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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 Even the plushed flunkey, that walking symbol of a sham inequality, had not been unpleasant to his dreaming view.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The odors in that supper room seemed more strenuous and more horrible than ever before, and he was happy in the thought that he was so soon to be free from them again.
all
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From this reading His heart had been dancing all the time, his thoughts had been faraway from these things, and in the visions of his mind the sumptuous appointments of his father’s castle had risen before him without rebuke.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The odors in that supper room seemed more strenuous and more horrible than ever before, and he was happy in the thought that he was so soon to be free from them again.
any
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From this reading When the supper was over he hardly knew whether he had eaten any of it or not, and he certainly hadn’t heard any of the conversation.
appointments
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From this reading His heart had been dancing all the time, his thoughts had been faraway from these things, and in the visions of his mind the sumptuous appointments of his father’s castle had risen before him without rebuke.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The odors in that supper room seemed more strenuous and more horrible than ever before, and he was happy in the thought that he was so soon to be free from them again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His heart had been dancing all the time, his thoughts had been faraway from these things, and in the visions of his mind the sumptuous appointments of his father’s castle had risen before him without rebuke.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The odors in that supper room seemed more strenuous and more horrible than ever before, and he was happy in the thought that he was so soon to be free from them again.
castle
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From this reading His heart had been dancing all the time, his thoughts had been faraway from these things, and in the visions of his mind the sumptuous appointments of his father’s castle had risen before him without rebuke.
certainly
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From this reading When the supper was over he hardly knew whether he had eaten any of it or not, and he certainly hadn’t heard any of the conversation.
conversation
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From this reading When the supper was over he hardly knew whether he had eaten any of it or not, and he certainly hadn’t heard any of the conversation.
dancing
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From this reading His heart had been dancing all the time, his thoughts had been faraway from these things, and in the visions of his mind the sumptuous appointments of his father’s castle had risen before him without rebuke.
dreaming
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From this reading Even the plushed flunkey, that walking symbol of a sham inequality, had not been unpleasant to his dreaming view.
eaten
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From this reading When the supper was over he hardly knew whether he had eaten any of it or not, and he certainly hadn’t heard any of the conversation.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the plushed flunkey, that walking symbol of a sham inequality, had not been unpleasant to his dreaming view.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The odors in that supper room seemed more strenuous and more horrible than ever before, and he was happy in the thought that he was so soon to be free from them again.
faraway
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From this reading His heart had been dancing all the time, his thoughts had been faraway from these things, and in the visions of his mind the sumptuous appointments of his father’s castle had risen before him without rebuke.
father's
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From this reading His heart had been dancing all the time, his thoughts had been faraway from these things, and in the visions of his mind the sumptuous appointments of his father’s castle had risen before him without rebuke.
flunkey
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From this reading Even the plushed flunkey, that walking symbol of a sham inequality, had not been unpleasant to his dreaming view.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading The odors in that supper room seemed more strenuous and more horrible than ever before, and he was happy in the thought that he was so soon to be free from them again.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The odors in that supper room seemed more strenuous and more horrible than ever before, and he was happy in the thought that he was so soon to be free from them again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the supper was over he hardly knew whether he had eaten any of it or not, and he certainly hadn’t heard any of the conversation.
hadn't
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From this reading When the supper was over he hardly knew whether he had eaten any of it or not, and he certainly hadn’t heard any of the conversation.
happy
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From this reading The odors in that supper room seemed more strenuous and more horrible than ever before, and he was happy in the thought that he was so soon to be free from them again.
hardly
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From this reading When the supper was over he hardly knew whether he had eaten any of it or not, and he certainly hadn’t heard any of the conversation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The odors in that supper room seemed more strenuous and more horrible than ever before, and he was happy in the thought that he was so soon to be free from them again.
heard
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From this reading When the supper was over he hardly knew whether he had eaten any of it or not, and he certainly hadn’t heard any of the conversation.
heart
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From this reading His heart had been dancing all the time, his thoughts had been faraway from these things, and in the visions of his mind the sumptuous appointments of his father’s castle had risen before him without rebuke.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His heart had been dancing all the time, his thoughts had been faraway from these things, and in the visions of his mind the sumptuous appointments of his father’s castle had risen before him without rebuke.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His heart had been dancing all the time, his thoughts had been faraway from these things, and in the visions of his mind the sumptuous appointments of his father’s castle had risen before him without rebuke.
home
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From this reading So Tracy went home to supper.
horrible
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From this reading The odors in that supper room seemed more strenuous and more horrible than ever before, and he was happy in the thought that he was so soon to be free from them again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The odors in that supper room seemed more strenuous and more horrible than ever before, and he was happy in the thought that he was so soon to be free from them again.
inequality
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From this reading Even the plushed flunkey, that walking symbol of a sham inequality, had not been unpleasant to his dreaming view.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the supper was over he hardly knew whether he had eaten any of it or not, and he certainly hadn’t heard any of the conversation.
