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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 LABORIOUS DAYS With Gerard's death, Henry began to find Aunt Tipping's too sad a place to go on living in.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading So he cast about for some new shelter; and, one day, chance having taken him to the shipping end of the city, he came upon some old offices which seemed full of anxiety to be let.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had become haunted; and when new people moved into Gerard's rooms, it became still more painful for him.
anxiety
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From this reading So he cast about for some new shelter; and, one day, chance having taken him to the shipping end of the city, he came upon some old offices which seemed full of anxiety to be let.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as though Gerard had been dispossessed and driven out.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Inquiring of a chatty little housekeeper's wife, he discovered, away at the echoing top of the building, a big, well-lighted room, for which she thought the owner would be glad to take ten pounds a year.
Aunt
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From this reading LABORIOUS DAYS With Gerard's death, Henry began to find Aunt Tipping's too sad a place to go on living in.
away
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From this reading Inquiring of a chatty little housekeeper's wife, he discovered, away at the echoing top of the building, a big, well-lighted room, for which she thought the owner would be glad to take ten pounds a year.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So he cast about for some new shelter; and, one day, chance having taken him to the shipping end of the city, he came upon some old offices which seemed full of anxiety to be let.
became
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From this reading It had become haunted; and when new people moved into Gerard's rooms, it became still more painful for him.
become
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From this reading It had become haunted; and when new people moved into Gerard's rooms, it became still more painful for him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was as though Gerard had been dispossessed and driven out.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LABORIOUS DAYS With Gerard's death, Henry began to find Aunt Tipping's too sad a place to go on living in.
big
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From this reading Inquiring of a chatty little housekeeper's wife, he discovered, away at the echoing top of the building, a big, well-lighted room, for which she thought the owner would be glad to take ten pounds a year.
building
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From this reading Inquiring of a chatty little housekeeper's wife, he discovered, away at the echoing top of the building, a big, well-lighted room, for which she thought the owner would be glad to take ten pounds a year.
came
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From this reading So he cast about for some new shelter; and, one day, chance having taken him to the shipping end of the city, he came upon some old offices which seemed full of anxiety to be let.
cast
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From this reading So he cast about for some new shelter; and, one day, chance having taken him to the shipping end of the city, he came upon some old offices which seemed full of anxiety to be let.
chance
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From this reading So he cast about for some new shelter; and, one day, chance having taken him to the shipping end of the city, he came upon some old offices which seemed full of anxiety to be let.
chatty
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From this reading Inquiring of a chatty little housekeeper's wife, he discovered, away at the echoing top of the building, a big, well-lighted room, for which she thought the owner would be glad to take ten pounds a year.
city
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From this reading So he cast about for some new shelter; and, one day, chance having taken him to the shipping end of the city, he came upon some old offices which seemed full of anxiety to be let.
day
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From this reading So he cast about for some new shelter; and, one day, chance having taken him to the shipping end of the city, he came upon some old offices which seemed full of anxiety to be let.
DAYS
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From this reading LABORIOUS DAYS With Gerard's death, Henry began to find Aunt Tipping's too sad a place to go on living in.
death
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From this reading LABORIOUS DAYS With Gerard's death, Henry began to find Aunt Tipping's too sad a place to go on living in.
discovered
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From this reading Inquiring of a chatty little housekeeper's wife, he discovered, away at the echoing top of the building, a big, well-lighted room, for which she thought the owner would be glad to take ten pounds a year.
dispossessed
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From this reading It was as though Gerard had been dispossessed and driven out.
driven
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From this reading It was as though Gerard had been dispossessed and driven out.
echoing
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From this reading Inquiring of a chatty little housekeeper's wife, he discovered, away at the echoing top of the building, a big, well-lighted room, for which she thought the owner would be glad to take ten pounds a year.
end
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From this reading So he cast about for some new shelter; and, one day, chance having taken him to the shipping end of the city, he came upon some old offices which seemed full of anxiety to be let.
find
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From this reading LABORIOUS DAYS With Gerard's death, Henry began to find Aunt Tipping's too sad a place to go on living in.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had become haunted; and when new people moved into Gerard's rooms, it became still more painful for him.
full
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From this reading So he cast about for some new shelter; and, one day, chance having taken him to the shipping end of the city, he came upon some old offices which seemed full of anxiety to be let.
