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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 Rex was in a bad way mentally and physically.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I’ll speak to her about it to-day,” he said to himself, when returning from the station after bidding Tom good-by.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “I’ll speak to her about it to-day,” he said to himself, when returning from the station after bidding Tom good-by.
always
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From this reading He said the name hesitatingly, with a feeling that always between him and Irene there had been a thought of Rena.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rex was in a bad way mentally and physically.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I ought to have done so at once and found out her opinion of it, and should, if it had not been for my wretched shyness and—and—Rena.”
bad
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From this reading Rex was in a bad way mentally and physically.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I ought to have done so at once and found out her opinion of it, and should, if it had not been for my wretched shyness and—and—Rena.”
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He said the name hesitatingly, with a feeling that always between him and Irene there had been a thought of Rena.
bidding
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From this reading “I’ll speak to her about it to-day,” he said to himself, when returning from the station after bidding Tom good-by.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
constitution
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From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
day
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From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I ought to have done so at once and found out her opinion of it, and should, if it had not been for my wretched shyness and—and—Rena.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He said the name hesitatingly, with a feeling that always between him and Irene there had been a thought of Rena.
felt
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From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I ought to have done so at once and found out her opinion of it, and should, if it had not been for my wretched shyness and—and—Rena.”
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I ought to have done so at once and found out her opinion of it, and should, if it had not been for my wretched shyness and—and—Rena.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I’ll speak to her about it to-day,” he said to himself, when returning from the station after bidding Tom good-by.
good-by
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From this reading “I’ll speak to her about it to-day,” he said to himself, when returning from the station after bidding Tom good-by.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I ought to have done so at once and found out her opinion of it, and should, if it had not been for my wretched shyness and—and—Rena.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I ought to have done so at once and found out her opinion of it, and should, if it had not been for my wretched shyness and—and—Rena.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
head
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From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I’ll speak to her about it to-day,” he said to himself, when returning from the station after bidding Tom good-by.
hesitatingly
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From this reading He said the name hesitatingly, with a feeling that always between him and Irene there had been a thought of Rena.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He said the name hesitatingly, with a feeling that always between him and Irene there had been a thought of Rena.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I’ll speak to her about it to-day,” he said to himself, when returning from the station after bidding Tom good-by.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
hornet's
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From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
hot
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From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I ought to have done so at once and found out her opinion of it, and should, if it had not been for my wretched shyness and—and—Rena.”
I'll
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From this reading “I’ll speak to her about it to-day,” he said to himself, when returning from the station after bidding Tom good-by.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I ought to have done so at once and found out her opinion of it, and should, if it had not been for my wretched shyness and—and—Rena.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rex was in a bad way mentally and physically.
intensified
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From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
Irene
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From this reading He said the name hesitatingly, with a feeling that always between him and Irene there had been a thought of Rena.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I’ll speak to her about it to-day,” he said to himself, when returning from the station after bidding Tom good-by.
likened
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From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
mentally
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From this reading Rex was in a bad way mentally and physically.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I ought to have done so at once and found out her opinion of it, and should, if it had not been for my wretched shyness and—and—Rena.”
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He said the name hesitatingly, with a feeling that always between him and Irene there had been a thought of Rena.
nest
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From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I ought to have done so at once and found out her opinion of it, and should, if it had not been for my wretched shyness and—and—Rena.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
once
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From this reading “I ought to have done so at once and found out her opinion of it, and should, if it had not been for my wretched shyness and—and—Rena.”
opinion
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From this reading “I ought to have done so at once and found out her opinion of it, and should, if it had not been for my wretched shyness and—and—Rena.”
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
out
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From this reading “I ought to have done so at once and found out her opinion of it, and should, if it had not been for my wretched shyness and—and—Rena.”
pain
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From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
physically
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From this reading Rex was in a bad way mentally and physically.
recurrence
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From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
Rena
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From this reading “I ought to have done so at once and found out her opinion of it, and should, if it had not been for my wretched shyness and—and—Rena.”
returning
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From this reading “I’ll speak to her about it to-day,” he said to himself, when returning from the station after bidding Tom good-by.
Rex
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From this reading Rex was in a bad way mentally and physically.
said
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From this reading “I’ll speak to her about it to-day,” he said to himself, when returning from the station after bidding Tom good-by.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I ought to have done so at once and found out her opinion of it, and should, if it had not been for my wretched shyness and—and—Rena.”
shyness
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From this reading “I ought to have done so at once and found out her opinion of it, and should, if it had not been for my wretched shyness and—and—Rena.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I ought to have done so at once and found out her opinion of it, and should, if it had not been for my wretched shyness and—and—Rena.”
speak
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From this reading “I’ll speak to her about it to-day,” he said to himself, when returning from the station after bidding Tom good-by.
station
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From this reading “I’ll speak to her about it to-day,” he said to himself, when returning from the station after bidding Tom good-by.
strong
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From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
telling
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From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He said the name hesitatingly, with a feeling that always between him and Irene there had been a thought of Rena.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
there
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From this reading He said the name hesitatingly, with a feeling that always between him and Irene there had been a thought of Rena.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He said the name hesitatingly, with a feeling that always between him and Irene there had been a thought of Rena.
thoughts
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From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
to-day
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From this reading “I’ll speak to her about it to-day,” he said to himself, when returning from the station after bidding Tom good-by.
Tom
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From this reading “I’ll speak to her about it to-day,” he said to himself, when returning from the station after bidding Tom good-by.
trouble
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From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
very
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From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rex was in a bad way mentally and physically.
way
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From this reading Rex was in a bad way mentally and physically.
weather
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From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “I’ll speak to her about it to-day,” he said to himself, when returning from the station after bidding Tom good-by.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The hot weather was telling upon a constitution never very strong, and every day he felt a recurrence of the pain in his head which he likened to a hornet’s nest, and the trouble was intensified by thoughts of the will and what he ought to do.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He said the name hesitatingly, with a feeling that always between him and Irene there had been a thought of Rena.
wretched
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From this reading “I ought to have done so at once and found out her opinion of it, and should, if it had not been for my wretched shyness and—and—Rena.”
