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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 A TALK WITH CHARLEY.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I hoped my companionship, with the air and exercise of the country, would help to quiet him again.
air
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From this reading But I hoped my companionship, with the air and exercise of the country, would help to quiet him again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But I hoped my companionship, with the air and exercise of the country, would help to quiet him again.
anxiety
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From this reading There was a restlessness in his eye which made me especially anxious, for it raised a doubt whether the appearance of good spirits was not the result merely of resistance to some anxiety.
anxious
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From this reading There was a restlessness in his eye which made me especially anxious, for it raised a doubt whether the appearance of good spirits was not the result merely of resistance to some anxiety.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a restlessness in his eye which made me especially anxious, for it raised a doubt whether the appearance of good spirits was not the result merely of resistance to some anxiety.
arrived
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From this reading The following Monday, in the evening, Charley arrived, in great spirits, more excited indeed than I liked to see him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I hoped my companionship, with the air and exercise of the country, would help to quiet him again.
CHARLEY
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From this reading A TALK WITH CHARLEY.
companionship
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From this reading But I hoped my companionship, with the air and exercise of the country, would help to quiet him again.
country
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From this reading But I hoped my companionship, with the air and exercise of the country, would help to quiet him again.
doubt
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From this reading There was a restlessness in his eye which made me especially anxious, for it raised a doubt whether the appearance of good spirits was not the result merely of resistance to some anxiety.
down
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From this reading In the late twilight we took a walk together up and down my field.
especially
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From this reading There was a restlessness in his eye which made me especially anxious, for it raised a doubt whether the appearance of good spirits was not the result merely of resistance to some anxiety.
evening
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From this reading The following Monday, in the evening, Charley arrived, in great spirits, more excited indeed than I liked to see him.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading The following Monday, in the evening, Charley arrived, in great spirits, more excited indeed than I liked to see him.
exercise
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From this reading But I hoped my companionship, with the air and exercise of the country, would help to quiet him again.
eye
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From this reading There was a restlessness in his eye which made me especially anxious, for it raised a doubt whether the appearance of good spirits was not the result merely of resistance to some anxiety.
field
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From this reading In the late twilight we took a walk together up and down my field.
following
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From this reading The following Monday, in the evening, Charley arrived, in great spirits, more excited indeed than I liked to see him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a restlessness in his eye which made me especially anxious, for it raised a doubt whether the appearance of good spirits was not the result merely of resistance to some anxiety.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a restlessness in his eye which made me especially anxious, for it raised a doubt whether the appearance of good spirits was not the result merely of resistance to some anxiety.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following Monday, in the evening, Charley arrived, in great spirits, more excited indeed than I liked to see him.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I hoped my companionship, with the air and exercise of the country, would help to quiet him again.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The following Monday, in the evening, Charley arrived, in great spirits, more excited indeed than I liked to see him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a restlessness in his eye which made me especially anxious, for it raised a doubt whether the appearance of good spirits was not the result merely of resistance to some anxiety.
hoped
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From this reading But I hoped my companionship, with the air and exercise of the country, would help to quiet him again.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The following Monday, in the evening, Charley arrived, in great spirits, more excited indeed than I liked to see him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The following Monday, in the evening, Charley arrived, in great spirits, more excited indeed than I liked to see him.
indeed
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From this reading The following Monday, in the evening, Charley arrived, in great spirits, more excited indeed than I liked to see him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a restlessness in his eye which made me especially anxious, for it raised a doubt whether the appearance of good spirits was not the result merely of resistance to some anxiety.
late
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From this reading In the late twilight we took a walk together up and down my field.
liked
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From this reading The following Monday, in the evening, Charley arrived, in great spirits, more excited indeed than I liked to see him.
made
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From this reading There was a restlessness in his eye which made me especially anxious, for it raised a doubt whether the appearance of good spirits was not the result merely of resistance to some anxiety.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was a restlessness in his eye which made me especially anxious, for it raised a doubt whether the appearance of good spirits was not the result merely of resistance to some anxiety.
merely
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From this reading There was a restlessness in his eye which made me especially anxious, for it raised a doubt whether the appearance of good spirits was not the result merely of resistance to some anxiety.
Monday
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From this reading The following Monday, in the evening, Charley arrived, in great spirits, more excited indeed than I liked to see him.
more
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From this reading The following Monday, in the evening, Charley arrived, in great spirits, more excited indeed than I liked to see him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I hoped my companionship, with the air and exercise of the country, would help to quiet him again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was a restlessness in his eye which made me especially anxious, for it raised a doubt whether the appearance of good spirits was not the result merely of resistance to some anxiety.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a restlessness in his eye which made me especially anxious, for it raised a doubt whether the appearance of good spirits was not the result merely of resistance to some anxiety.
quiet
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From this reading But I hoped my companionship, with the air and exercise of the country, would help to quiet him again.
raised
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From this reading There was a restlessness in his eye which made me especially anxious, for it raised a doubt whether the appearance of good spirits was not the result merely of resistance to some anxiety.
resistance
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From this reading There was a restlessness in his eye which made me especially anxious, for it raised a doubt whether the appearance of good spirits was not the result merely of resistance to some anxiety.
restlessness
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From this reading There was a restlessness in his eye which made me especially anxious, for it raised a doubt whether the appearance of good spirits was not the result merely of resistance to some anxiety.
result
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From this reading There was a restlessness in his eye which made me especially anxious, for it raised a doubt whether the appearance of good spirits was not the result merely of resistance to some anxiety.
see
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From this reading The following Monday, in the evening, Charley arrived, in great spirits, more excited indeed than I liked to see him.
some
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From this reading There was a restlessness in his eye which made me especially anxious, for it raised a doubt whether the appearance of good spirits was not the result merely of resistance to some anxiety.
spirits
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From this reading The following Monday, in the evening, Charley arrived, in great spirits, more excited indeed than I liked to see him.
TALK
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From this reading A TALK WITH CHARLEY.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The following Monday, in the evening, Charley arrived, in great spirits, more excited indeed than I liked to see him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following Monday, in the evening, Charley arrived, in great spirits, more excited indeed than I liked to see him.
There
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From this reading There was a restlessness in his eye which made me especially anxious, for it raised a doubt whether the appearance of good spirits was not the result merely of resistance to some anxiety.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The following Monday, in the evening, Charley arrived, in great spirits, more excited indeed than I liked to see him.
together
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From this reading In the late twilight we took a walk together up and down my field.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the late twilight we took a walk together up and down my field.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading In the late twilight we took a walk together up and down my field.
up
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From this reading In the late twilight we took a walk together up and down my field.
walk
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From this reading In the late twilight we took a walk together up and down my field.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a restlessness in his eye which made me especially anxious, for it raised a doubt whether the appearance of good spirits was not the result merely of resistance to some anxiety.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In the late twilight we took a walk together up and down my field.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading There was a restlessness in his eye which made me especially anxious, for it raised a doubt whether the appearance of good spirits was not the result merely of resistance to some anxiety.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a restlessness in his eye which made me especially anxious, for it raised a doubt whether the appearance of good spirits was not the result merely of resistance to some anxiety.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A TALK WITH CHARLEY.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But I hoped my companionship, with the air and exercise of the country, would help to quiet him again.
