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air
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Leonard grieved for Burley’s sake; and, indeed, he missed the intercourse of the large, wrong mind.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the reader will expect, no trace of Burley could Leonard find: the humourist had ceased to communicate with the “Beehive.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
Beehive
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From this reading As the reader will expect, no trace of Burley could Leonard find: the humourist had ceased to communicate with the “Beehive.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
book-stalls
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
boy
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From this reading This haunt suited the musing, melancholy boy.
bridge
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
Burley
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From this reading As the reader will expect, no trace of Burley could Leonard find: the humourist had ceased to communicate with the “Beehive.”
Burley's
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From this reading But Leonard grieved for Burley’s sake; and, indeed, he missed the intercourse of the large, wrong mind.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Leonard grieved for Burley’s sake; and, indeed, he missed the intercourse of the large, wrong mind.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But he settled down by degrees to the simple, loving society of his child companion, and in that presence grew more tranquil.
ceased
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From this reading As the reader will expect, no trace of Burley could Leonard find: the humourist had ceased to communicate with the “Beehive.”
child
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From this reading But he settled down by degrees to the simple, loving society of his child companion, and in that presence grew more tranquil.
classic
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
communicate
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From this reading As the reader will expect, no trace of Burley could Leonard find: the humourist had ceased to communicate with the “Beehive.”
companion
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From this reading But he settled down by degrees to the simple, loving society of his child companion, and in that presence grew more tranquil.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As the reader will expect, no trace of Burley could Leonard find: the humourist had ceased to communicate with the “Beehive.”
daytime
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
degrees
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From this reading But he settled down by degrees to the simple, loving society of his child companion, and in that presence grew more tranquil.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
down
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From this reading But he settled down by degrees to the simple, loving society of his child companion, and in that presence grew more tranquil.
dusk
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
escape
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading As the reader will expect, no trace of Burley could Leonard find: the humourist had ceased to communicate with the “Beehive.”
find
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From this reading As the reader will expect, no trace of Burley could Leonard find: the humourist had ceased to communicate with the “Beehive.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Leonard grieved for Burley’s sake; and, indeed, he missed the intercourse of the large, wrong mind.
fresh
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
fro
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
glorious
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
grew
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From this reading But he settled down by degrees to the simple, loving society of his child companion, and in that presence grew more tranquil.
grievedverbUS /ɡriːvd/
felt extremely sad, especially because of a loss
From this reading But Leonard grieved for Burley’s sake; and, indeed, he missed the intercourse of the large, wrong mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As the reader will expect, no trace of Burley could Leonard find: the humourist had ceased to communicate with the “Beehive.”
haunt
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From this reading This haunt suited the musing, melancholy boy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Leonard grieved for Burley’s sake; and, indeed, he missed the intercourse of the large, wrong mind.
Helen
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But he settled down by degrees to the simple, loving society of his child companion, and in that presence grew more tranquil.
hours
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
humourist
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From this reading As the reader will expect, no trace of Burley could Leonard find: the humourist had ceased to communicate with the “Beehive.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But he settled down by degrees to the simple, loving society of his child companion, and in that presence grew more tranquil.
indeed
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From this reading But Leonard grieved for Burley’s sake; and, indeed, he missed the intercourse of the large, wrong mind.
intercourse
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From this reading But Leonard grieved for Burley’s sake; and, indeed, he missed the intercourse of the large, wrong mind.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
knowledge
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
lamps
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
land
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
large
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From this reading But Leonard grieved for Burley’s sake; and, indeed, he missed the intercourse of the large, wrong mind.
led
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
Leonard
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From this reading As the reader will expect, no trace of Burley could Leonard find: the humourist had ceased to communicate with the “Beehive.”
London's
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
loving
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From this reading But he settled down by degrees to the simple, loving society of his child companion, and in that presence grew more tranquil.
melancholy
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From this reading This haunt suited the musing, melancholy boy.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Leonard grieved for Burley’s sake; and, indeed, he missed the intercourse of the large, wrong mind.
missed
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From this reading But Leonard grieved for Burley’s sake; and, indeed, he missed the intercourse of the large, wrong mind.
more
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From this reading But he settled down by degrees to the simple, loving society of his child companion, and in that presence grew more tranquil.
musing
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From this reading This haunt suited the musing, melancholy boy.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As the reader will expect, no trace of Burley could Leonard find: the humourist had ceased to communicate with the “Beehive.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the reader will expect, no trace of Burley could Leonard find: the humourist had ceased to communicate with the “Beehive.”
often
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
out
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
pass
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
picking
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
presence
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From this reading But he settled down by degrees to the simple, loving society of his child companion, and in that presence grew more tranquil.
reader
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From this reading As the reader will expect, no trace of Burley could Leonard find: the humourist had ceased to communicate with the “Beehive.”
reflected
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
river
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
rural
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
sake
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From this reading But Leonard grieved for Burley’s sake; and, indeed, he missed the intercourse of the large, wrong mind.
settled
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From this reading But he settled down by degrees to the simple, loving society of his child companion, and in that presence grew more tranquil.
simple
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From this reading But he settled down by degrees to the simple, loving society of his child companion, and in that presence grew more tranquil.
society
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From this reading But he settled down by degrees to the simple, loving society of his child companion, and in that presence grew more tranquil.
sometimes
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
spent
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
striving
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
stroll
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
suburb
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
suited
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From this reading This haunt suited the musing, melancholy boy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he settled down by degrees to the simple, loving society of his child companion, and in that presence grew more tranquil.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the reader will expect, no trace of Burley could Leonard find: the humourist had ceased to communicate with the “Beehive.”
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This haunt suited the musing, melancholy boy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the reader will expect, no trace of Burley could Leonard find: the humourist had ceased to communicate with the “Beehive.”
trace
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From this reading As the reader will expect, no trace of Burley could Leonard find: the humourist had ceased to communicate with the “Beehive.”
tranquil
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From this reading But he settled down by degrees to the simple, loving society of his child companion, and in that presence grew more tranquil.
up
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
vague
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
wandering
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
watching
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
Westminster
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading As the reader will expect, no trace of Burley could Leonard find: the humourist had ceased to communicate with the “Beehive.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As the reader will expect, no trace of Burley could Leonard find: the humourist had ceased to communicate with the “Beehive.”
work
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From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The hours in the daytime that he did not pass at work, he spent as before, picking up knowledge at book-stalls; and at dusk he and Helen would stroll out,--sometimes striving to escape from the long suburb into fresh rural air; more often wandering to and fro the bridge that led to glorious Westminster--London’s classic land--and watching the vague lamps reflected on the river.
wrong
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From this reading But Leonard grieved for Burley’s sake; and, indeed, he missed the intercourse of the large, wrong mind.
