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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 A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Next day Dr Rider audibly congratulated himself at breakfast upon having once more his house to himself--audibly, as if it were really necessary to give utterance to the thought before he could quite feel its force.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Next day Dr Rider audibly congratulated himself at breakfast upon having once more his house to himself--audibly, as if it were really necessary to give utterance to the thought before he could quite feel its force.
audibly
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From this reading Next day Dr Rider audibly congratulated himself at breakfast upon having once more his house to himself--audibly, as if it were really necessary to give utterance to the thought before he could quite feel its force.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
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began
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From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
big
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From this reading Fred had faded from the great chair; his big image threw no shadow upon it.
breakfast
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brother's
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brought
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From this reading As he poured out his own coffee with a sober face, his eye rested upon that easy-chair which had been brought into such prominence in the history of the last two days.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
chair
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From this reading Fred had faded from the great chair; his big image threw no shadow upon it.
coffee
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comfort
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From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
congratulated
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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day
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days
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departed
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From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
doubt
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From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
Dr
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easy-chair
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From this reading As he poured out his own coffee with a sober face, his eye rested upon that easy-chair which had been brought into such prominence in the history of the last two days.
extraordinary
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From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
eye
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From this reading As he poured out his own coffee with a sober face, his eye rested upon that easy-chair which had been brought into such prominence in the history of the last two days.
face
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From this reading As he poured out his own coffee with a sober face, his eye rested upon that easy-chair which had been brought into such prominence in the history of the last two days.
faded
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From this reading Fred had faded from the great chair; his big image threw no shadow upon it.
feel
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feelings
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From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
force
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Fred
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From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fred had faded from the great chair; his big image threw no shadow upon it.
give
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From this reading Next day Dr Rider audibly congratulated himself at breakfast upon having once more his house to himself--audibly, as if it were really necessary to give utterance to the thought before he could quite feel its force.
gloomy
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From this reading He kept looking at it as he sipped that gloomy coffee.
great
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From this reading Fred had faded from the great chair; his big image threw no shadow upon it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Next day Dr Rider audibly congratulated himself at breakfast upon having once more his house to himself--audibly, as if it were really necessary to give utterance to the thought before he could quite feel its force.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Next day Dr Rider audibly congratulated himself at breakfast upon having once more his house to himself--audibly, as if it were really necessary to give utterance to the thought before he could quite feel its force.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Next day Dr Rider audibly congratulated himself at breakfast upon having once more his house to himself--audibly, as if it were really necessary to give utterance to the thought before he could quite feel its force.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Next day Dr Rider audibly congratulated himself at breakfast upon having once more his house to himself--audibly, as if it were really necessary to give utterance to the thought before he could quite feel its force.
history
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From this reading As he poured out his own coffee with a sober face, his eye rested upon that easy-chair which had been brought into such prominence in the history of the last two days.
house
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From this reading Next day Dr Rider audibly congratulated himself at breakfast upon having once more his house to himself--audibly, as if it were really necessary to give utterance to the thought before he could quite feel its force.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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image
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From this reading Fred had faded from the great chair; his big image threw no shadow upon it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he poured out his own coffee with a sober face, his eye rested upon that easy-chair which had been brought into such prominence in the history of the last two days.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As he poured out his own coffee with a sober face, his eye rested upon that easy-chair which had been brought into such prominence in the history of the last two days.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Next day Dr Rider audibly congratulated himself at breakfast upon having once more his house to himself--audibly, as if it were really necessary to give utterance to the thought before he could quite feel its force.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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justify
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From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
kept
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From this reading He kept looking at it as he sipped that gloomy coffee.
last
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From this reading As he poured out his own coffee with a sober face, his eye rested upon that easy-chair which had been brought into such prominence in the history of the last two days.
looking
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From this reading He kept looking at it as he sipped that gloomy coffee.
matter
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From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
more
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necessary
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Next
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
now
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From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
once
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out
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From this reading As he poured out his own coffee with a sober face, his eye rested upon that easy-chair which had been brought into such prominence in the history of the last two days.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
own
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From this reading As he poured out his own coffee with a sober face, his eye rested upon that easy-chair which had been brought into such prominence in the history of the last two days.
poured
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From this reading As he poured out his own coffee with a sober face, his eye rested upon that easy-chair which had been brought into such prominence in the history of the last two days.
prominence
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quite
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really
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From this reading Next day Dr Rider audibly congratulated himself at breakfast upon having once more his house to himself--audibly, as if it were really necessary to give utterance to the thought before he could quite feel its force.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
rested
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From this reading As he poured out his own coffee with a sober face, his eye rested upon that easy-chair which had been brought into such prominence in the history of the last two days.
Rider
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sense
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From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Fred had faded from the great chair; his big image threw no shadow upon it.
sipped
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From this reading He kept looking at it as he sipped that gloomy coffee.
sober
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From this reading As he poured out his own coffee with a sober face, his eye rested upon that easy-chair which had been brought into such prominence in the history of the last two days.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading As he poured out his own coffee with a sober face, his eye rested upon that easy-chair which had been brought into such prominence in the history of the last two days.
summarily
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From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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there
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From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
think
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From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
thoughtnounUS /ˈthought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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threw
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From this reading Fred had faded from the great chair; his big image threw no shadow upon it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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two
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From this reading As he poured out his own coffee with a sober face, his eye rested upon that easy-chair which had been brought into such prominence in the history of the last two days.
unfeigned
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From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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utterance
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week
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From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Next day Dr Rider audibly congratulated himself at breakfast upon having once more his house to himself--audibly, as if it were really necessary to give utterance to the thought before he could quite feel its force.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As he poured out his own coffee with a sober face, his eye rested upon that easy-chair which had been brought into such prominence in the history of the last two days.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As he poured out his own coffee with a sober face, his eye rested upon that easy-chair which had been brought into such prominence in the history of the last two days.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A week before, if Fred had departed, however summarily, there can be no doubt that his brother's feelings of relief and comfort would have been unfeigned; now, however, he began to think the matter over, and to justify to himself his extraordinary sense of disappointment.
