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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 had thought that the sight of England once more would have brought him a throb of gladness.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For all the change about him and within him, the hand of time might have been put back four years, and the tender might have been nearing the outward bound ship, instead of the Southampton landing-stage.
all
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From this reading For all the change about him and within him, the hand of time might have been put back four years, and the tender might have been nearing the outward bound ship, instead of the Southampton landing-stage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For all the change about him and within him, the hand of time might have been put back four years, and the tender might have been nearing the outward bound ship, instead of the Southampton landing-stage.
anxiety
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From this reading In his heart was the same mingling of anxiety and apathy, the same ineradicable sense of pariahdom.
apathy
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From this reading In his heart was the same mingling of anxiety and apathy, the same ineradicable sense of pariahdom.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was the same raw mizzling rain as when he had crossed the harbour four years before; the same wet, shivering crowd of second-class passengers, with the water streaming from waterproofs, umbrellas and hand luggage on to the sloppy deck.
back
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From this reading For all the change about him and within him, the hand of time might have been put back four years, and the tender might have been nearing the outward bound ship, instead of the Southampton landing-stage.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For all the change about him and within him, the hand of time might have been put back four years, and the tender might have been nearing the outward bound ship, instead of the Southampton landing-stage.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was the same raw mizzling rain as when he had crossed the harbour four years before; the same wet, shivering crowd of second-class passengers, with the water streaming from waterproofs, umbrellas and hand luggage on to the sloppy deck.
bound
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From this reading For all the change about him and within him, the hand of time might have been put back four years, and the tender might have been nearing the outward bound ship, instead of the Southampton landing-stage.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had thought that the sight of England once more would have brought him a throb of gladness.
change
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From this reading For all the change about him and within him, the hand of time might have been put back four years, and the tender might have been nearing the outward bound ship, instead of the Southampton landing-stage.
crossed
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From this reading It was the same raw mizzling rain as when he had crossed the harbour four years before; the same wet, shivering crowd of second-class passengers, with the water streaming from waterproofs, umbrellas and hand luggage on to the sloppy deck.
crowd
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From this reading It was the same raw mizzling rain as when he had crossed the harbour four years before; the same wet, shivering crowd of second-class passengers, with the water streaming from waterproofs, umbrellas and hand luggage on to the sloppy deck.
deck
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From this reading It was the same raw mizzling rain as when he had crossed the harbour four years before; the same wet, shivering crowd of second-class passengers, with the water streaming from waterproofs, umbrellas and hand luggage on to the sloppy deck.
depressing
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From this reading It only intensified his depressing fears for the future.
England
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From this reading He had thought that the sight of England once more would have brought him a throb of gladness.
fears
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From this reading It only intensified his depressing fears for the future.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For all the change about him and within him, the hand of time might have been put back four years, and the tender might have been nearing the outward bound ship, instead of the Southampton landing-stage.
four
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From this reading For all the change about him and within him, the hand of time might have been put back four years, and the tender might have been nearing the outward bound ship, instead of the Southampton landing-stage.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was the same raw mizzling rain as when he had crossed the harbour four years before; the same wet, shivering crowd of second-class passengers, with the water streaming from waterproofs, umbrellas and hand luggage on to the sloppy deck.
future
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From this reading It only intensified his depressing fears for the future.
gladness
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From this reading He had thought that the sight of England once more would have brought him a throb of gladness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the same raw mizzling rain as when he had crossed the harbour four years before; the same wet, shivering crowd of second-class passengers, with the water streaming from waterproofs, umbrellas and hand luggage on to the sloppy deck.
hand
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From this reading For all the change about him and within him, the hand of time might have been put back four years, and the tender might have been nearing the outward bound ship, instead of the Southampton landing-stage.
harbour
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From this reading It was the same raw mizzling rain as when he had crossed the harbour four years before; the same wet, shivering crowd of second-class passengers, with the water streaming from waterproofs, umbrellas and hand luggage on to the sloppy deck.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For all the change about him and within him, the hand of time might have been put back four years, and the tender might have been nearing the outward bound ship, instead of the Southampton landing-stage.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the same raw mizzling rain as when he had crossed the harbour four years before; the same wet, shivering crowd of second-class passengers, with the water streaming from waterproofs, umbrellas and hand luggage on to the sloppy deck.
