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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 Some days after this, mother and son, who of late had been more together, agreed to be present at the wedding of some relatives at a neighboring gard.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Some days after this, mother and son, who of late had been more together, agreed to be present at the wedding of some relatives at a neighboring gard.
agreed
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From this reading Some days after this, mother and son, who of late had been more together, agreed to be present at the wedding of some relatives at a neighboring gard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some days after this, mother and son, who of late had been more together, agreed to be present at the wedding of some relatives at a neighboring gard.
any
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From this reading The mother had not been to any party since she was a girl.
Arne
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From this reading They knew few people at the wedding, save by name, and Arne thought it especially strange that everybody stared at him wherever he went.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some days after this, mother and son, who of late had been more together, agreed to be present at the wedding of some relatives at a neighboring gard.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Some days after this, mother and son, who of late had been more together, agreed to be present at the wedding of some relatives at a neighboring gard.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Some days after this, mother and son, who of late had been more together, agreed to be present at the wedding of some relatives at a neighboring gard.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Once some words were spoken behind him in the passage; he was not sure, but he fancied he understood them, and every drop of blood rushed into his face whenever he thought of them.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading He could not keep his eyes off the man who had spoken these words; finally, he took a seat beside him.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once some words were spoken behind him in the passage; he was not sure, but he fancied he understood them, and every drop of blood rushed into his face whenever he thought of them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Once some words were spoken behind him in the passage; he was not sure, but he fancied he understood them, and every drop of blood rushed into his face whenever he thought of them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They knew few people at the wedding, save by name, and Arne thought it especially strange that everybody stared at him wherever he went.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not keep his eyes off the man who had spoken these words; finally, he took a seat beside him.
days
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From this reading Some days after this, mother and son, who of late had been more together, agreed to be present at the wedding of some relatives at a neighboring gard.
drop
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From this reading Once some words were spoken behind him in the passage; he was not sure, but he fancied he understood them, and every drop of blood rushed into his face whenever he thought of them.
especially
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From this reading They knew few people at the wedding, save by name, and Arne thought it especially strange that everybody stared at him wherever he went.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Once some words were spoken behind him in the passage; he was not sure, but he fancied he understood them, and every drop of blood rushed into his face whenever he thought of them.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading They knew few people at the wedding, save by name, and Arne thought it especially strange that everybody stared at him wherever he went.
eyes
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From this reading He could not keep his eyes off the man who had spoken these words; finally, he took a seat beside him.
face
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From this reading Once some words were spoken behind him in the passage; he was not sure, but he fancied he understood them, and every drop of blood rushed into his face whenever he thought of them.
fancied
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From this reading Once some words were spoken behind him in the passage; he was not sure, but he fancied he understood them, and every drop of blood rushed into his face whenever he thought of them.
few
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From this reading They knew few people at the wedding, save by name, and Arne thought it especially strange that everybody stared at him wherever he went.
finally
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From this reading He could not keep his eyes off the man who had spoken these words; finally, he took a seat beside him.
gard
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From this reading Some days after this, mother and son, who of late had been more together, agreed to be present at the wedding of some relatives at a neighboring gard.
girl
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From this reading The mother had not been to any party since she was a girl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some days after this, mother and son, who of late had been more together, agreed to be present at the wedding of some relatives at a neighboring gard.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They knew few people at the wedding, save by name, and Arne thought it especially strange that everybody stared at him wherever he went.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They knew few people at the wedding, save by name, and Arne thought it especially strange that everybody stared at him wherever he went.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once some words were spoken behind him in the passage; he was not sure, but he fancied he understood them, and every drop of blood rushed into his face whenever he thought of them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once some words were spoken behind him in the passage; he was not sure, but he fancied he understood them, and every drop of blood rushed into his face whenever he thought of them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Once some words were spoken behind him in the passage; he was not sure, but he fancied he understood them, and every drop of blood rushed into his face whenever he thought of them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They knew few people at the wedding, save by name, and Arne thought it especially strange that everybody stared at him wherever he went.
keep
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From this reading He could not keep his eyes off the man who had spoken these words; finally, he took a seat beside him.
knew
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From this reading They knew few people at the wedding, save by name, and Arne thought it especially strange that everybody stared at him wherever he went.
late
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From this reading Some days after this, mother and son, who of late had been more together, agreed to be present at the wedding of some relatives at a neighboring gard.
man
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From this reading He could not keep his eyes off the man who had spoken these words; finally, he took a seat beside him.
more
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From this reading Some days after this, mother and son, who of late had been more together, agreed to be present at the wedding of some relatives at a neighboring gard.
mother
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From this reading Some days after this, mother and son, who of late had been more together, agreed to be present at the wedding of some relatives at a neighboring gard.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They knew few people at the wedding, save by name, and Arne thought it especially strange that everybody stared at him wherever he went.
neighboring
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From this reading Some days after this, mother and son, who of late had been more together, agreed to be present at the wedding of some relatives at a neighboring gard.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The mother had not been to any party since she was a girl.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some days after this, mother and son, who of late had been more together, agreed to be present at the wedding of some relatives at a neighboring gard.
off
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From this reading He could not keep his eyes off the man who had spoken these words; finally, he took a seat beside him.
