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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 So constantly yet unconsciously during the two days’ separation had he visualised this meeting, pictured it to the least detail, that this slight delay in realisation tightened a nervous tension of which he had been aware all day.
Albert
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From this reading Also, knowledge of her dinner engagement with Albert Smull had not quieted his impatience.
all
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From this reading So constantly yet unconsciously during the two days’ separation had he visualised this meeting, pictured it to the least detail, that this slight delay in realisation tightened a nervous tension of which he had been aware all day.
Also
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From this reading Also, knowledge of her dinner engagement with Albert Smull had not quieted his impatience.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Annan arrived at the Jane Street apartment, Eris had just telephoned Hattie, the negro maid, that she had been detained at the studio; would be late; and to say this to Mr. Annan.
Annan
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From this reading When Annan arrived at the Jane Street apartment, Eris had just telephoned Hattie, the negro maid, that she had been detained at the studio; would be late; and to say this to Mr. Annan.
apartment
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From this reading When Annan arrived at the Jane Street apartment, Eris had just telephoned Hattie, the negro maid, that she had been detained at the studio; would be late; and to say this to Mr. Annan.
arrived
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From this reading When Annan arrived at the Jane Street apartment, Eris had just telephoned Hattie, the negro maid, that she had been detained at the studio; would be late; and to say this to Mr. Annan.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Annan arrived at the Jane Street apartment, Eris had just telephoned Hattie, the negro maid, that she had been detained at the studio; would be late; and to say this to Mr. Annan.
aware
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From this reading So constantly yet unconsciously during the two days’ separation had he visualised this meeting, pictured it to the least detail, that this slight delay in realisation tightened a nervous tension of which he had been aware all day.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When Annan arrived at the Jane Street apartment, Eris had just telephoned Hattie, the negro maid, that she had been detained at the studio; would be late; and to say this to Mr. Annan.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When Annan arrived at the Jane Street apartment, Eris had just telephoned Hattie, the negro maid, that she had been detained at the studio; would be late; and to say this to Mr. Annan.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was rather ridiculous; he had seen her only two days before.
constantly
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From this reading So constantly yet unconsciously during the two days’ separation had he visualised this meeting, pictured it to the least detail, that this slight delay in realisation tightened a nervous tension of which he had been aware all day.
day
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From this reading So constantly yet unconsciously during the two days’ separation had he visualised this meeting, pictured it to the least detail, that this slight delay in realisation tightened a nervous tension of which he had been aware all day.
days
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From this reading So constantly yet unconsciously during the two days’ separation had he visualised this meeting, pictured it to the least detail, that this slight delay in realisation tightened a nervous tension of which he had been aware all day.
delay
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From this reading So constantly yet unconsciously during the two days’ separation had he visualised this meeting, pictured it to the least detail, that this slight delay in realisation tightened a nervous tension of which he had been aware all day.
detail
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From this reading So constantly yet unconsciously during the two days’ separation had he visualised this meeting, pictured it to the least detail, that this slight delay in realisation tightened a nervous tension of which he had been aware all day.
detained
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From this reading When Annan arrived at the Jane Street apartment, Eris had just telephoned Hattie, the negro maid, that she had been detained at the studio; would be late; and to say this to Mr. Annan.
dinner
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From this reading Also, knowledge of her dinner engagement with Albert Smull had not quieted his impatience.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading So constantly yet unconsciously during the two days’ separation had he visualised this meeting, pictured it to the least detail, that this slight delay in realisation tightened a nervous tension of which he had been aware all day.
engagement
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From this reading Also, knowledge of her dinner engagement with Albert Smull had not quieted his impatience.
Eris
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From this reading When Annan arrived at the Jane Street apartment, Eris had just telephoned Hattie, the negro maid, that she had been detained at the studio; would be late; and to say this to Mr. Annan.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Annan arrived at the Jane Street apartment, Eris had just telephoned Hattie, the negro maid, that she had been detained at the studio; would be late; and to say this to Mr. Annan.
