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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 THE PURPLE STOCKING There was unaccustomed silence for a time after the Porter finished speaking.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE PURPLE STOCKING There was unaccustomed silence for a time after the Porter finished speaking.
age
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From this reading Those who had listened to him, whatever may have been their views concerning one of the great problems of the age, could not but feel a certain sympathy for the man condemned to be thus isolated--the man without a race.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It was recognized as one of the tragedies of human life as it is, and the recital had induced a thoughtful mood among the Porter's audience.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He left the car at once, perturbed, it may be, by his own disclosure of his condition and emotions.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was recognized as one of the tragedies of human life as it is, and the recital had induced a thoughtful mood among the Porter's audience.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He left the car at once, perturbed, it may be, by his own disclosure of his condition and emotions.
audience
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From this reading It was recognized as one of the tragedies of human life as it is, and the recital had induced a thoughtful mood among the Porter's audience.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He left the car at once, perturbed, it may be, by his own disclosure of his condition and emotions.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Those who had listened to him, whatever may have been their views concerning one of the great problems of the age, could not but feel a certain sympathy for the man condemned to be thus isolated--the man without a race.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Those who had listened to him, whatever may have been their views concerning one of the great problems of the age, could not but feel a certain sympathy for the man condemned to be thus isolated--the man without a race.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He left the car at once, perturbed, it may be, by his own disclosure of his condition and emotions.
car
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From this reading He left the car at once, perturbed, it may be, by his own disclosure of his condition and emotions.
case
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From this reading That his case might be somewhat exceptional detracted in no way from its curious pathos.
certain
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From this reading Those who had listened to him, whatever may have been their views concerning one of the great problems of the age, could not but feel a certain sympathy for the man condemned to be thus isolated--the man without a race.
concerning
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From this reading Those who had listened to him, whatever may have been their views concerning one of the great problems of the age, could not but feel a certain sympathy for the man condemned to be thus isolated--the man without a race.
condemned
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From this reading Those who had listened to him, whatever may have been their views concerning one of the great problems of the age, could not but feel a certain sympathy for the man condemned to be thus isolated--the man without a race.
condition
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From this reading He left the car at once, perturbed, it may be, by his own disclosure of his condition and emotions.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Those who had listened to him, whatever may have been their views concerning one of the great problems of the age, could not but feel a certain sympathy for the man condemned to be thus isolated--the man without a race.
curious
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From this reading That his case might be somewhat exceptional detracted in no way from its curious pathos.
detracted
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From this reading That his case might be somewhat exceptional detracted in no way from its curious pathos.
disclosure
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From this reading He left the car at once, perturbed, it may be, by his own disclosure of his condition and emotions.
emotions
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From this reading He left the car at once, perturbed, it may be, by his own disclosure of his condition and emotions.
exceptional
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From this reading That his case might be somewhat exceptional detracted in no way from its curious pathos.
feel
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From this reading Those who had listened to him, whatever may have been their views concerning one of the great problems of the age, could not but feel a certain sympathy for the man condemned to be thus isolated--the man without a race.
finished
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From this reading THE PURPLE STOCKING There was unaccustomed silence for a time after the Porter finished speaking.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE PURPLE STOCKING There was unaccustomed silence for a time after the Porter finished speaking.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That his case might be somewhat exceptional detracted in no way from its curious pathos.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who had listened to him, whatever may have been their views concerning one of the great problems of the age, could not but feel a certain sympathy for the man condemned to be thus isolated--the man without a race.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Those who had listened to him, whatever may have been their views concerning one of the great problems of the age, could not but feel a certain sympathy for the man condemned to be thus isolated--the man without a race.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Those who had listened to him, whatever may have been their views concerning one of the great problems of the age, could not but feel a certain sympathy for the man condemned to be thus isolated--the man without a race.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He left the car at once, perturbed, it may be, by his own disclosure of his condition and emotions.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Those who had listened to him, whatever may have been their views concerning one of the great problems of the age, could not but feel a certain sympathy for the man condemned to be thus isolated--the man without a race.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He left the car at once, perturbed, it may be, by his own disclosure of his condition and emotions.
human
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From this reading It was recognized as one of the tragedies of human life as it is, and the recital had induced a thoughtful mood among the Porter's audience.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That his case might be somewhat exceptional detracted in no way from its curious pathos.
induced
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From this reading It was recognized as one of the tragedies of human life as it is, and the recital had induced a thoughtful mood among the Porter's audience.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was recognized as one of the tragedies of human life as it is, and the recital had induced a thoughtful mood among the Porter's audience.
isolated
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From this reading Those who had listened to him, whatever may have been their views concerning one of the great problems of the age, could not but feel a certain sympathy for the man condemned to be thus isolated--the man without a race.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He left the car at once, perturbed, it may be, by his own disclosure of his condition and emotions.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading That his case might be somewhat exceptional detracted in no way from its curious pathos.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left the car at once, perturbed, it may be, by his own disclosure of his condition and emotions.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was recognized as one of the tragedies of human life as it is, and the recital had induced a thoughtful mood among the Porter's audience.
listened
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From this reading Those who had listened to him, whatever may have been their views concerning one of the great problems of the age, could not but feel a certain sympathy for the man condemned to be thus isolated--the man without a race.
