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From this reading CHITTERLOW Sec.1 The hour of the class on the following Thursday found Kipps in a state of nearly incredible despondency.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CHITTERLOW Sec.1 The hour of the class on the following Thursday found Kipps in a state of nearly incredible despondency.
accumulated
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From this reading He was sitting with his eyes on the reading room clock, his chin resting on his fists and his elbows on the accumulated comic papers that were comic alas! in vain!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In this place it was he had sat night after night, each night more blissful than the last, waiting until it should be time to go to Her!
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading He was sitting with his eyes on the reading room clock, his chin resting on his fists and his elbows on the accumulated comic papers that were comic alas! in vain!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was sitting with his eyes on the reading room clock, his chin resting on his fists and his elbows on the accumulated comic papers that were comic alas! in vain!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In this place it was he had sat night after night, each night more blissful than the last, waiting until it should be time to go to Her!
bliss
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From this reading And then--bliss!
blissful
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From this reading In this place it was he had sat night after night, each night more blissful than the last, waiting until it should be time to go to Her!
chin
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From this reading He was sitting with his eyes on the reading room clock, his chin resting on his fists and his elbows on the accumulated comic papers that were comic alas! in vain!
CHITTERLOW
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From this reading CHITTERLOW Sec.1 The hour of the class on the following Thursday found Kipps in a state of nearly incredible despondency.
class
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From this reading CHITTERLOW Sec.1 The hour of the class on the following Thursday found Kipps in a state of nearly incredible despondency.
clock
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From this reading He was sitting with his eyes on the reading room clock, his chin resting on his fists and his elbows on the accumulated comic papers that were comic alas! in vain!
comic
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From this reading He was sitting with his eyes on the reading room clock, his chin resting on his fists and his elbows on the accumulated comic papers that were comic alas! in vain!
despondency
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From this reading CHITTERLOW Sec.1 The hour of the class on the following Thursday found Kipps in a state of nearly incredible despondency.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In this place it was he had sat night after night, each night more blissful than the last, waiting until it should be time to go to Her!
elbows
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From this reading He was sitting with his eyes on the reading room clock, his chin resting on his fists and his elbows on the accumulated comic papers that were comic alas! in vain!
eyes
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From this reading He was sitting with his eyes on the reading room clock, his chin resting on his fists and his elbows on the accumulated comic papers that were comic alas! in vain!
famishing
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From this reading He paid no heed to the little man in spectacles glaring opposite to him, famishing for _Fun_.
fists
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From this reading He was sitting with his eyes on the reading room clock, his chin resting on his fists and his elbows on the accumulated comic papers that were comic alas! in vain!
following
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From this reading CHITTERLOW Sec.1 The hour of the class on the following Thursday found Kipps in a state of nearly incredible despondency.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He paid no heed to the little man in spectacles glaring opposite to him, famishing for _Fun_.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHITTERLOW Sec.1 The hour of the class on the following Thursday found Kipps in a state of nearly incredible despondency.
Fun
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From this reading He paid no heed to the little man in spectacles glaring opposite to him, famishing for _Fun_.
glaring
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From this reading He paid no heed to the little man in spectacles glaring opposite to him, famishing for _Fun_.
go
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From this reading In this place it was he had sat night after night, each night more blissful than the last, waiting until it should be time to go to Her!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In this place it was he had sat night after night, each night more blissful than the last, waiting until it should be time to go to Her!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was sitting with his eyes on the reading room clock, his chin resting on his fists and his elbows on the accumulated comic papers that were comic alas! in vain!
heed
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From this reading He paid no heed to the little man in spectacles glaring opposite to him, famishing for _Fun_.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In this place it was he had sat night after night, each night more blissful than the last, waiting until it should be time to go to Her!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He paid no heed to the little man in spectacles glaring opposite to him, famishing for _Fun_.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was sitting with his eyes on the reading room clock, his chin resting on his fists and his elbows on the accumulated comic papers that were comic alas! in vain!
hour
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From this reading CHITTERLOW Sec.1 The hour of the class on the following Thursday found Kipps in a state of nearly incredible despondency.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHITTERLOW Sec.1 The hour of the class on the following Thursday found Kipps in a state of nearly incredible despondency.
incredible
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From this reading CHITTERLOW Sec.1 The hour of the class on the following Thursday found Kipps in a state of nearly incredible despondency.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In this place it was he had sat night after night, each night more blissful than the last, waiting until it should be time to go to Her!
