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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 To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.
able
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From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
aching
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From this reading His head was aching with that wavy, trembling feeling, hard to combat, and every nerve was quivering with excitement.
afraid
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From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
bit
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From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
brain
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From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.
clearly
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From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
cold
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From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
combat
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From this reading His head was aching with that wavy, trembling feeling, hard to combat, and every nerve was quivering with excitement.
condition
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From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was exactly that way with poor Nannie,” he continued, as he tried to dry his hair and face.
cool
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From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
dashed
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From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
deal
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From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.
declining
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From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.
describe
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From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.
disordered
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From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
doing
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From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.
dripping
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From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
dry
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From this reading “It was exactly that way with poor Nannie,” he continued, as he tried to dry his hair and face.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading His head was aching with that wavy, trembling feeling, hard to combat, and every nerve was quivering with excitement.
exactly
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From this reading “It was exactly that way with poor Nannie,” he continued, as he tried to dry his hair and face.
excitement
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From this reading His head was aching with that wavy, trembling feeling, hard to combat, and every nerve was quivering with excitement.
face
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From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His head was aching with that wavy, trembling feeling, hard to combat, and every nerve was quivering with excitement.
fully
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From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.
get
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From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
girl
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From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.
hair
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From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
hallucination
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From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
hard
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From this reading His head was aching with that wavy, trembling feeling, hard to combat, and every nerve was quivering with excitement.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.
head
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From this reading His head was aching with that wavy, trembling feeling, hard to combat, and every nerve was quivering with excitement.
headache
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From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.
home
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From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.
Irene
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From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
knew
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From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
lunch
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From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
much
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From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
Nannie
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From this reading “It was exactly that way with poor Nannie,” he continued, as he tried to dry his hair and face.
nerve
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From this reading His head was aching with that wavy, trembling feeling, hard to combat, and every nerve was quivering with excitement.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.
only
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From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
plea
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From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.
please
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From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was exactly that way with poor Nannie,” he continued, as he tried to dry his hair and face.
quivering
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From this reading His head was aching with that wavy, trembling feeling, hard to combat, and every nerve was quivering with excitement.
reached
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From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
Rex's
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From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.
ridiculous
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From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.
room
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From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.
Sandy
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From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.
say
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From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.
see
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From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.
Tom
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From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.
trembling
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From this reading His head was aching with that wavy, trembling feeling, hard to combat, and every nerve was quivering with excitement.
tried
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From this reading “It was exactly that way with poor Nannie,” he continued, as he tried to dry his hair and face.
upset
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From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.
wasn't
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From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.
water
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From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
wavy
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From this reading His head was aching with that wavy, trembling feeling, hard to combat, and every nerve was quivering with excitement.
way
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From this reading “It was exactly that way with poor Nannie,” he continued, as he tried to dry his hair and face.
well
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From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.
wet
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From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His head was aching with that wavy, trembling feeling, hard to combat, and every nerve was quivering with excitement.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.
