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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 Her own face was a little flurried with excitement, and his, half hidden in his tawny beard, and, possibly owing to his self-introspective nature, never spontaneously sympathetic, still expressed only wonder!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Rylands gazed anxiously and timidly at her husband's astonished face, as he threw off his waterproof and laid down his carpet-bag.
anxiously
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From this reading Mrs. Rylands gazed anxiously and timidly at her husband's astonished face, as he threw off his waterproof and laid down his carpet-bag.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Rylands gazed anxiously and timidly at her husband's astonished face, as he threw off his waterproof and laid down his carpet-bag.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading Mrs. Rylands gazed anxiously and timidly at her husband's astonished face, as he threw off his waterproof and laid down his carpet-bag.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Rylands gazed anxiously and timidly at her husband's astonished face, as he threw off his waterproof and laid down his carpet-bag.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I thought,” she began hesitatingly, “that it would be more cheerful for you in here, this stormy evening.
beard
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From this reading Her own face was a little flurried with excitement, and his, half hidden in his tawny beard, and, possibly owing to his self-introspective nature, never spontaneously sympathetic, still expressed only wonder!
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought,” she began hesitatingly, “that it would be more cheerful for you in here, this stormy evening.
carpet-bag
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From this reading Mrs. Rylands gazed anxiously and timidly at her husband's astonished face, as he threw off his waterproof and laid down his carpet-bag.
cheerful
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From this reading “I thought,” she began hesitatingly, “that it would be more cheerful for you in here, this stormy evening.
dangerous
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From this reading It is sometimes dangerous to meddle with a man's habits, even when he has grown weary of them.
down
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From this reading Mrs. Rylands gazed anxiously and timidly at her husband's astonished face, as he threw off his waterproof and laid down his carpet-bag.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is sometimes dangerous to meddle with a man's habits, even when he has grown weary of them.
evening
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From this reading “I thought,” she began hesitatingly, “that it would be more cheerful for you in here, this stormy evening.
excitement
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From this reading Her own face was a little flurried with excitement, and his, half hidden in his tawny beard, and, possibly owing to his self-introspective nature, never spontaneously sympathetic, still expressed only wonder!
expressed
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face
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From this reading Mrs. Rylands gazed anxiously and timidly at her husband's astonished face, as he threw off his waterproof and laid down his carpet-bag.
flurried
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From this reading Her own face was a little flurried with excitement, and his, half hidden in his tawny beard, and, possibly owing to his self-introspective nature, never spontaneously sympathetic, still expressed only wonder!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I thought,” she began hesitatingly, “that it would be more cheerful for you in here, this stormy evening.
frightened
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From this reading Mrs. Rylands was a little frightened.
gazed
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From this reading Mrs. Rylands gazed anxiously and timidly at her husband's astonished face, as he threw off his waterproof and laid down his carpet-bag.
grown
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From this reading It is sometimes dangerous to meddle with a man's habits, even when he has grown weary of them.
habits
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From this reading It is sometimes dangerous to meddle with a man's habits, even when he has grown weary of them.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her own face was a little flurried with excitement, and his, half hidden in his tawny beard, and, possibly owing to his self-introspective nature, never spontaneously sympathetic, still expressed only wonder!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is sometimes dangerous to meddle with a man's habits, even when he has grown weary of them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Rylands gazed anxiously and timidly at her husband's astonished face, as he threw off his waterproof and laid down his carpet-bag.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Rylands gazed anxiously and timidly at her husband's astonished face, as he threw off his waterproof and laid down his carpet-bag.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought,” she began hesitatingly, “that it would be more cheerful for you in here, this stormy evening.
hesitatingly
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From this reading “I thought,” she began hesitatingly, “that it would be more cheerful for you in here, this stormy evening.
hidden
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From this reading Her own face was a little flurried with excitement, and his, half hidden in his tawny beard, and, possibly owing to his self-introspective nature, never spontaneously sympathetic, still expressed only wonder!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Rylands gazed anxiously and timidly at her husband's astonished face, as he threw off his waterproof and laid down his carpet-bag.
husband's
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From this reading Mrs. Rylands gazed anxiously and timidly at her husband's astonished face, as he threw off his waterproof and laid down his carpet-bag.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought,” she began hesitatingly, “that it would be more cheerful for you in here, this stormy evening.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her own face was a little flurried with excitement, and his, half hidden in his tawny beard, and, possibly owing to his self-introspective nature, never spontaneously sympathetic, still expressed only wonder!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is sometimes dangerous to meddle with a man's habits, even when he has grown weary of them.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is sometimes dangerous to meddle with a man's habits, even when he has grown weary of them.
laid
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From this reading Mrs. Rylands gazed anxiously and timidly at her husband's astonished face, as he threw off his waterproof and laid down his carpet-bag.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her own face was a little flurried with excitement, and his, half hidden in his tawny beard, and, possibly owing to his self-introspective nature, never spontaneously sympathetic, still expressed only wonder!
man's
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From this reading It is sometimes dangerous to meddle with a man's habits, even when he has grown weary of them.
meddle
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From this reading It is sometimes dangerous to meddle with a man's habits, even when he has grown weary of them.
more
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From this reading “I thought,” she began hesitatingly, “that it would be more cheerful for you in here, this stormy evening.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Rylands gazed anxiously and timidly at her husband's astonished face, as he threw off his waterproof and laid down his carpet-bag.
nature
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From this reading Her own face was a little flurried with excitement, and his, half hidden in his tawny beard, and, possibly owing to his self-introspective nature, never spontaneously sympathetic, still expressed only wonder!
