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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 He felt a certain hesitation and delicacy in entering her presence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the morning he was detained by many matters of importance, and it was towards evening when he at length found leisure to visit his guest.
any
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From this reading Yet he had known her in her island life: he thought that tie of memory would make him seem to her less of a stranger than any of these white-coifed pious women who changed places in vigil at her bedside.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the morning he was detained by many matters of importance, and it was towards evening when he at length found leisure to visit his guest.
bedside
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From this reading Yet he had known her in her island life: he thought that tie of memory would make him seem to her less of a stranger than any of these white-coifed pious women who changed places in vigil at her bedside.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had seen her but twice; he was no more to her than a name.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the morning he was detained by many matters of importance, and it was towards evening when he at length found leisure to visit his guest.
certain
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From this reading He felt a certain hesitation and delicacy in entering her presence.
changed
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From this reading Yet he had known her in her island life: he thought that tie of memory would make him seem to her less of a stranger than any of these white-coifed pious women who changed places in vigil at her bedside.
conscious
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From this reading He was conscious that he had done so much for her that, on her side, she could not meet him without some embarrassment, some pain.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was conscious that he had done so much for her that, on her side, she could not meet him without some embarrassment, some pain.
delicacy
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From this reading He felt a certain hesitation and delicacy in entering her presence.
detained
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From this reading In the morning he was detained by many matters of importance, and it was towards evening when he at length found leisure to visit his guest.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was conscious that he had done so much for her that, on her side, she could not meet him without some embarrassment, some pain.
embarrassment
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From this reading He was conscious that he had done so much for her that, on her side, she could not meet him without some embarrassment, some pain.
entering
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From this reading He felt a certain hesitation and delicacy in entering her presence.
evening
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From this reading In the morning he was detained by many matters of importance, and it was towards evening when he at length found leisure to visit his guest.
felt
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From this reading He felt a certain hesitation and delicacy in entering her presence.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was conscious that he had done so much for her that, on her side, she could not meet him without some embarrassment, some pain.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning he was detained by many matters of importance, and it was towards evening when he at length found leisure to visit his guest.
guest
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From this reading In the morning he was detained by many matters of importance, and it was towards evening when he at length found leisure to visit his guest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was conscious that he had done so much for her that, on her side, she could not meet him without some embarrassment, some pain.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the morning he was detained by many matters of importance, and it was towards evening when he at length found leisure to visit his guest.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt a certain hesitation and delicacy in entering her presence.
hesitation
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From this reading He felt a certain hesitation and delicacy in entering her presence.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was conscious that he had done so much for her that, on her side, she could not meet him without some embarrassment, some pain.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the morning he was detained by many matters of importance, and it was towards evening when he at length found leisure to visit his guest.
importance
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From this reading In the morning he was detained by many matters of importance, and it was towards evening when he at length found leisure to visit his guest.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning he was detained by many matters of importance, and it was towards evening when he at length found leisure to visit his guest.
island
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From this reading Yet he had known her in her island life: he thought that tie of memory would make him seem to her less of a stranger than any of these white-coifed pious women who changed places in vigil at her bedside.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the morning he was detained by many matters of importance, and it was towards evening when he at length found leisure to visit his guest.
known
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From this reading Yet he had known her in her island life: he thought that tie of memory would make him seem to her less of a stranger than any of these white-coifed pious women who changed places in vigil at her bedside.
leisure
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From this reading In the morning he was detained by many matters of importance, and it was towards evening when he at length found leisure to visit his guest.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading In the morning he was detained by many matters of importance, and it was towards evening when he at length found leisure to visit his guest.
less
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From this reading Yet he had known her in her island life: he thought that tie of memory would make him seem to her less of a stranger than any of these white-coifed pious women who changed places in vigil at her bedside.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet he had known her in her island life: he thought that tie of memory would make him seem to her less of a stranger than any of these white-coifed pious women who changed places in vigil at her bedside.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet he had known her in her island life: he thought that tie of memory would make him seem to her less of a stranger than any of these white-coifed pious women who changed places in vigil at her bedside.
many
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From this reading In the morning he was detained by many matters of importance, and it was towards evening when he at length found leisure to visit his guest.
matters
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From this reading In the morning he was detained by many matters of importance, and it was towards evening when he at length found leisure to visit his guest.
meet
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From this reading He was conscious that he had done so much for her that, on her side, she could not meet him without some embarrassment, some pain.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Yet he had known her in her island life: he thought that tie of memory would make him seem to her less of a stranger than any of these white-coifed pious women who changed places in vigil at her bedside.
