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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was evidently ill at ease, and turned away his eyes when she looked at him, though he glanced at her furtively from time to time.
answers
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From this reading His father chatted with him upon City matters, but the young man's answers were brusque and monosyllabic.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was evidently ill at ease, and turned away his eyes when she looked at him, though he glanced at her furtively from time to time.
away
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From this reading He was evidently ill at ease, and turned away his eyes when she looked at him, though he glanced at her furtively from time to time.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His sleep had been troubled and broken, for the conversation of the night before had obtruded unpleasantly on his dreams.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading His sleep had been troubled and broken, for the conversation of the night before had obtruded unpleasantly on his dreams.
breakfast
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From this reading Ezra Girdlestone hardly went through the formality of greeting Kate next morning when she came down to breakfast.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His sleep had been troubled and broken, for the conversation of the night before had obtruded unpleasantly on his dreams.
brusque
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From this reading His father chatted with him upon City matters, but the young man's answers were brusque and monosyllabic.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His father chatted with him upon City matters, but the young man's answers were brusque and monosyllabic.
came
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From this reading Ezra Girdlestone hardly went through the formality of greeting Kate next morning when she came down to breakfast.
chatted
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From this reading His father chatted with him upon City matters, but the young man's answers were brusque and monosyllabic.
City
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From this reading His father chatted with him upon City matters, but the young man's answers were brusque and monosyllabic.
conversation
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From this reading His sleep had been troubled and broken, for the conversation of the night before had obtruded unpleasantly on his dreams.
CORRIDOR
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From this reading THE INCIDENT OF THE CORRIDOR.
down
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From this reading Ezra Girdlestone hardly went through the formality of greeting Kate next morning when she came down to breakfast.
dreams
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From this reading His sleep had been troubled and broken, for the conversation of the night before had obtruded unpleasantly on his dreams.
ease
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From this reading He was evidently ill at ease, and turned away his eyes when she looked at him, though he glanced at her furtively from time to time.
evidently
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From this reading He was evidently ill at ease, and turned away his eyes when she looked at him, though he glanced at her furtively from time to time.
eyes
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From this reading He was evidently ill at ease, and turned away his eyes when she looked at him, though he glanced at her furtively from time to time.
Ezra
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From this reading Ezra Girdlestone hardly went through the formality of greeting Kate next morning when she came down to breakfast.
father
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From this reading His father chatted with him upon City matters, but the young man's answers were brusque and monosyllabic.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His sleep had been troubled and broken, for the conversation of the night before had obtruded unpleasantly on his dreams.
formality
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From this reading Ezra Girdlestone hardly went through the formality of greeting Kate next morning when she came down to breakfast.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was evidently ill at ease, and turned away his eyes when she looked at him, though he glanced at her furtively from time to time.
furtively
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From this reading He was evidently ill at ease, and turned away his eyes when she looked at him, though he glanced at her furtively from time to time.
Girdlestone
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From this reading Ezra Girdlestone hardly went through the formality of greeting Kate next morning when she came down to breakfast.
glanced
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From this reading He was evidently ill at ease, and turned away his eyes when she looked at him, though he glanced at her furtively from time to time.
greeting
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From this reading Ezra Girdlestone hardly went through the formality of greeting Kate next morning when she came down to breakfast.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His sleep had been troubled and broken, for the conversation of the night before had obtruded unpleasantly on his dreams.
hardly
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From this reading Ezra Girdlestone hardly went through the formality of greeting Kate next morning when she came down to breakfast.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was evidently ill at ease, and turned away his eyes when she looked at him, though he glanced at her furtively from time to time.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was evidently ill at ease, and turned away his eyes when she looked at him, though he glanced at her furtively from time to time.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was evidently ill at ease, and turned away his eyes when she looked at him, though he glanced at her furtively from time to time.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was evidently ill at ease, and turned away his eyes when she looked at him, though he glanced at her furtively from time to time.
ill
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From this reading He was evidently ill at ease, and turned away his eyes when she looked at him, though he glanced at her furtively from time to time.
INCIDENT
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From this reading THE INCIDENT OF THE CORRIDOR.
Kate
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From this reading Ezra Girdlestone hardly went through the formality of greeting Kate next morning when she came down to breakfast.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was evidently ill at ease, and turned away his eyes when she looked at him, though he glanced at her furtively from time to time.
man's
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From this reading His father chatted with him upon City matters, but the young man's answers were brusque and monosyllabic.
matters
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From this reading His father chatted with him upon City matters, but the young man's answers were brusque and monosyllabic.
monosyllabic
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From this reading His father chatted with him upon City matters, but the young man's answers were brusque and monosyllabic.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ezra Girdlestone hardly went through the formality of greeting Kate next morning when she came down to breakfast.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ezra Girdlestone hardly went through the formality of greeting Kate next morning when she came down to breakfast.
night
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From this reading His sleep had been troubled and broken, for the conversation of the night before had obtruded unpleasantly on his dreams.
obtruded
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From this reading His sleep had been troubled and broken, for the conversation of the night before had obtruded unpleasantly on his dreams.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE INCIDENT OF THE CORRIDOR.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His sleep had been troubled and broken, for the conversation of the night before had obtruded unpleasantly on his dreams.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ezra Girdlestone hardly went through the formality of greeting Kate next morning when she came down to breakfast.
sleep
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From this reading His sleep had been troubled and broken, for the conversation of the night before had obtruded unpleasantly on his dreams.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INCIDENT OF THE CORRIDOR.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He was evidently ill at ease, and turned away his eyes when she looked at him, though he glanced at her furtively from time to time.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ezra Girdlestone hardly went through the formality of greeting Kate next morning when she came down to breakfast.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was evidently ill at ease, and turned away his eyes when she looked at him, though he glanced at her furtively from time to time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ezra Girdlestone hardly went through the formality of greeting Kate next morning when she came down to breakfast.
troubled
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From this reading His sleep had been troubled and broken, for the conversation of the night before had obtruded unpleasantly on his dreams.
turned
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From this reading He was evidently ill at ease, and turned away his eyes when she looked at him, though he glanced at her furtively from time to time.
unpleasantly
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From this reading His sleep had been troubled and broken, for the conversation of the night before had obtruded unpleasantly on his dreams.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His father chatted with him upon City matters, but the young man's answers were brusque and monosyllabic.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was evidently ill at ease, and turned away his eyes when she looked at him, though he glanced at her furtively from time to time.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ezra Girdlestone hardly went through the formality of greeting Kate next morning when she came down to breakfast.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His father chatted with him upon City matters, but the young man's answers were brusque and monosyllabic.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Ezra Girdlestone hardly went through the formality of greeting Kate next morning when she came down to breakfast.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His father chatted with him upon City matters, but the young man's answers were brusque and monosyllabic.
young
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From this reading His father chatted with him upon City matters, but the young man's answers were brusque and monosyllabic.
