading Once again he put himself this question: "Why, when I went to her house, did she not let me see that I pleased her?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Once again he put himself this question: "Why, when I went to her house, did she not let me see that I pleased her?
insist
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From this reading Why this correspondence, when it was so easy to insist on having me to dine, so simple to prepare an occasion which would bring us together, either at her home or elsewhere?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why this correspondence, when it was so easy to insist on having me to dine, so simple to prepare an occasion which would bring us together, either at her home or elsewhere?"
just
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From this reading The next morning he woke, thinking of her, just as he had been doing when he went to sleep.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Once again he put himself this question: "Why, when I went to her house, did she not let me see that I pleased her?
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never a look, never a word to encourage me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Once again he put himself this question: "Why, when I went to her house, did she not let me see that I pleased her?
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning he woke, thinking of her, just as he had been doing when he went to sleep.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never a look, never a word to encourage me.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning he woke, thinking of her, just as he had been doing when he went to sleep.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Once again he put himself this question: "Why, when I went to her house, did she not let me see that I pleased her?
occasion
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From this reading Why this correspondence, when it was so easy to insist on having me to dine, so simple to prepare an occasion which would bring us together, either at her home or elsewhere?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next morning he woke, thinking of her, just as he had been doing when he went to sleep.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Why this correspondence, when it was so easy to insist on having me to dine, so simple to prepare an occasion which would bring us together, either at her home or elsewhere?"
Once
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From this reading Once again he put himself this question: "Why, when I went to her house, did she not let me see that I pleased her?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Why this correspondence, when it was so easy to insist on having me to dine, so simple to prepare an occasion which would bring us together, either at her home or elsewhere?"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He tried to rationalize the episode and revolved his conjectures over and over.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Once again he put himself this question: "Why, when I went to her house, did she not let me see that I pleased her?
prepare
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From this reading Why this correspondence, when it was so easy to insist on having me to dine, so simple to prepare an occasion which would bring us together, either at her home or elsewhere?"
put
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From this reading Once again he put himself this question: "Why, when I went to her house, did she not let me see that I pleased her?
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Once again he put himself this question: "Why, when I went to her house, did she not let me see that I pleased her?
rationalize
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From this reading He tried to rationalize the episode and revolved his conjectures over and over.
revolved
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From this reading He tried to rationalize the episode and revolved his conjectures over and over.
see
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From this reading Once again he put himself this question: "Why, when I went to her house, did she not let me see that I pleased her?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once again he put himself this question: "Why, when I went to her house, did she not let me see that I pleased her?
simple
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From this reading Why this correspondence, when it was so easy to insist on having me to dine, so simple to prepare an occasion which would bring us together, either at her home or elsewhere?"
sleep
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From this reading The next morning he woke, thinking of her, just as he had been doing when he went to sleep.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why this correspondence, when it was so easy to insist on having me to dine, so simple to prepare an occasion which would bring us together, either at her home or elsewhere?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Once again he put himself this question: "Why, when I went to her house, did she not let me see that I pleased her?
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning he woke, thinking of her, just as he had been doing when he went to sleep.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning he woke, thinking of her, just as he had been doing when he went to sleep.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Once again he put himself this question: "Why, when I went to her house, did she not let me see that I pleased her?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning he woke, thinking of her, just as he had been doing when he went to sleep.
together
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From this reading Why this correspondence, when it was so easy to insist on having me to dine, so simple to prepare an occasion which would bring us together, either at her home or elsewhere?"
tried
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From this reading He tried to rationalize the episode and revolved his conjectures over and over.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why this correspondence, when it was so easy to insist on having me to dine, so simple to prepare an occasion which would bring us together, either at her home or elsewhere?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why this correspondence, when it was so easy to insist on having me to dine, so simple to prepare an occasion which would bring us together, either at her home or elsewhere?"
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning he woke, thinking of her, just as he had been doing when he went to sleep.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The next morning he woke, thinking of her, just as he had been doing when he went to sleep.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Why this correspondence, when it was so easy to insist on having me to dine, so simple to prepare an occasion which would bring us together, either at her home or elsewhere?"
Why
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From this reading Once again he put himself this question: "Why, when I went to her house, did she not let me see that I pleased her?
woke
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From this reading The next morning he woke, thinking of her, just as he had been doing when he went to sleep.
word
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From this reading Never a look, never a word to encourage me.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Why this correspondence, when it was so easy to insist on having me to dine, so simple to prepare an occasion which would bring us together, either at her home or elsewhere?"
