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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 young man had changed his place; he was at his window again, contemplating--as Jewdwine reflected with a pang of sympathy--the shop.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had only seen that young man's back, and he still clung to the hope that it might not be Rickman's, after all.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man had changed his place; he was at his window again, contemplating--as Jewdwine reflected with a pang of sympathy--the shop.
all
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From this reading He had only seen that young man's back, and he still clung to the hope that it might not be Rickman's, after all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was not until Rankin and the others had left the room that Jewdwine had courage to raise his head tentatively.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He looked up as steadily as he dared.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The young man had changed his place; he was at his window again, contemplating--as Jewdwine reflected with a pang of sympathy--the shop.
back
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From this reading He had only seen that young man's back, and he still clung to the hope that it might not be Rickman's, after all.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had only seen that young man's back, and he still clung to the hope that it might not be Rickman's, after all.
changed
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From this reading The young man had changed his place; he was at his window again, contemplating--as Jewdwine reflected with a pang of sympathy--the shop.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had only seen that young man's back, and he still clung to the hope that it might not be Rickman's, after all.
contemplating
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From this reading The young man had changed his place; he was at his window again, contemplating--as Jewdwine reflected with a pang of sympathy--the shop.
courage
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From this reading It was not until Rankin and the others had left the room that Jewdwine had courage to raise his head tentatively.
dared
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From this reading He looked up as steadily as he dared.
doubt
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From this reading Oh, no doubt that it was Rickman's back; no doubt, too, that it was his, Jewdwine's, duty to go up and speak to him.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Oh, no doubt that it was Rickman's back; no doubt, too, that it was his, Jewdwine's, duty to go up and speak to him.
go
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From this reading Oh, no doubt that it was Rickman's back; no doubt, too, that it was his, Jewdwine's, duty to go up and speak to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was not until Rankin and the others had left the room that Jewdwine had courage to raise his head tentatively.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had only seen that young man's back, and he still clung to the hope that it might not be Rickman's, after all.
head
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From this reading It was not until Rankin and the others had left the room that Jewdwine had courage to raise his head tentatively.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh, no doubt that it was Rickman's back; no doubt, too, that it was his, Jewdwine's, duty to go up and speak to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not until Rankin and the others had left the room that Jewdwine had courage to raise his head tentatively.
hope
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From this reading He had only seen that young man's back, and he still clung to the hope that it might not be Rickman's, after all.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not until Rankin and the others had left the room that Jewdwine had courage to raise his head tentatively.
Jewdwine
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From this reading It was not until Rankin and the others had left the room that Jewdwine had courage to raise his head tentatively.
Jewdwine's
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From this reading Oh, no doubt that it was Rickman's back; no doubt, too, that it was his, Jewdwine's, duty to go up and speak to him.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not until Rankin and the others had left the room that Jewdwine had courage to raise his head tentatively.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked up as steadily as he dared.
man
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From this reading The young man had changed his place; he was at his window again, contemplating--as Jewdwine reflected with a pang of sympathy--the shop.
man's
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From this reading He had only seen that young man's back, and he still clung to the hope that it might not be Rickman's, after all.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He had only seen that young man's back, and he still clung to the hope that it might not be Rickman's, after all.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Oh, no doubt that it was Rickman's back; no doubt, too, that it was his, Jewdwine's, duty to go up and speak to him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not until Rankin and the others had left the room that Jewdwine had courage to raise his head tentatively.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young man had changed his place; he was at his window again, contemplating--as Jewdwine reflected with a pang of sympathy--the shop.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, no doubt that it was Rickman's back; no doubt, too, that it was his, Jewdwine's, duty to go up and speak to him.
only
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From this reading He had only seen that young man's back, and he still clung to the hope that it might not be Rickman's, after all.
others
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From this reading It was not until Rankin and the others had left the room that Jewdwine had courage to raise his head tentatively.
pang
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From this reading The young man had changed his place; he was at his window again, contemplating--as Jewdwine reflected with a pang of sympathy--the shop.
place
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From this reading The young man had changed his place; he was at his window again, contemplating--as Jewdwine reflected with a pang of sympathy--the shop.
raise
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From this reading It was not until Rankin and the others had left the room that Jewdwine had courage to raise his head tentatively.
Rankin
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From this reading It was not until Rankin and the others had left the room that Jewdwine had courage to raise his head tentatively.
reflected
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From this reading The young man had changed his place; he was at his window again, contemplating--as Jewdwine reflected with a pang of sympathy--the shop.
Rickman's
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From this reading He had only seen that young man's back, and he still clung to the hope that it might not be Rickman's, after all.
room
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From this reading It was not until Rankin and the others had left the room that Jewdwine had courage to raise his head tentatively.
seen
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From this reading He had only seen that young man's back, and he still clung to the hope that it might not be Rickman's, after all.
shop
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From this reading The young man had changed his place; he was at his window again, contemplating--as Jewdwine reflected with a pang of sympathy--the shop.
speak
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From this reading Oh, no doubt that it was Rickman's back; no doubt, too, that it was his, Jewdwine's, duty to go up and speak to him.
steadily
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From this reading He looked up as steadily as he dared.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had only seen that young man's back, and he still clung to the hope that it might not be Rickman's, after all.
sympathy
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From this reading The young man had changed his place; he was at his window again, contemplating--as Jewdwine reflected with a pang of sympathy--the shop.
tentatively
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From this reading It was not until Rankin and the others had left the room that Jewdwine had courage to raise his head tentatively.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not until Rankin and the others had left the room that Jewdwine had courage to raise his head tentatively.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was not until Rankin and the others had left the room that Jewdwine had courage to raise his head tentatively.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not until Rankin and the others had left the room that Jewdwine had courage to raise his head tentatively.
too
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From this reading Oh, no doubt that it was Rickman's back; no doubt, too, that it was his, Jewdwine's, duty to go up and speak to him.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not until Rankin and the others had left the room that Jewdwine had courage to raise his head tentatively.
up
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From this reading He looked up as steadily as he dared.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not until Rankin and the others had left the room that Jewdwine had courage to raise his head tentatively.
window
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From this reading The young man had changed his place; he was at his window again, contemplating--as Jewdwine reflected with a pang of sympathy--the shop.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The young man had changed his place; he was at his window again, contemplating--as Jewdwine reflected with a pang of sympathy--the shop.
young
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From this reading He had only seen that young man's back, and he still clung to the hope that it might not be Rickman's, after all.
