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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 Maurice was out of the mood of the company, but he tried to answer with a light word.
absence
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From this reading He wondered where they had been for their absence; then he remembered that they had all told him, and that he had forgotten.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had had no real interest in them after all, he reflected; and at the thought he reproached himself with egotism and a lack of brotherliness.
all
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From this reading He wondered where they had been for their absence; then he remembered that they had all told him, and that he had forgotten.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The jesting seemed to him trifling; and his companions, compared to the men he had seen during his stay with Mrs. Staggchase, appeared like boys chattering at boarding-school.
answer
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From this reading Maurice was out of the mood of the company, but he tried to answer with a light word.
appeared
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From this reading The jesting seemed to him trifling; and his companions, compared to the men he had seen during his stay with Mrs. Staggchase, appeared like boys chattering at boarding-school.
Ashe
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From this reading He glanced at Ashe, and was struck by the paleness of his friend.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The jesting seemed to him trifling; and his companions, compared to the men he had seen during his stay with Mrs. Staggchase, appeared like boys chattering at boarding-school.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He wondered where they had been for their absence; then he remembered that they had all told him, and that he had forgotten.
boarding-school
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From this reading The jesting seemed to him trifling; and his companions, compared to the men he had seen during his stay with Mrs. Staggchase, appeared like boys chattering at boarding-school.
boys
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From this reading The jesting seemed to him trifling; and his companions, compared to the men he had seen during his stay with Mrs. Staggchase, appeared like boys chattering at boarding-school.
brotherliness
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From this reading He had had no real interest in them after all, he reflected; and at the thought he reproached himself with egotism and a lack of brotherliness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Maurice was out of the mood of the company, but he tried to answer with a light word.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He glanced at Ashe, and was struck by the paleness of his friend.
chattering
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From this reading The jesting seemed to him trifling; and his companions, compared to the men he had seen during his stay with Mrs. Staggchase, appeared like boys chattering at boarding-school.
companions
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From this reading The jesting seemed to him trifling; and his companions, compared to the men he had seen during his stay with Mrs. Staggchase, appeared like boys chattering at boarding-school.
company
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From this reading Maurice was out of the mood of the company, but he tried to answer with a light word.
compared
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From this reading The jesting seemed to him trifling; and his companions, compared to the men he had seen during his stay with Mrs. Staggchase, appeared like boys chattering at boarding-school.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The jesting seemed to him trifling; and his companions, compared to the men he had seen during his stay with Mrs. Staggchase, appeared like boys chattering at boarding-school.
egotism
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From this reading He had had no real interest in them after all, he reflected; and at the thought he reproached himself with egotism and a lack of brotherliness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He wondered where they had been for their absence; then he remembered that they had all told him, and that he had forgotten.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading He wondered where they had been for their absence; then he remembered that they had all told him, and that he had forgotten.
friend
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From this reading He glanced at Ashe, and was struck by the paleness of his friend.
glanced
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From this reading He glanced at Ashe, and was struck by the paleness of his friend.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The jesting seemed to him trifling; and his companions, compared to the men he had seen during his stay with Mrs. Staggchase, appeared like boys chattering at boarding-school.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Maurice was out of the mood of the company, but he tried to answer with a light word.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The jesting seemed to him trifling; and his companions, compared to the men he had seen during his stay with Mrs. Staggchase, appeared like boys chattering at boarding-school.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had had no real interest in them after all, he reflected; and at the thought he reproached himself with egotism and a lack of brotherliness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The jesting seemed to him trifling; and his companions, compared to the men he had seen during his stay with Mrs. Staggchase, appeared like boys chattering at boarding-school.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had had no real interest in them after all, he reflected; and at the thought he reproached himself with egotism and a lack of brotherliness.
interest
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From this reading He had had no real interest in them after all, he reflected; and at the thought he reproached himself with egotism and a lack of brotherliness.
jesting
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From this reading The jesting seemed to him trifling; and his companions, compared to the men he had seen during his stay with Mrs. Staggchase, appeared like boys chattering at boarding-school.
lack
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From this reading He had had no real interest in them after all, he reflected; and at the thought he reproached himself with egotism and a lack of brotherliness.
light
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From this reading Maurice was out of the mood of the company, but he tried to answer with a light word.
like
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From this reading The jesting seemed to him trifling; and his companions, compared to the men he had seen during his stay with Mrs. Staggchase, appeared like boys chattering at boarding-school.
