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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 The long strain was beginning to tell on him, decidedly, and to-night he felt as if he had received a mortal blow.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But with indomitable courage he hid his wound, and seemed absorbed in a conversation with Leonard and his father about the different varieties of apples, and their relative value.
absorbed
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From this reading But with indomitable courage he hid his wound, and seemed absorbed in a conversation with Leonard and his father about the different varieties of apples, and their relative value.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BURT TELLS HIS LOVE AGAIN Webb appeared at the supper-table the personification of quiet geniality, but Amy thought she had never seen him look so hollow-eyed.
Amy
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From this reading BURT TELLS HIS LOVE AGAIN Webb appeared at the supper-table the personification of quiet geniality, but Amy thought she had never seen him look so hollow-eyed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The long strain was beginning to tell on him, decidedly, and to-night he felt as if he had received a mortal blow.
anxiously
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From this reading Amy saw that his mother was looking at him anxiously, and she did not wonder.
appeared
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From this reading BURT TELLS HIS LOVE AGAIN Webb appeared at the supper-table the personification of quiet geniality, but Amy thought she had never seen him look so hollow-eyed.
apples
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From this reading But with indomitable courage he hid his wound, and seemed absorbed in a conversation with Leonard and his father about the different varieties of apples, and their relative value.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The long strain was beginning to tell on him, decidedly, and to-night he felt as if he had received a mortal blow.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BURT TELLS HIS LOVE AGAIN Webb appeared at the supper-table the personification of quiet geniality, but Amy thought she had never seen him look so hollow-eyed.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The long strain was beginning to tell on him, decidedly, and to-night he felt as if he had received a mortal blow.
blow
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From this reading The long strain was beginning to tell on him, decidedly, and to-night he felt as if he had received a mortal blow.
BURT
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From this reading BURT TELLS HIS LOVE AGAIN Webb appeared at the supper-table the personification of quiet geniality, but Amy thought she had never seen him look so hollow-eyed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BURT TELLS HIS LOVE AGAIN Webb appeared at the supper-table the personification of quiet geniality, but Amy thought she had never seen him look so hollow-eyed.
conversation
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From this reading But with indomitable courage he hid his wound, and seemed absorbed in a conversation with Leonard and his father about the different varieties of apples, and their relative value.
courage
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From this reading But with indomitable courage he hid his wound, and seemed absorbed in a conversation with Leonard and his father about the different varieties of apples, and their relative value.
decidedly
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From this reading The long strain was beginning to tell on him, decidedly, and to-night he felt as if he had received a mortal blow.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Amy saw that his mother was looking at him anxiously, and she did not wonder.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But with indomitable courage he hid his wound, and seemed absorbed in a conversation with Leonard and his father about the different varieties of apples, and their relative value.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was growing thin even to gauntness.
father
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From this reading But with indomitable courage he hid his wound, and seemed absorbed in a conversation with Leonard and his father about the different varieties of apples, and their relative value.
felt
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From this reading The long strain was beginning to tell on him, decidedly, and to-night he felt as if he had received a mortal blow.
gauntness
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From this reading He was growing thin even to gauntness.
geniality
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From this reading BURT TELLS HIS LOVE AGAIN Webb appeared at the supper-table the personification of quiet geniality, but Amy thought she had never seen him look so hollow-eyed.
growing
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From this reading He was growing thin even to gauntness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BURT TELLS HIS LOVE AGAIN Webb appeared at the supper-table the personification of quiet geniality, but Amy thought she had never seen him look so hollow-eyed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The long strain was beginning to tell on him, decidedly, and to-night he felt as if he had received a mortal blow.
hid
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From this reading But with indomitable courage he hid his wound, and seemed absorbed in a conversation with Leonard and his father about the different varieties of apples, and their relative value.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BURT TELLS HIS LOVE AGAIN Webb appeared at the supper-table the personification of quiet geniality, but Amy thought she had never seen him look so hollow-eyed.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BURT TELLS HIS LOVE AGAIN Webb appeared at the supper-table the personification of quiet geniality, but Amy thought she had never seen him look so hollow-eyed.
hollow-eyed
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From this reading BURT TELLS HIS LOVE AGAIN Webb appeared at the supper-table the personification of quiet geniality, but Amy thought she had never seen him look so hollow-eyed.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The long strain was beginning to tell on him, decidedly, and to-night he felt as if he had received a mortal blow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But with indomitable courage he hid his wound, and seemed absorbed in a conversation with Leonard and his father about the different varieties of apples, and their relative value.
indomitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndəˈmɑtəbəl/
impossible to defeat or discourage
From this reading But with indomitable courage he hid his wound, and seemed absorbed in a conversation with Leonard and his father about the different varieties of apples, and their relative value.
