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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 So day by day Alma's violin sounded, and day after day Harvey heard it with a growing impatience.
advertisements
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From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
advisable
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From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading So day by day Alma's violin sounded, and day after day Harvey heard it with a growing impatience.
ago
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From this reading Not long ago he would have thought it impossible that he could ever come to dislike music, which throughout his life had been to him a solace and an inspiration; but now he began to shrink from the sound of it.
Alma
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From this reading As Alma practised in the morning, he was driven at length to alter his habits, and to leave home after breakfast.
Alma's
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From this reading So day by day Alma's violin sounded, and day after day Harvey heard it with a growing impatience.
alter
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From this reading As Alma practised in the morning, he was driven at length to alter his habits, and to leave home after breakfast.
alterations
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From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Not long ago he would have thought it impossible that he could ever come to dislike music, which throughout his life had been to him a solace and an inspiration; but now he began to shrink from the sound of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So day by day Alma's violin sounded, and day after day Harvey heard it with a growing impatience.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As is commonly the case with people of untrained ear, he had never much cared for this instrument; he preferred the piano.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As Alma practised in the morning, he was driven at length to alter his habits, and to leave home after breakfast.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Not long ago he would have thought it impossible that he could ever come to dislike music, which throughout his life had been to him a solace and an inspiration; but now he began to shrink from the sound of it.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not long ago he would have thought it impossible that he could ever come to dislike music, which throughout his life had been to him a solace and an inspiration; but now he began to shrink from the sound of it.
breakfast
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From this reading As Alma practised in the morning, he was driven at length to alter his habits, and to leave home after breakfast.
Bridge
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From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
business
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From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not long ago he would have thought it impossible that he could ever come to dislike music, which throughout his life had been to him a solace and an inspiration; but now he began to shrink from the sound of it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So day by day Alma's violin sounded, and day after day Harvey heard it with a growing impatience.
cared
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From this reading As is commonly the case with people of untrained ear, he had never much cared for this instrument; he preferred the piano.
case
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From this reading As is commonly the case with people of untrained ear, he had never much cared for this instrument; he preferred the piano.
Cecil
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not long ago he would have thought it impossible that he could ever come to dislike music, which throughout his life had been to him a solace and an inspiration; but now he began to shrink from the sound of it.
commercial
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commonly
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From this reading As is commonly the case with people of untrained ear, he had never much cared for this instrument; he preferred the piano.
contentedly
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From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Not long ago he would have thought it impossible that he could ever come to dislike music, which throughout his life had been to him a solace and an inspiration; but now he began to shrink from the sound of it.
day
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From this reading So day by day Alma's violin sounded, and day after day Harvey heard it with a growing impatience.
dislike
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From this reading Not long ago he would have thought it impossible that he could ever come to dislike music, which throughout his life had been to him a solace and an inspiration; but now he began to shrink from the sound of it.
driven
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From this reading As Alma practised in the morning, he was driven at length to alter his habits, and to leave home after breakfast.
ear
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From this reading As is commonly the case with people of untrained ear, he had never much cared for this instrument; he preferred the piano.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not long ago he would have thought it impossible that he could ever come to dislike music, which throughout his life had been to him a solace and an inspiration; but now he began to shrink from the sound of it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As is commonly the case with people of untrained ear, he had never much cared for this instrument; he preferred the piano.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not long ago he would have thought it impossible that he could ever come to dislike music, which throughout his life had been to him a solace and an inspiration; but now he began to shrink from the sound of it.
growing
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From this reading So day by day Alma's violin sounded, and day after day Harvey heard it with a growing impatience.
habits
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From this reading As Alma practised in the morning, he was driven at length to alter his habits, and to leave home after breakfast.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As is commonly the case with people of untrained ear, he had never much cared for this instrument; he preferred the piano.
Harvey
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From this reading So day by day Alma's violin sounded, and day after day Harvey heard it with a growing impatience.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Not long ago he would have thought it impossible that he could ever come to dislike music, which throughout his life had been to him a solace and an inspiration; but now he began to shrink from the sound of it.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As is commonly the case with people of untrained ear, he had never much cared for this instrument; he preferred the piano.
heard
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From this reading So day by day Alma's violin sounded, and day after day Harvey heard it with a growing impatience.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not long ago he would have thought it impossible that he could ever come to dislike music, which throughout his life had been to him a solace and an inspiration; but now he began to shrink from the sound of it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not long ago he would have thought it impossible that he could ever come to dislike music, which throughout his life had been to him a solace and an inspiration; but now he began to shrink from the sound of it.
hitherto
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From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
home
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From this reading As Alma practised in the morning, he was driven at length to alter his habits, and to leave home after breakfast.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
impatience
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From this reading So day by day Alma's violin sounded, and day after day Harvey heard it with a growing impatience.
impossible
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From this reading Not long ago he would have thought it impossible that he could ever come to dislike music, which throughout his life had been to him a solace and an inspiration; but now he began to shrink from the sound of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Alma practised in the morning, he was driven at length to alter his habits, and to leave home after breakfast.
