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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 Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He had no fear of a lecture from Lucy, whose gifts were not of that kind; but he was partially conscious of having neglected her on her first night in town, as well as having sinned against her in matters more serious.
alarm
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From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
all
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From this reading It was a sensible relief to him not to find her in any of the sitting-rooms, all dark and closed up, except his own room, in which there was no trace of her.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he did not know how to explain his detention at the Contessa's new house, or the matters which he had been discussing there.
any
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From this reading It was a sensible relief to him not to find her in any of the sitting-rooms, all dark and closed up, except his own room, in which there was no trace of her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And he did not know how to explain his detention at the Contessa's new house, or the matters which he had been discussing there.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And he did not know how to explain his detention at the Contessa's new house, or the matters which he had been discussing there.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had no fear of a lecture from Lucy, whose gifts were not of that kind; but he was partially conscious of having neglected her on her first night in town, as well as having sinned against her in matters more serious.
came
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From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
caught
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From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
closed
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From this reading It was a sensible relief to him not to find her in any of the sitting-rooms, all dark and closed up, except his own room, in which there was no trace of her.
compunction
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From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
conscious
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From this reading He had no fear of a lecture from Lucy, whose gifts were not of that kind; but he was partially conscious of having neglected her on her first night in town, as well as having sinned against her in matters more serious.
Contessa's
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From this reading And he did not know how to explain his detention at the Contessa's new house, or the matters which he had been discussing there.
dark
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From this reading It was a sensible relief to him not to find her in any of the sitting-rooms, all dark and closed up, except his own room, in which there was no trace of her.
days
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From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
detention
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From this reading And he did not know how to explain his detention at the Contessa's new house, or the matters which he had been discussing there.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And he did not know how to explain his detention at the Contessa's new house, or the matters which he had been discussing there.
discussing
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From this reading And he did not know how to explain his detention at the Contessa's new house, or the matters which he had been discussing there.
entered
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From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading It was a sensible relief to him not to find her in any of the sitting-rooms, all dark and closed up, except his own room, in which there was no trace of her.
explain
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From this reading And he did not know how to explain his detention at the Contessa's new house, or the matters which he had been discussing there.
fear
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From this reading He had no fear of a lecture from Lucy, whose gifts were not of that kind; but he was partially conscious of having neglected her on her first night in town, as well as having sinned against her in matters more serious.
find
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From this reading It was a sensible relief to him not to find her in any of the sitting-rooms, all dark and closed up, except his own room, in which there was no trace of her.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had no fear of a lecture from Lucy, whose gifts were not of that kind; but he was partially conscious of having neglected her on her first night in town, as well as having sinned against her in matters more serious.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had no fear of a lecture from Lucy, whose gifts were not of that kind; but he was partially conscious of having neglected her on her first night in town, as well as having sinned against her in matters more serious.
gifts
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From this reading He had no fear of a lecture from Lucy, whose gifts were not of that kind; but he was partially conscious of having neglected her on her first night in town, as well as having sinned against her in matters more serious.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He had no fear of a lecture from Lucy, whose gifts were not of that kind; but he was partially conscious of having neglected her on her first night in town, as well as having sinned against her in matters more serious.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had no fear of a lecture from Lucy, whose gifts were not of that kind; but he was partially conscious of having neglected her on her first night in town, as well as having sinned against her in matters more serious.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And he did not know how to explain his detention at the Contessa's new house, or the matters which he had been discussing there.
home
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From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
house
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From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
how
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From this reading And he did not know how to explain his detention at the Contessa's new house, or the matters which he had been discussing there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had no fear of a lecture from Lucy, whose gifts were not of that kind; but he was partially conscious of having neglected her on her first night in town, as well as having sinned against her in matters more serious.
intended
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From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a sensible relief to him not to find her in any of the sitting-rooms, all dark and closed up, except his own room, in which there was no trace of her.
kind
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From this reading He had no fear of a lecture from Lucy, whose gifts were not of that kind; but he was partially conscious of having neglected her on her first night in town, as well as having sinned against her in matters more serious.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he did not know how to explain his detention at the Contessa's new house, or the matters which he had been discussing there.
later
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From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
lecture
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From this reading He had no fear of a lecture from Lucy, whose gifts were not of that kind; but he was partially conscious of having neglected her on her first night in town, as well as having sinned against her in matters more serious.
