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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 BATTLING WITH THE INVISIBLE It seemed to his secretary the next day that Felix Brand was in a calmer mood.
able
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From this reading The signs of inward struggle were no longer manifest, though the same dogged resolution still sharpened the lines of his face, and it was evident that he was more able to concentrate himself upon his work than he had been for many days.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Whatever the trouble was that had barked and snapped so incessantly about him that his combat with it had distracted his attention and engrossed his energies, for the present at least, it seemed to be cast aside.
accustomed
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From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the late afternoon Henrietta heard him make an engagement over the telephone with Mildred Annister.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the late afternoon Henrietta heard him make an engagement over the telephone with Mildred Annister.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
Annister
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From this reading In the late afternoon Henrietta heard him make an engagement over the telephone with Mildred Annister.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
anxious
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From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
aside
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From this reading Whatever the trouble was that had barked and snapped so incessantly about him that his combat with it had distracted his attention and engrossed his energies, for the present at least, it seemed to be cast aside.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Whatever the trouble was that had barked and snapped so incessantly about him that his combat with it had distracted his attention and engrossed his energies, for the present at least, it seemed to be cast aside.
attention
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From this reading Whatever the trouble was that had barked and snapped so incessantly about him that his combat with it had distracted his attention and engrossed his energies, for the present at least, it seemed to be cast aside.
barked
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From this reading Whatever the trouble was that had barked and snapped so incessantly about him that his combat with it had distracted his attention and engrossed his energies, for the present at least, it seemed to be cast aside.
BATTLING
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From this reading BATTLING WITH THE INVISIBLE It seemed to his secretary the next day that Felix Brand was in a calmer mood.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Whatever the trouble was that had barked and snapped so incessantly about him that his combat with it had distracted his attention and engrossed his energies, for the present at least, it seemed to be cast aside.
become
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From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The signs of inward struggle were no longer manifest, though the same dogged resolution still sharpened the lines of his face, and it was evident that he was more able to concentrate himself upon his work than he had been for many days.
Brand
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From this reading BATTLING WITH THE INVISIBLE It seemed to his secretary the next day that Felix Brand was in a calmer mood.
calmer
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From this reading BATTLING WITH THE INVISIBLE It seemed to his secretary the next day that Felix Brand was in a calmer mood.
cast
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From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
combat
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From this reading Whatever the trouble was that had barked and snapped so incessantly about him that his combat with it had distracted his attention and engrossed his energies, for the present at least, it seemed to be cast aside.
concentrate
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From this reading The signs of inward struggle were no longer manifest, though the same dogged resolution still sharpened the lines of his face, and it was evident that he was more able to concentrate himself upon his work than he had been for many days.
countenance
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From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
day
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From this reading BATTLING WITH THE INVISIBLE It seemed to his secretary the next day that Felix Brand was in a calmer mood.
days
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From this reading The signs of inward struggle were no longer manifest, though the same dogged resolution still sharpened the lines of his face, and it was evident that he was more able to concentrate himself upon his work than he had been for many days.
distracted
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From this reading Whatever the trouble was that had barked and snapped so incessantly about him that his combat with it had distracted his attention and engrossed his energies, for the present at least, it seemed to be cast aside.
dogged
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From this reading The signs of inward struggle were no longer manifest, though the same dogged resolution still sharpened the lines of his face, and it was evident that he was more able to concentrate himself upon his work than he had been for many days.
ease
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From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
energies
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From this reading Whatever the trouble was that had barked and snapped so incessantly about him that his combat with it had distracted his attention and engrossed his energies, for the present at least, it seemed to be cast aside.
engagement
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From this reading In the late afternoon Henrietta heard him make an engagement over the telephone with Mildred Annister.
engrossed
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From this reading Whatever the trouble was that had barked and snapped so incessantly about him that his combat with it had distracted his attention and engrossed his energies, for the present at least, it seemed to be cast aside.
