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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 When Paul parted with Clarice that night he was conscious of a feeling of disquiet unusual to him.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This of itself was enough to disturb him, but added to it was another feeling, novel and bewildering.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Clarice was jealous of Elithe, and not altogether without cause, although until she put it into words it had never occurred to him that possibly he was too attentive to her.
altogether
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From this reading Clarice was jealous of Elithe, and not altogether without cause, although until she put it into words it had never occurred to him that possibly he was too attentive to her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been angry with Clarice and made her cry.
angry
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From this reading He had been angry with Clarice and made her cry.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This of itself was enough to disturb him, but added to it was another feeling, novel and bewildering.
attentive
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From this reading Clarice was jealous of Elithe, and not altogether without cause, although until she put it into words it had never occurred to him that possibly he was too attentive to her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been angry with Clarice and made her cry.
bewildering
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From this reading This of itself was enough to disturb him, but added to it was another feeling, novel and bewildering.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This of itself was enough to disturb him, but added to it was another feeling, novel and bewildering.
called
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From this reading He had thought of her a great deal and called upon her every day.
cause
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From this reading Clarice was jealous of Elithe, and not altogether without cause, although until she put it into words it had never occurred to him that possibly he was too attentive to her.
Clarice
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From this reading When Paul parted with Clarice that night he was conscious of a feeling of disquiet unusual to him.
conscious
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From this reading When Paul parted with Clarice that night he was conscious of a feeling of disquiet unusual to him.
cry
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From this reading He had been angry with Clarice and made her cry.
day
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From this reading He had thought of her a great deal and called upon her every day.
deal
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From this reading He had thought of her a great deal and called upon her every day.
disquiet
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From this reading When Paul parted with Clarice that night he was conscious of a feeling of disquiet unusual to him.
disturb
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From this reading This of itself was enough to disturb him, but added to it was another feeling, novel and bewildering.
Elithe
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From this reading Clarice was jealous of Elithe, and not altogether without cause, although until she put it into words it had never occurred to him that possibly he was too attentive to her.
enough
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From this reading This of itself was enough to disturb him, but added to it was another feeling, novel and bewildering.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He had thought of her a great deal and called upon her every day.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Paul parted with Clarice that night he was conscious of a feeling of disquiet unusual to him.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had thought of her a great deal and called upon her every day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been angry with Clarice and made her cry.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Paul parted with Clarice that night he was conscious of a feeling of disquiet unusual to him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been angry with Clarice and made her cry.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Paul parted with Clarice that night he was conscious of a feeling of disquiet unusual to him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Clarice was jealous of Elithe, and not altogether without cause, although until she put it into words it had never occurred to him that possibly he was too attentive to her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This of itself was enough to disturb him, but added to it was another feeling, novel and bewildering.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading This of itself was enough to disturb him, but added to it was another feeling, novel and bewildering.
jealous
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From this reading Clarice was jealous of Elithe, and not altogether without cause, although until she put it into words it had never occurred to him that possibly he was too attentive to her.
made
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From this reading He had been angry with Clarice and made her cry.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clarice was jealous of Elithe, and not altogether without cause, although until she put it into words it had never occurred to him that possibly he was too attentive to her.
night
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From this reading When Paul parted with Clarice that night he was conscious of a feeling of disquiet unusual to him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Clarice was jealous of Elithe, and not altogether without cause, although until she put it into words it had never occurred to him that possibly he was too attentive to her.
novel
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From this reading This of itself was enough to disturb him, but added to it was another feeling, novel and bewildering.
occurred
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From this reading Clarice was jealous of Elithe, and not altogether without cause, although until she put it into words it had never occurred to him that possibly he was too attentive to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Paul parted with Clarice that night he was conscious of a feeling of disquiet unusual to him.
parted
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From this reading When Paul parted with Clarice that night he was conscious of a feeling of disquiet unusual to him.
Paul
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From this reading When Paul parted with Clarice that night he was conscious of a feeling of disquiet unusual to him.
possibly
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From this reading Clarice was jealous of Elithe, and not altogether without cause, although until she put it into words it had never occurred to him that possibly he was too attentive to her.
put
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From this reading Clarice was jealous of Elithe, and not altogether without cause, although until she put it into words it had never occurred to him that possibly he was too attentive to her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Clarice was jealous of Elithe, and not altogether without cause, although until she put it into words it had never occurred to him that possibly he was too attentive to her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Paul parted with Clarice that night he was conscious of a feeling of disquiet unusual to him.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This of itself was enough to disturb him, but added to it was another feeling, novel and bewildering.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had thought of her a great deal and called upon her every day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Paul parted with Clarice that night he was conscious of a feeling of disquiet unusual to him.
too
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From this reading Clarice was jealous of Elithe, and not altogether without cause, although until she put it into words it had never occurred to him that possibly he was too attentive to her.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Clarice was jealous of Elithe, and not altogether without cause, although until she put it into words it had never occurred to him that possibly he was too attentive to her.
unusual
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From this reading When Paul parted with Clarice that night he was conscious of a feeling of disquiet unusual to him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had thought of her a great deal and called upon her every day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Paul parted with Clarice that night he was conscious of a feeling of disquiet unusual to him.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Paul parted with Clarice that night he was conscious of a feeling of disquiet unusual to him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Paul parted with Clarice that night he was conscious of a feeling of disquiet unusual to him.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Clarice was jealous of Elithe, and not altogether without cause, although until she put it into words it had never occurred to him that possibly he was too attentive to her.
words
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From this reading Clarice was jealous of Elithe, and not altogether without cause, although until she put it into words it had never occurred to him that possibly he was too attentive to her.
