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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 He was going to see Margery La Rue, whom he found alone, as her mother had retired to her room with a toothache and swollen face.
accurately
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From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
all
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From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was going to see Margery La Rue, whom he found alone, as her mother had retired to her room with a toothache and swollen face.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was going to see Margery La Rue, whom he found alone, as her mother had retired to her room with a toothache and swollen face.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
attraction
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From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
Beresford
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From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
bread
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From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was his early training, which was at fault, and not the real heart of the man himself.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
call
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From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
common
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From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
dark
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From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
dismally
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From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
early
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From this reading But it was his early training, which was at fault, and not the real heart of the man himself.
earned
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From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
elms
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From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
equipped
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From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
evening
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From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
face
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From this reading He was going to see Margery La Rue, whom he found alone, as her mother had retired to her room with a toothache and swollen face.
falling
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From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
fault
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From this reading But it was his early training, which was at fault, and not the real heart of the man himself.
felt
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From this reading Margery let him in herself, and looked fully the surprise she felt when she saw who her visitor was.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was going to see Margery La Rue, whom he found alone, as her mother had retired to her room with a toothache and swollen face.
fully
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From this reading Margery let him in herself, and looked fully the surprise she felt when she saw who her visitor was.
girl
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From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
going
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From this reading He was going to see Margery La Rue, whom he found alone, as her mother had retired to her room with a toothache and swollen face.
grew
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From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
guessed
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From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was going to see Margery La Rue, whom he found alone, as her mother had retired to her room with a toothache and swollen face.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was going to see Margery La Rue, whom he found alone, as her mother had retired to her room with a toothache and swollen face.
heart
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From this reading But it was his early training, which was at fault, and not the real heart of the man himself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was going to see Margery La Rue, whom he found alone, as her mother had retired to her room with a toothache and swollen face.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Margery let him in herself, and looked fully the surprise she felt when she saw who her visitor was.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Margery let him in herself, and looked fully the surprise she felt when she saw who her visitor was.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But it was his early training, which was at fault, and not the real heart of the man himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
howled
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From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
intuition
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From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
La
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From this reading He was going to see Margery La Rue, whom he found alone, as her mother had retired to her room with a toothache and swollen face.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Margery let him in herself, and looked fully the surprise she felt when she saw who her visitor was.
like
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From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Margery let him in herself, and looked fully the surprise she felt when she saw who her visitor was.
man
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From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
Margery
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From this reading He was going to see Margery La Rue, whom he found alone, as her mother had retired to her room with a toothache and swollen face.
mother
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From this reading He was going to see Margery La Rue, whom he found alone, as her mother had retired to her room with a toothache and swollen face.
Mr
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From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
much
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From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
night
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From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
November
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From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But it was his early training, which was at fault, and not the real heart of the man himself.
office
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From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
own
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From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
persons
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From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
pitilessly
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From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
pretty
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From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
proud
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From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
rain
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From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
read
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From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
real
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From this reading But it was his early training, which was at fault, and not the real heart of the man himself.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading He was going to see Margery La Rue, whom he found alone, as her mother had retired to her room with a toothache and swollen face.
room
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From this reading He was going to see Margery La Rue, whom he found alone, as her mother had retired to her room with a toothache and swollen face.
Rue
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From this reading He was going to see Margery La Rue, whom he found alone, as her mother had retired to her room with a toothache and swollen face.
saw
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From this reading Margery let him in herself, and looked fully the surprise she felt when she saw who her visitor was.
see
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From this reading He was going to see Margery La Rue, whom he found alone, as her mother had retired to her room with a toothache and swollen face.
set
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From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Margery let him in herself, and looked fully the surprise she felt when she saw who her visitor was.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
sleet
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From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
stormy
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From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
surprise
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From this reading Margery let him in herself, and looked fully the surprise she felt when she saw who her visitor was.
swollen
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From this reading He was going to see Margery La Rue, whom he found alone, as her mother had retired to her room with a toothache and swollen face.
tall
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From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was going to see Margery La Rue, whom he found alone, as her mother had retired to her room with a toothache and swollen face.
toothache
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From this reading He was going to see Margery La Rue, whom he found alone, as her mother had retired to her room with a toothache and swollen face.
training
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From this reading But it was his early training, which was at fault, and not the real heart of the man himself.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
visitor
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From this reading Margery let him in herself, and looked fully the surprise she felt when she saw who her visitor was.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was going to see Margery La Rue, whom he found alone, as her mother had retired to her room with a toothache and swollen face.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Margery let him in herself, and looked fully the surprise she felt when she saw who her visitor was.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was going to see Margery La Rue, whom he found alone, as her mother had retired to her room with a toothache and swollen face.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night set in dark and stormy even for November and the wind howled dismally through the tall elms which grew upon the common, while both sleet and rain were falling pitilessly, when Mr. Beresford left his office, equipped for an evening call.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was going to see Margery La Rue, whom he found alone, as her mother had retired to her room with a toothache and swollen face.
woman's
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From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
young
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From this reading It was not so much that he should come that night as that he should come at all which astonished the young girl, who, with a woman’s intuition, had read the proud man pretty accurately, and guessed that persons like her, whose bread was earned by their own hands, had not much attraction for him.
