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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 CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
all
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From this reading But some come back at more or less regular intervals, like periodic comets, so that if a certain time elapses without bringing one of them, the neighbours say they wonder what's took him at all, while some reappear erratically enough to preclude any calculations upon the subject.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
any
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From this reading Generally their doing so any day may be supposed possible as long as anybody remembers to suppose it.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading Generally their doing so any day may be supposed possible as long as anybody remembers to suppose it.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
arrival
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From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
back
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From this reading But some come back at more or less regular intervals, like periodic comets, so that if a certain time elapses without bringing one of them, the neighbours say they wonder what's took him at all, while some reappear erratically enough to preclude any calculations upon the subject.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Generally their doing so any day may be supposed possible as long as anybody remembers to suppose it.
became
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From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
branch
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From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
bringing
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From this reading But some come back at more or less regular intervals, like periodic comets, so that if a certain time elapses without bringing one of them, the neighbours say they wonder what's took him at all, while some reappear erratically enough to preclude any calculations upon the subject.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
calculations
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From this reading But some come back at more or less regular intervals, like periodic comets, so that if a certain time elapses without bringing one of them, the neighbours say they wonder what's took him at all, while some reappear erratically enough to preclude any calculations upon the subject.
case
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From this reading We seldom, it is true, get proof positive, as in the case of the Dermodys, father and son, that they will no more return.
century
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From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
certain
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From this reading But some come back at more or less regular intervals, like periodic comets, so that if a certain time elapses without bringing one of them, the neighbours say they wonder what's took him at all, while some reappear erratically enough to preclude any calculations upon the subject.
class
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From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But some come back at more or less regular intervals, like periodic comets, so that if a certain time elapses without bringing one of them, the neighbours say they wonder what's took him at all, while some reappear erratically enough to preclude any calculations upon the subject.
comets
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From this reading But some come back at more or less regular intervals, like periodic comets, so that if a certain time elapses without bringing one of them, the neighbours say they wonder what's took him at all, while some reappear erratically enough to preclude any calculations upon the subject.
coming
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From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
CON
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From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
day
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From this reading Generally their doing so any day may be supposed possible as long as anybody remembers to suppose it.
days
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From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
Dermodys
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From this reading We seldom, it is true, get proof positive, as in the case of the Dermodys, father and son, that they will no more return.
doing
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From this reading Generally their doing so any day may be supposed possible as long as anybody remembers to suppose it.
elapses
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From this reading But some come back at more or less regular intervals, like periodic comets, so that if a certain time elapses without bringing one of them, the neighbours say they wonder what's took him at all, while some reappear erratically enough to preclude any calculations upon the subject.
enough
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From this reading But some come back at more or less regular intervals, like periodic comets, so that if a certain time elapses without bringing one of them, the neighbours say they wonder what's took him at all, while some reappear erratically enough to preclude any calculations upon the subject.
erratically
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From this reading But some come back at more or less regular intervals, like periodic comets, so that if a certain time elapses without bringing one of them, the neighbours say they wonder what's took him at all, while some reappear erratically enough to preclude any calculations upon the subject.
evening
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From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
faces
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From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
father
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From this reading We seldom, it is true, get proof positive, as in the case of the Dermodys, father and son, that they will no more return.
few
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From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
frequent
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From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
Generally
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From this reading Generally their doing so any day may be supposed possible as long as anybody remembers to suppose it.
get
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From this reading We seldom, it is true, get proof positive, as in the case of the Dermodys, father and son, that they will no more return.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But some come back at more or less regular intervals, like periodic comets, so that if a certain time elapses without bringing one of them, the neighbours say they wonder what's took him at all, while some reappear erratically enough to preclude any calculations upon the subject.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
hyperbola
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From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We seldom, it is true, get proof positive, as in the case of the Dermodys, father and son, that they will no more return.
intervals
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From this reading But some come back at more or less regular intervals, like periodic comets, so that if a certain time elapses without bringing one of them, the neighbours say they wonder what's took him at all, while some reappear erratically enough to preclude any calculations upon the subject.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We seldom, it is true, get proof positive, as in the case of the Dermodys, father and son, that they will no more return.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We seldom, it is true, get proof positive, as in the case of the Dermodys, father and son, that they will no more return.
ken
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From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
latter
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From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
lay
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From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
less
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From this reading But some come back at more or less regular intervals, like periodic comets, so that if a certain time elapses without bringing one of them, the neighbours say they wonder what's took him at all, while some reappear erratically enough to preclude any calculations upon the subject.
like
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From this reading But some come back at more or less regular intervals, like periodic comets, so that if a certain time elapses without bringing one of them, the neighbours say they wonder what's took him at all, while some reappear erratically enough to preclude any calculations upon the subject.
line
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From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
Lisconnel
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From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Generally their doing so any day may be supposed possible as long as anybody remembers to suppose it.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Generally their doing so any day may be supposed possible as long as anybody remembers to suppose it.
more
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From this reading We seldom, it is true, get proof positive, as in the case of the Dermodys, father and son, that they will no more return.
neighbours
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From this reading But some come back at more or less regular intervals, like periodic comets, so that if a certain time elapses without bringing one of them, the neighbours say they wonder what's took him at all, while some reappear erratically enough to preclude any calculations upon the subject.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
now
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From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
other
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From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
out
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From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
passing
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From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
periodic
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From this reading But some come back at more or less regular intervals, like periodic comets, so that if a certain time elapses without bringing one of them, the neighbours say they wonder what's took him at all, while some reappear erratically enough to preclude any calculations upon the subject.
positive
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From this reading We seldom, it is true, get proof positive, as in the case of the Dermodys, father and son, that they will no more return.
possible
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From this reading Generally their doing so any day may be supposed possible as long as anybody remembers to suppose it.
preclude
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From this reading But some come back at more or less regular intervals, like periodic comets, so that if a certain time elapses without bringing one of them, the neighbours say they wonder what's took him at all, while some reappear erratically enough to preclude any calculations upon the subject.
proof
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From this reading We seldom, it is true, get proof positive, as in the case of the Dermodys, father and son, that they will no more return.
