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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 All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
Addie
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From this reading Granger held his breath on occasions to think how Addie would run.
air
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From this reading He was really scared at moments at some of the liberties he took in talk--at finding himself so familiar; for the great note of the place was just that a certain modern ease had never crossed its threshold, that quick intimacies and quick oblivions were a stranger to its air.
All
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From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was really scared at moments at some of the liberties he took in talk--at finding himself so familiar; for the great note of the place was just that a certain modern ease had never crossed its threshold, that quick intimacies and quick oblivions were a stranger to its air.
any
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From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was really scared at moments at some of the liberties he took in talk--at finding himself so familiar; for the great note of the place was just that a certain modern ease had never crossed its threshold, that quick intimacies and quick oblivions were a stranger to its air.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Serenely unconscious of most contemporary things, it had been so of nothing so much as of the diffused social practice of running in and out.
breath
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From this reading Granger held his breath on occasions to think how Addie would run.
certain
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From this reading He was really scared at moments at some of the liberties he took in talk--at finding himself so familiar; for the great note of the place was just that a certain modern ease had never crossed its threshold, that quick intimacies and quick oblivions were a stranger to its air.
closing
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From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
contemporary
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From this reading Serenely unconscious of most contemporary things, it had been so of nothing so much as of the diffused social practice of running in and out.
corner
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crossed
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day
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From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
days
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From this reading It had known in all its days no rude, no loud invasion.
didn't
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From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
diffused
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From this reading Serenely unconscious of most contemporary things, it had been so of nothing so much as of the diffused social practice of running in and out.
ease
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effect
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From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
familiar
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From this reading He was really scared at moments at some of the liberties he took in talk--at finding himself so familiar; for the great note of the place was just that a certain modern ease had never crossed its threshold, that quick intimacies and quick oblivions were a stranger to its air.
finding
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From this reading He was really scared at moments at some of the liberties he took in talk--at finding himself so familiar; for the great note of the place was just that a certain modern ease had never crossed its threshold, that quick intimacies and quick oblivions were a stranger to its air.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
Granger
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From this reading Granger held his breath on occasions to think how Addie would run.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was really scared at moments at some of the liberties he took in talk--at finding himself so familiar; for the great note of the place was just that a certain modern ease had never crossed its threshold, that quick intimacies and quick oblivions were a stranger to its air.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was really scared at moments at some of the liberties he took in talk--at finding himself so familiar; for the great note of the place was just that a certain modern ease had never crossed its threshold, that quick intimacies and quick oblivions were a stranger to its air.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was really scared at moments at some of the liberties he took in talk--at finding himself so familiar; for the great note of the place was just that a certain modern ease had never crossed its threshold, that quick intimacies and quick oblivions were a stranger to its air.
held
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From this reading Granger held his breath on occasions to think how Addie would run.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was really scared at moments at some of the liberties he took in talk--at finding himself so familiar; for the great note of the place was just that a certain modern ease had never crossed its threshold, that quick intimacies and quick oblivions were a stranger to its air.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
how
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From this reading Granger held his breath on occasions to think how Addie would run.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
intimacies
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From this reading He was really scared at moments at some of the liberties he took in talk--at finding himself so familiar; for the great note of the place was just that a certain modern ease had never crossed its threshold, that quick intimacies and quick oblivions were a stranger to its air.
invasion
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From this reading It had known in all its days no rude, no loud invasion.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
just
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From this reading He was really scared at moments at some of the liberties he took in talk--at finding himself so familiar; for the great note of the place was just that a certain modern ease had never crossed its threshold, that quick intimacies and quick oblivions were a stranger to its air.
known
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From this reading It had known in all its days no rude, no loud invasion.
liberties
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From this reading He was really scared at moments at some of the liberties he took in talk--at finding himself so familiar; for the great note of the place was just that a certain modern ease had never crossed its threshold, that quick intimacies and quick oblivions were a stranger to its air.
loud
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From this reading It had known in all its days no rude, no loud invasion.
making
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From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
manner
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modern
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moments
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more
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From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
most
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From this reading Serenely unconscious of most contemporary things, it had been so of nothing so much as of the diffused social practice of running in and out.
much
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From this reading Serenely unconscious of most contemporary things, it had been so of nothing so much as of the diffused social practice of running in and out.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was really scared at moments at some of the liberties he took in talk--at finding himself so familiar; for the great note of the place was just that a certain modern ease had never crossed its threshold, that quick intimacies and quick oblivions were a stranger to its air.
