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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 Not a week had elapsed before he himself arrived suddenly in Hardy's room in as furious a state of mind as the other had so lately been in, allowing for the difference of the men.
allowing
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From this reading Not a week had elapsed before he himself arrived suddenly in Hardy's room in as furious a state of mind as the other had so lately been in, allowing for the difference of the men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hardy looked up from his books and exclaimed:-- "What's the matter?
arrived
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From this reading Not a week had elapsed before he himself arrived suddenly in Hardy's room in as furious a state of mind as the other had so lately been in, allowing for the difference of the men.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Not a week had elapsed before he himself arrived suddenly in Hardy's room in as furious a state of mind as the other had so lately been in, allowing for the difference of the men.
bandit
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From this reading You look fierce enough to sit for a portrait of Sanguinoso Volcanoni, the bandit."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Not a week had elapsed before he himself arrived suddenly in Hardy's room in as furious a state of mind as the other had so lately been in, allowing for the difference of the men.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Not a week had elapsed before he himself arrived suddenly in Hardy's room in as furious a state of mind as the other had so lately been in, allowing for the difference of the men.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Hardy looked up from his books and exclaimed:-- "What's the matter?
consequent
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From this reading Tom's little exaltation in his own eyes consequent on the cupboard-smashing escapade of his friend was not to last long.
cupboard-smashing
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From this reading Tom's little exaltation in his own eyes consequent on the cupboard-smashing escapade of his friend was not to last long.
difference
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From this reading Not a week had elapsed before he himself arrived suddenly in Hardy's room in as furious a state of mind as the other had so lately been in, allowing for the difference of the men.
elapsed
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From this reading Not a week had elapsed before he himself arrived suddenly in Hardy's room in as furious a state of mind as the other had so lately been in, allowing for the difference of the men.
enough
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From this reading You look fierce enough to sit for a portrait of Sanguinoso Volcanoni, the bandit."
escapade
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From this reading Tom's little exaltation in his own eyes consequent on the cupboard-smashing escapade of his friend was not to last long.
exaltation
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From this reading Tom's little exaltation in his own eyes consequent on the cupboard-smashing escapade of his friend was not to last long.
exclaimed
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From this reading Hardy looked up from his books and exclaimed:-- "What's the matter?
eyes
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From this reading Tom's little exaltation in his own eyes consequent on the cupboard-smashing escapade of his friend was not to last long.
fierce
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From this reading You look fierce enough to sit for a portrait of Sanguinoso Volcanoni, the bandit."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not a week had elapsed before he himself arrived suddenly in Hardy's room in as furious a state of mind as the other had so lately been in, allowing for the difference of the men.
friend
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From this reading Tom's little exaltation in his own eyes consequent on the cupboard-smashing escapade of his friend was not to last long.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hardy looked up from his books and exclaimed:-- "What's the matter?
furious
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From this reading Not a week had elapsed before he himself arrived suddenly in Hardy's room in as furious a state of mind as the other had so lately been in, allowing for the difference of the men.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not a week had elapsed before he himself arrived suddenly in Hardy's room in as furious a state of mind as the other had so lately been in, allowing for the difference of the men.
Hardy
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From this reading Hardy looked up from his books and exclaimed:-- "What's the matter?
Hardy's
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From this reading Not a week had elapsed before he himself arrived suddenly in Hardy's room in as furious a state of mind as the other had so lately been in, allowing for the difference of the men.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Where have you been to-night?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not a week had elapsed before he himself arrived suddenly in Hardy's room in as furious a state of mind as the other had so lately been in, allowing for the difference of the men.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Not a week had elapsed before he himself arrived suddenly in Hardy's room in as furious a state of mind as the other had so lately been in, allowing for the difference of the men.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom's little exaltation in his own eyes consequent on the cupboard-smashing escapade of his friend was not to last long.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tom's little exaltation in his own eyes consequent on the cupboard-smashing escapade of his friend was not to last long.
last
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From this reading Tom's little exaltation in his own eyes consequent on the cupboard-smashing escapade of his friend was not to last long.
lately
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From this reading Not a week had elapsed before he himself arrived suddenly in Hardy's room in as furious a state of mind as the other had so lately been in, allowing for the difference of the men.
little
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From this reading Tom's little exaltation in his own eyes consequent on the cupboard-smashing escapade of his friend was not to last long.
long
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From this reading Tom's little exaltation in his own eyes consequent on the cupboard-smashing escapade of his friend was not to last long.
look
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From this reading You look fierce enough to sit for a portrait of Sanguinoso Volcanoni, the bandit."
looked
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From this reading Hardy looked up from his books and exclaimed:-- "What's the matter?
matter
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From this reading Hardy looked up from his books and exclaimed:-- "What's the matter?
men
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From this reading Not a week had elapsed before he himself arrived suddenly in Hardy's room in as furious a state of mind as the other had so lately been in, allowing for the difference of the men.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Not a week had elapsed before he himself arrived suddenly in Hardy's room in as furious a state of mind as the other had so lately been in, allowing for the difference of the men.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tom's little exaltation in his own eyes consequent on the cupboard-smashing escapade of his friend was not to last long.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tom's little exaltation in his own eyes consequent on the cupboard-smashing escapade of his friend was not to last long.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tom's little exaltation in his own eyes consequent on the cupboard-smashing escapade of his friend was not to last long.
other
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From this reading Not a week had elapsed before he himself arrived suddenly in Hardy's room in as furious a state of mind as the other had so lately been in, allowing for the difference of the men.
own
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From this reading Tom's little exaltation in his own eyes consequent on the cupboard-smashing escapade of his friend was not to last long.
portrait
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From this reading You look fierce enough to sit for a portrait of Sanguinoso Volcanoni, the bandit."
room
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From this reading Not a week had elapsed before he himself arrived suddenly in Hardy's room in as furious a state of mind as the other had so lately been in, allowing for the difference of the men.
Sanguinoso
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From this reading You look fierce enough to sit for a portrait of Sanguinoso Volcanoni, the bandit."
sit
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From this reading You look fierce enough to sit for a portrait of Sanguinoso Volcanoni, the bandit."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Not a week had elapsed before he himself arrived suddenly in Hardy's room in as furious a state of mind as the other had so lately been in, allowing for the difference of the men.
state
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From this reading Not a week had elapsed before he himself arrived suddenly in Hardy's room in as furious a state of mind as the other had so lately been in, allowing for the difference of the men.
suddenly
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From this reading Not a week had elapsed before he himself arrived suddenly in Hardy's room in as furious a state of mind as the other had so lately been in, allowing for the difference of the men.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tom's little exaltation in his own eyes consequent on the cupboard-smashing escapade of his friend was not to last long.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tom's little exaltation in his own eyes consequent on the cupboard-smashing escapade of his friend was not to last long.
to-night
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From this reading Where have you been to-night?
Tom's
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From this reading Tom's little exaltation in his own eyes consequent on the cupboard-smashing escapade of his friend was not to last long.
up
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From this reading Hardy looked up from his books and exclaimed:-- "What's the matter?
Volcanoni
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From this reading You look fierce enough to sit for a portrait of Sanguinoso Volcanoni, the bandit."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom's little exaltation in his own eyes consequent on the cupboard-smashing escapade of his friend was not to last long.
week
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From this reading Not a week had elapsed before he himself arrived suddenly in Hardy's room in as furious a state of mind as the other had so lately been in, allowing for the difference of the men.
What's
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From this reading Hardy looked up from his books and exclaimed:-- "What's the matter?
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where have you been to-night?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where have you been to-night?