QUARE
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From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
quarter
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From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
rather
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From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
reappear
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From this reading But some come back at more or less regular intervals, like periodic comets, so that if a certain time elapses without bringing one of them, the neighbours say they wonder what's took him at all, while some reappear erratically enough to preclude any calculations upon the subject.
regular
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From this reading But some come back at more or less regular intervals, like periodic comets, so that if a certain time elapses without bringing one of them, the neighbours say they wonder what's took him at all, while some reappear erratically enough to preclude any calculations upon the subject.
remembers
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From this reading Generally their doing so any day may be supposed possible as long as anybody remembers to suppose it.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
return
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From this reading We seldom, it is true, get proof positive, as in the case of the Dermodys, father and son, that they will no more return.
route
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From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
say
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From this reading But some come back at more or less regular intervals, like periodic comets, so that if a certain time elapses without bringing one of them, the neighbours say they wonder what's took him at all, while some reappear erratically enough to preclude any calculations upon the subject.
second
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From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
seldom
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From this reading We seldom, it is true, get proof positive, as in the case of the Dermodys, father and son, that they will no more return.
show
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From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Generally their doing so any day may be supposed possible as long as anybody remembers to suppose it.
some
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From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
son
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From this reading We seldom, it is true, get proof positive, as in the case of the Dermodys, father and son, that they will no more return.
stopping
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From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
subject
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From this reading But some come back at more or less regular intervals, like periodic comets, so that if a certain time elapses without bringing one of them, the neighbours say they wonder what's took him at all, while some reappear erratically enough to preclude any calculations upon the subject.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
summer's
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From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Generally their doing so any day may be supposed possible as long as anybody remembers to suppose it.
supposed
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From this reading Generally their doing so any day may be supposed possible as long as anybody remembers to suppose it.
tangent
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From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But some come back at more or less regular intervals, like periodic comets, so that if a certain time elapses without bringing one of them, the neighbours say they wonder what's took him at all, while some reappear erratically enough to preclude any calculations upon the subject.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
then
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From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We seldom, it is true, get proof positive, as in the case of the Dermodys, father and son, that they will no more return.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But some come back at more or less regular intervals, like periodic comets, so that if a certain time elapses without bringing one of them, the neighbours say they wonder what's took him at all, while some reappear erratically enough to preclude any calculations upon the subject.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Generally their doing so any day may be supposed possible as long as anybody remembers to suppose it.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But some come back at more or less regular intervals, like periodic comets, so that if a certain time elapses without bringing one of them, the neighbours say they wonder what's took him at all, while some reappear erratically enough to preclude any calculations upon the subject.
travels
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From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
true
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From this reading We seldom, it is true, get proof positive, as in the case of the Dermodys, father and son, that they will no more return.
unfamiliar
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From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
unreverting
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From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But some come back at more or less regular intervals, like periodic comets, so that if a certain time elapses without bringing one of them, the neighbours say they wonder what's took him at all, while some reappear erratically enough to preclude any calculations upon the subject.
usually
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From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
utterly
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From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
visitor
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From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
way
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From this reading CON THE QUARE ONE Among the unfamiliar faces that show themselves now and then at Lisconnel, some make no second appearance, never coming our way again, but passing out of our ken as utterly as if their route lay along a tangent, or the branch of an hyperbola, or other such unreverting line.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We seldom, it is true, get proof positive, as in the case of the Dermodys, father and son, that they will no more return.
what's
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From this reading But some come back at more or less regular intervals, like periodic comets, so that if a certain time elapses without bringing one of them, the neighbours say they wonder what's took him at all, while some reappear erratically enough to preclude any calculations upon the subject.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But some come back at more or less regular intervals, like periodic comets, so that if a certain time elapses without bringing one of them, the neighbours say they wonder what's took him at all, while some reappear erratically enough to preclude any calculations upon the subject.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Of this latter class was Con the Quare One, who, after his first arrival, on a summer's evening, now more than a quarter of a century since, became a rather frequent visitor, usually stopping for a few days at least, before he resumed his travels.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We seldom, it is true, get proof positive, as in the case of the Dermodys, father and son, that they will no more return.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But some come back at more or less regular intervals, like periodic comets, so that if a certain time elapses without bringing one of them, the neighbours say they wonder what's took him at all, while some reappear erratically enough to preclude any calculations upon the subject.
wonder
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From this reading But some come back at more or less regular intervals, like periodic comets, so that if a certain time elapses without bringing one of them, the neighbours say they wonder what's took him at all, while some reappear erratically enough to preclude any calculations upon the subject.
