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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 He had never exchanged a word with her; he had only seen her once, a vision of white beauty with brown, braided hair, standing like a Niobe in that night of stress and peril.
advice
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From this reading The old fellow had presumed far beyond his rights, had gone into the future in an entirely unwarrantable way, and had given advice for which there was no thanks in the young man's heart.
all
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From this reading His resentment was heightened by the fact that Julia Dudley's face had been haunting him all morning.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The old fellow had presumed far beyond his rights, had gone into the future in an entirely unwarrantable way, and had given advice for which there was no thanks in the young man's heart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old fellow had presumed far beyond his rights, had gone into the future in an entirely unwarrantable way, and had given advice for which there was no thanks in the young man's heart.
beauty
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From this reading He had never exchanged a word with her; he had only seen her once, a vision of white beauty with brown, braided hair, standing like a Niobe in that night of stress and peril.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His resentment was heightened by the fact that Julia Dudley's face had been haunting him all morning.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The old fellow had presumed far beyond his rights, had gone into the future in an entirely unwarrantable way, and had given advice for which there was no thanks in the young man's heart.
braided
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From this reading He had never exchanged a word with her; he had only seen her once, a vision of white beauty with brown, braided hair, standing like a Niobe in that night of stress and peril.
breast
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From this reading The predominant feeling in Glenning's breast when Doctor Kale left him was one of resentment.
brown
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From this reading He had never exchanged a word with her; he had only seen her once, a vision of white beauty with brown, braided hair, standing like a Niobe in that night of stress and peril.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His resentment was heightened by the fact that Julia Dudley's face had been haunting him all morning.
Certainly
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From this reading Certainly he did not love her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Certainly he did not love her.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The predominant feeling in Glenning's breast when Doctor Kale left him was one of resentment.
Dudley's
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From this reading His resentment was heightened by the fact that Julia Dudley's face had been haunting him all morning.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The old fellow had presumed far beyond his rights, had gone into the future in an entirely unwarrantable way, and had given advice for which there was no thanks in the young man's heart.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had never exchanged a word with her; he had only seen her once, a vision of white beauty with brown, braided hair, standing like a Niobe in that night of stress and peril.
face
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From this reading His resentment was heightened by the fact that Julia Dudley's face had been haunting him all morning.
fact
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From this reading His resentment was heightened by the fact that Julia Dudley's face had been haunting him all morning.
far
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From this reading The old fellow had presumed far beyond his rights, had gone into the future in an entirely unwarrantable way, and had given advice for which there was no thanks in the young man's heart.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The predominant feeling in Glenning's breast when Doctor Kale left him was one of resentment.
fellow
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From this reading The old fellow had presumed far beyond his rights, had gone into the future in an entirely unwarrantable way, and had given advice for which there was no thanks in the young man's heart.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The old fellow had presumed far beyond his rights, had gone into the future in an entirely unwarrantable way, and had given advice for which there was no thanks in the young man's heart.
future
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From this reading The old fellow had presumed far beyond his rights, had gone into the future in an entirely unwarrantable way, and had given advice for which there was no thanks in the young man's heart.
given
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From this reading The old fellow had presumed far beyond his rights, had gone into the future in an entirely unwarrantable way, and had given advice for which there was no thanks in the young man's heart.
Glenning's
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From this reading The predominant feeling in Glenning's breast when Doctor Kale left him was one of resentment.
gone
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From this reading The old fellow had presumed far beyond his rights, had gone into the future in an entirely unwarrantable way, and had given advice for which there was no thanks in the young man's heart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The old fellow had presumed far beyond his rights, had gone into the future in an entirely unwarrantable way, and had given advice for which there was no thanks in the young man's heart.
hair
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From this reading He had never exchanged a word with her; he had only seen her once, a vision of white beauty with brown, braided hair, standing like a Niobe in that night of stress and peril.
haunting
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From this reading His resentment was heightened by the fact that Julia Dudley's face had been haunting him all morning.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Certainly he did not love her.
heart
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From this reading The old fellow had presumed far beyond his rights, had gone into the future in an entirely unwarrantable way, and had given advice for which there was no thanks in the young man's heart.
heightened
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From this reading His resentment was heightened by the fact that Julia Dudley's face had been haunting him all morning.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Certainly he did not love her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The predominant feeling in Glenning's breast when Doctor Kale left him was one of resentment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old fellow had presumed far beyond his rights, had gone into the future in an entirely unwarrantable way, and had given advice for which there was no thanks in the young man's heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The predominant feeling in Glenning's breast when Doctor Kale left him was one of resentment.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The old fellow had presumed far beyond his rights, had gone into the future in an entirely unwarrantable way, and had given advice for which there was no thanks in the young man's heart.
Julia
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From this reading His resentment was heightened by the fact that Julia Dudley's face had been haunting him all morning.
