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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 After our excursion through Venice with Nikola by night, an interval of a week elapsed before we saw anything of him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He followed her about wherever she went; seemed never to tire of paying her attention, and whenever we were alone together, endeavoured to inveigle me into a discussion of her merits.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After our excursion through Venice with Nikola by night, an interval of a week elapsed before we saw anything of him.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He followed her about wherever she went; seemed never to tire of paying her attention, and whenever we were alone together, endeavoured to inveigle me into a discussion of her merits.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After our excursion through Venice with Nikola by night, an interval of a week elapsed before we saw anything of him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He followed her about wherever she went; seemed never to tire of paying her attention, and whenever we were alone together, endeavoured to inveigle me into a discussion of her merits.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading After our excursion through Venice with Nikola by night, an interval of a week elapsed before we saw anything of him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading During that time matters, so far as our party was concerned, progressed with the smoothness of a well-regulated clock.
attention
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From this reading He followed her about wherever she went; seemed never to tire of paying her attention, and whenever we were alone together, endeavoured to inveigle me into a discussion of her merits.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading After our excursion through Venice with Nikola by night, an interval of a week elapsed before we saw anything of him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After our excursion through Venice with Nikola by night, an interval of a week elapsed before we saw anything of him.
clock
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From this reading During that time matters, so far as our party was concerned, progressed with the smoothness of a well-regulated clock.
concerned
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From this reading During that time matters, so far as our party was concerned, progressed with the smoothness of a well-regulated clock.
convince
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From this reading That she had faults nothing would convince him.
discussion
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From this reading He followed her about wherever she went; seemed never to tire of paying her attention, and whenever we were alone together, endeavoured to inveigle me into a discussion of her merits.
doubt
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From this reading In my own mind I had not the shadow of a doubt that Glenbarth was head over ears in love with Gertrude Trevor.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During that time matters, so far as our party was concerned, progressed with the smoothness of a well-regulated clock.
ears
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From this reading In my own mind I had not the shadow of a doubt that Glenbarth was head over ears in love with Gertrude Trevor.
elapsed
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From this reading After our excursion through Venice with Nikola by night, an interval of a week elapsed before we saw anything of him.
endeavoured
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From this reading He followed her about wherever she went; seemed never to tire of paying her attention, and whenever we were alone together, endeavoured to inveigle me into a discussion of her merits.
excursion
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From this reading After our excursion through Venice with Nikola by night, an interval of a week elapsed before we saw anything of him.
far
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From this reading During that time matters, so far as our party was concerned, progressed with the smoothness of a well-regulated clock.
faults
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From this reading That she had faults nothing would convince him.
followed
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From this reading He followed her about wherever she went; seemed never to tire of paying her attention, and whenever we were alone together, endeavoured to inveigle me into a discussion of her merits.
Gertrude
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From this reading In my own mind I had not the shadow of a doubt that Glenbarth was head over ears in love with Gertrude Trevor.
Glenbarth
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From this reading In my own mind I had not the shadow of a doubt that Glenbarth was head over ears in love with Gertrude Trevor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In my own mind I had not the shadow of a doubt that Glenbarth was head over ears in love with Gertrude Trevor.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He followed her about wherever she went; seemed never to tire of paying her attention, and whenever we were alone together, endeavoured to inveigle me into a discussion of her merits.
head
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From this reading In my own mind I had not the shadow of a doubt that Glenbarth was head over ears in love with Gertrude Trevor.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He followed her about wherever she went; seemed never to tire of paying her attention, and whenever we were alone together, endeavoured to inveigle me into a discussion of her merits.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After our excursion through Venice with Nikola by night, an interval of a week elapsed before we saw anything of him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In my own mind I had not the shadow of a doubt that Glenbarth was head over ears in love with Gertrude Trevor.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In my own mind I had not the shadow of a doubt that Glenbarth was head over ears in love with Gertrude Trevor.
interval
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From this reading After our excursion through Venice with Nikola by night, an interval of a week elapsed before we saw anything of him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He followed her about wherever she went; seemed never to tire of paying her attention, and whenever we were alone together, endeavoured to inveigle me into a discussion of her merits.
inveigle
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From this reading He followed her about wherever she went; seemed never to tire of paying her attention, and whenever we were alone together, endeavoured to inveigle me into a discussion of her merits.
love
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From this reading In my own mind I had not the shadow of a doubt that Glenbarth was head over ears in love with Gertrude Trevor.
matters
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From this reading During that time matters, so far as our party was concerned, progressed with the smoothness of a well-regulated clock.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He followed her about wherever she went; seemed never to tire of paying her attention, and whenever we were alone together, endeavoured to inveigle me into a discussion of her merits.
merits
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From this reading He followed her about wherever she went; seemed never to tire of paying her attention, and whenever we were alone together, endeavoured to inveigle me into a discussion of her merits.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In my own mind I had not the shadow of a doubt that Glenbarth was head over ears in love with Gertrude Trevor.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In my own mind I had not the shadow of a doubt that Glenbarth was head over ears in love with Gertrude Trevor.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He followed her about wherever she went; seemed never to tire of paying her attention, and whenever we were alone together, endeavoured to inveigle me into a discussion of her merits.
night
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From this reading After our excursion through Venice with Nikola by night, an interval of a week elapsed before we saw anything of him.
