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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 It was open to me to leave him there and then; but the sense of having been entrusted with a mission, the suggestion of Miss Haldin’s last glance, was strong upon me.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a moment of reflection I said-- “Shall we walk together a little?”
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He shrugged his shoulders so violently that he tottered again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This sally would have been insulting if his voice had not been practically extinct, dried up in his throat; and the rustling effort of his speech too painful to give real offence.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This sally would have been insulting if his voice had not been practically extinct, dried up in his throat; and the rustling effort of his speech too painful to give real offence.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I remained silent, checked between the obvious fact and the subtle impression.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was open to me to leave him there and then; but the sense of having been entrusted with a mission, the suggestion of Miss Haldin’s last glance, was strong upon me.
checked
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From this reading I remained silent, checked between the obvious fact and the subtle impression.
dried
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From this reading This sally would have been insulting if his voice had not been practically extinct, dried up in his throat; and the rustling effort of his speech too painful to give real offence.
effort
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From this reading This sally would have been insulting if his voice had not been practically extinct, dried up in his throat; and the rustling effort of his speech too painful to give real offence.
entrusted
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From this reading It was open to me to leave him there and then; but the sense of having been entrusted with a mission, the suggestion of Miss Haldin’s last glance, was strong upon me.
extinct
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From this reading This sally would have been insulting if his voice had not been practically extinct, dried up in his throat; and the rustling effort of his speech too painful to give real offence.
fact
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From this reading I remained silent, checked between the obvious fact and the subtle impression.
give
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From this reading This sally would have been insulting if his voice had not been practically extinct, dried up in his throat; and the rustling effort of his speech too painful to give real offence.
glance
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From this reading It was open to me to leave him there and then; but the sense of having been entrusted with a mission, the suggestion of Miss Haldin’s last glance, was strong upon me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This sally would have been insulting if his voice had not been practically extinct, dried up in his throat; and the rustling effort of his speech too painful to give real offence.
Haldin's
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From this reading It was open to me to leave him there and then; but the sense of having been entrusted with a mission, the suggestion of Miss Haldin’s last glance, was strong upon me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This sally would have been insulting if his voice had not been practically extinct, dried up in his throat; and the rustling effort of his speech too painful to give real offence.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It was open to me to leave him there and then; but the sense of having been entrusted with a mission, the suggestion of Miss Haldin’s last glance, was strong upon me.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shrugged his shoulders so violently that he tottered again.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was open to me to leave him there and then; but the sense of having been entrusted with a mission, the suggestion of Miss Haldin’s last glance, was strong upon me.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This sally would have been insulting if his voice had not been practically extinct, dried up in his throat; and the rustling effort of his speech too painful to give real offence.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I remained silent, checked between the obvious fact and the subtle impression.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This sally would have been insulting if his voice had not been practically extinct, dried up in his throat; and the rustling effort of his speech too painful to give real offence.
impression
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From this reading I remained silent, checked between the obvious fact and the subtle impression.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This sally would have been insulting if his voice had not been practically extinct, dried up in his throat; and the rustling effort of his speech too painful to give real offence.
insulting
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From this reading This sally would have been insulting if his voice had not been practically extinct, dried up in his throat; and the rustling effort of his speech too painful to give real offence.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was open to me to leave him there and then; but the sense of having been entrusted with a mission, the suggestion of Miss Haldin’s last glance, was strong upon me.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was open to me to leave him there and then; but the sense of having been entrusted with a mission, the suggestion of Miss Haldin’s last glance, was strong upon me.
leave
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From this reading It was open to me to leave him there and then; but the sense of having been entrusted with a mission, the suggestion of Miss Haldin’s last glance, was strong upon me.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a moment of reflection I said-- “Shall we walk together a little?”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was open to me to leave him there and then; but the sense of having been entrusted with a mission, the suggestion of Miss Haldin’s last glance, was strong upon me.
Miss
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From this reading It was open to me to leave him there and then; but the sense of having been entrusted with a mission, the suggestion of Miss Haldin’s last glance, was strong upon me.
mission
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From this reading It was open to me to leave him there and then; but the sense of having been entrusted with a mission, the suggestion of Miss Haldin’s last glance, was strong upon me.
moment
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From this reading After a moment of reflection I said-- “Shall we walk together a little?”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This sally would have been insulting if his voice had not been practically extinct, dried up in his throat; and the rustling effort of his speech too painful to give real offence.
obvious
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From this reading I remained silent, checked between the obvious fact and the subtle impression.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This sally would have been insulting if his voice had not been practically extinct, dried up in his throat; and the rustling effort of his speech too painful to give real offence.
