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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 In this plain ASCII version, emphasis and syllable stress italics have been converted to capitals; foreign italics and accents have been removed In “Enoch Soames:” I added a missing closing quotation mark in the following phrase: ‘Ten past two,’ he said.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When a book about the literature of the eighteen-nineties was given by Mr. Holbrook Jackson to the world, I looked eagerly in the index for SOAMES, ENOCH.
Abraham
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From this reading In “Hilary Maltby and Stephen Braxton:” I changed the opening double quote to a single quote in: ‘I wondered what old Mr. Abraham Hayward... and ‘I knew that if I leaned forward...
accents
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addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this plain ASCII version, emphasis and syllable stress italics have been converted to capitals; foreign italics and accents have been removed In “Enoch Soames:” I added a missing closing quotation mark in the following phrase: ‘Ten past two,’ he said.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In this plain ASCII version, emphasis and syllable stress italics have been converted to capitals; foreign italics and accents have been removed In “Enoch Soames:” I added a missing closing quotation mark in the following phrase: ‘Ten past two,’ he said.
ASCII
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had feared he would not be there.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In this plain ASCII version, emphasis and syllable stress italics have been converted to capitals; foreign italics and accents have been removed In “Enoch Soames:” I added a missing closing quotation mark in the following phrase: ‘Ten past two,’ he said.
book
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Braxton
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When a book about the literature of the eighteen-nineties was given by Mr. Holbrook Jackson to the world, I looked eagerly in the index for SOAMES, ENOCH.
capitals
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changed
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closing
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converted
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double
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eagerly
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eighteen-nineties
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emphasis
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Enoch
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feared
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following
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When a book about the literature of the eighteen-nineties was given by Mr. Holbrook Jackson to the world, I looked eagerly in the index for SOAMES, ENOCH.
foreign
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forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In “Hilary Maltby and Stephen Braxton:” I changed the opening double quote to a single quote in: ‘I wondered what old Mr. Abraham Hayward... and ‘I knew that if I leaned forward...
given
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had feared he would not be there.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In this plain ASCII version, emphasis and syllable stress italics have been converted to capitals; foreign italics and accents have been removed In “Enoch Soames:” I added a missing closing quotation mark in the following phrase: ‘Ten past two,’ he said.
Hayward
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In this plain ASCII version, emphasis and syllable stress italics have been converted to capitals; foreign italics and accents have been removed In “Enoch Soames:” I added a missing closing quotation mark in the following phrase: ‘Ten past two,’ he said.
Hilary
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Holbrook
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From this reading When a book about the literature of the eighteen-nineties was given by Mr. Holbrook Jackson to the world, I looked eagerly in the index for SOAMES, ENOCH.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In this plain ASCII version, emphasis and syllable stress italics have been converted to capitals; foreign italics and accents have been removed In “Enoch Soames:” I added a missing closing quotation mark in the following phrase: ‘Ten past two,’ he said.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In “Hilary Maltby and Stephen Braxton:” I changed the opening double quote to a single quote in: ‘I wondered what old Mr. Abraham Hayward... and ‘I knew that if I leaned forward...
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this plain ASCII version, emphasis and syllable stress italics have been converted to capitals; foreign italics and accents have been removed In “Enoch Soames:” I added a missing closing quotation mark in the following phrase: ‘Ten past two,’ he said.
index
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From this reading When a book about the literature of the eighteen-nineties was given by Mr. Holbrook Jackson to the world, I looked eagerly in the index for SOAMES, ENOCH.
italics
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Jackson
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knew
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leaned
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literature
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lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When a book about the literature of the eighteen-nineties was given by Mr. Holbrook Jackson to the world, I looked eagerly in the index for SOAMES, ENOCH.
Maltby
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mark
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missing
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Mr
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had feared he would not be there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When a book about the literature of the eighteen-nineties was given by Mr. Holbrook Jackson to the world, I looked eagerly in the index for SOAMES, ENOCH.
old
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opening
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past
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phrase
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plain
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quotation
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quote
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removed
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said
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single
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Soames
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Stephen
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stress
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syllable
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Ten
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In “Hilary Maltby and Stephen Braxton:” I changed the opening double quote to a single quote in: ‘I wondered what old Mr. Abraham Hayward... and ‘I knew that if I leaned forward...
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In this plain ASCII version, emphasis and syllable stress italics have been converted to capitals; foreign italics and accents have been removed In “Enoch Soames:” I added a missing closing quotation mark in the following phrase: ‘Ten past two,’ he said.
there
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From this reading I had feared he would not be there.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this plain ASCII version, emphasis and syllable stress italics have been converted to capitals; foreign italics and accents have been removed In “Enoch Soames:” I added a missing closing quotation mark in the following phrase: ‘Ten past two,’ he said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In this plain ASCII version, emphasis and syllable stress italics have been converted to capitals; foreign italics and accents have been removed In “Enoch Soames:” I added a missing closing quotation mark in the following phrase: ‘Ten past two,’ he said.
two
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version
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When a book about the literature of the eighteen-nineties was given by Mr. Holbrook Jackson to the world, I looked eagerly in the index for SOAMES, ENOCH.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In “Hilary Maltby and Stephen Braxton:” I changed the opening double quote to a single quote in: ‘I wondered what old Mr. Abraham Hayward... and ‘I knew that if I leaned forward...
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When a book about the literature of the eighteen-nineties was given by Mr. Holbrook Jackson to the world, I looked eagerly in the index for SOAMES, ENOCH.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In “Hilary Maltby and Stephen Braxton:” I changed the opening double quote to a single quote in: ‘I wondered what old Mr. Abraham Hayward... and ‘I knew that if I leaned forward...
world
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From this reading When a book about the literature of the eighteen-nineties was given by Mr. Holbrook Jackson to the world, I looked eagerly in the index for SOAMES, ENOCH.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I had feared he would not be there.
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