Nikola
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From this reading After our excursion through Venice with Nikola by night, an interval of a week elapsed before we saw anything of him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In my own mind I had not the shadow of a doubt that Glenbarth was head over ears in love with Gertrude Trevor.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading That she had faults nothing would convince him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After our excursion through Venice with Nikola by night, an interval of a week elapsed before we saw anything of him.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading After our excursion through Venice with Nikola by night, an interval of a week elapsed before we saw anything of him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In my own mind I had not the shadow of a doubt that Glenbarth was head over ears in love with Gertrude Trevor.
own
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From this reading In my own mind I had not the shadow of a doubt that Glenbarth was head over ears in love with Gertrude Trevor.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During that time matters, so far as our party was concerned, progressed with the smoothness of a well-regulated clock.
paying
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From this reading He followed her about wherever she went; seemed never to tire of paying her attention, and whenever we were alone together, endeavoured to inveigle me into a discussion of her merits.
progressed
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From this reading During that time matters, so far as our party was concerned, progressed with the smoothness of a well-regulated clock.
saw
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From this reading After our excursion through Venice with Nikola by night, an interval of a week elapsed before we saw anything of him.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He followed her about wherever she went; seemed never to tire of paying her attention, and whenever we were alone together, endeavoured to inveigle me into a discussion of her merits.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading In my own mind I had not the shadow of a doubt that Glenbarth was head over ears in love with Gertrude Trevor.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He followed her about wherever she went; seemed never to tire of paying her attention, and whenever we were alone together, endeavoured to inveigle me into a discussion of her merits.
smoothness
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From this reading During that time matters, so far as our party was concerned, progressed with the smoothness of a well-regulated clock.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading During that time matters, so far as our party was concerned, progressed with the smoothness of a well-regulated clock.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During that time matters, so far as our party was concerned, progressed with the smoothness of a well-regulated clock.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During that time matters, so far as our party was concerned, progressed with the smoothness of a well-regulated clock.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After our excursion through Venice with Nikola by night, an interval of a week elapsed before we saw anything of him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During that time matters, so far as our party was concerned, progressed with the smoothness of a well-regulated clock.
tire
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From this reading He followed her about wherever she went; seemed never to tire of paying her attention, and whenever we were alone together, endeavoured to inveigle me into a discussion of her merits.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He followed her about wherever she went; seemed never to tire of paying her attention, and whenever we were alone together, endeavoured to inveigle me into a discussion of her merits.
together
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From this reading He followed her about wherever she went; seemed never to tire of paying her attention, and whenever we were alone together, endeavoured to inveigle me into a discussion of her merits.
Trevor
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From this reading In my own mind I had not the shadow of a doubt that Glenbarth was head over ears in love with Gertrude Trevor.
Venice
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From this reading After our excursion through Venice with Nikola by night, an interval of a week elapsed before we saw anything of him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During that time matters, so far as our party was concerned, progressed with the smoothness of a well-regulated clock.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After our excursion through Venice with Nikola by night, an interval of a week elapsed before we saw anything of him.
week
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From this reading After our excursion through Venice with Nikola by night, an interval of a week elapsed before we saw anything of him.
well-regulated
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From this reading During that time matters, so far as our party was concerned, progressed with the smoothness of a well-regulated clock.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He followed her about wherever she went; seemed never to tire of paying her attention, and whenever we were alone together, endeavoured to inveigle me into a discussion of her merits.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He followed her about wherever she went; seemed never to tire of paying her attention, and whenever we were alone together, endeavoured to inveigle me into a discussion of her merits.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading He followed her about wherever she went; seemed never to tire of paying her attention, and whenever we were alone together, endeavoured to inveigle me into a discussion of her merits.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading He followed her about wherever she went; seemed never to tire of paying her attention, and whenever we were alone together, endeavoured to inveigle me into a discussion of her merits.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After our excursion through Venice with Nikola by night, an interval of a week elapsed before we saw anything of him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That she had faults nothing would convince him.
