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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 Now I said to myself that she had certainly a look of greater sedateness than before.
age
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From this reading I returned to my solitary house as soon as the evening began to grow too dark for my work, which, from the lowness of the windows and the age of the glass, was early.
ago
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From this reading Not only had time somewhat obliterated the last impression she had made upon me, but I had, partly from the infection of Charley’s manner, long ago stumbled upon various excuses for her conduct.
All
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From this reading All the way as I went, I was thinking of Clara.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I returned to my solitary house as soon as the evening began to grow too dark for my work, which, from the lowness of the windows and the age of the glass, was early.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I returned to my solitary house as soon as the evening began to grow too dark for my work, which, from the lowness of the windows and the age of the glass, was early.
ASSISTANCE
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From this reading ASSISTANCE.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Now I said to myself that she had certainly a look of greater sedateness than before.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I returned to my solitary house as soon as the evening began to grow too dark for my work, which, from the lowness of the windows and the age of the glass, was early.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not only had time somewhat obliterated the last impression she had made upon me, but I had, partly from the infection of Charley’s manner, long ago stumbled upon various excuses for her conduct.
certainly
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From this reading Now I said to myself that she had certainly a look of greater sedateness than before.
Charley's
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From this reading Not only had time somewhat obliterated the last impression she had made upon me, but I had, partly from the infection of Charley’s manner, long ago stumbled upon various excuses for her conduct.
Clara
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From this reading All the way as I went, I was thinking of Clara.
conduct
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From this reading Not only had time somewhat obliterated the last impression she had made upon me, but I had, partly from the infection of Charley’s manner, long ago stumbled upon various excuses for her conduct.
dark
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From this reading I returned to my solitary house as soon as the evening began to grow too dark for my work, which, from the lowness of the windows and the age of the glass, was early.
early
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From this reading I returned to my solitary house as soon as the evening began to grow too dark for my work, which, from the lowness of the windows and the age of the glass, was early.
evening
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From this reading I returned to my solitary house as soon as the evening began to grow too dark for my work, which, from the lowness of the windows and the age of the glass, was early.
excuses
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From this reading Not only had time somewhat obliterated the last impression she had made upon me, but I had, partly from the infection of Charley’s manner, long ago stumbled upon various excuses for her conduct.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I returned to my solitary house as soon as the evening began to grow too dark for my work, which, from the lowness of the windows and the age of the glass, was early.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I returned to my solitary house as soon as the evening began to grow too dark for my work, which, from the lowness of the windows and the age of the glass, was early.
glass
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From this reading I returned to my solitary house as soon as the evening began to grow too dark for my work, which, from the lowness of the windows and the age of the glass, was early.
greater
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From this reading Now I said to myself that she had certainly a look of greater sedateness than before.
grow
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From this reading I returned to my solitary house as soon as the evening began to grow too dark for my work, which, from the lowness of the windows and the age of the glass, was early.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not only had time somewhat obliterated the last impression she had made upon me, but I had, partly from the infection of Charley’s manner, long ago stumbled upon various excuses for her conduct.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Not only had time somewhat obliterated the last impression she had made upon me, but I had, partly from the infection of Charley’s manner, long ago stumbled upon various excuses for her conduct.
house
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From this reading I returned to my solitary house as soon as the evening began to grow too dark for my work, which, from the lowness of the windows and the age of the glass, was early.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I returned to my solitary house as soon as the evening began to grow too dark for my work, which, from the lowness of the windows and the age of the glass, was early.
impression
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From this reading Not only had time somewhat obliterated the last impression she had made upon me, but I had, partly from the infection of Charley’s manner, long ago stumbled upon various excuses for her conduct.
infection
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From this reading Not only had time somewhat obliterated the last impression she had made upon me, but I had, partly from the infection of Charley’s manner, long ago stumbled upon various excuses for her conduct.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not only had time somewhat obliterated the last impression she had made upon me, but I had, partly from the infection of Charley’s manner, long ago stumbled upon various excuses for her conduct.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not only had time somewhat obliterated the last impression she had made upon me, but I had, partly from the infection of Charley’s manner, long ago stumbled upon various excuses for her conduct.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now I said to myself that she had certainly a look of greater sedateness than before.
lowness
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From this reading I returned to my solitary house as soon as the evening began to grow too dark for my work, which, from the lowness of the windows and the age of the glass, was early.