man
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From this reading Those who had listened to him, whatever may have been their views concerning one of the great problems of the age, could not but feel a certain sympathy for the man condemned to be thus isolated--the man without a race.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He left the car at once, perturbed, it may be, by his own disclosure of his condition and emotions.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading That his case might be somewhat exceptional detracted in no way from its curious pathos.
mood
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From this reading It was recognized as one of the tragedies of human life as it is, and the recital had induced a thoughtful mood among the Porter's audience.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading That his case might be somewhat exceptional detracted in no way from its curious pathos.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Those who had listened to him, whatever may have been their views concerning one of the great problems of the age, could not but feel a certain sympathy for the man condemned to be thus isolated--the man without a race.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He left the car at once, perturbed, it may be, by his own disclosure of his condition and emotions.
once
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From this reading He left the car at once, perturbed, it may be, by his own disclosure of his condition and emotions.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Those who had listened to him, whatever may have been their views concerning one of the great problems of the age, could not but feel a certain sympathy for the man condemned to be thus isolated--the man without a race.
own
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From this reading He left the car at once, perturbed, it may be, by his own disclosure of his condition and emotions.
pathos
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From this reading That his case might be somewhat exceptional detracted in no way from its curious pathos.
perturbed
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From this reading He left the car at once, perturbed, it may be, by his own disclosure of his condition and emotions.
Porter
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From this reading THE PURPLE STOCKING There was unaccustomed silence for a time after the Porter finished speaking.
Porter's
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From this reading It was recognized as one of the tragedies of human life as it is, and the recital had induced a thoughtful mood among the Porter's audience.
problems
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From this reading Those who had listened to him, whatever may have been their views concerning one of the great problems of the age, could not but feel a certain sympathy for the man condemned to be thus isolated--the man without a race.
PURPLE
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From this reading THE PURPLE STOCKING There was unaccustomed silence for a time after the Porter finished speaking.
race
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From this reading Those who had listened to him, whatever may have been their views concerning one of the great problems of the age, could not but feel a certain sympathy for the man condemned to be thus isolated--the man without a race.
recital
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From this reading It was recognized as one of the tragedies of human life as it is, and the recital had induced a thoughtful mood among the Porter's audience.
recognized
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From this reading It was recognized as one of the tragedies of human life as it is, and the recital had induced a thoughtful mood among the Porter's audience.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE PURPLE STOCKING There was unaccustomed silence for a time after the Porter finished speaking.
somewhat
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From this reading That his case might be somewhat exceptional detracted in no way from its curious pathos.
speaking
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From this reading THE PURPLE STOCKING There was unaccustomed silence for a time after the Porter finished speaking.
STOCKING
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From this reading THE PURPLE STOCKING There was unaccustomed silence for a time after the Porter finished speaking.
sympathy
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From this reading Those who had listened to him, whatever may have been their views concerning one of the great problems of the age, could not but feel a certain sympathy for the man condemned to be thus isolated--the man without a race.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That his case might be somewhat exceptional detracted in no way from its curious pathos.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PURPLE STOCKING There was unaccustomed silence for a time after the Porter finished speaking.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Those who had listened to him, whatever may have been their views concerning one of the great problems of the age, could not but feel a certain sympathy for the man condemned to be thus isolated--the man without a race.
There
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From this reading THE PURPLE STOCKING There was unaccustomed silence for a time after the Porter finished speaking.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who had listened to him, whatever may have been their views concerning one of the great problems of the age, could not but feel a certain sympathy for the man condemned to be thus isolated--the man without a race.
thoughtful
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From this reading It was recognized as one of the tragedies of human life as it is, and the recital had induced a thoughtful mood among the Porter's audience.
thus
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From this reading Those who had listened to him, whatever may have been their views concerning one of the great problems of the age, could not but feel a certain sympathy for the man condemned to be thus isolated--the man without a race.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PURPLE STOCKING There was unaccustomed silence for a time after the Porter finished speaking.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those who had listened to him, whatever may have been their views concerning one of the great problems of the age, could not but feel a certain sympathy for the man condemned to be thus isolated--the man without a race.
tragedies
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From this reading It was recognized as one of the tragedies of human life as it is, and the recital had induced a thoughtful mood among the Porter's audience.
unaccustomed
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From this reading THE PURPLE STOCKING There was unaccustomed silence for a time after the Porter finished speaking.
views
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From this reading Those who had listened to him, whatever may have been their views concerning one of the great problems of the age, could not but feel a certain sympathy for the man condemned to be thus isolated--the man without a race.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PURPLE STOCKING There was unaccustomed silence for a time after the Porter finished speaking.
way
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From this reading That his case might be somewhat exceptional detracted in no way from its curious pathos.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Those who had listened to him, whatever may have been their views concerning one of the great problems of the age, could not but feel a certain sympathy for the man condemned to be thus isolated--the man without a race.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Those who had listened to him, whatever may have been their views concerning one of the great problems of the age, could not but feel a certain sympathy for the man condemned to be thus isolated--the man without a race.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Those who had listened to him, whatever may have been their views concerning one of the great problems of the age, could not but feel a certain sympathy for the man condemned to be thus isolated--the man without a race.
