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Action
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From this reading Sunday Evening--Ursula--Action at Law--Meridiana--Married Already.
AlreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sunday Evening--Ursula--Action at Law--Meridiana--Married Already.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I took tea that evening with Mr. and Mrs. Petulengro and Ursula, outside of their tent.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I looked upon this man, I thought him one of the most disagreeable fellows I had ever seen.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sunday Evening--Ursula--Action at Law--Meridiana--Married Already.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Tawno was not present, being engaged with his wife in his own tabernacle; Sylvester was there, however, lolling listlessly upon the ground.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading His features were ugly, and, moreover, as dark as pepper; and, besides being dark, his skin was dirty.
dark
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From this reading His features were ugly, and, moreover, as dark as pepper; and, besides being dark, his skin was dirty.
dirty
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From this reading His features were ugly, and, moreover, as dark as pepper; and, besides being dark, his skin was dirty.
disagreeable
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From this reading As I looked upon this man, I thought him one of the most disagreeable fellows I had ever seen.
engaged
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From this reading Tawno was not present, being engaged with his wife in his own tabernacle; Sylvester was there, however, lolling listlessly upon the ground.
Evening
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From this reading Sunday Evening--Ursula--Action at Law--Meridiana--Married Already.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I looked upon this man, I thought him one of the most disagreeable fellows I had ever seen.
features
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From this reading His features were ugly, and, moreover, as dark as pepper; and, besides being dark, his skin was dirty.
fellows
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From this reading As I looked upon this man, I thought him one of the most disagreeable fellows I had ever seen.
ground
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From this reading Tawno was not present, being engaged with his wife in his own tabernacle; Sylvester was there, however, lolling listlessly upon the ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As I looked upon this man, I thought him one of the most disagreeable fellows I had ever seen.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As I looked upon this man, I thought him one of the most disagreeable fellows I had ever seen.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tawno was not present, being engaged with his wife in his own tabernacle; Sylvester was there, however, lolling listlessly upon the ground.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Tawno was not present, being engaged with his wife in his own tabernacle; Sylvester was there, however, lolling listlessly upon the ground.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I took tea that evening with Mr. and Mrs. Petulengro and Ursula, outside of their tent.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tawno was not present, being engaged with his wife in his own tabernacle; Sylvester was there, however, lolling listlessly upon the ground.
Law
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From this reading Sunday Evening--Ursula--Action at Law--Meridiana--Married Already.
listlessly
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From this reading Tawno was not present, being engaged with his wife in his own tabernacle; Sylvester was there, however, lolling listlessly upon the ground.
lolling
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From this reading Tawno was not present, being engaged with his wife in his own tabernacle; Sylvester was there, however, lolling listlessly upon the ground.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I looked upon this man, I thought him one of the most disagreeable fellows I had ever seen.
man
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From this reading As I looked upon this man, I thought him one of the most disagreeable fellows I had ever seen.
Married
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From this reading Sunday Evening--Ursula--Action at Law--Meridiana--Married Already.
Meridiana
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From this reading Sunday Evening--Ursula--Action at Law--Meridiana--Married Already.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading His features were ugly, and, moreover, as dark as pepper; and, besides being dark, his skin was dirty.
most
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From this reading As I looked upon this man, I thought him one of the most disagreeable fellows I had ever seen.
Mr
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From this reading I took tea that evening with Mr. and Mrs. Petulengro and Ursula, outside of their tent.
Mrs
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From this reading I took tea that evening with Mr. and Mrs. Petulengro and Ursula, outside of their tent.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tawno was not present, being engaged with his wife in his own tabernacle; Sylvester was there, however, lolling listlessly upon the ground.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I took tea that evening with Mr. and Mrs. Petulengro and Ursula, outside of their tent.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As I looked upon this man, I thought him one of the most disagreeable fellows I had ever seen.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I took tea that evening with Mr. and Mrs. Petulengro and Ursula, outside of their tent.
own
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From this reading Tawno was not present, being engaged with his wife in his own tabernacle; Sylvester was there, however, lolling listlessly upon the ground.
pepper
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From this reading His features were ugly, and, moreover, as dark as pepper; and, besides being dark, his skin was dirty.
Petulengro
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From this reading I took tea that evening with Mr. and Mrs. Petulengro and Ursula, outside of their tent.
present
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From this reading Tawno was not present, being engaged with his wife in his own tabernacle; Sylvester was there, however, lolling listlessly upon the ground.
seen
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From this reading As I looked upon this man, I thought him one of the most disagreeable fellows I had ever seen.
skin
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From this reading His features were ugly, and, moreover, as dark as pepper; and, besides being dark, his skin was dirty.
Sunday
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From this reading Sunday Evening--Ursula--Action at Law--Meridiana--Married Already.
Sylvester
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From this reading Tawno was not present, being engaged with his wife in his own tabernacle; Sylvester was there, however, lolling listlessly upon the ground.
tabernacle
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From this reading Tawno was not present, being engaged with his wife in his own tabernacle; Sylvester was there, however, lolling listlessly upon the ground.
Tawno
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From this reading Tawno was not present, being engaged with his wife in his own tabernacle; Sylvester was there, however, lolling listlessly upon the ground.
tea
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From this reading I took tea that evening with Mr. and Mrs. Petulengro and Ursula, outside of their tent.
tent
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From this reading I took tea that evening with Mr. and Mrs. Petulengro and Ursula, outside of their tent.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I took tea that evening with Mr. and Mrs. Petulengro and Ursula, outside of their tent.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tawno was not present, being engaged with his wife in his own tabernacle; Sylvester was there, however, lolling listlessly upon the ground.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I took tea that evening with Mr. and Mrs. Petulengro and Ursula, outside of their tent.
there
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From this reading Tawno was not present, being engaged with his wife in his own tabernacle; Sylvester was there, however, lolling listlessly upon the ground.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As I looked upon this man, I thought him one of the most disagreeable fellows I had ever seen.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I looked upon this man, I thought him one of the most disagreeable fellows I had ever seen.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took tea that evening with Mr. and Mrs. Petulengro and Ursula, outside of their tent.
ugly
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From this reading His features were ugly, and, moreover, as dark as pepper; and, besides being dark, his skin was dirty.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Tawno was not present, being engaged with his wife in his own tabernacle; Sylvester was there, however, lolling listlessly upon the ground.
Ursula
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From this reading Sunday Evening--Ursula--Action at Law--Meridiana--Married Already.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tawno was not present, being engaged with his wife in his own tabernacle; Sylvester was there, however, lolling listlessly upon the ground.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His features were ugly, and, moreover, as dark as pepper; and, besides being dark, his skin was dirty.
wife
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From this reading Tawno was not present, being engaged with his wife in his own tabernacle; Sylvester was there, however, lolling listlessly upon the ground.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I took tea that evening with Mr. and Mrs. Petulengro and Ursula, outside of their tent.
