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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 day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
Alice
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From this reading Settled in the room once occupied by Alice, he felt like a usurper, a robber of the helpless: he had left her in misery and wretchedness, and was in the heart of the comfort that had once been hers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
attempt
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From this reading He saw no reason why Richard should not make the attempt, but shook his head at the prospect of success.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Settled in the room once occupied by Alice, he felt like a usurper, a robber of the helpless: he had left her in misery and wretchedness, and was in the heart of the comfort that had once been hers.
begging
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From this reading He took his grandfather at once into his confidence, begging him not to let his mother know: and Simon, who had in former days experienced something of the hardness of his true-hearted daughter, entered into the thing with a brooding kind of smile.
brooding
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From this reading He took his grandfather at once into his confidence, begging him not to let his mother know: and Simon, who had in former days experienced something of the hardness of his true-hearted daughter, entered into the thing with a brooding kind of smile.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He saw no reason why Richard should not make the attempt, but shook his head at the prospect of success.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
cold
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From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
comfort
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From this reading Settled in the room once occupied by Alice, he felt like a usurper, a robber of the helpless: he had left her in misery and wretchedness, and was in the heart of the comfort that had once been hers.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He took his grandfather at once into his confidence, begging him not to let his mother know: and Simon, who had in former days experienced something of the hardness of his true-hearted daughter, entered into the thing with a brooding kind of smile.
daughter
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From this reading He took his grandfather at once into his confidence, begging him not to let his mother know: and Simon, who had in former days experienced something of the hardness of his true-hearted daughter, entered into the thing with a brooding kind of smile.
day
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From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
days
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From this reading He took his grandfather at once into his confidence, begging him not to let his mother know: and Simon, who had in former days experienced something of the hardness of his true-hearted daughter, entered into the thing with a brooding kind of smile.
entered
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From this reading He took his grandfather at once into his confidence, begging him not to let his mother know: and Simon, who had in former days experienced something of the hardness of his true-hearted daughter, entered into the thing with a brooding kind of smile.
experienced
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From this reading He took his grandfather at once into his confidence, begging him not to let his mother know: and Simon, who had in former days experienced something of the hardness of his true-hearted daughter, entered into the thing with a brooding kind of smile.
felt
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From this reading Settled in the room once occupied by Alice, he felt like a usurper, a robber of the helpless: he had left her in misery and wretchedness, and was in the heart of the comfort that had once been hers.
foolish
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From this reading He had to tell himself that it was foolish; that he was there for her sake.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had to tell himself that it was foolish; that he was there for her sake.
former
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From this reading He took his grandfather at once into his confidence, begging him not to let his mother know: and Simon, who had in former days experienced something of the hardness of his true-hearted daughter, entered into the thing with a brooding kind of smile.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
grandfather
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From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
hardness
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From this reading He took his grandfather at once into his confidence, begging him not to let his mother know: and Simon, who had in former days experienced something of the hardness of his true-hearted daughter, entered into the thing with a brooding kind of smile.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
head
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From this reading He saw no reason why Richard should not make the attempt, but shook his head at the prospect of success.
heart
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From this reading Settled in the room once occupied by Alice, he felt like a usurper, a robber of the helpless: he had left her in misery and wretchedness, and was in the heart of the comfort that had once been hers.
heartily
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From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
helpless
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From this reading Settled in the room once occupied by Alice, he felt like a usurper, a robber of the helpless: he had left her in misery and wretchedness, and was in the heart of the comfort that had once been hers.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Settled in the room once occupied by Alice, he felt like a usurper, a robber of the helpless: he had left her in misery and wretchedness, and was in the heart of the comfort that had once been hers.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Settled in the room once occupied by Alice, he felt like a usurper, a robber of the helpless: he had left her in misery and wretchedness, and was in the heart of the comfort that had once been hers.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had to tell himself that it was foolish; that he was there for her sake.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
home
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From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He took his grandfather at once into his confidence, begging him not to let his mother know: and Simon, who had in former days experienced something of the hardness of his true-hearted daughter, entered into the thing with a brooding kind of smile.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had to tell himself that it was foolish; that he was there for her sake.
kind
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From this reading He took his grandfather at once into his confidence, begging him not to let his mother know: and Simon, who had in former days experienced something of the hardness of his true-hearted daughter, entered into the thing with a brooding kind of smile.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took his grandfather at once into his confidence, begging him not to let his mother know: and Simon, who had in former days experienced something of the hardness of his true-hearted daughter, entered into the thing with a brooding kind of smile.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Settled in the room once occupied by Alice, he felt like a usurper, a robber of the helpless: he had left her in misery and wretchedness, and was in the heart of the comfort that had once been hers.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He took his grandfather at once into his confidence, begging him not to let his mother know: and Simon, who had in former days experienced something of the hardness of his true-hearted daughter, entered into the thing with a brooding kind of smile.