Lucy
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From this reading He had no fear of a lecture from Lucy, whose gifts were not of that kind; but he was partially conscious of having neglected her on her first night in town, as well as having sinned against her in matters more serious.
matters
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From this reading He had no fear of a lecture from Lucy, whose gifts were not of that kind; but he was partially conscious of having neglected her on her first night in town, as well as having sinned against her in matters more serious.
more
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From this reading He had no fear of a lecture from Lucy, whose gifts were not of that kind; but he was partially conscious of having neglected her on her first night in town, as well as having sinned against her in matters more serious.
much
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From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
neglected
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From this reading He had no fear of a lecture from Lucy, whose gifts were not of that kind; but he was partially conscious of having neglected her on her first night in town, as well as having sinned against her in matters more serious.
new
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From this reading And he did not know how to explain his detention at the Contessa's new house, or the matters which he had been discussing there.
night
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From this reading He had no fear of a lecture from Lucy, whose gifts were not of that kind; but he was partially conscious of having neglected her on her first night in town, as well as having sinned against her in matters more serious.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had no fear of a lecture from Lucy, whose gifts were not of that kind; but he was partially conscious of having neglected her on her first night in town, as well as having sinned against her in matters more serious.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had no fear of a lecture from Lucy, whose gifts were not of that kind; but he was partially conscious of having neglected her on her first night in town, as well as having sinned against her in matters more serious.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And he did not know how to explain his detention at the Contessa's new house, or the matters which he had been discussing there.
own
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From this reading It was a sensible relief to him not to find her in any of the sitting-rooms, all dark and closed up, except his own room, in which there was no trace of her.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
partially
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From this reading He had no fear of a lecture from Lucy, whose gifts were not of that kind; but he was partially conscious of having neglected her on her first night in town, as well as having sinned against her in matters more serious.
pleasure
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From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading It was a sensible relief to him not to find her in any of the sitting-rooms, all dark and closed up, except his own room, in which there was no trace of her.
room
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From this reading It was a sensible relief to him not to find her in any of the sitting-rooms, all dark and closed up, except his own room, in which there was no trace of her.
sense
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From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
sensible
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From this reading It was a sensible relief to him not to find her in any of the sitting-rooms, all dark and closed up, except his own room, in which there was no trace of her.
serious
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From this reading He had no fear of a lecture from Lucy, whose gifts were not of that kind; but he was partially conscious of having neglected her on her first night in town, as well as having sinned against her in matters more serious.
SEVEREDadjectiveUS /ˈsevərd/
cut completely into separate parts
From this reading SEVERED.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
sinned
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From this reading He had no fear of a lecture from Lucy, whose gifts were not of that kind; but he was partially conscious of having neglected her on her first night in town, as well as having sinned against her in matters more serious.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
sitting-rooms
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From this reading It was a sensible relief to him not to find her in any of the sitting-rooms, all dark and closed up, except his own room, in which there was no trace of her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
there
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From this reading And he did not know how to explain his detention at the Contessa's new house, or the matters which he had been discussing there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And he did not know how to explain his detention at the Contessa's new house, or the matters which he had been discussing there.
Tom
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From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
town
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From this reading He had no fear of a lecture from Lucy, whose gifts were not of that kind; but he was partially conscious of having neglected her on her first night in town, as well as having sinned against her in matters more serious.
trace
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From this reading It was a sensible relief to him not to find her in any of the sitting-rooms, all dark and closed up, except his own room, in which there was no trace of her.
up
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From this reading It was a sensible relief to him not to find her in any of the sitting-rooms, all dark and closed up, except his own room, in which there was no trace of her.
visited
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From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
well
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From this reading He had no fear of a lecture from Lucy, whose gifts were not of that kind; but he was partially conscious of having neglected her on her first night in town, as well as having sinned against her in matters more serious.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had no fear of a lecture from Lucy, whose gifts were not of that kind; but he was partially conscious of having neglected her on her first night in town, as well as having sinned against her in matters more serious.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And he did not know how to explain his detention at the Contessa's new house, or the matters which he had been discussing there.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He had no fear of a lecture from Lucy, whose gifts were not of that kind; but he was partially conscious of having neglected her on her first night in town, as well as having sinned against her in matters more serious.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sir Tom came home later, so much later than he intended that he entered the house with such a sense of compunction as had not visited him since the days when the alarm of being caught was a part of the pleasure.
