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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 When Stephen White saw his new tenants' first preparations for moving into his house, he was conscious of a strangely mingled feeling, half irritation, and half delight.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Four weeks had passed since the unlucky evening on which he had taken Mercy to his mother's room, and he had not seen her face again.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had an undefined feeling that she would not come into any relation with Stephen White, if it could be avoided.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Stephen White saw his new tenants' first preparations for moving into his house, he was conscious of a strangely mingled feeling, half irritation, and half delight.
any
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From this reading She had an undefined feeling that she would not come into any relation with Stephen White, if it could be avoided.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had called at the hotel twice, but had found only Mrs. Carr at home.
avoided
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From this reading She had an undefined feeling that she would not come into any relation with Stephen White, if it could be avoided.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had an undefined feeling that she would not come into any relation with Stephen White, if it could be avoided.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had called at the hotel twice, but had found only Mrs. Carr at home.
called
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From this reading He had called at the hotel twice, but had found only Mrs. Carr at home.
Carr
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From this reading He had called at the hotel twice, but had found only Mrs. Carr at home.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had an undefined feeling that she would not come into any relation with Stephen White, if it could be avoided.
conscious
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From this reading When Stephen White saw his new tenants' first preparations for moving into his house, he was conscious of a strangely mingled feeling, half irritation, and half delight.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had an undefined feeling that she would not come into any relation with Stephen White, if it could be avoided.
delight
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From this reading When Stephen White saw his new tenants' first preparations for moving into his house, he was conscious of a strangely mingled feeling, half irritation, and half delight.
evening
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From this reading Four weeks had passed since the unlucky evening on which he had taken Mercy to his mother's room, and he had not seen her face again.
face
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From this reading Four weeks had passed since the unlucky evening on which he had taken Mercy to his mother's room, and he had not seen her face again.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Stephen White saw his new tenants' first preparations for moving into his house, he was conscious of a strangely mingled feeling, half irritation, and half delight.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Stephen White saw his new tenants' first preparations for moving into his house, he was conscious of a strangely mingled feeling, half irritation, and half delight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Stephen White saw his new tenants' first preparations for moving into his house, he was conscious of a strangely mingled feeling, half irritation, and half delight.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had called at the hotel twice, but had found only Mrs. Carr at home.
Four
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From this reading Four weeks had passed since the unlucky evening on which he had taken Mercy to his mother's room, and he had not seen her face again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Four weeks had passed since the unlucky evening on which he had taken Mercy to his mother's room, and he had not seen her face again.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Stephen White saw his new tenants' first preparations for moving into his house, he was conscious of a strangely mingled feeling, half irritation, and half delight.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Stephen White saw his new tenants' first preparations for moving into his house, he was conscious of a strangely mingled feeling, half irritation, and half delight.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Four weeks had passed since the unlucky evening on which he had taken Mercy to his mother's room, and he had not seen her face again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Stephen White saw his new tenants' first preparations for moving into his house, he was conscious of a strangely mingled feeling, half irritation, and half delight.
home
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From this reading He had called at the hotel twice, but had found only Mrs. Carr at home.
hotel
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From this reading He had called at the hotel twice, but had found only Mrs. Carr at home.
house
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From this reading When Stephen White saw his new tenants' first preparations for moving into his house, he was conscious of a strangely mingled feeling, half irritation, and half delight.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She had an undefined feeling that she would not come into any relation with Stephen White, if it could be avoided.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Stephen White saw his new tenants' first preparations for moving into his house, he was conscious of a strangely mingled feeling, half irritation, and half delight.
irritation
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From this reading When Stephen White saw his new tenants' first preparations for moving into his house, he was conscious of a strangely mingled feeling, half irritation, and half delight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had an undefined feeling that she would not come into any relation with Stephen White, if it could be avoided.
key
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From this reading Mercy had sent a messenger with only a verbal message, when she wished the key of the house.
Mercy
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From this reading Four weeks had passed since the unlucky evening on which he had taken Mercy to his mother's room, and he had not seen her face again.
message
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From this reading Mercy had sent a messenger with only a verbal message, when she wished the key of the house.
messenger
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From this reading Mercy had sent a messenger with only a verbal message, when she wished the key of the house.
mingled
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From this reading When Stephen White saw his new tenants' first preparations for moving into his house, he was conscious of a strangely mingled feeling, half irritation, and half delight.
mother's
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From this reading Four weeks had passed since the unlucky evening on which he had taken Mercy to his mother's room, and he had not seen her face again.
moving
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From this reading When Stephen White saw his new tenants' first preparations for moving into his house, he was conscious of a strangely mingled feeling, half irritation, and half delight.