made
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From this reading Not only had time somewhat obliterated the last impression she had made upon me, but I had, partly from the infection of Charley’s manner, long ago stumbled upon various excuses for her conduct.
manner
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From this reading Not only had time somewhat obliterated the last impression she had made upon me, but I had, partly from the infection of Charley’s manner, long ago stumbled upon various excuses for her conduct.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not only had time somewhat obliterated the last impression she had made upon me, but I had, partly from the infection of Charley’s manner, long ago stumbled upon various excuses for her conduct.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I returned to my solitary house as soon as the evening began to grow too dark for my work, which, from the lowness of the windows and the age of the glass, was early.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Now I said to myself that she had certainly a look of greater sedateness than before.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not only had time somewhat obliterated the last impression she had made upon me, but I had, partly from the infection of Charley’s manner, long ago stumbled upon various excuses for her conduct.
Now
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From this reading Now I said to myself that she had certainly a look of greater sedateness than before.
obliterated
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From this reading Not only had time somewhat obliterated the last impression she had made upon me, but I had, partly from the infection of Charley’s manner, long ago stumbled upon various excuses for her conduct.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I returned to my solitary house as soon as the evening began to grow too dark for my work, which, from the lowness of the windows and the age of the glass, was early.
only
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From this reading Not only had time somewhat obliterated the last impression she had made upon me, but I had, partly from the infection of Charley’s manner, long ago stumbled upon various excuses for her conduct.
partly
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From this reading Not only had time somewhat obliterated the last impression she had made upon me, but I had, partly from the infection of Charley’s manner, long ago stumbled upon various excuses for her conduct.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I returned to my solitary house as soon as the evening began to grow too dark for my work, which, from the lowness of the windows and the age of the glass, was early.
said
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From this reading Now I said to myself that she had certainly a look of greater sedateness than before.
sedateness
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From this reading Now I said to myself that she had certainly a look of greater sedateness than before.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not only had time somewhat obliterated the last impression she had made upon me, but I had, partly from the infection of Charley’s manner, long ago stumbled upon various excuses for her conduct.
solitary
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From this reading I returned to my solitary house as soon as the evening began to grow too dark for my work, which, from the lowness of the windows and the age of the glass, was early.
somewhat
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From this reading Not only had time somewhat obliterated the last impression she had made upon me, but I had, partly from the infection of Charley’s manner, long ago stumbled upon various excuses for her conduct.
soon
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From this reading I returned to my solitary house as soon as the evening began to grow too dark for my work, which, from the lowness of the windows and the age of the glass, was early.
stumbled
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From this reading Not only had time somewhat obliterated the last impression she had made upon me, but I had, partly from the infection of Charley’s manner, long ago stumbled upon various excuses for her conduct.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Now I said to myself that she had certainly a look of greater sedateness than before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now I said to myself that she had certainly a look of greater sedateness than before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I returned to my solitary house as soon as the evening began to grow too dark for my work, which, from the lowness of the windows and the age of the glass, was early.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the way as I went, I was thinking of Clara.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not only had time somewhat obliterated the last impression she had made upon me, but I had, partly from the infection of Charley’s manner, long ago stumbled upon various excuses for her conduct.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I returned to my solitary house as soon as the evening began to grow too dark for my work, which, from the lowness of the windows and the age of the glass, was early.
too
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From this reading I returned to my solitary house as soon as the evening began to grow too dark for my work, which, from the lowness of the windows and the age of the glass, was early.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Not only had time somewhat obliterated the last impression she had made upon me, but I had, partly from the infection of Charley’s manner, long ago stumbled upon various excuses for her conduct.
various
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From this reading Not only had time somewhat obliterated the last impression she had made upon me, but I had, partly from the infection of Charley’s manner, long ago stumbled upon various excuses for her conduct.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I returned to my solitary house as soon as the evening began to grow too dark for my work, which, from the lowness of the windows and the age of the glass, was early.
way
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From this reading All the way as I went, I was thinking of Clara.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the way as I went, I was thinking of Clara.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I returned to my solitary house as soon as the evening began to grow too dark for my work, which, from the lowness of the windows and the age of the glass, was early.
windows
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From this reading I returned to my solitary house as soon as the evening began to grow too dark for my work, which, from the lowness of the windows and the age of the glass, was early.
work
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From this reading I returned to my solitary house as soon as the evening began to grow too dark for my work, which, from the lowness of the windows and the age of the glass, was early.
