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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 All night did Winterborne think over that unsatisfactory ending of a pleasant time, forgetting the pleasant time itself.
accomplished
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From this reading She was accomplished; he was unrefined.
account
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From this reading He was one of those silent, unobtrusive beings who want little from others in the way of favor or condescension, and perhaps on that very account scrutinize those others’ behavior too closely.
All
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From this reading All night did Winterborne think over that unsatisfactory ending of a pleasant time, forgetting the pleasant time itself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was one of those silent, unobtrusive beings who want little from others in the way of favor or condescension, and perhaps on that very account scrutinize those others’ behavior too closely.
anew
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From this reading He feared anew that they could never be happy together, even should she be free to choose him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was the original difficulty, which he was too sensitive to recklessly ignore, as some men would have done in his place.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He feared anew that they could never be happy together, even should she be free to choose him.
behavior
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From this reading He was one of those silent, unobtrusive beings who want little from others in the way of favor or condescension, and perhaps on that very account scrutinize those others’ behavior too closely.
beings
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From this reading He was one of those silent, unobtrusive beings who want little from others in the way of favor or condescension, and perhaps on that very account scrutinize those others’ behavior too closely.
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He feared anew that they could never be happy together, even should she be free to choose him.
closely
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From this reading He was one of those silent, unobtrusive beings who want little from others in the way of favor or condescension, and perhaps on that very account scrutinize those others’ behavior too closely.
condescension
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From this reading He was one of those silent, unobtrusive beings who want little from others in the way of favor or condescension, and perhaps on that very account scrutinize those others’ behavior too closely.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He feared anew that they could never be happy together, even should she be free to choose him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading All night did Winterborne think over that unsatisfactory ending of a pleasant time, forgetting the pleasant time itself.
difficulty
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From this reading It was the original difficulty, which he was too sensitive to recklessly ignore, as some men would have done in his place.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the original difficulty, which he was too sensitive to recklessly ignore, as some men would have done in his place.
ending
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From this reading All night did Winterborne think over that unsatisfactory ending of a pleasant time, forgetting the pleasant time itself.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He feared anew that they could never be happy together, even should she be free to choose him.
favor
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From this reading He was one of those silent, unobtrusive beings who want little from others in the way of favor or condescension, and perhaps on that very account scrutinize those others’ behavior too closely.
feared
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From this reading He feared anew that they could never be happy together, even should she be free to choose him.
forgetting
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From this reading All night did Winterborne think over that unsatisfactory ending of a pleasant time, forgetting the pleasant time itself.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading He feared anew that they could never be happy together, even should she be free to choose him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was one of those silent, unobtrusive beings who want little from others in the way of favor or condescension, and perhaps on that very account scrutinize those others’ behavior too closely.
happy
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From this reading He feared anew that they could never be happy together, even should she be free to choose him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was the original difficulty, which he was too sensitive to recklessly ignore, as some men would have done in his place.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He feared anew that they could never be happy together, even should she be free to choose him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He feared anew that they could never be happy together, even should she be free to choose him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the original difficulty, which he was too sensitive to recklessly ignore, as some men would have done in his place.
ignore
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From this reading It was the original difficulty, which he was too sensitive to recklessly ignore, as some men would have done in his place.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the original difficulty, which he was too sensitive to recklessly ignore, as some men would have done in his place.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the original difficulty, which he was too sensitive to recklessly ignore, as some men would have done in his place.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading All night did Winterborne think over that unsatisfactory ending of a pleasant time, forgetting the pleasant time itself.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was one of those silent, unobtrusive beings who want little from others in the way of favor or condescension, and perhaps on that very account scrutinize those others’ behavior too closely.
men
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From this reading It was the original difficulty, which he was too sensitive to recklessly ignore, as some men would have done in his place.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He feared anew that they could never be happy together, even should she be free to choose him.