Mrs
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From this reading He had called at the hotel twice, but had found only Mrs. Carr at home.
new
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From this reading When Stephen White saw his new tenants' first preparations for moving into his house, he was conscious of a strangely mingled feeling, half irritation, and half delight.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Four weeks had passed since the unlucky evening on which he had taken Mercy to his mother's room, and he had not seen her face again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Stephen White saw his new tenants' first preparations for moving into his house, he was conscious of a strangely mingled feeling, half irritation, and half delight.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Four weeks had passed since the unlucky evening on which he had taken Mercy to his mother's room, and he had not seen her face again.
only
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From this reading He had called at the hotel twice, but had found only Mrs. Carr at home.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Four weeks had passed since the unlucky evening on which he had taken Mercy to his mother's room, and he had not seen her face again.
preparations
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From this reading When Stephen White saw his new tenants' first preparations for moving into his house, he was conscious of a strangely mingled feeling, half irritation, and half delight.
relation
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From this reading She had an undefined feeling that she would not come into any relation with Stephen White, if it could be avoided.
room
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From this reading Four weeks had passed since the unlucky evening on which he had taken Mercy to his mother's room, and he had not seen her face again.
saw
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From this reading When Stephen White saw his new tenants' first preparations for moving into his house, he was conscious of a strangely mingled feeling, half irritation, and half delight.
seen
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From this reading Four weeks had passed since the unlucky evening on which he had taken Mercy to his mother's room, and he had not seen her face again.
sent
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From this reading Mercy had sent a messenger with only a verbal message, when she wished the key of the house.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mercy had sent a messenger with only a verbal message, when she wished the key of the house.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Four weeks had passed since the unlucky evening on which he had taken Mercy to his mother's room, and he had not seen her face again.
Stephen
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From this reading When Stephen White saw his new tenants' first preparations for moving into his house, he was conscious of a strangely mingled feeling, half irritation, and half delight.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Stephen White saw his new tenants' first preparations for moving into his house, he was conscious of a strangely mingled feeling, half irritation, and half delight.
taken
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From this reading Four weeks had passed since the unlucky evening on which he had taken Mercy to his mother's room, and he had not seen her face again.
tenants
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From this reading When Stephen White saw his new tenants' first preparations for moving into his house, he was conscious of a strangely mingled feeling, half irritation, and half delight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had an undefined feeling that she would not come into any relation with Stephen White, if it could be avoided.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Four weeks had passed since the unlucky evening on which he had taken Mercy to his mother's room, and he had not seen her face again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Four weeks had passed since the unlucky evening on which he had taken Mercy to his mother's room, and he had not seen her face again.
twice
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From this reading He had called at the hotel twice, but had found only Mrs. Carr at home.
undefined
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From this reading She had an undefined feeling that she would not come into any relation with Stephen White, if it could be avoided.
unlucky
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From this reading Four weeks had passed since the unlucky evening on which he had taken Mercy to his mother's room, and he had not seen her face again.
verbal
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From this reading Mercy had sent a messenger with only a verbal message, when she wished the key of the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Stephen White saw his new tenants' first preparations for moving into his house, he was conscious of a strangely mingled feeling, half irritation, and half delight.
weeks
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From this reading Four weeks had passed since the unlucky evening on which he had taken Mercy to his mother's room, and he had not seen her face again.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Stephen White saw his new tenants' first preparations for moving into his house, he was conscious of a strangely mingled feeling, half irritation, and half delight.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Four weeks had passed since the unlucky evening on which he had taken Mercy to his mother's room, and he had not seen her face again.
White
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From this reading When Stephen White saw his new tenants' first preparations for moving into his house, he was conscious of a strangely mingled feeling, half irritation, and half delight.
wished
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From this reading Mercy had sent a messenger with only a verbal message, when she wished the key of the house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mercy had sent a messenger with only a verbal message, when she wished the key of the house.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had an undefined feeling that she would not come into any relation with Stephen White, if it could be avoided.
