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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 He looked like a mountain moving along in the gloom, or like a big ship with a slim little yacht in tow; and other wayfarers could hear his voice coming out in the mist, with sometimes a faint note of reply.
all
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From this reading ‘If you will do me a favour,’ he said, ‘you will put those questions all away, and put on the pretty looks with which you captivated me, Joyce.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He looked like a mountain moving along in the gloom, or like a big ship with a slim little yacht in tow; and other wayfarers could hear his voice coming out in the mist, with sometimes a faint note of reply.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had tucked her hand under his arm, and led her through the dark as carefully as her father would have done, talking much, but getting very little response.
arm
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From this reading He had tucked her hand under his arm, and led her through the dark as carefully as her father would have done, talking much, but getting very little response.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had tucked her hand under his arm, and led her through the dark as carefully as her father would have done, talking much, but getting very little response.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Canon was not talking to her of moral difficulties or cases of conscience, but of a party which was to take place at the rectory, and at which he wished her to look her best.
away
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From this reading ‘If you will do me a favour,’ he said, ‘you will put those questions all away, and put on the pretty looks with which you captivated me, Joyce.
best
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From this reading The Canon was not talking to her of moral difficulties or cases of conscience, but of a party which was to take place at the rectory, and at which he wished her to look her best.
big
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From this reading He looked like a mountain moving along in the gloom, or like a big ship with a slim little yacht in tow; and other wayfarers could hear his voice coming out in the mist, with sometimes a faint note of reply.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Canon had brought Joyce home.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had tucked her hand under his arm, and led her through the dark as carefully as her father would have done, talking much, but getting very little response.
Canon
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From this reading The Canon had brought Joyce home.
captivated
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From this reading ‘If you will do me a favour,’ he said, ‘you will put those questions all away, and put on the pretty looks with which you captivated me, Joyce.
carefully
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From this reading He had tucked her hand under his arm, and led her through the dark as carefully as her father would have done, talking much, but getting very little response.
cases
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From this reading The Canon was not talking to her of moral difficulties or cases of conscience, but of a party which was to take place at the rectory, and at which he wished her to look her best.
coming
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From this reading He looked like a mountain moving along in the gloom, or like a big ship with a slim little yacht in tow; and other wayfarers could hear his voice coming out in the mist, with sometimes a faint note of reply.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading The Canon was not talking to her of moral difficulties or cases of conscience, but of a party which was to take place at the rectory, and at which he wished her to look her best.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He looked like a mountain moving along in the gloom, or like a big ship with a slim little yacht in tow; and other wayfarers could hear his voice coming out in the mist, with sometimes a faint note of reply.
dark
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From this reading He had tucked her hand under his arm, and led her through the dark as carefully as her father would have done, talking much, but getting very little response.
difficulties
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From this reading The Canon was not talking to her of moral difficulties or cases of conscience, but of a party which was to take place at the rectory, and at which he wished her to look her best.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘If you will do me a favour,’ he said, ‘you will put those questions all away, and put on the pretty looks with which you captivated me, Joyce.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had tucked her hand under his arm, and led her through the dark as carefully as her father would have done, talking much, but getting very little response.
faint
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From this reading He looked like a mountain moving along in the gloom, or like a big ship with a slim little yacht in tow; and other wayfarers could hear his voice coming out in the mist, with sometimes a faint note of reply.
father
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From this reading He had tucked her hand under his arm, and led her through the dark as carefully as her father would have done, talking much, but getting very little response.
favour
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From this reading ‘If you will do me a favour,’ he said, ‘you will put those questions all away, and put on the pretty looks with which you captivated me, Joyce.
getting
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From this reading He had tucked her hand under his arm, and led her through the dark as carefully as her father would have done, talking much, but getting very little response.
gloom
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From this reading He looked like a mountain moving along in the gloom, or like a big ship with a slim little yacht in tow; and other wayfarers could hear his voice coming out in the mist, with sometimes a faint note of reply.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Canon had brought Joyce home.
