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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 GHOST.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And now he had come, and she had welcomed him, and they were walking over the sands, side by side.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now he had come, and she had welcomed him, and they were walking over the sands, side by side.
dissatisfied
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From this reading And yet--and yet--Was it possible that he felt restless and dissatisfied with his own emotions?
eager
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From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
emotions
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From this reading And yet--and yet--Was it possible that he felt restless and dissatisfied with his own emotions?
felt
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From this reading And yet--and yet--Was it possible that he felt restless and dissatisfied with his own emotions?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
GHOST
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From this reading A GHOST.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was it possible that the rapture he had tried to imagine, in London, was not so rapturous here, in Pen’yllan?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And now he had come, and she had welcomed him, and they were walking over the sands, side by side.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Was it possible that the rapture he had tried to imagine, in London, was not so rapturous here, in Pen’yllan?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Was it possible that the rapture he had tried to imagine, in London, was not so rapturous here, in Pen’yllan?
indeed
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From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And yet--and yet--Was it possible that he felt restless and dissatisfied with his own emotions?
late
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From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
London
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From this reading Was it possible that the rapture he had tried to imagine, in London, was not so rapturous here, in Pen’yllan?
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Was it possible that the rapture he had tried to imagine, in London, was not so rapturous here, in Pen’yllan?
now
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From this reading And now he had come, and she had welcomed him, and they were walking over the sands, side by side.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
often
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From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
other
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From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And now he had come, and she had welcomed him, and they were walking over the sands, side by side.
own
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From this reading And yet--and yet--Was it possible that he felt restless and dissatisfied with his own emotions?
Pen'yllan
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From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
possible
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From this reading And yet--and yet--Was it possible that he felt restless and dissatisfied with his own emotions?
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
rapture
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From this reading Was it possible that the rapture he had tried to imagine, in London, was not so rapturous here, in Pen’yllan?
rapturous
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From this reading Was it possible that the rapture he had tried to imagine, in London, was not so rapturous here, in Pen’yllan?
reason
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From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
restless
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From this reading And yet--and yet--Was it possible that he felt restless and dissatisfied with his own emotions?
sands
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From this reading And now he had come, and she had welcomed him, and they were walking over the sands, side by side.
see
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From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And now he had come, and she had welcomed him, and they were walking over the sands, side by side.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
side
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From this reading And now he had come, and she had welcomed him, and they were walking over the sands, side by side.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Was it possible that the rapture he had tried to imagine, in London, was not so rapturous here, in Pen’yllan?
sweet
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From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And yet--and yet--Was it possible that he felt restless and dissatisfied with his own emotions?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now he had come, and she had welcomed him, and they were walking over the sands, side by side.
there
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From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And now he had come, and she had welcomed him, and they were walking over the sands, side by side.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
tried
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From this reading Was it possible that the rapture he had tried to imagine, in London, was not so rapturous here, in Pen’yllan?
very
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From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
visit
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From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
voice
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From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
walking
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From this reading And now he had come, and she had welcomed him, and they were walking over the sands, side by side.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet--and yet--Was it possible that he felt restless and dissatisfied with his own emotions?
welcomed
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From this reading And now he had come, and she had welcomed him, and they were walking over the sands, side by side.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And now he had come, and she had welcomed him, and they were walking over the sands, side by side.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And yet--and yet--Was it possible that he felt restless and dissatisfied with his own emotions?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet--and yet--Was it possible that he felt restless and dissatisfied with his own emotions?
young
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From this reading He had thought of her very often of late, and indeed had been quite eager to make his visit to Pen’yllan, for no other reason, he told himself, than because he should see her there, and hear her sweet young voice again.