new
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From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It had known in all its days no rude, no loud invasion.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
note
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From this reading He was really scared at moments at some of the liberties he took in talk--at finding himself so familiar; for the great note of the place was just that a certain modern ease had never crossed its threshold, that quick intimacies and quick oblivions were a stranger to its air.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Serenely unconscious of most contemporary things, it had been so of nothing so much as of the diffused social practice of running in and out.
oblivions
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From this reading He was really scared at moments at some of the liberties he took in talk--at finding himself so familiar; for the great note of the place was just that a certain modern ease had never crossed its threshold, that quick intimacies and quick oblivions were a stranger to its air.
occasions
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From this reading Granger held his breath on occasions to think how Addie would run.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
old-world
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From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Granger held his breath on occasions to think how Addie would run.
other
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From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
out
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passing
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From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
place
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From this reading He was really scared at moments at some of the liberties he took in talk--at finding himself so familiar; for the great note of the place was just that a certain modern ease had never crossed its threshold, that quick intimacies and quick oblivions were a stranger to its air.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
practice
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From this reading Serenely unconscious of most contemporary things, it had been so of nothing so much as of the diffused social practice of running in and out.
prevent
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From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
quick
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really
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From this reading He was really scared at moments at some of the liberties he took in talk--at finding himself so familiar; for the great note of the place was just that a certain modern ease had never crossed its threshold, that quick intimacies and quick oblivions were a stranger to its air.
round
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From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
rude
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From this reading It had known in all its days no rude, no loud invasion.
run
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From this reading Granger held his breath on occasions to think how Addie would run.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Serenely unconscious of most contemporary things, it had been so of nothing so much as of the diffused social practice of running in and out.
scared
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From this reading He was really scared at moments at some of the liberties he took in talk--at finding himself so familiar; for the great note of the place was just that a certain modern ease had never crossed its threshold, that quick intimacies and quick oblivions were a stranger to its air.
Serenely
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From this reading Serenely unconscious of most contemporary things, it had been so of nothing so much as of the diffused social practice of running in and out.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was really scared at moments at some of the liberties he took in talk--at finding himself so familiar; for the great note of the place was just that a certain modern ease had never crossed its threshold, that quick intimacies and quick oblivions were a stranger to its air.
social
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From this reading Serenely unconscious of most contemporary things, it had been so of nothing so much as of the diffused social practice of running in and out.
some
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From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
source
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stand
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stranger
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From this reading He was really scared at moments at some of the liberties he took in talk--at finding himself so familiar; for the great note of the place was just that a certain modern ease had never crossed its threshold, that quick intimacies and quick oblivions were a stranger to its air.
talk
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From this reading He was really scared at moments at some of the liberties he took in talk--at finding himself so familiar; for the great note of the place was just that a certain modern ease had never crossed its threshold, that quick intimacies and quick oblivions were a stranger to its air.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was really scared at moments at some of the liberties he took in talk--at finding himself so familiar; for the great note of the place was just that a certain modern ease had never crossed its threshold, that quick intimacies and quick oblivions were a stranger to its air.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
things
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From this reading Serenely unconscious of most contemporary things, it had been so of nothing so much as of the diffused social practice of running in and out.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Granger held his breath on occasions to think how Addie would run.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
threshold
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From this reading He was really scared at moments at some of the liberties he took in talk--at finding himself so familiar; for the great note of the place was just that a certain modern ease had never crossed its threshold, that quick intimacies and quick oblivions were a stranger to its air.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was really scared at moments at some of the liberties he took in talk--at finding himself so familiar; for the great note of the place was just that a certain modern ease had never crossed its threshold, that quick intimacies and quick oblivions were a stranger to its air.
unconscious
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From this reading Serenely unconscious of most contemporary things, it had been so of nothing so much as of the diffused social practice of running in and out.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
way
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From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
well
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From this reading All this was as pleasant a manner of passing the time as any other, for it didn't prevent his old-world corner from closing round him more entirely, nor stand in the way of his making out from day to day some new source as well as some new effect of its virtue.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was really scared at moments at some of the liberties he took in talk--at finding himself so familiar; for the great note of the place was just that a certain modern ease had never crossed its threshold, that quick intimacies and quick oblivions were a stranger to its air.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Granger held his breath on occasions to think how Addie would run.
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