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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 "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
abandoned
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From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Black curly had taken himself off, and the driver sat at the table with me, still occasionally snickering in his plate.
bed
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From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.
better
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From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.
black
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From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
bring
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From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.
clew
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From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
Consoled
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From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.
curiosity
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From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
curly
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From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
day
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From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.
departed
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From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.
dim
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From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
down-stairs
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From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.
driver
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From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.
enliven
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From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.
explain
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From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.
fit
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From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.
gaunt
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From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.
hasty
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From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
heed
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From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Black curly had taken himself off, and the driver sat at the table with me, still occasionally snickering in his plate.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.
joke
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From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.
kitchen
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From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
man's
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From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Black curly had taken himself off, and the driver sat at the table with me, still occasionally snickering in his plate.
much
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From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.
nervous
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From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.
new
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From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.
night
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From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.
occasionally
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From this reading Black curly had taken himself off, and the driver sat at the table with me, still occasionally snickering in his plate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.
off
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From this reading Black curly had taken himself off, and the driver sat at the table with me, still occasionally snickering in his plate.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.
paid
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From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
place
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From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
plate
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From this reading Black curly had taken himself off, and the driver sat at the table with me, still occasionally snickering in his plate.
proportion
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From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.
reached
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From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
relish
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From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.
rising
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From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.
room
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From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.
ruefuladjectiveUS /ˈruːfəl/
showing regret or mild sorrow
From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
said
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From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
sat
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From this reading Black curly had taken himself off, and the driver sat at the table with me, still occasionally snickering in his plate.
see
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From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
slick
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From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.
snickering
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From this reading Black curly had taken himself off, and the driver sat at the table with me, still occasionally snickering in his plate.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
spirit
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From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
Sproud
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From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Black curly had taken himself off, and the driver sat at the table with me, still occasionally snickering in his plate.
strange
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From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.
strong
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From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
subject
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From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
supper
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From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
table
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From this reading Black curly had taken himself off, and the driver sat at the table with me, still occasionally snickering in his plate.
taken
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From this reading Black curly had taken himself off, and the driver sat at the table with me, still occasionally snickering in his plate.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.
Thomas
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From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
tires
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From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.
utterance
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From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
waited
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From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.
Widow
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From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.
woman
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From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.
