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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 Heriot betook himself there on the following day with a curious eagerness.
admired
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From this reading It emphasised his years to think that the ill-kept child of the dirty studio might have become the girl he had admired.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He at once hoped for the coincidence, and found the possibility a shade pathetic.
appeared
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From this reading His progress during the interval appeared momentarily insignificant to him; he felt that while a brat became a woman he ought to have done much more.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He at once hoped for the coincidence, and found the possibility a shade pathetic.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If the girl he had noticed should prove to be Cheriton's daughter, how odd it would be!
became
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From this reading His progress during the interval appeared momentarily insignificant to him; he felt that while a brat became a woman he ought to have done much more.
become
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From this reading It emphasised his years to think that the ill-kept child of the dirty studio might have become the girl he had admired.
betook
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From this reading Heriot betook himself there on the following day with a curious eagerness.
brat
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From this reading His progress during the interval appeared momentarily insignificant to him; he felt that while a brat became a woman he ought to have done much more.
Cheriton's
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From this reading If the girl he had noticed should prove to be Cheriton's daughter, how odd it would be!
child
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From this reading It emphasised his years to think that the ill-kept child of the dirty studio might have become the girl he had admired.
coincidence
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From this reading He at once hoped for the coincidence, and found the possibility a shade pathetic.
curious
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From this reading Heriot betook himself there on the following day with a curious eagerness.
daughter
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From this reading If the girl he had noticed should prove to be Cheriton's daughter, how odd it would be!
day
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From this reading Heriot betook himself there on the following day with a curious eagerness.
dirty
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From this reading It emphasised his years to think that the ill-kept child of the dirty studio might have become the girl he had admired.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His progress during the interval appeared momentarily insignificant to him; he felt that while a brat became a woman he ought to have done much more.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading His progress during the interval appeared momentarily insignificant to him; he felt that while a brat became a woman he ought to have done much more.
eagerness
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From this reading Heriot betook himself there on the following day with a curious eagerness.
emphasised
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From this reading It emphasised his years to think that the ill-kept child of the dirty studio might have become the girl he had admired.
felt
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From this reading His progress during the interval appeared momentarily insignificant to him; he felt that while a brat became a woman he ought to have done much more.
following
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From this reading Heriot betook himself there on the following day with a curious eagerness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He at once hoped for the coincidence, and found the possibility a shade pathetic.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He at once hoped for the coincidence, and found the possibility a shade pathetic.
girl
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From this reading If the girl he had noticed should prove to be Cheriton's daughter, how odd it would be!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If the girl he had noticed should prove to be Cheriton's daughter, how odd it would be!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It emphasised his years to think that the ill-kept child of the dirty studio might have become the girl he had admired.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If the girl he had noticed should prove to be Cheriton's daughter, how odd it would be!
Heriot
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From this reading Heriot betook himself there on the following day with a curious eagerness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His progress during the interval appeared momentarily insignificant to him; he felt that while a brat became a woman he ought to have done much more.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Heriot betook himself there on the following day with a curious eagerness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It emphasised his years to think that the ill-kept child of the dirty studio might have become the girl he had admired.
hoped
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From this reading He at once hoped for the coincidence, and found the possibility a shade pathetic.
how
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From this reading If the girl he had noticed should prove to be Cheriton's daughter, how odd it would be!
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the girl he had noticed should prove to be Cheriton's daughter, how odd it would be!
ill-kept
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From this reading It emphasised his years to think that the ill-kept child of the dirty studio might have become the girl he had admired.
insignificant
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From this reading His progress during the interval appeared momentarily insignificant to him; he felt that while a brat became a woman he ought to have done much more.
interval
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From this reading His progress during the interval appeared momentarily insignificant to him; he felt that while a brat became a woman he ought to have done much more.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If the girl he had noticed should prove to be Cheriton's daughter, how odd it would be!
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It emphasised his years to think that the ill-kept child of the dirty studio might have become the girl he had admired.
momentarily
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From this reading His progress during the interval appeared momentarily insignificant to him; he felt that while a brat became a woman he ought to have done much more.
more
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From this reading His progress during the interval appeared momentarily insignificant to him; he felt that while a brat became a woman he ought to have done much more.
much
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From this reading His progress during the interval appeared momentarily insignificant to him; he felt that while a brat became a woman he ought to have done much more.
noticed
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From this reading If the girl he had noticed should prove to be Cheriton's daughter, how odd it would be!
odd
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From this reading If the girl he had noticed should prove to be Cheriton's daughter, how odd it would be!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It emphasised his years to think that the ill-kept child of the dirty studio might have become the girl he had admired.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Heriot betook himself there on the following day with a curious eagerness.
once
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From this reading He at once hoped for the coincidence, and found the possibility a shade pathetic.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading His progress during the interval appeared momentarily insignificant to him; he felt that while a brat became a woman he ought to have done much more.
pathetic
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From this reading He at once hoped for the coincidence, and found the possibility a shade pathetic.
possibility
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From this reading He at once hoped for the coincidence, and found the possibility a shade pathetic.
progress
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From this reading His progress during the interval appeared momentarily insignificant to him; he felt that while a brat became a woman he ought to have done much more.
prove
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From this reading If the girl he had noticed should prove to be Cheriton's daughter, how odd it would be!
shade
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From this reading He at once hoped for the coincidence, and found the possibility a shade pathetic.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If the girl he had noticed should prove to be Cheriton's daughter, how odd it would be!
studio
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From this reading It emphasised his years to think that the ill-kept child of the dirty studio might have become the girl he had admired.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It emphasised his years to think that the ill-kept child of the dirty studio might have become the girl he had admired.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Heriot betook himself there on the following day with a curious eagerness.
there
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From this reading Heriot betook himself there on the following day with a curious eagerness.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It emphasised his years to think that the ill-kept child of the dirty studio might have become the girl he had admired.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If the girl he had noticed should prove to be Cheriton's daughter, how odd it would be!
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading His progress during the interval appeared momentarily insignificant to him; he felt that while a brat became a woman he ought to have done much more.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Heriot betook himself there on the following day with a curious eagerness.
woman
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From this reading His progress during the interval appeared momentarily insignificant to him; he felt that while a brat became a woman he ought to have done much more.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If the girl he had noticed should prove to be Cheriton's daughter, how odd it would be!
years
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From this reading It emphasised his years to think that the ill-kept child of the dirty studio might have become the girl he had admired.
