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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 had in truth passed from one world to another; out of a world in which it was all joy, into another in which it was all misery.
ago
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From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
all
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From this reading He had in truth passed from one world to another; out of a world in which it was all joy, into another in which it was all misery.
almost
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From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was as though the Sydney Beaton that had been belonged to one world and the Sydney Beaton that was to another.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was as though the Sydney Beaton that had been belonged to one world and the Sydney Beaton that was to another.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
Beaton
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From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
belonged
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From this reading It was as though the Sydney Beaton that had been belonged to one world and the Sydney Beaton that was to another.
brother
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From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
case
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From this reading And indeed that was the case.
Forster
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From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had in truth passed from one world to another; out of a world in which it was all joy, into another in which it was all misery.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
hospitality
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From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
how
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From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had in truth passed from one world to another; out of a world in which it was all joy, into another in which it was all misery.
indeed
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From this reading And indeed that was the case.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had in truth passed from one world to another; out of a world in which it was all joy, into another in which it was all misery.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as though the Sydney Beaton that had been belonged to one world and the Sydney Beaton that was to another.
joy
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From this reading He had in truth passed from one world to another; out of a world in which it was all joy, into another in which it was all misery.
many
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From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
misery
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From this reading He had in truth passed from one world to another; out of a world in which it was all joy, into another in which it was all misery.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
officers
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From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was as though the Sydney Beaton that had been belonged to one world and the Sydney Beaton that was to another.
out
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From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
own
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From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had in truth passed from one world to another; out of a world in which it was all joy, into another in which it was all misery.
refused
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From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
regarded
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From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
room
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From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
spoken
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From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
Stop
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From this reading "Stop, Thief!"
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
summer-house
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From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
sweet
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From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
Sydney
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From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was as though the Sydney Beaton that had been belonged to one world and the Sydney Beaton that was to another.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
Thief
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From this reading "Stop, Thief!"
things
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From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was as though the Sydney Beaton that had been belonged to one world and the Sydney Beaton that was to another.
thrown
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From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
truth
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From this reading He had in truth passed from one world to another; out of a world in which it was all joy, into another in which it was all misery.
Violet
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From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as though the Sydney Beaton that had been belonged to one world and the Sydney Beaton that was to another.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
words
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From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
world
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From this reading It was as though the Sydney Beaton that had been belonged to one world and the Sydney Beaton that was to another.
years
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From this reading Since his brother had refused him hospitality; since Violet Forster had spoken such sweet words to him by the summer-house; since he had been thrown by his brother officers out of the room which he had regarded almost as his own--these things, to Sydney Beaton, seemed how many years ago?
