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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 The summer waned and the autumn began and then a great shock came to Toni--two great shocks, in fact.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had not been so much afraid of other people when Paul was about, but now he was more afraid of them than ever.
afraid
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From this reading He had not been so much afraid of other people when Paul was about, but now he was more afraid of them than ever.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The summer waned and the autumn began and then a great shock came to Toni--two great shocks, in fact.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In losing Paul, he seemed to lose a protector as well as a friend.
autumn
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From this reading The summer waned and the autumn began and then a great shock came to Toni--two great shocks, in fact.
away
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From this reading First Paul Verney, who, next to Jacques, was Toni's best friend, was sent away to boarding-school.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had not been so much afraid of other people when Paul was about, but now he was more afraid of them than ever.
began
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From this reading The summer waned and the autumn began and then a great shock came to Toni--two great shocks, in fact.
best
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From this reading First Paul Verney, who, next to Jacques, was Toni's best friend, was sent away to boarding-school.
boarding-school
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From this reading First Paul Verney, who, next to Jacques, was Toni's best friend, was sent away to boarding-school.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had not been so much afraid of other people when Paul was about, but now he was more afraid of them than ever.
came
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From this reading The summer waned and the autumn began and then a great shock came to Toni--two great shocks, in fact.
emptiness
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From this reading Toni felt a horrible sense of loss and emptiness.
ever
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From this reading He had not been so much afraid of other people when Paul was about, but now he was more afraid of them than ever.
fact
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From this reading The summer waned and the autumn began and then a great shock came to Toni--two great shocks, in fact.
felt
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From this reading Toni felt a horrible sense of loss and emptiness.
First
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From this reading First Paul Verney, who, next to Jacques, was Toni's best friend, was sent away to boarding-school.
friend
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From this reading First Paul Verney, who, next to Jacques, was Toni's best friend, was sent away to boarding-school.
great
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From this reading The summer waned and the autumn began and then a great shock came to Toni--two great shocks, in fact.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not been so much afraid of other people when Paul was about, but now he was more afraid of them than ever.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In losing Paul, he seemed to lose a protector as well as a friend.
horrible
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From this reading Toni felt a horrible sense of loss and emptiness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The summer waned and the autumn began and then a great shock came to Toni--two great shocks, in fact.
Jacques
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From this reading First Paul Verney, who, next to Jacques, was Toni's best friend, was sent away to boarding-school.
lose
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From this reading In losing Paul, he seemed to lose a protector as well as a friend.
losing
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From this reading In losing Paul, he seemed to lose a protector as well as a friend.
loss
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From this reading Toni felt a horrible sense of loss and emptiness.
more
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From this reading He had not been so much afraid of other people when Paul was about, but now he was more afraid of them than ever.
much
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From this reading He had not been so much afraid of other people when Paul was about, but now he was more afraid of them than ever.
next
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From this reading First Paul Verney, who, next to Jacques, was Toni's best friend, was sent away to boarding-school.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not been so much afraid of other people when Paul was about, but now he was more afraid of them than ever.
now
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From this reading He had not been so much afraid of other people when Paul was about, but now he was more afraid of them than ever.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Toni felt a horrible sense of loss and emptiness.
other
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From this reading He had not been so much afraid of other people when Paul was about, but now he was more afraid of them than ever.
Paul
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From this reading First Paul Verney, who, next to Jacques, was Toni's best friend, was sent away to boarding-school.
people
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From this reading He had not been so much afraid of other people when Paul was about, but now he was more afraid of them than ever.
protector
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From this reading In losing Paul, he seemed to lose a protector as well as a friend.
seemed
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From this reading In losing Paul, he seemed to lose a protector as well as a friend.
sense
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From this reading Toni felt a horrible sense of loss and emptiness.
sent
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From this reading First Paul Verney, who, next to Jacques, was Toni's best friend, was sent away to boarding-school.
shock
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From this reading The summer waned and the autumn began and then a great shock came to Toni--two great shocks, in fact.
shocks
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From this reading The summer waned and the autumn began and then a great shock came to Toni--two great shocks, in fact.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had not been so much afraid of other people when Paul was about, but now he was more afraid of them than ever.
summer
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From this reading The summer waned and the autumn began and then a great shock came to Toni--two great shocks, in fact.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had not been so much afraid of other people when Paul was about, but now he was more afraid of them than ever.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The summer waned and the autumn began and then a great shock came to Toni--two great shocks, in fact.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had not been so much afraid of other people when Paul was about, but now he was more afraid of them than ever.
then
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From this reading The summer waned and the autumn began and then a great shock came to Toni--two great shocks, in fact.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The summer waned and the autumn began and then a great shock came to Toni--two great shocks, in fact.
Toni
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From this reading The summer waned and the autumn began and then a great shock came to Toni--two great shocks, in fact.
Toni's
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From this reading First Paul Verney, who, next to Jacques, was Toni's best friend, was sent away to boarding-school.
two
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From this reading The summer waned and the autumn began and then a great shock came to Toni--two great shocks, in fact.
Verney
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From this reading First Paul Verney, who, next to Jacques, was Toni's best friend, was sent away to boarding-school.
waned
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From this reading The summer waned and the autumn began and then a great shock came to Toni--two great shocks, in fact.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading First Paul Verney, who, next to Jacques, was Toni's best friend, was sent away to boarding-school.
well
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From this reading In losing Paul, he seemed to lose a protector as well as a friend.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had not been so much afraid of other people when Paul was about, but now he was more afraid of them than ever.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading First Paul Verney, who, next to Jacques, was Toni's best friend, was sent away to boarding-school.