offence
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From this reading This sally would have been insulting if his voice had not been practically extinct, dried up in his throat; and the rustling effort of his speech too painful to give real offence.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was open to me to leave him there and then; but the sense of having been entrusted with a mission, the suggestion of Miss Haldin’s last glance, was strong upon me.
painful
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From this reading This sally would have been insulting if his voice had not been practically extinct, dried up in his throat; and the rustling effort of his speech too painful to give real offence.
practically
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From this reading This sally would have been insulting if his voice had not been practically extinct, dried up in his throat; and the rustling effort of his speech too painful to give real offence.
real
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From this reading This sally would have been insulting if his voice had not been practically extinct, dried up in his throat; and the rustling effort of his speech too painful to give real offence.
reflection
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From this reading After a moment of reflection I said-- “Shall we walk together a little?”
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I remained silent, checked between the obvious fact and the subtle impression.
rustling
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From this reading This sally would have been insulting if his voice had not been practically extinct, dried up in his throat; and the rustling effort of his speech too painful to give real offence.
said
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From this reading After a moment of reflection I said-- “Shall we walk together a little?”
sally
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From this reading This sally would have been insulting if his voice had not been practically extinct, dried up in his throat; and the rustling effort of his speech too painful to give real offence.
sense
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From this reading It was open to me to leave him there and then; but the sense of having been entrusted with a mission, the suggestion of Miss Haldin’s last glance, was strong upon me.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading After a moment of reflection I said-- “Shall we walk together a little?”
shoulders
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From this reading He shrugged his shoulders so violently that he tottered again.
shrugged
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From this reading He shrugged his shoulders so violently that he tottered again.
silent
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From this reading I remained silent, checked between the obvious fact and the subtle impression.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He shrugged his shoulders so violently that he tottered again.
speech
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From this reading This sally would have been insulting if his voice had not been practically extinct, dried up in his throat; and the rustling effort of his speech too painful to give real offence.
strong
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From this reading It was open to me to leave him there and then; but the sense of having been entrusted with a mission, the suggestion of Miss Haldin’s last glance, was strong upon me.
subtle
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From this reading I remained silent, checked between the obvious fact and the subtle impression.
suggestion
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From this reading It was open to me to leave him there and then; but the sense of having been entrusted with a mission, the suggestion of Miss Haldin’s last glance, was strong upon me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He shrugged his shoulders so violently that he tottered again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This sally would have been insulting if his voice had not been practically extinct, dried up in his throat; and the rustling effort of his speech too painful to give real offence.
then
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From this reading It was open to me to leave him there and then; but the sense of having been entrusted with a mission, the suggestion of Miss Haldin’s last glance, was strong upon me.
there
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From this reading It was open to me to leave him there and then; but the sense of having been entrusted with a mission, the suggestion of Miss Haldin’s last glance, was strong upon me.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This sally would have been insulting if his voice had not been practically extinct, dried up in his throat; and the rustling effort of his speech too painful to give real offence.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading This sally would have been insulting if his voice had not been practically extinct, dried up in his throat; and the rustling effort of his speech too painful to give real offence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This sally would have been insulting if his voice had not been practically extinct, dried up in his throat; and the rustling effort of his speech too painful to give real offence.
together
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From this reading After a moment of reflection I said-- “Shall we walk together a little?”
too
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From this reading This sally would have been insulting if his voice had not been practically extinct, dried up in his throat; and the rustling effort of his speech too painful to give real offence.
tottered
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From this reading He shrugged his shoulders so violently that he tottered again.
up
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From this reading This sally would have been insulting if his voice had not been practically extinct, dried up in his throat; and the rustling effort of his speech too painful to give real offence.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was open to me to leave him there and then; but the sense of having been entrusted with a mission, the suggestion of Miss Haldin’s last glance, was strong upon me.
violently
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From this reading He shrugged his shoulders so violently that he tottered again.
voice
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From this reading This sally would have been insulting if his voice had not been practically extinct, dried up in his throat; and the rustling effort of his speech too painful to give real offence.
walk
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From this reading After a moment of reflection I said-- “Shall we walk together a little?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was open to me to leave him there and then; but the sense of having been entrusted with a mission, the suggestion of Miss Haldin’s last glance, was strong upon me.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After a moment of reflection I said-- “Shall we walk together a little?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was open to me to leave him there and then; but the sense of having been entrusted with a mission, the suggestion of Miss Haldin’s last glance, was strong upon me.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This sally would have been insulting if his voice had not been practically extinct, dried up in his throat; and the rustling effort of his speech too painful to give real offence.