knew
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From this reading When the supper was over he hardly knew whether he had eaten any of it or not, and he certainly hadn’t heard any of the conversation.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His heart had been dancing all the time, his thoughts had been faraway from these things, and in the visions of his mind the sumptuous appointments of his father’s castle had risen before him without rebuke.
more
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From this reading The odors in that supper room seemed more strenuous and more horrible than ever before, and he was happy in the thought that he was so soon to be free from them again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When the supper was over he hardly knew whether he had eaten any of it or not, and he certainly hadn’t heard any of the conversation.
odors
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From this reading The odors in that supper room seemed more strenuous and more horrible than ever before, and he was happy in the thought that he was so soon to be free from them again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the supper was over he hardly knew whether he had eaten any of it or not, and he certainly hadn’t heard any of the conversation.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When the supper was over he hardly knew whether he had eaten any of it or not, and he certainly hadn’t heard any of the conversation.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When the supper was over he hardly knew whether he had eaten any of it or not, and he certainly hadn’t heard any of the conversation.
plushed
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From this reading Even the plushed flunkey, that walking symbol of a sham inequality, had not been unpleasant to his dreaming view.
rebuke
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From this reading His heart had been dancing all the time, his thoughts had been faraway from these things, and in the visions of his mind the sumptuous appointments of his father’s castle had risen before him without rebuke.
risen
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From this reading His heart had been dancing all the time, his thoughts had been faraway from these things, and in the visions of his mind the sumptuous appointments of his father’s castle had risen before him without rebuke.
room
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From this reading The odors in that supper room seemed more strenuous and more horrible than ever before, and he was happy in the thought that he was so soon to be free from them again.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The odors in that supper room seemed more strenuous and more horrible than ever before, and he was happy in the thought that he was so soon to be free from them again.
sham
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From this reading Even the plushed flunkey, that walking symbol of a sham inequality, had not been unpleasant to his dreaming view.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Tracy went home to supper.
soon
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From this reading The odors in that supper room seemed more strenuous and more horrible than ever before, and he was happy in the thought that he was so soon to be free from them again.
strenuous
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From this reading The odors in that supper room seemed more strenuous and more horrible than ever before, and he was happy in the thought that he was so soon to be free from them again.
sumptuous
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From this reading His heart had been dancing all the time, his thoughts had been faraway from these things, and in the visions of his mind the sumptuous appointments of his father’s castle had risen before him without rebuke.
supper
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From this reading So Tracy went home to supper.
symbol
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From this reading Even the plushed flunkey, that walking symbol of a sham inequality, had not been unpleasant to his dreaming view.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The odors in that supper room seemed more strenuous and more horrible than ever before, and he was happy in the thought that he was so soon to be free from them again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The odors in that supper room seemed more strenuous and more horrible than ever before, and he was happy in the thought that he was so soon to be free from them again.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The odors in that supper room seemed more strenuous and more horrible than ever before, and he was happy in the thought that he was so soon to be free from them again.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The odors in that supper room seemed more strenuous and more horrible than ever before, and he was happy in the thought that he was so soon to be free from them again.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading His heart had been dancing all the time, his thoughts had been faraway from these things, and in the visions of his mind the sumptuous appointments of his father’s castle had risen before him without rebuke.
things
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From this reading His heart had been dancing all the time, his thoughts had been faraway from these things, and in the visions of his mind the sumptuous appointments of his father’s castle had risen before him without rebuke.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The odors in that supper room seemed more strenuous and more horrible than ever before, and he was happy in the thought that he was so soon to be free from them again.
thoughts
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From this reading His heart had been dancing all the time, his thoughts had been faraway from these things, and in the visions of his mind the sumptuous appointments of his father’s castle had risen before him without rebuke.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His heart had been dancing all the time, his thoughts had been faraway from these things, and in the visions of his mind the sumptuous appointments of his father’s castle had risen before him without rebuke.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So Tracy went home to supper.
Tracy
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From this reading So Tracy went home to supper.
unpleasant
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From this reading Even the plushed flunkey, that walking symbol of a sham inequality, had not been unpleasant to his dreaming view.
view
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From this reading Even the plushed flunkey, that walking symbol of a sham inequality, had not been unpleasant to his dreaming view.
visions
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From this reading His heart had been dancing all the time, his thoughts had been faraway from these things, and in the visions of his mind the sumptuous appointments of his father’s castle had risen before him without rebuke.
walking
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From this reading Even the plushed flunkey, that walking symbol of a sham inequality, had not been unpleasant to his dreaming view.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The odors in that supper room seemed more strenuous and more horrible than ever before, and he was happy in the thought that he was so soon to be free from them again.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Tracy went home to supper.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the supper was over he hardly knew whether he had eaten any of it or not, and he certainly hadn’t heard any of the conversation.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading When the supper was over he hardly knew whether he had eaten any of it or not, and he certainly hadn’t heard any of the conversation.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading His heart had been dancing all the time, his thoughts had been faraway from these things, and in the visions of his mind the sumptuous appointments of his father’s castle had risen before him without rebuke.
