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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 Nothing could have been more gracious or graceful than her solicitude for his seeming incapacity to take proper care of himself; no wife could have taken more tender care of a delicate husband.
add
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From this reading The air of the misty November morning seemed to add to the fog which was in his brain.
air
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From this reading The air of the misty November morning seemed to add to the fog which was in his brain.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among Thieves She sat very close to him as they went through the streets in the brougham.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had persuaded him to have still another taste of the liqueur before they started; the world seemed more dream-like than ever.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Among Thieves She sat very close to him as they went through the streets in the brougham.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nothing could have been more gracious or graceful than her solicitude for his seeming incapacity to take proper care of himself; no wife could have taken more tender care of a delicate husband.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had persuaded him to have still another taste of the liqueur before they started; the world seemed more dream-like than ever.
brain
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From this reading The air of the misty November morning seemed to add to the fog which was in his brain.
brougham
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From this reading Among Thieves She sat very close to him as they went through the streets in the brougham.
care
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From this reading Nothing could have been more gracious or graceful than her solicitude for his seeming incapacity to take proper care of himself; no wife could have taken more tender care of a delicate husband.
close
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From this reading Among Thieves She sat very close to him as they went through the streets in the brougham.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing could have been more gracious or graceful than her solicitude for his seeming incapacity to take proper care of himself; no wife could have taken more tender care of a delicate husband.
delicate
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From this reading Nothing could have been more gracious or graceful than her solicitude for his seeming incapacity to take proper care of himself; no wife could have taken more tender care of a delicate husband.
dream-like
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From this reading She had persuaded him to have still another taste of the liqueur before they started; the world seemed more dream-like than ever.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the vehicle drew up, she helped him out into the street.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had persuaded him to have still another taste of the liqueur before they started; the world seemed more dream-like than ever.
fog
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From this reading The air of the misty November morning seemed to add to the fog which was in his brain.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nothing could have been more gracious or graceful than her solicitude for his seeming incapacity to take proper care of himself; no wife could have taken more tender care of a delicate husband.
graceful
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From this reading Nothing could have been more gracious or graceful than her solicitude for his seeming incapacity to take proper care of himself; no wife could have taken more tender care of a delicate husband.
gracious
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From this reading Nothing could have been more gracious or graceful than her solicitude for his seeming incapacity to take proper care of himself; no wife could have taken more tender care of a delicate husband.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had persuaded him to have still another taste of the liqueur before they started; the world seemed more dream-like than ever.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had persuaded him to have still another taste of the liqueur before they started; the world seemed more dream-like than ever.
helped
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From this reading When the vehicle drew up, she helped him out into the street.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nothing could have been more gracious or graceful than her solicitude for his seeming incapacity to take proper care of himself; no wife could have taken more tender care of a delicate husband.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Among Thieves She sat very close to him as they went through the streets in the brougham.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Nothing could have been more gracious or graceful than her solicitude for his seeming incapacity to take proper care of himself; no wife could have taken more tender care of a delicate husband.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The air of the misty November morning seemed to add to the fog which was in his brain.
husband
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From this reading Nothing could have been more gracious or graceful than her solicitude for his seeming incapacity to take proper care of himself; no wife could have taken more tender care of a delicate husband.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Among Thieves She sat very close to him as they went through the streets in the brougham.
incapacity
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From this reading Nothing could have been more gracious or graceful than her solicitude for his seeming incapacity to take proper care of himself; no wife could have taken more tender care of a delicate husband.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When the vehicle drew up, she helped him out into the street.
liqueur
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From this reading She had persuaded him to have still another taste of the liqueur before they started; the world seemed more dream-like than ever.
misty
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From this reading The air of the misty November morning seemed to add to the fog which was in his brain.
more
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From this reading She had persuaded him to have still another taste of the liqueur before they started; the world seemed more dream-like than ever.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The air of the misty November morning seemed to add to the fog which was in his brain.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Nothing could have been more gracious or graceful than her solicitude for his seeming incapacity to take proper care of himself; no wife could have taken more tender care of a delicate husband.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing could have been more gracious or graceful than her solicitude for his seeming incapacity to take proper care of himself; no wife could have taken more tender care of a delicate husband.
November
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From this reading The air of the misty November morning seemed to add to the fog which was in his brain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had persuaded him to have still another taste of the liqueur before they started; the world seemed more dream-like than ever.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nothing could have been more gracious or graceful than her solicitude for his seeming incapacity to take proper care of himself; no wife could have taken more tender care of a delicate husband.
out
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From this reading When the vehicle drew up, she helped him out into the street.
persuaded
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From this reading She had persuaded him to have still another taste of the liqueur before they started; the world seemed more dream-like than ever.
proper
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From this reading Nothing could have been more gracious or graceful than her solicitude for his seeming incapacity to take proper care of himself; no wife could have taken more tender care of a delicate husband.
sat
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From this reading Among Thieves She sat very close to him as they went through the streets in the brougham.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had persuaded him to have still another taste of the liqueur before they started; the world seemed more dream-like than ever.
seeming
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From this reading Nothing could have been more gracious or graceful than her solicitude for his seeming incapacity to take proper care of himself; no wife could have taken more tender care of a delicate husband.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Among Thieves She sat very close to him as they went through the streets in the brougham.
solicitude
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From this reading Nothing could have been more gracious or graceful than her solicitude for his seeming incapacity to take proper care of himself; no wife could have taken more tender care of a delicate husband.
started
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From this reading She had persuaded him to have still another taste of the liqueur before they started; the world seemed more dream-like than ever.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had persuaded him to have still another taste of the liqueur before they started; the world seemed more dream-like than ever.
street
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From this reading When the vehicle drew up, she helped him out into the street.
streets
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From this reading Among Thieves She sat very close to him as they went through the streets in the brougham.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing could have been more gracious or graceful than her solicitude for his seeming incapacity to take proper care of himself; no wife could have taken more tender care of a delicate husband.
taken
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From this reading Nothing could have been more gracious or graceful than her solicitude for his seeming incapacity to take proper care of himself; no wife could have taken more tender care of a delicate husband.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading She had persuaded him to have still another taste of the liqueur before they started; the world seemed more dream-like than ever.
tender
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From this reading Nothing could have been more gracious or graceful than her solicitude for his seeming incapacity to take proper care of himself; no wife could have taken more tender care of a delicate husband.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had persuaded him to have still another taste of the liqueur before they started; the world seemed more dream-like than ever.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Among Thieves She sat very close to him as they went through the streets in the brougham.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Among Thieves She sat very close to him as they went through the streets in the brougham.
Thieves
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From this reading Among Thieves She sat very close to him as they went through the streets in the brougham.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Among Thieves She sat very close to him as they went through the streets in the brougham.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Among Thieves She sat very close to him as they went through the streets in the brougham.
up
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From this reading When the vehicle drew up, she helped him out into the street.
vehicle
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From this reading When the vehicle drew up, she helped him out into the street.
very
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From this reading Among Thieves She sat very close to him as they went through the streets in the brougham.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air of the misty November morning seemed to add to the fog which was in his brain.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Among Thieves She sat very close to him as they went through the streets in the brougham.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the vehicle drew up, she helped him out into the street.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The air of the misty November morning seemed to add to the fog which was in his brain.
wife
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From this reading Nothing could have been more gracious or graceful than her solicitude for his seeming incapacity to take proper care of himself; no wife could have taken more tender care of a delicate husband.
world
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From this reading She had persuaded him to have still another taste of the liqueur before they started; the world seemed more dream-like than ever.
