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all
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From this reading An intense temptation came over him to read all the Court news.
almost
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From this reading The days passed on, March had almost come, and Paul heard nothing.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An intense temptation came over him to read all the Court news.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The days passed on, March had almost come, and Paul heard nothing.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And Paul had answered with what grace he could.
anxiously
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From this reading His father noticed the daily look of strain, and his mother anxiously inquired if he were dull, and if he would not like her to have some people to stay, and thus divert him in some fashion.
came
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From this reading An intense temptation came over him to read all the Court news.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The days passed on, March had almost come, and Paul heard nothing.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And Paul had answered with what grace he could.
Court
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From this reading An intense temptation came over him to read all the Court news.
daily
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days
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From this reading The days passed on, March had almost come, and Paul heard nothing.
delighted
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From this reading He longed to pick up the ladies' papers he saw in his mother's sitting-room; such journals, he knew, delighted to publish the doings of royal lives.
divert
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From this reading His father noticed the daily look of strain, and his mother anxiously inquired if he were dull, and if he would not like her to have some people to stay, and thus divert him in some fashion.
doings
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From this reading He longed to pick up the ladies' papers he saw in his mother's sitting-room; such journals, he knew, delighted to publish the doings of royal lives.
dull
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From this reading His father noticed the daily look of strain, and his mother anxiously inquired if he were dull, and if he would not like her to have some people to stay, and thus divert him in some fashion.
fashion
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From this reading His father noticed the daily look of strain, and his mother anxiously inquired if he were dull, and if he would not like her to have some people to stay, and thus divert him in some fashion.
father
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From this reading His father noticed the daily look of strain, and his mother anxiously inquired if he were dull, and if he would not like her to have some people to stay, and thus divert him in some fashion.
grace
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From this reading And Paul had answered with what grace he could.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The days passed on, March had almost come, and Paul heard nothing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His father noticed the daily look of strain, and his mother anxiously inquired if he were dull, and if he would not like her to have some people to stay, and thus divert him in some fashion.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His father noticed the daily look of strain, and his mother anxiously inquired if he were dull, and if he would not like her to have some people to stay, and thus divert him in some fashion.
heard
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From this reading The days passed on, March had almost come, and Paul heard nothing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His father noticed the daily look of strain, and his mother anxiously inquired if he were dull, and if he would not like her to have some people to stay, and thus divert him in some fashion.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His father noticed the daily look of strain, and his mother anxiously inquired if he were dull, and if he would not like her to have some people to stay, and thus divert him in some fashion.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His father noticed the daily look of strain, and his mother anxiously inquired if he were dull, and if he would not like her to have some people to stay, and thus divert him in some fashion.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading His father noticed the daily look of strain, and his mother anxiously inquired if he were dull, and if he would not like her to have some people to stay, and thus divert him in some fashion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His father noticed the daily look of strain, and his mother anxiously inquired if he were dull, and if he would not like her to have some people to stay, and thus divert him in some fashion.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His father noticed the daily look of strain, and his mother anxiously inquired if he were dull, and if he would not like her to have some people to stay, and thus divert him in some fashion.
intense
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From this reading An intense temptation came over him to read all the Court news.
journals
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From this reading He longed to pick up the ladies' papers he saw in his mother's sitting-room; such journals, he knew, delighted to publish the doings of royal lives.
knew
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From this reading He longed to pick up the ladies' papers he saw in his mother's sitting-room; such journals, he knew, delighted to publish the doings of royal lives.
ladies
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From this reading He longed to pick up the ladies' papers he saw in his mother's sitting-room; such journals, he knew, delighted to publish the doings of royal lives.
like
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From this reading His father noticed the daily look of strain, and his mother anxiously inquired if he were dull, and if he would not like her to have some people to stay, and thus divert him in some fashion.
lives
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From this reading He longed to pick up the ladies' papers he saw in his mother's sitting-room; such journals, he knew, delighted to publish the doings of royal lives.
longed
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From this reading He longed to pick up the ladies' papers he saw in his mother's sitting-room; such journals, he knew, delighted to publish the doings of royal lives.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His father noticed the daily look of strain, and his mother anxiously inquired if he were dull, and if he would not like her to have some people to stay, and thus divert him in some fashion.
