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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 Passion in a man of Hurstwood’s nature takes a vigorous form.
alacrity
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From this reading In the night he was long getting to sleep because of too much thinking, and in the morning he was early awake, seizing with alacrity upon the same dear subject and pursuing it with vigour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is none of the tendency to sing outside of my lady’s window—to languish and repine in the face of difficulties.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was out of sorts physically, as well as disordered mentally, for did he not delight in a new manner in his Carrie, and was not Drouet in the way?
awake
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From this reading In the night he was long getting to sleep because of too much thinking, and in the morning he was early awake, seizing with alacrity upon the same dear subject and pursuing it with vigour.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading In the night he was long getting to sleep because of too much thinking, and in the morning he was early awake, seizing with alacrity upon the same dear subject and pursuing it with vigour.
Carrie
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From this reading He was out of sorts physically, as well as disordered mentally, for did he not delight in a new manner in his Carrie, and was not Drouet in the way?
dear
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From this reading In the night he was long getting to sleep because of too much thinking, and in the morning he was early awake, seizing with alacrity upon the same dear subject and pursuing it with vigour.
delight
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From this reading He was out of sorts physically, as well as disordered mentally, for did he not delight in a new manner in his Carrie, and was not Drouet in the way?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He was out of sorts physically, as well as disordered mentally, for did he not delight in a new manner in his Carrie, and was not Drouet in the way?
difficulties
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From this reading There is none of the tendency to sing outside of my lady’s window—to languish and repine in the face of difficulties.
disordered
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From this reading He was out of sorts physically, as well as disordered mentally, for did he not delight in a new manner in his Carrie, and was not Drouet in the way?
dreamy
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From this reading It is no musing, dreamy thing.
Drouet
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From this reading He was out of sorts physically, as well as disordered mentally, for did he not delight in a new manner in his Carrie, and was not Drouet in the way?
early
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From this reading In the night he was long getting to sleep because of too much thinking, and in the morning he was early awake, seizing with alacrity upon the same dear subject and pursuing it with vigour.
face
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From this reading There is none of the tendency to sing outside of my lady’s window—to languish and repine in the face of difficulties.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was out of sorts physically, as well as disordered mentally, for did he not delight in a new manner in his Carrie, and was not Drouet in the way?
form
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From this reading Passion in a man of Hurstwood’s nature takes a vigorous form.
getting
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From this reading In the night he was long getting to sleep because of too much thinking, and in the morning he was early awake, seizing with alacrity upon the same dear subject and pursuing it with vigour.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the night he was long getting to sleep because of too much thinking, and in the morning he was early awake, seizing with alacrity upon the same dear subject and pursuing it with vigour.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was out of sorts physically, as well as disordered mentally, for did he not delight in a new manner in his Carrie, and was not Drouet in the way?
Hurstwood's
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From this reading Passion in a man of Hurstwood’s nature takes a vigorous form.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Passion in a man of Hurstwood’s nature takes a vigorous form.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is no musing, dreamy thing.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is no musing, dreamy thing.
lady's
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From this reading There is none of the tendency to sing outside of my lady’s window—to languish and repine in the face of difficulties.
languish
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From this reading There is none of the tendency to sing outside of my lady’s window—to languish and repine in the face of difficulties.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the night he was long getting to sleep because of too much thinking, and in the morning he was early awake, seizing with alacrity upon the same dear subject and pursuing it with vigour.
man
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From this reading Passion in a man of Hurstwood’s nature takes a vigorous form.
manner
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From this reading He was out of sorts physically, as well as disordered mentally, for did he not delight in a new manner in his Carrie, and was not Drouet in the way?
mentally
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From this reading He was out of sorts physically, as well as disordered mentally, for did he not delight in a new manner in his Carrie, and was not Drouet in the way?
