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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This seclusion and isolation of East Cottage did not however last very long.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading ‘It worries me to think there is some one there who has been taken no notice of by anybody,’ he would say.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ‘It worries me to think there is some one there who has been taken no notice of by anybody,’ he would say.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
betrayed
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From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
bottom
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From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ‘It worries me to think there is some one there who has been taken no notice of by anybody,’ he would say.
compunctious
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From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
Cottage
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From this reading This seclusion and isolation of East Cottage did not however last very long.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Of course it is his own fault--entirely his own fault.’
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This seclusion and isolation of East Cottage did not however last very long.
dignity
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From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
East
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From this reading This seclusion and isolation of East Cottage did not however last very long.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘Of course it is his own fault--entirely his own fault.’
fault
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From this reading ‘Of course it is his own fault--entirely his own fault.’
feel
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From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘It worries me to think there is some one there who has been taken no notice of by anybody,’ he would say.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next time one met him he would return to the subject.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading This seclusion and isolation of East Cottage did not however last very long.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘It worries me to think there is some one there who has been taken no notice of by anybody,’ he would say.
isolation
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From this reading This seclusion and isolation of East Cottage did not however last very long.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘It worries me to think there is some one there who has been taken no notice of by anybody,’ he would say.
kind
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From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This seclusion and isolation of East Cottage did not however last very long.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This seclusion and isolation of East Cottage did not however last very long.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘It worries me to think there is some one there who has been taken no notice of by anybody,’ he would say.
met
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From this reading The next time one met him he would return to the subject.
neighbour
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From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next time one met him he would return to the subject.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ‘It worries me to think there is some one there who has been taken no notice of by anybody,’ he would say.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This seclusion and isolation of East Cottage did not however last very long.
notice
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From this reading ‘It worries me to think there is some one there who has been taken no notice of by anybody,’ he would say.
now
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From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This seclusion and isolation of East Cottage did not however last very long.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘It worries me to think there is some one there who has been taken no notice of by anybody,’ he would say.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
own
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From this reading ‘Of course it is his own fault--entirely his own fault.’
return
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From this reading The next time one met him he would return to the subject.
say
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From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
seclusion
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From this reading This seclusion and isolation of East Cottage did not however last very long.
Sir
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From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
solitary
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From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
some
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From this reading ‘It worries me to think there is some one there who has been taken no notice of by anybody,’ he would say.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
sometimes
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From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
subject
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From this reading The next time one met him he would return to the subject.
summer
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From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
taken
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From this reading ‘It worries me to think there is some one there who has been taken no notice of by anybody,’ he would say.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
then
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From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
there
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From this reading ‘It worries me to think there is some one there who has been taken no notice of by anybody,’ he would say.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘It worries me to think there is some one there who has been taken no notice of by anybody,’ he would say.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This seclusion and isolation of East Cottage did not however last very long.
Thomas
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From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next time one met him he would return to the subject.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
very
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From this reading This seclusion and isolation of East Cottage did not however last very long.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
worries
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From this reading ‘It worries me to think there is some one there who has been taken no notice of by anybody,’ he would say.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Before the summer was over Sir Thomas, who, though he stood on his dignity sometimes, was very kind at bottom, began to feel compunctious about his solitary neighbour: now and then he would say something which betrayed this.