more
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From this reading He had seen her but twice; he was no more to her than a name.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning he was detained by many matters of importance, and it was towards evening when he at length found leisure to visit his guest.
much
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From this reading He was conscious that he had done so much for her that, on her side, she could not meet him without some embarrassment, some pain.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had seen her but twice; he was no more to her than a name.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had seen her but twice; he was no more to her than a name.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was conscious that he had done so much for her that, on her side, she could not meet him without some embarrassment, some pain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the morning he was detained by many matters of importance, and it was towards evening when he at length found leisure to visit his guest.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was conscious that he had done so much for her that, on her side, she could not meet him without some embarrassment, some pain.
pain
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From this reading He was conscious that he had done so much for her that, on her side, she could not meet him without some embarrassment, some pain.
pious
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From this reading Yet he had known her in her island life: he thought that tie of memory would make him seem to her less of a stranger than any of these white-coifed pious women who changed places in vigil at her bedside.
places
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From this reading Yet he had known her in her island life: he thought that tie of memory would make him seem to her less of a stranger than any of these white-coifed pious women who changed places in vigil at her bedside.
presence
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From this reading He felt a certain hesitation and delicacy in entering her presence.
seem
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From this reading Yet he had known her in her island life: he thought that tie of memory would make him seem to her less of a stranger than any of these white-coifed pious women who changed places in vigil at her bedside.
seen
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From this reading He had seen her but twice; he was no more to her than a name.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was conscious that he had done so much for her that, on her side, she could not meet him without some embarrassment, some pain.
side
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From this reading He was conscious that he had done so much for her that, on her side, she could not meet him without some embarrassment, some pain.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was conscious that he had done so much for her that, on her side, she could not meet him without some embarrassment, some pain.
some
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From this reading He was conscious that he had done so much for her that, on her side, she could not meet him without some embarrassment, some pain.
stranger
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From this reading Yet he had known her in her island life: he thought that tie of memory would make him seem to her less of a stranger than any of these white-coifed pious women who changed places in vigil at her bedside.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had seen her but twice; he was no more to her than a name.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was conscious that he had done so much for her that, on her side, she could not meet him without some embarrassment, some pain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the morning he was detained by many matters of importance, and it was towards evening when he at length found leisure to visit his guest.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Yet he had known her in her island life: he thought that tie of memory would make him seem to her less of a stranger than any of these white-coifed pious women who changed places in vigil at her bedside.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet he had known her in her island life: he thought that tie of memory would make him seem to her less of a stranger than any of these white-coifed pious women who changed places in vigil at her bedside.
tie
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From this reading Yet he had known her in her island life: he thought that tie of memory would make him seem to her less of a stranger than any of these white-coifed pious women who changed places in vigil at her bedside.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the morning he was detained by many matters of importance, and it was towards evening when he at length found leisure to visit his guest.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading In the morning he was detained by many matters of importance, and it was towards evening when he at length found leisure to visit his guest.
twice
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From this reading He had seen her but twice; he was no more to her than a name.
vigil
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From this reading Yet he had known her in her island life: he thought that tie of memory would make him seem to her less of a stranger than any of these white-coifed pious women who changed places in vigil at her bedside.
visit
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From this reading In the morning he was detained by many matters of importance, and it was towards evening when he at length found leisure to visit his guest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the morning he was detained by many matters of importance, and it was towards evening when he at length found leisure to visit his guest.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In the morning he was detained by many matters of importance, and it was towards evening when he at length found leisure to visit his guest.
white-coifed
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From this reading Yet he had known her in her island life: he thought that tie of memory would make him seem to her less of a stranger than any of these white-coifed pious women who changed places in vigil at her bedside.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Yet he had known her in her island life: he thought that tie of memory would make him seem to her less of a stranger than any of these white-coifed pious women who changed places in vigil at her bedside.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He was conscious that he had done so much for her that, on her side, she could not meet him without some embarrassment, some pain.
women
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From this reading Yet he had known her in her island life: he thought that tie of memory would make him seem to her less of a stranger than any of these white-coifed pious women who changed places in vigil at her bedside.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Yet he had known her in her island life: he thought that tie of memory would make him seem to her less of a stranger than any of these white-coifed pious women who changed places in vigil at her bedside.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he had known her in her island life: he thought that tie of memory would make him seem to her less of a stranger than any of these white-coifed pious women who changed places in vigil at her bedside.