Maurice
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From this reading Maurice was out of the mood of the company, but he tried to answer with a light word.
men
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From this reading The jesting seemed to him trifling; and his companions, compared to the men he had seen during his stay with Mrs. Staggchase, appeared like boys chattering at boarding-school.
mood
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From this reading Maurice was out of the mood of the company, but he tried to answer with a light word.
Mrs
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From this reading The jesting seemed to him trifling; and his companions, compared to the men he had seen during his stay with Mrs. Staggchase, appeared like boys chattering at boarding-school.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had had no real interest in them after all, he reflected; and at the thought he reproached himself with egotism and a lack of brotherliness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Maurice was out of the mood of the company, but he tried to answer with a light word.
out
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From this reading Maurice was out of the mood of the company, but he tried to answer with a light word.
paleness
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From this reading He glanced at Ashe, and was struck by the paleness of his friend.
real
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From this reading He had had no real interest in them after all, he reflected; and at the thought he reproached himself with egotism and a lack of brotherliness.
reflected
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From this reading He had had no real interest in them after all, he reflected; and at the thought he reproached himself with egotism and a lack of brotherliness.
remembered
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From this reading He wondered where they had been for their absence; then he remembered that they had all told him, and that he had forgotten.
reproached
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From this reading He had had no real interest in them after all, he reflected; and at the thought he reproached himself with egotism and a lack of brotherliness.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The jesting seemed to him trifling; and his companions, compared to the men he had seen during his stay with Mrs. Staggchase, appeared like boys chattering at boarding-school.
seen
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From this reading The jesting seemed to him trifling; and his companions, compared to the men he had seen during his stay with Mrs. Staggchase, appeared like boys chattering at boarding-school.
Staggchase
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From this reading The jesting seemed to him trifling; and his companions, compared to the men he had seen during his stay with Mrs. Staggchase, appeared like boys chattering at boarding-school.
stay
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From this reading The jesting seemed to him trifling; and his companions, compared to the men he had seen during his stay with Mrs. Staggchase, appeared like boys chattering at boarding-school.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He glanced at Ashe, and was struck by the paleness of his friend.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He wondered where they had been for their absence; then he remembered that they had all told him, and that he had forgotten.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Maurice was out of the mood of the company, but he tried to answer with a light word.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He wondered where they had been for their absence; then he remembered that they had all told him, and that he had forgotten.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had had no real interest in them after all, he reflected; and at the thought he reproached himself with egotism and a lack of brotherliness.
then
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From this reading He wondered where they had been for their absence; then he remembered that they had all told him, and that he had forgotten.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wondered where they had been for their absence; then he remembered that they had all told him, and that he had forgotten.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had had no real interest in them after all, he reflected; and at the thought he reproached himself with egotism and a lack of brotherliness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Maurice was out of the mood of the company, but he tried to answer with a light word.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered where they had been for their absence; then he remembered that they had all told him, and that he had forgotten.
tried
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From this reading Maurice was out of the mood of the company, but he tried to answer with a light word.
trifling
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From this reading The jesting seemed to him trifling; and his companions, compared to the men he had seen during his stay with Mrs. Staggchase, appeared like boys chattering at boarding-school.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maurice was out of the mood of the company, but he tried to answer with a light word.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He wondered where they had been for their absence; then he remembered that they had all told him, and that he had forgotten.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maurice was out of the mood of the company, but he tried to answer with a light word.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered where they had been for their absence; then he remembered that they had all told him, and that he had forgotten.
word
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From this reading Maurice was out of the mood of the company, but he tried to answer with a light word.
