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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 There came a day when this possession on the girl’s part actually seemed to enjoy between them, while their eyes met, a tacit recognition that was half a joke and half a deep solemnity.
absences
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From this reading She would have admitted indeed that it consisted of little more than the fact that his absences, however frequent and however long, always ended with his turning up again.
actually
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From this reading There came a day when this possession on the girl’s part actually seemed to enjoy between them, while their eyes met, a tacit recognition that was half a joke and half a deep solemnity.
admitted
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From this reading She would have admitted indeed that it consisted of little more than the fact that his absences, however frequent and however long, always ended with his turning up again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would have admitted indeed that it consisted of little more than the fact that his absences, however frequent and however long, always ended with his turning up again.
always
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From this reading She would have admitted indeed that it consisted of little more than the fact that his absences, however frequent and however long, always ended with his turning up again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She would have admitted indeed that it consisted of little more than the fact that his absences, however frequent and however long, always ended with his turning up again.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was of course not enough just in itself; what it had taken on to make it so was the extraordinary possession of the elements of his life that memory and attention had at last given her.
attention
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From this reading It was of course not enough just in itself; what it had taken on to make it so was the extraordinary possession of the elements of his life that memory and attention had at last given her.
bade
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From this reading He bade her good morning always now; he often quite raised his hat to her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was nobody’s business in the world but her own if that fact continued to be enough for her.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There came a day when this possession on the girl’s part actually seemed to enjoy between them, while their eyes met, a tacit recognition that was half a joke and half a deep solemnity.
business
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From this reading It was nobody’s business in the world but her own if that fact continued to be enough for her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was nobody’s business in the world but her own if that fact continued to be enough for her.
came
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From this reading There came a day when this possession on the girl’s part actually seemed to enjoy between them, while their eyes met, a tacit recognition that was half a joke and half a deep solemnity.
consisted
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From this reading She would have admitted indeed that it consisted of little more than the fact that his absences, however frequent and however long, always ended with his turning up again.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was nobody’s business in the world but her own if that fact continued to be enough for her.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was of course not enough just in itself; what it had taken on to make it so was the extraordinary possession of the elements of his life that memory and attention had at last given her.
day
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From this reading There came a day when this possession on the girl’s part actually seemed to enjoy between them, while their eyes met, a tacit recognition that was half a joke and half a deep solemnity.
deep
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From this reading There came a day when this possession on the girl’s part actually seemed to enjoy between them, while their eyes met, a tacit recognition that was half a joke and half a deep solemnity.
elements
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From this reading It was of course not enough just in itself; what it had taken on to make it so was the extraordinary possession of the elements of his life that memory and attention had at last given her.
ended
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From this reading She would have admitted indeed that it consisted of little more than the fact that his absences, however frequent and however long, always ended with his turning up again.
enjoy
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From this reading There came a day when this possession on the girl’s part actually seemed to enjoy between them, while their eyes met, a tacit recognition that was half a joke and half a deep solemnity.
enough
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From this reading It was nobody’s business in the world but her own if that fact continued to be enough for her.
extraordinary
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From this reading It was of course not enough just in itself; what it had taken on to make it so was the extraordinary possession of the elements of his life that memory and attention had at last given her.
eyes
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From this reading There came a day when this possession on the girl’s part actually seemed to enjoy between them, while their eyes met, a tacit recognition that was half a joke and half a deep solemnity.
fact
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From this reading She would have admitted indeed that it consisted of little more than the fact that his absences, however frequent and however long, always ended with his turning up again.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was nobody’s business in the world but her own if that fact continued to be enough for her.
frequent
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From this reading She would have admitted indeed that it consisted of little more than the fact that his absences, however frequent and however long, always ended with his turning up again.
girl's
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From this reading There came a day when this possession on the girl’s part actually seemed to enjoy between them, while their eyes met, a tacit recognition that was half a joke and half a deep solemnity.
given
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From this reading It was of course not enough just in itself; what it had taken on to make it so was the extraordinary possession of the elements of his life that memory and attention had at last given her.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He bade her good morning always now; he often quite raised his hat to her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was of course not enough just in itself; what it had taken on to make it so was the extraordinary possession of the elements of his life that memory and attention had at last given her.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There came a day when this possession on the girl’s part actually seemed to enjoy between them, while their eyes met, a tacit recognition that was half a joke and half a deep solemnity.
hat
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From this reading He bade her good morning always now; he often quite raised his hat to her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She would have admitted indeed that it consisted of little more than the fact that his absences, however frequent and however long, always ended with his turning up again.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He bade her good morning always now; he often quite raised his hat to her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was nobody’s business in the world but her own if that fact continued to be enough for her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She would have admitted indeed that it consisted of little more than the fact that his absences, however frequent and however long, always ended with his turning up again.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She would have admitted indeed that it consisted of little more than the fact that his absences, however frequent and however long, always ended with his turning up again.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was nobody’s business in the world but her own if that fact continued to be enough for her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was nobody’s business in the world but her own if that fact continued to be enough for her.
indeed
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From this reading She would have admitted indeed that it consisted of little more than the fact that his absences, however frequent and however long, always ended with his turning up again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She would have admitted indeed that it consisted of little more than the fact that his absences, however frequent and however long, always ended with his turning up again.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was of course not enough just in itself; what it had taken on to make it so was the extraordinary possession of the elements of his life that memory and attention had at last given her.
joke
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From this reading There came a day when this possession on the girl’s part actually seemed to enjoy between them, while their eyes met, a tacit recognition that was half a joke and half a deep solemnity.
