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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 Motioning him to a seat, and adding that he would rejoin him presently, John left him there alone.
adding
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From this reading Motioning him to a seat, and adding that he would rejoin him presently, John left him there alone.
all
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From this reading The stranger looked around; there were landscape, game, fruit, cattle, and flower pieces, and all so exquisitely painted that any other moment each would have been a study to him--now heart and brain were both pre-occupied.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Motioning him to a seat, and adding that he would rejoin him presently, John left him there alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Motioning him to a seat, and adding that he would rejoin him presently, John left him there alone.
any
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From this reading The stranger looked around; there were landscape, game, fruit, cattle, and flower pieces, and all so exquisitely painted that any other moment each would have been a study to him--now heart and brain were both pre-occupied.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The stranger looked around; there were landscape, game, fruit, cattle, and flower pieces, and all so exquisitely painted that any other moment each would have been a study to him--now heart and brain were both pre-occupied.
Arrived
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From this reading Arrived at John's lodgings, he ushered the stranger into Gertrude's studio, of which she had given him the key when they parted, as she intended riding out with Rose.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Arrived at John's lodgings, he ushered the stranger into Gertrude's studio, of which she had given him the key when they parted, as she intended riding out with Rose.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arrived at John's lodgings, he ushered the stranger into Gertrude's studio, of which she had given him the key when they parted, as she intended riding out with Rose.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He felt this to be a turning-point in his life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The stranger looked around; there were landscape, game, fruit, cattle, and flower pieces, and all so exquisitely painted that any other moment each would have been a study to him--now heart and brain were both pre-occupied.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The stranger looked around; there were landscape, game, fruit, cattle, and flower pieces, and all so exquisitely painted that any other moment each would have been a study to him--now heart and brain were both pre-occupied.
brain
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From this reading The stranger looked around; there were landscape, game, fruit, cattle, and flower pieces, and all so exquisitely painted that any other moment each would have been a study to him--now heart and brain were both pre-occupied.
cattle
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From this reading The stranger looked around; there were landscape, game, fruit, cattle, and flower pieces, and all so exquisitely painted that any other moment each would have been a study to him--now heart and brain were both pre-occupied.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The stranger looked around; there were landscape, game, fruit, cattle, and flower pieces, and all so exquisitely painted that any other moment each would have been a study to him--now heart and brain were both pre-occupied.
exquisitely
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From this reading The stranger looked around; there were landscape, game, fruit, cattle, and flower pieces, and all so exquisitely painted that any other moment each would have been a study to him--now heart and brain were both pre-occupied.
felt
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From this reading He felt this to be a turning-point in his life.
flower
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From this reading The stranger looked around; there were landscape, game, fruit, cattle, and flower pieces, and all so exquisitely painted that any other moment each would have been a study to him--now heart and brain were both pre-occupied.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What was in store for him?
fruit
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From this reading The stranger looked around; there were landscape, game, fruit, cattle, and flower pieces, and all so exquisitely painted that any other moment each would have been a study to him--now heart and brain were both pre-occupied.
game
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From this reading The stranger looked around; there were landscape, game, fruit, cattle, and flower pieces, and all so exquisitely painted that any other moment each would have been a study to him--now heart and brain were both pre-occupied.
Gertrude's
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From this reading Arrived at John's lodgings, he ushered the stranger into Gertrude's studio, of which she had given him the key when they parted, as she intended riding out with Rose.
given
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From this reading Arrived at John's lodgings, he ushered the stranger into Gertrude's studio, of which she had given him the key when they parted, as she intended riding out with Rose.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Arrived at John's lodgings, he ushered the stranger into Gertrude's studio, of which she had given him the key when they parted, as she intended riding out with Rose.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The stranger looked around; there were landscape, game, fruit, cattle, and flower pieces, and all so exquisitely painted that any other moment each would have been a study to him--now heart and brain were both pre-occupied.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arrived at John's lodgings, he ushered the stranger into Gertrude's studio, of which she had given him the key when they parted, as she intended riding out with Rose.
heart
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From this reading The stranger looked around; there were landscape, game, fruit, cattle, and flower pieces, and all so exquisitely painted that any other moment each would have been a study to him--now heart and brain were both pre-occupied.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Arrived at John's lodgings, he ushered the stranger into Gertrude's studio, of which she had given him the key when they parted, as she intended riding out with Rose.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt this to be a turning-point in his life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What was in store for him?
intended
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From this reading Arrived at John's lodgings, he ushered the stranger into Gertrude's studio, of which she had given him the key when they parted, as she intended riding out with Rose.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Arrived at John's lodgings, he ushered the stranger into Gertrude's studio, of which she had given him the key when they parted, as she intended riding out with Rose.
John
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From this reading Motioning him to a seat, and adding that he would rejoin him presently, John left him there alone.