heart
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From this reading In his heart was the same mingling of anxiety and apathy, the same ineradicable sense of pariahdom.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For all the change about him and within him, the hand of time might have been put back four years, and the tender might have been nearing the outward bound ship, instead of the Southampton landing-stage.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his heart was the same mingling of anxiety and apathy, the same ineradicable sense of pariahdom.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his heart was the same mingling of anxiety and apathy, the same ineradicable sense of pariahdom.
ineradicable
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From this reading In his heart was the same mingling of anxiety and apathy, the same ineradicable sense of pariahdom.
instead
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From this reading For all the change about him and within him, the hand of time might have been put back four years, and the tender might have been nearing the outward bound ship, instead of the Southampton landing-stage.
intensified
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From this reading It only intensified his depressing fears for the future.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the same raw mizzling rain as when he had crossed the harbour four years before; the same wet, shivering crowd of second-class passengers, with the water streaming from waterproofs, umbrellas and hand luggage on to the sloppy deck.
landing-stage
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From this reading For all the change about him and within him, the hand of time might have been put back four years, and the tender might have been nearing the outward bound ship, instead of the Southampton landing-stage.
luggage
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From this reading It was the same raw mizzling rain as when he had crossed the harbour four years before; the same wet, shivering crowd of second-class passengers, with the water streaming from waterproofs, umbrellas and hand luggage on to the sloppy deck.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading For all the change about him and within him, the hand of time might have been put back four years, and the tender might have been nearing the outward bound ship, instead of the Southampton landing-stage.
mingling
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From this reading In his heart was the same mingling of anxiety and apathy, the same ineradicable sense of pariahdom.
mizzling
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From this reading It was the same raw mizzling rain as when he had crossed the harbour four years before; the same wet, shivering crowd of second-class passengers, with the water streaming from waterproofs, umbrellas and hand luggage on to the sloppy deck.
more
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From this reading He had thought that the sight of England once more would have brought him a throb of gladness.
nearing
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From this reading For all the change about him and within him, the hand of time might have been put back four years, and the tender might have been nearing the outward bound ship, instead of the Southampton landing-stage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For all the change about him and within him, the hand of time might have been put back four years, and the tender might have been nearing the outward bound ship, instead of the Southampton landing-stage.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was the same raw mizzling rain as when he had crossed the harbour four years before; the same wet, shivering crowd of second-class passengers, with the water streaming from waterproofs, umbrellas and hand luggage on to the sloppy deck.
once
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From this reading He had thought that the sight of England once more would have brought him a throb of gladness.
only
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From this reading It only intensified his depressing fears for the future.
outward
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From this reading For all the change about him and within him, the hand of time might have been put back four years, and the tender might have been nearing the outward bound ship, instead of the Southampton landing-stage.
pariahdom
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From this reading In his heart was the same mingling of anxiety and apathy, the same ineradicable sense of pariahdom.
passengers
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From this reading It was the same raw mizzling rain as when he had crossed the harbour four years before; the same wet, shivering crowd of second-class passengers, with the water streaming from waterproofs, umbrellas and hand luggage on to the sloppy deck.
put
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From this reading For all the change about him and within him, the hand of time might have been put back four years, and the tender might have been nearing the outward bound ship, instead of the Southampton landing-stage.
rain
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From this reading It was the same raw mizzling rain as when he had crossed the harbour four years before; the same wet, shivering crowd of second-class passengers, with the water streaming from waterproofs, umbrellas and hand luggage on to the sloppy deck.
raw
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From this reading It was the same raw mizzling rain as when he had crossed the harbour four years before; the same wet, shivering crowd of second-class passengers, with the water streaming from waterproofs, umbrellas and hand luggage on to the sloppy deck.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the same raw mizzling rain as when he had crossed the harbour four years before; the same wet, shivering crowd of second-class passengers, with the water streaming from waterproofs, umbrellas and hand luggage on to the sloppy deck.
