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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 Besides, she had maintained a distant attitude toward him which precluded further offer of sympathy in her affairs.
affairs
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From this reading Besides, she had maintained a distant attitude toward him which precluded further offer of sympathy in her affairs.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading During the previous week Miss Stevens had lodged quite near to the theatre, and there had been no occasion for his escort after the performance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two weeks passed and Joyce found himself in Hull.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was glad, then, to find at Hull that they lodged in the same street, some distance away from the Theatre Royal, so that he could propose, as a natural thing, the resumption of their former habit.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was glad, then, to find at Hull that they lodged in the same street, some distance away from the Theatre Royal, so that he could propose, as a natural thing, the resumption of their former habit.
attitude
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From this reading Besides, she had maintained a distant attitude toward him which precluded further offer of sympathy in her affairs.
away
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From this reading He was glad, then, to find at Hull that they lodged in the same street, some distance away from the Theatre Royal, so that he could propose, as a natural thing, the resumption of their former habit.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading During the previous week Miss Stevens had lodged quite near to the theatre, and there had been no occasion for his escort after the performance.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, she had maintained a distant attitude toward him which precluded further offer of sympathy in her affairs.
bitter
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From this reading He was sorry for her; she seemed lonely, like himself, and, like himself, to have some inward suffering that made life bitter.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was glad, then, to find at Hull that they lodged in the same street, some distance away from the Theatre Royal, so that he could propose, as a natural thing, the resumption of their former habit.
distance
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From this reading He was glad, then, to find at Hull that they lodged in the same street, some distance away from the Theatre Royal, so that he could propose, as a natural thing, the resumption of their former habit.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Besides, she had maintained a distant attitude toward him which precluded further offer of sympathy in her affairs.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the previous week Miss Stevens had lodged quite near to the theatre, and there had been no occasion for his escort after the performance.
escort
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From this reading During the previous week Miss Stevens had lodged quite near to the theatre, and there had been no occasion for his escort after the performance.
find
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From this reading He was glad, then, to find at Hull that they lodged in the same street, some distance away from the Theatre Royal, so that he could propose, as a natural thing, the resumption of their former habit.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading During the previous week Miss Stevens had lodged quite near to the theatre, and there had been no occasion for his escort after the performance.
former
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From this reading He was glad, then, to find at Hull that they lodged in the same street, some distance away from the Theatre Royal, so that he could propose, as a natural thing, the resumption of their former habit.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two weeks passed and Joyce found himself in Hull.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was glad, then, to find at Hull that they lodged in the same street, some distance away from the Theatre Royal, so that he could propose, as a natural thing, the resumption of their former habit.
further
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From this reading Besides, she had maintained a distant attitude toward him which precluded further offer of sympathy in her affairs.
glad
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From this reading He was glad, then, to find at Hull that they lodged in the same street, some distance away from the Theatre Royal, so that he could propose, as a natural thing, the resumption of their former habit.
habit
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From this reading He was glad, then, to find at Hull that they lodged in the same street, some distance away from the Theatre Royal, so that he could propose, as a natural thing, the resumption of their former habit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the previous week Miss Stevens had lodged quite near to the theatre, and there had been no occasion for his escort after the performance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was sorry for her; she seemed lonely, like himself, and, like himself, to have some inward suffering that made life bitter.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was sorry for her; she seemed lonely, like himself, and, like himself, to have some inward suffering that made life bitter.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Besides, she had maintained a distant attitude toward him which precluded further offer of sympathy in her affairs.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Besides, she had maintained a distant attitude toward him which precluded further offer of sympathy in her affairs.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Two weeks passed and Joyce found himself in Hull.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading During the previous week Miss Stevens had lodged quite near to the theatre, and there had been no occasion for his escort after the performance.
Hull
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From this reading Two weeks passed and Joyce found himself in Hull.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two weeks passed and Joyce found himself in Hull.
inward
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From this reading He was sorry for her; she seemed lonely, like himself, and, like himself, to have some inward suffering that made life bitter.
Joyce
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From this reading Two weeks passed and Joyce found himself in Hull.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was sorry for her; she seemed lonely, like himself, and, like himself, to have some inward suffering that made life bitter.
like
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From this reading He was sorry for her; she seemed lonely, like himself, and, like himself, to have some inward suffering that made life bitter.
lodged
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From this reading During the previous week Miss Stevens had lodged quite near to the theatre, and there had been no occasion for his escort after the performance.
lonely
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From this reading He was sorry for her; she seemed lonely, like himself, and, like himself, to have some inward suffering that made life bitter.
made
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From this reading He was sorry for her; she seemed lonely, like himself, and, like himself, to have some inward suffering that made life bitter.
maintained
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From this reading Besides, she had maintained a distant attitude toward him which precluded further offer of sympathy in her affairs.
