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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 Joan looked on at this change of sentiment and subject with a half understanding and half bewilderment.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Even before the afternoon was out they had so far exhausted the subject of Harry that they were not unwilling to join their father in an examination of the Sister to Scythian, and “pass their opinion” on her, and the high hopes Joscelyn entertained of her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But neither Will nor Tom had any suggestion to make, or knew what to do in such an emergency.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They thought it might be well to write to the office and ask what was known of him, or to his Liverpool lodgings; and for themselves, they were anxious to get back to their own homes, their wives, and their work.
anxious
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From this reading They thought it might be well to write to the office and ask what was known of him, or to his Liverpool lodgings; and for themselves, they were anxious to get back to their own homes, their wives, and their work.
any
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From this reading But neither Will nor Tom had any suggestion to make, or knew what to do in such an emergency.
ask
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From this reading They thought it might be well to write to the office and ask what was known of him, or to his Liverpool lodgings; and for themselves, they were anxious to get back to their own homes, their wives, and their work.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Joan looked on at this change of sentiment and subject with a half understanding and half bewilderment.
back
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From this reading They thought it might be well to write to the office and ask what was known of him, or to his Liverpool lodgings; and for themselves, they were anxious to get back to their own homes, their wives, and their work.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They thought it might be well to write to the office and ask what was known of him, or to his Liverpool lodgings; and for themselves, they were anxious to get back to their own homes, their wives, and their work.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Even before the afternoon was out they had so far exhausted the subject of Harry that they were not unwilling to join their father in an examination of the Sister to Scythian, and “pass their opinion” on her, and the high hopes Joscelyn entertained of her.
bewilderment
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From this reading Joan looked on at this change of sentiment and subject with a half understanding and half bewilderment.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But neither Will nor Tom had any suggestion to make, or knew what to do in such an emergency.
change
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From this reading Joan looked on at this change of sentiment and subject with a half understanding and half bewilderment.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But neither Will nor Tom had any suggestion to make, or knew what to do in such an emergency.
emergency
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From this reading But neither Will nor Tom had any suggestion to make, or knew what to do in such an emergency.
entertained
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From this reading Even before the afternoon was out they had so far exhausted the subject of Harry that they were not unwilling to join their father in an examination of the Sister to Scythian, and “pass their opinion” on her, and the high hopes Joscelyn entertained of her.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even before the afternoon was out they had so far exhausted the subject of Harry that they were not unwilling to join their father in an examination of the Sister to Scythian, and “pass their opinion” on her, and the high hopes Joscelyn entertained of her.
examination
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From this reading Even before the afternoon was out they had so far exhausted the subject of Harry that they were not unwilling to join their father in an examination of the Sister to Scythian, and “pass their opinion” on her, and the high hopes Joscelyn entertained of her.
exhausted
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From this reading Even before the afternoon was out they had so far exhausted the subject of Harry that they were not unwilling to join their father in an examination of the Sister to Scythian, and “pass their opinion” on her, and the high hopes Joscelyn entertained of her.
far
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From this reading Even before the afternoon was out they had so far exhausted the subject of Harry that they were not unwilling to join their father in an examination of the Sister to Scythian, and “pass their opinion” on her, and the high hopes Joscelyn entertained of her.
father
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From this reading Even before the afternoon was out they had so far exhausted the subject of Harry that they were not unwilling to join their father in an examination of the Sister to Scythian, and “pass their opinion” on her, and the high hopes Joscelyn entertained of her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They thought it might be well to write to the office and ask what was known of him, or to his Liverpool lodgings; and for themselves, they were anxious to get back to their own homes, their wives, and their work.
get
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From this reading They thought it might be well to write to the office and ask what was known of him, or to his Liverpool lodgings; and for themselves, they were anxious to get back to their own homes, their wives, and their work.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But neither Will nor Tom had any suggestion to make, or knew what to do in such an emergency.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joan looked on at this change of sentiment and subject with a half understanding and half bewilderment.
