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absence
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From this reading He rather expected to see old Grogan on the platform, and was not sure whether he was relieved or disappointed by his absence.
adventure
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From this reading Now that he was started on the adventure he was nervously anxious lest he should compromise his girl by betraying to Langrishe the errand he was come on, unless, indeed, Langrishe gave him the lead.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LEADING AND THE LIGHT The General was at Fenchurch Street by half-past nine.
anxious
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From this reading Now that he was started on the adventure he was nervously anxious lest he should compromise his girl by betraying to Langrishe the errand he was come on, unless, indeed, Langrishe gave him the lead.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the one hand, he could hardly have borne Grogan's twaddle on the journey to Tilbury, his mind being engrossed as it was.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LEADING AND THE LIGHT The General was at Fenchurch Street by half-past nine.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading On the one hand, he could hardly have borne Grogan's twaddle on the journey to Tilbury, his mind being engrossed as it was.
betraying
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From this reading Now that he was started on the adventure he was nervously anxious lest he should compromise his girl by betraying to Langrishe the errand he was come on, unless, indeed, Langrishe gave him the lead.
boat
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From this reading On the other, he looked to him to cover his presence at the boat.
borne
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From this reading On the one hand, he could hardly have borne Grogan's twaddle on the journey to Tilbury, his mind being engrossed as it was.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE LEADING AND THE LIGHT The General was at Fenchurch Street by half-past nine.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now that he was started on the adventure he was nervously anxious lest he should compromise his girl by betraying to Langrishe the errand he was come on, unless, indeed, Langrishe gave him the lead.
compromise
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From this reading Now that he was started on the adventure he was nervously anxious lest he should compromise his girl by betraying to Langrishe the errand he was come on, unless, indeed, Langrishe gave him the lead.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading On the one hand, he could hardly have borne Grogan's twaddle on the journey to Tilbury, his mind being engrossed as it was.
cover
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From this reading On the other, he looked to him to cover his presence at the boat.
disappointed
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From this reading He rather expected to see old Grogan on the platform, and was not sure whether he was relieved or disappointed by his absence.
engrossed
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From this reading On the one hand, he could hardly have borne Grogan's twaddle on the journey to Tilbury, his mind being engrossed as it was.
errand
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From this reading Now that he was started on the adventure he was nervously anxious lest he should compromise his girl by betraying to Langrishe the errand he was come on, unless, indeed, Langrishe gave him the lead.
expected
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From this reading He rather expected to see old Grogan on the platform, and was not sure whether he was relieved or disappointed by his absence.
Fenchurch
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From this reading THE LEADING AND THE LIGHT The General was at Fenchurch Street by half-past nine.
gave
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From this reading Now that he was started on the adventure he was nervously anxious lest he should compromise his girl by betraying to Langrishe the errand he was come on, unless, indeed, Langrishe gave him the lead.
General
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From this reading THE LEADING AND THE LIGHT The General was at Fenchurch Street by half-past nine.
girl
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From this reading Now that he was started on the adventure he was nervously anxious lest he should compromise his girl by betraying to Langrishe the errand he was come on, unless, indeed, Langrishe gave him the lead.
Grogan
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From this reading He rather expected to see old Grogan on the platform, and was not sure whether he was relieved or disappointed by his absence.
Grogan's
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From this reading On the one hand, he could hardly have borne Grogan's twaddle on the journey to Tilbury, his mind being engrossed as it was.
half-past
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From this reading THE LEADING AND THE LIGHT The General was at Fenchurch Street by half-past nine.
hand
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From this reading On the one hand, he could hardly have borne Grogan's twaddle on the journey to Tilbury, his mind being engrossed as it was.
hardly
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From this reading On the one hand, he could hardly have borne Grogan's twaddle on the journey to Tilbury, his mind being engrossed as it was.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On the one hand, he could hardly have borne Grogan's twaddle on the journey to Tilbury, his mind being engrossed as it was.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rather expected to see old Grogan on the platform, and was not sure whether he was relieved or disappointed by his absence.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the other, he looked to him to cover his presence at the boat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He rather expected to see old Grogan on the platform, and was not sure whether he was relieved or disappointed by his absence.
indeed
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From this reading Now that he was started on the adventure he was nervously anxious lest he should compromise his girl by betraying to Langrishe the errand he was come on, unless, indeed, Langrishe gave him the lead.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the one hand, he could hardly have borne Grogan's twaddle on the journey to Tilbury, his mind being engrossed as it was.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the one hand, he could hardly have borne Grogan's twaddle on the journey to Tilbury, his mind being engrossed as it was.
