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absences
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From this reading His absences became longer and more frequent, and he did not conceal his impatience and annoyance at being watched; for her looks hung upon his, and she observed his coldness and change with much grief.
age
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From this reading Martin thought it mere caprice; he observed her loss of colour, her hollow cheeks, and concluded that age was impairing her beauty, and became less attentive to her.
all
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From this reading Having sacrificed all in order to retain his love, she now saw it slowly slipping away from her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Martin several times asked the cause of her sorrow; she tried to smile and excuse herself, only immediately sinking back into her gloomy thoughts.
annoyance
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From this reading His absences became longer and more frequent, and he did not conceal his impatience and annoyance at being watched; for her looks hung upon his, and she observed his coldness and change with much grief.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Martin several times asked the cause of her sorrow; she tried to smile and excuse herself, only immediately sinking back into her gloomy thoughts.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His absences became longer and more frequent, and he did not conceal his impatience and annoyance at being watched; for her looks hung upon his, and she observed his coldness and change with much grief.
attentive
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From this reading Martin thought it mere caprice; he observed her loss of colour, her hollow cheeks, and concluded that age was impairing her beauty, and became less attentive to her.
away
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From this reading Having sacrificed all in order to retain his love, she now saw it slowly slipping away from her.
back
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From this reading Martin several times asked the cause of her sorrow; she tried to smile and excuse herself, only immediately sinking back into her gloomy thoughts.
beauty
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From this reading Martin thought it mere caprice; he observed her loss of colour, her hollow cheeks, and concluded that age was impairing her beauty, and became less attentive to her.
became
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From this reading Martin thought it mere caprice; he observed her loss of colour, her hollow cheeks, and concluded that age was impairing her beauty, and became less attentive to her.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading His absences became longer and more frequent, and he did not conceal his impatience and annoyance at being watched; for her looks hung upon his, and she observed his coldness and change with much grief.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading To conceal her trouble entirely was, however, beyond her power; her eyes frequently showed traces of her secret tears.
caprice
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From this reading Martin thought it mere caprice; he observed her loss of colour, her hollow cheeks, and concluded that age was impairing her beauty, and became less attentive to her.
cause
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From this reading Martin several times asked the cause of her sorrow; she tried to smile and excuse herself, only immediately sinking back into her gloomy thoughts.
change
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From this reading His absences became longer and more frequent, and he did not conceal his impatience and annoyance at being watched; for her looks hung upon his, and she observed his coldness and change with much grief.
cheeks
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From this reading Martin thought it mere caprice; he observed her loss of colour, her hollow cheeks, and concluded that age was impairing her beauty, and became less attentive to her.
coldness
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From this reading His absences became longer and more frequent, and he did not conceal his impatience and annoyance at being watched; for her looks hung upon his, and she observed his coldness and change with much grief.
colour
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From this reading Martin thought it mere caprice; he observed her loss of colour, her hollow cheeks, and concluded that age was impairing her beauty, and became less attentive to her.
conceal
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From this reading To conceal her trouble entirely was, however, beyond her power; her eyes frequently showed traces of her secret tears.
concluded
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From this reading Martin thought it mere caprice; he observed her loss of colour, her hollow cheeks, and concluded that age was impairing her beauty, and became less attentive to her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His absences became longer and more frequent, and he did not conceal his impatience and annoyance at being watched; for her looks hung upon his, and she observed his coldness and change with much grief.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To conceal her trouble entirely was, however, beyond her power; her eyes frequently showed traces of her secret tears.
excuse
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From this reading Martin several times asked the cause of her sorrow; she tried to smile and excuse herself, only immediately sinking back into her gloomy thoughts.
eyes
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From this reading To conceal her trouble entirely was, however, beyond her power; her eyes frequently showed traces of her secret tears.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His absences became longer and more frequent, and he did not conceal his impatience and annoyance at being watched; for her looks hung upon his, and she observed his coldness and change with much grief.
frequent
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From this reading His absences became longer and more frequent, and he did not conceal his impatience and annoyance at being watched; for her looks hung upon his, and she observed his coldness and change with much grief.
