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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 In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
advice
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From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
All
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From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet the boy was not comfortable.
any
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From this reading Not even now had the matter taken any moral aspect to him.
arose
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From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
aspect
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From this reading Not even now had the matter taken any moral aspect to him.
blow
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From this reading He did not feel that he had gone skulking off to deliver a cowardly blow.
boy
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From this reading And yet the boy was not comfortable.
comfortable
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From this reading And yet the boy was not comfortable.
commotion
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From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
communication
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From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
conscious
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From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
Cottage
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From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
cowardly
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From this reading He did not feel that he had gone skulking off to deliver a cowardly blow.
curious
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From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
deliver
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From this reading He did not feel that he had gone skulking off to deliver a cowardly blow.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not feel that he had gone skulking off to deliver a cowardly blow.
distance
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From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not even now had the matter taken any moral aspect to him.
fact
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From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
feel
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From this reading He did not feel that he had gone skulking off to deliver a cowardly blow.
flying
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From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
going
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From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
gone
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From this reading He did not feel that he had gone skulking off to deliver a cowardly blow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not even now had the matter taken any moral aspect to him.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not feel that he had gone skulking off to deliver a cowardly blow.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not even now had the matter taken any moral aspect to him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
Liverpool
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From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
matter
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From this reading Not even now had the matter taken any moral aspect to him.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
moral
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From this reading Not even now had the matter taken any moral aspect to him.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not even now had the matter taken any moral aspect to him.
now
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From this reading Not even now had the matter taken any moral aspect to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
off
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From this reading He did not feel that he had gone skulking off to deliver a cowardly blow.
Penrose's
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From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
persuade
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From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
skulking
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From this reading He did not feel that he had gone skulking off to deliver a cowardly blow.
somehow
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From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
state
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From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
taken
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From this reading Not even now had the matter taken any moral aspect to him.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He did not feel that he had gone skulking off to deliver a cowardly blow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not even now had the matter taken any moral aspect to him.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
Uncle
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From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet the boy was not comfortable.
