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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 stared with a candour that was a sufficient answer to my question, backing it up with a shocked and mystified "Never!"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Then I asked him if he had observed in her any symptom, however disguised, of embarrassed sight; on which, after a moment's thought, he exclaimed "Disguised?" as if my use of that word had vaguely awakened a train.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stared with a candour that was a sufficient answer to my question, backing it up with a shocked and mystified "Never!"
answer
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From this reading He stared with a candour that was a sufficient answer to my question, backing it up with a shocked and mystified "Never!"
any
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From this reading "Has any rumour ever reached you of Miss Saunt's having anything the matter with her eyes?"
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "Has any rumour ever reached you of Miss Saunt's having anything the matter with her eyes?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then I asked him if he had observed in her any symptom, however disguised, of embarrassed sight; on which, after a moment's thought, he exclaimed "Disguised?" as if my use of that word had vaguely awakened a train.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then I asked him if he had observed in her any symptom, however disguised, of embarrassed sight; on which, after a moment's thought, he exclaimed "Disguised?" as if my use of that word had vaguely awakened a train.
awakened
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From this reading Then I asked him if he had observed in her any symptom, however disguised, of embarrassed sight; on which, after a moment's thought, he exclaimed "Disguised?" as if my use of that word had vaguely awakened a train.
backing
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From this reading He stared with a candour that was a sufficient answer to my question, backing it up with a shocked and mystified "Never!"
bit
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From this reading "She's not a bit myopic," he said; "she doesn't blink or contract her lids."
blink
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From this reading "She's not a bit myopic," he said; "she doesn't blink or contract her lids."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don't remember how soon it was I spoke to Geoffrey Dawling; his sittings were irregular, but it was certainly the very next time he gave me one.
candour
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From this reading He stared with a candour that was a sufficient answer to my question, backing it up with a shocked and mystified "Never!"
certainly
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From this reading I don't remember how soon it was I spoke to Geoffrey Dawling; his sittings were irregular, but it was certainly the very next time he gave me one.
contract
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From this reading "She's not a bit myopic," he said; "she doesn't blink or contract her lids."
Dawling
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From this reading I don't remember how soon it was I spoke to Geoffrey Dawling; his sittings were irregular, but it was certainly the very next time he gave me one.
disguised
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From this reading Then I asked him if he had observed in her any symptom, however disguised, of embarrassed sight; on which, after a moment's thought, he exclaimed "Disguised?" as if my use of that word had vaguely awakened a train.
doesn't
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From this reading "She's not a bit myopic," he said; "she doesn't blink or contract her lids."
don't
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From this reading I don't remember how soon it was I spoke to Geoffrey Dawling; his sittings were irregular, but it was certainly the very next time he gave me one.
embarrassed
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From this reading Then I asked him if he had observed in her any symptom, however disguised, of embarrassed sight; on which, after a moment's thought, he exclaimed "Disguised?" as if my use of that word had vaguely awakened a train.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Has any rumour ever reached you of Miss Saunt's having anything the matter with her eyes?"
exclaimed
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From this reading Then I asked him if he had observed in her any symptom, however disguised, of embarrassed sight; on which, after a moment's thought, he exclaimed "Disguised?" as if my use of that word had vaguely awakened a train.
eyes
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From this reading "Has any rumour ever reached you of Miss Saunt's having anything the matter with her eyes?"
gave
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From this reading I don't remember how soon it was I spoke to Geoffrey Dawling; his sittings were irregular, but it was certainly the very next time he gave me one.
Geoffrey
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From this reading I don't remember how soon it was I spoke to Geoffrey Dawling; his sittings were irregular, but it was certainly the very next time he gave me one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then I asked him if he had observed in her any symptom, however disguised, of embarrassed sight; on which, after a moment's thought, he exclaimed "Disguised?" as if my use of that word had vaguely awakened a train.
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Has any rumour ever reached you of Miss Saunt's having anything the matter with her eyes?"