Langrishe
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From this reading Now that he was started on the adventure he was nervously anxious lest he should compromise his girl by betraying to Langrishe the errand he was come on, unless, indeed, Langrishe gave him the lead.
lead
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From this reading Now that he was started on the adventure he was nervously anxious lest he should compromise his girl by betraying to Langrishe the errand he was come on, unless, indeed, Langrishe gave him the lead.
LEADING
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From this reading THE LEADING AND THE LIGHT The General was at Fenchurch Street by half-past nine.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Now that he was started on the adventure he was nervously anxious lest he should compromise his girl by betraying to Langrishe the errand he was come on, unless, indeed, Langrishe gave him the lead.
LIGHT
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From this reading THE LEADING AND THE LIGHT The General was at Fenchurch Street by half-past nine.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the other, he looked to him to cover his presence at the boat.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the one hand, he could hardly have borne Grogan's twaddle on the journey to Tilbury, his mind being engrossed as it was.
nervously
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From this reading Now that he was started on the adventure he was nervously anxious lest he should compromise his girl by betraying to Langrishe the errand he was come on, unless, indeed, Langrishe gave him the lead.
nine
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From this reading THE LEADING AND THE LIGHT The General was at Fenchurch Street by half-past nine.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He rather expected to see old Grogan on the platform, and was not sure whether he was relieved or disappointed by his absence.
Now
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From this reading Now that he was started on the adventure he was nervously anxious lest he should compromise his girl by betraying to Langrishe the errand he was come on, unless, indeed, Langrishe gave him the lead.
old
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From this reading He rather expected to see old Grogan on the platform, and was not sure whether he was relieved or disappointed by his absence.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He rather expected to see old Grogan on the platform, and was not sure whether he was relieved or disappointed by his absence.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On the one hand, he could hardly have borne Grogan's twaddle on the journey to Tilbury, his mind being engrossed as it was.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He rather expected to see old Grogan on the platform, and was not sure whether he was relieved or disappointed by his absence.
other
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From this reading On the other, he looked to him to cover his presence at the boat.
platform
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From this reading He rather expected to see old Grogan on the platform, and was not sure whether he was relieved or disappointed by his absence.
presence
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From this reading On the other, he looked to him to cover his presence at the boat.
rather
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From this reading He rather expected to see old Grogan on the platform, and was not sure whether he was relieved or disappointed by his absence.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He rather expected to see old Grogan on the platform, and was not sure whether he was relieved or disappointed by his absence.
see
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From this reading He rather expected to see old Grogan on the platform, and was not sure whether he was relieved or disappointed by his absence.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Now that he was started on the adventure he was nervously anxious lest he should compromise his girl by betraying to Langrishe the errand he was come on, unless, indeed, Langrishe gave him the lead.
started
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From this reading Now that he was started on the adventure he was nervously anxious lest he should compromise his girl by betraying to Langrishe the errand he was come on, unless, indeed, Langrishe gave him the lead.
Street
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From this reading THE LEADING AND THE LIGHT The General was at Fenchurch Street by half-past nine.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rather expected to see old Grogan on the platform, and was not sure whether he was relieved or disappointed by his absence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that he was started on the adventure he was nervously anxious lest he should compromise his girl by betraying to Langrishe the errand he was come on, unless, indeed, Langrishe gave him the lead.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LEADING AND THE LIGHT The General was at Fenchurch Street by half-past nine.
Tilbury
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From this reading On the one hand, he could hardly have borne Grogan's twaddle on the journey to Tilbury, his mind being engrossed as it was.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He rather expected to see old Grogan on the platform, and was not sure whether he was relieved or disappointed by his absence.
twaddle
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From this reading On the one hand, he could hardly have borne Grogan's twaddle on the journey to Tilbury, his mind being engrossed as it was.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Now that he was started on the adventure he was nervously anxious lest he should compromise his girl by betraying to Langrishe the errand he was come on, unless, indeed, Langrishe gave him the lead.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LEADING AND THE LIGHT The General was at Fenchurch Street by half-past nine.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He rather expected to see old Grogan on the platform, and was not sure whether he was relieved or disappointed by his absence.
