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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 One who has all the cares of humanity upon his shoulders, as Samuel had, is apt to find that it claims a good deal of time.
adventures
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From this reading The vision of her beauty haunted him, sending his imagination upon all sorts of strange excursions and adventures.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again and again her image would sweep over him, driving everything else from his mind.
all
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From this reading One who has all the cares of humanity upon his shoulders, as Samuel had, is apt to find that it claims a good deal of time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again and again her image would sweep over him, driving everything else from his mind.
apt
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From this reading One who has all the cares of humanity upon his shoulders, as Samuel had, is apt to find that it claims a good deal of time.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One who has all the cares of humanity upon his shoulders, as Samuel had, is apt to find that it claims a good deal of time.
beauty
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From this reading The vision of her beauty haunted him, sending his imagination upon all sorts of strange excursions and adventures.
best
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From this reading Samuel did his best to keep his mind upon the weighty problems which he had to solve; but he found that he was continually distracted by the thought of Miss Gladys.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Samuel did his best to keep his mind upon the weighty problems which he had to solve; but he found that he was continually distracted by the thought of Miss Gladys.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Samuel did his best to keep his mind upon the weighty problems which he had to solve; but he found that he was continually distracted by the thought of Miss Gladys.
cares
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From this reading One who has all the cares of humanity upon his shoulders, as Samuel had, is apt to find that it claims a good deal of time.
claims
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From this reading One who has all the cares of humanity upon his shoulders, as Samuel had, is apt to find that it claims a good deal of time.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had told him to come again; and he wondered how long he should wait.
continually
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From this reading Samuel did his best to keep his mind upon the weighty problems which he had to solve; but he found that he was continually distracted by the thought of Miss Gladys.
deal
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From this reading One who has all the cares of humanity upon his shoulders, as Samuel had, is apt to find that it claims a good deal of time.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Samuel did his best to keep his mind upon the weighty problems which he had to solve; but he found that he was continually distracted by the thought of Miss Gladys.
distracted
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From this reading Samuel did his best to keep his mind upon the weighty problems which he had to solve; but he found that he was continually distracted by the thought of Miss Gladys.
driving
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From this reading Again and again her image would sweep over him, driving everything else from his mind.
else
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From this reading Again and again her image would sweep over him, driving everything else from his mind.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Again and again her image would sweep over him, driving everything else from his mind.
excursions
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From this reading The vision of her beauty haunted him, sending his imagination upon all sorts of strange excursions and adventures.
find
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From this reading One who has all the cares of humanity upon his shoulders, as Samuel had, is apt to find that it claims a good deal of time.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Samuel did his best to keep his mind upon the weighty problems which he had to solve; but he found that he was continually distracted by the thought of Miss Gladys.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Again and again her image would sweep over him, driving everything else from his mind.
Gladys
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From this reading Samuel did his best to keep his mind upon the weighty problems which he had to solve; but he found that he was continually distracted by the thought of Miss Gladys.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One who has all the cares of humanity upon his shoulders, as Samuel had, is apt to find that it claims a good deal of time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One who has all the cares of humanity upon his shoulders, as Samuel had, is apt to find that it claims a good deal of time.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One who has all the cares of humanity upon his shoulders, as Samuel had, is apt to find that it claims a good deal of time.
haunted
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From this reading The vision of her beauty haunted him, sending his imagination upon all sorts of strange excursions and adventures.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Samuel did his best to keep his mind upon the weighty problems which he had to solve; but he found that he was continually distracted by the thought of Miss Gladys.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Again and again her image would sweep over him, driving everything else from his mind.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Again and again her image would sweep over him, driving everything else from his mind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One who has all the cares of humanity upon his shoulders, as Samuel had, is apt to find that it claims a good deal of time.
how
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From this reading She had told him to come again; and he wondered how long he should wait.
humanity
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From this reading One who has all the cares of humanity upon his shoulders, as Samuel had, is apt to find that it claims a good deal of time.
