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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 They fell at last into the way of walking together almost every time they met, though for a long time still they never met but at church.
almost
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From this reading They fell at last into the way of walking together almost every time they met, though for a long time still they never met but at church.
always
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From this reading On the return she always made him leave her at the same corner.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As much as himself she knew the world of London, but from an undiscussed instinct of privacy they haunted the region not mapped on the social chart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He couldn’t ask her to come and see him, and as if she hadn’t a proper place to receive him she never invited her friend.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He couldn’t ask her to come and see him, and as if she hadn’t a proper place to receive him she never invited her friend.
ask
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From this reading He couldn’t ask her to come and see him, and as if she hadn’t a proper place to receive him she never invited her friend.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They fell at last into the way of walking together almost every time they met, though for a long time still they never met but at church.
beautifully
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From this reading She looked with him, as a pretext for a pause, at the depressed things in suburban shop-fronts; and there was never a word he had said to her that she hadn’t beautifully understood.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They fell at last into the way of walking together almost every time they met, though for a long time still they never met but at church.
chart
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From this reading As much as himself she knew the world of London, but from an undiscussed instinct of privacy they haunted the region not mapped on the social chart.
church
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From this reading They fell at last into the way of walking together almost every time they met, though for a long time still they never met but at church.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He couldn’t ask her to come and see him, and as if she hadn’t a proper place to receive him she never invited her friend.
corner
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From this reading On the return she always made him leave her at the same corner.
couldn't
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From this reading He couldn’t ask her to come and see him, and as if she hadn’t a proper place to receive him she never invited her friend.
depressed
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From this reading She looked with him, as a pretext for a pause, at the depressed things in suburban shop-fronts; and there was never a word he had said to her that she hadn’t beautifully understood.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They fell at last into the way of walking together almost every time they met, though for a long time still they never met but at church.
fell
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From this reading They fell at last into the way of walking together almost every time they met, though for a long time still they never met but at church.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They fell at last into the way of walking together almost every time they met, though for a long time still they never met but at church.
friend
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From this reading He couldn’t ask her to come and see him, and as if she hadn’t a proper place to receive him she never invited her friend.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As much as himself she knew the world of London, but from an undiscussed instinct of privacy they haunted the region not mapped on the social chart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She looked with him, as a pretext for a pause, at the depressed things in suburban shop-fronts; and there was never a word he had said to her that she hadn’t beautifully understood.
hadn't
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From this reading He couldn’t ask her to come and see him, and as if she hadn’t a proper place to receive him she never invited her friend.
haunted
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From this reading As much as himself she knew the world of London, but from an undiscussed instinct of privacy they haunted the region not mapped on the social chart.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He couldn’t ask her to come and see him, and as if she hadn’t a proper place to receive him she never invited her friend.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He couldn’t ask her to come and see him, and as if she hadn’t a proper place to receive him she never invited her friend.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He couldn’t ask her to come and see him, and as if she hadn’t a proper place to receive him she never invited her friend.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As much as himself she knew the world of London, but from an undiscussed instinct of privacy they haunted the region not mapped on the social chart.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He couldn’t ask her to come and see him, and as if she hadn’t a proper place to receive him she never invited her friend.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She looked with him, as a pretext for a pause, at the depressed things in suburban shop-fronts; and there was never a word he had said to her that she hadn’t beautifully understood.
instinct
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From this reading As much as himself she knew the world of London, but from an undiscussed instinct of privacy they haunted the region not mapped on the social chart.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They fell at last into the way of walking together almost every time they met, though for a long time still they never met but at church.
invited
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From this reading He couldn’t ask her to come and see him, and as if she hadn’t a proper place to receive him she never invited her friend.
knew
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From this reading As much as himself she knew the world of London, but from an undiscussed instinct of privacy they haunted the region not mapped on the social chart.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They fell at last into the way of walking together almost every time they met, though for a long time still they never met but at church.
leave
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From this reading On the return she always made him leave her at the same corner.