frequently
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From this reading To conceal her trouble entirely was, however, beyond her power; her eyes frequently showed traces of her secret tears.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Having sacrificed all in order to retain his love, she now saw it slowly slipping away from her.
gloomy
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From this reading Martin several times asked the cause of her sorrow; she tried to smile and excuse herself, only immediately sinking back into her gloomy thoughts.
grief
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From this reading His absences became longer and more frequent, and he did not conceal his impatience and annoyance at being watched; for her looks hung upon his, and she observed his coldness and change with much grief.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having sacrificed all in order to retain his love, she now saw it slowly slipping away from her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Martin thought it mere caprice; he observed her loss of colour, her hollow cheeks, and concluded that age was impairing her beauty, and became less attentive to her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To conceal her trouble entirely was, however, beyond her power; her eyes frequently showed traces of her secret tears.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Martin several times asked the cause of her sorrow; she tried to smile and excuse herself, only immediately sinking back into her gloomy thoughts.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His absences became longer and more frequent, and he did not conceal his impatience and annoyance at being watched; for her looks hung upon his, and she observed his coldness and change with much grief.
hollow
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From this reading Martin thought it mere caprice; he observed her loss of colour, her hollow cheeks, and concluded that age was impairing her beauty, and became less attentive to her.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading To conceal her trouble entirely was, however, beyond her power; her eyes frequently showed traces of her secret tears.
hung
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From this reading His absences became longer and more frequent, and he did not conceal his impatience and annoyance at being watched; for her looks hung upon his, and she observed his coldness and change with much grief.
immediately
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From this reading Martin several times asked the cause of her sorrow; she tried to smile and excuse herself, only immediately sinking back into her gloomy thoughts.
impairing
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From this reading Martin thought it mere caprice; he observed her loss of colour, her hollow cheeks, and concluded that age was impairing her beauty, and became less attentive to her.
impatience
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From this reading His absences became longer and more frequent, and he did not conceal his impatience and annoyance at being watched; for her looks hung upon his, and she observed his coldness and change with much grief.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Having sacrificed all in order to retain his love, she now saw it slowly slipping away from her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Martin several times asked the cause of her sorrow; she tried to smile and excuse herself, only immediately sinking back into her gloomy thoughts.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Martin thought it mere caprice; he observed her loss of colour, her hollow cheeks, and concluded that age was impairing her beauty, and became less attentive to her.
less
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From this reading Martin thought it mere caprice; he observed her loss of colour, her hollow cheeks, and concluded that age was impairing her beauty, and became less attentive to her.
longer
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From this reading His absences became longer and more frequent, and he did not conceal his impatience and annoyance at being watched; for her looks hung upon his, and she observed his coldness and change with much grief.
looks
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From this reading His absences became longer and more frequent, and he did not conceal his impatience and annoyance at being watched; for her looks hung upon his, and she observed his coldness and change with much grief.
loss
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From this reading Martin thought it mere caprice; he observed her loss of colour, her hollow cheeks, and concluded that age was impairing her beauty, and became less attentive to her.
love
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From this reading Having sacrificed all in order to retain his love, she now saw it slowly slipping away from her.
Martin
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From this reading Martin several times asked the cause of her sorrow; she tried to smile and excuse herself, only immediately sinking back into her gloomy thoughts.
mere
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From this reading Martin thought it mere caprice; he observed her loss of colour, her hollow cheeks, and concluded that age was impairing her beauty, and became less attentive to her.
more
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From this reading His absences became longer and more frequent, and he did not conceal his impatience and annoyance at being watched; for her looks hung upon his, and she observed his coldness and change with much grief.
much
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From this reading His absences became longer and more frequent, and he did not conceal his impatience and annoyance at being watched; for her looks hung upon his, and she observed his coldness and change with much grief.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His absences became longer and more frequent, and he did not conceal his impatience and annoyance at being watched; for her looks hung upon his, and she observed his coldness and change with much grief.
