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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 Bernard, however, was neither an economist nor a cattle-fancier, and he found that, as the phrase is, there was not a great deal to take hold of.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He wandered about, admired the climate and the big peaches, thought a while of going to Japan, and ended by going to Mexico.
accompanied
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From this reading He began to feel restless again, and to drift back to that chronic chagrin which had accompanied him through his long journey in the East.
admired
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From this reading He wandered about, admired the climate and the big peaches, thought a while of going to Japan, and ended by going to Mexico.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He began to feel restless again, and to drift back to that chronic chagrin which had accompanied him through his long journey in the East.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He succeeded, however, in keeping these unreasonable feelings at bay for some time, and he strove to occupy himself, to take an interest in Californian problems.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bernard left then and went to California; but when he arrived there he asked himself why he had come, and was unable to mention any other reason than that he had announced it.
announced
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From this reading Bernard left then and went to California; but when he arrived there he asked himself why he had come, and was unable to mention any other reason than that he had announced it.
any
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From this reading Bernard left then and went to California; but when he arrived there he asked himself why he had come, and was unable to mention any other reason than that he had announced it.
arrived
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From this reading Bernard left then and went to California; but when he arrived there he asked himself why he had come, and was unable to mention any other reason than that he had announced it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bernard, however, was neither an economist nor a cattle-fancier, and he found that, as the phrase is, there was not a great deal to take hold of.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bernard left then and went to California; but when he arrived there he asked himself why he had come, and was unable to mention any other reason than that he had announced it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He succeeded, however, in keeping these unreasonable feelings at bay for some time, and he strove to occupy himself, to take an interest in Californian problems.
back
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From this reading He began to feel restless again, and to drift back to that chronic chagrin which had accompanied him through his long journey in the East.
bay
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From this reading He succeeded, however, in keeping these unreasonable feelings at bay for some time, and he strove to occupy himself, to take an interest in Californian problems.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He began to feel restless again, and to drift back to that chronic chagrin which had accompanied him through his long journey in the East.
Bernard
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From this reading Bernard left then and went to California; but when he arrived there he asked himself why he had come, and was unable to mention any other reason than that he had announced it.
big
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From this reading He wandered about, admired the climate and the big peaches, thought a while of going to Japan, and ended by going to Mexico.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bernard left then and went to California; but when he arrived there he asked himself why he had come, and was unable to mention any other reason than that he had announced it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He wandered about, admired the climate and the big peaches, thought a while of going to Japan, and ended by going to Mexico.
California
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From this reading Bernard left then and went to California; but when he arrived there he asked himself why he had come, and was unable to mention any other reason than that he had announced it.
Californian
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From this reading He succeeded, however, in keeping these unreasonable feelings at bay for some time, and he strove to occupy himself, to take an interest in Californian problems.
cattle-fancier
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From this reading Bernard, however, was neither an economist nor a cattle-fancier, and he found that, as the phrase is, there was not a great deal to take hold of.
chagrin
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From this reading He began to feel restless again, and to drift back to that chronic chagrin which had accompanied him through his long journey in the East.
chronic
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From this reading He began to feel restless again, and to drift back to that chronic chagrin which had accompanied him through his long journey in the East.
climate
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From this reading He wandered about, admired the climate and the big peaches, thought a while of going to Japan, and ended by going to Mexico.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bernard left then and went to California; but when he arrived there he asked himself why he had come, and was unable to mention any other reason than that he had announced it.
deal
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From this reading Bernard, however, was neither an economist nor a cattle-fancier, and he found that, as the phrase is, there was not a great deal to take hold of.
drift
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From this reading He began to feel restless again, and to drift back to that chronic chagrin which had accompanied him through his long journey in the East.
East
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From this reading He began to feel restless again, and to drift back to that chronic chagrin which had accompanied him through his long journey in the East.
economist
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From this reading Bernard, however, was neither an economist nor a cattle-fancier, and he found that, as the phrase is, there was not a great deal to take hold of.
ended
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From this reading He wandered about, admired the climate and the big peaches, thought a while of going to Japan, and ended by going to Mexico.
feel
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From this reading He began to feel restless again, and to drift back to that chronic chagrin which had accompanied him through his long journey in the East.
feelings
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From this reading He succeeded, however, in keeping these unreasonable feelings at bay for some time, and he strove to occupy himself, to take an interest in Californian problems.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He succeeded, however, in keeping these unreasonable feelings at bay for some time, and he strove to occupy himself, to take an interest in Californian problems.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bernard, however, was neither an economist nor a cattle-fancier, and he found that, as the phrase is, there was not a great deal to take hold of.
going
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From this reading He wandered about, admired the climate and the big peaches, thought a while of going to Japan, and ended by going to Mexico.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bernard, however, was neither an economist nor a cattle-fancier, and he found that, as the phrase is, there was not a great deal to take hold of.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bernard left then and went to California; but when he arrived there he asked himself why he had come, and was unable to mention any other reason than that he had announced it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bernard left then and went to California; but when he arrived there he asked himself why he had come, and was unable to mention any other reason than that he had announced it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He began to feel restless again, and to drift back to that chronic chagrin which had accompanied him through his long journey in the East.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Bernard left then and went to California; but when he arrived there he asked himself why he had come, and was unable to mention any other reason than that he had announced it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He began to feel restless again, and to drift back to that chronic chagrin which had accompanied him through his long journey in the East.
hold
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From this reading Bernard, however, was neither an economist nor a cattle-fancier, and he found that, as the phrase is, there was not a great deal to take hold of.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He succeeded, however, in keeping these unreasonable feelings at bay for some time, and he strove to occupy himself, to take an interest in Californian problems.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He began to feel restless again, and to drift back to that chronic chagrin which had accompanied him through his long journey in the East.
interest
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From this reading He succeeded, however, in keeping these unreasonable feelings at bay for some time, and he strove to occupy himself, to take an interest in Californian problems.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bernard, however, was neither an economist nor a cattle-fancier, and he found that, as the phrase is, there was not a great deal to take hold of.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bernard left then and went to California; but when he arrived there he asked himself why he had come, and was unable to mention any other reason than that he had announced it.