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "Has any rumour ever reached you of Miss Saunt's having anything the matter with her eyes?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I don't remember how soon it was I spoke to Geoffrey Dawling; his sittings were irregular, but it was certainly the very next time he gave me one.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Has any rumour ever reached you of Miss Saunt's having anything the matter with her eyes?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then I asked him if he had observed in her any symptom, however disguised, of embarrassed sight; on which, after a moment's thought, he exclaimed "Disguised?" as if my use of that word had vaguely awakened a train.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I don't remember how soon it was I spoke to Geoffrey Dawling; his sittings were irregular, but it was certainly the very next time he gave me one.
how
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From this reading I don't remember how soon it was I spoke to Geoffrey Dawling; his sittings were irregular, but it was certainly the very next time he gave me one.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Then I asked him if he had observed in her any symptom, however disguised, of embarrassed sight; on which, after a moment's thought, he exclaimed "Disguised?" as if my use of that word had vaguely awakened a train.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't remember how soon it was I spoke to Geoffrey Dawling; his sittings were irregular, but it was certainly the very next time he gave me one.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then I asked him if he had observed in her any symptom, however disguised, of embarrassed sight; on which, after a moment's thought, he exclaimed "Disguised?" as if my use of that word had vaguely awakened a train.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then I asked him if he had observed in her any symptom, however disguised, of embarrassed sight; on which, after a moment's thought, he exclaimed "Disguised?" as if my use of that word had vaguely awakened a train.
irregular
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From this reading I don't remember how soon it was I spoke to Geoffrey Dawling; his sittings were irregular, but it was certainly the very next time he gave me one.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don't remember how soon it was I spoke to Geoffrey Dawling; his sittings were irregular, but it was certainly the very next time he gave me one.
lids
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From this reading "She's not a bit myopic," he said; "she doesn't blink or contract her lids."
matter
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From this reading "Has any rumour ever reached you of Miss Saunt's having anything the matter with her eyes?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I don't remember how soon it was I spoke to Geoffrey Dawling; his sittings were irregular, but it was certainly the very next time he gave me one.
Miss
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From this reading "Has any rumour ever reached you of Miss Saunt's having anything the matter with her eyes?"
moment's
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From this reading Then I asked him if he had observed in her any symptom, however disguised, of embarrassed sight; on which, after a moment's thought, he exclaimed "Disguised?" as if my use of that word had vaguely awakened a train.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He stared with a candour that was a sufficient answer to my question, backing it up with a shocked and mystified "Never!"
myopic
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From this reading "She's not a bit myopic," he said; "she doesn't blink or contract her lids."
mystified
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From this reading He stared with a candour that was a sufficient answer to my question, backing it up with a shocked and mystified "Never!"
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stared with a candour that was a sufficient answer to my question, backing it up with a shocked and mystified "Never!"
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't remember how soon it was I spoke to Geoffrey Dawling; his sittings were irregular, but it was certainly the very next time he gave me one.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "She's not a bit myopic," he said; "she doesn't blink or contract her lids."
observed
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From this reading Then I asked him if he had observed in her any symptom, however disguised, of embarrassed sight; on which, after a moment's thought, he exclaimed "Disguised?" as if my use of that word had vaguely awakened a train.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Has any rumour ever reached you of Miss Saunt's having anything the matter with her eyes?"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then I asked him if he had observed in her any symptom, however disguised, of embarrassed sight; on which, after a moment's thought, he exclaimed "Disguised?" as if my use of that word had vaguely awakened a train.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I don't remember how soon it was I spoke to Geoffrey Dawling; his sittings were irregular, but it was certainly the very next time he gave me one.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "She's not a bit myopic," he said; "she doesn't blink or contract her lids."
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He stared with a candour that was a sufficient answer to my question, backing it up with a shocked and mystified "Never!"
reached
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From this reading "Has any rumour ever reached you of Miss Saunt's having anything the matter with her eyes?"
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I don't remember how soon it was I spoke to Geoffrey Dawling; his sittings were irregular, but it was certainly the very next time he gave me one.
rumour
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From this reading "Has any rumour ever reached you of Miss Saunt's having anything the matter with her eyes?"
said
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From this reading "She's not a bit myopic," he said; "she doesn't blink or contract her lids."
