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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 At first there was nothing more than found its natural explanation in regret of what had happened, a tendency to muteness, to troubled brooding; but before long John made it unmistakable that the young man’s presence was irksome to him.
alter
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From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
any
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From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If, on coming home, he found Sidney with Mrs. Hewett and the children, a cold nod was the only greeting he offered; then followed signs of ill-humour, such as Sidney could not in the end fail to interpret as unfavourable to himself.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first there was nothing more than found its natural explanation in regret of what had happened, a tendency to muteness, to troubled brooding; but before long John made it unmistakable that the young man’s presence was irksome to him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At first there was nothing more than found its natural explanation in regret of what had happened, a tendency to muteness, to troubled brooding; but before long John made it unmistakable that the young man’s presence was irksome to him.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
brooding
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From this reading At first there was nothing more than found its natural explanation in regret of what had happened, a tendency to muteness, to troubled brooding; but before long John made it unmistakable that the young man’s presence was irksome to him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
children
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From this reading If, on coming home, he found Sidney with Mrs. Hewett and the children, a cold nod was the only greeting he offered; then followed signs of ill-humour, such as Sidney could not in the end fail to interpret as unfavourable to himself.
Clara's
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From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
Clerkenwell
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From this reading THE LAST COMBAT During these summer months Sidney Kirkwood’s visits to the house in Clerkenwell Close were comparatively rare.
Close
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From this reading THE LAST COMBAT During these summer months Sidney Kirkwood’s visits to the house in Clerkenwell Close were comparatively rare.
cold
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From this reading If, on coming home, he found Sidney with Mrs. Hewett and the children, a cold nod was the only greeting he offered; then followed signs of ill-humour, such as Sidney could not in the end fail to interpret as unfavourable to himself.
COMBAT
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From this reading THE LAST COMBAT During these summer months Sidney Kirkwood’s visits to the house in Clerkenwell Close were comparatively rare.
coming
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From this reading If, on coming home, he found Sidney with Mrs. Hewett and the children, a cold nod was the only greeting he offered; then followed signs of ill-humour, such as Sidney could not in the end fail to interpret as unfavourable to himself.
comparatively
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From this reading THE LAST COMBAT During these summer months Sidney Kirkwood’s visits to the house in Clerkenwell Close were comparatively rare.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If, on coming home, he found Sidney with Mrs. Hewett and the children, a cold nod was the only greeting he offered; then followed signs of ill-humour, such as Sidney could not in the end fail to interpret as unfavourable to himself.
day
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From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
degree
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From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading THE LAST COMBAT During these summer months Sidney Kirkwood’s visits to the house in Clerkenwell Close were comparatively rare.
end
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From this reading If, on coming home, he found Sidney with Mrs. Hewett and the children, a cold nod was the only greeting he offered; then followed signs of ill-humour, such as Sidney could not in the end fail to interpret as unfavourable to himself.
engagement
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From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
explanation
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From this reading At first there was nothing more than found its natural explanation in regret of what had happened, a tendency to muteness, to troubled brooding; but before long John made it unmistakable that the young man’s presence was irksome to him.
fail
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From this reading If, on coming home, he found Sidney with Mrs. Hewett and the children, a cold nod was the only greeting he offered; then followed signs of ill-humour, such as Sidney could not in the end fail to interpret as unfavourable to himself.
father's
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From this reading He never heard Clara’s name on her father’s lips, and himself never uttered it when John was in hearing.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first there was nothing more than found its natural explanation in regret of what had happened, a tendency to muteness, to troubled brooding; but before long John made it unmistakable that the young man’s presence was irksome to him.
followed
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From this reading If, on coming home, he found Sidney with Mrs. Hewett and the children, a cold nod was the only greeting he offered; then followed signs of ill-humour, such as Sidney could not in the end fail to interpret as unfavourable to himself.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first there was nothing more than found its natural explanation in regret of what had happened, a tendency to muteness, to troubled brooding; but before long John made it unmistakable that the young man’s presence was irksome to him.
friendship
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From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
greeting
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From this reading If, on coming home, he found Sidney with Mrs. Hewett and the children, a cold nod was the only greeting he offered; then followed signs of ill-humour, such as Sidney could not in the end fail to interpret as unfavourable to himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At first there was nothing more than found its natural explanation in regret of what had happened, a tendency to muteness, to troubled brooding; but before long John made it unmistakable that the young man’s presence was irksome to him.
happened
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From this reading At first there was nothing more than found its natural explanation in regret of what had happened, a tendency to muteness, to troubled brooding; but before long John made it unmistakable that the young man’s presence was irksome to him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If, on coming home, he found Sidney with Mrs. Hewett and the children, a cold nod was the only greeting he offered; then followed signs of ill-humour, such as Sidney could not in the end fail to interpret as unfavourable to himself.
heard
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From this reading He never heard Clara’s name on her father’s lips, and himself never uttered it when John was in hearing.
hearing
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From this reading He never heard Clara’s name on her father’s lips, and himself never uttered it when John was in hearing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He never heard Clara’s name on her father’s lips, and himself never uttered it when John was in hearing.