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her own face was a little flurried with excitement, and his, half hidden in his tawny beard, and, possibly owing to his self-introspective nature, never spontaneously sympathetic, still expressed only wonder!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is sometimes dangerous to meddle with a man's habits, even when he has grown weary of them.
off
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From this reading Mrs. Rylands gazed anxiously and timidly at her husband's astonished face, as he threw off his waterproof and laid down his carpet-bag.
only
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From this reading Her own face was a little flurried with excitement, and his, half hidden in his tawny beard, and, possibly owing to his self-introspective nature, never spontaneously sympathetic, still expressed only wonder!
owing
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From this reading Her own face was a little flurried with excitement, and his, half hidden in his tawny beard, and, possibly owing to his self-introspective nature, never spontaneously sympathetic, still expressed only wonder!
own
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From this reading Her own face was a little flurried with excitement, and his, half hidden in his tawny beard, and, possibly owing to his self-introspective nature, never spontaneously sympathetic, still expressed only wonder!
possibly
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From this reading Her own face was a little flurried with excitement, and his, half hidden in his tawny beard, and, possibly owing to his self-introspective nature, never spontaneously sympathetic, still expressed only wonder!
Rylands
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From this reading Mrs. Rylands gazed anxiously and timidly at her husband's astonished face, as he threw off his waterproof and laid down his carpet-bag.
self-introspective
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From this reading Her own face was a little flurried with excitement, and his, half hidden in his tawny beard, and, possibly owing to his self-introspective nature, never spontaneously sympathetic, still expressed only wonder!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I thought,” she began hesitatingly, “that it would be more cheerful for you in here, this stormy evening.
sometimes
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From this reading It is sometimes dangerous to meddle with a man's habits, even when he has grown weary of them.
spontaneously
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From this reading Her own face was a little flurried with excitement, and his, half hidden in his tawny beard, and, possibly owing to his self-introspective nature, never spontaneously sympathetic, still expressed only wonder!
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her own face was a little flurried with excitement, and his, half hidden in his tawny beard, and, possibly owing to his self-introspective nature, never spontaneously sympathetic, still expressed only wonder!
stormy
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From this reading “I thought,” she began hesitatingly, “that it would be more cheerful for you in here, this stormy evening.
sympathetic
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From this reading Her own face was a little flurried with excitement, and his, half hidden in his tawny beard, and, possibly owing to his self-introspective nature, never spontaneously sympathetic, still expressed only wonder!
tawny
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From this reading Her own face was a little flurried with excitement, and his, half hidden in his tawny beard, and, possibly owing to his self-introspective nature, never spontaneously sympathetic, still expressed only wonder!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I thought,” she began hesitatingly, “that it would be more cheerful for you in here, this stormy evening.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is sometimes dangerous to meddle with a man's habits, even when he has grown weary of them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I thought,” she began hesitatingly, “that it would be more cheerful for you in here, this stormy evening.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought,” she began hesitatingly, “that it would be more cheerful for you in here, this stormy evening.
threw
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From this reading Mrs. Rylands gazed anxiously and timidly at her husband's astonished face, as he threw off his waterproof and laid down his carpet-bag.
timidly
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From this reading Mrs. Rylands gazed anxiously and timidly at her husband's astonished face, as he threw off his waterproof and laid down his carpet-bag.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her own face was a little flurried with excitement, and his, half hidden in his tawny beard, and, possibly owing to his self-introspective nature, never spontaneously sympathetic, still expressed only wonder!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her own face was a little flurried with excitement, and his, half hidden in his tawny beard, and, possibly owing to his self-introspective nature, never spontaneously sympathetic, still expressed only wonder!
waterproof
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From this reading Mrs. Rylands gazed anxiously and timidly at her husband's astonished face, as he threw off his waterproof and laid down his carpet-bag.
weary
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From this reading It is sometimes dangerous to meddle with a man's habits, even when he has grown weary of them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It is sometimes dangerous to meddle with a man's habits, even when he has grown weary of them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her own face was a little flurried with excitement, and his, half hidden in his tawny beard, and, possibly owing to his self-introspective nature, never spontaneously sympathetic, still expressed only wonder!
wonder
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From this reading Her own face was a little flurried with excitement, and his, half hidden in his tawny beard, and, possibly owing to his self-introspective nature, never spontaneously sympathetic, still expressed only wonder!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I thought,” she began hesitatingly, “that it would be more cheerful for you in here, this stormy evening.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I thought,” she began hesitatingly, “that it would be more cheerful for you in here, this stormy evening.