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the night he was long getting to sleep because of too much thinking, and in the morning he was early awake, seizing with alacrity upon the same dear subject and pursuing it with vigour.
much
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From this reading In the night he was long getting to sleep because of too much thinking, and in the morning he was early awake, seizing with alacrity upon the same dear subject and pursuing it with vigour.
musing
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From this reading It is no musing, dreamy thing.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There is none of the tendency to sing outside of my lady’s window—to languish and repine in the face of difficulties.
nature
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From this reading Passion in a man of Hurstwood’s nature takes a vigorous form.
new
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From this reading He was out of sorts physically, as well as disordered mentally, for did he not delight in a new manner in his Carrie, and was not Drouet in the way?
night
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From this reading In the night he was long getting to sleep because of too much thinking, and in the morning he was early awake, seizing with alacrity upon the same dear subject and pursuing it with vigour.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It is no musing, dreamy thing.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading There is none of the tendency to sing outside of my lady’s window—to languish and repine in the face of difficulties.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was out of sorts physically, as well as disordered mentally, for did he not delight in a new manner in his Carrie, and was not Drouet in the way?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Passion in a man of Hurstwood’s nature takes a vigorous form.
out
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From this reading He was out of sorts physically, as well as disordered mentally, for did he not delight in a new manner in his Carrie, and was not Drouet in the way?
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There is none of the tendency to sing outside of my lady’s window—to languish and repine in the face of difficulties.
Passion
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From this reading Passion in a man of Hurstwood’s nature takes a vigorous form.
physically
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From this reading He was out of sorts physically, as well as disordered mentally, for did he not delight in a new manner in his Carrie, and was not Drouet in the way?
pursuing
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From this reading In the night he was long getting to sleep because of too much thinking, and in the morning he was early awake, seizing with alacrity upon the same dear subject and pursuing it with vigour.
repine
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From this reading There is none of the tendency to sing outside of my lady’s window—to languish and repine in the face of difficulties.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the night he was long getting to sleep because of too much thinking, and in the morning he was early awake, seizing with alacrity upon the same dear subject and pursuing it with vigour.
seizing
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From this reading In the night he was long getting to sleep because of too much thinking, and in the morning he was early awake, seizing with alacrity upon the same dear subject and pursuing it with vigour.
sing
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From this reading There is none of the tendency to sing outside of my lady’s window—to languish and repine in the face of difficulties.
sleep
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From this reading In the night he was long getting to sleep because of too much thinking, and in the morning he was early awake, seizing with alacrity upon the same dear subject and pursuing it with vigour.
sorts
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From this reading He was out of sorts physically, as well as disordered mentally, for did he not delight in a new manner in his Carrie, and was not Drouet in the way?
subject
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From this reading In the night he was long getting to sleep because of too much thinking, and in the morning he was early awake, seizing with alacrity upon the same dear subject and pursuing it with vigour.
takes
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From this reading Passion in a man of Hurstwood’s nature takes a vigorous form.
tendency
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From this reading There is none of the tendency to sing outside of my lady’s window—to languish and repine in the face of difficulties.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is none of the tendency to sing outside of my lady’s window—to languish and repine in the face of difficulties.
There
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From this reading There is none of the tendency to sing outside of my lady’s window—to languish and repine in the face of difficulties.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is no musing, dreamy thing.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the night he was long getting to sleep because of too much thinking, and in the morning he was early awake, seizing with alacrity upon the same dear subject and pursuing it with vigour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is none of the tendency to sing outside of my lady’s window—to languish and repine in the face of difficulties.
too
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From this reading In the night he was long getting to sleep because of too much thinking, and in the morning he was early awake, seizing with alacrity upon the same dear subject and pursuing it with vigour.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In the night he was long getting to sleep because of too much thinking, and in the morning he was early awake, seizing with alacrity upon the same dear subject and pursuing it with vigour.
vigorous
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From this reading Passion in a man of Hurstwood’s nature takes a vigorous form.
vigour
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From this reading In the night he was long getting to sleep because of too much thinking, and in the morning he was early awake, seizing with alacrity upon the same dear subject and pursuing it with vigour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the night he was long getting to sleep because of too much thinking, and in the morning he was early awake, seizing with alacrity upon the same dear subject and pursuing it with vigour.
way
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From this reading He was out of sorts physically, as well as disordered mentally, for did he not delight in a new manner in his Carrie, and was not Drouet in the way?
well
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From this reading He was out of sorts physically, as well as disordered mentally, for did he not delight in a new manner in his Carrie, and was not Drouet in the way?
window
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From this reading There is none of the tendency to sing outside of my lady’s window—to languish and repine in the face of difficulties.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the night he was long getting to sleep because of too much thinking, and in the morning he was early awake, seizing with alacrity upon the same dear subject and pursuing it with vigour.
