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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 Derrick had had a great deal to think about of late.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Derrick had had a great deal to think about of late.
abstraction
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From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
acknowledge
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From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
Affairs
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From this reading Affairs at the mines had been troublesome, as usual, and he had been often irritated by the stupidity of the men who were in authority over him.
almost
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From this reading He began to feel, moreover, that an almost impalpable barrier had sprung up between himself and his nearest friend.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He began to feel, moreover, that an almost impalpable barrier had sprung up between himself and his nearest friend.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Affairs at the mines had been troublesome, as usual, and he had been often irritated by the stupidity of the men who were in authority over him.
any
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From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Affairs at the mines had been troublesome, as usual, and he had been often irritated by the stupidity of the men who were in authority over him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Affairs at the mines had been troublesome, as usual, and he had been often irritated by the stupidity of the men who were in authority over him.
authority
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From this reading Affairs at the mines had been troublesome, as usual, and he had been often irritated by the stupidity of the men who were in authority over him.
barrier
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From this reading He began to feel, moreover, that an almost impalpable barrier had sprung up between himself and his nearest friend.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Affairs at the mines had been troublesome, as usual, and he had been often irritated by the stupidity of the men who were in authority over him.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He began to feel, moreover, that an almost impalpable barrier had sprung up between himself and his nearest friend.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He began to feel, moreover, that an almost impalpable barrier had sprung up between himself and his nearest friend.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Affairs at the mines had been troublesome, as usual, and he had been often irritated by the stupidity of the men who were in authority over him.
called
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From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
came
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From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
concealment
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From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
day
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From this reading Hardly a day passed in which he did not spend some short time in the society of his Pythias.
deal
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From this reading Derrick had had a great deal to think about of late.
Derrick
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From this reading Derrick had had a great deal to think about of late.
Derrick's
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From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Hardly a day passed in which he did not spend some short time in the society of his Pythias.
face
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From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
feel
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From this reading He began to feel, moreover, that an almost impalpable barrier had sprung up between himself and his nearest friend.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
fellow
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From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
felt
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From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
frankness
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From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
friend
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From this reading He began to feel, moreover, that an almost impalpable barrier had sprung up between himself and his nearest friend.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
Grace
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From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Derrick had had a great deal to think about of late.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Derrick had had a great deal to think about of late.
Hardly
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From this reading Hardly a day passed in which he did not spend some short time in the society of his Pythias.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Affairs at the mines had been troublesome, as usual, and he had been often irritated by the stupidity of the men who were in authority over him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Affairs at the mines had been troublesome, as usual, and he had been often irritated by the stupidity of the men who were in authority over him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He began to feel, moreover, that an almost impalpable barrier had sprung up between himself and his nearest friend.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He began to feel, moreover, that an almost impalpable barrier had sprung up between himself and his nearest friend.
hurt
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From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
impalpable
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From this reading He began to feel, moreover, that an almost impalpable barrier had sprung up between himself and his nearest friend.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Affairs at the mines had been troublesome, as usual, and he had been often irritated by the stupidity of the men who were in authority over him.
intention
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From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
irritated
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From this reading Affairs at the mines had been troublesome, as usual, and he had been often irritated by the stupidity of the men who were in authority over him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
kept
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From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
late
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From this reading Derrick had had a great deal to think about of late.
matter
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From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
men
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From this reading Affairs at the mines had been troublesome, as usual, and he had been often irritated by the stupidity of the men who were in authority over him.
mines
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From this reading Affairs at the mines had been troublesome, as usual, and he had been often irritated by the stupidity of the men who were in authority over him.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading He began to feel, moreover, that an almost impalpable barrier had sprung up between himself and his nearest friend.
nearest
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From this reading He began to feel, moreover, that an almost impalpable barrier had sprung up between himself and his nearest friend.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hardly a day passed in which he did not spend some short time in the society of his Pythias.
obliged
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From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
occasional
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From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Derrick had had a great deal to think about of late.
often
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From this reading Affairs at the mines had been troublesome, as usual, and he had been often irritated by the stupidity of the men who were in authority over him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Affairs at the mines had been troublesome, as usual, and he had been often irritated by the stupidity of the men who were in authority over him.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hardly a day passed in which he did not spend some short time in the society of his Pythias.
perhaps
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From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
positive
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From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
Pythias
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From this reading Hardly a day passed in which he did not spend some short time in the society of his Pythias.
sensitive
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From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Hardly a day passed in which he did not spend some short time in the society of his Pythias.
shrunk
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From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
society
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From this reading Hardly a day passed in which he did not spend some short time in the society of his Pythias.
some
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From this reading Hardly a day passed in which he did not spend some short time in the society of his Pythias.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
spend
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From this reading Hardly a day passed in which he did not spend some short time in the society of his Pythias.
sprung
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From this reading He began to feel, moreover, that an almost impalpable barrier had sprung up between himself and his nearest friend.
stupidity
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From this reading Affairs at the mines had been troublesome, as usual, and he had been often irritated by the stupidity of the men who were in authority over him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He began to feel, moreover, that an almost impalpable barrier had sprung up between himself and his nearest friend.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Affairs at the mines had been troublesome, as usual, and he had been often irritated by the stupidity of the men who were in authority over him.
there
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From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
things
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From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Derrick had had a great deal to think about of late.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hardly a day passed in which he did not spend some short time in the society of his Pythias.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Derrick had had a great deal to think about of late.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
troublesome
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From this reading Affairs at the mines had been troublesome, as usual, and he had been often irritated by the stupidity of the men who were in authority over him.
up
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From this reading He began to feel, moreover, that an almost impalpable barrier had sprung up between himself and his nearest friend.
usual
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From this reading Affairs at the mines had been troublesome, as usual, and he had been often irritated by the stupidity of the men who were in authority over him.
want
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From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Affairs at the mines had been troublesome, as usual, and he had been often irritated by the stupidity of the men who were in authority over him.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hardly a day passed in which he did not spend some short time in the society of his Pythias.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Affairs at the mines had been troublesome, as usual, and he had been often irritated by the stupidity of the men who were in authority over him.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading When he came to face the matter, he was obliged to acknowledge to himself that there were things he had kept from Grace, though it had been without any positive intention of concealment And, perhaps, being the sensitive fellow he had called him, Grace had felt that there was something behind his occasional abstraction and silence, and had shrunk within himself, feeling a trifle hurt at Derrick's want of frankness and confidence.