now
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From this reading Having sacrificed all in order to retain his love, she now saw it slowly slipping away from her.
observed
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From this reading Martin thought it mere caprice; he observed her loss of colour, her hollow cheeks, and concluded that age was impairing her beauty, and became less attentive to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To conceal her trouble entirely was, however, beyond her power; her eyes frequently showed traces of her secret tears.
only
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From this reading Martin several times asked the cause of her sorrow; she tried to smile and excuse herself, only immediately sinking back into her gloomy thoughts.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having sacrificed all in order to retain his love, she now saw it slowly slipping away from her.
power
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From this reading To conceal her trouble entirely was, however, beyond her power; her eyes frequently showed traces of her secret tears.
retain
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From this reading Having sacrificed all in order to retain his love, she now saw it slowly slipping away from her.
sacrificed
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From this reading Having sacrificed all in order to retain his love, she now saw it slowly slipping away from her.
saw
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From this reading Having sacrificed all in order to retain his love, she now saw it slowly slipping away from her.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading To conceal her trouble entirely was, however, beyond her power; her eyes frequently showed traces of her secret tears.
several
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From this reading Martin several times asked the cause of her sorrow; she tried to smile and excuse herself, only immediately sinking back into her gloomy thoughts.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Martin several times asked the cause of her sorrow; she tried to smile and excuse herself, only immediately sinking back into her gloomy thoughts.
showed
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From this reading To conceal her trouble entirely was, however, beyond her power; her eyes frequently showed traces of her secret tears.
sinking
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From this reading Martin several times asked the cause of her sorrow; she tried to smile and excuse herself, only immediately sinking back into her gloomy thoughts.
slipping
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From this reading Having sacrificed all in order to retain his love, she now saw it slowly slipping away from her.
slowly
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From this reading Having sacrificed all in order to retain his love, she now saw it slowly slipping away from her.
smile
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From this reading Martin several times asked the cause of her sorrow; she tried to smile and excuse herself, only immediately sinking back into her gloomy thoughts.
sorrow
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From this reading Martin several times asked the cause of her sorrow; she tried to smile and excuse herself, only immediately sinking back into her gloomy thoughts.
tears
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From this reading To conceal her trouble entirely was, however, beyond her power; her eyes frequently showed traces of her secret tears.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Martin thought it mere caprice; he observed her loss of colour, her hollow cheeks, and concluded that age was impairing her beauty, and became less attentive to her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Martin several times asked the cause of her sorrow; she tried to smile and excuse herself, only immediately sinking back into her gloomy thoughts.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Martin thought it mere caprice; he observed her loss of colour, her hollow cheeks, and concluded that age was impairing her beauty, and became less attentive to her.
thoughts
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From this reading Martin several times asked the cause of her sorrow; she tried to smile and excuse herself, only immediately sinking back into her gloomy thoughts.
times
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From this reading Martin several times asked the cause of her sorrow; she tried to smile and excuse herself, only immediately sinking back into her gloomy thoughts.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To conceal her trouble entirely was, however, beyond her power; her eyes frequently showed traces of her secret tears.
traces
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From this reading To conceal her trouble entirely was, however, beyond her power; her eyes frequently showed traces of her secret tears.
tried
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From this reading Martin several times asked the cause of her sorrow; she tried to smile and excuse herself, only immediately sinking back into her gloomy thoughts.
trouble
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From this reading To conceal her trouble entirely was, however, beyond her power; her eyes frequently showed traces of her secret tears.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His absences became longer and more frequent, and he did not conceal his impatience and annoyance at being watched; for her looks hung upon his, and she observed his coldness and change with much grief.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To conceal her trouble entirely was, however, beyond her power; her eyes frequently showed traces of her secret tears.
watched
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From this reading His absences became longer and more frequent, and he did not conceal his impatience and annoyance at being watched; for her looks hung upon his, and she observed his coldness and change with much grief.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His absences became longer and more frequent, and he did not conceal his impatience and annoyance at being watched; for her looks hung upon his, and she observed his coldness and change with much grief.