March
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From this reading The days passed on, March had almost come, and Paul heard nothing.
mother
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mother's
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From this reading He longed to pick up the ladies' papers he saw in his mother's sitting-room; such journals, he knew, delighted to publish the doings of royal lives.
news
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From this reading An intense temptation came over him to read all the Court news.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His father noticed the daily look of strain, and his mother anxiously inquired if he were dull, and if he would not like her to have some people to stay, and thus divert him in some fashion.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The days passed on, March had almost come, and Paul heard nothing.
noticed
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From this reading His father noticed the daily look of strain, and his mother anxiously inquired if he were dull, and if he would not like her to have some people to stay, and thus divert him in some fashion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His father noticed the daily look of strain, and his mother anxiously inquired if he were dull, and if he would not like her to have some people to stay, and thus divert him in some fashion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The days passed on, March had almost come, and Paul heard nothing.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading An intense temptation came over him to read all the Court news.
papers
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From this reading He longed to pick up the ladies' papers he saw in his mother's sitting-room; such journals, he knew, delighted to publish the doings of royal lives.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The days passed on, March had almost come, and Paul heard nothing.
Paul
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From this reading The days passed on, March had almost come, and Paul heard nothing.
people
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From this reading His father noticed the daily look of strain, and his mother anxiously inquired if he were dull, and if he would not like her to have some people to stay, and thus divert him in some fashion.
pick
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From this reading He longed to pick up the ladies' papers he saw in his mother's sitting-room; such journals, he knew, delighted to publish the doings of royal lives.
publish
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From this reading He longed to pick up the ladies' papers he saw in his mother's sitting-room; such journals, he knew, delighted to publish the doings of royal lives.
read
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From this reading An intense temptation came over him to read all the Court news.
royal
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From this reading He longed to pick up the ladies' papers he saw in his mother's sitting-room; such journals, he knew, delighted to publish the doings of royal lives.
saw
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From this reading He longed to pick up the ladies' papers he saw in his mother's sitting-room; such journals, he knew, delighted to publish the doings of royal lives.
sitting-room
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From this reading He longed to pick up the ladies' papers he saw in his mother's sitting-room; such journals, he knew, delighted to publish the doings of royal lives.
some
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From this reading His father noticed the daily look of strain, and his mother anxiously inquired if he were dull, and if he would not like her to have some people to stay, and thus divert him in some fashion.
stay
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From this reading His father noticed the daily look of strain, and his mother anxiously inquired if he were dull, and if he would not like her to have some people to stay, and thus divert him in some fashion.
strain
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From this reading His father noticed the daily look of strain, and his mother anxiously inquired if he were dull, and if he would not like her to have some people to stay, and thus divert him in some fashion.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He longed to pick up the ladies' papers he saw in his mother's sitting-room; such journals, he knew, delighted to publish the doings of royal lives.
temptation
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From this reading An intense temptation came over him to read all the Court news.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The days passed on, March had almost come, and Paul heard nothing.
thus
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From this reading His father noticed the daily look of strain, and his mother anxiously inquired if he were dull, and if he would not like her to have some people to stay, and thus divert him in some fashion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His father noticed the daily look of strain, and his mother anxiously inquired if he were dull, and if he would not like her to have some people to stay, and thus divert him in some fashion.
up
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From this reading He longed to pick up the ladies' papers he saw in his mother's sitting-room; such journals, he knew, delighted to publish the doings of royal lives.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His father noticed the daily look of strain, and his mother anxiously inquired if he were dull, and if he would not like her to have some people to stay, and thus divert him in some fashion.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And Paul had answered with what grace he could.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And Paul had answered with what grace he could.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His father noticed the daily look of strain, and his mother anxiously inquired if he were dull, and if he would not like her to have some people to stay, and thus divert him in some fashion.
