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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 MISS WALTON RECOMMENDS A HOBBY To Gregory's surprise he waked and then admitted to himself that, contrary to his expectation and purpose, he had been asleep.
admitted
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From this reading MISS WALTON RECOMMENDS A HOBBY To Gregory's surprise he waked and then admitted to himself that, contrary to his expectation and purpose, he had been asleep.
afghan
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From this reading He glanced around and saw that he was alone, but the fire still blazed on the hearth, and the afghan infolded him with its genial warmth as before, and it seemed that although by himself he was still cared for.
ago
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From this reading His last remembered consciousness was that of sweet, low music; and how long ago was that?
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He glanced around and saw that he was alone, but the fire still blazed on the hearth, and the afghan infolded him with its genial warmth as before, and it seemed that although by himself he was still cared for.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He glanced around and saw that he was alone, but the fire still blazed on the hearth, and the afghan infolded him with its genial warmth as before, and it seemed that although by himself he was still cared for.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MISS WALTON RECOMMENDS A HOBBY To Gregory's surprise he waked and then admitted to himself that, contrary to his expectation and purpose, he had been asleep.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He glanced around and saw that he was alone, but the fire still blazed on the hearth, and the afghan infolded him with its genial warmth as before, and it seemed that although by himself he was still cared for.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He glanced around and saw that he was alone, but the fire still blazed on the hearth, and the afghan infolded him with its genial warmth as before, and it seemed that although by himself he was still cared for.
asleep
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From this reading MISS WALTON RECOMMENDS A HOBBY To Gregory's surprise he waked and then admitted to himself that, contrary to his expectation and purpose, he had been asleep.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at his watch; it was nearly two, and he must have slept several hours.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading MISS WALTON RECOMMENDS A HOBBY To Gregory's surprise he waked and then admitted to himself that, contrary to his expectation and purpose, he had been asleep.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He glanced around and saw that he was alone, but the fire still blazed on the hearth, and the afghan infolded him with its genial warmth as before, and it seemed that although by himself he was still cared for.
blazed
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From this reading He glanced around and saw that he was alone, but the fire still blazed on the hearth, and the afghan infolded him with its genial warmth as before, and it seemed that although by himself he was still cared for.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He glanced around and saw that he was alone, but the fire still blazed on the hearth, and the afghan infolded him with its genial warmth as before, and it seemed that although by himself he was still cared for.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He glanced around and saw that he was alone, but the fire still blazed on the hearth, and the afghan infolded him with its genial warmth as before, and it seemed that although by himself he was still cared for.
cared
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From this reading He glanced around and saw that he was alone, but the fire still blazed on the hearth, and the afghan infolded him with its genial warmth as before, and it seemed that although by himself he was still cared for.
consciousness
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From this reading His last remembered consciousness was that of sweet, low music; and how long ago was that?
contrary
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From this reading MISS WALTON RECOMMENDS A HOBBY To Gregory's surprise he waked and then admitted to himself that, contrary to his expectation and purpose, he had been asleep.
expectation
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From this reading MISS WALTON RECOMMENDS A HOBBY To Gregory's surprise he waked and then admitted to himself that, contrary to his expectation and purpose, he had been asleep.
fire
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From this reading He glanced around and saw that he was alone, but the fire still blazed on the hearth, and the afghan infolded him with its genial warmth as before, and it seemed that although by himself he was still cared for.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He glanced around and saw that he was alone, but the fire still blazed on the hearth, and the afghan infolded him with its genial warmth as before, and it seemed that although by himself he was still cared for.
genial
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From this reading He glanced around and saw that he was alone, but the fire still blazed on the hearth, and the afghan infolded him with its genial warmth as before, and it seemed that although by himself he was still cared for.
glanced
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From this reading He glanced around and saw that he was alone, but the fire still blazed on the hearth, and the afghan infolded him with its genial warmth as before, and it seemed that although by himself he was still cared for.
Gregory's
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From this reading MISS WALTON RECOMMENDS A HOBBY To Gregory's surprise he waked and then admitted to himself that, contrary to his expectation and purpose, he had been asleep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MISS WALTON RECOMMENDS A HOBBY To Gregory's surprise he waked and then admitted to himself that, contrary to his expectation and purpose, he had been asleep.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He looked at his watch; it was nearly two, and he must have slept several hours.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MISS WALTON RECOMMENDS A HOBBY To Gregory's surprise he waked and then admitted to himself that, contrary to his expectation and purpose, he had been asleep.
hearth
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From this reading He glanced around and saw that he was alone, but the fire still blazed on the hearth, and the afghan infolded him with its genial warmth as before, and it seemed that although by himself he was still cared for.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He glanced around and saw that he was alone, but the fire still blazed on the hearth, and the afghan infolded him with its genial warmth as before, and it seemed that although by himself he was still cared for.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading MISS WALTON RECOMMENDS A HOBBY To Gregory's surprise he waked and then admitted to himself that, contrary to his expectation and purpose, he had been asleep.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MISS WALTON RECOMMENDS A HOBBY To Gregory's surprise he waked and then admitted to himself that, contrary to his expectation and purpose, he had been asleep.
