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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 The incident was of a dignity which the supernatural has by no means always had, and which has been more than ever lacking in it since the manifestations of professional spiritualism began to vulgarize it.
Acquaintance
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From this reading Author of “Literary Friends And Acquaintance,” “Literature And Life,” “The Kentons,” “Their Silver Wedding Journey,” Etc., Etc.
agitated
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From this reading He had been very little agitated at the moment, and it was not till later, when the conflict between sense and reason concerning the fact itself arose, that he was aware of any perturbation.
always
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From this reading The incident was of a dignity which the supernatural has by no means always had, and which has been more than ever lacking in it since the manifestations of professional spiritualism began to vulgarize it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Hewson appreciated this as soon as he realized that he had been confronted with an apparition.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Author of “Literary Friends And Acquaintance,” “Literature And Life,” “The Kentons,” “Their Silver Wedding Journey,” Etc., Etc.
any
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From this reading He had been very little agitated at the moment, and it was not till later, when the conflict between sense and reason concerning the fact itself arose, that he was aware of any perturbation.
APPARITION
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From this reading HIS APPARITION.
appreciated
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From this reading Hewson appreciated this as soon as he realized that he had been confronted with an apparition.
arose
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From this reading He had been very little agitated at the moment, and it was not till later, when the conflict between sense and reason concerning the fact itself arose, that he was aware of any perturbation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hewson appreciated this as soon as he realized that he had been confronted with an apparition.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had been very little agitated at the moment, and it was not till later, when the conflict between sense and reason concerning the fact itself arose, that he was aware of any perturbation.
Author
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From this reading Author of “Literary Friends And Acquaintance,” “Literature And Life,” “The Kentons,” “Their Silver Wedding Journey,” Etc., Etc.
aware
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From this reading He had been very little agitated at the moment, and it was not till later, when the conflict between sense and reason concerning the fact itself arose, that he was aware of any perturbation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The incident was of a dignity which the supernatural has by no means always had, and which has been more than ever lacking in it since the manifestations of professional spiritualism began to vulgarize it.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The incident was of a dignity which the supernatural has by no means always had, and which has been more than ever lacking in it since the manifestations of professional spiritualism began to vulgarize it.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He had been very little agitated at the moment, and it was not till later, when the conflict between sense and reason concerning the fact itself arose, that he was aware of any perturbation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The incident was of a dignity which the supernatural has by no means always had, and which has been more than ever lacking in it since the manifestations of professional spiritualism began to vulgarize it.
concerning
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From this reading He had been very little agitated at the moment, and it was not till later, when the conflict between sense and reason concerning the fact itself arose, that he was aware of any perturbation.
conflict
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From this reading He had been very little agitated at the moment, and it was not till later, when the conflict between sense and reason concerning the fact itself arose, that he was aware of any perturbation.
confronted
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From this reading Hewson appreciated this as soon as he realized that he had been confronted with an apparition.
dignity
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From this reading The incident was of a dignity which the supernatural has by no means always had, and which has been more than ever lacking in it since the manifestations of professional spiritualism began to vulgarize it.
Etc
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From this reading Author of “Literary Friends And Acquaintance,” “Literature And Life,” “The Kentons,” “Their Silver Wedding Journey,” Etc., Etc.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The incident was of a dignity which the supernatural has by no means always had, and which has been more than ever lacking in it since the manifestations of professional spiritualism began to vulgarize it.
fact
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From this reading He had been very little agitated at the moment, and it was not till later, when the conflict between sense and reason concerning the fact itself arose, that he was aware of any perturbation.
Friends
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From this reading Author of “Literary Friends And Acquaintance,” “Literature And Life,” “The Kentons,” “Their Silver Wedding Journey,” Etc., Etc.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The incident was of a dignity which the supernatural has by no means always had, and which has been more than ever lacking in it since the manifestations of professional spiritualism began to vulgarize it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The incident was of a dignity which the supernatural has by no means always had, and which has been more than ever lacking in it since the manifestations of professional spiritualism began to vulgarize it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hewson appreciated this as soon as he realized that he had been confronted with an apparition.
Hewson
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From this reading Hewson appreciated this as soon as he realized that he had been confronted with an apparition.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS APPARITION.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The incident was of a dignity which the supernatural has by no means always had, and which has been more than ever lacking in it since the manifestations of professional spiritualism began to vulgarize it.
incident
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From this reading The incident was of a dignity which the supernatural has by no means always had, and which has been more than ever lacking in it since the manifestations of professional spiritualism began to vulgarize it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The incident was of a dignity which the supernatural has by no means always had, and which has been more than ever lacking in it since the manifestations of professional spiritualism began to vulgarize it.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had been very little agitated at the moment, and it was not till later, when the conflict between sense and reason concerning the fact itself arose, that he was aware of any perturbation.
JourneynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Author of “Literary Friends And Acquaintance,” “Literature And Life,” “The Kentons,” “Their Silver Wedding Journey,” Etc., Etc.