Once
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From this reading Once some words were spoken behind him in the passage; he was not sure, but he fancied he understood them, and every drop of blood rushed into his face whenever he thought of them.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mother had not been to any party since she was a girl.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Once some words were spoken behind him in the passage; he was not sure, but he fancied he understood them, and every drop of blood rushed into his face whenever he thought of them.
people
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From this reading They knew few people at the wedding, save by name, and Arne thought it especially strange that everybody stared at him wherever he went.
present
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From this reading Some days after this, mother and son, who of late had been more together, agreed to be present at the wedding of some relatives at a neighboring gard.
relatives
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From this reading Some days after this, mother and son, who of late had been more together, agreed to be present at the wedding of some relatives at a neighboring gard.
rushed
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From this reading Once some words were spoken behind him in the passage; he was not sure, but he fancied he understood them, and every drop of blood rushed into his face whenever he thought of them.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading They knew few people at the wedding, save by name, and Arne thought it especially strange that everybody stared at him wherever he went.
seat
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From this reading He could not keep his eyes off the man who had spoken these words; finally, he took a seat beside him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The mother had not been to any party since she was a girl.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The mother had not been to any party since she was a girl.
Some
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From this reading Some days after this, mother and son, who of late had been more together, agreed to be present at the wedding of some relatives at a neighboring gard.
son
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From this reading Some days after this, mother and son, who of late had been more together, agreed to be present at the wedding of some relatives at a neighboring gard.
spoken
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From this reading Once some words were spoken behind him in the passage; he was not sure, but he fancied he understood them, and every drop of blood rushed into his face whenever he thought of them.
stared
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From this reading They knew few people at the wedding, save by name, and Arne thought it especially strange that everybody stared at him wherever he went.
strange
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From this reading They knew few people at the wedding, save by name, and Arne thought it especially strange that everybody stared at him wherever he went.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once some words were spoken behind him in the passage; he was not sure, but he fancied he understood them, and every drop of blood rushed into his face whenever he thought of them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They knew few people at the wedding, save by name, and Arne thought it especially strange that everybody stared at him wherever he went.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some days after this, mother and son, who of late had been more together, agreed to be present at the wedding of some relatives at a neighboring gard.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Once some words were spoken behind him in the passage; he was not sure, but he fancied he understood them, and every drop of blood rushed into his face whenever he thought of them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He could not keep his eyes off the man who had spoken these words; finally, he took a seat beside him.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They knew few people at the wedding, save by name, and Arne thought it especially strange that everybody stared at him wherever he went.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Some days after this, mother and son, who of late had been more together, agreed to be present at the wedding of some relatives at a neighboring gard.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They knew few people at the wedding, save by name, and Arne thought it especially strange that everybody stared at him wherever he went.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some days after this, mother and son, who of late had been more together, agreed to be present at the wedding of some relatives at a neighboring gard.
together
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From this reading Some days after this, mother and son, who of late had been more together, agreed to be present at the wedding of some relatives at a neighboring gard.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could not keep his eyes off the man who had spoken these words; finally, he took a seat beside him.
understood
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From this reading Once some words were spoken behind him in the passage; he was not sure, but he fancied he understood them, and every drop of blood rushed into his face whenever he thought of them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The mother had not been to any party since she was a girl.
wedding
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From this reading Some days after this, mother and son, who of late had been more together, agreed to be present at the wedding of some relatives at a neighboring gard.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They knew few people at the wedding, save by name, and Arne thought it especially strange that everybody stared at him wherever he went.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Once some words were spoken behind him in the passage; he was not sure, but he fancied he understood them, and every drop of blood rushed into his face whenever he thought of them.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Once some words were spoken behind him in the passage; he was not sure, but he fancied he understood them, and every drop of blood rushed into his face whenever he thought of them.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading They knew few people at the wedding, save by name, and Arne thought it especially strange that everybody stared at him wherever he went.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Some days after this, mother and son, who of late had been more together, agreed to be present at the wedding of some relatives at a neighboring gard.
words
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From this reading Once some words were spoken behind him in the passage; he was not sure, but he fancied he understood them, and every drop of blood rushed into his face whenever he thought of them.
