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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 Haven't we been a little extravagant, and aren't we rather bored with the whole subject?'
all
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From this reading And just as night will sometimes disperse the brooding moods of nature, so it had brought to all three the feeling: 'Haven't we made too much of this?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And just as night will sometimes disperse the brooding moods of nature, so it had brought to all three the feeling: 'Haven't we made too much of this?
aren't
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From this reading Haven't we been a little extravagant, and aren't we rather bored with the whole subject?'
Arson
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From this reading Arson was arson; a man in prison more or less was a man in prison more or less!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And just as night will sometimes disperse the brooding moods of nature, so it had brought to all three the feeling: 'Haven't we made too much of this?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To see for himself how it fared with the big laborer at the hands of Preliminary Justice, Felix went into Transham with Stanley the following morning.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Haven't we been a little extravagant, and aren't we rather bored with the whole subject?'
big
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From this reading To see for himself how it fared with the big laborer at the hands of Preliminary Justice, Felix went into Transham with Stanley the following morning.
bored
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From this reading Haven't we been a little extravagant, and aren't we rather bored with the whole subject?'
brooding
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From this reading And just as night will sometimes disperse the brooding moods of nature, so it had brought to all three the feeling: 'Haven't we made too much of this?
brothers
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From this reading John having departed early for town, the brothers had not further exchanged sentiments on the subject of what Stanley called 'the kick-up at Joyfields.'
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And just as night will sometimes disperse the brooding moods of nature, so it had brought to all three the feeling: 'Haven't we made too much of this?
called
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From this reading John having departed early for town, the brothers had not further exchanged sentiments on the subject of what Stanley called 'the kick-up at Joyfields.'
departed
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From this reading John having departed early for town, the brothers had not further exchanged sentiments on the subject of what Stanley called 'the kick-up at Joyfields.'
disperse
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From this reading And just as night will sometimes disperse the brooding moods of nature, so it had brought to all three the feeling: 'Haven't we made too much of this?
early
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From this reading John having departed early for town, the brothers had not further exchanged sentiments on the subject of what Stanley called 'the kick-up at Joyfields.'
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading John having departed early for town, the brothers had not further exchanged sentiments on the subject of what Stanley called 'the kick-up at Joyfields.'
extravagant
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From this reading Haven't we been a little extravagant, and aren't we rather bored with the whole subject?'
fared
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From this reading To see for himself how it fared with the big laborer at the hands of Preliminary Justice, Felix went into Transham with Stanley the following morning.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And just as night will sometimes disperse the brooding moods of nature, so it had brought to all three the feeling: 'Haven't we made too much of this?
Felix
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From this reading To see for himself how it fared with the big laborer at the hands of Preliminary Justice, Felix went into Transham with Stanley the following morning.
following
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From this reading To see for himself how it fared with the big laborer at the hands of Preliminary Justice, Felix went into Transham with Stanley the following morning.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To see for himself how it fared with the big laborer at the hands of Preliminary Justice, Felix went into Transham with Stanley the following morning.
further
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From this reading John having departed early for town, the brothers had not further exchanged sentiments on the subject of what Stanley called 'the kick-up at Joyfields.'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading John having departed early for town, the brothers had not further exchanged sentiments on the subject of what Stanley called 'the kick-up at Joyfields.'
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading To see for himself how it fared with the big laborer at the hands of Preliminary Justice, Felix went into Transham with Stanley the following morning.
Haven't
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From this reading And just as night will sometimes disperse the brooding moods of nature, so it had brought to all three the feeling: 'Haven't we made too much of this?
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading John having departed early for town, the brothers had not further exchanged sentiments on the subject of what Stanley called 'the kick-up at Joyfields.'
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To see for himself how it fared with the big laborer at the hands of Preliminary Justice, Felix went into Transham with Stanley the following morning.
how
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From this reading To see for himself how it fared with the big laborer at the hands of Preliminary Justice, Felix went into Transham with Stanley the following morning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Arson was arson; a man in prison more or less was a man in prison more or less!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To see for himself how it fared with the big laborer at the hands of Preliminary Justice, Felix went into Transham with Stanley the following morning.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To see for himself how it fared with the big laborer at the hands of Preliminary Justice, Felix went into Transham with Stanley the following morning.
John
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From this reading John having departed early for town, the brothers had not further exchanged sentiments on the subject of what Stanley called 'the kick-up at Joyfields.'
Joyfields
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From this reading John having departed early for town, the brothers had not further exchanged sentiments on the subject of what Stanley called 'the kick-up at Joyfields.'
just
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From this reading And just as night will sometimes disperse the brooding moods of nature, so it had brought to all three the feeling: 'Haven't we made too much of this?
