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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 He seemed older, thinner:--a man whose sands were running very swiftly.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
absence
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From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
all
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From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
almost
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From this reading Whether or not he had permitted himself to expect any, the suspense had been none the less almost unendurable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
any
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From this reading Whether or not he had permitted himself to expect any, the suspense had been none the less almost unendurable.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
beating
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From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
ceaseless
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From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
dawn
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From this reading With the dawn of the fifteenth day of her absence a gray pallor had come into his face; and it remained there.
day
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From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
dull
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From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading Whether or not he had permitted himself to expect any, the suspense had been none the less almost unendurable.
face
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From this reading With the dawn of the fifteenth day of her absence a gray pallor had come into his face; and it remained there.
fatigue
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From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
fifteenth
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From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
floor
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From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
gone
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From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
gray
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From this reading With the dawn of the fifteenth day of her absence a gray pallor had come into his face; and it remained there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whether or not he had permitted himself to expect any, the suspense had been none the less almost unendurable.
heart
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From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Whether or not he had permitted himself to expect any, the suspense had been none the less almost unendurable.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
insensible
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From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With the dawn of the fifteenth day of her absence a gray pallor had come into his face; and it remained there.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With the dawn of the fifteenth day of her absence a gray pallor had come into his face; and it remained there.
knowing
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From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
less
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From this reading Whether or not he had permitted himself to expect any, the suspense had been none the less almost unendurable.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
man
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From this reading He seemed older, thinner:--a man whose sands were running very swiftly.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Whether or not he had permitted himself to expect any, the suspense had been none the less almost unendurable.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Whether or not he had permitted himself to expect any, the suspense had been none the less almost unendurable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
older
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From this reading He seemed older, thinner:--a man whose sands were running very swiftly.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether or not he had permitted himself to expect any, the suspense had been none the less almost unendurable.
pallor
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From this reading With the dawn of the fifteenth day of her absence a gray pallor had come into his face; and it remained there.
permitted
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From this reading Whether or not he had permitted himself to expect any, the suspense had been none the less almost unendurable.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With the dawn of the fifteenth day of her absence a gray pallor had come into his face; and it remained there.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He seemed older, thinner:--a man whose sands were running very swiftly.
sands
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From this reading He seemed older, thinner:--a man whose sands were running very swiftly.
scarcely
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From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed older, thinner:--a man whose sands were running very swiftly.
studio
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From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
suspense
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From this reading Whether or not he had permitted himself to expect any, the suspense had been none the less almost unendurable.
swiftly
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From this reading He seemed older, thinner:--a man whose sands were running very swiftly.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
there
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From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
thinner
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From this reading He seemed older, thinner:--a man whose sands were running very swiftly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whether or not he had permitted himself to expect any, the suspense had been none the less almost unendurable.
unendurable
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From this reading Whether or not he had permitted himself to expect any, the suspense had been none the less almost unendurable.
very
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From this reading He seemed older, thinner:--a man whose sands were running very swiftly.
walked
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From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He seemed older, thinner:--a man whose sands were running very swiftly.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether or not he had permitted himself to expect any, the suspense had been none the less almost unendurable.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He seemed older, thinner:--a man whose sands were running very swiftly.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the dawn of the fifteenth day of her absence a gray pallor had come into his face; and it remained there.
word
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From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