Harry
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From this reading Even before the afternoon was out they had so far exhausted the subject of Harry that they were not unwilling to join their father in an examination of the Sister to Scythian, and “pass their opinion” on her, and the high hopes Joscelyn entertained of her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Even before the afternoon was out they had so far exhausted the subject of Harry that they were not unwilling to join their father in an examination of the Sister to Scythian, and “pass their opinion” on her, and the high hopes Joscelyn entertained of her.
high
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From this reading Even before the afternoon was out they had so far exhausted the subject of Harry that they were not unwilling to join their father in an examination of the Sister to Scythian, and “pass their opinion” on her, and the high hopes Joscelyn entertained of her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They thought it might be well to write to the office and ask what was known of him, or to his Liverpool lodgings; and for themselves, they were anxious to get back to their own homes, their wives, and their work.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They thought it might be well to write to the office and ask what was known of him, or to his Liverpool lodgings; and for themselves, they were anxious to get back to their own homes, their wives, and their work.
homes
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From this reading They thought it might be well to write to the office and ask what was known of him, or to his Liverpool lodgings; and for themselves, they were anxious to get back to their own homes, their wives, and their work.
hopes
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From this reading Even before the afternoon was out they had so far exhausted the subject of Harry that they were not unwilling to join their father in an examination of the Sister to Scythian, and “pass their opinion” on her, and the high hopes Joscelyn entertained of her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But neither Will nor Tom had any suggestion to make, or knew what to do in such an emergency.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They thought it might be well to write to the office and ask what was known of him, or to his Liverpool lodgings; and for themselves, they were anxious to get back to their own homes, their wives, and their work.
Joan
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From this reading Joan looked on at this change of sentiment and subject with a half understanding and half bewilderment.
join
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From this reading Even before the afternoon was out they had so far exhausted the subject of Harry that they were not unwilling to join their father in an examination of the Sister to Scythian, and “pass their opinion” on her, and the high hopes Joscelyn entertained of her.
Joscelyn
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From this reading Even before the afternoon was out they had so far exhausted the subject of Harry that they were not unwilling to join their father in an examination of the Sister to Scythian, and “pass their opinion” on her, and the high hopes Joscelyn entertained of her.
knew
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From this reading But neither Will nor Tom had any suggestion to make, or knew what to do in such an emergency.
known
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From this reading They thought it might be well to write to the office and ask what was known of him, or to his Liverpool lodgings; and for themselves, they were anxious to get back to their own homes, their wives, and their work.
Liverpool
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From this reading They thought it might be well to write to the office and ask what was known of him, or to his Liverpool lodgings; and for themselves, they were anxious to get back to their own homes, their wives, and their work.
lodgings
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From this reading They thought it might be well to write to the office and ask what was known of him, or to his Liverpool lodgings; and for themselves, they were anxious to get back to their own homes, their wives, and their work.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joan looked on at this change of sentiment and subject with a half understanding and half bewilderment.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But neither Will nor Tom had any suggestion to make, or knew what to do in such an emergency.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They thought it might be well to write to the office and ask what was known of him, or to his Liverpool lodgings; and for themselves, they were anxious to get back to their own homes, their wives, and their work.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading But neither Will nor Tom had any suggestion to make, or knew what to do in such an emergency.
NEWS
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From this reading NO NEWS.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading NO NEWS.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But neither Will nor Tom had any suggestion to make, or knew what to do in such an emergency.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even before the afternoon was out they had so far exhausted the subject of Harry that they were not unwilling to join their father in an examination of the Sister to Scythian, and “pass their opinion” on her, and the high hopes Joscelyn entertained of her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They thought it might be well to write to the office and ask what was known of him, or to his Liverpool lodgings; and for themselves, they were anxious to get back to their own homes, their wives, and their work.
office
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From this reading They thought it might be well to write to the office and ask what was known of him, or to his Liverpool lodgings; and for themselves, they were anxious to get back to their own homes, their wives, and their work.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Even before the afternoon was out they had so far exhausted the subject of Harry that they were not unwilling to join their father in an examination of the Sister to Scythian, and “pass their opinion” on her, and the high hopes Joscelyn entertained of her.
opinion
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From this reading Even before the afternoon was out they had so far exhausted the subject of Harry that they were not unwilling to join their father in an examination of the Sister to Scythian, and “pass their opinion” on her, and the high hopes Joscelyn entertained of her.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But neither Will nor Tom had any suggestion to make, or knew what to do in such an emergency.
out
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From this reading Even before the afternoon was out they had so far exhausted the subject of Harry that they were not unwilling to join their father in an examination of the Sister to Scythian, and “pass their opinion” on her, and the high hopes Joscelyn entertained of her.
own
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From this reading They thought it might be well to write to the office and ask what was known of him, or to his Liverpool lodgings; and for themselves, they were anxious to get back to their own homes, their wives, and their work.
pass
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From this reading Even before the afternoon was out they had so far exhausted the subject of Harry that they were not unwilling to join their father in an examination of the Sister to Scythian, and “pass their opinion” on her, and the high hopes Joscelyn entertained of her.
