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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 next lit a cigar, and opening his window, leaned out to smoke.
all
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From this reading It was all safe and untouched.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was all safe and untouched.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CALVERT’S first care as he entered his room was to ascertain if his purse was there.
ascertain
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From this reading CALVERT’S first care as he entered his room was to ascertain if his purse was there.
autumn
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From this reading It was a glorious autumn night, still, starry and cloudless.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
betakes
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From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
brain-labour
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From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
calm
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From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
CALVERT'S
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From this reading CALVERT’S first care as he entered his room was to ascertain if his purse was there.
care
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From this reading CALVERT’S first care as he entered his room was to ascertain if his purse was there.
cigar
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From this reading He next lit a cigar, and opening his window, leaned out to smoke.
cloudless
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From this reading It was a glorious autumn night, still, starry and cloudless.
commune
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From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
contemplative
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From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
entered
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From this reading CALVERT’S first care as he entered his room was to ascertain if his purse was there.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CALVERT’S first care as he entered his room was to ascertain if his purse was there.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
glorious
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From this reading It was a glorious autumn night, still, starry and cloudless.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CALVERT’S first care as he entered his room was to ascertain if his purse was there.
heart
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From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CALVERT’S first care as he entered his room was to ascertain if his purse was there.
hour
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From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading CALVERT’S first care as he entered his room was to ascertain if his purse was there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all safe and untouched.
leaned
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From this reading He next lit a cigar, and opening his window, leaned out to smoke.
lit
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From this reading He next lit a cigar, and opening his window, leaned out to smoke.
loves
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From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
man
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From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
natures
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From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He next lit a cigar, and opening his window, leaned out to smoke.
night
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From this reading It was a glorious autumn night, still, starry and cloudless.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
opening
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From this reading He next lit a cigar, and opening his window, leaned out to smoke.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
out
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From this reading He next lit a cigar, and opening his window, leaned out to smoke.
own
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From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
purse
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From this reading CALVERT’S first care as he entered his room was to ascertain if his purse was there.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
room
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From this reading CALVERT’S first care as he entered his room was to ascertain if his purse was there.
safe
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From this reading It was all safe and untouched.
said
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From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
seen
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From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
smoke
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From this reading He next lit a cigar, and opening his window, leaned out to smoke.
some
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From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
starry
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From this reading It was a glorious autumn night, still, starry and cloudless.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a glorious autumn night, still, starry and cloudless.
street
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From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
taking
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From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
there
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From this reading CALVERT’S first care as he entered his room was to ascertain if his purse was there.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CALVERT’S first care as he entered his room was to ascertain if his purse was there.
tranquil
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From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
untouched
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From this reading It was all safe and untouched.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CALVERT’S first care as he entered his room was to ascertain if his purse was there.
wearied
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From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
window
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From this reading He next lit a cigar, and opening his window, leaned out to smoke.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Had anyone from the street beneath seen him there, he might have said, “There is some wearied man of brain-labour, taking his hour of tranquil thought before he betakes himself to rest; or he is one of those contemplative natures who loves to be free to commune with his own heart in the silence of a calm night.”
