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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had not begun to note outward and visible signs in regard to his own species; his observation was confined to the animals, to whose every motion and look he gave heed.
animals
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From this reading He had not begun to note outward and visible signs in regard to his own species; his observation was confined to the animals, to whose every motion and look he gave heed.
appeared
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From this reading When Mr. Goodenough appeared at the house-door with the boy, his wife’s face expressed what her tongue dared not utter without some heating of the furnace behind it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Mr. Goodenough appeared at the house-door with the boy, his wife’s face expressed what her tongue dared not utter without some heating of the furnace behind it.
aware
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From this reading But he was hardly aware of watching even them: his love made it so natural to watch, and so easy to understand them!
begun
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From this reading He had not begun to note outward and visible signs in regard to his own species; his observation was confined to the animals, to whose every motion and look he gave heed.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading When Mr. Goodenough appeared at the house-door with the boy, his wife’s face expressed what her tongue dared not utter without some heating of the furnace behind it.
boy
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From this reading When Mr. Goodenough appeared at the house-door with the boy, his wife’s face expressed what her tongue dared not utter without some heating of the furnace behind it.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Clare never saw that he was unwelcome.
CLARE
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From this reading CLARE ON THE FARM.
confined
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From this reading He had not begun to note outward and visible signs in regard to his own species; his observation was confined to the animals, to whose every motion and look he gave heed.
dared
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From this reading When Mr. Goodenough appeared at the house-door with the boy, his wife’s face expressed what her tongue dared not utter without some heating of the furnace behind it.
easy
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From this reading But he was hardly aware of watching even them: his love made it so natural to watch, and so easy to understand them!
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he was hardly aware of watching even them: his love made it so natural to watch, and so easy to understand them!
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He had not begun to note outward and visible signs in regard to his own species; his observation was confined to the animals, to whose every motion and look he gave heed.
expressed
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From this reading When Mr. Goodenough appeared at the house-door with the boy, his wife’s face expressed what her tongue dared not utter without some heating of the furnace behind it.
face
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From this reading When Mr. Goodenough appeared at the house-door with the boy, his wife’s face expressed what her tongue dared not utter without some heating of the furnace behind it.
FARM
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From this reading CLARE ON THE FARM.
furnace
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From this reading When Mr. Goodenough appeared at the house-door with the boy, his wife’s face expressed what her tongue dared not utter without some heating of the furnace behind it.
gave
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From this reading He had not begun to note outward and visible signs in regard to his own species; his observation was confined to the animals, to whose every motion and look he gave heed.
Goodenough
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From this reading When Mr. Goodenough appeared at the house-door with the boy, his wife’s face expressed what her tongue dared not utter without some heating of the furnace behind it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not begun to note outward and visible signs in regard to his own species; his observation was confined to the animals, to whose every motion and look he gave heed.
hardly
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From this reading But he was hardly aware of watching even them: his love made it so natural to watch, and so easy to understand them!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Clare never saw that he was unwelcome.
heating
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From this reading When Mr. Goodenough appeared at the house-door with the boy, his wife’s face expressed what her tongue dared not utter without some heating of the furnace behind it.
heed
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From this reading He had not begun to note outward and visible signs in regard to his own species; his observation was confined to the animals, to whose every motion and look he gave heed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Mr. Goodenough appeared at the house-door with the boy, his wife’s face expressed what her tongue dared not utter without some heating of the furnace behind it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Mr. Goodenough appeared at the house-door with the boy, his wife’s face expressed what her tongue dared not utter without some heating of the furnace behind it.
house-door
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From this reading When Mr. Goodenough appeared at the house-door with the boy, his wife’s face expressed what her tongue dared not utter without some heating of the furnace behind it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had not begun to note outward and visible signs in regard to his own species; his observation was confined to the animals, to whose every motion and look he gave heed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Mr. Goodenough appeared at the house-door with the boy, his wife’s face expressed what her tongue dared not utter without some heating of the furnace behind it.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not begun to note outward and visible signs in regard to his own species; his observation was confined to the animals, to whose every motion and look he gave heed.
love
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From this reading But he was hardly aware of watching even them: his love made it so natural to watch, and so easy to understand them!
made
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From this reading But he was hardly aware of watching even them: his love made it so natural to watch, and so easy to understand them!
motion
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From this reading He had not begun to note outward and visible signs in regard to his own species; his observation was confined to the animals, to whose every motion and look he gave heed.
