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accounted
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From this reading He accounted for what he had brought, and explained why he had brought it and at whose request.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He noted the elder man’s despondent attitude, he read the lines which anxiety had deepened on his brow, and his assumed gaiety fell from him.
anxiety
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From this reading He noted the elder man’s despondent attitude, he read the lines which anxiety had deepened on his brow, and his assumed gaiety fell from him.
assumed
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From this reading He noted the elder man’s despondent attitude, he read the lines which anxiety had deepened on his brow, and his assumed gaiety fell from him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The banker looked at the money lying at his feet.
attitude
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From this reading He noted the elder man’s despondent attitude, he read the lines which anxiety had deepened on his brow, and his assumed gaiety fell from him.
banker
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From this reading The banker looked at the money lying at his feet.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He accounted for what he had brought, and explained why he had brought it and at whose request.
brow
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From this reading He noted the elder man’s despondent attitude, he read the lines which anxiety had deepened on his brow, and his assumed gaiety fell from him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
Clement
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From this reading Clement looked at his father.
comfort
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From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
deepened
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From this reading He noted the elder man’s despondent attitude, he read the lines which anxiety had deepened on his brow, and his assumed gaiety fell from him.
despondent
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From this reading He noted the elder man’s despondent attitude, he read the lines which anxiety had deepened on his brow, and his assumed gaiety fell from him.
elder
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From this reading He noted the elder man’s despondent attitude, he read the lines which anxiety had deepened on his brow, and his assumed gaiety fell from him.
explained
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From this reading He accounted for what he had brought, and explained why he had brought it and at whose request.
father
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From this reading Clement looked at his father.
feet
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From this reading The banker looked at the money lying at his feet.
fell
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From this reading He noted the elder man’s despondent attitude, he read the lines which anxiety had deepened on his brow, and his assumed gaiety fell from him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He noted the elder man’s despondent attitude, he read the lines which anxiety had deepened on his brow, and his assumed gaiety fell from him.
gaiety
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From this reading He noted the elder man’s despondent attitude, he read the lines which anxiety had deepened on his brow, and his assumed gaiety fell from him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He noted the elder man’s despondent attitude, he read the lines which anxiety had deepened on his brow, and his assumed gaiety fell from him.
happened
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From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He noted the elder man’s despondent attitude, he read the lines which anxiety had deepened on his brow, and his assumed gaiety fell from him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He noted the elder man’s despondent attitude, he read the lines which anxiety had deepened on his brow, and his assumed gaiety fell from him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The banker looked at the money lying at his feet.
honte
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From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
instead
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From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He accounted for what he had brought, and explained why he had brought it and at whose request.
lines
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From this reading He noted the elder man’s despondent attitude, he read the lines which anxiety had deepened on his brow, and his assumed gaiety fell from him.
London
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From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
longed
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From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The banker looked at the money lying at his feet.
lying
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From this reading The banker looked at the money lying at his feet.
man's
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From this reading He noted the elder man’s despondent attitude, he read the lines which anxiety had deepened on his brow, and his assumed gaiety fell from him.
mauvaise
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From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
money
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From this reading The banker looked at the money lying at his feet.
much
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From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
noted
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From this reading He noted the elder man’s despondent attitude, he read the lines which anxiety had deepened on his brow, and his assumed gaiety fell from him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He noted the elder man’s despondent attitude, he read the lines which anxiety had deepened on his brow, and his assumed gaiety fell from him.
other
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From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
rapidly
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From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
read
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From this reading He noted the elder man’s despondent attitude, he read the lines which anxiety had deepened on his brow, and his assumed gaiety fell from him.
request
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From this reading He accounted for what he had brought, and explained why he had brought it and at whose request.
reserve
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From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
road
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From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
say
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From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
succinctly
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From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
tale
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From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The banker looked at the money lying at his feet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
too
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From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He noted the elder man’s despondent attitude, he read the lines which anxiety had deepened on his brow, and his assumed gaiety fell from him.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He accounted for what he had brought, and explained why he had brought it and at whose request.
why
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From this reading He accounted for what he had brought, and explained why he had brought it and at whose request.
years
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From this reading He longed to say something that might comfort the other, but _mauvaise honte_ and the reserve of years were too much for him, and instead he rapidly and succinctly told his tale, running over what had happened in London and on the road.