HOBBY
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From this reading MISS WALTON RECOMMENDS A HOBBY To Gregory's surprise he waked and then admitted to himself that, contrary to his expectation and purpose, he had been asleep.
hours
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From this reading He looked at his watch; it was nearly two, and he must have slept several hours.
how
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From this reading His last remembered consciousness was that of sweet, low music; and how long ago was that?
infolded
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From this reading He glanced around and saw that he was alone, but the fire still blazed on the hearth, and the afghan infolded him with its genial warmth as before, and it seemed that although by himself he was still cared for.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She is a witch," he muttered.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He looked at his watch; it was nearly two, and he must have slept several hours.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He glanced around and saw that he was alone, but the fire still blazed on the hearth, and the afghan infolded him with its genial warmth as before, and it seemed that although by himself he was still cared for.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His last remembered consciousness was that of sweet, low music; and how long ago was that?
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His last remembered consciousness was that of sweet, low music; and how long ago was that?
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at his watch; it was nearly two, and he must have slept several hours.
low
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From this reading His last remembered consciousness was that of sweet, low music; and how long ago was that?
MISS
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From this reading MISS WALTON RECOMMENDS A HOBBY To Gregory's surprise he waked and then admitted to himself that, contrary to his expectation and purpose, he had been asleep.
music
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From this reading His last remembered consciousness was that of sweet, low music; and how long ago was that?
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He looked at his watch; it was nearly two, and he must have slept several hours.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading "She is a witch," he muttered.
nearly
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From this reading He looked at his watch; it was nearly two, and he must have slept several hours.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His last remembered consciousness was that of sweet, low music; and how long ago was that?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He glanced around and saw that he was alone, but the fire still blazed on the hearth, and the afghan infolded him with its genial warmth as before, and it seemed that although by himself he was still cared for.
purpose
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From this reading MISS WALTON RECOMMENDS A HOBBY To Gregory's surprise he waked and then admitted to himself that, contrary to his expectation and purpose, he had been asleep.
RECOMMENDS
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From this reading MISS WALTON RECOMMENDS A HOBBY To Gregory's surprise he waked and then admitted to himself that, contrary to his expectation and purpose, he had been asleep.
remembered
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From this reading His last remembered consciousness was that of sweet, low music; and how long ago was that?
saw
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From this reading He glanced around and saw that he was alone, but the fire still blazed on the hearth, and the afghan infolded him with its genial warmth as before, and it seemed that although by himself he was still cared for.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He glanced around and saw that he was alone, but the fire still blazed on the hearth, and the afghan infolded him with its genial warmth as before, and it seemed that although by himself he was still cared for.
several
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From this reading He looked at his watch; it was nearly two, and he must have slept several hours.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She is a witch," he muttered.
slept
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From this reading He looked at his watch; it was nearly two, and he must have slept several hours.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He glanced around and saw that he was alone, but the fire still blazed on the hearth, and the afghan infolded him with its genial warmth as before, and it seemed that although by himself he was still cared for.
surprise
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From this reading MISS WALTON RECOMMENDS A HOBBY To Gregory's surprise he waked and then admitted to himself that, contrary to his expectation and purpose, he had been asleep.
sweet
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From this reading His last remembered consciousness was that of sweet, low music; and how long ago was that?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MISS WALTON RECOMMENDS A HOBBY To Gregory's surprise he waked and then admitted to himself that, contrary to his expectation and purpose, he had been asleep.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He glanced around and saw that he was alone, but the fire still blazed on the hearth, and the afghan infolded him with its genial warmth as before, and it seemed that although by himself he was still cared for.
then
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From this reading MISS WALTON RECOMMENDS A HOBBY To Gregory's surprise he waked and then admitted to himself that, contrary to his expectation and purpose, he had been asleep.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MISS WALTON RECOMMENDS A HOBBY To Gregory's surprise he waked and then admitted to himself that, contrary to his expectation and purpose, he had been asleep.
two
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From this reading He looked at his watch; it was nearly two, and he must have slept several hours.
waked
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From this reading MISS WALTON RECOMMENDS A HOBBY To Gregory's surprise he waked and then admitted to himself that, contrary to his expectation and purpose, he had been asleep.
WALTON
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From this reading MISS WALTON RECOMMENDS A HOBBY To Gregory's surprise he waked and then admitted to himself that, contrary to his expectation and purpose, he had been asleep.
warmth
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From this reading He glanced around and saw that he was alone, but the fire still blazed on the hearth, and the afghan infolded him with its genial warmth as before, and it seemed that although by himself he was still cared for.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His last remembered consciousness was that of sweet, low music; and how long ago was that?
watch
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From this reading He looked at his watch; it was nearly two, and he must have slept several hours.
witch
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From this reading "She is a witch," he muttered.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He glanced around and saw that he was alone, but the fire still blazed on the hearth, and the afghan infolded him with its genial warmth as before, and it seemed that although by himself he was still cared for.