Hewett
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From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
Hewetts
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From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
home
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From this reading If, on coming home, he found Sidney with Mrs. Hewett and the children, a cold nod was the only greeting he offered; then followed signs of ill-humour, such as Sidney could not in the end fail to interpret as unfavourable to himself.
house
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From this reading THE LAST COMBAT During these summer months Sidney Kirkwood’s visits to the house in Clerkenwell Close were comparatively rare.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If, on coming home, he found Sidney with Mrs. Hewett and the children, a cold nod was the only greeting he offered; then followed signs of ill-humour, such as Sidney could not in the end fail to interpret as unfavourable to himself.
ill-humour
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From this reading If, on coming home, he found Sidney with Mrs. Hewett and the children, a cold nod was the only greeting he offered; then followed signs of ill-humour, such as Sidney could not in the end fail to interpret as unfavourable to himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LAST COMBAT During these summer months Sidney Kirkwood’s visits to the house in Clerkenwell Close were comparatively rare.
interpret
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From this reading If, on coming home, he found Sidney with Mrs. Hewett and the children, a cold nod was the only greeting he offered; then followed signs of ill-humour, such as Sidney could not in the end fail to interpret as unfavourable to himself.
irksome
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From this reading At first there was nothing more than found its natural explanation in regret of what had happened, a tendency to muteness, to troubled brooding; but before long John made it unmistakable that the young man’s presence was irksome to him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At first there was nothing more than found its natural explanation in regret of what had happened, a tendency to muteness, to troubled brooding; but before long John made it unmistakable that the young man’s presence was irksome to him.
John
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From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
Kirkwood's
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From this reading THE LAST COMBAT During these summer months Sidney Kirkwood’s visits to the house in Clerkenwell Close were comparatively rare.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST COMBAT During these summer months Sidney Kirkwood’s visits to the house in Clerkenwell Close were comparatively rare.
lips
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From this reading He never heard Clara’s name on her father’s lips, and himself never uttered it when John was in hearing.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
made
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From this reading At first there was nothing more than found its natural explanation in regret of what had happened, a tendency to muteness, to troubled brooding; but before long John made it unmistakable that the young man’s presence was irksome to him.
man's
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From this reading At first there was nothing more than found its natural explanation in regret of what had happened, a tendency to muteness, to troubled brooding; but before long John made it unmistakable that the young man’s presence was irksome to him.
months
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From this reading THE LAST COMBAT During these summer months Sidney Kirkwood’s visits to the house in Clerkenwell Close were comparatively rare.
more
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From this reading At first there was nothing more than found its natural explanation in regret of what had happened, a tendency to muteness, to troubled brooding; but before long John made it unmistakable that the young man’s presence was irksome to him.
Mrs
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From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
muteness
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From this reading At first there was nothing more than found its natural explanation in regret of what had happened, a tendency to muteness, to troubled brooding; but before long John made it unmistakable that the young man’s presence was irksome to him.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He never heard Clara’s name on her father’s lips, and himself never uttered it when John was in hearing.
natural
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From this reading At first there was nothing more than found its natural explanation in regret of what had happened, a tendency to muteness, to troubled brooding; but before long John made it unmistakable that the young man’s presence was irksome to him.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He never heard Clara’s name on her father’s lips, and himself never uttered it when John was in hearing.
nod
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From this reading If, on coming home, he found Sidney with Mrs. Hewett and the children, a cold nod was the only greeting he offered; then followed signs of ill-humour, such as Sidney could not in the end fail to interpret as unfavourable to himself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading At first there was nothing more than found its natural explanation in regret of what had happened, a tendency to muteness, to troubled brooding; but before long John made it unmistakable that the young man’s presence was irksome to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
offered
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From this reading If, on coming home, he found Sidney with Mrs. Hewett and the children, a cold nod was the only greeting he offered; then followed signs of ill-humour, such as Sidney could not in the end fail to interpret as unfavourable to himself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If, on coming home, he found Sidney with Mrs. Hewett and the children, a cold nod was the only greeting he offered; then followed signs of ill-humour, such as Sidney could not in the end fail to interpret as unfavourable to himself.