Gerard
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From this reading It was as though Gerard had been dispossessed and driven out.
Gerard's
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From this reading LABORIOUS DAYS With Gerard's death, Henry began to find Aunt Tipping's too sad a place to go on living in.
glad
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From this reading Inquiring of a chatty little housekeeper's wife, he discovered, away at the echoing top of the building, a big, well-lighted room, for which she thought the owner would be glad to take ten pounds a year.
go
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From this reading LABORIOUS DAYS With Gerard's death, Henry began to find Aunt Tipping's too sad a place to go on living in.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had become haunted; and when new people moved into Gerard's rooms, it became still more painful for him.
haunted
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From this reading It had become haunted; and when new people moved into Gerard's rooms, it became still more painful for him.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading So he cast about for some new shelter; and, one day, chance having taken him to the shipping end of the city, he came upon some old offices which seemed full of anxiety to be let.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So he cast about for some new shelter; and, one day, chance having taken him to the shipping end of the city, he came upon some old offices which seemed full of anxiety to be let.
Henry
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From this reading LABORIOUS DAYS With Gerard's death, Henry began to find Aunt Tipping's too sad a place to go on living in.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had become haunted; and when new people moved into Gerard's rooms, it became still more painful for him.
housekeeper's
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From this reading Inquiring of a chatty little housekeeper's wife, he discovered, away at the echoing top of the building, a big, well-lighted room, for which she thought the owner would be glad to take ten pounds a year.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LABORIOUS DAYS With Gerard's death, Henry began to find Aunt Tipping's too sad a place to go on living in.
Inquiring
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From this reading Inquiring of a chatty little housekeeper's wife, he discovered, away at the echoing top of the building, a big, well-lighted room, for which she thought the owner would be glad to take ten pounds a year.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It had become haunted; and when new people moved into Gerard's rooms, it became still more painful for him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had become haunted; and when new people moved into Gerard's rooms, it became still more painful for him.
LABORIOUS
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From this reading LABORIOUS DAYS With Gerard's death, Henry began to find Aunt Tipping's too sad a place to go on living in.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading So he cast about for some new shelter; and, one day, chance having taken him to the shipping end of the city, he came upon some old offices which seemed full of anxiety to be let.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Inquiring of a chatty little housekeeper's wife, he discovered, away at the echoing top of the building, a big, well-lighted room, for which she thought the owner would be glad to take ten pounds a year.
living
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From this reading LABORIOUS DAYS With Gerard's death, Henry began to find Aunt Tipping's too sad a place to go on living in.
more
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From this reading It had become haunted; and when new people moved into Gerard's rooms, it became still more painful for him.
moved
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From this reading It had become haunted; and when new people moved into Gerard's rooms, it became still more painful for him.
new
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From this reading It had become haunted; and when new people moved into Gerard's rooms, it became still more painful for him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So he cast about for some new shelter; and, one day, chance having taken him to the shipping end of the city, he came upon some old offices which seemed full of anxiety to be let.
offices
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From this reading So he cast about for some new shelter; and, one day, chance having taken him to the shipping end of the city, he came upon some old offices which seemed full of anxiety to be let.
old
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From this reading So he cast about for some new shelter; and, one day, chance having taken him to the shipping end of the city, he came upon some old offices which seemed full of anxiety to be let.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LABORIOUS DAYS With Gerard's death, Henry began to find Aunt Tipping's too sad a place to go on living in.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So he cast about for some new shelter; and, one day, chance having taken him to the shipping end of the city, he came upon some old offices which seemed full of anxiety to be let.
out
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From this reading It was as though Gerard had been dispossessed and driven out.
owner
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From this reading Inquiring of a chatty little housekeeper's wife, he discovered, away at the echoing top of the building, a big, well-lighted room, for which she thought the owner would be glad to take ten pounds a year.
painful
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From this reading It had become haunted; and when new people moved into Gerard's rooms, it became still more painful for him.
people
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From this reading It had become haunted; and when new people moved into Gerard's rooms, it became still more painful for him.
place
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From this reading LABORIOUS DAYS With Gerard's death, Henry began to find Aunt Tipping's too sad a place to go on living in.
pounds
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From this reading Inquiring of a chatty little housekeeper's wife, he discovered, away at the echoing top of the building, a big, well-lighted room, for which she thought the owner would be glad to take ten pounds a year.
