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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 The beauty of a man's character moved him more strongly than the beauty of any picture or any landscape.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet, on arriving next afternoon at the upper plateau of Nepenthe he could not help being struck by the strange and almost compelling charm of the "Old Town."
almost
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From this reading Yet, on arriving next afternoon at the upper plateau of Nepenthe he could not help being struck by the strange and almost compelling charm of the "Old Town."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He called himself unexpansive and unromantic; he confessed to small understanding, small veneration, for artistic effects.
any
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From this reading The beauty of a man's character moved him more strongly than the beauty of any picture or any landscape.
architecture
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From this reading Mr. Heard was not prone to wax enthusiastic over the delights of architecture or natural scenery.
arriving
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From this reading Yet, on arriving next afternoon at the upper plateau of Nepenthe he could not help being struck by the strange and almost compelling charm of the "Old Town."
artistic
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From this reading He called himself unexpansive and unromantic; he confessed to small understanding, small veneration, for artistic effects.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet, on arriving next afternoon at the upper plateau of Nepenthe he could not help being struck by the strange and almost compelling charm of the "Old Town."
beauty
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From this reading The beauty of a man's character moved him more strongly than the beauty of any picture or any landscape.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Yet, on arriving next afternoon at the upper plateau of Nepenthe he could not help being struck by the strange and almost compelling charm of the "Old Town."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yet, on arriving next afternoon at the upper plateau of Nepenthe he could not help being struck by the strange and almost compelling charm of the "Old Town."
called
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From this reading He called himself unexpansive and unromantic; he confessed to small understanding, small veneration, for artistic effects.
calm
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From this reading It was so different from the lower regions--so calm and reposeful.
character
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From this reading The beauty of a man's character moved him more strongly than the beauty of any picture or any landscape.
charm
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From this reading Yet, on arriving next afternoon at the upper plateau of Nepenthe he could not help being struck by the strange and almost compelling charm of the "Old Town."
compelling
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From this reading Yet, on arriving next afternoon at the upper plateau of Nepenthe he could not help being struck by the strange and almost compelling charm of the "Old Town."
confessed
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From this reading He called himself unexpansive and unromantic; he confessed to small understanding, small veneration, for artistic effects.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yet, on arriving next afternoon at the upper plateau of Nepenthe he could not help being struck by the strange and almost compelling charm of the "Old Town."
delights
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From this reading Mr. Heard was not prone to wax enthusiastic over the delights of architecture or natural scenery.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was so different from the lower regions--so calm and reposeful.
effects
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From this reading He called himself unexpansive and unromantic; he confessed to small understanding, small veneration, for artistic effects.
enthusiastic
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From this reading Mr. Heard was not prone to wax enthusiastic over the delights of architecture or natural scenery.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He called himself unexpansive and unromantic; he confessed to small understanding, small veneration, for artistic effects.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was so different from the lower regions--so calm and reposeful.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He called himself unexpansive and unromantic; he confessed to small understanding, small veneration, for artistic effects.
Heard
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From this reading Mr. Heard was not prone to wax enthusiastic over the delights of architecture or natural scenery.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet, on arriving next afternoon at the upper plateau of Nepenthe he could not help being struck by the strange and almost compelling charm of the "Old Town."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The beauty of a man's character moved him more strongly than the beauty of any picture or any landscape.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He called himself unexpansive and unromantic; he confessed to small understanding, small veneration, for artistic effects.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was so different from the lower regions--so calm and reposeful.
landscape
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From this reading The beauty of a man's character moved him more strongly than the beauty of any picture or any landscape.
lower
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From this reading It was so different from the lower regions--so calm and reposeful.
man's
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From this reading The beauty of a man's character moved him more strongly than the beauty of any picture or any landscape.
more
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From this reading The beauty of a man's character moved him more strongly than the beauty of any picture or any landscape.
moved
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From this reading The beauty of a man's character moved him more strongly than the beauty of any picture or any landscape.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Heard was not prone to wax enthusiastic over the delights of architecture or natural scenery.
natural
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From this reading Mr. Heard was not prone to wax enthusiastic over the delights of architecture or natural scenery.
Nepenthe
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From this reading Yet, on arriving next afternoon at the upper plateau of Nepenthe he could not help being struck by the strange and almost compelling charm of the "Old Town."
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet, on arriving next afternoon at the upper plateau of Nepenthe he could not help being struck by the strange and almost compelling charm of the "Old Town."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Heard was not prone to wax enthusiastic over the delights of architecture or natural scenery.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Heard was not prone to wax enthusiastic over the delights of architecture or natural scenery.
Old
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From this reading Yet, on arriving next afternoon at the upper plateau of Nepenthe he could not help being struck by the strange and almost compelling charm of the "Old Town."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yet, on arriving next afternoon at the upper plateau of Nepenthe he could not help being struck by the strange and almost compelling charm of the "Old Town."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mr. Heard was not prone to wax enthusiastic over the delights of architecture or natural scenery.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mr. Heard was not prone to wax enthusiastic over the delights of architecture or natural scenery.
picture
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From this reading The beauty of a man's character moved him more strongly than the beauty of any picture or any landscape.
plateaunounUS /plateau/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet, on arriving next afternoon at the upper plateau of Nepenthe he could not help being struck by the strange and almost compelling charm of the "Old Town."
prone
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From this reading Mr. Heard was not prone to wax enthusiastic over the delights of architecture or natural scenery.
regions
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From this reading It was so different from the lower regions--so calm and reposeful.
reposeful
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From this reading It was so different from the lower regions--so calm and reposeful.
scenery
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From this reading Mr. Heard was not prone to wax enthusiastic over the delights of architecture or natural scenery.
small
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From this reading He called himself unexpansive and unromantic; he confessed to small understanding, small veneration, for artistic effects.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so different from the lower regions--so calm and reposeful.
strange
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From this reading Yet, on arriving next afternoon at the upper plateau of Nepenthe he could not help being struck by the strange and almost compelling charm of the "Old Town."
strongly
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From this reading The beauty of a man's character moved him more strongly than the beauty of any picture or any landscape.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet, on arriving next afternoon at the upper plateau of Nepenthe he could not help being struck by the strange and almost compelling charm of the "Old Town."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The beauty of a man's character moved him more strongly than the beauty of any picture or any landscape.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Heard was not prone to wax enthusiastic over the delights of architecture or natural scenery.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Heard was not prone to wax enthusiastic over the delights of architecture or natural scenery.
Town
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From this reading Yet, on arriving next afternoon at the upper plateau of Nepenthe he could not help being struck by the strange and almost compelling charm of the "Old Town."
understanding
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From this reading He called himself unexpansive and unromantic; he confessed to small understanding, small veneration, for artistic effects.
unexpansive
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From this reading He called himself unexpansive and unromantic; he confessed to small understanding, small veneration, for artistic effects.
unromantic
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From this reading He called himself unexpansive and unromantic; he confessed to small understanding, small veneration, for artistic effects.
upper
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From this reading Yet, on arriving next afternoon at the upper plateau of Nepenthe he could not help being struck by the strange and almost compelling charm of the "Old Town."
veneration
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From this reading He called himself unexpansive and unromantic; he confessed to small understanding, small veneration, for artistic effects.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Heard was not prone to wax enthusiastic over the delights of architecture or natural scenery.
wax
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From this reading Mr. Heard was not prone to wax enthusiastic over the delights of architecture or natural scenery.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, on arriving next afternoon at the upper plateau of Nepenthe he could not help being struck by the strange and almost compelling charm of the "Old Town."