just
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From this reading It was of course not enough just in itself; what it had taken on to make it so was the extraordinary possession of the elements of his life that memory and attention had at last given her.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was of course not enough just in itself; what it had taken on to make it so was the extraordinary possession of the elements of his life that memory and attention had at last given her.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was of course not enough just in itself; what it had taken on to make it so was the extraordinary possession of the elements of his life that memory and attention had at last given her.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would have admitted indeed that it consisted of little more than the fact that his absences, however frequent and however long, always ended with his turning up again.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would have admitted indeed that it consisted of little more than the fact that his absences, however frequent and however long, always ended with his turning up again.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was of course not enough just in itself; what it had taken on to make it so was the extraordinary possession of the elements of his life that memory and attention had at last given her.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading It was of course not enough just in itself; what it had taken on to make it so was the extraordinary possession of the elements of his life that memory and attention had at last given her.
met
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From this reading There came a day when this possession on the girl’s part actually seemed to enjoy between them, while their eyes met, a tacit recognition that was half a joke and half a deep solemnity.
more
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From this reading She would have admitted indeed that it consisted of little more than the fact that his absences, however frequent and however long, always ended with his turning up again.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He bade her good morning always now; he often quite raised his hat to her.
nobody's
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From this reading It was nobody’s business in the world but her own if that fact continued to be enough for her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was of course not enough just in itself; what it had taken on to make it so was the extraordinary possession of the elements of his life that memory and attention had at last given her.
now
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From this reading He bade her good morning always now; he often quite raised his hat to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She would have admitted indeed that it consisted of little more than the fact that his absences, however frequent and however long, always ended with his turning up again.
often
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From this reading He bade her good morning always now; he often quite raised his hat to her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was of course not enough just in itself; what it had taken on to make it so was the extraordinary possession of the elements of his life that memory and attention had at last given her.
own
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From this reading It was nobody’s business in the world but her own if that fact continued to be enough for her.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There came a day when this possession on the girl’s part actually seemed to enjoy between them, while their eyes met, a tacit recognition that was half a joke and half a deep solemnity.
possession
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From this reading It was of course not enough just in itself; what it had taken on to make it so was the extraordinary possession of the elements of his life that memory and attention had at last given her.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He bade her good morning always now; he often quite raised his hat to her.
raised
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From this reading He bade her good morning always now; he often quite raised his hat to her.
recognition
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From this reading There came a day when this possession on the girl’s part actually seemed to enjoy between them, while their eyes met, a tacit recognition that was half a joke and half a deep solemnity.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There came a day when this possession on the girl’s part actually seemed to enjoy between them, while their eyes met, a tacit recognition that was half a joke and half a deep solemnity.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would have admitted indeed that it consisted of little more than the fact that his absences, however frequent and however long, always ended with his turning up again.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was of course not enough just in itself; what it had taken on to make it so was the extraordinary possession of the elements of his life that memory and attention had at last given her.
solemnity
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From this reading There came a day when this possession on the girl’s part actually seemed to enjoy between them, while their eyes met, a tacit recognition that was half a joke and half a deep solemnity.
tacit
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From this reading There came a day when this possession on the girl’s part actually seemed to enjoy between them, while their eyes met, a tacit recognition that was half a joke and half a deep solemnity.
taken
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From this reading It was of course not enough just in itself; what it had taken on to make it so was the extraordinary possession of the elements of his life that memory and attention had at last given her.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She would have admitted indeed that it consisted of little more than the fact that his absences, however frequent and however long, always ended with his turning up again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She would have admitted indeed that it consisted of little more than the fact that his absences, however frequent and however long, always ended with his turning up again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She would have admitted indeed that it consisted of little more than the fact that his absences, however frequent and however long, always ended with his turning up again.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There came a day when this possession on the girl’s part actually seemed to enjoy between them, while their eyes met, a tacit recognition that was half a joke and half a deep solemnity.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There came a day when this possession on the girl’s part actually seemed to enjoy between them, while their eyes met, a tacit recognition that was half a joke and half a deep solemnity.
There
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From this reading There came a day when this possession on the girl’s part actually seemed to enjoy between them, while their eyes met, a tacit recognition that was half a joke and half a deep solemnity.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There came a day when this possession on the girl’s part actually seemed to enjoy between them, while their eyes met, a tacit recognition that was half a joke and half a deep solemnity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was nobody’s business in the world but her own if that fact continued to be enough for her.
turning
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From this reading She would have admitted indeed that it consisted of little more than the fact that his absences, however frequent and however long, always ended with his turning up again.
up
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From this reading She would have admitted indeed that it consisted of little more than the fact that his absences, however frequent and however long, always ended with his turning up again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nobody’s business in the world but her own if that fact continued to be enough for her.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was of course not enough just in itself; what it had taken on to make it so was the extraordinary possession of the elements of his life that memory and attention had at last given her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There came a day when this possession on the girl’s part actually seemed to enjoy between them, while their eyes met, a tacit recognition that was half a joke and half a deep solemnity.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading There came a day when this possession on the girl’s part actually seemed to enjoy between them, while their eyes met, a tacit recognition that was half a joke and half a deep solemnity.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She would have admitted indeed that it consisted of little more than the fact that his absences, however frequent and however long, always ended with his turning up again.
world
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From this reading It was nobody’s business in the world but her own if that fact continued to be enough for her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would have admitted indeed that it consisted of little more than the fact that his absences, however frequent and however long, always ended with his turning up again.