Hattie
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From this reading When Annan arrived at the Jane Street apartment, Eris had just telephoned Hattie, the negro maid, that she had been detained at the studio; would be late; and to say this to Mr. Annan.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So constantly yet unconsciously during the two days’ separation had he visualised this meeting, pictured it to the least detail, that this slight delay in realisation tightened a nervous tension of which he had been aware all day.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was rather ridiculous; he had seen her only two days before.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Also, knowledge of her dinner engagement with Albert Smull had not quieted his impatience.
impatience
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From this reading Also, knowledge of her dinner engagement with Albert Smull had not quieted his impatience.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So constantly yet unconsciously during the two days’ separation had he visualised this meeting, pictured it to the least detail, that this slight delay in realisation tightened a nervous tension of which he had been aware all day.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So constantly yet unconsciously during the two days’ separation had he visualised this meeting, pictured it to the least detail, that this slight delay in realisation tightened a nervous tension of which he had been aware all day.
Jane
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From this reading When Annan arrived at the Jane Street apartment, Eris had just telephoned Hattie, the negro maid, that she had been detained at the studio; would be late; and to say this to Mr. Annan.
just
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From this reading When Annan arrived at the Jane Street apartment, Eris had just telephoned Hattie, the negro maid, that she had been detained at the studio; would be late; and to say this to Mr. Annan.
knowledge
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From this reading Also, knowledge of her dinner engagement with Albert Smull had not quieted his impatience.
late
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From this reading When Annan arrived at the Jane Street apartment, Eris had just telephoned Hattie, the negro maid, that she had been detained at the studio; would be late; and to say this to Mr. Annan.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So constantly yet unconsciously during the two days’ separation had he visualised this meeting, pictured it to the least detail, that this slight delay in realisation tightened a nervous tension of which he had been aware all day.
longer
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From this reading It had seemed much longer.
maid
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From this reading When Annan arrived at the Jane Street apartment, Eris had just telephoned Hattie, the negro maid, that she had been detained at the studio; would be late; and to say this to Mr. Annan.
meeting
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From this reading So constantly yet unconsciously during the two days’ separation had he visualised this meeting, pictured it to the least detail, that this slight delay in realisation tightened a nervous tension of which he had been aware all day.
Mr
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From this reading When Annan arrived at the Jane Street apartment, Eris had just telephoned Hattie, the negro maid, that she had been detained at the studio; would be late; and to say this to Mr. Annan.
much
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From this reading It had seemed much longer.
negro
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From this reading When Annan arrived at the Jane Street apartment, Eris had just telephoned Hattie, the negro maid, that she had been detained at the studio; would be late; and to say this to Mr. Annan.
nervous
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From this reading So constantly yet unconsciously during the two days’ separation had he visualised this meeting, pictured it to the least detail, that this slight delay in realisation tightened a nervous tension of which he had been aware all day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Also, knowledge of her dinner engagement with Albert Smull had not quieted his impatience.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So constantly yet unconsciously during the two days’ separation had he visualised this meeting, pictured it to the least detail, that this slight delay in realisation tightened a nervous tension of which he had been aware all day.
only
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From this reading It was rather ridiculous; he had seen her only two days before.
pictured
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From this reading So constantly yet unconsciously during the two days’ separation had he visualised this meeting, pictured it to the least detail, that this slight delay in realisation tightened a nervous tension of which he had been aware all day.
quieted
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From this reading Also, knowledge of her dinner engagement with Albert Smull had not quieted his impatience.
rather
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From this reading It was rather ridiculous; he had seen her only two days before.
realisation
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From this reading So constantly yet unconsciously during the two days’ separation had he visualised this meeting, pictured it to the least detail, that this slight delay in realisation tightened a nervous tension of which he had been aware all day.
ridiculous
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From this reading It was rather ridiculous; he had seen her only two days before.
say
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From this reading When Annan arrived at the Jane Street apartment, Eris had just telephoned Hattie, the negro maid, that she had been detained at the studio; would be late; and to say this to Mr. Annan.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had seemed much longer.
