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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 felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
able
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From this reading He longed to be able to shut himself up in his own berth, and refuse sustenance, but he could not afford to do it.
afford
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From this reading He longed to be able to shut himself up in his own berth, and refuse sustenance, but he could not afford to do it.
afterwards
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From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
all
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From this reading And notwithstanding all his efforts to appear jolly and at his ease, he could see that his fellow-passengers were not quite the same to him as they had been before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But of every one on board the _Pandora_ Godfrey Harland was in reality the most nervous and uncomfortable.
appear
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From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a desire for food
From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
BACK
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From this reading DRIFTING BACK.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He longed to be able to shut himself up in his own berth, and refuse sustenance, but he could not afford to do it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And notwithstanding all his efforts to appear jolly and at his ease, he could see that his fellow-passengers were not quite the same to him as they had been before.
berthnounUS /bɜrθ/
a job or position on a ship
From this reading He longed to be able to shut himself up in his own berth, and refuse sustenance, but he could not afford to do it.
board
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From this reading But of every one on board the _Pandora_ Godfrey Harland was in reality the most nervous and uncomfortable.
brandynounUS /ˈbrændi/
a strong alcoholic drink distilled from wine
From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But of every one on board the _Pandora_ Godfrey Harland was in reality the most nervous and uncomfortable.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
copious
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From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He longed to be able to shut himself up in his own berth, and refuse sustenance, but he could not afford to do it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He longed to be able to shut himself up in his own berth, and refuse sustenance, but he could not afford to do it.
draughts
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From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
DRIFTING
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From this reading DRIFTING BACK.
drowning
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From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
dulling
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From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
ease
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From this reading And notwithstanding all his efforts to appear jolly and at his ease, he could see that his fellow-passengers were not quite the same to him as they had been before.
efforts
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From this reading And notwithstanding all his efforts to appear jolly and at his ease, he could see that his fellow-passengers were not quite the same to him as they had been before.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But of every one on board the _Pandora_ Godfrey Harland was in reality the most nervous and uncomfortable.
fellow-passengers
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From this reading And notwithstanding all his efforts to appear jolly and at his ease, he could see that his fellow-passengers were not quite the same to him as they had been before.
felt
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From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
Godfrey
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From this reading But of every one on board the _Pandora_ Godfrey Harland was in reality the most nervous and uncomfortable.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
Harland
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From this reading But of every one on board the _Pandora_ Godfrey Harland was in reality the most nervous and uncomfortable.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He longed to be able to shut himself up in his own berth, and refuse sustenance, but he could not afford to do it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He longed to be able to shut himself up in his own berth, and refuse sustenance, but he could not afford to do it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He longed to be able to shut himself up in his own berth, and refuse sustenance, but he could not afford to do it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But of every one on board the _Pandora_ Godfrey Harland was in reality the most nervous and uncomfortable.
indispensable
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From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He longed to be able to shut himself up in his own berth, and refuse sustenance, but he could not afford to do it.
jolly
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From this reading And notwithstanding all his efforts to appear jolly and at his ease, he could see that his fellow-passengers were not quite the same to him as they had been before.
laugh
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From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
longed
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From this reading He longed to be able to shut himself up in his own berth, and refuse sustenance, but he could not afford to do it.
loudly
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From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
meals
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From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
most
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From this reading But of every one on board the _Pandora_ Godfrey Harland was in reality the most nervous and uncomfortable.
nervous
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From this reading But of every one on board the _Pandora_ Godfrey Harland was in reality the most nervous and uncomfortable.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He longed to be able to shut himself up in his own berth, and refuse sustenance, but he could not afford to do it.
notwithstanding
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From this reading And notwithstanding all his efforts to appear jolly and at his ease, he could see that his fellow-passengers were not quite the same to him as they had been before.
obliged
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From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But of every one on board the _Pandora_ Godfrey Harland was in reality the most nervous and uncomfortable.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But of every one on board the _Pandora_ Godfrey Harland was in reality the most nervous and uncomfortable.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But of every one on board the _Pandora_ Godfrey Harland was in reality the most nervous and uncomfortable.
own
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From this reading He longed to be able to shut himself up in his own berth, and refuse sustenance, but he could not afford to do it.
Pandora
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From this reading But of every one on board the _Pandora_ Godfrey Harland was in reality the most nervous and uncomfortable.
pay
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From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
pretend
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From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And notwithstanding all his efforts to appear jolly and at his ease, he could see that his fellow-passengers were not quite the same to him as they had been before.
reality
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From this reading But of every one on board the _Pandora_ Godfrey Harland was in reality the most nervous and uncomfortable.
refuse
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From this reading He longed to be able to shut himself up in his own berth, and refuse sustenance, but he could not afford to do it.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And notwithstanding all his efforts to appear jolly and at his ease, he could see that his fellow-passengers were not quite the same to him as they had been before.
see
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From this reading And notwithstanding all his efforts to appear jolly and at his ease, he could see that his fellow-passengers were not quite the same to him as they had been before.
shut
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From this reading He longed to be able to shut himself up in his own berth, and refuse sustenance, but he could not afford to do it.
sustenance
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From this reading He longed to be able to shut himself up in his own berth, and refuse sustenance, but he could not afford to do it.
talk
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From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And notwithstanding all his efforts to appear jolly and at his ease, he could see that his fellow-passengers were not quite the same to him as they had been before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But of every one on board the _Pandora_ Godfrey Harland was in reality the most nervous and uncomfortable.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And notwithstanding all his efforts to appear jolly and at his ease, he could see that his fellow-passengers were not quite the same to him as they had been before.
thoughts
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From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He longed to be able to shut himself up in his own berth, and refuse sustenance, but he could not afford to do it.
uncomfortable
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From this reading But of every one on board the _Pandora_ Godfrey Harland was in reality the most nervous and uncomfortable.
up
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From this reading He longed to be able to shut himself up in his own berth, and refuse sustenance, but he could not afford to do it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But of every one on board the _Pandora_ Godfrey Harland was in reality the most nervous and uncomfortable.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And notwithstanding all his efforts to appear jolly and at his ease, he could see that his fellow-passengers were not quite the same to him as they had been before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
wont
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From this reading He felt it was indispensable for him to appear at meals, and pretend to have a good appetite, and to talk and laugh loudly, as he had been wont to do, but he was obliged to pay for it afterwards by drowning his thoughts and dulling his conscience with copious draughts of brandy.
