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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 He had read sufficient of modern literature to know the names of the principal London publishers; and to these he took his way with a bold step, though a beating heart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had read sufficient of modern literature to know the names of the principal London publishers; and to these he took his way with a bold step, though a beating heart.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He sat down listlessly, and did not kiss her this time, as she stole towards him.
beating
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From this reading He had read sufficient of modern literature to know the names of the principal London publishers; and to these he took his way with a bold step, though a beating heart.
bold
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From this reading He had read sufficient of modern literature to know the names of the principal London publishers; and to these he took his way with a bold step, though a beating heart.
came
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From this reading That day he was out longer than the last; and when he returned, and came into the little room, Helen uttered a cry, for she scarcely recognized him,--there was on his face so deep, so silent, and so concentrated a despondency.
concentrated
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From this reading That day he was out longer than the last; and when he returned, and came into the little room, Helen uttered a cry, for she scarcely recognized him,--there was on his face so deep, so silent, and so concentrated a despondency.
cry
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From this reading That day he was out longer than the last; and when he returned, and came into the little room, Helen uttered a cry, for she scarcely recognized him,--there was on his face so deep, so silent, and so concentrated a despondency.
day
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From this reading Leonard went out the next day with his precious manuscripts.
deep
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From this reading That day he was out longer than the last; and when he returned, and came into the little room, Helen uttered a cry, for she scarcely recognized him,--there was on his face so deep, so silent, and so concentrated a despondency.
despondency
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From this reading That day he was out longer than the last; and when he returned, and came into the little room, Helen uttered a cry, for she scarcely recognized him,--there was on his face so deep, so silent, and so concentrated a despondency.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He sat down listlessly, and did not kiss her this time, as she stole towards him.
down
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From this reading He sat down listlessly, and did not kiss her this time, as she stole towards him.
face
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From this reading That day he was out longer than the last; and when he returned, and came into the little room, Helen uttered a cry, for she scarcely recognized him,--there was on his face so deep, so silent, and so concentrated a despondency.
felt
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From this reading He felt so humbled.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That day he was out longer than the last; and when he returned, and came into the little room, Helen uttered a cry, for she scarcely recognized him,--there was on his face so deep, so silent, and so concentrated a despondency.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had read sufficient of modern literature to know the names of the principal London publishers; and to these he took his way with a bold step, though a beating heart.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had read sufficient of modern literature to know the names of the principal London publishers; and to these he took his way with a bold step, though a beating heart.
heart
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From this reading He had read sufficient of modern literature to know the names of the principal London publishers; and to these he took his way with a bold step, though a beating heart.
Helen
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From this reading That day he was out longer than the last; and when he returned, and came into the little room, Helen uttered a cry, for she scarcely recognized him,--there was on his face so deep, so silent, and so concentrated a despondency.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He sat down listlessly, and did not kiss her this time, as she stole towards him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That day he was out longer than the last; and when he returned, and came into the little room, Helen uttered a cry, for she scarcely recognized him,--there was on his face so deep, so silent, and so concentrated a despondency.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Leonard went out the next day with his precious manuscripts.
humbled
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From this reading He felt so humbled.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That day he was out longer than the last; and when he returned, and came into the little room, Helen uttered a cry, for she scarcely recognized him,--there was on his face so deep, so silent, and so concentrated a despondency.
kiss
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From this reading He sat down listlessly, and did not kiss her this time, as she stole towards him.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had read sufficient of modern literature to know the names of the principal London publishers; and to these he took his way with a bold step, though a beating heart.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That day he was out longer than the last; and when he returned, and came into the little room, Helen uttered a cry, for she scarcely recognized him,--there was on his face so deep, so silent, and so concentrated a despondency.
Leonard
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From this reading Leonard went out the next day with his precious manuscripts.
listlessly
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From this reading He sat down listlessly, and did not kiss her this time, as she stole towards him.
literature
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From this reading He had read sufficient of modern literature to know the names of the principal London publishers; and to these he took his way with a bold step, though a beating heart.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That day he was out longer than the last; and when he returned, and came into the little room, Helen uttered a cry, for she scarcely recognized him,--there was on his face so deep, so silent, and so concentrated a despondency.