night
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From this reading All night did Winterborne think over that unsatisfactory ending of a pleasant time, forgetting the pleasant time itself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All night did Winterborne think over that unsatisfactory ending of a pleasant time, forgetting the pleasant time itself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was one of those silent, unobtrusive beings who want little from others in the way of favor or condescension, and perhaps on that very account scrutinize those others’ behavior too closely.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was one of those silent, unobtrusive beings who want little from others in the way of favor or condescension, and perhaps on that very account scrutinize those others’ behavior too closely.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was one of those silent, unobtrusive beings who want little from others in the way of favor or condescension, and perhaps on that very account scrutinize those others’ behavior too closely.
original
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From this reading It was the original difficulty, which he was too sensitive to recklessly ignore, as some men would have done in his place.
others
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From this reading He was one of those silent, unobtrusive beings who want little from others in the way of favor or condescension, and perhaps on that very account scrutinize those others’ behavior too closely.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading All night did Winterborne think over that unsatisfactory ending of a pleasant time, forgetting the pleasant time itself.
perhaps
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From this reading He was one of those silent, unobtrusive beings who want little from others in the way of favor or condescension, and perhaps on that very account scrutinize those others’ behavior too closely.
place
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From this reading It was the original difficulty, which he was too sensitive to recklessly ignore, as some men would have done in his place.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All night did Winterborne think over that unsatisfactory ending of a pleasant time, forgetting the pleasant time itself.
recklessly
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From this reading It was the original difficulty, which he was too sensitive to recklessly ignore, as some men would have done in his place.
scrutinize
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From this reading He was one of those silent, unobtrusive beings who want little from others in the way of favor or condescension, and perhaps on that very account scrutinize those others’ behavior too closely.
sensitive
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From this reading It was the original difficulty, which he was too sensitive to recklessly ignore, as some men would have done in his place.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He feared anew that they could never be happy together, even should she be free to choose him.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He feared anew that they could never be happy together, even should she be free to choose him.
silent
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From this reading He was one of those silent, unobtrusive beings who want little from others in the way of favor or condescension, and perhaps on that very account scrutinize those others’ behavior too closely.
some
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From this reading It was the original difficulty, which he was too sensitive to recklessly ignore, as some men would have done in his place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All night did Winterborne think over that unsatisfactory ending of a pleasant time, forgetting the pleasant time itself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All night did Winterborne think over that unsatisfactory ending of a pleasant time, forgetting the pleasant time itself.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He feared anew that they could never be happy together, even should she be free to choose him.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All night did Winterborne think over that unsatisfactory ending of a pleasant time, forgetting the pleasant time itself.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He was one of those silent, unobtrusive beings who want little from others in the way of favor or condescension, and perhaps on that very account scrutinize those others’ behavior too closely.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All night did Winterborne think over that unsatisfactory ending of a pleasant time, forgetting the pleasant time itself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He feared anew that they could never be happy together, even should she be free to choose him.
together
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From this reading He feared anew that they could never be happy together, even should she be free to choose him.
too
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From this reading It was the original difficulty, which he was too sensitive to recklessly ignore, as some men would have done in his place.
unobtrusive
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From this reading He was one of those silent, unobtrusive beings who want little from others in the way of favor or condescension, and perhaps on that very account scrutinize those others’ behavior too closely.
unrefined
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From this reading She was accomplished; he was unrefined.
unsatisfactory
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From this reading All night did Winterborne think over that unsatisfactory ending of a pleasant time, forgetting the pleasant time itself.
very
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From this reading He was one of those silent, unobtrusive beings who want little from others in the way of favor or condescension, and perhaps on that very account scrutinize those others’ behavior too closely.
want
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From this reading He was one of those silent, unobtrusive beings who want little from others in the way of favor or condescension, and perhaps on that very account scrutinize those others’ behavior too closely.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was accomplished; he was unrefined.
way
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From this reading He was one of those silent, unobtrusive beings who want little from others in the way of favor or condescension, and perhaps on that very account scrutinize those others’ behavior too closely.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the original difficulty, which he was too sensitive to recklessly ignore, as some men would have done in his place.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was one of those silent, unobtrusive beings who want little from others in the way of favor or condescension, and perhaps on that very account scrutinize those others’ behavior too closely.
Winterborne
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From this reading All night did Winterborne think over that unsatisfactory ending of a pleasant time, forgetting the pleasant time itself.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was the original difficulty, which he was too sensitive to recklessly ignore, as some men would have done in his place.