seen
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From this reading It was rather ridiculous; he had seen her only two days before.
separation
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From this reading So constantly yet unconsciously during the two days’ separation had he visualised this meeting, pictured it to the least detail, that this slight delay in realisation tightened a nervous tension of which he had been aware all day.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Annan arrived at the Jane Street apartment, Eris had just telephoned Hattie, the negro maid, that she had been detained at the studio; would be late; and to say this to Mr. Annan.
slight
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From this reading So constantly yet unconsciously during the two days’ separation had he visualised this meeting, pictured it to the least detail, that this slight delay in realisation tightened a nervous tension of which he had been aware all day.
Smull
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From this reading Also, knowledge of her dinner engagement with Albert Smull had not quieted his impatience.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So constantly yet unconsciously during the two days’ separation had he visualised this meeting, pictured it to the least detail, that this slight delay in realisation tightened a nervous tension of which he had been aware all day.
Street
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From this reading When Annan arrived at the Jane Street apartment, Eris had just telephoned Hattie, the negro maid, that she had been detained at the studio; would be late; and to say this to Mr. Annan.
studio
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From this reading When Annan arrived at the Jane Street apartment, Eris had just telephoned Hattie, the negro maid, that she had been detained at the studio; would be late; and to say this to Mr. Annan.
telephoned
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From this reading When Annan arrived at the Jane Street apartment, Eris had just telephoned Hattie, the negro maid, that she had been detained at the studio; would be late; and to say this to Mr. Annan.
tension
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From this reading So constantly yet unconsciously during the two days’ separation had he visualised this meeting, pictured it to the least detail, that this slight delay in realisation tightened a nervous tension of which he had been aware all day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Annan arrived at the Jane Street apartment, Eris had just telephoned Hattie, the negro maid, that she had been detained at the studio; would be late; and to say this to Mr. Annan.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Annan arrived at the Jane Street apartment, Eris had just telephoned Hattie, the negro maid, that she had been detained at the studio; would be late; and to say this to Mr. Annan.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When Annan arrived at the Jane Street apartment, Eris had just telephoned Hattie, the negro maid, that she had been detained at the studio; would be late; and to say this to Mr. Annan.
tightened
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From this reading So constantly yet unconsciously during the two days’ separation had he visualised this meeting, pictured it to the least detail, that this slight delay in realisation tightened a nervous tension of which he had been aware all day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Annan arrived at the Jane Street apartment, Eris had just telephoned Hattie, the negro maid, that she had been detained at the studio; would be late; and to say this to Mr. Annan.
two
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From this reading So constantly yet unconsciously during the two days’ separation had he visualised this meeting, pictured it to the least detail, that this slight delay in realisation tightened a nervous tension of which he had been aware all day.
unconsciously
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From this reading So constantly yet unconsciously during the two days’ separation had he visualised this meeting, pictured it to the least detail, that this slight delay in realisation tightened a nervous tension of which he had been aware all day.
visualised
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From this reading So constantly yet unconsciously during the two days’ separation had he visualised this meeting, pictured it to the least detail, that this slight delay in realisation tightened a nervous tension of which he had been aware all day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was rather ridiculous; he had seen her only two days before.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Annan arrived at the Jane Street apartment, Eris had just telephoned Hattie, the negro maid, that she had been detained at the studio; would be late; and to say this to Mr. Annan.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So constantly yet unconsciously during the two days’ separation had he visualised this meeting, pictured it to the least detail, that this slight delay in realisation tightened a nervous tension of which he had been aware all day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Also, knowledge of her dinner engagement with Albert Smull had not quieted his impatience.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When Annan arrived at the Jane Street apartment, Eris had just telephoned Hattie, the negro maid, that she had been detained at the studio; would be late; and to say this to Mr. Annan.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading So constantly yet unconsciously during the two days’ separation had he visualised this meeting, pictured it to the least detail, that this slight delay in realisation tightened a nervous tension of which he had been aware all day.