Kipps
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From this reading CHITTERLOW Sec.1 The hour of the class on the following Thursday found Kipps in a state of nearly incredible despondency.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this place it was he had sat night after night, each night more blissful than the last, waiting until it should be time to go to Her!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He paid no heed to the little man in spectacles glaring opposite to him, famishing for _Fun_.
man
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From this reading He paid no heed to the little man in spectacles glaring opposite to him, famishing for _Fun_.
more
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From this reading In this place it was he had sat night after night, each night more blissful than the last, waiting until it should be time to go to Her!
nearly
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From this reading CHITTERLOW Sec.1 The hour of the class on the following Thursday found Kipps in a state of nearly incredible despondency.
night
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From this reading In this place it was he had sat night after night, each night more blissful than the last, waiting until it should be time to go to Her!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He paid no heed to the little man in spectacles glaring opposite to him, famishing for _Fun_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHITTERLOW Sec.1 The hour of the class on the following Thursday found Kipps in a state of nearly incredible despondency.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CHITTERLOW Sec.1 The hour of the class on the following Thursday found Kipps in a state of nearly incredible despondency.
opposite
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From this reading He paid no heed to the little man in spectacles glaring opposite to him, famishing for _Fun_.
paid
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From this reading He paid no heed to the little man in spectacles glaring opposite to him, famishing for _Fun_.
papers
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From this reading He was sitting with his eyes on the reading room clock, his chin resting on his fists and his elbows on the accumulated comic papers that were comic alas! in vain!
place
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From this reading In this place it was he had sat night after night, each night more blissful than the last, waiting until it should be time to go to Her!
reading
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From this reading He was sitting with his eyes on the reading room clock, his chin resting on his fists and his elbows on the accumulated comic papers that were comic alas! in vain!
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was sitting with his eyes on the reading room clock, his chin resting on his fists and his elbows on the accumulated comic papers that were comic alas! in vain!
room
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From this reading He was sitting with his eyes on the reading room clock, his chin resting on his fists and his elbows on the accumulated comic papers that were comic alas! in vain!
sat
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From this reading In this place it was he had sat night after night, each night more blissful than the last, waiting until it should be time to go to Her!
Sec
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From this reading CHITTERLOW Sec.1 The hour of the class on the following Thursday found Kipps in a state of nearly incredible despondency.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In this place it was he had sat night after night, each night more blissful than the last, waiting until it should be time to go to Her!
sitting
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From this reading He was sitting with his eyes on the reading room clock, his chin resting on his fists and his elbows on the accumulated comic papers that were comic alas! in vain!
spectacles
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From this reading He paid no heed to the little man in spectacles glaring opposite to him, famishing for _Fun_.
state
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From this reading CHITTERLOW Sec.1 The hour of the class on the following Thursday found Kipps in a state of nearly incredible despondency.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In this place it was he had sat night after night, each night more blissful than the last, waiting until it should be time to go to Her!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was sitting with his eyes on the reading room clock, his chin resting on his fists and his elbows on the accumulated comic papers that were comic alas! in vain!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHITTERLOW Sec.1 The hour of the class on the following Thursday found Kipps in a state of nearly incredible despondency.
then
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From this reading And then--bliss!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this place it was he had sat night after night, each night more blissful than the last, waiting until it should be time to go to Her!
Thursday
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From this reading CHITTERLOW Sec.1 The hour of the class on the following Thursday found Kipps in a state of nearly incredible despondency.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this place it was he had sat night after night, each night more blissful than the last, waiting until it should be time to go to Her!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He paid no heed to the little man in spectacles glaring opposite to him, famishing for _Fun_.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading In this place it was he had sat night after night, each night more blissful than the last, waiting until it should be time to go to Her!
vain
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From this reading He was sitting with his eyes on the reading room clock, his chin resting on his fists and his elbows on the accumulated comic papers that were comic alas! in vain!
waiting
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From this reading In this place it was he had sat night after night, each night more blissful than the last, waiting until it should be time to go to Her!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was sitting with his eyes on the reading room clock, his chin resting on his fists and his elbows on the accumulated comic papers that were comic alas! in vain!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was sitting with his eyes on the reading room clock, his chin resting on his fists and his elbows on the accumulated comic papers that were comic alas! in vain!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was sitting with his eyes on the reading room clock, his chin resting on his fists and his elbows on the accumulated comic papers that were comic alas! in vain!
