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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 He and Karen wrote to each other every day and he was aware of a fretful anxiety in his letters which contrasted strangely with the serenity of hers.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was not until some three weeks after that Karen paid her visit to London.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tante had not written at once and Gregory had to control his discontent and impatience as best he might.
anxiety
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From this reading He and Karen wrote to each other every day and he was aware of a fretful anxiety in his letters which contrasted strangely with the serenity of hers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tante had not written at once and Gregory had to control his discontent and impatience as best he might.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tante had not written at once and Gregory had to control his discontent and impatience as best he might.
aware
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From this reading He and Karen wrote to each other every day and he was aware of a fretful anxiety in his letters which contrasted strangely with the serenity of hers.
best
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From this reading Tante had not written at once and Gregory had to control his discontent and impatience as best he might.
brooding
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From this reading In his brooding imaginativeness he was like the most youthful of lovers, seeing his treasure menaced on every hand by the hazards of life.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In his brooding imaginativeness he was like the most youthful of lovers, seeing his treasure menaced on every hand by the hazards of life.
contrasted
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From this reading He and Karen wrote to each other every day and he was aware of a fretful anxiety in his letters which contrasted strangely with the serenity of hers.
control
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From this reading Tante had not written at once and Gregory had to control his discontent and impatience as best he might.
day
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From this reading He and Karen wrote to each other every day and he was aware of a fretful anxiety in his letters which contrasted strangely with the serenity of hers.
discontent
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From this reading Tante had not written at once and Gregory had to control his discontent and impatience as best he might.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He and Karen wrote to each other every day and he was aware of a fretful anxiety in his letters which contrasted strangely with the serenity of hers.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He and Karen wrote to each other every day and he was aware of a fretful anxiety in his letters which contrasted strangely with the serenity of hers.
feel
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From this reading Once more she made him feel that she was the more mature.
fretful
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From this reading He and Karen wrote to each other every day and he was aware of a fretful anxiety in his letters which contrasted strangely with the serenity of hers.
Gregory
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From this reading Tante had not written at once and Gregory had to control his discontent and impatience as best he might.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tante had not written at once and Gregory had to control his discontent and impatience as best he might.
hand
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From this reading In his brooding imaginativeness he was like the most youthful of lovers, seeing his treasure menaced on every hand by the hazards of life.
hazards
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From this reading In his brooding imaginativeness he was like the most youthful of lovers, seeing his treasure menaced on every hand by the hazards of life.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tante had not written at once and Gregory had to control his discontent and impatience as best he might.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not until some three weeks after that Karen paid her visit to London.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading He and Karen wrote to each other every day and he was aware of a fretful anxiety in his letters which contrasted strangely with the serenity of hers.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Once more she made him feel that she was the more mature.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tante had not written at once and Gregory had to control his discontent and impatience as best he might.
imaginativeness
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From this reading In his brooding imaginativeness he was like the most youthful of lovers, seeing his treasure menaced on every hand by the hazards of life.
impatience
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From this reading Tante had not written at once and Gregory had to control his discontent and impatience as best he might.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He and Karen wrote to each other every day and he was aware of a fretful anxiety in his letters which contrasted strangely with the serenity of hers.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not until some three weeks after that Karen paid her visit to London.
Karen
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From this reading It was not until some three weeks after that Karen paid her visit to London.
letters
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From this reading He and Karen wrote to each other every day and he was aware of a fretful anxiety in his letters which contrasted strangely with the serenity of hers.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his brooding imaginativeness he was like the most youthful of lovers, seeing his treasure menaced on every hand by the hazards of life.
like
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From this reading In his brooding imaginativeness he was like the most youthful of lovers, seeing his treasure menaced on every hand by the hazards of life.
London
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From this reading It was not until some three weeks after that Karen paid her visit to London.
lovers
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From this reading In his brooding imaginativeness he was like the most youthful of lovers, seeing his treasure menaced on every hand by the hazards of life.
made
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From this reading Once more she made him feel that she was the more mature.
mature
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From this reading Once more she made him feel that she was the more mature.
menaced
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From this reading In his brooding imaginativeness he was like the most youthful of lovers, seeing his treasure menaced on every hand by the hazards of life.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Tante had not written at once and Gregory had to control his discontent and impatience as best he might.
more
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From this reading Once more she made him feel that she was the more mature.
most
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From this reading In his brooding imaginativeness he was like the most youthful of lovers, seeing his treasure menaced on every hand by the hazards of life.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not until some three weeks after that Karen paid her visit to London.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He and Karen wrote to each other every day and he was aware of a fretful anxiety in his letters which contrasted strangely with the serenity of hers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In his brooding imaginativeness he was like the most youthful of lovers, seeing his treasure menaced on every hand by the hazards of life.
once
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From this reading Tante had not written at once and Gregory had to control his discontent and impatience as best he might.
other
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From this reading He and Karen wrote to each other every day and he was aware of a fretful anxiety in his letters which contrasted strangely with the serenity of hers.
paid
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From this reading It was not until some three weeks after that Karen paid her visit to London.
seeing
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From this reading In his brooding imaginativeness he was like the most youthful of lovers, seeing his treasure menaced on every hand by the hazards of life.
serenitynounUS /səˈren.ə.t̬i/
The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled by external storms.
From this reading He and Karen wrote to each other every day and he was aware of a fretful anxiety in his letters which contrasted strangely with the serenity of hers.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once more she made him feel that she was the more mature.
some
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From this reading It was not until some three weeks after that Karen paid her visit to London.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He and Karen wrote to each other every day and he was aware of a fretful anxiety in his letters which contrasted strangely with the serenity of hers.
Tante
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From this reading Tante had not written at once and Gregory had to control his discontent and impatience as best he might.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not until some three weeks after that Karen paid her visit to London.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He and Karen wrote to each other every day and he was aware of a fretful anxiety in his letters which contrasted strangely with the serenity of hers.
three
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From this reading It was not until some three weeks after that Karen paid her visit to London.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not until some three weeks after that Karen paid her visit to London.
treasure
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From this reading In his brooding imaginativeness he was like the most youthful of lovers, seeing his treasure menaced on every hand by the hazards of life.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not until some three weeks after that Karen paid her visit to London.
visit
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From this reading It was not until some three weeks after that Karen paid her visit to London.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not until some three weeks after that Karen paid her visit to London.
weeks
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From this reading It was not until some three weeks after that Karen paid her visit to London.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He and Karen wrote to each other every day and he was aware of a fretful anxiety in his letters which contrasted strangely with the serenity of hers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He and Karen wrote to each other every day and he was aware of a fretful anxiety in his letters which contrasted strangely with the serenity of hers.
written
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From this reading Tante had not written at once and Gregory had to control his discontent and impatience as best he might.
wrote
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From this reading He and Karen wrote to each other every day and he was aware of a fretful anxiety in his letters which contrasted strangely with the serenity of hers.
youthful
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From this reading In his brooding imaginativeness he was like the most youthful of lovers, seeing his treasure menaced on every hand by the hazards of life.