evident
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From this reading The signs of inward struggle were no longer manifest, though the same dogged resolution still sharpened the lines of his face, and it was evident that he was more able to concentrate himself upon his work than he had been for many days.
face
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From this reading The signs of inward struggle were no longer manifest, though the same dogged resolution still sharpened the lines of his face, and it was evident that he was more able to concentrate himself upon his work than he had been for many days.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
Felix
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From this reading BATTLING WITH THE INVISIBLE It seemed to his secretary the next day that Felix Brand was in a calmer mood.
first
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From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The signs of inward struggle were no longer manifest, though the same dogged resolution still sharpened the lines of his face, and it was evident that he was more able to concentrate himself upon his work than he had been for many days.
forebodings
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From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
glance
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From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
greeting
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From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The signs of inward struggle were no longer manifest, though the same dogged resolution still sharpened the lines of his face, and it was evident that he was more able to concentrate himself upon his work than he had been for many days.
heard
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From this reading In the late afternoon Henrietta heard him make an engagement over the telephone with Mildred Annister.
Henrietta
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From this reading In the late afternoon Henrietta heard him make an engagement over the telephone with Mildred Annister.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The signs of inward struggle were no longer manifest, though the same dogged resolution still sharpened the lines of his face, and it was evident that he was more able to concentrate himself upon his work than he had been for many days.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BATTLING WITH THE INVISIBLE It seemed to his secretary the next day that Felix Brand was in a calmer mood.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BATTLING WITH THE INVISIBLE It seemed to his secretary the next day that Felix Brand was in a calmer mood.
incessantly
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From this reading Whatever the trouble was that had barked and snapped so incessantly about him that his combat with it had distracted his attention and engrossed his energies, for the present at least, it seemed to be cast aside.
INVISIBLE
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From this reading BATTLING WITH THE INVISIBLE It seemed to his secretary the next day that Felix Brand was in a calmer mood.
inward
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From this reading The signs of inward struggle were no longer manifest, though the same dogged resolution still sharpened the lines of his face, and it was evident that he was more able to concentrate himself upon his work than he had been for many days.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BATTLING WITH THE INVISIBLE It seemed to his secretary the next day that Felix Brand was in a calmer mood.
late
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From this reading In the late afternoon Henrietta heard him make an engagement over the telephone with Mildred Annister.
least
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From this reading Whatever the trouble was that had barked and snapped so incessantly about him that his combat with it had distracted his attention and engrossed his energies, for the present at least, it seemed to be cast aside.
lines
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From this reading The signs of inward struggle were no longer manifest, though the same dogged resolution still sharpened the lines of his face, and it was evident that he was more able to concentrate himself upon his work than he had been for many days.
longer
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From this reading The signs of inward struggle were no longer manifest, though the same dogged resolution still sharpened the lines of his face, and it was evident that he was more able to concentrate himself upon his work than he had been for many days.
make
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From this reading In the late afternoon Henrietta heard him make an engagement over the telephone with Mildred Annister.
manifest
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From this reading The signs of inward struggle were no longer manifest, though the same dogged resolution still sharpened the lines of his face, and it was evident that he was more able to concentrate himself upon his work than he had been for many days.
many
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From this reading The signs of inward struggle were no longer manifest, though the same dogged resolution still sharpened the lines of his face, and it was evident that he was more able to concentrate himself upon his work than he had been for many days.
Mildred
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From this reading In the late afternoon Henrietta heard him make an engagement over the telephone with Mildred Annister.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
mood
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From this reading BATTLING WITH THE INVISIBLE It seemed to his secretary the next day that Felix Brand was in a calmer mood.
more
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From this reading The signs of inward struggle were no longer manifest, though the same dogged resolution still sharpened the lines of his face, and it was evident that he was more able to concentrate himself upon his work than he had been for many days.
morning
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From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
next
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From this reading BATTLING WITH THE INVISIBLE It seemed to his secretary the next day that Felix Brand was in a calmer mood.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The signs of inward struggle were no longer manifest, though the same dogged resolution still sharpened the lines of his face, and it was evident that he was more able to concentrate himself upon his work than he had been for many days.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the late afternoon Henrietta heard him make an engagement over the telephone with Mildred Annister.