image
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From this reading Again and again her image would sweep over him, driving everything else from his mind.
imagination
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From this reading The vision of her beauty haunted him, sending his imagination upon all sorts of strange excursions and adventures.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One who has all the cares of humanity upon his shoulders, as Samuel had, is apt to find that it claims a good deal of time.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One who has all the cares of humanity upon his shoulders, as Samuel had, is apt to find that it claims a good deal of time.
keep
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From this reading Samuel did his best to keep his mind upon the weighty problems which he had to solve; but he found that he was continually distracted by the thought of Miss Gladys.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had told him to come again; and he wondered how long he should wait.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Samuel did his best to keep his mind upon the weighty problems which he had to solve; but he found that he was continually distracted by the thought of Miss Gladys.
Miss
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From this reading Samuel did his best to keep his mind upon the weighty problems which he had to solve; but he found that he was continually distracted by the thought of Miss Gladys.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One who has all the cares of humanity upon his shoulders, as Samuel had, is apt to find that it claims a good deal of time.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One who has all the cares of humanity upon his shoulders, as Samuel had, is apt to find that it claims a good deal of time.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Again and again her image would sweep over him, driving everything else from his mind.
problems
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From this reading Samuel did his best to keep his mind upon the weighty problems which he had to solve; but he found that he was continually distracted by the thought of Miss Gladys.
Samuel
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From this reading One who has all the cares of humanity upon his shoulders, as Samuel had, is apt to find that it claims a good deal of time.
sending
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From this reading The vision of her beauty haunted him, sending his imagination upon all sorts of strange excursions and adventures.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had told him to come again; and he wondered how long he should wait.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She had told him to come again; and he wondered how long he should wait.
shoulders
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From this reading One who has all the cares of humanity upon his shoulders, as Samuel had, is apt to find that it claims a good deal of time.
solve
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From this reading Samuel did his best to keep his mind upon the weighty problems which he had to solve; but he found that he was continually distracted by the thought of Miss Gladys.
sorts
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From this reading The vision of her beauty haunted him, sending his imagination upon all sorts of strange excursions and adventures.
strange
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From this reading The vision of her beauty haunted him, sending his imagination upon all sorts of strange excursions and adventures.
sweep
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From this reading Again and again her image would sweep over him, driving everything else from his mind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One who has all the cares of humanity upon his shoulders, as Samuel had, is apt to find that it claims a good deal of time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One who has all the cares of humanity upon his shoulders, as Samuel had, is apt to find that it claims a good deal of time.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Samuel did his best to keep his mind upon the weighty problems which he had to solve; but he found that he was continually distracted by the thought of Miss Gladys.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One who has all the cares of humanity upon his shoulders, as Samuel had, is apt to find that it claims a good deal of time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One who has all the cares of humanity upon his shoulders, as Samuel had, is apt to find that it claims a good deal of time.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had told him to come again; and he wondered how long he should wait.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading One who has all the cares of humanity upon his shoulders, as Samuel had, is apt to find that it claims a good deal of time.
vision
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From this reading The vision of her beauty haunted him, sending his imagination upon all sorts of strange excursions and adventures.
wait
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From this reading She had told him to come again; and he wondered how long he should wait.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Samuel did his best to keep his mind upon the weighty problems which he had to solve; but he found that he was continually distracted by the thought of Miss Gladys.
weighty
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From this reading Samuel did his best to keep his mind upon the weighty problems which he had to solve; but he found that he was continually distracted by the thought of Miss Gladys.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Samuel did his best to keep his mind upon the weighty problems which he had to solve; but he found that he was continually distracted by the thought of Miss Gladys.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading One who has all the cares of humanity upon his shoulders, as Samuel had, is apt to find that it claims a good deal of time.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had told him to come again; and he wondered how long he should wait.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Again and again her image would sweep over him, driving everything else from his mind.
