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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 As there was no one to keep on the home, and as they could neither of them bear the emptiness of the house, Paul took lodgings in Nottingham, and Morel went to live with a friendly family in Bestwood.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Walter Morel seemed to have let all the trouble go over him, and there he was, crawling about on the mud of it, just the same.
actual
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From this reading There was scarcely any bond between father and son, save that each felt he must not let the other go in any actual want.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clara went with her husband to Sheffield, and Paul scarcely saw her again.
all
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From this reading Walter Morel seemed to have let all the trouble go over him, and there he was, crawling about on the mud of it, just the same.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Clara went with her husband to Sheffield, and Paul scarcely saw her again.
any
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From this reading There was scarcely any bond between father and son, save that each felt he must not let the other go in any actual want.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As there was no one to keep on the home, and as they could neither of them bear the emptiness of the house, Paul took lodgings in Nottingham, and Morel went to live with a friendly family in Bestwood.
bear
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From this reading As there was no one to keep on the home, and as they could neither of them bear the emptiness of the house, Paul took lodgings in Nottingham, and Morel went to live with a friendly family in Bestwood.
Bestwood
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From this reading As there was no one to keep on the home, and as they could neither of them bear the emptiness of the house, Paul took lodgings in Nottingham, and Morel went to live with a friendly family in Bestwood.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was scarcely any bond between father and son, save that each felt he must not let the other go in any actual want.
bond
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From this reading There was scarcely any bond between father and son, save that each felt he must not let the other go in any actual want.
Clara
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From this reading Clara went with her husband to Sheffield, and Paul scarcely saw her again.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As there was no one to keep on the home, and as they could neither of them bear the emptiness of the house, Paul took lodgings in Nottingham, and Morel went to live with a friendly family in Bestwood.
crawling
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From this reading Walter Morel seemed to have let all the trouble go over him, and there he was, crawling about on the mud of it, just the same.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There was scarcely any bond between father and son, save that each felt he must not let the other go in any actual want.
emptiness
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From this reading As there was no one to keep on the home, and as they could neither of them bear the emptiness of the house, Paul took lodgings in Nottingham, and Morel went to live with a friendly family in Bestwood.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything seemed to have gone smash for the young man.
family
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From this reading As there was no one to keep on the home, and as they could neither of them bear the emptiness of the house, Paul took lodgings in Nottingham, and Morel went to live with a friendly family in Bestwood.
father
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From this reading There was scarcely any bond between father and son, save that each felt he must not let the other go in any actual want.
felt
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From this reading There was scarcely any bond between father and son, save that each felt he must not let the other go in any actual want.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Everything seemed to have gone smash for the young man.
friendly
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From this reading As there was no one to keep on the home, and as they could neither of them bear the emptiness of the house, Paul took lodgings in Nottingham, and Morel went to live with a friendly family in Bestwood.
go
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From this reading Walter Morel seemed to have let all the trouble go over him, and there he was, crawling about on the mud of it, just the same.
gone
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From this reading Everything seemed to have gone smash for the young man.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Walter Morel seemed to have let all the trouble go over him, and there he was, crawling about on the mud of it, just the same.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Walter Morel seemed to have let all the trouble go over him, and there he was, crawling about on the mud of it, just the same.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Clara went with her husband to Sheffield, and Paul scarcely saw her again.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Walter Morel seemed to have let all the trouble go over him, and there he was, crawling about on the mud of it, just the same.
home
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From this reading As there was no one to keep on the home, and as they could neither of them bear the emptiness of the house, Paul took lodgings in Nottingham, and Morel went to live with a friendly family in Bestwood.
house
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From this reading As there was no one to keep on the home, and as they could neither of them bear the emptiness of the house, Paul took lodgings in Nottingham, and Morel went to live with a friendly family in Bestwood.
husband
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From this reading Clara went with her husband to Sheffield, and Paul scarcely saw her again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was scarcely any bond between father and son, save that each felt he must not let the other go in any actual want.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Walter Morel seemed to have let all the trouble go over him, and there he was, crawling about on the mud of it, just the same.
just
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From this reading Walter Morel seemed to have let all the trouble go over him, and there he was, crawling about on the mud of it, just the same.
keep
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From this reading As there was no one to keep on the home, and as they could neither of them bear the emptiness of the house, Paul took lodgings in Nottingham, and Morel went to live with a friendly family in Bestwood.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Walter Morel seemed to have let all the trouble go over him, and there he was, crawling about on the mud of it, just the same.
live
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From this reading As there was no one to keep on the home, and as they could neither of them bear the emptiness of the house, Paul took lodgings in Nottingham, and Morel went to live with a friendly family in Bestwood.
lodgings
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From this reading As there was no one to keep on the home, and as they could neither of them bear the emptiness of the house, Paul took lodgings in Nottingham, and Morel went to live with a friendly family in Bestwood.
man
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From this reading Everything seemed to have gone smash for the young man.