hand
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From this reading He had tucked her hand under his arm, and led her through the dark as carefully as her father would have done, talking much, but getting very little response.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had tucked her hand under his arm, and led her through the dark as carefully as her father would have done, talking much, but getting very little response.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had tucked her hand under his arm, and led her through the dark as carefully as her father would have done, talking much, but getting very little response.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked like a mountain moving along in the gloom, or like a big ship with a slim little yacht in tow; and other wayfarers could hear his voice coming out in the mist, with sometimes a faint note of reply.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had tucked her hand under his arm, and led her through the dark as carefully as her father would have done, talking much, but getting very little response.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had tucked her hand under his arm, and led her through the dark as carefully as her father would have done, talking much, but getting very little response.
home
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From this reading The Canon had brought Joyce home.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘If you will do me a favour,’ he said, ‘you will put those questions all away, and put on the pretty looks with which you captivated me, Joyce.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He looked like a mountain moving along in the gloom, or like a big ship with a slim little yacht in tow; and other wayfarers could hear his voice coming out in the mist, with sometimes a faint note of reply.
Joyce
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From this reading The Canon had brought Joyce home.
led
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From this reading He had tucked her hand under his arm, and led her through the dark as carefully as her father would have done, talking much, but getting very little response.
like
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From this reading He looked like a mountain moving along in the gloom, or like a big ship with a slim little yacht in tow; and other wayfarers could hear his voice coming out in the mist, with sometimes a faint note of reply.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had tucked her hand under his arm, and led her through the dark as carefully as her father would have done, talking much, but getting very little response.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Canon was not talking to her of moral difficulties or cases of conscience, but of a party which was to take place at the rectory, and at which he wished her to look her best.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked like a mountain moving along in the gloom, or like a big ship with a slim little yacht in tow; and other wayfarers could hear his voice coming out in the mist, with sometimes a faint note of reply.
looks
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From this reading ‘If you will do me a favour,’ he said, ‘you will put those questions all away, and put on the pretty looks with which you captivated me, Joyce.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘If you will do me a favour,’ he said, ‘you will put those questions all away, and put on the pretty looks with which you captivated me, Joyce.
mist
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From this reading He looked like a mountain moving along in the gloom, or like a big ship with a slim little yacht in tow; and other wayfarers could hear his voice coming out in the mist, with sometimes a faint note of reply.
moral
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From this reading The Canon was not talking to her of moral difficulties or cases of conscience, but of a party which was to take place at the rectory, and at which he wished her to look her best.
mountain
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From this reading He looked like a mountain moving along in the gloom, or like a big ship with a slim little yacht in tow; and other wayfarers could hear his voice coming out in the mist, with sometimes a faint note of reply.
moving
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From this reading He looked like a mountain moving along in the gloom, or like a big ship with a slim little yacht in tow; and other wayfarers could hear his voice coming out in the mist, with sometimes a faint note of reply.
much
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From this reading He had tucked her hand under his arm, and led her through the dark as carefully as her father would have done, talking much, but getting very little response.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Canon was not talking to her of moral difficulties or cases of conscience, but of a party which was to take place at the rectory, and at which he wished her to look her best.
note
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From this reading He looked like a mountain moving along in the gloom, or like a big ship with a slim little yacht in tow; and other wayfarers could hear his voice coming out in the mist, with sometimes a faint note of reply.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He looked like a mountain moving along in the gloom, or like a big ship with a slim little yacht in tow; and other wayfarers could hear his voice coming out in the mist, with sometimes a faint note of reply.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘If you will do me a favour,’ he said, ‘you will put those questions all away, and put on the pretty looks with which you captivated me, Joyce.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He looked like a mountain moving along in the gloom, or like a big ship with a slim little yacht in tow; and other wayfarers could hear his voice coming out in the mist, with sometimes a faint note of reply.
other
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From this reading He looked like a mountain moving along in the gloom, or like a big ship with a slim little yacht in tow; and other wayfarers could hear his voice coming out in the mist, with sometimes a faint note of reply.
out
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From this reading He looked like a mountain moving along in the gloom, or like a big ship with a slim little yacht in tow; and other wayfarers could hear his voice coming out in the mist, with sometimes a faint note of reply.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Canon was not talking to her of moral difficulties or cases of conscience, but of a party which was to take place at the rectory, and at which he wished her to look her best.
place
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From this reading The Canon was not talking to her of moral difficulties or cases of conscience, but of a party which was to take place at the rectory, and at which he wished her to look her best.
pretty
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From this reading ‘If you will do me a favour,’ he said, ‘you will put those questions all away, and put on the pretty looks with which you captivated me, Joyce.