Japan
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From this reading He wandered about, admired the climate and the big peaches, thought a while of going to Japan, and ended by going to Mexico.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He began to feel restless again, and to drift back to that chronic chagrin which had accompanied him through his long journey in the East.
keeping
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From this reading He succeeded, however, in keeping these unreasonable feelings at bay for some time, and he strove to occupy himself, to take an interest in Californian problems.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bernard left then and went to California; but when he arrived there he asked himself why he had come, and was unable to mention any other reason than that he had announced it.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He began to feel restless again, and to drift back to that chronic chagrin which had accompanied him through his long journey in the East.
mention
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From this reading Bernard left then and went to California; but when he arrived there he asked himself why he had come, and was unable to mention any other reason than that he had announced it.
Mexico
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From this reading He wandered about, admired the climate and the big peaches, thought a while of going to Japan, and ended by going to Mexico.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Bernard, however, was neither an economist nor a cattle-fancier, and he found that, as the phrase is, there was not a great deal to take hold of.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Bernard, however, was neither an economist nor a cattle-fancier, and he found that, as the phrase is, there was not a great deal to take hold of.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Bernard, however, was neither an economist nor a cattle-fancier, and he found that, as the phrase is, there was not a great deal to take hold of.
occupy
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From this reading He succeeded, however, in keeping these unreasonable feelings at bay for some time, and he strove to occupy himself, to take an interest in Californian problems.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bernard, however, was neither an economist nor a cattle-fancier, and he found that, as the phrase is, there was not a great deal to take hold of.
other
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From this reading Bernard left then and went to California; but when he arrived there he asked himself why he had come, and was unable to mention any other reason than that he had announced it.
peaches
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From this reading He wandered about, admired the climate and the big peaches, thought a while of going to Japan, and ended by going to Mexico.
phrase
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From this reading Bernard, however, was neither an economist nor a cattle-fancier, and he found that, as the phrase is, there was not a great deal to take hold of.
problems
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From this reading He succeeded, however, in keeping these unreasonable feelings at bay for some time, and he strove to occupy himself, to take an interest in Californian problems.
reason
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From this reading Bernard left then and went to California; but when he arrived there he asked himself why he had come, and was unable to mention any other reason than that he had announced it.
restless
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From this reading He began to feel restless again, and to drift back to that chronic chagrin which had accompanied him through his long journey in the East.
some
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From this reading He succeeded, however, in keeping these unreasonable feelings at bay for some time, and he strove to occupy himself, to take an interest in Californian problems.
strove
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From this reading He succeeded, however, in keeping these unreasonable feelings at bay for some time, and he strove to occupy himself, to take an interest in Californian problems.
succeeded
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From this reading He succeeded, however, in keeping these unreasonable feelings at bay for some time, and he strove to occupy himself, to take an interest in Californian problems.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He succeeded, however, in keeping these unreasonable feelings at bay for some time, and he strove to occupy himself, to take an interest in Californian problems.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Bernard left then and went to California; but when he arrived there he asked himself why he had come, and was unable to mention any other reason than that he had announced it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bernard left then and went to California; but when he arrived there he asked himself why he had come, and was unable to mention any other reason than that he had announced it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He began to feel restless again, and to drift back to that chronic chagrin which had accompanied him through his long journey in the East.
then
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From this reading Bernard left then and went to California; but when he arrived there he asked himself why he had come, and was unable to mention any other reason than that he had announced it.
there
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From this reading Bernard left then and went to California; but when he arrived there he asked himself why he had come, and was unable to mention any other reason than that he had announced it.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He succeeded, however, in keeping these unreasonable feelings at bay for some time, and he strove to occupy himself, to take an interest in Californian problems.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wandered about, admired the climate and the big peaches, thought a while of going to Japan, and ended by going to Mexico.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He began to feel restless again, and to drift back to that chronic chagrin which had accompanied him through his long journey in the East.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He succeeded, however, in keeping these unreasonable feelings at bay for some time, and he strove to occupy himself, to take an interest in Californian problems.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bernard left then and went to California; but when he arrived there he asked himself why he had come, and was unable to mention any other reason than that he had announced it.
unable
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From this reading Bernard left then and went to California; but when he arrived there he asked himself why he had come, and was unable to mention any other reason than that he had announced it.
unreasonable
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From this reading He succeeded, however, in keeping these unreasonable feelings at bay for some time, and he strove to occupy himself, to take an interest in Californian problems.
wandered
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From this reading He wandered about, admired the climate and the big peaches, thought a while of going to Japan, and ended by going to Mexico.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bernard left then and went to California; but when he arrived there he asked himself why he had come, and was unable to mention any other reason than that he had announced it.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bernard left then and went to California; but when he arrived there he asked himself why he had come, and was unable to mention any other reason than that he had announced it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Bernard left then and went to California; but when he arrived there he asked himself why he had come, and was unable to mention any other reason than that he had announced it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He began to feel restless again, and to drift back to that chronic chagrin which had accompanied him through his long journey in the East.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He wandered about, admired the climate and the big peaches, thought a while of going to Japan, and ended by going to Mexico.
why
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From this reading Bernard left then and went to California; but when he arrived there he asked himself why he had come, and was unable to mention any other reason than that he had announced it.