John's
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From this reading Arrived at John's lodgings, he ushered the stranger into Gertrude's studio, of which she had given him the key when they parted, as she intended riding out with Rose.
key
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From this reading Arrived at John's lodgings, he ushered the stranger into Gertrude's studio, of which she had given him the key when they parted, as she intended riding out with Rose.
landscape
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From this reading The stranger looked around; there were landscape, game, fruit, cattle, and flower pieces, and all so exquisitely painted that any other moment each would have been a study to him--now heart and brain were both pre-occupied.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Motioning him to a seat, and adding that he would rejoin him presently, John left him there alone.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt this to be a turning-point in his life.
lodgings
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From this reading Arrived at John's lodgings, he ushered the stranger into Gertrude's studio, of which she had given him the key when they parted, as she intended riding out with Rose.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stranger looked around; there were landscape, game, fruit, cattle, and flower pieces, and all so exquisitely painted that any other moment each would have been a study to him--now heart and brain were both pre-occupied.
moment
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From this reading The stranger looked around; there were landscape, game, fruit, cattle, and flower pieces, and all so exquisitely painted that any other moment each would have been a study to him--now heart and brain were both pre-occupied.
Motioning
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From this reading Motioning him to a seat, and adding that he would rejoin him presently, John left him there alone.
now
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From this reading The stranger looked around; there were landscape, game, fruit, cattle, and flower pieces, and all so exquisitely painted that any other moment each would have been a study to him--now heart and brain were both pre-occupied.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Arrived at John's lodgings, he ushered the stranger into Gertrude's studio, of which she had given him the key when they parted, as she intended riding out with Rose.
other
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From this reading The stranger looked around; there were landscape, game, fruit, cattle, and flower pieces, and all so exquisitely painted that any other moment each would have been a study to him--now heart and brain were both pre-occupied.
out
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From this reading Arrived at John's lodgings, he ushered the stranger into Gertrude's studio, of which she had given him the key when they parted, as she intended riding out with Rose.
painted
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From this reading The stranger looked around; there were landscape, game, fruit, cattle, and flower pieces, and all so exquisitely painted that any other moment each would have been a study to him--now heart and brain were both pre-occupied.
parted
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From this reading Arrived at John's lodgings, he ushered the stranger into Gertrude's studio, of which she had given him the key when they parted, as she intended riding out with Rose.
pieces
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From this reading The stranger looked around; there were landscape, game, fruit, cattle, and flower pieces, and all so exquisitely painted that any other moment each would have been a study to him--now heart and brain were both pre-occupied.
pre-occupied
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From this reading The stranger looked around; there were landscape, game, fruit, cattle, and flower pieces, and all so exquisitely painted that any other moment each would have been a study to him--now heart and brain were both pre-occupied.
presently
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From this reading Motioning him to a seat, and adding that he would rejoin him presently, John left him there alone.
rejoin
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From this reading Motioning him to a seat, and adding that he would rejoin him presently, John left him there alone.
riding
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From this reading Arrived at John's lodgings, he ushered the stranger into Gertrude's studio, of which she had given him the key when they parted, as she intended riding out with Rose.
Rose
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From this reading Arrived at John's lodgings, he ushered the stranger into Gertrude's studio, of which she had given him the key when they parted, as she intended riding out with Rose.
seat
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From this reading Motioning him to a seat, and adding that he would rejoin him presently, John left him there alone.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arrived at John's lodgings, he ushered the stranger into Gertrude's studio, of which she had given him the key when they parted, as she intended riding out with Rose.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The stranger looked around; there were landscape, game, fruit, cattle, and flower pieces, and all so exquisitely painted that any other moment each would have been a study to him--now heart and brain were both pre-occupied.
store
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From this reading What was in store for him?
stranger
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From this reading Arrived at John's lodgings, he ushered the stranger into Gertrude's studio, of which she had given him the key when they parted, as she intended riding out with Rose.
studio
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From this reading Arrived at John's lodgings, he ushered the stranger into Gertrude's studio, of which she had given him the key when they parted, as she intended riding out with Rose.
study
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From this reading The stranger looked around; there were landscape, game, fruit, cattle, and flower pieces, and all so exquisitely painted that any other moment each would have been a study to him--now heart and brain were both pre-occupied.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Motioning him to a seat, and adding that he would rejoin him presently, John left him there alone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Arrived at John's lodgings, he ushered the stranger into Gertrude's studio, of which she had given him the key when they parted, as she intended riding out with Rose.
there
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From this reading Motioning him to a seat, and adding that he would rejoin him presently, John left him there alone.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arrived at John's lodgings, he ushered the stranger into Gertrude's studio, of which she had given him the key when they parted, as she intended riding out with Rose.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He felt this to be a turning-point in his life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Motioning him to a seat, and adding that he would rejoin him presently, John left him there alone.
turning-point
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From this reading He felt this to be a turning-point in his life.
ushered
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From this reading Arrived at John's lodgings, he ushered the stranger into Gertrude's studio, of which she had given him the key when they parted, as she intended riding out with Rose.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was in store for him?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The stranger looked around; there were landscape, game, fruit, cattle, and flower pieces, and all so exquisitely painted that any other moment each would have been a study to him--now heart and brain were both pre-occupied.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was in store for him?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Arrived at John's lodgings, he ushered the stranger into Gertrude's studio, of which she had given him the key when they parted, as she intended riding out with Rose.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Arrived at John's lodgings, he ushered the stranger into Gertrude's studio, of which she had given him the key when they parted, as she intended riding out with Rose.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Arrived at John's lodgings, he ushered the stranger into Gertrude's studio, of which she had given him the key when they parted, as she intended riding out with Rose.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Motioning him to a seat, and adding that he would rejoin him presently, John left him there alone.