like
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From this reading Settled in the room once occupied by Alice, he felt like a usurper, a robber of the helpless: he had left her in misery and wretchedness, and was in the heart of the comfort that had once been hers.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw no reason why Richard should not make the attempt, but shook his head at the prospect of success.
misery
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From this reading Settled in the room once occupied by Alice, he felt like a usurper, a robber of the helpless: he had left her in misery and wretchedness, and was in the heart of the comfort that had once been hers.
mother
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From this reading He took his grandfather at once into his confidence, begging him not to let his mother know: and Simon, who had in former days experienced something of the hardness of his true-hearted daughter, entered into the thing with a brooding kind of smile.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He saw no reason why Richard should not make the attempt, but shook his head at the prospect of success.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He took his grandfather at once into his confidence, begging him not to let his mother know: and Simon, who had in former days experienced something of the hardness of his true-hearted daughter, entered into the thing with a brooding kind of smile.
occupied
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From this reading Settled in the room once occupied by Alice, he felt like a usurper, a robber of the helpless: he had left her in misery and wretchedness, and was in the heart of the comfort that had once been hers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Settled in the room once occupied by Alice, he felt like a usurper, a robber of the helpless: he had left her in misery and wretchedness, and was in the heart of the comfort that had once been hers.
once
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From this reading Settled in the room once occupied by Alice, he felt like a usurper, a robber of the helpless: he had left her in misery and wretchedness, and was in the heart of the comfort that had once been hers.
place
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From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
pony-cart
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From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
prospect
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From this reading He saw no reason why Richard should not make the attempt, but shook his head at the prospect of success.
reason
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From this reading He saw no reason why Richard should not make the attempt, but shook his head at the prospect of success.
Richard
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From this reading He saw no reason why Richard should not make the attempt, but shook his head at the prospect of success.
robber
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From this reading Settled in the room once occupied by Alice, he felt like a usurper, a robber of the helpless: he had left her in misery and wretchedness, and was in the heart of the comfort that had once been hers.
room
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From this reading Settled in the room once occupied by Alice, he felt like a usurper, a robber of the helpless: he had left her in misery and wretchedness, and was in the heart of the comfort that had once been hers.
sake
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From this reading He had to tell himself that it was foolish; that he was there for her sake.
saw
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From this reading He saw no reason why Richard should not make the attempt, but shook his head at the prospect of success.
Settled
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From this reading Settled in the room once occupied by Alice, he felt like a usurper, a robber of the helpless: he had left her in misery and wretchedness, and was in the heart of the comfort that had once been hers.
shook
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From this reading He saw no reason why Richard should not make the attempt, but shook his head at the prospect of success.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He saw no reason why Richard should not make the attempt, but shook his head at the prospect of success.
Simon
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From this reading He took his grandfather at once into his confidence, begging him not to let his mother know: and Simon, who had in former days experienced something of the hardness of his true-hearted daughter, entered into the thing with a brooding kind of smile.
slow
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From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
smile
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From this reading He took his grandfather at once into his confidence, begging him not to let his mother know: and Simon, who had in former days experienced something of the hardness of his true-hearted daughter, entered into the thing with a brooding kind of smile.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He took his grandfather at once into his confidence, begging him not to let his mother know: and Simon, who had in former days experienced something of the hardness of his true-hearted daughter, entered into the thing with a brooding kind of smile.
station
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From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
success
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From this reading He saw no reason why Richard should not make the attempt, but shook his head at the prospect of success.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had to tell himself that it was foolish; that he was there for her sake.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Settled in the room once occupied by Alice, he felt like a usurper, a robber of the helpless: he had left her in misery and wretchedness, and was in the heart of the comfort that had once been hers.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
there
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From this reading He had to tell himself that it was foolish; that he was there for her sake.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took his grandfather at once into his confidence, begging him not to let his mother know: and Simon, who had in former days experienced something of the hardness of his true-hearted daughter, entered into the thing with a brooding kind of smile.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
train
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From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
true-hearted
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From this reading He took his grandfather at once into his confidence, begging him not to let his mother know: and Simon, who had in former days experienced something of the hardness of his true-hearted daughter, entered into the thing with a brooding kind of smile.
usurper
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From this reading Settled in the room once occupied by Alice, he felt like a usurper, a robber of the helpless: he had left her in misery and wretchedness, and was in the heart of the comfort that had once been hers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
welcomed
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From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
well
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From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
why
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From this reading He saw no reason why Richard should not make the attempt, but shook his head at the prospect of success.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
wrapt
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From this reading The day after, well wrapt from the cold, he took his place in a slow train, and at the station was heartily welcomed by his grandfather, who had come with his pony-cart to take him home.
wretchedness
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From this reading Settled in the room once occupied by Alice, he felt like a usurper, a robber of the helpless: he had left her in misery and wretchedness, and was in the heart of the comfort that had once been hers.