second-class
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From this reading It was the same raw mizzling rain as when he had crossed the harbour four years before; the same wet, shivering crowd of second-class passengers, with the water streaming from waterproofs, umbrellas and hand luggage on to the sloppy deck.
sense
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From this reading In his heart was the same mingling of anxiety and apathy, the same ineradicable sense of pariahdom.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For all the change about him and within him, the hand of time might have been put back four years, and the tender might have been nearing the outward bound ship, instead of the Southampton landing-stage.
shivering
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From this reading It was the same raw mizzling rain as when he had crossed the harbour four years before; the same wet, shivering crowd of second-class passengers, with the water streaming from waterproofs, umbrellas and hand luggage on to the sloppy deck.
sight
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From this reading He had thought that the sight of England once more would have brought him a throb of gladness.
sloppy
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From this reading It was the same raw mizzling rain as when he had crossed the harbour four years before; the same wet, shivering crowd of second-class passengers, with the water streaming from waterproofs, umbrellas and hand luggage on to the sloppy deck.
Southampton
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From this reading For all the change about him and within him, the hand of time might have been put back four years, and the tender might have been nearing the outward bound ship, instead of the Southampton landing-stage.
streaming
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From this reading It was the same raw mizzling rain as when he had crossed the harbour four years before; the same wet, shivering crowd of second-class passengers, with the water streaming from waterproofs, umbrellas and hand luggage on to the sloppy deck.
tender
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From this reading For all the change about him and within him, the hand of time might have been put back four years, and the tender might have been nearing the outward bound ship, instead of the Southampton landing-stage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had thought that the sight of England once more would have brought him a throb of gladness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For all the change about him and within him, the hand of time might have been put back four years, and the tender might have been nearing the outward bound ship, instead of the Southampton landing-stage.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had thought that the sight of England once more would have brought him a throb of gladness.
throb
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From this reading He had thought that the sight of England once more would have brought him a throb of gladness.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For all the change about him and within him, the hand of time might have been put back four years, and the tender might have been nearing the outward bound ship, instead of the Southampton landing-stage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the same raw mizzling rain as when he had crossed the harbour four years before; the same wet, shivering crowd of second-class passengers, with the water streaming from waterproofs, umbrellas and hand luggage on to the sloppy deck.
umbrellas
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From this reading It was the same raw mizzling rain as when he had crossed the harbour four years before; the same wet, shivering crowd of second-class passengers, with the water streaming from waterproofs, umbrellas and hand luggage on to the sloppy deck.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the same raw mizzling rain as when he had crossed the harbour four years before; the same wet, shivering crowd of second-class passengers, with the water streaming from waterproofs, umbrellas and hand luggage on to the sloppy deck.
water
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From this reading It was the same raw mizzling rain as when he had crossed the harbour four years before; the same wet, shivering crowd of second-class passengers, with the water streaming from waterproofs, umbrellas and hand luggage on to the sloppy deck.
waterproofs
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From this reading It was the same raw mizzling rain as when he had crossed the harbour four years before; the same wet, shivering crowd of second-class passengers, with the water streaming from waterproofs, umbrellas and hand luggage on to the sloppy deck.
wet
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From this reading It was the same raw mizzling rain as when he had crossed the harbour four years before; the same wet, shivering crowd of second-class passengers, with the water streaming from waterproofs, umbrellas and hand luggage on to the sloppy deck.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was the same raw mizzling rain as when he had crossed the harbour four years before; the same wet, shivering crowd of second-class passengers, with the water streaming from waterproofs, umbrellas and hand luggage on to the sloppy deck.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was the same raw mizzling rain as when he had crossed the harbour four years before; the same wet, shivering crowd of second-class passengers, with the water streaming from waterproofs, umbrellas and hand luggage on to the sloppy deck.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading For all the change about him and within him, the hand of time might have been put back four years, and the tender might have been nearing the outward bound ship, instead of the Southampton landing-stage.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had thought that the sight of England once more would have brought him a throb of gladness.
years
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From this reading For all the change about him and within him, the hand of time might have been put back four years, and the tender might have been nearing the outward bound ship, instead of the Southampton landing-stage.
