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alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the evening of the Hammonds’ party, Mr. Clode sat alone in his room, trying to compose himself to work.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His lamp burned brightly, and his tea kettle—he had already sent down his frugal dinner an hour or more—murmured pleasantly on the hob.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His lamp burned brightly, and his tea kettle—he had already sent down his frugal dinner an hour or more—murmured pleasantly on the hob.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His lamp burned brightly, and his tea kettle—he had already sent down his frugal dinner an hour or more—murmured pleasantly on the hob.
aroused
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From this reading The suspicions which had been aroused in his breast on the evening of the rector’s arrival had received, up to to-day at least, no confirmation; but they had grown, as suspicions will, feeding on themselves, and with them had grown the jealousy which had fostered them into being.
arrival
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From this reading The suspicions which had been aroused in his breast on the evening of the rector’s arrival had received, up to to-day at least, no confirmation; but they had grown, as suspicions will, feeding on themselves, and with them had grown the jealousy which had fostered them into being.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The suspicions which had been aroused in his breast on the evening of the rector’s arrival had received, up to to-day at least, no confirmation; but they had grown, as suspicions will, feeding on themselves, and with them had grown the jealousy which had fostered them into being.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The suspicions which had been aroused in his breast on the evening of the rector’s arrival had received, up to to-day at least, no confirmation; but they had grown, as suspicions will, feeding on themselves, and with them had grown the jealousy which had fostered them into being.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The suspicions which had been aroused in his breast on the evening of the rector’s arrival had received, up to to-day at least, no confirmation; but they had grown, as suspicions will, feeding on themselves, and with them had grown the jealousy which had fostered them into being.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The suspicions which had been aroused in his breast on the evening of the rector’s arrival had received, up to to-day at least, no confirmation; but they had grown, as suspicions will, feeding on themselves, and with them had grown the jealousy which had fostered them into being.
breast
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From this reading The suspicions which had been aroused in his breast on the evening of the rector’s arrival had received, up to to-day at least, no confirmation; but they had grown, as suspicions will, feeding on themselves, and with them had grown the jealousy which had fostered them into being.
brightly
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From this reading His lamp burned brightly, and his tea kettle—he had already sent down his frugal dinner an hour or more—murmured pleasantly on the hob.
burned
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From this reading His lamp burned brightly, and his tea kettle—he had already sent down his frugal dinner an hour or more—murmured pleasantly on the hob.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for some reason Mr. Clode could do no work.
Clode
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From this reading On the evening of the Hammonds’ party, Mr. Clode sat alone in his room, trying to compose himself to work.
compose
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From this reading On the evening of the Hammonds’ party, Mr. Clode sat alone in his room, trying to compose himself to work.
confirmation
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From this reading The suspicions which had been aroused in his breast on the evening of the rector’s arrival had received, up to to-day at least, no confirmation; but they had grown, as suspicions will, feeding on themselves, and with them had grown the jealousy which had fostered them into being.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But for some reason Mr. Clode could do no work.
dinner
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From this reading His lamp burned brightly, and his tea kettle—he had already sent down his frugal dinner an hour or more—murmured pleasantly on the hob.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But for some reason Mr. Clode could do no work.
down
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From this reading His lamp burned brightly, and his tea kettle—he had already sent down his frugal dinner an hour or more—murmured pleasantly on the hob.
evening
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From this reading On the evening of the Hammonds’ party, Mr. Clode sat alone in his room, trying to compose himself to work.
feeding
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From this reading The suspicions which had been aroused in his breast on the evening of the rector’s arrival had received, up to to-day at least, no confirmation; but they had grown, as suspicions will, feeding on themselves, and with them had grown the jealousy which had fostered them into being.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for some reason Mr. Clode could do no work.
fostered
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From this reading The suspicions which had been aroused in his breast on the evening of the rector’s arrival had received, up to to-day at least, no confirmation; but they had grown, as suspicions will, feeding on themselves, and with them had grown the jealousy which had fostered them into being.
frugal
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From this reading His lamp burned brightly, and his tea kettle—he had already sent down his frugal dinner an hour or more—murmured pleasantly on the hob.
gloomy
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From this reading He was restless, gloomy, ill-satisfied.
grown
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From this reading The suspicions which had been aroused in his breast on the evening of the rector’s arrival had received, up to to-day at least, no confirmation; but they had grown, as suspicions will, feeding on themselves, and with them had grown the jealousy which had fostered them into being.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His lamp burned brightly, and his tea kettle—he had already sent down his frugal dinner an hour or more—murmured pleasantly on the hob.
Hammonds
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From this reading On the evening of the Hammonds’ party, Mr. Clode sat alone in his room, trying to compose himself to work.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His lamp burned brightly, and his tea kettle—he had already sent down his frugal dinner an hour or more—murmured pleasantly on the hob.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading On the evening of the Hammonds’ party, Mr. Clode sat alone in his room, trying to compose himself to work.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the evening of the Hammonds’ party, Mr. Clode sat alone in his room, trying to compose himself to work.
hob
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From this reading His lamp burned brightly, and his tea kettle—he had already sent down his frugal dinner an hour or more—murmured pleasantly on the hob.
hour
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From this reading His lamp burned brightly, and his tea kettle—he had already sent down his frugal dinner an hour or more—murmured pleasantly on the hob.
ill-satisfied
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From this reading He was restless, gloomy, ill-satisfied.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the evening of the Hammonds’ party, Mr. Clode sat alone in his room, trying to compose himself to work.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The suspicions which had been aroused in his breast on the evening of the rector’s arrival had received, up to to-day at least, no confirmation; but they had grown, as suspicions will, feeding on themselves, and with them had grown the jealousy which had fostered them into being.
