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absent-minded
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From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.
Anne
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From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fragrance of apple blossoms was on the warm breeze that brushed her face.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She sat in the poet’s beautiful garden at work on some lace, the pillow on her knee.
bank
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From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.
beautiful
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From this reading She sat in the poet’s beautiful garden at work on some lace, the pillow on her knee.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.
blossoms
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From this reading The fragrance of apple blossoms was on the warm breeze that brushed her face.
breeze
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From this reading The fragrance of apple blossoms was on the warm breeze that brushed her face.
brushed
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From this reading The fragrance of apple blossoms was on the warm breeze that brushed her face.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.
considering
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From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.
Dallas
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From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.
day
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From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.
dictation
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From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.
discuss
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From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.
disliked
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From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.
face
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From this reading The fragrance of apple blossoms was on the warm breeze that brushed her face.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.
fragrance
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From this reading The fragrance of apple blossoms was on the warm breeze that brushed her face.
garden
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From this reading She sat in the poet’s beautiful garden at work on some lace, the pillow on her knee.
gone
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From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.
health
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From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sat in the poet’s beautiful garden at work on some lace, the pillow on her knee.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She sat in the poet’s beautiful garden at work on some lace, the pillow on her knee.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.
knee
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From this reading She sat in the poet’s beautiful garden at work on some lace, the pillow on her knee.
lace
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From this reading She sat in the poet’s beautiful garden at work on some lace, the pillow on her knee.
Latham
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From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.
men
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From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.
more
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From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.
most
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From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fragrance of apple blossoms was on the warm breeze that brushed her face.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She sat in the poet’s beautiful garden at work on some lace, the pillow on her knee.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.
Page
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From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.
pale
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From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.
pillow
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From this reading She sat in the poet’s beautiful garden at work on some lace, the pillow on her knee.
poet's
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From this reading She sat in the poet’s beautiful garden at work on some lace, the pillow on her knee.
questions
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From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.
rested
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From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.
Richard
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From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.
sat
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From this reading She sat in the poet’s beautiful garden at work on some lace, the pillow on her knee.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.
silent
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From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.
some
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From this reading She sat in the poet’s beautiful garden at work on some lace, the pillow on her knee.
Stetson
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From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.
Stray
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From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.
unusually
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From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.
warm
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From this reading The fragrance of apple blossoms was on the warm breeze that brushed her face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.
well
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From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.
work
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From this reading She sat in the poet’s beautiful garden at work on some lace, the pillow on her knee.