Morel
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From this reading Walter Morel seemed to have let all the trouble go over him, and there he was, crawling about on the mud of it, just the same.
mud
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From this reading Walter Morel seemed to have let all the trouble go over him, and there he was, crawling about on the mud of it, just the same.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There was scarcely any bond between father and son, save that each felt he must not let the other go in any actual want.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading As there was no one to keep on the home, and as they could neither of them bear the emptiness of the house, Paul took lodgings in Nottingham, and Morel went to live with a friendly family in Bestwood.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As there was no one to keep on the home, and as they could neither of them bear the emptiness of the house, Paul took lodgings in Nottingham, and Morel went to live with a friendly family in Bestwood.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was scarcely any bond between father and son, save that each felt he must not let the other go in any actual want.
Nottingham
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From this reading As there was no one to keep on the home, and as they could neither of them bear the emptiness of the house, Paul took lodgings in Nottingham, and Morel went to live with a friendly family in Bestwood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Walter Morel seemed to have let all the trouble go over him, and there he was, crawling about on the mud of it, just the same.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Walter Morel seemed to have let all the trouble go over him, and there he was, crawling about on the mud of it, just the same.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As there was no one to keep on the home, and as they could neither of them bear the emptiness of the house, Paul took lodgings in Nottingham, and Morel went to live with a friendly family in Bestwood.
other
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From this reading There was scarcely any bond between father and son, save that each felt he must not let the other go in any actual want.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Walter Morel seemed to have let all the trouble go over him, and there he was, crawling about on the mud of it, just the same.
Paul
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From this reading Clara went with her husband to Sheffield, and Paul scarcely saw her again.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Walter Morel seemed to have let all the trouble go over him, and there he was, crawling about on the mud of it, just the same.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading There was scarcely any bond between father and son, save that each felt he must not let the other go in any actual want.
saw
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From this reading Clara went with her husband to Sheffield, and Paul scarcely saw her again.
scarcely
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From this reading Clara went with her husband to Sheffield, and Paul scarcely saw her again.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Walter Morel seemed to have let all the trouble go over him, and there he was, crawling about on the mud of it, just the same.
Sheffield
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From this reading Clara went with her husband to Sheffield, and Paul scarcely saw her again.
smash
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From this reading Everything seemed to have gone smash for the young man.
son
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From this reading There was scarcely any bond between father and son, save that each felt he must not let the other go in any actual want.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was scarcely any bond between father and son, save that each felt he must not let the other go in any actual want.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Walter Morel seemed to have let all the trouble go over him, and there he was, crawling about on the mud of it, just the same.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As there was no one to keep on the home, and as they could neither of them bear the emptiness of the house, Paul took lodgings in Nottingham, and Morel went to live with a friendly family in Bestwood.
there
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From this reading Walter Morel seemed to have let all the trouble go over him, and there he was, crawling about on the mud of it, just the same.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As there was no one to keep on the home, and as they could neither of them bear the emptiness of the house, Paul took lodgings in Nottingham, and Morel went to live with a friendly family in Bestwood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Clara went with her husband to Sheffield, and Paul scarcely saw her again.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As there was no one to keep on the home, and as they could neither of them bear the emptiness of the house, Paul took lodgings in Nottingham, and Morel went to live with a friendly family in Bestwood.
trouble
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From this reading Walter Morel seemed to have let all the trouble go over him, and there he was, crawling about on the mud of it, just the same.
Walter
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From this reading Walter Morel seemed to have let all the trouble go over him, and there he was, crawling about on the mud of it, just the same.
want
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From this reading There was scarcely any bond between father and son, save that each felt he must not let the other go in any actual want.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Walter Morel seemed to have let all the trouble go over him, and there he was, crawling about on the mud of it, just the same.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clara went with her husband to Sheffield, and Paul scarcely saw her again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Clara went with her husband to Sheffield, and Paul scarcely saw her again.
young
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From this reading Everything seemed to have gone smash for the young man.
