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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EXPEDITION.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
away
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From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
bill
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From this reading The threatened withdrawal of Clarence Copperhead was more to him than the impending ruin meant by that bill which was so nearly due.
blowing
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From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The threatened withdrawal of Clarence Copperhead was more to him than the impending ruin meant by that bill which was so nearly due.
carried
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From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
Clarence
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From this reading The threatened withdrawal of Clarence Copperhead was more to him than the impending ruin meant by that bill which was so nearly due.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. May did not come upstairs that evening.
Copperhead
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From this reading The threatened withdrawal of Clarence Copperhead was more to him than the impending ruin meant by that bill which was so nearly due.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mr. May did not come upstairs that evening.
door
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From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
due
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From this reading The threatened withdrawal of Clarence Copperhead was more to him than the impending ruin meant by that bill which was so nearly due.
evening
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From this reading Mr. May did not come upstairs that evening.
EXPEDITION
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From this reading AN EXPEDITION.
feet
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From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
go
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From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
heard
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From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The threatened withdrawal of Clarence Copperhead was more to him than the impending ruin meant by that bill which was so nearly due.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
impending
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From this reading The threatened withdrawal of Clarence Copperhead was more to him than the impending ruin meant by that bill which was so nearly due.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Mr. May did not come upstairs that evening.
meant
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From this reading The threatened withdrawal of Clarence Copperhead was more to him than the impending ruin meant by that bill which was so nearly due.
miserable
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From this reading He was not stupefied as then, nor was he miserable.
more
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From this reading The threatened withdrawal of Clarence Copperhead was more to him than the impending ruin meant by that bill which was so nearly due.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. May did not come upstairs that evening.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
nearly
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From this reading The threatened withdrawal of Clarence Copperhead was more to him than the impending ruin meant by that bill which was so nearly due.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He was not stupefied as then, nor was he miserable.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. May did not come upstairs that evening.
note
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From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
now
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From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
occasion
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From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The threatened withdrawal of Clarence Copperhead was more to him than the impending ruin meant by that bill which was so nearly due.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
paralysed
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From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
Phoebe
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From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
playfully
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From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
previous
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From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
ruin
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From this reading The threatened withdrawal of Clarence Copperhead was more to him than the impending ruin meant by that bill which was so nearly due.
sat
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From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
scribbled
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From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The threatened withdrawal of Clarence Copperhead was more to him than the impending ruin meant by that bill which was so nearly due.
stupefied
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From this reading He was not stupefied as then, nor was he miserable.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The threatened withdrawal of Clarence Copperhead was more to him than the impending ruin meant by that bill which was so nearly due.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. May did not come upstairs that evening.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
then
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From this reading He was not stupefied as then, nor was he miserable.
threatened
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From this reading The threatened withdrawal of Clarence Copperhead was more to him than the impending ruin meant by that bill which was so nearly due.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
Tozer's
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From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
upstairs
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From this reading Mr. May did not come upstairs that evening.
visit
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From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The threatened withdrawal of Clarence Copperhead was more to him than the impending ruin meant by that bill which was so nearly due.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was not that he was paralysed as he had been on the previous occasion, when he sat as now and heard Phoebe go away after her first visit, and when the wind blowing in from the open door playfully carried to his feet the scribbled note with Tozer's name.
withdrawal
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From this reading The threatened withdrawal of Clarence Copperhead was more to him than the impending ruin meant by that bill which was so nearly due.
