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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 For never was there such a lover as Ernest Everhard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even at that time I flattered myself that I played some part in causing his visits, and it was not long before I learned the correctness of my surmise.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For never was there such a lover as Ernest Everhard.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PHILOMATHS Ernest was often at the house.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Even at that time I flattered myself that I played some part in causing his visits, and it was not long before I learned the correctness of my surmise.
causing
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From this reading Even at that time I flattered myself that I played some part in causing his visits, and it was not long before I learned the correctness of my surmise.
controversial
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From this reading Nor was it my father, merely, nor the controversial dinners, that drew him there.
correctness
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From this reading Even at that time I flattered myself that I played some part in causing his visits, and it was not long before I learned the correctness of my surmise.
dinners
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From this reading Nor was it my father, merely, nor the controversial dinners, that drew him there.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nor was it my father, merely, nor the controversial dinners, that drew him there.
Ernest
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From this reading THE PHILOMATHS Ernest was often at the house.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even at that time I flattered myself that I played some part in causing his visits, and it was not long before I learned the correctness of my surmise.
Everhard
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From this reading For never was there such a lover as Ernest Everhard.
eyes
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From this reading His gaze and his hand-clasp grew firmer and steadier, if that were possible; and the question that had grown from the first in his eyes, grew only the more imperative.
father
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From this reading Nor was it my father, merely, nor the controversial dinners, that drew him there.
firmer
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From this reading His gaze and his hand-clasp grew firmer and steadier, if that were possible; and the question that had grown from the first in his eyes, grew only the more imperative.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His gaze and his hand-clasp grew firmer and steadier, if that were possible; and the question that had grown from the first in his eyes, grew only the more imperative.
flattered
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From this reading Even at that time I flattered myself that I played some part in causing his visits, and it was not long before I learned the correctness of my surmise.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For never was there such a lover as Ernest Everhard.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His gaze and his hand-clasp grew firmer and steadier, if that were possible; and the question that had grown from the first in his eyes, grew only the more imperative.
gaze
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From this reading His gaze and his hand-clasp grew firmer and steadier, if that were possible; and the question that had grown from the first in his eyes, grew only the more imperative.
grew
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From this reading His gaze and his hand-clasp grew firmer and steadier, if that were possible; and the question that had grown from the first in his eyes, grew only the more imperative.
grown
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From this reading His gaze and his hand-clasp grew firmer and steadier, if that were possible; and the question that had grown from the first in his eyes, grew only the more imperative.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His gaze and his hand-clasp grew firmer and steadier, if that were possible; and the question that had grown from the first in his eyes, grew only the more imperative.
hand-clasp
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From this reading His gaze and his hand-clasp grew firmer and steadier, if that were possible; and the question that had grown from the first in his eyes, grew only the more imperative.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nor was it my father, merely, nor the controversial dinners, that drew him there.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even at that time I flattered myself that I played some part in causing his visits, and it was not long before I learned the correctness of my surmise.
house
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From this reading THE PHILOMATHS Ernest was often at the house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Even at that time I flattered myself that I played some part in causing his visits, and it was not long before I learned the correctness of my surmise.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading His gaze and his hand-clasp grew firmer and steadier, if that were possible; and the question that had grown from the first in his eyes, grew only the more imperative.
imperative
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From this reading His gaze and his hand-clasp grew firmer and steadier, if that were possible; and the question that had grown from the first in his eyes, grew only the more imperative.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even at that time I flattered myself that I played some part in causing his visits, and it was not long before I learned the correctness of my surmise.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nor was it my father, merely, nor the controversial dinners, that drew him there.
learned
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From this reading Even at that time I flattered myself that I played some part in causing his visits, and it was not long before I learned the correctness of my surmise.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even at that time I flattered myself that I played some part in causing his visits, and it was not long before I learned the correctness of my surmise.
lover
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From this reading For never was there such a lover as Ernest Everhard.
merely
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From this reading Nor was it my father, merely, nor the controversial dinners, that drew him there.
more
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From this reading His gaze and his hand-clasp grew firmer and steadier, if that were possible; and the question that had grown from the first in his eyes, grew only the more imperative.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Nor was it my father, merely, nor the controversial dinners, that drew him there.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Even at that time I flattered myself that I played some part in causing his visits, and it was not long before I learned the correctness of my surmise.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For never was there such a lover as Ernest Everhard.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor was it my father, merely, nor the controversial dinners, that drew him there.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even at that time I flattered myself that I played some part in causing his visits, and it was not long before I learned the correctness of my surmise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even at that time I flattered myself that I played some part in causing his visits, and it was not long before I learned the correctness of my surmise.
often
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From this reading THE PHILOMATHS Ernest was often at the house.
only
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From this reading His gaze and his hand-clasp grew firmer and steadier, if that were possible; and the question that had grown from the first in his eyes, grew only the more imperative.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even at that time I flattered myself that I played some part in causing his visits, and it was not long before I learned the correctness of my surmise.
PHILOMATHS
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From this reading THE PHILOMATHS Ernest was often at the house.
played
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From this reading Even at that time I flattered myself that I played some part in causing his visits, and it was not long before I learned the correctness of my surmise.
possible
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From this reading His gaze and his hand-clasp grew firmer and steadier, if that were possible; and the question that had grown from the first in his eyes, grew only the more imperative.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His gaze and his hand-clasp grew firmer and steadier, if that were possible; and the question that had grown from the first in his eyes, grew only the more imperative.
some
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From this reading Even at that time I flattered myself that I played some part in causing his visits, and it was not long before I learned the correctness of my surmise.
steadier
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From this reading His gaze and his hand-clasp grew firmer and steadier, if that were possible; and the question that had grown from the first in his eyes, grew only the more imperative.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading For never was there such a lover as Ernest Everhard.
surmise
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From this reading Even at that time I flattered myself that I played some part in causing his visits, and it was not long before I learned the correctness of my surmise.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nor was it my father, merely, nor the controversial dinners, that drew him there.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PHILOMATHS Ernest was often at the house.
there
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From this reading Nor was it my father, merely, nor the controversial dinners, that drew him there.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even at that time I flattered myself that I played some part in causing his visits, and it was not long before I learned the correctness of my surmise.
visits
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From this reading Even at that time I flattered myself that I played some part in causing his visits, and it was not long before I learned the correctness of my surmise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PHILOMATHS Ernest was often at the house.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His gaze and his hand-clasp grew firmer and steadier, if that were possible; and the question that had grown from the first in his eyes, grew only the more imperative.
