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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 For a few minutes after finding the handkerchief at his door, Alan experienced a feeling of mingled curiosity and disappointment—also a certain resentment.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
accountable
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From this reading But he was not regretting lost hours, nor was he holding Mary Standish accountable for them.
acquaintance
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From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For a few minutes after finding the handkerchief at his door, Alan experienced a feeling of mingled curiosity and disappointment—also a certain resentment.
Alan
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From this reading For a few minutes after finding the handkerchief at his door, Alan experienced a feeling of mingled curiosity and disappointment—also a certain resentment.
also
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From this reading For a few minutes after finding the handkerchief at his door, Alan experienced a feeling of mingled curiosity and disappointment—also a certain resentment.
altogether
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From this reading The suspicion that he was becoming involved in spite of himself was not altogether pleasant.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a few minutes after finding the handkerchief at his door, Alan experienced a feeling of mingled curiosity and disappointment—also a certain resentment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For a few minutes after finding the handkerchief at his door, Alan experienced a feeling of mingled curiosity and disappointment—also a certain resentment.
bears
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From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
becoming
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From this reading The suspicion that he was becoming involved in spite of himself was not altogether pleasant.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The evening, up to a certain point, had been fairly entertaining.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was not regretting lost hours, nor was he holding Mary Standish accountable for them.
certain
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From this reading For a few minutes after finding the handkerchief at his door, Alan experienced a feeling of mingled curiosity and disappointment—also a certain resentment.
curiosity
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From this reading For a few minutes after finding the handkerchief at his door, Alan experienced a feeling of mingled curiosity and disappointment—also a certain resentment.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a few minutes after finding the handkerchief at his door, Alan experienced a feeling of mingled curiosity and disappointment—also a certain resentment.
discussing
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From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
door
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From this reading For a few minutes after finding the handkerchief at his door, Alan experienced a feeling of mingled curiosity and disappointment—also a certain resentment.
earl
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From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
English
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From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
entertaining
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From this reading The evening, up to a certain point, had been fairly entertaining.
evening
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From this reading The evening, up to a certain point, had been fairly entertaining.
experienced
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From this reading For a few minutes after finding the handkerchief at his door, Alan experienced a feeling of mingled curiosity and disappointment—also a certain resentment.
fairly
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From this reading The evening, up to a certain point, had been fairly entertaining.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a few minutes after finding the handkerchief at his door, Alan experienced a feeling of mingled curiosity and disappointment—also a certain resentment.
few
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From this reading For a few minutes after finding the handkerchief at his door, Alan experienced a feeling of mingled curiosity and disappointment—also a certain resentment.
finding
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From this reading For a few minutes after finding the handkerchief at his door, Alan experienced a feeling of mingled curiosity and disappointment—also a certain resentment.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a few minutes after finding the handkerchief at his door, Alan experienced a feeling of mingled curiosity and disappointment—also a certain resentment.
Graham
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From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
graybeard
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From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The evening, up to a certain point, had been fairly entertaining.
handkerchief
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From this reading For a few minutes after finding the handkerchief at his door, Alan experienced a feeling of mingled curiosity and disappointment—also a certain resentment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The suspicion that he was becoming involved in spite of himself was not altogether pleasant.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The suspicion that he was becoming involved in spite of himself was not altogether pleasant.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a few minutes after finding the handkerchief at his door, Alan experienced a feeling of mingled curiosity and disappointment—also a certain resentment.
holding
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From this reading But he was not regretting lost hours, nor was he holding Mary Standish accountable for them.
hour
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From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
hours
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From this reading But he was not regretting lost hours, nor was he holding Mary Standish accountable for them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The suspicion that he was becoming involved in spite of himself was not altogether pleasant.
involved
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From this reading The suspicion that he was becoming involved in spite of himself was not altogether pleasant.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
John
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From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
Kadiak
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From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
lost
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From this reading But he was not regretting lost hours, nor was he holding Mary Standish accountable for them.
Mary
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From this reading But he was not regretting lost hours, nor was he holding Mary Standish accountable for them.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
mingled
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From this reading For a few minutes after finding the handkerchief at his door, Alan experienced a feeling of mingled curiosity and disappointment—also a certain resentment.
minutes
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From this reading For a few minutes after finding the handkerchief at his door, Alan experienced a feeling of mingled curiosity and disappointment—also a certain resentment.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But he was not regretting lost hours, nor was he holding Mary Standish accountable for them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The suspicion that he was becoming involved in spite of himself was not altogether pleasant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a few minutes after finding the handkerchief at his door, Alan experienced a feeling of mingled curiosity and disappointment—also a certain resentment.
old
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From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
opinion
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From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The suspicion that he was becoming involved in spite of himself was not altogether pleasant.
pleasanternounUS /ˈpleasanter/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The evening, up to a certain point, had been fairly entertaining.
recalling
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From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
regretting
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From this reading But he was not regretting lost hours, nor was he holding Mary Standish accountable for them.
resentment
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From this reading For a few minutes after finding the handkerchief at his door, Alan experienced a feeling of mingled curiosity and disappointment—also a certain resentment.
Smith
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From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
spite
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From this reading The suspicion that he was becoming involved in spite of himself was not altogether pleasant.
Stampede
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From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
Standish
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From this reading But he was not regretting lost hours, nor was he holding Mary Standish accountable for them.
striking
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From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
suspicion
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From this reading The suspicion that he was becoming involved in spite of himself was not altogether pleasant.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The suspicion that he was becoming involved in spite of himself was not altogether pleasant.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a few minutes after finding the handkerchief at his door, Alan experienced a feeling of mingled curiosity and disappointment—also a certain resentment.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But he was not regretting lost hours, nor was he holding Mary Standish accountable for them.
times
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From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The evening, up to a certain point, had been fairly entertaining.
true
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From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
unknown
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From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
up
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From this reading The evening, up to a certain point, had been fairly entertaining.
voiced
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From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The suspicion that he was becoming involved in spite of himself was not altogether pleasant.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was true he might have passed a pleasanter hour recalling old times with Stampede Smith, or discussing Kadiak bears with the English earl, or striking up an acquaintance with the unknown graybeard who had voiced an opinion about John Graham.