Miss
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From this reading During the previous week Miss Stevens had lodged quite near to the theatre, and there had been no occasion for his escort after the performance.
natural
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From this reading He was glad, then, to find at Hull that they lodged in the same street, some distance away from the Theatre Royal, so that he could propose, as a natural thing, the resumption of their former habit.
near
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From this reading During the previous week Miss Stevens had lodged quite near to the theatre, and there had been no occasion for his escort after the performance.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading During the previous week Miss Stevens had lodged quite near to the theatre, and there had been no occasion for his escort after the performance.
occasion
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From this reading During the previous week Miss Stevens had lodged quite near to the theatre, and there had been no occasion for his escort after the performance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Besides, she had maintained a distant attitude toward him which precluded further offer of sympathy in her affairs.
offer
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From this reading Besides, she had maintained a distant attitude toward him which precluded further offer of sympathy in her affairs.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two weeks passed and Joyce found himself in Hull.
performance
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From this reading During the previous week Miss Stevens had lodged quite near to the theatre, and there had been no occasion for his escort after the performance.
precluded
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From this reading Besides, she had maintained a distant attitude toward him which precluded further offer of sympathy in her affairs.
previous
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From this reading During the previous week Miss Stevens had lodged quite near to the theatre, and there had been no occasion for his escort after the performance.
propose
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From this reading He was glad, then, to find at Hull that they lodged in the same street, some distance away from the Theatre Royal, so that he could propose, as a natural thing, the resumption of their former habit.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the previous week Miss Stevens had lodged quite near to the theatre, and there had been no occasion for his escort after the performance.
resumption
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From this reading He was glad, then, to find at Hull that they lodged in the same street, some distance away from the Theatre Royal, so that he could propose, as a natural thing, the resumption of their former habit.
Royal
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From this reading He was glad, then, to find at Hull that they lodged in the same street, some distance away from the Theatre Royal, so that he could propose, as a natural thing, the resumption of their former habit.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was glad, then, to find at Hull that they lodged in the same street, some distance away from the Theatre Royal, so that he could propose, as a natural thing, the resumption of their former habit.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was sorry for her; she seemed lonely, like himself, and, like himself, to have some inward suffering that made life bitter.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Besides, she had maintained a distant attitude toward him which precluded further offer of sympathy in her affairs.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was glad, then, to find at Hull that they lodged in the same street, some distance away from the Theatre Royal, so that he could propose, as a natural thing, the resumption of their former habit.
some
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From this reading He was sorry for her; she seemed lonely, like himself, and, like himself, to have some inward suffering that made life bitter.
sorry
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From this reading He was sorry for her; she seemed lonely, like himself, and, like himself, to have some inward suffering that made life bitter.
Stevens
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From this reading During the previous week Miss Stevens had lodged quite near to the theatre, and there had been no occasion for his escort after the performance.
street
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From this reading He was glad, then, to find at Hull that they lodged in the same street, some distance away from the Theatre Royal, so that he could propose, as a natural thing, the resumption of their former habit.
suffering
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From this reading He was sorry for her; she seemed lonely, like himself, and, like himself, to have some inward suffering that made life bitter.
sympathy
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From this reading Besides, she had maintained a distant attitude toward him which precluded further offer of sympathy in her affairs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was sorry for her; she seemed lonely, like himself, and, like himself, to have some inward suffering that made life bitter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the previous week Miss Stevens had lodged quite near to the theatre, and there had been no occasion for his escort after the performance.
theatre
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From this reading During the previous week Miss Stevens had lodged quite near to the theatre, and there had been no occasion for his escort after the performance.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He was glad, then, to find at Hull that they lodged in the same street, some distance away from the Theatre Royal, so that he could propose, as a natural thing, the resumption of their former habit.
then
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From this reading He was glad, then, to find at Hull that they lodged in the same street, some distance away from the Theatre Royal, so that he could propose, as a natural thing, the resumption of their former habit.
there
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From this reading During the previous week Miss Stevens had lodged quite near to the theatre, and there had been no occasion for his escort after the performance.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was glad, then, to find at Hull that they lodged in the same street, some distance away from the Theatre Royal, so that he could propose, as a natural thing, the resumption of their former habit.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was glad, then, to find at Hull that they lodged in the same street, some distance away from the Theatre Royal, so that he could propose, as a natural thing, the resumption of their former habit.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During the previous week Miss Stevens had lodged quite near to the theatre, and there had been no occasion for his escort after the performance.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Besides, she had maintained a distant attitude toward him which precluded further offer of sympathy in her affairs.
Two
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From this reading Two weeks passed and Joyce found himself in Hull.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was sorry for her; she seemed lonely, like himself, and, like himself, to have some inward suffering that made life bitter.
week
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From this reading During the previous week Miss Stevens had lodged quite near to the theatre, and there had been no occasion for his escort after the performance.
weeks
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From this reading Two weeks passed and Joyce found himself in Hull.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Besides, she had maintained a distant attitude toward him which precluded further offer of sympathy in her affairs.
