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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 The next morning Ffrench rather surprised Murdoch by walking into his cell with the evident intention of paying him a somewhat prolonged visit.
abstraction
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From this reading At times he talked very fast and in a comparatively light and jocular vein, and again he was silent for some minutes, invariably rousing himself from his abstraction with a sudden effort.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At times he talked very fast and in a comparatively light and jocular vein, and again he was silent for some minutes, invariably rousing himself from his abstraction with a sudden effort.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was not, however, the fact of his appearing there which was unusual enough to excite wonder, but a certain degree of mingled constraint and effusiveness in his manner.
appearing
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From this reading It was not, however, the fact of his appearing there which was unusual enough to excite wonder, but a certain degree of mingled constraint and effusiveness in his manner.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as if he was troubled with some mental compunctions which he was desirous of setting at rest.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was as if he was troubled with some mental compunctions which he was desirous of setting at rest.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not, however, the fact of his appearing there which was unusual enough to excite wonder, but a certain degree of mingled constraint and effusiveness in his manner.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next morning Ffrench rather surprised Murdoch by walking into his cell with the evident intention of paying him a somewhat prolonged visit.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading The next morning Ffrench rather surprised Murdoch by walking into his cell with the evident intention of paying him a somewhat prolonged visit.
certain
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From this reading It was not, however, the fact of his appearing there which was unusual enough to excite wonder, but a certain degree of mingled constraint and effusiveness in his manner.
comparatively
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From this reading At times he talked very fast and in a comparatively light and jocular vein, and again he was silent for some minutes, invariably rousing himself from his abstraction with a sudden effort.
compunctions
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From this reading It was as if he was troubled with some mental compunctions which he was desirous of setting at rest.
constraint
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From this reading It was not, however, the fact of his appearing there which was unusual enough to excite wonder, but a certain degree of mingled constraint and effusiveness in his manner.
degree
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From this reading It was not, however, the fact of his appearing there which was unusual enough to excite wonder, but a certain degree of mingled constraint and effusiveness in his manner.
desirousadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪərəs/
having a strong wish to do or obtain something
From this reading It was as if he was troubled with some mental compunctions which he was desirous of setting at rest.
effort
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From this reading At times he talked very fast and in a comparatively light and jocular vein, and again he was silent for some minutes, invariably rousing himself from his abstraction with a sudden effort.
effusiveness
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From this reading It was not, however, the fact of his appearing there which was unusual enough to excite wonder, but a certain degree of mingled constraint and effusiveness in his manner.
enough
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From this reading It was not, however, the fact of his appearing there which was unusual enough to excite wonder, but a certain degree of mingled constraint and effusiveness in his manner.
evident
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From this reading The next morning Ffrench rather surprised Murdoch by walking into his cell with the evident intention of paying him a somewhat prolonged visit.
excite
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From this reading It was not, however, the fact of his appearing there which was unusual enough to excite wonder, but a certain degree of mingled constraint and effusiveness in his manner.
fact
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From this reading It was not, however, the fact of his appearing there which was unusual enough to excite wonder, but a certain degree of mingled constraint and effusiveness in his manner.
fast
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From this reading At times he talked very fast and in a comparatively light and jocular vein, and again he was silent for some minutes, invariably rousing himself from his abstraction with a sudden effort.
Ffrench
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From this reading The next morning Ffrench rather surprised Murdoch by walking into his cell with the evident intention of paying him a somewhat prolonged visit.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At times he talked very fast and in a comparatively light and jocular vein, and again he was silent for some minutes, invariably rousing himself from his abstraction with a sudden effort.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At times he talked very fast and in a comparatively light and jocular vein, and again he was silent for some minutes, invariably rousing himself from his abstraction with a sudden effort.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was as if he was troubled with some mental compunctions which he was desirous of setting at rest.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next morning Ffrench rather surprised Murdoch by walking into his cell with the evident intention of paying him a somewhat prolonged visit.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At times he talked very fast and in a comparatively light and jocular vein, and again he was silent for some minutes, invariably rousing himself from his abstraction with a sudden effort.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning Ffrench rather surprised Murdoch by walking into his cell with the evident intention of paying him a somewhat prolonged visit.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was not, however, the fact of his appearing there which was unusual enough to excite wonder, but a certain degree of mingled constraint and effusiveness in his manner.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was as if he was troubled with some mental compunctions which he was desirous of setting at rest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was not, however, the fact of his appearing there which was unusual enough to excite wonder, but a certain degree of mingled constraint and effusiveness in his manner.
intention
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From this reading The next morning Ffrench rather surprised Murdoch by walking into his cell with the evident intention of paying him a somewhat prolonged visit.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The next morning Ffrench rather surprised Murdoch by walking into his cell with the evident intention of paying him a somewhat prolonged visit.
invariably
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From this reading At times he talked very fast and in a comparatively light and jocular vein, and again he was silent for some minutes, invariably rousing himself from his abstraction with a sudden effort.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not, however, the fact of his appearing there which was unusual enough to excite wonder, but a certain degree of mingled constraint and effusiveness in his manner.
jocular
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From this reading At times he talked very fast and in a comparatively light and jocular vein, and again he was silent for some minutes, invariably rousing himself from his abstraction with a sudden effort.
light
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From this reading At times he talked very fast and in a comparatively light and jocular vein, and again he was silent for some minutes, invariably rousing himself from his abstraction with a sudden effort.
LOOKnounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "LOOK OUT!"
manner
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From this reading It was not, however, the fact of his appearing there which was unusual enough to excite wonder, but a certain degree of mingled constraint and effusiveness in his manner.
mental
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From this reading It was as if he was troubled with some mental compunctions which he was desirous of setting at rest.
mingled
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From this reading It was not, however, the fact of his appearing there which was unusual enough to excite wonder, but a certain degree of mingled constraint and effusiveness in his manner.
minutes
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From this reading At times he talked very fast and in a comparatively light and jocular vein, and again he was silent for some minutes, invariably rousing himself from his abstraction with a sudden effort.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Ffrench rather surprised Murdoch by walking into his cell with the evident intention of paying him a somewhat prolonged visit.
Murdoch
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From this reading The next morning Ffrench rather surprised Murdoch by walking into his cell with the evident intention of paying him a somewhat prolonged visit.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Ffrench rather surprised Murdoch by walking into his cell with the evident intention of paying him a somewhat prolonged visit.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not, however, the fact of his appearing there which was unusual enough to excite wonder, but a certain degree of mingled constraint and effusiveness in his manner.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next morning Ffrench rather surprised Murdoch by walking into his cell with the evident intention of paying him a somewhat prolonged visit.
OUT
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From this reading "LOOK OUT!"
paying
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From this reading The next morning Ffrench rather surprised Murdoch by walking into his cell with the evident intention of paying him a somewhat prolonged visit.
prolonged
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From this reading The next morning Ffrench rather surprised Murdoch by walking into his cell with the evident intention of paying him a somewhat prolonged visit.
rather
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From this reading The next morning Ffrench rather surprised Murdoch by walking into his cell with the evident intention of paying him a somewhat prolonged visit.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was as if he was troubled with some mental compunctions which he was desirous of setting at rest.
rousing
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From this reading At times he talked very fast and in a comparatively light and jocular vein, and again he was silent for some minutes, invariably rousing himself from his abstraction with a sudden effort.
setting
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From this reading It was as if he was troubled with some mental compunctions which he was desirous of setting at rest.
silent
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From this reading At times he talked very fast and in a comparatively light and jocular vein, and again he was silent for some minutes, invariably rousing himself from his abstraction with a sudden effort.
some
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From this reading It was as if he was troubled with some mental compunctions which he was desirous of setting at rest.
somewhat
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From this reading The next morning Ffrench rather surprised Murdoch by walking into his cell with the evident intention of paying him a somewhat prolonged visit.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At times he talked very fast and in a comparatively light and jocular vein, and again he was silent for some minutes, invariably rousing himself from his abstraction with a sudden effort.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Ffrench rather surprised Murdoch by walking into his cell with the evident intention of paying him a somewhat prolonged visit.
talked
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From this reading At times he talked very fast and in a comparatively light and jocular vein, and again he was silent for some minutes, invariably rousing himself from his abstraction with a sudden effort.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning Ffrench rather surprised Murdoch by walking into his cell with the evident intention of paying him a somewhat prolonged visit.
there
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From this reading It was not, however, the fact of his appearing there which was unusual enough to excite wonder, but a certain degree of mingled constraint and effusiveness in his manner.
times
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From this reading At times he talked very fast and in a comparatively light and jocular vein, and again he was silent for some minutes, invariably rousing himself from his abstraction with a sudden effort.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not, however, the fact of his appearing there which was unusual enough to excite wonder, but a certain degree of mingled constraint and effusiveness in his manner.
troubled
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From this reading It was as if he was troubled with some mental compunctions which he was desirous of setting at rest.
unusual
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From this reading It was not, however, the fact of his appearing there which was unusual enough to excite wonder, but a certain degree of mingled constraint and effusiveness in his manner.
vein
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From this reading At times he talked very fast and in a comparatively light and jocular vein, and again he was silent for some minutes, invariably rousing himself from his abstraction with a sudden effort.
very
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From this reading At times he talked very fast and in a comparatively light and jocular vein, and again he was silent for some minutes, invariably rousing himself from his abstraction with a sudden effort.
visit
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From this reading The next morning Ffrench rather surprised Murdoch by walking into his cell with the evident intention of paying him a somewhat prolonged visit.
walking
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From this reading The next morning Ffrench rather surprised Murdoch by walking into his cell with the evident intention of paying him a somewhat prolonged visit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not, however, the fact of his appearing there which was unusual enough to excite wonder, but a certain degree of mingled constraint and effusiveness in his manner.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was not, however, the fact of his appearing there which was unusual enough to excite wonder, but a certain degree of mingled constraint and effusiveness in his manner.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next morning Ffrench rather surprised Murdoch by walking into his cell with the evident intention of paying him a somewhat prolonged visit.
wonder
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From this reading It was not, however, the fact of his appearing there which was unusual enough to excite wonder, but a certain degree of mingled constraint and effusiveness in his manner.