Kale
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From this reading The predominant feeling in Glenning's breast when Doctor Kale left him was one of resentment.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The predominant feeling in Glenning's breast when Doctor Kale left him was one of resentment.
like
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From this reading He had never exchanged a word with her; he had only seen her once, a vision of white beauty with brown, braided hair, standing like a Niobe in that night of stress and peril.
love
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From this reading Certainly he did not love her.
man's
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From this reading The old fellow had presumed far beyond his rights, had gone into the future in an entirely unwarrantable way, and had given advice for which there was no thanks in the young man's heart.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His resentment was heightened by the fact that Julia Dudley's face had been haunting him all morning.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never exchanged a word with her; he had only seen her once, a vision of white beauty with brown, braided hair, standing like a Niobe in that night of stress and peril.
night
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From this reading He had never exchanged a word with her; he had only seen her once, a vision of white beauty with brown, braided hair, standing like a Niobe in that night of stress and peril.
Niobe
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From this reading He had never exchanged a word with her; he had only seen her once, a vision of white beauty with brown, braided hair, standing like a Niobe in that night of stress and peril.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The old fellow had presumed far beyond his rights, had gone into the future in an entirely unwarrantable way, and had given advice for which there was no thanks in the young man's heart.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Certainly he did not love her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The predominant feeling in Glenning's breast when Doctor Kale left him was one of resentment.
old
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From this reading The old fellow had presumed far beyond his rights, had gone into the future in an entirely unwarrantable way, and had given advice for which there was no thanks in the young man's heart.
once
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From this reading He had never exchanged a word with her; he had only seen her once, a vision of white beauty with brown, braided hair, standing like a Niobe in that night of stress and peril.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The predominant feeling in Glenning's breast when Doctor Kale left him was one of resentment.
only
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From this reading He had never exchanged a word with her; he had only seen her once, a vision of white beauty with brown, braided hair, standing like a Niobe in that night of stress and peril.
peril
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From this reading He had never exchanged a word with her; he had only seen her once, a vision of white beauty with brown, braided hair, standing like a Niobe in that night of stress and peril.
predominant
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From this reading The predominant feeling in Glenning's breast when Doctor Kale left him was one of resentment.
presumed
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From this reading The old fellow had presumed far beyond his rights, had gone into the future in an entirely unwarrantable way, and had given advice for which there was no thanks in the young man's heart.
resentment
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From this reading The predominant feeling in Glenning's breast when Doctor Kale left him was one of resentment.
rights
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From this reading The old fellow had presumed far beyond his rights, had gone into the future in an entirely unwarrantable way, and had given advice for which there was no thanks in the young man's heart.
seen
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From this reading He had never exchanged a word with her; he had only seen her once, a vision of white beauty with brown, braided hair, standing like a Niobe in that night of stress and peril.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had never exchanged a word with her; he had only seen her once, a vision of white beauty with brown, braided hair, standing like a Niobe in that night of stress and peril.
stress
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From this reading He had never exchanged a word with her; he had only seen her once, a vision of white beauty with brown, braided hair, standing like a Niobe in that night of stress and peril.
thanks
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From this reading The old fellow had presumed far beyond his rights, had gone into the future in an entirely unwarrantable way, and had given advice for which there was no thanks in the young man's heart.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His resentment was heightened by the fact that Julia Dudley's face had been haunting him all morning.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The predominant feeling in Glenning's breast when Doctor Kale left him was one of resentment.
there
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From this reading The old fellow had presumed far beyond his rights, had gone into the future in an entirely unwarrantable way, and had given advice for which there was no thanks in the young man's heart.
unwarrantable
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From this reading The old fellow had presumed far beyond his rights, had gone into the future in an entirely unwarrantable way, and had given advice for which there was no thanks in the young man's heart.
vision
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From this reading He had never exchanged a word with her; he had only seen her once, a vision of white beauty with brown, braided hair, standing like a Niobe in that night of stress and peril.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The predominant feeling in Glenning's breast when Doctor Kale left him was one of resentment.
way
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From this reading The old fellow had presumed far beyond his rights, had gone into the future in an entirely unwarrantable way, and had given advice for which there was no thanks in the young man's heart.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The predominant feeling in Glenning's breast when Doctor Kale left him was one of resentment.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The old fellow had presumed far beyond his rights, had gone into the future in an entirely unwarrantable way, and had given advice for which there was no thanks in the young man's heart.
white
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From this reading He had never exchanged a word with her; he had only seen her once, a vision of white beauty with brown, braided hair, standing like a Niobe in that night of stress and peril.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had never exchanged a word with her; he had only seen her once, a vision of white beauty with brown, braided hair, standing like a Niobe in that night of stress and peril.
word
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From this reading He had never exchanged a word with her; he had only seen her once, a vision of white beauty with brown, braided hair, standing like a Niobe in that night of stress and peril.
young
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From this reading The old fellow had presumed far beyond his rights, had gone into the future in an entirely unwarrantable way, and had given advice for which there was no thanks in the young man's heart.