Leonard
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From this reading But with indomitable courage he hid his wound, and seemed absorbed in a conversation with Leonard and his father about the different varieties of apples, and their relative value.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long strain was beginning to tell on him, decidedly, and to-night he felt as if he had received a mortal blow.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BURT TELLS HIS LOVE AGAIN Webb appeared at the supper-table the personification of quiet geniality, but Amy thought she had never seen him look so hollow-eyed.
looking
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From this reading Amy saw that his mother was looking at him anxiously, and she did not wonder.
LOVE
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From this reading BURT TELLS HIS LOVE AGAIN Webb appeared at the supper-table the personification of quiet geniality, but Amy thought she had never seen him look so hollow-eyed.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading The long strain was beginning to tell on him, decidedly, and to-night he felt as if he had received a mortal blow.
mother
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From this reading Amy saw that his mother was looking at him anxiously, and she did not wonder.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BURT TELLS HIS LOVE AGAIN Webb appeared at the supper-table the personification of quiet geniality, but Amy thought she had never seen him look so hollow-eyed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Amy saw that his mother was looking at him anxiously, and she did not wonder.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BURT TELLS HIS LOVE AGAIN Webb appeared at the supper-table the personification of quiet geniality, but Amy thought she had never seen him look so hollow-eyed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The long strain was beginning to tell on him, decidedly, and to-night he felt as if he had received a mortal blow.
personification
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From this reading BURT TELLS HIS LOVE AGAIN Webb appeared at the supper-table the personification of quiet geniality, but Amy thought she had never seen him look so hollow-eyed.
quiet
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From this reading BURT TELLS HIS LOVE AGAIN Webb appeared at the supper-table the personification of quiet geniality, but Amy thought she had never seen him look so hollow-eyed.
received
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From this reading The long strain was beginning to tell on him, decidedly, and to-night he felt as if he had received a mortal blow.
relative
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From this reading But with indomitable courage he hid his wound, and seemed absorbed in a conversation with Leonard and his father about the different varieties of apples, and their relative value.
saw
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From this reading Amy saw that his mother was looking at him anxiously, and she did not wonder.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But with indomitable courage he hid his wound, and seemed absorbed in a conversation with Leonard and his father about the different varieties of apples, and their relative value.
seen
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From this reading BURT TELLS HIS LOVE AGAIN Webb appeared at the supper-table the personification of quiet geniality, but Amy thought she had never seen him look so hollow-eyed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BURT TELLS HIS LOVE AGAIN Webb appeared at the supper-table the personification of quiet geniality, but Amy thought she had never seen him look so hollow-eyed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading BURT TELLS HIS LOVE AGAIN Webb appeared at the supper-table the personification of quiet geniality, but Amy thought she had never seen him look so hollow-eyed.
strain
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From this reading The long strain was beginning to tell on him, decidedly, and to-night he felt as if he had received a mortal blow.
supper-table
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From this reading BURT TELLS HIS LOVE AGAIN Webb appeared at the supper-table the personification of quiet geniality, but Amy thought she had never seen him look so hollow-eyed.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long strain was beginning to tell on him, decidedly, and to-night he felt as if he had received a mortal blow.
TELLS
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From this reading BURT TELLS HIS LOVE AGAIN Webb appeared at the supper-table the personification of quiet geniality, but Amy thought she had never seen him look so hollow-eyed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Amy saw that his mother was looking at him anxiously, and she did not wonder.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BURT TELLS HIS LOVE AGAIN Webb appeared at the supper-table the personification of quiet geniality, but Amy thought she had never seen him look so hollow-eyed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But with indomitable courage he hid his wound, and seemed absorbed in a conversation with Leonard and his father about the different varieties of apples, and their relative value.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading He was growing thin even to gauntness.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BURT TELLS HIS LOVE AGAIN Webb appeared at the supper-table the personification of quiet geniality, but Amy thought she had never seen him look so hollow-eyed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The long strain was beginning to tell on him, decidedly, and to-night he felt as if he had received a mortal blow.
to-night
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From this reading The long strain was beginning to tell on him, decidedly, and to-night he felt as if he had received a mortal blow.
value
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From this reading But with indomitable courage he hid his wound, and seemed absorbed in a conversation with Leonard and his father about the different varieties of apples, and their relative value.
varieties
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From this reading But with indomitable courage he hid his wound, and seemed absorbed in a conversation with Leonard and his father about the different varieties of apples, and their relative value.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The long strain was beginning to tell on him, decidedly, and to-night he felt as if he had received a mortal blow.
Webb
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From this reading BURT TELLS HIS LOVE AGAIN Webb appeared at the supper-table the personification of quiet geniality, but Amy thought she had never seen him look so hollow-eyed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But with indomitable courage he hid his wound, and seemed absorbed in a conversation with Leonard and his father about the different varieties of apples, and their relative value.
wonder
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From this reading Amy saw that his mother was looking at him anxiously, and she did not wonder.
wound
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From this reading But with indomitable courage he hid his wound, and seemed absorbed in a conversation with Leonard and his father about the different varieties of apples, and their relative value.