inspiration
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From this reading Not long ago he would have thought it impossible that he could ever come to dislike music, which throughout his life had been to him a solace and an inspiration; but now he began to shrink from the sound of it.
instrument
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From this reading As is commonly the case with people of untrained ear, he had never much cared for this instrument; he preferred the piano.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As is commonly the case with people of untrained ear, he had never much cared for this instrument; he preferred the piano.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So day by day Alma's violin sounded, and day after day Harvey heard it with a growing impatience.
knowledge
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From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
leave
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From this reading As Alma practised in the morning, he was driven at length to alter his habits, and to leave home after breakfast.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading As Alma practised in the morning, he was driven at length to alter his habits, and to leave home after breakfast.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not long ago he would have thought it impossible that he could ever come to dislike music, which throughout his life had been to him a solace and an inspiration; but now he began to shrink from the sound of it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not long ago he would have thought it impossible that he could ever come to dislike music, which throughout his life had been to him a solace and an inspiration; but now he began to shrink from the sound of it.
matters
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From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
met
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From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Alma practised in the morning, he was driven at length to alter his habits, and to leave home after breakfast.
Morphew
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From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
much
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From this reading As is commonly the case with people of untrained ear, he had never much cared for this instrument; he preferred the piano.
music
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From this reading Not long ago he would have thought it impossible that he could ever come to dislike music, which throughout his life had been to him a solace and an inspiration; but now he began to shrink from the sound of it.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As is commonly the case with people of untrained ear, he had never much cared for this instrument; he preferred the piano.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not long ago he would have thought it impossible that he could ever come to dislike music, which throughout his life had been to him a solace and an inspiration; but now he began to shrink from the sound of it.
now
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From this reading Not long ago he would have thought it impossible that he could ever come to dislike music, which throughout his life had been to him a solace and an inspiration; but now he began to shrink from the sound of it.
numerous
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From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As is commonly the case with people of untrained ear, he had never much cared for this instrument; he preferred the piano.
other
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From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
people
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From this reading As is commonly the case with people of untrained ear, he had never much cared for this instrument; he preferred the piano.
photography
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From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
piano
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From this reading As is commonly the case with people of untrained ear, he had never much cared for this instrument; he preferred the piano.
picked
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From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
practised
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From this reading As Alma practised in the morning, he was driven at length to alter his habits, and to leave home after breakfast.
preferred
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From this reading As is commonly the case with people of untrained ear, he had never much cared for this instrument; he preferred the piano.
prices
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From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
progress
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From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
Road
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From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
shop
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From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
shrink
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From this reading Not long ago he would have thought it impossible that he could ever come to dislike music, which throughout his life had been to him a solace and an inspiration; but now he began to shrink from the sound of it.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So day by day Alma's violin sounded, and day after day Harvey heard it with a growing impatience.
solace
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From this reading Not long ago he would have thought it impossible that he could ever come to dislike music, which throughout his life had been to him a solace and an inspiration; but now he began to shrink from the sound of it.
sound
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From this reading Not long ago he would have thought it impossible that he could ever come to dislike music, which throughout his life had been to him a solace and an inspiration; but now he began to shrink from the sound of it.
sounded
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From this reading So day by day Alma's violin sounded, and day after day Harvey heard it with a growing impatience.
talked
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From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not long ago he would have thought it impossible that he could ever come to dislike music, which throughout his life had been to him a solace and an inspiration; but now he began to shrink from the sound of it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As is commonly the case with people of untrained ear, he had never much cared for this instrument; he preferred the piano.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As is commonly the case with people of untrained ear, he had never much cared for this instrument; he preferred the piano.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not long ago he would have thought it impossible that he could ever come to dislike music, which throughout his life had been to him a solace and an inspiration; but now he began to shrink from the sound of it.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Not long ago he would have thought it impossible that he could ever come to dislike music, which throughout his life had been to him a solace and an inspiration; but now he began to shrink from the sound of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not long ago he would have thought it impossible that he could ever come to dislike music, which throughout his life had been to him a solace and an inspiration; but now he began to shrink from the sound of it.
untrained
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From this reading As is commonly the case with people of untrained ear, he had never much cared for this instrument; he preferred the piano.
up
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From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
violin
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From this reading So day by day Alma's violin sounded, and day after day Harvey heard it with a growing impatience.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Alma practised in the morning, he was driven at length to alter his habits, and to leave home after breakfast.
watched
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From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
Westminster
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From this reading Having no other business, he went to Westminster Bridge Road, met Cecil Morphew at the shop, watched the progress of alterations that seemed advisable, picked up a little knowledge of photography, talked over prices, advertisements, and numerous commercial matters of which he had hitherto been contentedly ignorant.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Not long ago he would have thought it impossible that he could ever come to dislike music, which throughout his life had been to him a solace and an inspiration; but now he began to shrink from the sound of it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So day by day Alma's violin sounded, and day after day Harvey heard it with a growing impatience.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Not long ago he would have thought it impossible that he could ever come to dislike music, which throughout his life had been to him a solace and an inspiration; but now he began to shrink from the sound of it.