Saunt's
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From this reading "Has any rumour ever reached you of Miss Saunt's having anything the matter with her eyes?"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She's not a bit myopic," he said; "she doesn't blink or contract her lids."
She's
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From this reading "She's not a bit myopic," he said; "she doesn't blink or contract her lids."
shocked
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From this reading He stared with a candour that was a sufficient answer to my question, backing it up with a shocked and mystified "Never!"
sight
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From this reading Then I asked him if he had observed in her any symptom, however disguised, of embarrassed sight; on which, after a moment's thought, he exclaimed "Disguised?" as if my use of that word had vaguely awakened a train.
sittings
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From this reading I don't remember how soon it was I spoke to Geoffrey Dawling; his sittings were irregular, but it was certainly the very next time he gave me one.
soon
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From this reading I don't remember how soon it was I spoke to Geoffrey Dawling; his sittings were irregular, but it was certainly the very next time he gave me one.
spoke
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From this reading I don't remember how soon it was I spoke to Geoffrey Dawling; his sittings were irregular, but it was certainly the very next time he gave me one.
stared
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From this reading He stared with a candour that was a sufficient answer to my question, backing it up with a shocked and mystified "Never!"
sufficient
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From this reading He stared with a candour that was a sufficient answer to my question, backing it up with a shocked and mystified "Never!"
symptom
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From this reading Then I asked him if he had observed in her any symptom, however disguised, of embarrassed sight; on which, after a moment's thought, he exclaimed "Disguised?" as if my use of that word had vaguely awakened a train.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He stared with a candour that was a sufficient answer to my question, backing it up with a shocked and mystified "Never!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I don't remember how soon it was I spoke to Geoffrey Dawling; his sittings were irregular, but it was certainly the very next time he gave me one.
Then
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From this reading Then I asked him if he had observed in her any symptom, however disguised, of embarrassed sight; on which, after a moment's thought, he exclaimed "Disguised?" as if my use of that word had vaguely awakened a train.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then I asked him if he had observed in her any symptom, however disguised, of embarrassed sight; on which, after a moment's thought, he exclaimed "Disguised?" as if my use of that word had vaguely awakened a train.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't remember how soon it was I spoke to Geoffrey Dawling; his sittings were irregular, but it was certainly the very next time he gave me one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't remember how soon it was I spoke to Geoffrey Dawling; his sittings were irregular, but it was certainly the very next time he gave me one.
train
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From this reading Then I asked him if he had observed in her any symptom, however disguised, of embarrassed sight; on which, after a moment's thought, he exclaimed "Disguised?" as if my use of that word had vaguely awakened a train.
up
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From this reading He stared with a candour that was a sufficient answer to my question, backing it up with a shocked and mystified "Never!"
use
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From this reading Then I asked him if he had observed in her any symptom, however disguised, of embarrassed sight; on which, after a moment's thought, he exclaimed "Disguised?" as if my use of that word had vaguely awakened a train.
vaguely
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From this reading Then I asked him if he had observed in her any symptom, however disguised, of embarrassed sight; on which, after a moment's thought, he exclaimed "Disguised?" as if my use of that word had vaguely awakened a train.
very
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From this reading I don't remember how soon it was I spoke to Geoffrey Dawling; his sittings were irregular, but it was certainly the very next time he gave me one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I don't remember how soon it was I spoke to Geoffrey Dawling; his sittings were irregular, but it was certainly the very next time he gave me one.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I don't remember how soon it was I spoke to Geoffrey Dawling; his sittings were irregular, but it was certainly the very next time he gave me one.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then I asked him if he had observed in her any symptom, however disguised, of embarrassed sight; on which, after a moment's thought, he exclaimed "Disguised?" as if my use of that word had vaguely awakened a train.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Has any rumour ever reached you of Miss Saunt's having anything the matter with her eyes?"
word
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From this reading Then I asked him if he had observed in her any symptom, however disguised, of embarrassed sight; on which, after a moment's thought, he exclaimed "Disguised?" as if my use of that word had vaguely awakened a train.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Has any rumour ever reached you of Miss Saunt's having anything the matter with her eyes?"
