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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 Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I had no time, however, to think about it, for almost immediately upon the conclusion of his story, Jessie came home, flushed and radiant, from her visit to the Wests.
abruptly
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From this reading Thus abruptly uncle Bryan concluded his story.
all
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From this reading 'Are you angry with me for going out?' she asked, divining that she was the cause of all this seriousness.
almost
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From this reading I had no time, however, to think about it, for almost immediately upon the conclusion of his story, Jessie came home, flushed and radiant, from her visit to the Wests.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Our grave faces checked her exuberant spirits, and, looking from one to another, she sought for an explanation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
angry
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From this reading 'Are you angry with me for going out?' she asked, divining that she was the cause of all this seriousness.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Our grave faces checked her exuberant spirits, and, looking from one to another, she sought for an explanation.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Are you angry with me for going out?' she asked, divining that she was the cause of all this seriousness.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Are you angry with me for going out?' she asked, divining that she was the cause of all this seriousness.
Bryan
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From this reading Thus abruptly uncle Bryan concluded his story.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
came
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From this reading I had no time, however, to think about it, for almost immediately upon the conclusion of his story, Jessie came home, flushed and radiant, from her visit to the Wests.
cause
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From this reading 'Are you angry with me for going out?' she asked, divining that she was the cause of all this seriousness.
checked
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From this reading Our grave faces checked her exuberant spirits, and, looking from one to another, she sought for an explanation.
concluded
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From this reading Thus abruptly uncle Bryan concluded his story.
conclusion
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From this reading I had no time, however, to think about it, for almost immediately upon the conclusion of his story, Jessie came home, flushed and radiant, from her visit to the Wests.
deeply
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From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
divining
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From this reading 'Are you angry with me for going out?' she asked, divining that she was the cause of all this seriousness.
explanation
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From this reading Our grave faces checked her exuberant spirits, and, looking from one to another, she sought for an explanation.
exuberant
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From this reading Our grave faces checked her exuberant spirits, and, looking from one to another, she sought for an explanation.
faces
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From this reading Our grave faces checked her exuberant spirits, and, looking from one to another, she sought for an explanation.
filled
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From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
flushed
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From this reading I had no time, however, to think about it, for almost immediately upon the conclusion of his story, Jessie came home, flushed and radiant, from her visit to the Wests.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had no time, however, to think about it, for almost immediately upon the conclusion of his story, Jessie came home, flushed and radiant, from her visit to the Wests.
going
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From this reading 'Are you angry with me for going out?' she asked, divining that she was the cause of all this seriousness.
grave
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From this reading Our grave faces checked her exuberant spirits, and, looking from one to another, she sought for an explanation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I had no time, however, to think about it, for almost immediately upon the conclusion of his story, Jessie came home, flushed and radiant, from her visit to the Wests.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus abruptly uncle Bryan concluded his story.
home
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From this reading I had no time, however, to think about it, for almost immediately upon the conclusion of his story, Jessie came home, flushed and radiant, from her visit to the Wests.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I had no time, however, to think about it, for almost immediately upon the conclusion of his story, Jessie came home, flushed and radiant, from her visit to the Wests.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had no time, however, to think about it, for almost immediately upon the conclusion of his story, Jessie came home, flushed and radiant, from her visit to the Wests.
immediately
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From this reading I had no time, however, to think about it, for almost immediately upon the conclusion of his story, Jessie came home, flushed and radiant, from her visit to the Wests.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
indignation
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From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
inexplicablenounUS /inexplicable/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
Jessie
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From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
latter
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From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
looking
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From this reading Our grave faces checked her exuberant spirits, and, looking from one to another, she sought for an explanation.
manner
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From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
moved
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From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I had no time, however, to think about it, for almost immediately upon the conclusion of his story, Jessie came home, flushed and radiant, from her visit to the Wests.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Our grave faces checked her exuberant spirits, and, looking from one to another, she sought for an explanation.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our grave faces checked her exuberant spirits, and, looking from one to another, she sought for an explanation.
out
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From this reading 'Are you angry with me for going out?' she asked, divining that she was the cause of all this seriousness.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
parts
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From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading I had no time, however, to think about it, for almost immediately upon the conclusion of his story, Jessie came home, flushed and radiant, from her visit to the Wests.
seriousness
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From this reading 'Are you angry with me for going out?' she asked, divining that she was the cause of all this seriousness.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Our grave faces checked her exuberant spirits, and, looking from one to another, she sought for an explanation.
Some
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From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
sought
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From this reading Our grave faces checked her exuberant spirits, and, looking from one to another, she sought for an explanation.
spirits
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From this reading Our grave faces checked her exuberant spirits, and, looking from one to another, she sought for an explanation.
spoke
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From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
story
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From this reading Thus abruptly uncle Bryan concluded his story.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
sympathy
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From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Are you angry with me for going out?' she asked, divining that she was the cause of all this seriousness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had no time, however, to think about it, for almost immediately upon the conclusion of his story, Jessie came home, flushed and radiant, from her visit to the Wests.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Are you angry with me for going out?' she asked, divining that she was the cause of all this seriousness.
Thus
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From this reading Thus abruptly uncle Bryan concluded his story.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had no time, however, to think about it, for almost immediately upon the conclusion of his story, Jessie came home, flushed and radiant, from her visit to the Wests.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had no time, however, to think about it, for almost immediately upon the conclusion of his story, Jessie came home, flushed and radiant, from her visit to the Wests.
uncle
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From this reading Thus abruptly uncle Bryan concluded his story.
unjust
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From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I had no time, however, to think about it, for almost immediately upon the conclusion of his story, Jessie came home, flushed and radiant, from her visit to the Wests.
very
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From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
visit
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From this reading I had no time, however, to think about it, for almost immediately upon the conclusion of his story, Jessie came home, flushed and radiant, from her visit to the Wests.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Are you angry with me for going out?' she asked, divining that she was the cause of all this seriousness.
Wests
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From this reading I had no time, however, to think about it, for almost immediately upon the conclusion of his story, Jessie came home, flushed and radiant, from her visit to the Wests.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some parts of it had moved me very deeply with sympathy for him; but the latter part, where he spoke of Jessie in such a strangely unjust and inexplicable manner, filled me with indignation.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Are you angry with me for going out?' she asked, divining that she was the cause of all this seriousness.