London
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From this reading He had read sufficient of modern literature to know the names of the principal London publishers; and to these he took his way with a bold step, though a beating heart.
longer
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From this reading That day he was out longer than the last; and when he returned, and came into the little room, Helen uttered a cry, for she scarcely recognized him,--there was on his face so deep, so silent, and so concentrated a despondency.
manuscripts
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From this reading Leonard went out the next day with his precious manuscripts.
modern
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From this reading He had read sufficient of modern literature to know the names of the principal London publishers; and to these he took his way with a bold step, though a beating heart.
names
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From this reading He had read sufficient of modern literature to know the names of the principal London publishers; and to these he took his way with a bold step, though a beating heart.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leonard went out the next day with his precious manuscripts.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He sat down listlessly, and did not kiss her this time, as she stole towards him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had read sufficient of modern literature to know the names of the principal London publishers; and to these he took his way with a bold step, though a beating heart.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That day he was out longer than the last; and when he returned, and came into the little room, Helen uttered a cry, for she scarcely recognized him,--there was on his face so deep, so silent, and so concentrated a despondency.
out
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From this reading Leonard went out the next day with his precious manuscripts.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading Leonard went out the next day with his precious manuscripts.
principal
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From this reading He had read sufficient of modern literature to know the names of the principal London publishers; and to these he took his way with a bold step, though a beating heart.
publishers
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From this reading He had read sufficient of modern literature to know the names of the principal London publishers; and to these he took his way with a bold step, though a beating heart.
read
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From this reading He had read sufficient of modern literature to know the names of the principal London publishers; and to these he took his way with a bold step, though a beating heart.
recognized
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From this reading That day he was out longer than the last; and when he returned, and came into the little room, Helen uttered a cry, for she scarcely recognized him,--there was on his face so deep, so silent, and so concentrated a despondency.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That day he was out longer than the last; and when he returned, and came into the little room, Helen uttered a cry, for she scarcely recognized him,--there was on his face so deep, so silent, and so concentrated a despondency.
room
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From this reading That day he was out longer than the last; and when he returned, and came into the little room, Helen uttered a cry, for she scarcely recognized him,--there was on his face so deep, so silent, and so concentrated a despondency.
sat
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From this reading He sat down listlessly, and did not kiss her this time, as she stole towards him.
scarcely
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From this reading That day he was out longer than the last; and when he returned, and came into the little room, Helen uttered a cry, for she scarcely recognized him,--there was on his face so deep, so silent, and so concentrated a despondency.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That day he was out longer than the last; and when he returned, and came into the little room, Helen uttered a cry, for she scarcely recognized him,--there was on his face so deep, so silent, and so concentrated a despondency.
silent
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From this reading That day he was out longer than the last; and when he returned, and came into the little room, Helen uttered a cry, for she scarcely recognized him,--there was on his face so deep, so silent, and so concentrated a despondency.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That day he was out longer than the last; and when he returned, and came into the little room, Helen uttered a cry, for she scarcely recognized him,--there was on his face so deep, so silent, and so concentrated a despondency.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had read sufficient of modern literature to know the names of the principal London publishers; and to these he took his way with a bold step, though a beating heart.
stole
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From this reading He sat down listlessly, and did not kiss her this time, as she stole towards him.
sufficient
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From this reading He had read sufficient of modern literature to know the names of the principal London publishers; and to these he took his way with a bold step, though a beating heart.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That day he was out longer than the last; and when he returned, and came into the little room, Helen uttered a cry, for she scarcely recognized him,--there was on his face so deep, so silent, and so concentrated a despondency.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That day he was out longer than the last; and when he returned, and came into the little room, Helen uttered a cry, for she scarcely recognized him,--there was on his face so deep, so silent, and so concentrated a despondency.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leonard went out the next day with his precious manuscripts.
there
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From this reading That day he was out longer than the last; and when he returned, and came into the little room, Helen uttered a cry, for she scarcely recognized him,--there was on his face so deep, so silent, and so concentrated a despondency.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He had read sufficient of modern literature to know the names of the principal London publishers; and to these he took his way with a bold step, though a beating heart.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He sat down listlessly, and did not kiss her this time, as she stole towards him.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He had read sufficient of modern literature to know the names of the principal London publishers; and to these he took his way with a bold step, though a beating heart.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sat down listlessly, and did not kiss her this time, as she stole towards him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had read sufficient of modern literature to know the names of the principal London publishers; and to these he took his way with a bold step, though a beating heart.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had read sufficient of modern literature to know the names of the principal London publishers; and to these he took his way with a bold step, though a beating heart.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He sat down listlessly, and did not kiss her this time, as she stole towards him.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That day he was out longer than the last; and when he returned, and came into the little room, Helen uttered a cry, for she scarcely recognized him,--there was on his face so deep, so silent, and so concentrated a despondency.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That day he was out longer than the last; and when he returned, and came into the little room, Helen uttered a cry, for she scarcely recognized him,--there was on his face so deep, so silent, and so concentrated a despondency.
way
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From this reading He had read sufficient of modern literature to know the names of the principal London publishers; and to these he took his way with a bold step, though a beating heart.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leonard went out the next day with his precious manuscripts.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That day he was out longer than the last; and when he returned, and came into the little room, Helen uttered a cry, for she scarcely recognized him,--there was on his face so deep, so silent, and so concentrated a despondency.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Leonard went out the next day with his precious manuscripts.
