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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 When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ‘She is so full of sense,’ he said to his wife; ‘she doesn’t go fretting and worrying about a thing as I do.
all
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From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
allusion
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From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The storm subsided which had raged around Joyce for that long and miserable day.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The storm subsided which had raged around Joyce for that long and miserable day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘She is so full of sense,’ he said to his wife; ‘she doesn’t go fretting and worrying about a thing as I do.
aside
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From this reading When she knows that there is nothing to be done, she just puts it aside.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When she knows that there is nothing to be done, she just puts it aside.
calm
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From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
Colonel
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From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
day
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From this reading The storm subsided which had raged around Joyce for that long and miserable day.
dismissed
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From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘She is so full of sense,’ he said to his wife; ‘she doesn’t go fretting and worrying about a thing as I do.
doesn't
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From this reading ‘She is so full of sense,’ he said to his wife; ‘she doesn’t go fretting and worrying about a thing as I do.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she knows that there is nothing to be done, she just puts it aside.
elaborately
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From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
few
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From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The storm subsided which had raged around Joyce for that long and miserable day.
fretting
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From this reading ‘She is so full of sense,’ he said to his wife; ‘she doesn’t go fretting and worrying about a thing as I do.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
full
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From this reading ‘She is so full of sense,’ he said to his wife; ‘she doesn’t go fretting and worrying about a thing as I do.
go
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From this reading ‘She is so full of sense,’ he said to his wife; ‘she doesn’t go fretting and worrying about a thing as I do.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The storm subsided which had raged around Joyce for that long and miserable day.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘She is so full of sense,’ he said to his wife; ‘she doesn’t go fretting and worrying about a thing as I do.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘She is so full of sense,’ he said to his wife; ‘she doesn’t go fretting and worrying about a thing as I do.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘She is so full of sense,’ he said to his wife; ‘she doesn’t go fretting and worrying about a thing as I do.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
Joyce
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From this reading The storm subsided which had raged around Joyce for that long and miserable day.
just
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From this reading When she knows that there is nothing to be done, she just puts it aside.
knows
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From this reading When she knows that there is nothing to be done, she just puts it aside.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The storm subsided which had raged around Joyce for that long and miserable day.
made
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From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
miserable
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From this reading The storm subsided which had raged around Joyce for that long and miserable day.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading When she knows that there is nothing to be done, she just puts it aside.
occurred
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From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
others
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From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
puts
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From this reading When she knows that there is nothing to be done, she just puts it aside.
raged
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From this reading The storm subsided which had raged around Joyce for that long and miserable day.
refrained
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From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
said
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From this reading ‘She is so full of sense,’ he said to his wife; ‘she doesn’t go fretting and worrying about a thing as I do.
satisfaction
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From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
saying
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From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
sense
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From this reading ‘She is so full of sense,’ he said to his wife; ‘she doesn’t go fretting and worrying about a thing as I do.
sensible
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From this reading I wish we were all as sensible as Joyce.’
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘She is so full of sense,’ he said to his wife; ‘she doesn’t go fretting and worrying about a thing as I do.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘She is so full of sense,’ he said to his wife; ‘she doesn’t go fretting and worrying about a thing as I do.
speak
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From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
storm
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From this reading The storm subsided which had raged around Joyce for that long and miserable day.
subsided
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From this reading The storm subsided which had raged around Joyce for that long and miserable day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The storm subsided which had raged around Joyce for that long and miserable day.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The storm subsided which had raged around Joyce for that long and miserable day.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
there
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From this reading When she knows that there is nothing to be done, she just puts it aside.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘She is so full of sense,’ he said to his wife; ‘she doesn’t go fretting and worrying about a thing as I do.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
up
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From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
usual
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From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I wish we were all as sensible as Joyce.’
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The storm subsided which had raged around Joyce for that long and miserable day.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
wife
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From this reading ‘She is so full of sense,’ he said to his wife; ‘she doesn’t go fretting and worrying about a thing as I do.
wish
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From this reading I wish we were all as sensible as Joyce.’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When a few others had passed in their usual calm, the Colonel, who had elaborately refrained from all allusion to what had occurred, saying even from time to time, ‘We must not speak of that,’ made up his mind with great satisfaction that Joyce had dismissed it from her mind.
worrying
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From this reading ‘She is so full of sense,’ he said to his wife; ‘she doesn’t go fretting and worrying about a thing as I do.