Scythian
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From this reading Even before the afternoon was out they had so far exhausted the subject of Harry that they were not unwilling to join their father in an examination of the Sister to Scythian, and “pass their opinion” on her, and the high hopes Joscelyn entertained of her.
sentiment
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From this reading Joan looked on at this change of sentiment and subject with a half understanding and half bewilderment.
Sister
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From this reading Even before the afternoon was out they had so far exhausted the subject of Harry that they were not unwilling to join their father in an examination of the Sister to Scythian, and “pass their opinion” on her, and the high hopes Joscelyn entertained of her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Even before the afternoon was out they had so far exhausted the subject of Harry that they were not unwilling to join their father in an examination of the Sister to Scythian, and “pass their opinion” on her, and the high hopes Joscelyn entertained of her.
subject
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From this reading Even before the afternoon was out they had so far exhausted the subject of Harry that they were not unwilling to join their father in an examination of the Sister to Scythian, and “pass their opinion” on her, and the high hopes Joscelyn entertained of her.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But neither Will nor Tom had any suggestion to make, or knew what to do in such an emergency.
suggestion
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From this reading But neither Will nor Tom had any suggestion to make, or knew what to do in such an emergency.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even before the afternoon was out they had so far exhausted the subject of Harry that they were not unwilling to join their father in an examination of the Sister to Scythian, and “pass their opinion” on her, and the high hopes Joscelyn entertained of her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They thought it might be well to write to the office and ask what was known of him, or to his Liverpool lodgings; and for themselves, they were anxious to get back to their own homes, their wives, and their work.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They thought it might be well to write to the office and ask what was known of him, or to his Liverpool lodgings; and for themselves, they were anxious to get back to their own homes, their wives, and their work.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They thought it might be well to write to the office and ask what was known of him, or to his Liverpool lodgings; and for themselves, they were anxious to get back to their own homes, their wives, and their work.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They thought it might be well to write to the office and ask what was known of him, or to his Liverpool lodgings; and for themselves, they were anxious to get back to their own homes, their wives, and their work.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Joan looked on at this change of sentiment and subject with a half understanding and half bewilderment.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They thought it might be well to write to the office and ask what was known of him, or to his Liverpool lodgings; and for themselves, they were anxious to get back to their own homes, their wives, and their work.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But neither Will nor Tom had any suggestion to make, or knew what to do in such an emergency.
Tom
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From this reading But neither Will nor Tom had any suggestion to make, or knew what to do in such an emergency.
understanding
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From this reading Joan looked on at this change of sentiment and subject with a half understanding and half bewilderment.
unwilling
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From this reading Even before the afternoon was out they had so far exhausted the subject of Harry that they were not unwilling to join their father in an examination of the Sister to Scythian, and “pass their opinion” on her, and the high hopes Joscelyn entertained of her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They thought it might be well to write to the office and ask what was known of him, or to his Liverpool lodgings; and for themselves, they were anxious to get back to their own homes, their wives, and their work.
well
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From this reading They thought it might be well to write to the office and ask what was known of him, or to his Liverpool lodgings; and for themselves, they were anxious to get back to their own homes, their wives, and their work.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They thought it might be well to write to the office and ask what was known of him, or to his Liverpool lodgings; and for themselves, they were anxious to get back to their own homes, their wives, and their work.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But neither Will nor Tom had any suggestion to make, or knew what to do in such an emergency.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But neither Will nor Tom had any suggestion to make, or knew what to do in such an emergency.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Joan looked on at this change of sentiment and subject with a half understanding and half bewilderment.
wives
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From this reading They thought it might be well to write to the office and ask what was known of him, or to his Liverpool lodgings; and for themselves, they were anxious to get back to their own homes, their wives, and their work.
work
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From this reading They thought it might be well to write to the office and ask what was known of him, or to his Liverpool lodgings; and for themselves, they were anxious to get back to their own homes, their wives, and their work.
write
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From this reading They thought it might be well to write to the office and ask what was known of him, or to his Liverpool lodgings; and for themselves, they were anxious to get back to their own homes, their wives, and their work.
