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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 was heavy-hearted, and occasionally a fit of savage feeling against Elgar took hold of him, but his mood remained that of one who watches life's drama from a point of vantage.
abandonment
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From this reading He wished she had not come to him, for he saw she had hoped to meet with warmer sympathy, and perhaps she was now more than ever oppressed with the sense of abandonment.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He was heavy-hearted, and occasionally a fit of savage feeling against Elgar took hold of him, but his mood remained that of one who watches life's drama from a point of vantage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was heavy-hearted, and occasionally a fit of savage feeling against Elgar took hold of him, but his mood remained that of one who watches life's drama from a point of vantage.
any
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From this reading Sitting close by Cecily's side, he had been made only more conscious of their real remoteness from each other--of his inability to give her any kind of help.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sitting close by Cecily's side, he had been made only more conscious of their real remoteness from each other--of his inability to give her any kind of help.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was heavy-hearted, and occasionally a fit of savage feeling against Elgar took hold of him, but his mood remained that of one who watches life's drama from a point of vantage.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE TWO FACES Mallard, when he had taken leave of Cecily by Regent's Park, set out to walk homewards.
Cecily
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From this reading THE TWO FACES Mallard, when he had taken leave of Cecily by Regent's Park, set out to walk homewards.
Cecily's
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From this reading Sitting close by Cecily's side, he had been made only more conscious of their real remoteness from each other--of his inability to give her any kind of help.
close
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From this reading Sitting close by Cecily's side, he had been made only more conscious of their real remoteness from each other--of his inability to give her any kind of help.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wished she had not come to him, for he saw she had hoped to meet with warmer sympathy, and perhaps she was now more than ever oppressed with the sense of abandonment.
conscious
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From this reading Sitting close by Cecily's side, he had been made only more conscious of their real remoteness from each other--of his inability to give her any kind of help.
drama
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From this reading He was heavy-hearted, and occasionally a fit of savage feeling against Elgar took hold of him, but his mood remained that of one who watches life's drama from a point of vantage.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Sitting close by Cecily's side, he had been made only more conscious of their real remoteness from each other--of his inability to give her any kind of help.
Elgar
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From this reading He was heavy-hearted, and occasionally a fit of savage feeling against Elgar took hold of him, but his mood remained that of one who watches life's drama from a point of vantage.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wished she had not come to him, for he saw she had hoped to meet with warmer sympathy, and perhaps she was now more than ever oppressed with the sense of abandonment.
FACES
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From this reading THE TWO FACES Mallard, when he had taken leave of Cecily by Regent's Park, set out to walk homewards.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was heavy-hearted, and occasionally a fit of savage feeling against Elgar took hold of him, but his mood remained that of one who watches life's drama from a point of vantage.
fit
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From this reading He was heavy-hearted, and occasionally a fit of savage feeling against Elgar took hold of him, but his mood remained that of one who watches life's drama from a point of vantage.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He wished she had not come to him, for he saw she had hoped to meet with warmer sympathy, and perhaps she was now more than ever oppressed with the sense of abandonment.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was heavy-hearted, and occasionally a fit of savage feeling against Elgar took hold of him, but his mood remained that of one who watches life's drama from a point of vantage.
give
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From this reading Sitting close by Cecily's side, he had been made only more conscious of their real remoteness from each other--of his inability to give her any kind of help.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet such a result might have its good; it might teach her that she must look for support to no one but herself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE TWO FACES Mallard, when he had taken leave of Cecily by Regent's Park, set out to walk homewards.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And yet such a result might have its good; it might teach her that she must look for support to no one but herself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE TWO FACES Mallard, when he had taken leave of Cecily by Regent's Park, set out to walk homewards.
heavy-hearted
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From this reading He was heavy-hearted, and occasionally a fit of savage feeling against Elgar took hold of him, but his mood remained that of one who watches life's drama from a point of vantage.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sitting close by Cecily's side, he had been made only more conscious of their real remoteness from each other--of his inability to give her any kind of help.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sitting close by Cecily's side, he had been made only more conscious of their real remoteness from each other--of his inability to give her any kind of help.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And yet such a result might have its good; it might teach her that she must look for support to no one but herself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was heavy-hearted, and occasionally a fit of savage feeling against Elgar took hold of him, but his mood remained that of one who watches life's drama from a point of vantage.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was heavy-hearted, and occasionally a fit of savage feeling against Elgar took hold of him, but his mood remained that of one who watches life's drama from a point of vantage.
