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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 A week of dissatisfaction and restlessness ensued for Graham.
absorbed
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From this reading They were oblivious of his presence, either flushed and absorbed with the passion of their music, or wiping their foreheads and chatting and laughing companionably in pauses to rest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A week of dissatisfaction and restlessness ensued for Graham.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first, and for the five days that he lingered, the young violinist monopolized nearly her entire time of visibility.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
belief
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From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
Big
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From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
business
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From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Often Graham strayed into the music room, and, quite neglected by the pair, sat for moody half-hours listening to their "work."
chatting
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From this reading They were oblivious of his presence, either flushed and absorbed with the passion of their music, or wiping their foreheads and chatting and laughing companionably in pauses to rest.
companionably
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From this reading They were oblivious of his presence, either flushed and absorbed with the passion of their music, or wiping their foreheads and chatting and laughing companionably in pauses to rest.
days
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From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
desire
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From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
dissatisfaction
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From this reading A week of dissatisfaction and restlessness ensued for Graham.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading They were oblivious of his presence, either flushed and absorbed with the passion of their music, or wiping their foreheads and chatting and laughing companionably in pauses to rest.
ensued
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From this reading A week of dissatisfaction and restlessness ensued for Graham.
entire
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From this reading At first, and for the five days that he lingered, the young violinist monopolized nearly her entire time of visibility.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
five
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From this reading At first, and for the five days that he lingered, the young violinist monopolized nearly her entire time of visibility.
flushed
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From this reading They were oblivious of his presence, either flushed and absorbed with the passion of their music, or wiping their foreheads and chatting and laughing companionably in pauses to rest.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A week of dissatisfaction and restlessness ensued for Graham.
foreheads
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From this reading They were oblivious of his presence, either flushed and absorbed with the passion of their music, or wiping their foreheads and chatting and laughing companionably in pauses to rest.
Graham
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From this reading A week of dissatisfaction and restlessness ensued for Graham.
half-hours
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From this reading Often Graham strayed into the music room, and, quite neglected by the pair, sat for moody half-hours listening to their "work."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
House
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From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Often Graham strayed into the music room, and, quite neglected by the pair, sat for moody half-hours listening to their "work."
laughing
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From this reading They were oblivious of his presence, either flushed and absorbed with the passion of their music, or wiping their foreheads and chatting and laughing companionably in pauses to rest.
leave
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From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
leaving
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From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
lingered
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From this reading At first, and for the five days that he lingered, the young violinist monopolized nearly her entire time of visibility.
listening
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From this reading Often Graham strayed into the music room, and, quite neglected by the pair, sat for moody half-hours listening to their "work."
monopolized
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From this reading At first, and for the five days that he lingered, the young violinist monopolized nearly her entire time of visibility.
moody
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From this reading Often Graham strayed into the music room, and, quite neglected by the pair, sat for moody half-hours listening to their "work."
more
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From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
much
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From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
music
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From this reading Often Graham strayed into the music room, and, quite neglected by the pair, sat for moody half-hours listening to their "work."
nearly
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From this reading At first, and for the five days that he lingered, the young violinist monopolized nearly her entire time of visibility.
neglected
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From this reading Often Graham strayed into the music room, and, quite neglected by the pair, sat for moody half-hours listening to their "work."
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
oblivious
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From this reading They were oblivious of his presence, either flushed and absorbed with the passion of their music, or wiping their foreheads and chatting and laughing companionably in pauses to rest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A week of dissatisfaction and restlessness ensued for Graham.
Often
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From this reading Often Graham strayed into the music room, and, quite neglected by the pair, sat for moody half-hours listening to their "work."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They were oblivious of his presence, either flushed and absorbed with the passion of their music, or wiping their foreheads and chatting and laughing companionably in pauses to rest.
pair
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From this reading Often Graham strayed into the music room, and, quite neglected by the pair, sat for moody half-hours listening to their "work."
passion
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From this reading They were oblivious of his presence, either flushed and absorbed with the passion of their music, or wiping their foreheads and chatting and laughing companionably in pauses to rest.
Paula
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From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
pauses
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From this reading They were oblivious of his presence, either flushed and absorbed with the passion of their music, or wiping their foreheads and chatting and laughing companionably in pauses to rest.
presence
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From this reading They were oblivious of his presence, either flushed and absorbed with the passion of their music, or wiping their foreheads and chatting and laughing companionably in pauses to rest.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Often Graham strayed into the music room, and, quite neglected by the pair, sat for moody half-hours listening to their "work."
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were oblivious of his presence, either flushed and absorbed with the passion of their music, or wiping their foreheads and chatting and laughing companionably in pauses to rest.
restlessness
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From this reading A week of dissatisfaction and restlessness ensued for Graham.
room
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From this reading Often Graham strayed into the music room, and, quite neglected by the pair, sat for moody half-hours listening to their "work."
sat
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From this reading Often Graham strayed into the music room, and, quite neglected by the pair, sat for moody half-hours listening to their "work."
see
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From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
seeing
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From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
strayed
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From this reading Often Graham strayed into the music room, and, quite neglected by the pair, sat for moody half-hours listening to their "work."
succeeded
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From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Often Graham strayed into the music room, and, quite neglected by the pair, sat for moody half-hours listening to their "work."
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were oblivious of his presence, either flushed and absorbed with the passion of their music, or wiping their foreheads and chatting and laughing companionably in pauses to rest.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first, and for the five days that he lingered, the young violinist monopolized nearly her entire time of visibility.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
Tom
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From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
train
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From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
violinist
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From this reading At first, and for the five days that he lingered, the young violinist monopolized nearly her entire time of visibility.
visibility
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From this reading At first, and for the five days that he lingered, the young violinist monopolized nearly her entire time of visibility.
visit
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From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
week
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From this reading A week of dissatisfaction and restlessness ensued for Graham.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were oblivious of his presence, either flushed and absorbed with the passion of their music, or wiping their foreheads and chatting and laughing companionably in pauses to rest.
wiping
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From this reading They were oblivious of his presence, either flushed and absorbed with the passion of their music, or wiping their foreheads and chatting and laughing companionably in pauses to rest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tom between belief that his business was to leave the Big House on the first train, and desire to see, and see more of Paula, to be with her, and to be more with her--he succeeded in neither leaving nor in seeing as much of her as during the first days of his visit.
work
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From this reading Often Graham strayed into the music room, and, quite neglected by the pair, sat for moody half-hours listening to their "work."
young
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From this reading At first, and for the five days that he lingered, the young violinist monopolized nearly her entire time of visibility.