put
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From this reading ‘If you will do me a favour,’ he said, ‘you will put those questions all away, and put on the pretty looks with which you captivated me, Joyce.
questions
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From this reading ‘If you will do me a favour,’ he said, ‘you will put those questions all away, and put on the pretty looks with which you captivated me, Joyce.
rectory
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From this reading The Canon was not talking to her of moral difficulties or cases of conscience, but of a party which was to take place at the rectory, and at which he wished her to look her best.
reply
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From this reading He looked like a mountain moving along in the gloom, or like a big ship with a slim little yacht in tow; and other wayfarers could hear his voice coming out in the mist, with sometimes a faint note of reply.
response
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From this reading He had tucked her hand under his arm, and led her through the dark as carefully as her father would have done, talking much, but getting very little response.
said
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From this reading ‘If you will do me a favour,’ he said, ‘you will put those questions all away, and put on the pretty looks with which you captivated me, Joyce.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked like a mountain moving along in the gloom, or like a big ship with a slim little yacht in tow; and other wayfarers could hear his voice coming out in the mist, with sometimes a faint note of reply.
slim
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From this reading He looked like a mountain moving along in the gloom, or like a big ship with a slim little yacht in tow; and other wayfarers could hear his voice coming out in the mist, with sometimes a faint note of reply.
sometimes
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From this reading He looked like a mountain moving along in the gloom, or like a big ship with a slim little yacht in tow; and other wayfarers could hear his voice coming out in the mist, with sometimes a faint note of reply.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Canon was not talking to her of moral difficulties or cases of conscience, but of a party which was to take place at the rectory, and at which he wished her to look her best.
talking
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From this reading He had tucked her hand under his arm, and led her through the dark as carefully as her father would have done, talking much, but getting very little response.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Canon had brought Joyce home.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ‘If you will do me a favour,’ he said, ‘you will put those questions all away, and put on the pretty looks with which you captivated me, Joyce.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had tucked her hand under his arm, and led her through the dark as carefully as her father would have done, talking much, but getting very little response.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Canon was not talking to her of moral difficulties or cases of conscience, but of a party which was to take place at the rectory, and at which he wished her to look her best.
tow
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From this reading He looked like a mountain moving along in the gloom, or like a big ship with a slim little yacht in tow; and other wayfarers could hear his voice coming out in the mist, with sometimes a faint note of reply.
tucked
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From this reading He had tucked her hand under his arm, and led her through the dark as carefully as her father would have done, talking much, but getting very little response.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He had tucked her hand under his arm, and led her through the dark as carefully as her father would have done, talking much, but getting very little response.
very
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From this reading He had tucked her hand under his arm, and led her through the dark as carefully as her father would have done, talking much, but getting very little response.
voice
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From this reading He looked like a mountain moving along in the gloom, or like a big ship with a slim little yacht in tow; and other wayfarers could hear his voice coming out in the mist, with sometimes a faint note of reply.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Canon was not talking to her of moral difficulties or cases of conscience, but of a party which was to take place at the rectory, and at which he wished her to look her best.
wayfarers
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From this reading He looked like a mountain moving along in the gloom, or like a big ship with a slim little yacht in tow; and other wayfarers could hear his voice coming out in the mist, with sometimes a faint note of reply.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Canon was not talking to her of moral difficulties or cases of conscience, but of a party which was to take place at the rectory, and at which he wished her to look her best.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘If you will do me a favour,’ he said, ‘you will put those questions all away, and put on the pretty looks with which you captivated me, Joyce.
wished
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From this reading The Canon was not talking to her of moral difficulties or cases of conscience, but of a party which was to take place at the rectory, and at which he wished her to look her best.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He looked like a mountain moving along in the gloom, or like a big ship with a slim little yacht in tow; and other wayfarers could hear his voice coming out in the mist, with sometimes a faint note of reply.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had tucked her hand under his arm, and led her through the dark as carefully as her father would have done, talking much, but getting very little response.
yacht
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From this reading He looked like a mountain moving along in the gloom, or like a big ship with a slim little yacht in tow; and other wayfarers could hear his voice coming out in the mist, with sometimes a faint note of reply.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘If you will do me a favour,’ he said, ‘you will put those questions all away, and put on the pretty looks with which you captivated me, Joyce.