room
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From this reading Inquiring of a chatty little housekeeper's wife, he discovered, away at the echoing top of the building, a big, well-lighted room, for which she thought the owner would be glad to take ten pounds a year.
rooms
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From this reading It had become haunted; and when new people moved into Gerard's rooms, it became still more painful for him.
sad
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From this reading LABORIOUS DAYS With Gerard's death, Henry began to find Aunt Tipping's too sad a place to go on living in.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So he cast about for some new shelter; and, one day, chance having taken him to the shipping end of the city, he came upon some old offices which seemed full of anxiety to be let.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Inquiring of a chatty little housekeeper's wife, he discovered, away at the echoing top of the building, a big, well-lighted room, for which she thought the owner would be glad to take ten pounds a year.
shelter
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From this reading So he cast about for some new shelter; and, one day, chance having taken him to the shipping end of the city, he came upon some old offices which seemed full of anxiety to be let.
shipping
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From this reading So he cast about for some new shelter; and, one day, chance having taken him to the shipping end of the city, he came upon some old offices which seemed full of anxiety to be let.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he cast about for some new shelter; and, one day, chance having taken him to the shipping end of the city, he came upon some old offices which seemed full of anxiety to be let.
some
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From this reading So he cast about for some new shelter; and, one day, chance having taken him to the shipping end of the city, he came upon some old offices which seemed full of anxiety to be let.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had become haunted; and when new people moved into Gerard's rooms, it became still more painful for him.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Inquiring of a chatty little housekeeper's wife, he discovered, away at the echoing top of the building, a big, well-lighted room, for which she thought the owner would be glad to take ten pounds a year.
taken
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From this reading So he cast about for some new shelter; and, one day, chance having taken him to the shipping end of the city, he came upon some old offices which seemed full of anxiety to be let.
ten
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From this reading Inquiring of a chatty little housekeeper's wife, he discovered, away at the echoing top of the building, a big, well-lighted room, for which she thought the owner would be glad to take ten pounds a year.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So he cast about for some new shelter; and, one day, chance having taken him to the shipping end of the city, he came upon some old offices which seemed full of anxiety to be let.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was as though Gerard had been dispossessed and driven out.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Inquiring of a chatty little housekeeper's wife, he discovered, away at the echoing top of the building, a big, well-lighted room, for which she thought the owner would be glad to take ten pounds a year.
Tipping's
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From this reading LABORIOUS DAYS With Gerard's death, Henry began to find Aunt Tipping's too sad a place to go on living in.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LABORIOUS DAYS With Gerard's death, Henry began to find Aunt Tipping's too sad a place to go on living in.
too
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From this reading LABORIOUS DAYS With Gerard's death, Henry began to find Aunt Tipping's too sad a place to go on living in.
top
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From this reading Inquiring of a chatty little housekeeper's wife, he discovered, away at the echoing top of the building, a big, well-lighted room, for which she thought the owner would be glad to take ten pounds a year.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So he cast about for some new shelter; and, one day, chance having taken him to the shipping end of the city, he came upon some old offices which seemed full of anxiety to be let.
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 Gerard had been dispossessed and driven out.
well-lighted
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From this reading Inquiring of a chatty little housekeeper's wife, he discovered, away at the echoing top of the building, a big, well-lighted room, for which she thought the owner would be glad to take ten pounds a year.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It had become haunted; and when new people moved into Gerard's rooms, it became still more painful for him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So he cast about for some new shelter; and, one day, chance having taken him to the shipping end of the city, he came upon some old offices which seemed full of anxiety to be let.
wife
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From this reading Inquiring of a chatty little housekeeper's wife, he discovered, away at the echoing top of the building, a big, well-lighted room, for which she thought the owner would be glad to take ten pounds a year.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading LABORIOUS DAYS With Gerard's death, Henry began to find Aunt Tipping's too sad a place to go on living in.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Inquiring of a chatty little housekeeper's wife, he discovered, away at the echoing top of the building, a big, well-lighted room, for which she thought the owner would be glad to take ten pounds a year.
year
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From this reading Inquiring of a chatty little housekeeper's wife, he discovered, away at the echoing top of the building, a big, well-lighted room, for which she thought the owner would be glad to take ten pounds a year.
