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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 It came like a prick of irritating pain, to aggravate the dull horror which throbbed through him.
able
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From this reading He despised himself for being able to think of it at all, but at the same time it came back to him, darting unawares again and again into his thoughts.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He despised himself for being able to think of it at all, but at the same time it came back to him, darting unawares again and again into his thoughts.
aggravate
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From this reading It came like a prick of irritating pain, to aggravate the dull horror which throbbed through him.
all
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From this reading He despised himself for being able to think of it at all, but at the same time it came back to him, darting unawares again and again into his thoughts.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
annoyance
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From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Little as he cared for the entertainments and attention of his flock, he was conscious of a certain exasperation in discovering their eagerness to entertain another.
anticipated
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From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
arrival
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From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
attention
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From this reading Little as he cared for the entertainments and attention of his flock, he was conscious of a certain exasperation in discovering their eagerness to entertain another.
attractive
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From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
back
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From this reading He despised himself for being able to think of it at all, but at the same time it came back to him, darting unawares again and again into his thoughts.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He despised himself for being able to think of it at all, but at the same time it came back to him, darting unawares again and again into his thoughts.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
came
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From this reading It came like a prick of irritating pain, to aggravate the dull horror which throbbed through him.
cared
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From this reading Little as he cared for the entertainments and attention of his flock, he was conscious of a certain exasperation in discovering their eagerness to entertain another.
certain
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From this reading Little as he cared for the entertainments and attention of his flock, he was conscious of a certain exasperation in discovering their eagerness to entertain another.
complacence
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From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
conscious
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From this reading Little as he cared for the entertainments and attention of his flock, he was conscious of a certain exasperation in discovering their eagerness to entertain another.
conversation
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From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
darting
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From this reading He despised himself for being able to think of it at all, but at the same time it came back to him, darting unawares again and again into his thoughts.
delivery
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From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
despised
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From this reading He despised himself for being able to think of it at all, but at the same time it came back to him, darting unawares again and again into his thoughts.
discovering
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From this reading Little as he cared for the entertainments and attention of his flock, he was conscious of a certain exasperation in discovering their eagerness to entertain another.
door
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From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
dull
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From this reading It came like a prick of irritating pain, to aggravate the dull horror which throbbed through him.
eagerness
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From this reading Little as he cared for the entertainments and attention of his flock, he was conscious of a certain exasperation in discovering their eagerness to entertain another.
enough
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From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
entertain
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From this reading Little as he cared for the entertainments and attention of his flock, he was conscious of a certain exasperation in discovering their eagerness to entertain another.
entertainments
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From this reading Little as he cared for the entertainments and attention of his flock, he was conscious of a certain exasperation in discovering their eagerness to entertain another.
escape
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From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
exasperation
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From this reading Little as he cared for the entertainments and attention of his flock, he was conscious of a certain exasperation in discovering their eagerness to entertain another.
excitement
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From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
fancy
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From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
flock
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From this reading Little as he cared for the entertainments and attention of his flock, he was conscious of a certain exasperation in discovering their eagerness to entertain another.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He despised himself for being able to think of it at all, but at the same time it came back to him, darting unawares again and again into his thoughts.
friend
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From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
heard
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From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It came like a prick of irritating pain, to aggravate the dull horror which throbbed through him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He despised himself for being able to think of it at all, but at the same time it came back to him, darting unawares again and again into his thoughts.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
Homerton
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From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
horror
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From this reading It came like a prick of irritating pain, to aggravate the dull horror which throbbed through him.
hurried
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From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
incident
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From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He despised himself for being able to think of it at all, but at the same time it came back to him, darting unawares again and again into his thoughts.
invitation
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From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
irritating
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From this reading It came like a prick of irritating pain, to aggravate the dull horror which throbbed through him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It came like a prick of irritating pain, to aggravate the dull horror which throbbed through him.
like
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From this reading It came like a prick of irritating pain, to aggravate the dull horror which throbbed through him.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little as he cared for the entertainments and attention of his flock, he was conscious of a certain exasperation in discovering their eagerness to entertain another.
losing
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From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
man
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From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
message
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From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
midst
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From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
more
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From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
Mrs
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From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
Nonconformist
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From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
once
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From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
overcome
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From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
own
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From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
pain
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From this reading It came like a prick of irritating pain, to aggravate the dull horror which throbbed through him.
past
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From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
perceptions
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From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
personal
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From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
Phoebe's
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From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
prick
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From this reading It came like a prick of irritating pain, to aggravate the dull horror which throbbed through him.
produced
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From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
railway
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From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
regarded
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From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He despised himself for being able to think of it at all, but at the same time it came back to him, darting unawares again and again into his thoughts.
saw
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From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
saying
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From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
sense
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From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
shaken
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From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
tea
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From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Little as he cared for the entertainments and attention of his flock, he was conscious of a certain exasperation in discovering their eagerness to entertain another.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
thoughts
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From this reading He despised himself for being able to think of it at all, but at the same time it came back to him, darting unawares again and again into his thoughts.
throbbed
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From this reading It came like a prick of irritating pain, to aggravate the dull horror which throbbed through him.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It came like a prick of irritating pain, to aggravate the dull horror which throbbed through him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He despised himself for being able to think of it at all, but at the same time it came back to him, darting unawares again and again into his thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
Tozer's
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From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
train
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From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
trifling
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From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
unawares
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From this reading He despised himself for being able to think of it at all, but at the same time it came back to him, darting unawares again and again into his thoughts.
Vincent
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From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
vivid
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From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
way
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From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Vincent had shaken hands with his friend at the door, and hurried past, saying something about losing the train, in order to escape conversation; but, with the vivid perceptions of excitement, he heard the delivery of Phoebe's message, and saw the complacence with which the Homerton man regarded the invitation which had anticipated his arrival.
wretchedness
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From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
young
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From this reading The young Nonconformist had enough to think of as he took his way once more to the railway, and tea at Mrs. Tozer's was anything but attractive to his own fancy; yet in the midst of his wretchedness he could not overcome the personal sense of annoyance which this trifling incident produced.