hold
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From this reading He was heavy-hearted, and occasionally a fit of savage feeling against Elgar took hold of him, but his mood remained that of one who watches life's drama from a point of vantage.
homewards
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From this reading THE TWO FACES Mallard, when he had taken leave of Cecily by Regent's Park, set out to walk homewards.
hoped
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From this reading He wished she had not come to him, for he saw she had hoped to meet with warmer sympathy, and perhaps she was now more than ever oppressed with the sense of abandonment.
inability
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From this reading Sitting close by Cecily's side, he had been made only more conscious of their real remoteness from each other--of his inability to give her any kind of help.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And yet such a result might have its good; it might teach her that she must look for support to no one but herself.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And yet such a result might have its good; it might teach her that she must look for support to no one but herself.
kind
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From this reading Sitting close by Cecily's side, he had been made only more conscious of their real remoteness from each other--of his inability to give her any kind of help.
leave
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From this reading THE TWO FACES Mallard, when he had taken leave of Cecily by Regent's Park, set out to walk homewards.
life's
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From this reading He was heavy-hearted, and occasionally a fit of savage feeling against Elgar took hold of him, but his mood remained that of one who watches life's drama from a point of vantage.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet such a result might have its good; it might teach her that she must look for support to no one but herself.
made
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From this reading Sitting close by Cecily's side, he had been made only more conscious of their real remoteness from each other--of his inability to give her any kind of help.
Mallard
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From this reading THE TWO FACES Mallard, when he had taken leave of Cecily by Regent's Park, set out to walk homewards.
meet
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From this reading He wished she had not come to him, for he saw she had hoped to meet with warmer sympathy, and perhaps she was now more than ever oppressed with the sense of abandonment.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And yet such a result might have its good; it might teach her that she must look for support to no one but herself.
mood
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From this reading He was heavy-hearted, and occasionally a fit of savage feeling against Elgar took hold of him, but his mood remained that of one who watches life's drama from a point of vantage.
more
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From this reading Sitting close by Cecily's side, he had been made only more conscious of their real remoteness from each other--of his inability to give her any kind of help.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And yet such a result might have its good; it might teach her that she must look for support to no one but herself.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And yet such a result might have its good; it might teach her that she must look for support to no one but herself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He wished she had not come to him, for he saw she had hoped to meet with warmer sympathy, and perhaps she was now more than ever oppressed with the sense of abandonment.
now
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From this reading He wished she had not come to him, for he saw she had hoped to meet with warmer sympathy, and perhaps she was now more than ever oppressed with the sense of abandonment.
occasionally
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From this reading He was heavy-hearted, and occasionally a fit of savage feeling against Elgar took hold of him, but his mood remained that of one who watches life's drama from a point of vantage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TWO FACES Mallard, when he had taken leave of Cecily by Regent's Park, set out to walk homewards.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was heavy-hearted, and occasionally a fit of savage feeling against Elgar took hold of him, but his mood remained that of one who watches life's drama from a point of vantage.
only
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From this reading Sitting close by Cecily's side, he had been made only more conscious of their real remoteness from each other--of his inability to give her any kind of help.
oppressed
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From this reading He wished she had not come to him, for he saw she had hoped to meet with warmer sympathy, and perhaps she was now more than ever oppressed with the sense of abandonment.
other
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From this reading Sitting close by Cecily's side, he had been made only more conscious of their real remoteness from each other--of his inability to give her any kind of help.
out
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From this reading THE TWO FACES Mallard, when he had taken leave of Cecily by Regent's Park, set out to walk homewards.
Park
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From this reading THE TWO FACES Mallard, when he had taken leave of Cecily by Regent's Park, set out to walk homewards.
perhaps
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From this reading He wished she had not come to him, for he saw she had hoped to meet with warmer sympathy, and perhaps she was now more than ever oppressed with the sense of abandonment.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading He was heavy-hearted, and occasionally a fit of savage feeling against Elgar took hold of him, but his mood remained that of one who watches life's drama from a point of vantage.
real
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From this reading Sitting close by Cecily's side, he had been made only more conscious of their real remoteness from each other--of his inability to give her any kind of help.