Kentons
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From this reading Author of “Literary Friends And Acquaintance,” “Literature And Life,” “The Kentons,” “Their Silver Wedding Journey,” Etc., Etc.
lacking
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From this reading The incident was of a dignity which the supernatural has by no means always had, and which has been more than ever lacking in it since the manifestations of professional spiritualism began to vulgarize it.
later
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From this reading He had been very little agitated at the moment, and it was not till later, when the conflict between sense and reason concerning the fact itself arose, that he was aware of any perturbation.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Author of “Literary Friends And Acquaintance,” “Literature And Life,” “The Kentons,” “Their Silver Wedding Journey,” Etc., Etc.
Literary
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From this reading Author of “Literary Friends And Acquaintance,” “Literature And Life,” “The Kentons,” “Their Silver Wedding Journey,” Etc., Etc.
Literature
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From this reading Author of “Literary Friends And Acquaintance,” “Literature And Life,” “The Kentons,” “Their Silver Wedding Journey,” Etc., Etc.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been very little agitated at the moment, and it was not till later, when the conflict between sense and reason concerning the fact itself arose, that he was aware of any perturbation.
manifestations
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From this reading The incident was of a dignity which the supernatural has by no means always had, and which has been more than ever lacking in it since the manifestations of professional spiritualism began to vulgarize it.
means
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From this reading The incident was of a dignity which the supernatural has by no means always had, and which has been more than ever lacking in it since the manifestations of professional spiritualism began to vulgarize it.
moment
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From this reading He had been very little agitated at the moment, and it was not till later, when the conflict between sense and reason concerning the fact itself arose, that he was aware of any perturbation.
more
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From this reading The incident was of a dignity which the supernatural has by no means always had, and which has been more than ever lacking in it since the manifestations of professional spiritualism began to vulgarize it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The incident was of a dignity which the supernatural has by no means always had, and which has been more than ever lacking in it since the manifestations of professional spiritualism began to vulgarize it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had been very little agitated at the moment, and it was not till later, when the conflict between sense and reason concerning the fact itself arose, that he was aware of any perturbation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of “Literary Friends And Acquaintance,” “Literature And Life,” “The Kentons,” “Their Silver Wedding Journey,” Etc., Etc.
perturbation
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From this reading He had been very little agitated at the moment, and it was not till later, when the conflict between sense and reason concerning the fact itself arose, that he was aware of any perturbation.
professional
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From this reading The incident was of a dignity which the supernatural has by no means always had, and which has been more than ever lacking in it since the manifestations of professional spiritualism began to vulgarize it.
realized
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From this reading Hewson appreciated this as soon as he realized that he had been confronted with an apparition.
reason
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From this reading He had been very little agitated at the moment, and it was not till later, when the conflict between sense and reason concerning the fact itself arose, that he was aware of any perturbation.
sense
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From this reading He had been very little agitated at the moment, and it was not till later, when the conflict between sense and reason concerning the fact itself arose, that he was aware of any perturbation.
Silver
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From this reading Author of “Literary Friends And Acquaintance,” “Literature And Life,” “The Kentons,” “Their Silver Wedding Journey,” Etc., Etc.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The incident was of a dignity which the supernatural has by no means always had, and which has been more than ever lacking in it since the manifestations of professional spiritualism began to vulgarize it.
soon
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From this reading Hewson appreciated this as soon as he realized that he had been confronted with an apparition.
spiritualism
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From this reading The incident was of a dignity which the supernatural has by no means always had, and which has been more than ever lacking in it since the manifestations of professional spiritualism began to vulgarize it.
supernatural
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From this reading The incident was of a dignity which the supernatural has by no means always had, and which has been more than ever lacking in it since the manifestations of professional spiritualism began to vulgarize it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The incident was of a dignity which the supernatural has by no means always had, and which has been more than ever lacking in it since the manifestations of professional spiritualism began to vulgarize it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hewson appreciated this as soon as he realized that he had been confronted with an apparition.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of “Literary Friends And Acquaintance,” “Literature And Life,” “The Kentons,” “Their Silver Wedding Journey,” Etc., Etc.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Author of “Literary Friends And Acquaintance,” “Literature And Life,” “The Kentons,” “Their Silver Wedding Journey,” Etc., Etc.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Hewson appreciated this as soon as he realized that he had been confronted with an apparition.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He had been very little agitated at the moment, and it was not till later, when the conflict between sense and reason concerning the fact itself arose, that he was aware of any perturbation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The incident was of a dignity which the supernatural has by no means always had, and which has been more than ever lacking in it since the manifestations of professional spiritualism began to vulgarize it.
very
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From this reading He had been very little agitated at the moment, and it was not till later, when the conflict between sense and reason concerning the fact itself arose, that he was aware of any perturbation.
vulgarize
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From this reading The incident was of a dignity which the supernatural has by no means always had, and which has been more than ever lacking in it since the manifestations of professional spiritualism began to vulgarize it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The incident was of a dignity which the supernatural has by no means always had, and which has been more than ever lacking in it since the manifestations of professional spiritualism began to vulgarize it.
Wedding
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From this reading Author of “Literary Friends And Acquaintance,” “Literature And Life,” “The Kentons,” “Their Silver Wedding Journey,” Etc., Etc.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had been very little agitated at the moment, and it was not till later, when the conflict between sense and reason concerning the fact itself arose, that he was aware of any perturbation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The incident was of a dignity which the supernatural has by no means always had, and which has been more than ever lacking in it since the manifestations of professional spiritualism began to vulgarize it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hewson appreciated this as soon as he realized that he had been confronted with an apparition.
