used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading He was alarmed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This letter made him strangely excited, and he suddenly remembered with a sense of uneasiness that Mrs. Neergaard had looked at him with a sarcastic pitying expression and had smiled and said nothing in a curious meaning way.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This letter made him strangely excited, and he suddenly remembered with a sense of uneasiness that Mrs. Neergaard had looked at him with a sarcastic pitying expression and had smiled and said nothing in a curious meaning way.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The mood that had kept him away from Mrs. Boye had vanished so completely that he could not understand how he had ever felt it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What could it be?
Boye
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From this reading The mood that had kept him away from Mrs. Boye had vanished so completely that he could not understand how he had ever felt it.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The mood that had kept him away from Mrs. Boye had vanished so completely that he could not understand how he had ever felt it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What could it be?
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
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at any time
From this reading The mood that had kept him away from Mrs. Boye had vanished so completely that he could not understand how he had ever felt it.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
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the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading This letter made him strangely excited, and he suddenly remembered with a sense of uneasiness that Mrs. Neergaard had looked at him with a sarcastic pitying expression and had smiled and said nothing in a curious meaning way.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The mood that had kept him away from Mrs. Boye had vanished so completely that he could not understand how he had ever felt it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The mood that had kept him away from Mrs. Boye had vanished so completely that he could not understand how he had ever felt it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading What in the world could have happened?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What in the world could have happened?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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how
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From this reading The mood that had kept him away from Mrs. Boye had vanished so completely that he could not understand how he had ever felt it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What could it be?
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
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a written message addressed to a person or organization
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past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
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produced by a manufacturing process
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the message that is intended or expressed or signified
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a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading The mood that had kept him away from Mrs. Boye had vanished so completely that he could not understand how he had ever felt it.
a form of address for a married woman
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Neergaard
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From this reading This letter made him strangely excited, and he suddenly remembered with a sense of uneasiness that Mrs. Neergaard had looked at him with a sarcastic pitying expression and had smiled and said nothing in a curious meaning way.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The mood that had kept him away from Mrs. Boye had vanished so completely that he could not understand how he had ever felt it.
not one thing; not anything
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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pityingverbUS /ˈpɪtiɪŋ/
-ing form of “pity” — share the suffering of
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past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading This letter made him strangely excited, and he suddenly remembered with a sense of uneasiness that Mrs. Neergaard had looked at him with a sarcastic pitying expression and had smiled and said nothing in a curious meaning way.
sarcasticadjectiveUS /sɑːrˈkæstɪk/
expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
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a general conscious awareness
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past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading This letter made him strangely excited, and he suddenly remembered with a sense of uneasiness that Mrs. Neergaard had looked at him with a sarcastic pitying expression and had smiled and said nothing in a curious meaning way.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The mood that had kept him away from Mrs. Boye had vanished so completely that he could not understand how he had ever felt it.
in a strange manner
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happening unexpectedly
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What in the world could have happened?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading The mood that had kept him away from Mrs. Boye had vanished so completely that he could not understand how he had ever felt it.
uneasinessnounUS /ˌʌˈniːzinəs/
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
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having passed out of existence
From this reading The mood that had kept him away from Mrs. Boye had vanished so completely that he could not understand how he had ever felt it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was alarmed.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading This letter made him strangely excited, and he suddenly remembered with a sense of uneasiness that Mrs. Neergaard had looked at him with a sarcastic pitying expression and had smiled and said nothing in a curious meaning way.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What could it be?
in the company of; together with
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everything that exists anywhere
From this reading What in the world could have happened?
