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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 was a man of very quiet manners, and yet he was unable to conceal a certain excitement.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He walked into the Gatehouse with an air of abstraction, as if he did not quite know what he was about.
abstraction
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From this reading He walked into the Gatehouse with an air of abstraction, as if he did not quite know what he was about.
air
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From this reading He walked into the Gatehouse with an air of abstraction, as if he did not quite know what he was about.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He walked into the Gatehouse with an air of abstraction, as if he did not quite know what he was about.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a man of very quiet manners, and yet he was unable to conceal a certain excitement.
apart
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From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He walked into the Gatehouse with an air of abstraction, as if he did not quite know what he was about.
away
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From this reading 'I have come to talk about business,' he said, but he did not send Norah away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
beheld
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From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
book
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From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
business
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From this reading 'I have come to talk about business,' he said, but he did not send Norah away.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'I have come to talk about business,' he said, but he did not send Norah away.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
came
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From this reading Dr Maurice came down next day.
certain
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From this reading He was a man of very quiet manners, and yet he was unable to conceal a certain excitement.
chair
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From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
child
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From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I have come to talk about business,' he said, but he did not send Norah away.
conceal
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From this reading He was a man of very quiet manners, and yet he was unable to conceal a certain excitement.
day
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From this reading Dr Maurice came down next day.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He walked into the Gatehouse with an air of abstraction, as if he did not quite know what he was about.
down
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From this reading Dr Maurice came down next day.
Dr
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From this reading Dr Maurice came down next day.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
excitement
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From this reading He was a man of very quiet manners, and yet he was unable to conceal a certain excitement.
face
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From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
Gatehouse
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From this reading He walked into the Gatehouse with an air of abstraction, as if he did not quite know what he was about.
glad
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From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'I have come to talk about business,' he said, but he did not send Norah away.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a man of very quiet manners, and yet he was unable to conceal a certain excitement.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I have come to talk about business,' he said, but he did not send Norah away.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He walked into the Gatehouse with an air of abstraction, as if he did not quite know what he was about.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He walked into the Gatehouse with an air of abstraction, as if he did not quite know what he was about.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He walked into the Gatehouse with an air of abstraction, as if he did not quite know what he was about.
man
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From this reading He was a man of very quiet manners, and yet he was unable to conceal a certain excitement.
manners
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From this reading He was a man of very quiet manners, and yet he was unable to conceal a certain excitement.
Maurice
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From this reading Dr Maurice came down next day.
more
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From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
mother's
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From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dr Maurice came down next day.
Norah
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From this reading 'I have come to talk about business,' he said, but he did not send Norah away.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He walked into the Gatehouse with an air of abstraction, as if he did not quite know what he was about.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a man of very quiet manners, and yet he was unable to conceal a certain excitement.
once
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From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
Probably
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From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
quiet
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From this reading He was a man of very quiet manners, and yet he was unable to conceal a certain excitement.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He walked into the Gatehouse with an air of abstraction, as if he did not quite know what he was about.
said
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From this reading 'I have come to talk about business,' he said, but he did not send Norah away.
see
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From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
send
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From this reading 'I have come to talk about business,' he said, but he did not send Norah away.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
taking
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From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
talk
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From this reading 'I have come to talk about business,' he said, but he did not send Norah away.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He walked into the Gatehouse with an air of abstraction, as if he did not quite know what he was about.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was a man of very quiet manners, and yet he was unable to conceal a certain excitement.
unable
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From this reading He was a man of very quiet manners, and yet he was unable to conceal a certain excitement.
up
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From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
very
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From this reading He was a man of very quiet manners, and yet he was unable to conceal a certain excitement.
walked
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From this reading He walked into the Gatehouse with an air of abstraction, as if he did not quite know what he was about.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a man of very quiet manners, and yet he was unable to conceal a certain excitement.
watching
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From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He walked into the Gatehouse with an air of abstraction, as if he did not quite know what he was about.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He walked into the Gatehouse with an air of abstraction, as if he did not quite know what he was about.
word
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From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Probably had he not been so glad to see her once more, it would have surprised him to see the child whom he had never beheld apart from a book, standing up by her mother's chair, watching his face, taking in every word.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He was a man of very quiet manners, and yet he was unable to conceal a certain excitement.
