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absorb
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From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
All
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From this reading All the while she was vaguely conscious that she was surprising herself and others.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Caress the favourites, avoid the unfortunate, and trust nobody.
atmosphere
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From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
avoid
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From this reading Caress the favourites, avoid the unfortunate, and trust nobody.
boots
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From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
boys
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From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
brown
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From this reading "Well, my dears," said the Honourable Mrs. Harrington, suddenly softened despite herself by the sight of their brown young faces.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
came
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From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
Caress
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From this reading Caress the favourites, avoid the unfortunate, and trust nobody.
carried
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From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
cigarette
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From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, come here and kiss me."
conscious
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From this reading All the while she was vaguely conscious that she was surprising herself and others.
consciousness
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From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
conviction
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From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
dears
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From this reading "Well, my dears," said the Honourable Mrs. Harrington, suddenly softened despite herself by the sight of their brown young faces.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading "Well, my dears," said the Honourable Mrs. Harrington, suddenly softened despite herself by the sight of their brown young faces.
drawing-room
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From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
faces
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From this reading "Well, my dears," said the Honourable Mrs. Harrington, suddenly softened despite herself by the sight of their brown young faces.
failure
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From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
favouritesplural nounUS /ˈfeɪvərɪts/
people given special treatment
From this reading Caress the favourites, avoid the unfortunate, and trust nobody.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
Harrington
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From this reading "Well, my dears," said the Honourable Mrs. Harrington, suddenly softened despite herself by the sight of their brown young faces.
Harrington's
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From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, come here and kiss me."
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Well, my dears," said the Honourable Mrs. Harrington, suddenly softened despite herself by the sight of their brown young faces.
Honourable
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From this reading "Well, my dears," said the Honourable Mrs. Harrington, suddenly softened despite herself by the sight of their brown young faces.
kiss
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From this reading "Well, come here and kiss me."
manhood
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From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, come here and kiss me."
Mrs
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From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, my dears," said the Honourable Mrs. Harrington, suddenly softened despite herself by the sight of their brown young faces.
new-found
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From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Caress the favourites, avoid the unfortunate, and trust nobody.
odour
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From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
others
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From this reading All the while she was vaguely conscious that she was surprising herself and others.
overawed
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From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
own
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From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
said
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From this reading "Well, my dears," said the Honourable Mrs. Harrington, suddenly softened despite herself by the sight of their brown young faces.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the while she was vaguely conscious that she was surprising herself and others.
shyly
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From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
sight
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From this reading "Well, my dears," said the Honourable Mrs. Harrington, suddenly softened despite herself by the sight of their brown young faces.
smoke
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From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
softened
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From this reading "Well, my dears," said the Honourable Mrs. Harrington, suddenly softened despite herself by the sight of their brown young faces.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Well, my dears," said the Honourable Mrs. Harrington, suddenly softened despite herself by the sight of their brown young faces.
surprising
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From this reading All the while she was vaguely conscious that she was surprising herself and others.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Caress the favourites, avoid the unfortunate, and trust nobody.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
trust
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From this reading Caress the favourites, avoid the unfortunate, and trust nobody.
two
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From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
unfortunate
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From this reading Caress the favourites, avoid the unfortunate, and trust nobody.
vaguely
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From this reading All the while she was vaguely conscious that she was surprising herself and others.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the while she was vaguely conscious that she was surprising herself and others.
Well
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From this reading "Well, my dears," said the Honourable Mrs. Harrington, suddenly softened despite herself by the sight of their brown young faces.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading All the while she was vaguely conscious that she was surprising herself and others.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The atmosphere of Mrs. Harrington's drawing-room seemed to absorb the new-found manhood of the two boys, for they came forward shyly, overawed by the consciousness of their own boots, by the conviction that they carried with them the odour of cigarette smoke and failure.
young
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From this reading "Well, my dears," said the Honourable Mrs. Harrington, suddenly softened despite herself by the sight of their brown young faces.