only
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From this reading If, on coming home, he found Sidney with Mrs. Hewett and the children, a cold nod was the only greeting he offered; then followed signs of ill-humour, such as Sidney could not in the end fail to interpret as unfavourable to himself.
own
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From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
presence
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From this reading At first there was nothing more than found its natural explanation in regret of what had happened, a tendency to muteness, to troubled brooding; but before long John made it unmistakable that the young man’s presence was irksome to him.
rare
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From this reading THE LAST COMBAT During these summer months Sidney Kirkwood’s visits to the house in Clerkenwell Close were comparatively rare.
regret
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From this reading At first there was nothing more than found its natural explanation in regret of what had happened, a tendency to muteness, to troubled brooding; but before long John made it unmistakable that the young man’s presence was irksome to him.
relax
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From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
Sidney
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From this reading THE LAST COMBAT During these summer months Sidney Kirkwood’s visits to the house in Clerkenwell Close were comparatively rare.
signs
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From this reading If, on coming home, he found Sidney with Mrs. Hewett and the children, a cold nod was the only greeting he offered; then followed signs of ill-humour, such as Sidney could not in the end fail to interpret as unfavourable to himself.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
subsisting
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From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading If, on coming home, he found Sidney with Mrs. Hewett and the children, a cold nod was the only greeting he offered; then followed signs of ill-humour, such as Sidney could not in the end fail to interpret as unfavourable to himself.
summer
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From this reading THE LAST COMBAT During these summer months Sidney Kirkwood’s visits to the house in Clerkenwell Close were comparatively rare.
tendency
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From this reading At first there was nothing more than found its natural explanation in regret of what had happened, a tendency to muteness, to troubled brooding; but before long John made it unmistakable that the young man’s presence was irksome to him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At first there was nothing more than found its natural explanation in regret of what had happened, a tendency to muteness, to troubled brooding; but before long John made it unmistakable that the young man’s presence was irksome to him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At first there was nothing more than found its natural explanation in regret of what had happened, a tendency to muteness, to troubled brooding; but before long John made it unmistakable that the young man’s presence was irksome to him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST COMBAT During these summer months Sidney Kirkwood’s visits to the house in Clerkenwell Close were comparatively rare.
then
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From this reading If, on coming home, he found Sidney with Mrs. Hewett and the children, a cold nod was the only greeting he offered; then followed signs of ill-humour, such as Sidney could not in the end fail to interpret as unfavourable to himself.
there
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From this reading At first there was nothing more than found its natural explanation in regret of what had happened, a tendency to muteness, to troubled brooding; but before long John made it unmistakable that the young man’s presence was irksome to him.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading THE LAST COMBAT During these summer months Sidney Kirkwood’s visits to the house in Clerkenwell Close were comparatively rare.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LAST COMBAT During these summer months Sidney Kirkwood’s visits to the house in Clerkenwell Close were comparatively rare.
treatment
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From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
troubled
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From this reading At first there was nothing more than found its natural explanation in regret of what had happened, a tendency to muteness, to troubled brooding; but before long John made it unmistakable that the young man’s presence was irksome to him.
Tubbs
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From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
unfavourable
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From this reading If, on coming home, he found Sidney with Mrs. Hewett and the children, a cold nod was the only greeting he offered; then followed signs of ill-humour, such as Sidney could not in the end fail to interpret as unfavourable to himself.
unmistakable
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From this reading At first there was nothing more than found its natural explanation in regret of what had happened, a tendency to muteness, to troubled brooding; but before long John made it unmistakable that the young man’s presence was irksome to him.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He never heard Clara’s name on her father’s lips, and himself never uttered it when John was in hearing.
visits
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From this reading THE LAST COMBAT During these summer months Sidney Kirkwood’s visits to the house in Clerkenwell Close were comparatively rare.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE LAST COMBAT During these summer months Sidney Kirkwood’s visits to the house in Clerkenwell Close were comparatively rare.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At first there was nothing more than found its natural explanation in regret of what had happened, a tendency to muteness, to troubled brooding; but before long John made it unmistakable that the young man’s presence was irksome to him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He never heard Clara’s name on her father’s lips, and himself never uttered it when John was in hearing.
wish
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From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was not his own wish to relax in any degree the close friendship so long subsisting between the Hewetts and himself, but from the day of Clara’s engagement with Mrs. Tubbs John Hewett began to alter in his treatment of him.
young
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From this reading At first there was nothing more than found its natural explanation in regret of what had happened, a tendency to muteness, to troubled brooding; but before long John made it unmistakable that the young man’s presence was irksome to him.
