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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 A PLOT AGAINST MISS WALTON Gregory was soon off for his ramble.
account
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From this reading He was trying to account for the influence that Annie Walton had suddenly gained over him, but it was beyond his philosophy.
AGAINSTprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
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air
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From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
Annie
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From this reading He was trying to account for the influence that Annie Walton had suddenly gained over him, but it was beyond his philosophy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
associations
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From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
awaken
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From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
away
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From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He was trying to account for the influence that Annie Walton had suddenly gained over him, but it was beyond his philosophy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
cleared
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From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
cool
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From this reading His cool, worldly nature doubted everything and especially everybody.
doubted
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From this reading His cool, worldly nature doubted everything and especially everybody.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
especially
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From this reading His cool, worldly nature doubted everything and especially everybody.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading His cool, worldly nature doubted everything and especially everybody.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading His cool, worldly nature doubted everything and especially everybody.
fall
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From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
familiar
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From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A PLOT AGAINST MISS WALTON Gregory was soon off for his ramble.
gained
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From this reading He was trying to account for the influence that Annie Walton had suddenly gained over him, but it was beyond his philosophy.
genial
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From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
Gregory
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was trying to account for the influence that Annie Walton had suddenly gained over him, but it was beyond his philosophy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A PLOT AGAINST MISS WALTON Gregory was soon off for his ramble.
influence
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From this reading He was trying to account for the influence that Annie Walton had suddenly gained over him, but it was beyond his philosophy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was trying to account for the influence that Annie Walton had suddenly gained over him, but it was beyond his philosophy.
leaving
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From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
MISS
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nature
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From this reading His cool, worldly nature doubted everything and especially everybody.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
oblivious
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From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
off
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From this reading A PLOT AGAINST MISS WALTON Gregory was soon off for his ramble.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
outer
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From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was trying to account for the influence that Annie Walton had suddenly gained over him, but it was beyond his philosophy.
painful
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From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading He was trying to account for the influence that Annie Walton had suddenly gained over him, but it was beyond his philosophy.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
PLOT
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From this reading A PLOT AGAINST MISS WALTON Gregory was soon off for his ramble.
power
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From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
provoked
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From this reading This provoked him.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
ramble
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From this reading A PLOT AGAINST MISS WALTON Gregory was soon off for his ramble.
rather
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From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
scenes
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From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
soon
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From this reading A PLOT AGAINST MISS WALTON Gregory was soon off for his ramble.
spring
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From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
storm
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From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was trying to account for the influence that Annie Walton had suddenly gained over him, but it was beyond his philosophy.
suggest
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From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was trying to account for the influence that Annie Walton had suddenly gained over him, but it was beyond his philosophy.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This provoked him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
trying
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From this reading He was trying to account for the influence that Annie Walton had suddenly gained over him, but it was beyond his philosophy.
WALTON
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warm
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From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A PLOT AGAINST MISS WALTON Gregory was soon off for his ramble.
world
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From this reading The storm had cleared away, leaving the air so warm and genial as to suggest spring rather than fall; but he was quite oblivious of the outer world, and familiar scenes had not the power to awaken either pleasant or painful associations.
worldly
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From this reading His cool, worldly nature doubted everything and especially everybody.
