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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 A FREAK OF FATE.
absence
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From this reading When it came, full of bright humor and sparkling cynicism, pleasant gossip and sincere expressions of regret at his absence, Percy sat and smoked, and dreamed over it for more than an hour.
actually
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From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With an impatience he could hardly understand, he awaited Dolores' response to his first letter.
analyze
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From this reading He was trying to analyze his own feelings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When it came, full of bright humor and sparkling cynicism, pleasant gossip and sincere expressions of regret at his absence, Percy sat and smoked, and dreamed over it for more than an hour.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
awaited
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From this reading With an impatience he could hardly understand, he awaited Dolores' response to his first letter.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
believed
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From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
bright
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From this reading When it came, full of bright humor and sparkling cynicism, pleasant gossip and sincere expressions of regret at his absence, Percy sat and smoked, and dreamed over it for more than an hour.
came
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From this reading When it came, full of bright humor and sparkling cynicism, pleasant gossip and sincere expressions of regret at his absence, Percy sat and smoked, and dreamed over it for more than an hour.
cosmopolitan
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From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading With an impatience he could hardly understand, he awaited Dolores' response to his first letter.
cynicism
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From this reading When it came, full of bright humor and sparkling cynicism, pleasant gossip and sincere expressions of regret at his absence, Percy sat and smoked, and dreamed over it for more than an hour.
Dolores
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From this reading With an impatience he could hardly understand, he awaited Dolores' response to his first letter.
dreamed
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From this reading When it came, full of bright humor and sparkling cynicism, pleasant gossip and sincere expressions of regret at his absence, Percy sat and smoked, and dreamed over it for more than an hour.
expressions
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From this reading When it came, full of bright humor and sparkling cynicism, pleasant gossip and sincere expressions of regret at his absence, Percy sat and smoked, and dreamed over it for more than an hour.
FATE
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From this reading A FREAK OF FATE.
feelings
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From this reading He was trying to analyze his own feelings.
find
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From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With an impatience he could hardly understand, he awaited Dolores' response to his first letter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When it came, full of bright humor and sparkling cynicism, pleasant gossip and sincere expressions of regret at his absence, Percy sat and smoked, and dreamed over it for more than an hour.
FREAK
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From this reading A FREAK OF FATE.
full
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From this reading When it came, full of bright humor and sparkling cynicism, pleasant gossip and sincere expressions of regret at his absence, Percy sat and smoked, and dreamed over it for more than an hour.
globe
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From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
gossip
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From this reading When it came, full of bright humor and sparkling cynicism, pleasant gossip and sincere expressions of regret at his absence, Percy sat and smoked, and dreamed over it for more than an hour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
hardly
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From this reading With an impatience he could hardly understand, he awaited Dolores' response to his first letter.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With an impatience he could hardly understand, he awaited Dolores' response to his first letter.
home
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From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
homesick
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From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
hour
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From this reading When it came, full of bright humor and sparkling cynicism, pleasant gossip and sincere expressions of regret at his absence, Percy sat and smoked, and dreamed over it for more than an hour.
humor
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From this reading When it came, full of bright humor and sparkling cynicism, pleasant gossip and sincere expressions of regret at his absence, Percy sat and smoked, and dreamed over it for more than an hour.
impatience
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From this reading With an impatience he could hardly understand, he awaited Dolores' response to his first letter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When it came, full of bright humor and sparkling cynicism, pleasant gossip and sincere expressions of regret at his absence, Percy sat and smoked, and dreamed over it for more than an hour.
leaving
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From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
letter
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From this reading With an impatience he could hardly understand, he awaited Dolores' response to his first letter.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
more
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From this reading When it came, full of bright humor and sparkling cynicism, pleasant gossip and sincere expressions of regret at his absence, Percy sat and smoked, and dreamed over it for more than an hour.
much
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From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FREAK OF FATE.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When it came, full of bright humor and sparkling cynicism, pleasant gossip and sincere expressions of regret at his absence, Percy sat and smoked, and dreamed over it for more than an hour.
own
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From this reading He was trying to analyze his own feelings.
Paris
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From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
Percy
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From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
perfect
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From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When it came, full of bright humor and sparkling cynicism, pleasant gossip and sincere expressions of regret at his absence, Percy sat and smoked, and dreamed over it for more than an hour.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
regret
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From this reading When it came, full of bright humor and sparkling cynicism, pleasant gossip and sincere expressions of regret at his absence, Percy sat and smoked, and dreamed over it for more than an hour.
response
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From this reading With an impatience he could hardly understand, he awaited Dolores' response to his first letter.
sat
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From this reading When it came, full of bright humor and sparkling cynicism, pleasant gossip and sincere expressions of regret at his absence, Percy sat and smoked, and dreamed over it for more than an hour.
sincere
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From this reading When it came, full of bright humor and sparkling cynicism, pleasant gossip and sincere expressions of regret at his absence, Percy sat and smoked, and dreamed over it for more than an hour.
smoked
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From this reading When it came, full of bright humor and sparkling cynicism, pleasant gossip and sincere expressions of regret at his absence, Percy sat and smoked, and dreamed over it for more than an hour.
sparkling
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From this reading When it came, full of bright humor and sparkling cynicism, pleasant gossip and sincere expressions of regret at his absence, Percy sat and smoked, and dreamed over it for more than an hour.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When it came, full of bright humor and sparkling cynicism, pleasant gossip and sincere expressions of regret at his absence, Percy sat and smoked, and dreamed over it for more than an hour.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
trying
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From this reading He was trying to analyze his own feelings.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With an impatience he could hardly understand, he awaited Dolores' response to his first letter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When it came, full of bright humor and sparkling cynicism, pleasant gossip and sincere expressions of regret at his absence, Percy sat and smoked, and dreamed over it for more than an hour.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Percy, who had long believed himself to be a perfect cosmopolitan, quite as much at home in one part of the globe as in another, was surprised to find that he was actually homesick after leaving Paris.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With an impatience he could hardly understand, he awaited Dolores' response to his first letter.
