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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 She went and strayed through her son's rooms, looked at his books, gave a furtive glance at his linen; then went back and sat down for a little, until a renewed access of anxiety sent her wandering forth once more.
absorbed
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From this reading But he was gloomy and uncommunicative, evidently indisposed to satisfy her in any way, absorbed in his own thoughts.
access
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From this reading She went and strayed through her son's rooms, looked at his books, gave a furtive glance at his linen; then went back and sat down for a little, until a renewed access of anxiety sent her wandering forth once more.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading VINCENT made many pilgrimages out of the sick-room that day; her mind was disturbed and restless; she could not keep still by Susan's side.
anxiety
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From this reading She went and strayed through her son's rooms, looked at his books, gave a furtive glance at his linen; then went back and sat down for a little, until a renewed access of anxiety sent her wandering forth once more.
any
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From this reading But he was gloomy and uncommunicative, evidently indisposed to satisfy her in any way, absorbed in his own thoughts.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She went and strayed through her son's rooms, looked at his books, gave a furtive glance at his linen; then went back and sat down for a little, until a renewed access of anxiety sent her wandering forth once more.
back
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From this reading She went and strayed through her son's rooms, looked at his books, gave a furtive glance at his linen; then went back and sat down for a little, until a renewed access of anxiety sent her wandering forth once more.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading She went and strayed through her son's rooms, looked at his books, gave a furtive glance at his linen; then went back and sat down for a little, until a renewed access of anxiety sent her wandering forth once more.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was gloomy and uncommunicative, evidently indisposed to satisfy her in any way, absorbed in his own thoughts.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading VINCENT made many pilgrimages out of the sick-room that day; her mind was disturbed and restless; she could not keep still by Susan's side.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she heard him come in, and went out to see him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading VINCENT made many pilgrimages out of the sick-room that day; her mind was disturbed and restless; she could not keep still by Susan's side.
day
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From this reading VINCENT made many pilgrimages out of the sick-room that day; her mind was disturbed and restless; she could not keep still by Susan's side.
disturbed
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From this reading VINCENT made many pilgrimages out of the sick-room that day; her mind was disturbed and restless; she could not keep still by Susan's side.
down
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From this reading She went and strayed through her son's rooms, looked at his books, gave a furtive glance at his linen; then went back and sat down for a little, until a renewed access of anxiety sent her wandering forth once more.
evidently
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From this reading But he was gloomy and uncommunicative, evidently indisposed to satisfy her in any way, absorbed in his own thoughts.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She went and strayed through her son's rooms, looked at his books, gave a furtive glance at his linen; then went back and sat down for a little, until a renewed access of anxiety sent her wandering forth once more.
forth
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From this reading She went and strayed through her son's rooms, looked at his books, gave a furtive glance at his linen; then went back and sat down for a little, until a renewed access of anxiety sent her wandering forth once more.
furtive
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From this reading She went and strayed through her son's rooms, looked at his books, gave a furtive glance at his linen; then went back and sat down for a little, until a renewed access of anxiety sent her wandering forth once more.
gave
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From this reading She went and strayed through her son's rooms, looked at his books, gave a furtive glance at his linen; then went back and sat down for a little, until a renewed access of anxiety sent her wandering forth once more.
glance
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From this reading She went and strayed through her son's rooms, looked at his books, gave a furtive glance at his linen; then went back and sat down for a little, until a renewed access of anxiety sent her wandering forth once more.
gloomy
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From this reading But he was gloomy and uncommunicative, evidently indisposed to satisfy her in any way, absorbed in his own thoughts.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he was gloomy and uncommunicative, evidently indisposed to satisfy her in any way, absorbed in his own thoughts.
heard
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From this reading Then she heard him come in, and went out to see him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading VINCENT made many pilgrimages out of the sick-room that day; her mind was disturbed and restless; she could not keep still by Susan's side.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then she heard him come in, and went out to see him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She went and strayed through her son's rooms, looked at his books, gave a furtive glance at his linen; then went back and sat down for a little, until a renewed access of anxiety sent her wandering forth once more.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then she heard him come in, and went out to see him.
indisposed
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From this reading But he was gloomy and uncommunicative, evidently indisposed to satisfy her in any way, absorbed in his own thoughts.
keep
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From this reading VINCENT made many pilgrimages out of the sick-room that day; her mind was disturbed and restless; she could not keep still by Susan's side.
linen
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From this reading She went and strayed through her son's rooms, looked at his books, gave a furtive glance at his linen; then went back and sat down for a little, until a renewed access of anxiety sent her wandering forth once more.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went and strayed through her son's rooms, looked at his books, gave a furtive glance at his linen; then went back and sat down for a little, until a renewed access of anxiety sent her wandering forth once more.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went and strayed through her son's rooms, looked at his books, gave a furtive glance at his linen; then went back and sat down for a little, until a renewed access of anxiety sent her wandering forth once more.
made
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From this reading VINCENT made many pilgrimages out of the sick-room that day; her mind was disturbed and restless; she could not keep still by Susan's side.
many
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From this reading VINCENT made many pilgrimages out of the sick-room that day; her mind was disturbed and restless; she could not keep still by Susan's side.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VINCENT made many pilgrimages out of the sick-room that day; her mind was disturbed and restless; she could not keep still by Susan's side.
more
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From this reading She went and strayed through her son's rooms, looked at his books, gave a furtive glance at his linen; then went back and sat down for a little, until a renewed access of anxiety sent her wandering forth once more.
