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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 Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
aghast
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From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
agitated
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From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
Agnes
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From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
all
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From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
almost
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From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
APPROACHING
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From this reading THE CRISIS APPROACHING.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
away
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From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading How easily he took all this, which was so tremendous to her! and that not only because of the difference between man and woman, but because of the fundamental difference in temperament, which was greater still.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
bell
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From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading How easily he took all this, which was so tremendous to her! and that not only because of the difference between man and woman, but because of the fundamental difference in temperament, which was greater still.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How easily he took all this, which was so tremendous to her! and that not only because of the difference between man and woman, but because of the fundamental difference in temperament, which was greater still.
calling
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From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
Cara
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From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
carried
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From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
choir
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From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
continually
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From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
convent
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From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
CRISIS
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From this reading THE CRISIS APPROACHING.
difference
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From this reading How easily he took all this, which was so tremendous to her! and that not only because of the difference between man and woman, but because of the fundamental difference in temperament, which was greater still.
dinner
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From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
duties
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From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
easily
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From this reading How easily he took all this, which was so tremendous to her! and that not only because of the difference between man and woman, but because of the fundamental difference in temperament, which was greater still.
evensong
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From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
fancies
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From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
five
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From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
fundamental
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From this reading How easily he took all this, which was so tremendous to her! and that not only because of the difference between man and woman, but because of the fundamental difference in temperament, which was greater still.
future
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From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
greater
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From this reading How easily he took all this, which was so tremendous to her! and that not only because of the difference between man and woman, but because of the fundamental difference in temperament, which was greater still.
guessed
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From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
higher
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From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
hours
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From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
How
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From this reading How easily he took all this, which was so tremendous to her! and that not only because of the difference between man and woman, but because of the fundamental difference in temperament, which was greater still.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
indeed
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From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
inspection
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From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
Jane
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From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
lightly
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From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
man
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From this reading How easily he took all this, which was so tremendous to her! and that not only because of the difference between man and woman, but because of the fundamental difference in temperament, which was greater still.
Mary
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From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
matins
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From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
meditation
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From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
more
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From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How easily he took all this, which was so tremendous to her! and that not only because of the difference between man and woman, but because of the fundamental difference in temperament, which was greater still.
ocean
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From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
only
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From this reading How easily he took all this, which was so tremendous to her! and that not only because of the difference between man and woman, but because of the fundamental difference in temperament, which was greater still.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
Oswald
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From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
perhaps
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From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
pleasantly
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From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
practice
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From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
probably
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From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
prospects
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From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
recreation
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From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
rose
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From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
routine
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From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
seen
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From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
service
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From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
Sister
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From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
six
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From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
sometimes
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From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
streets
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From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
swelling
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From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
swept
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From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
taught
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From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
tea
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From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
temperament
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From this reading How easily he took all this, which was so tremendous to her! and that not only because of the difference between man and woman, but because of the fundamental difference in temperament, which was greater still.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CRISIS APPROACHING.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
thinker
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From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
tide
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From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
tinkling
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From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How easily he took all this, which was so tremendous to her! and that not only because of the difference between man and woman, but because of the fundamental difference in temperament, which was greater still.
tremendous
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From this reading How easily he took all this, which was so tremendous to her! and that not only because of the difference between man and woman, but because of the fundamental difference in temperament, which was greater still.
tumult
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From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
turning
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From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
unable
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From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
waves
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From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
weeks
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From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While Oswald went about the streets so lightly, and thought so pleasantly of his prospects, another mind, still more agitated than that of Cara, was turning over and over all he had done for the last five or six weeks, and all that he might be about to do in the future.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Agnes in her convent, with all her routine of duties--with the little tinkling bell continually calling her to one thing or another, to matins or evensong, to ‘meditation,’ to this service or that, to choir practice, to dinner and tea and recreation--carried a tumult of fancies about with her, which no one, except perhaps Sister Mary Jane, guessed.
woman
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From this reading How easily he took all this, which was so tremendous to her! and that not only because of the difference between man and woman, but because of the fundamental difference in temperament, which was greater still.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Oswald would have stood aghast could he have seen into that little ocean of excited feeling, where the waves rose higher and higher as the hours went on, and sometimes a swelling tide almost swept the thinker herself away--though indeed he would have been so unable to understand it that the inspection would probably have taught him little.
