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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 A flaw in that pentagram of a time-table, that pentagram by which the demons of distraction were to be excluded from Mr. Lewisham's career to Greatness, was the absence of a clause forbidding study out of doors.
absence
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From this reading A flaw in that pentagram of a time-table, that pentagram by which the demons of distraction were to be excluded from Mr. Lewisham's career to Greatness, was the absence of a clause forbidding study out of doors.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
alluring
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
apparent
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "AS THE WIND BLOWS."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
avenue
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A flaw in that pentagram of a time-table, that pentagram by which the demons of distraction were to be excluded from Mr. Lewisham's career to Greatness, was the absence of a clause forbidding study out of doors.
became
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
BLOWS
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From this reading "AS THE WIND BLOWS."
broad
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the avenue--for the path is but little frequented--one might expect to read undisturbed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A flaw in that pentagram of a time-table, that pentagram by which the demons of distraction were to be excluded from Mr. Lewisham's career to Greatness, was the absence of a clause forbidding study out of doors.
career
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From this reading A flaw in that pentagram of a time-table, that pentagram by which the demons of distraction were to be excluded from Mr. Lewisham's career to Greatness, was the absence of a clause forbidding study out of doors.
chapter
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
clause
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From this reading A flaw in that pentagram of a time-table, that pentagram by which the demons of distraction were to be excluded from Mr. Lewisham's career to Greatness, was the absence of a clause forbidding study out of doors.
day
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
demons
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From this reading A flaw in that pentagram of a time-table, that pentagram by which the demons of distraction were to be excluded from Mr. Lewisham's career to Greatness, was the absence of a clause forbidding study out of doors.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
dismissed
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From this reading He dismissed a suspicion of his motive with perfect success.
distraction
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From this reading A flaw in that pentagram of a time-table, that pentagram by which the demons of distraction were to be excluded from Mr. Lewisham's career to Greatness, was the absence of a clause forbidding study out of doors.
domain
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
doors
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From this reading A flaw in that pentagram of a time-table, that pentagram by which the demons of distraction were to be excluded from Mr. Lewisham's career to Greatness, was the absence of a clause forbidding study out of doors.
encircles
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
escaped
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
excluded
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From this reading A flaw in that pentagram of a time-table, that pentagram by which the demons of distraction were to be excluded from Mr. Lewisham's career to Greatness, was the absence of a clause forbidding study out of doors.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading In the avenue--for the path is but little frequented--one might expect to read undisturbed.
flaw
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From this reading A flaw in that pentagram of a time-table, that pentagram by which the demons of distraction were to be excluded from Mr. Lewisham's career to Greatness, was the absence of a clause forbidding study out of doors.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the avenue--for the path is but little frequented--one might expect to read undisturbed.
forbidding
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From this reading A flaw in that pentagram of a time-table, that pentagram by which the demons of distraction were to be excluded from Mr. Lewisham's career to Greatness, was the absence of a clause forbidding study out of doors.
frequented
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From this reading In the avenue--for the path is but little frequented--one might expect to read undisturbed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A flaw in that pentagram of a time-table, that pentagram by which the demons of distraction were to be excluded from Mr. Lewisham's career to Greatness, was the absence of a clause forbidding study out of doors.
gap
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
gates
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
gracious
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
Greatness
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From this reading A flaw in that pentagram of a time-table, that pentagram by which the demons of distraction were to be excluded from Mr. Lewisham's career to Greatness, was the absence of a clause forbidding study out of doors.
half-past
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He dismissed a suspicion of his motive with perfect success.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
Horace
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A flaw in that pentagram of a time-table, that pentagram by which the demons of distraction were to be excluded from Mr. Lewisham's career to Greatness, was the absence of a clause forbidding study out of doors.
instead
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the avenue--for the path is but little frequented--one might expect to read undisturbed.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
Lewisham
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
Lewisham's
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From this reading A flaw in that pentagram of a time-table, that pentagram by which the demons of distraction were to be excluded from Mr. Lewisham's career to Greatness, was the absence of a clause forbidding study out of doors.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the avenue--for the path is but little frequented--one might expect to read undisturbed.
lodging
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
made
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In the avenue--for the path is but little frequented--one might expect to read undisturbed.
more
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
motive
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From this reading He dismissed a suspicion of his motive with perfect success.
Mr
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From this reading A flaw in that pentagram of a time-table, that pentagram by which the demons of distraction were to be excluded from Mr. Lewisham's career to Greatness, was the absence of a clause forbidding study out of doors.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A flaw in that pentagram of a time-table, that pentagram by which the demons of distraction were to be excluded from Mr. Lewisham's career to Greatness, was the absence of a clause forbidding study out of doors.
omission
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the avenue--for the path is but little frequented--one might expect to read undisturbed.
out
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From this reading A flaw in that pentagram of a time-table, that pentagram by which the demons of distraction were to be excluded from Mr. Lewisham's career to Greatness, was the absence of a clause forbidding study out of doors.
park
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
path
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From this reading In the avenue--for the path is but little frequented--one might expect to read undisturbed.
peeping
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
pentagram
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From this reading A flaw in that pentagram of a time-table, that pentagram by which the demons of distraction were to be excluded from Mr. Lewisham's career to Greatness, was the absence of a clause forbidding study out of doors.
perfect
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From this reading He dismissed a suspicion of his motive with perfect success.
pocket
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
possible
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
predecessor
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
read
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From this reading In the avenue--for the path is but little frequented--one might expect to read undisturbed.
returning
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
school
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
study
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From this reading A flaw in that pentagram of a time-table, that pentagram by which the demons of distraction were to be excluded from Mr. Lewisham's career to Greatness, was the absence of a clause forbidding study out of doors.
success
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From this reading He dismissed a suspicion of his motive with perfect success.
suspicion
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From this reading He dismissed a suspicion of his motive with perfect success.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A flaw in that pentagram of a time-table, that pentagram by which the demons of distraction were to be excluded from Mr. Lewisham's career to Greatness, was the absence of a clause forbidding study out of doors.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "AS THE WIND BLOWS."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
time-table
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From this reading A flaw in that pentagram of a time-table, that pentagram by which the demons of distraction were to be excluded from Mr. Lewisham's career to Greatness, was the absence of a clause forbidding study out of doors.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A flaw in that pentagram of a time-table, that pentagram by which the demons of distraction were to be excluded from Mr. Lewisham's career to Greatness, was the absence of a clause forbidding study out of doors.
trees
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
trivial
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
twelve
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
undisturbed
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From this reading In the avenue--for the path is but little frequented--one might expect to read undisturbed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A flaw in that pentagram of a time-table, that pentagram by which the demons of distraction were to be excluded from Mr. Lewisham's career to Greatness, was the absence of a clause forbidding study out of doors.
way
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A flaw in that pentagram of a time-table, that pentagram by which the demons of distraction were to be excluded from Mr. Lewisham's career to Greatness, was the absence of a clause forbidding study out of doors.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A flaw in that pentagram of a time-table, that pentagram by which the demons of distraction were to be excluded from Mr. Lewisham's career to Greatness, was the absence of a clause forbidding study out of doors.
Whortley
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
WINDnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "AS THE WIND BLOWS."
window
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From this reading It was the day after the trivial window peeping of the last chapter that this gap in the time-table became apparent, a day if possible more gracious and alluring than its predecessor, and at half-past twelve, instead of returning from the school directly to his lodging, Mr. Lewisham escaped through the omission and made his way--Horace in pocket--to the park gates and so to the avenue of ancient trees that encircles the broad Whortley domain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He dismissed a suspicion of his motive with perfect success.