London
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From this reading As much as himself she knew the world of London, but from an undiscussed instinct of privacy they haunted the region not mapped on the social chart.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They fell at last into the way of walking together almost every time they met, though for a long time still they never met but at church.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked with him, as a pretext for a pause, at the depressed things in suburban shop-fronts; and there was never a word he had said to her that she hadn’t beautifully understood.
made
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From this reading On the return she always made him leave her at the same corner.
mapped
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From this reading As much as himself she knew the world of London, but from an undiscussed instinct of privacy they haunted the region not mapped on the social chart.
met
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From this reading They fell at last into the way of walking together almost every time they met, though for a long time still they never met but at church.
much
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From this reading As much as himself she knew the world of London, but from an undiscussed instinct of privacy they haunted the region not mapped on the social chart.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They fell at last into the way of walking together almost every time they met, though for a long time still they never met but at church.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As much as himself she knew the world of London, but from an undiscussed instinct of privacy they haunted the region not mapped on the social chart.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They fell at last into the way of walking together almost every time they met, though for a long time still they never met but at church.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As much as himself she knew the world of London, but from an undiscussed instinct of privacy they haunted the region not mapped on the social chart.
pause
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From this reading She looked with him, as a pretext for a pause, at the depressed things in suburban shop-fronts; and there was never a word he had said to her that she hadn’t beautifully understood.
place
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From this reading He couldn’t ask her to come and see him, and as if she hadn’t a proper place to receive him she never invited her friend.
pretext
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From this reading She looked with him, as a pretext for a pause, at the depressed things in suburban shop-fronts; and there was never a word he had said to her that she hadn’t beautifully understood.
privacy
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From this reading As much as himself she knew the world of London, but from an undiscussed instinct of privacy they haunted the region not mapped on the social chart.
proper
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From this reading He couldn’t ask her to come and see him, and as if she hadn’t a proper place to receive him she never invited her friend.
receive
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From this reading He couldn’t ask her to come and see him, and as if she hadn’t a proper place to receive him she never invited her friend.
region
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From this reading As much as himself she knew the world of London, but from an undiscussed instinct of privacy they haunted the region not mapped on the social chart.
return
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From this reading On the return she always made him leave her at the same corner.
said
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From this reading She looked with him, as a pretext for a pause, at the depressed things in suburban shop-fronts; and there was never a word he had said to her that she hadn’t beautifully understood.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the return she always made him leave her at the same corner.
see
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From this reading He couldn’t ask her to come and see him, and as if she hadn’t a proper place to receive him she never invited her friend.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He couldn’t ask her to come and see him, and as if she hadn’t a proper place to receive him she never invited her friend.
shop-fronts
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From this reading She looked with him, as a pretext for a pause, at the depressed things in suburban shop-fronts; and there was never a word he had said to her that she hadn’t beautifully understood.
social
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From this reading As much as himself she knew the world of London, but from an undiscussed instinct of privacy they haunted the region not mapped on the social chart.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They fell at last into the way of walking together almost every time they met, though for a long time still they never met but at church.
suburban
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From this reading She looked with him, as a pretext for a pause, at the depressed things in suburban shop-fronts; and there was never a word he had said to her that she hadn’t beautifully understood.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She looked with him, as a pretext for a pause, at the depressed things in suburban shop-fronts; and there was never a word he had said to her that she hadn’t beautifully understood.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They fell at last into the way of walking together almost every time they met, though for a long time still they never met but at church.
there
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From this reading She looked with him, as a pretext for a pause, at the depressed things in suburban shop-fronts; and there was never a word he had said to her that she hadn’t beautifully understood.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They fell at last into the way of walking together almost every time they met, though for a long time still they never met but at church.
things
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From this reading She looked with him, as a pretext for a pause, at the depressed things in suburban shop-fronts; and there was never a word he had said to her that she hadn’t beautifully understood.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They fell at last into the way of walking together almost every time they met, though for a long time still they never met but at church.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They fell at last into the way of walking together almost every time they met, though for a long time still they never met but at church.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He couldn’t ask her to come and see him, and as if she hadn’t a proper place to receive him she never invited her friend.
together
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From this reading They fell at last into the way of walking together almost every time they met, though for a long time still they never met but at church.
understood
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From this reading She looked with him, as a pretext for a pause, at the depressed things in suburban shop-fronts; and there was never a word he had said to her that she hadn’t beautifully understood.
undiscussed
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From this reading As much as himself she knew the world of London, but from an undiscussed instinct of privacy they haunted the region not mapped on the social chart.
walking
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From this reading They fell at last into the way of walking together almost every time they met, though for a long time still they never met but at church.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She looked with him, as a pretext for a pause, at the depressed things in suburban shop-fronts; and there was never a word he had said to her that she hadn’t beautifully understood.
way
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From this reading They fell at last into the way of walking together almost every time they met, though for a long time still they never met but at church.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She looked with him, as a pretext for a pause, at the depressed things in suburban shop-fronts; and there was never a word he had said to her that she hadn’t beautifully understood.
word
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From this reading She looked with him, as a pretext for a pause, at the depressed things in suburban shop-fronts; and there was never a word he had said to her that she hadn’t beautifully understood.
world
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From this reading As much as himself she knew the world of London, but from an undiscussed instinct of privacy they haunted the region not mapped on the social chart.