Justice
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From this reading To see for himself how it fared with the big laborer at the hands of Preliminary Justice, Felix went into Transham with Stanley the following morning.
kick-up
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From this reading John having departed early for town, the brothers had not further exchanged sentiments on the subject of what Stanley called 'the kick-up at Joyfields.'
laborer
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From this reading To see for himself how it fared with the big laborer at the hands of Preliminary Justice, Felix went into Transham with Stanley the following morning.
less
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From this reading Arson was arson; a man in prison more or less was a man in prison more or less!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Haven't we been a little extravagant, and aren't we rather bored with the whole subject?'
made
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From this reading And just as night will sometimes disperse the brooding moods of nature, so it had brought to all three the feeling: 'Haven't we made too much of this?
man
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From this reading Arson was arson; a man in prison more or less was a man in prison more or less!
moods
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From this reading And just as night will sometimes disperse the brooding moods of nature, so it had brought to all three the feeling: 'Haven't we made too much of this?
more
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From this reading Arson was arson; a man in prison more or less was a man in prison more or less!
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To see for himself how it fared with the big laborer at the hands of Preliminary Justice, Felix went into Transham with Stanley the following morning.
much
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From this reading And just as night will sometimes disperse the brooding moods of nature, so it had brought to all three the feeling: 'Haven't we made too much of this?
nature
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From this reading And just as night will sometimes disperse the brooding moods of nature, so it had brought to all three the feeling: 'Haven't we made too much of this?
night
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From this reading And just as night will sometimes disperse the brooding moods of nature, so it had brought to all three the feeling: 'Haven't we made too much of this?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading John having departed early for town, the brothers had not further exchanged sentiments on the subject of what Stanley called 'the kick-up at Joyfields.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To see for himself how it fared with the big laborer at the hands of Preliminary Justice, Felix went into Transham with Stanley the following morning.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading John having departed early for town, the brothers had not further exchanged sentiments on the subject of what Stanley called 'the kick-up at Joyfields.'
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Arson was arson; a man in prison more or less was a man in prison more or less!
Preliminary
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From this reading To see for himself how it fared with the big laborer at the hands of Preliminary Justice, Felix went into Transham with Stanley the following morning.
prison
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From this reading Arson was arson; a man in prison more or less was a man in prison more or less!
rather
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From this reading Haven't we been a little extravagant, and aren't we rather bored with the whole subject?'
see
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From this reading To see for himself how it fared with the big laborer at the hands of Preliminary Justice, Felix went into Transham with Stanley the following morning.
sentiments
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From this reading John having departed early for town, the brothers had not further exchanged sentiments on the subject of what Stanley called 'the kick-up at Joyfields.'
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And just as night will sometimes disperse the brooding moods of nature, so it had brought to all three the feeling: 'Haven't we made too much of this?
sometimes
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From this reading And just as night will sometimes disperse the brooding moods of nature, so it had brought to all three the feeling: 'Haven't we made too much of this?
Stanley
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From this reading To see for himself how it fared with the big laborer at the hands of Preliminary Justice, Felix went into Transham with Stanley the following morning.
subject
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From this reading John having departed early for town, the brothers had not further exchanged sentiments on the subject of what Stanley called 'the kick-up at Joyfields.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To see for himself how it fared with the big laborer at the hands of Preliminary Justice, Felix went into Transham with Stanley the following morning.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And just as night will sometimes disperse the brooding moods of nature, so it had brought to all three the feeling: 'Haven't we made too much of this?
three
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From this reading And just as night will sometimes disperse the brooding moods of nature, so it had brought to all three the feeling: 'Haven't we made too much of this?
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To see for himself how it fared with the big laborer at the hands of Preliminary Justice, Felix went into Transham with Stanley the following morning.
too
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From this reading And just as night will sometimes disperse the brooding moods of nature, so it had brought to all three the feeling: 'Haven't we made too much of this?
town
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From this reading John having departed early for town, the brothers had not further exchanged sentiments on the subject of what Stanley called 'the kick-up at Joyfields.'
Transham
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From this reading To see for himself how it fared with the big laborer at the hands of Preliminary Justice, Felix went into Transham with Stanley the following morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Arson was arson; a man in prison more or less was a man in prison more or less!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And just as night will sometimes disperse the brooding moods of nature, so it had brought to all three the feeling: 'Haven't we made too much of this?
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To see for himself how it fared with the big laborer at the hands of Preliminary Justice, Felix went into Transham with Stanley the following morning.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading John having departed early for town, the brothers had not further exchanged sentiments on the subject of what Stanley called 'the kick-up at Joyfields.'
whole
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From this reading Haven't we been a little extravagant, and aren't we rather bored with the whole subject?'
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And just as night will sometimes disperse the brooding moods of nature, so it had brought to all three the feeling: 'Haven't we made too much of this?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To see for himself how it fared with the big laborer at the hands of Preliminary Justice, Felix went into Transham with Stanley the following morning.