jealousy
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From this reading The suspicions which had been aroused in his breast on the evening of the rector’s arrival had received, up to to-day at least, no confirmation; but they had grown, as suspicions will, feeding on themselves, and with them had grown the jealousy which had fostered them into being.
kettle
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From this reading His lamp burned brightly, and his tea kettle—he had already sent down his frugal dinner an hour or more—murmured pleasantly on the hob.
lamp
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From this reading His lamp burned brightly, and his tea kettle—he had already sent down his frugal dinner an hour or more—murmured pleasantly on the hob.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The suspicions which had been aroused in his breast on the evening of the rector’s arrival had received, up to to-day at least, no confirmation; but they had grown, as suspicions will, feeding on themselves, and with them had grown the jealousy which had fostered them into being.
more
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From this reading His lamp burned brightly, and his tea kettle—he had already sent down his frugal dinner an hour or more—murmured pleasantly on the hob.
Mr
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From this reading On the evening of the Hammonds’ party, Mr. Clode sat alone in his room, trying to compose himself to work.
murmured
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From this reading His lamp burned brightly, and his tea kettle—he had already sent down his frugal dinner an hour or more—murmured pleasantly on the hob.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But for some reason Mr. Clode could do no work.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the evening of the Hammonds’ party, Mr. Clode sat alone in his room, trying to compose himself to work.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the evening of the Hammonds’ party, Mr. Clode sat alone in his room, trying to compose himself to work.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His lamp burned brightly, and his tea kettle—he had already sent down his frugal dinner an hour or more—murmured pleasantly on the hob.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the evening of the Hammonds’ party, Mr. Clode sat alone in his room, trying to compose himself to work.
pleasantly
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From this reading His lamp burned brightly, and his tea kettle—he had already sent down his frugal dinner an hour or more—murmured pleasantly on the hob.
reason
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From this reading But for some reason Mr. Clode could do no work.
received
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From this reading The suspicions which had been aroused in his breast on the evening of the rector’s arrival had received, up to to-day at least, no confirmation; but they had grown, as suspicions will, feeding on themselves, and with them had grown the jealousy which had fostered them into being.
rector's
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From this reading The suspicions which had been aroused in his breast on the evening of the rector’s arrival had received, up to to-day at least, no confirmation; but they had grown, as suspicions will, feeding on themselves, and with them had grown the jealousy which had fostered them into being.
restless
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From this reading He was restless, gloomy, ill-satisfied.
room
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From this reading On the evening of the Hammonds’ party, Mr. Clode sat alone in his room, trying to compose himself to work.
sat
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From this reading On the evening of the Hammonds’ party, Mr. Clode sat alone in his room, trying to compose himself to work.
sent
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From this reading His lamp burned brightly, and his tea kettle—he had already sent down his frugal dinner an hour or more—murmured pleasantly on the hob.
some
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From this reading But for some reason Mr. Clode could do no work.
suspicions
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From this reading The suspicions which had been aroused in his breast on the evening of the rector’s arrival had received, up to to-day at least, no confirmation; but they had grown, as suspicions will, feeding on themselves, and with them had grown the jealousy which had fostered them into being.
tea
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From this reading His lamp burned brightly, and his tea kettle—he had already sent down his frugal dinner an hour or more—murmured pleasantly on the hob.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the evening of the Hammonds’ party, Mr. Clode sat alone in his room, trying to compose himself to work.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The suspicions which had been aroused in his breast on the evening of the rector’s arrival had received, up to to-day at least, no confirmation; but they had grown, as suspicions will, feeding on themselves, and with them had grown the jealousy which had fostered them into being.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The suspicions which had been aroused in his breast on the evening of the rector’s arrival had received, up to to-day at least, no confirmation; but they had grown, as suspicions will, feeding on themselves, and with them had grown the jealousy which had fostered them into being.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The suspicions which had been aroused in his breast on the evening of the rector’s arrival had received, up to to-day at least, no confirmation; but they had grown, as suspicions will, feeding on themselves, and with them had grown the jealousy which had fostered them into being.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the evening of the Hammonds’ party, Mr. Clode sat alone in his room, trying to compose himself to work.
to-day
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From this reading The suspicions which had been aroused in his breast on the evening of the rector’s arrival had received, up to to-day at least, no confirmation; but they had grown, as suspicions will, feeding on themselves, and with them had grown the jealousy which had fostered them into being.
trying
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From this reading On the evening of the Hammonds’ party, Mr. Clode sat alone in his room, trying to compose himself to work.
up
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From this reading The suspicions which had been aroused in his breast on the evening of the rector’s arrival had received, up to to-day at least, no confirmation; but they had grown, as suspicions will, feeding on themselves, and with them had grown the jealousy which had fostered them into being.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was restless, gloomy, ill-satisfied.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The suspicions which had been aroused in his breast on the evening of the rector’s arrival had received, up to to-day at least, no confirmation; but they had grown, as suspicions will, feeding on themselves, and with them had grown the jealousy which had fostered them into being.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The suspicions which had been aroused in his breast on the evening of the rector’s arrival had received, up to to-day at least, no confirmation; but they had grown, as suspicions will, feeding on themselves, and with them had grown the jealousy which had fostered them into being.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The suspicions which had been aroused in his breast on the evening of the rector’s arrival had received, up to to-day at least, no confirmation; but they had grown, as suspicions will, feeding on themselves, and with them had grown the jealousy which had fostered them into being.
work
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From this reading On the evening of the Hammonds’ party, Mr. Clode sat alone in his room, trying to compose himself to work.