Mr
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From this reading When Mr. Goodenough appeared at the house-door with the boy, his wife’s face expressed what her tongue dared not utter without some heating of the furnace behind it.
natural
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From this reading But he was hardly aware of watching even them: his love made it so natural to watch, and so easy to understand them!
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Clare never saw that he was unwelcome.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Mr. Goodenough appeared at the house-door with the boy, his wife’s face expressed what her tongue dared not utter without some heating of the furnace behind it.
note
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From this reading He had not begun to note outward and visible signs in regard to his own species; his observation was confined to the animals, to whose every motion and look he gave heed.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had not begun to note outward and visible signs in regard to his own species; his observation was confined to the animals, to whose every motion and look he gave heed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Mr. Goodenough appeared at the house-door with the boy, his wife’s face expressed what her tongue dared not utter without some heating of the furnace behind it.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CLARE ON THE FARM.
outward
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From this reading He had not begun to note outward and visible signs in regard to his own species; his observation was confined to the animals, to whose every motion and look he gave heed.
own
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From this reading He had not begun to note outward and visible signs in regard to his own species; his observation was confined to the animals, to whose every motion and look he gave heed.
regard
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From this reading He had not begun to note outward and visible signs in regard to his own species; his observation was confined to the animals, to whose every motion and look he gave heed.
saw
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From this reading But Clare never saw that he was unwelcome.
signs
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From this reading He had not begun to note outward and visible signs in regard to his own species; his observation was confined to the animals, to whose every motion and look he gave heed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But he was hardly aware of watching even them: his love made it so natural to watch, and so easy to understand them!
some
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From this reading When Mr. Goodenough appeared at the house-door with the boy, his wife’s face expressed what her tongue dared not utter without some heating of the furnace behind it.
species
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From this reading He had not begun to note outward and visible signs in regard to his own species; his observation was confined to the animals, to whose every motion and look he gave heed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Clare never saw that he was unwelcome.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CLARE ON THE FARM.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But he was hardly aware of watching even them: his love made it so natural to watch, and so easy to understand them!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had not begun to note outward and visible signs in regard to his own species; his observation was confined to the animals, to whose every motion and look he gave heed.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Mr. Goodenough appeared at the house-door with the boy, his wife’s face expressed what her tongue dared not utter without some heating of the furnace behind it.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he was hardly aware of watching even them: his love made it so natural to watch, and so easy to understand them!
unwelcome
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From this reading But Clare never saw that he was unwelcome.
utter
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From this reading When Mr. Goodenough appeared at the house-door with the boy, his wife’s face expressed what her tongue dared not utter without some heating of the furnace behind it.
visible
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From this reading He had not begun to note outward and visible signs in regard to his own species; his observation was confined to the animals, to whose every motion and look he gave heed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Clare never saw that he was unwelcome.
watch
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From this reading But he was hardly aware of watching even them: his love made it so natural to watch, and so easy to understand them!
watching
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From this reading But he was hardly aware of watching even them: his love made it so natural to watch, and so easy to understand them!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When Mr. Goodenough appeared at the house-door with the boy, his wife’s face expressed what her tongue dared not utter without some heating of the furnace behind it.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Mr. Goodenough appeared at the house-door with the boy, his wife’s face expressed what her tongue dared not utter without some heating of the furnace behind it.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He had not begun to note outward and visible signs in regard to his own species; his observation was confined to the animals, to whose every motion and look he gave heed.
wife's
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From this reading When Mr. Goodenough appeared at the house-door with the boy, his wife’s face expressed what her tongue dared not utter without some heating of the furnace behind it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Mr. Goodenough appeared at the house-door with the boy, his wife’s face expressed what her tongue dared not utter without some heating of the furnace behind it.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading When Mr. Goodenough appeared at the house-door with the boy, his wife’s face expressed what her tongue dared not utter without some heating of the furnace behind it.