plainly
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From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
present
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From this reading Whatever the trouble was that had barked and snapped so incessantly about him that his combat with it had distracted his attention and engrossed his energies, for the present at least, it seemed to be cast aside.
read
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From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
resolution
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From this reading The signs of inward struggle were no longer manifest, though the same dogged resolution still sharpened the lines of his face, and it was evident that he was more able to concentrate himself upon his work than he had been for many days.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading The signs of inward struggle were no longer manifest, though the same dogged resolution still sharpened the lines of his face, and it was evident that he was more able to concentrate himself upon his work than he had been for many days.
secretary
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From this reading BATTLING WITH THE INVISIBLE It seemed to his secretary the next day that Felix Brand was in a calmer mood.
seemed
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From this reading BATTLING WITH THE INVISIBLE It seemed to his secretary the next day that Felix Brand was in a calmer mood.
sharpened
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From this reading The signs of inward struggle were no longer manifest, though the same dogged resolution still sharpened the lines of his face, and it was evident that he was more able to concentrate himself upon his work than he had been for many days.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
shone
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From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
signs
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From this reading The signs of inward struggle were no longer manifest, though the same dogged resolution still sharpened the lines of his face, and it was evident that he was more able to concentrate himself upon his work than he had been for many days.
snapped
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From this reading Whatever the trouble was that had barked and snapped so incessantly about him that his combat with it had distracted his attention and engrossed his energies, for the present at least, it seemed to be cast aside.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
states
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From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
still
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From this reading The signs of inward struggle were no longer manifest, though the same dogged resolution still sharpened the lines of his face, and it was evident that he was more able to concentrate himself upon his work than he had been for many days.
struggle
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From this reading The signs of inward struggle were no longer manifest, though the same dogged resolution still sharpened the lines of his face, and it was evident that he was more able to concentrate himself upon his work than he had been for many days.
telephone
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From this reading In the late afternoon Henrietta heard him make an engagement over the telephone with Mildred Annister.
tell-tale
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From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The signs of inward struggle were no longer manifest, though the same dogged resolution still sharpened the lines of his face, and it was evident that he was more able to concentrate himself upon his work than he had been for many days.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BATTLING WITH THE INVISIBLE It seemed to his secretary the next day that Felix Brand was in a calmer mood.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BATTLING WITH THE INVISIBLE It seemed to his secretary the next day that Felix Brand was in a calmer mood.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The signs of inward struggle were no longer manifest, though the same dogged resolution still sharpened the lines of his face, and it was evident that he was more able to concentrate himself upon his work than he had been for many days.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BATTLING WITH THE INVISIBLE It seemed to his secretary the next day that Felix Brand was in a calmer mood.
trouble
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From this reading Whatever the trouble was that had barked and snapped so incessantly about him that his combat with it had distracted his attention and engrossed his energies, for the present at least, it seemed to be cast aside.
trying
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From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BATTLING WITH THE INVISIBLE It seemed to his secretary the next day that Felix Brand was in a calmer mood.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The signs of inward struggle were no longer manifest, though the same dogged resolution still sharpened the lines of his face, and it was evident that he was more able to concentrate himself upon his work than he had been for many days.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever the trouble was that had barked and snapped so incessantly about him that his combat with it had distracted his attention and engrossed his energies, for the present at least, it seemed to be cast aside.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had become accustomed to read with ease his tell-tale countenance, through which shone so plainly his states of mind and feeling, and the first anxious glance she cast upon him with her morning greeting relieved her forebodings of another trying day.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading BATTLING WITH THE INVISIBLE It seemed to his secretary the next day that Felix Brand was in a calmer mood.
work
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From this reading The signs of inward struggle were no longer manifest, though the same dogged resolution still sharpened the lines of his face, and it was evident that he was more able to concentrate himself upon his work than he had been for many days.