Regent's
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From this reading THE TWO FACES Mallard, when he had taken leave of Cecily by Regent's Park, set out to walk homewards.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was heavy-hearted, and occasionally a fit of savage feeling against Elgar took hold of him, but his mood remained that of one who watches life's drama from a point of vantage.
remoteness
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From this reading Sitting close by Cecily's side, he had been made only more conscious of their real remoteness from each other--of his inability to give her any kind of help.
result
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From this reading And yet such a result might have its good; it might teach her that she must look for support to no one but herself.
savage
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From this reading He was heavy-hearted, and occasionally a fit of savage feeling against Elgar took hold of him, but his mood remained that of one who watches life's drama from a point of vantage.
saw
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From this reading He wished she had not come to him, for he saw she had hoped to meet with warmer sympathy, and perhaps she was now more than ever oppressed with the sense of abandonment.
sense
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From this reading He wished she had not come to him, for he saw she had hoped to meet with warmer sympathy, and perhaps she was now more than ever oppressed with the sense of abandonment.
set
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From this reading THE TWO FACES Mallard, when he had taken leave of Cecily by Regent's Park, set out to walk homewards.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wished she had not come to him, for he saw she had hoped to meet with warmer sympathy, and perhaps she was now more than ever oppressed with the sense of abandonment.
side
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From this reading Sitting close by Cecily's side, he had been made only more conscious of their real remoteness from each other--of his inability to give her any kind of help.
Sitting
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From this reading Sitting close by Cecily's side, he had been made only more conscious of their real remoteness from each other--of his inability to give her any kind of help.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And yet such a result might have its good; it might teach her that she must look for support to no one but herself.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading And yet such a result might have its good; it might teach her that she must look for support to no one but herself.
sympathy
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From this reading He wished she had not come to him, for he saw she had hoped to meet with warmer sympathy, and perhaps she was now more than ever oppressed with the sense of abandonment.
taken
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From this reading THE TWO FACES Mallard, when he had taken leave of Cecily by Regent's Park, set out to walk homewards.
teach
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From this reading And yet such a result might have its good; it might teach her that she must look for support to no one but herself.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He wished she had not come to him, for he saw she had hoped to meet with warmer sympathy, and perhaps she was now more than ever oppressed with the sense of abandonment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was heavy-hearted, and occasionally a fit of savage feeling against Elgar took hold of him, but his mood remained that of one who watches life's drama from a point of vantage.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWO FACES Mallard, when he had taken leave of Cecily by Regent's Park, set out to walk homewards.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sitting close by Cecily's side, he had been made only more conscious of their real remoteness from each other--of his inability to give her any kind of help.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TWO FACES Mallard, when he had taken leave of Cecily by Regent's Park, set out to walk homewards.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was heavy-hearted, and occasionally a fit of savage feeling against Elgar took hold of him, but his mood remained that of one who watches life's drama from a point of vantage.
TWO
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From this reading THE TWO FACES Mallard, when he had taken leave of Cecily by Regent's Park, set out to walk homewards.
vantage
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From this reading He was heavy-hearted, and occasionally a fit of savage feeling against Elgar took hold of him, but his mood remained that of one who watches life's drama from a point of vantage.
walk
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From this reading THE TWO FACES Mallard, when he had taken leave of Cecily by Regent's Park, set out to walk homewards.
warmer
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From this reading He wished she had not come to him, for he saw she had hoped to meet with warmer sympathy, and perhaps she was now more than ever oppressed with the sense of abandonment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was heavy-hearted, and occasionally a fit of savage feeling against Elgar took hold of him, but his mood remained that of one who watches life's drama from a point of vantage.
watches
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From this reading He was heavy-hearted, and occasionally a fit of savage feeling against Elgar took hold of him, but his mood remained that of one who watches life's drama from a point of vantage.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE TWO FACES Mallard, when he had taken leave of Cecily by Regent's Park, set out to walk homewards.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was heavy-hearted, and occasionally a fit of savage feeling against Elgar took hold of him, but his mood remained that of one who watches life's drama from a point of vantage.
wished
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From this reading He wished she had not come to him, for he saw she had hoped to meet with warmer sympathy, and perhaps she was now more than ever oppressed with the sense of abandonment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He wished she had not come to him, for he saw she had hoped to meet with warmer sympathy, and perhaps she was now more than ever oppressed with the sense of abandonment.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet such a result might have its good; it might teach her that she must look for support to no one but herself.
