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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 He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
all
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From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
box
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From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
carried
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From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
concerned
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From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
continue
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From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
convenience
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From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And he could not see his way out of the difficulty.
difficulty
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From this reading And he could not see his way out of the difficulty.
door
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From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
Egremont
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From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
established
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From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
fallen
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From this reading He was wishing that he had not fallen into this piece of folly.
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading He was wishing that he had not fallen into this piece of folly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
freak
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From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
front
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From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
GOOD-BYE
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From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
Grail
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From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
hazard
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From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
idled
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From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
intercourse
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From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was wishing that he had not fallen into this piece of folly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
key
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From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
LeftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
library
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From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
locked
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From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
mattered
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From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was wishing that he had not fallen into this piece of folly.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
out
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From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
overcoat
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From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
own
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From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
page
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From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
piece
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From this reading He was wishing that he had not fallen into this piece of folly.
prepared
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From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
put
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From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
read
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From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
result
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From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
second
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From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
see
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From this reading And he could not see his way out of the difficulty.
task
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From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was wishing that he had not fallen into this piece of folly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
then
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From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was wishing that he had not fallen into this piece of folly.
Thyrza
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From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
Thyrza's
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From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
visit
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From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
volume
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From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was wishing that he had not fallen into this piece of folly.
way
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From this reading And he could not see his way out of the difficulty.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
wishing
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From this reading He was wishing that he had not fallen into this piece of folly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