MRS
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From this reading MRS.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading VINCENT made many pilgrimages out of the sick-room that day; her mind was disturbed and restless; she could not keep still by Susan's side.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VINCENT made many pilgrimages out of the sick-room that day; her mind was disturbed and restless; she could not keep still by Susan's side.
once
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From this reading She went and strayed through her son's rooms, looked at his books, gave a furtive glance at his linen; then went back and sat down for a little, until a renewed access of anxiety sent her wandering forth once more.
out
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From this reading VINCENT made many pilgrimages out of the sick-room that day; her mind was disturbed and restless; she could not keep still by Susan's side.
own
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From this reading But he was gloomy and uncommunicative, evidently indisposed to satisfy her in any way, absorbed in his own thoughts.
pilgrimages
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From this reading VINCENT made many pilgrimages out of the sick-room that day; her mind was disturbed and restless; she could not keep still by Susan's side.
renewed
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From this reading She went and strayed through her son's rooms, looked at his books, gave a furtive glance at his linen; then went back and sat down for a little, until a renewed access of anxiety sent her wandering forth once more.
restless
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From this reading VINCENT made many pilgrimages out of the sick-room that day; her mind was disturbed and restless; she could not keep still by Susan's side.
rooms
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From this reading She went and strayed through her son's rooms, looked at his books, gave a furtive glance at his linen; then went back and sat down for a little, until a renewed access of anxiety sent her wandering forth once more.
sat
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From this reading She went and strayed through her son's rooms, looked at his books, gave a furtive glance at his linen; then went back and sat down for a little, until a renewed access of anxiety sent her wandering forth once more.
satisfy
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From this reading But he was gloomy and uncommunicative, evidently indisposed to satisfy her in any way, absorbed in his own thoughts.
see
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From this reading Then she heard him come in, and went out to see him.
sent
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From this reading She went and strayed through her son's rooms, looked at his books, gave a furtive glance at his linen; then went back and sat down for a little, until a renewed access of anxiety sent her wandering forth once more.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading VINCENT made many pilgrimages out of the sick-room that day; her mind was disturbed and restless; she could not keep still by Susan's side.
sick-room
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From this reading VINCENT made many pilgrimages out of the sick-room that day; her mind was disturbed and restless; she could not keep still by Susan's side.
side
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From this reading VINCENT made many pilgrimages out of the sick-room that day; her mind was disturbed and restless; she could not keep still by Susan's side.
son's
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From this reading She went and strayed through her son's rooms, looked at his books, gave a furtive glance at his linen; then went back and sat down for a little, until a renewed access of anxiety sent her wandering forth once more.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VINCENT made many pilgrimages out of the sick-room that day; her mind was disturbed and restless; she could not keep still by Susan's side.
strayed
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From this reading She went and strayed through her son's rooms, looked at his books, gave a furtive glance at his linen; then went back and sat down for a little, until a renewed access of anxiety sent her wandering forth once more.
Susan's
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From this reading VINCENT made many pilgrimages out of the sick-room that day; her mind was disturbed and restless; she could not keep still by Susan's side.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading VINCENT made many pilgrimages out of the sick-room that day; her mind was disturbed and restless; she could not keep still by Susan's side.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VINCENT made many pilgrimages out of the sick-room that day; her mind was disturbed and restless; she could not keep still by Susan's side.
then
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From this reading She went and strayed through her son's rooms, looked at his books, gave a furtive glance at his linen; then went back and sat down for a little, until a renewed access of anxiety sent her wandering forth once more.
thoughts
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From this reading But he was gloomy and uncommunicative, evidently indisposed to satisfy her in any way, absorbed in his own thoughts.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She went and strayed through her son's rooms, looked at his books, gave a furtive glance at his linen; then went back and sat down for a little, until a renewed access of anxiety sent her wandering forth once more.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she heard him come in, and went out to see him.
uncommunicative
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From this reading But he was gloomy and uncommunicative, evidently indisposed to satisfy her in any way, absorbed in his own thoughts.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She went and strayed through her son's rooms, looked at his books, gave a furtive glance at his linen; then went back and sat down for a little, until a renewed access of anxiety sent her wandering forth once more.
VINCENT
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From this reading VINCENT made many pilgrimages out of the sick-room that day; her mind was disturbed and restless; she could not keep still by Susan's side.
wandering
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From this reading She went and strayed through her son's rooms, looked at his books, gave a furtive glance at his linen; then went back and sat down for a little, until a renewed access of anxiety sent her wandering forth once more.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading VINCENT made many pilgrimages out of the sick-room that day; her mind was disturbed and restless; she could not keep still by Susan's side.
way
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From this reading But he was gloomy and uncommunicative, evidently indisposed to satisfy her in any way, absorbed in his own thoughts.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went and strayed through her son's rooms, looked at his books, gave a furtive glance at his linen; then went back and sat down for a little, until a renewed access of anxiety sent her wandering forth once more.
