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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 supper was a very silent meal.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
all
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From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
allusion
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From this reading Strangely enough, however, the old man made no allusion to the subject.
almost
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From this reading Old Hugo was evidently not inclined to converse,--he ate his food quickly, almost ravenously, without seeming to be conscious that he was eating.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
anxiety
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From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
ask
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From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
ate
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From this reading Old Hugo was evidently not inclined to converse,--he ate his food quickly, almost ravenously, without seeming to be conscious that he was eating.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Old Hugo was evidently not inclined to converse,--he ate his food quickly, almost ravenously, without seeming to be conscious that he was eating.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He seemed to have forgotten it, though it had been the chief matter on which he had laid so much stress that morning.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
chief
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From this reading He seemed to have forgotten it, though it had been the chief matter on which he had laid so much stress that morning.
Clifford
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From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
conscious
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From this reading Old Hugo was evidently not inclined to converse,--he ate his food quickly, almost ravenously, without seeming to be conscious that he was eating.
converse
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From this reading Old Hugo was evidently not inclined to converse,--he ate his food quickly, almost ravenously, without seeming to be conscious that he was eating.
eating
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From this reading Old Hugo was evidently not inclined to converse,--he ate his food quickly, almost ravenously, without seeming to be conscious that he was eating.
enough
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From this reading Strangely enough, however, the old man made no allusion to the subject.
evidently
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From this reading Old Hugo was evidently not inclined to converse,--he ate his food quickly, almost ravenously, without seeming to be conscious that he was eating.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
food
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From this reading Old Hugo was evidently not inclined to converse,--he ate his food quickly, almost ravenously, without seeming to be conscious that he was eating.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading He seemed to have forgotten it, though it had been the chief matter on which he had laid so much stress that morning.
glanced
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From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He seemed to have forgotten it, though it had been the chief matter on which he had laid so much stress that morning.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He seemed to have forgotten it, though it had been the chief matter on which he had laid so much stress that morning.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Old Hugo was evidently not inclined to converse,--he ate his food quickly, almost ravenously, without seeming to be conscious that he was eating.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Hugo was evidently not inclined to converse,--he ate his food quickly, almost ravenously, without seeming to be conscious that he was eating.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Strangely enough, however, the old man made no allusion to the subject.
Hugo
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From this reading Old Hugo was evidently not inclined to converse,--he ate his food quickly, almost ravenously, without seeming to be conscious that he was eating.
idea
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From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
inclined
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From this reading Old Hugo was evidently not inclined to converse,--he ate his food quickly, almost ravenously, without seeming to be conscious that he was eating.
Innocent
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From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He seemed to have forgotten it, though it had been the chief matter on which he had laid so much stress that morning.
laid
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From this reading He seemed to have forgotten it, though it had been the chief matter on which he had laid so much stress that morning.
latent
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From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
made
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From this reading Strangely enough, however, the old man made no allusion to the subject.
man
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From this reading Strangely enough, however, the old man made no allusion to the subject.
matter
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From this reading He seemed to have forgotten it, though it had been the chief matter on which he had laid so much stress that morning.
meal
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From this reading The supper was a very silent meal.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed to have forgotten it, though it had been the chief matter on which he had laid so much stress that morning.
much
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From this reading He seemed to have forgotten it, though it had been the chief matter on which he had laid so much stress that morning.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Strangely enough, however, the old man made no allusion to the subject.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Old Hugo was evidently not inclined to converse,--he ate his food quickly, almost ravenously, without seeming to be conscious that he was eating.
now
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From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
Old
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From this reading Old Hugo was evidently not inclined to converse,--he ate his food quickly, almost ravenously, without seeming to be conscious that he was eating.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He seemed to have forgotten it, though it had been the chief matter on which he had laid so much stress that morning.
presently
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From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
quickly
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From this reading Old Hugo was evidently not inclined to converse,--he ate his food quickly, almost ravenously, without seeming to be conscious that he was eating.
ravenously
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From this reading Old Hugo was evidently not inclined to converse,--he ate his food quickly, almost ravenously, without seeming to be conscious that he was eating.
Robin
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From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed to have forgotten it, though it had been the chief matter on which he had laid so much stress that morning.
seeming
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From this reading Old Hugo was evidently not inclined to converse,--he ate his food quickly, almost ravenously, without seeming to be conscious that he was eating.
settled
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From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
silent
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From this reading The supper was a very silent meal.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He seemed to have forgotten it, though it had been the chief matter on which he had laid so much stress that morning.
some
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From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
somewhere
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From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
StrangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Strangely enough, however, the old man made no allusion to the subject.
stress
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From this reading He seemed to have forgotten it, though it had been the chief matter on which he had laid so much stress that morning.
subject
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From this reading Strangely enough, however, the old man made no allusion to the subject.
supper
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From this reading The supper was a very silent meal.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Old Hugo was evidently not inclined to converse,--he ate his food quickly, almost ravenously, without seeming to be conscious that he was eating.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The supper was a very silent meal.
there
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From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He seemed to have forgotten it, though it had been the chief matter on which he had laid so much stress that morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Old Hugo was evidently not inclined to converse,--he ate his food quickly, almost ravenously, without seeming to be conscious that he was eating.
troubled
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From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
uncle
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From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
uncomfortable
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From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
very
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From this reading The supper was a very silent meal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The supper was a very silent meal.
watchfully
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From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He seemed to have forgotten it, though it had been the chief matter on which he had laid so much stress that morning.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Old Hugo was evidently not inclined to converse,--he ate his food quickly, almost ravenously, without seeming to be conscious that he was eating.
worried
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From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
wrong
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From this reading Robin Clifford glanced at him now and again watchfully, and with some anxiety,--an uncomfortable idea that there was something wrong somewhere worried him,--moreover he was troubled by the latent feeling that presently his uncle would be sure to ask if all was "settled" between himself and Innocent.
