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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 In that uninitiated observation of the great spectacle of English life upon which I have touched, it might be supposed that Newman passed a great many dull days.
acquaintances
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From this reading He had no desire to make acquaintances, and he left untouched a couple of notes of introduction which had been sent him by Tom Tristram.
acridadjectiveUS /ˈæk.rɪd/
Having an unpleasantly bitter or pungent taste or smell.
From this reading But the dullness of his days pleased him; his melancholy, which was settling into a secondary stage, like a healing wound, had in it a certain acrid, palatable sweetness.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He thought a great deal of Madame de Cintré—sometimes with a dogged tranquillity which might have seemed, for a quarter of an hour at a time, a near neighbor to forgetfulness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had company in his thoughts, and for the present he wanted no other.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He thought a great deal of Madame de Cintré—sometimes with a dogged tranquillity which might have seemed, for a quarter of an hour at a time, a near neighbor to forgetfulness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In that uninitiated observation of the great spectacle of English life upon which I have touched, it might be supposed that Newman passed a great many dull days.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had no desire to make acquaintances, and he left untouched a couple of notes of introduction which had been sent him by Tom Tristram.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the dullness of his days pleased him; his melancholy, which was settling into a secondary stage, like a healing wound, had in it a certain acrid, palatable sweetness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had no desire to make acquaintances, and he left untouched a couple of notes of introduction which had been sent him by Tom Tristram.
certain
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From this reading But the dullness of his days pleased him; his melancholy, which was settling into a secondary stage, like a healing wound, had in it a certain acrid, palatable sweetness.
Cintré
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From this reading He thought a great deal of Madame de Cintré—sometimes with a dogged tranquillity which might have seemed, for a quarter of an hour at a time, a near neighbor to forgetfulness.
company
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From this reading He had company in his thoughts, and for the present he wanted no other.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading He had no desire to make acquaintances, and he left untouched a couple of notes of introduction which had been sent him by Tom Tristram.
days
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From this reading In that uninitiated observation of the great spectacle of English life upon which I have touched, it might be supposed that Newman passed a great many dull days.
de
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From this reading He thought a great deal of Madame de Cintré—sometimes with a dogged tranquillity which might have seemed, for a quarter of an hour at a time, a near neighbor to forgetfulness.
deal
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From this reading He thought a great deal of Madame de Cintré—sometimes with a dogged tranquillity which might have seemed, for a quarter of an hour at a time, a near neighbor to forgetfulness.
desire
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From this reading He had no desire to make acquaintances, and he left untouched a couple of notes of introduction which had been sent him by Tom Tristram.
dogged
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From this reading He thought a great deal of Madame de Cintré—sometimes with a dogged tranquillity which might have seemed, for a quarter of an hour at a time, a near neighbor to forgetfulness.
dull
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From this reading In that uninitiated observation of the great spectacle of English life upon which I have touched, it might be supposed that Newman passed a great many dull days.
dullness
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From this reading But the dullness of his days pleased him; his melancholy, which was settling into a secondary stage, like a healing wound, had in it a certain acrid, palatable sweetness.
English
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From this reading In that uninitiated observation of the great spectacle of English life upon which I have touched, it might be supposed that Newman passed a great many dull days.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had company in his thoughts, and for the present he wanted no other.
forgetfulness
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From this reading He thought a great deal of Madame de Cintré—sometimes with a dogged tranquillity which might have seemed, for a quarter of an hour at a time, a near neighbor to forgetfulness.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In that uninitiated observation of the great spectacle of English life upon which I have touched, it might be supposed that Newman passed a great many dull days.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the dullness of his days pleased him; his melancholy, which was settling into a secondary stage, like a healing wound, had in it a certain acrid, palatable sweetness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In that uninitiated observation of the great spectacle of English life upon which I have touched, it might be supposed that Newman passed a great many dull days.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had company in his thoughts, and for the present he wanted no other.
healing
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From this reading But the dullness of his days pleased him; his melancholy, which was settling into a secondary stage, like a healing wound, had in it a certain acrid, palatable sweetness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the dullness of his days pleased him; his melancholy, which was settling into a secondary stage, like a healing wound, had in it a certain acrid, palatable sweetness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the dullness of his days pleased him; his melancholy, which was settling into a secondary stage, like a healing wound, had in it a certain acrid, palatable sweetness.
hour
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From this reading He thought a great deal of Madame de Cintré—sometimes with a dogged tranquillity which might have seemed, for a quarter of an hour at a time, a near neighbor to forgetfulness.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In that uninitiated observation of the great spectacle of English life upon which I have touched, it might be supposed that Newman passed a great many dull days.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that uninitiated observation of the great spectacle of English life upon which I have touched, it might be supposed that Newman passed a great many dull days.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But the dullness of his days pleased him; his melancholy, which was settling into a secondary stage, like a healing wound, had in it a certain acrid, palatable sweetness.
introduction
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From this reading He had no desire to make acquaintances, and he left untouched a couple of notes of introduction which had been sent him by Tom Tristram.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In that uninitiated observation of the great spectacle of English life upon which I have touched, it might be supposed that Newman passed a great many dull days.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had no desire to make acquaintances, and he left untouched a couple of notes of introduction which had been sent him by Tom Tristram.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In that uninitiated observation of the great spectacle of English life upon which I have touched, it might be supposed that Newman passed a great many dull days.
like
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From this reading But the dullness of his days pleased him; his melancholy, which was settling into a secondary stage, like a healing wound, had in it a certain acrid, palatable sweetness.
Madame
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From this reading He thought a great deal of Madame de Cintré—sometimes with a dogged tranquillity which might have seemed, for a quarter of an hour at a time, a near neighbor to forgetfulness.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had no desire to make acquaintances, and he left untouched a couple of notes of introduction which had been sent him by Tom Tristram.
many
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From this reading In that uninitiated observation of the great spectacle of English life upon which I have touched, it might be supposed that Newman passed a great many dull days.
melancholy
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From this reading But the dullness of his days pleased him; his melancholy, which was settling into a secondary stage, like a healing wound, had in it a certain acrid, palatable sweetness.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In that uninitiated observation of the great spectacle of English life upon which I have touched, it might be supposed that Newman passed a great many dull days.
near
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From this reading He thought a great deal of Madame de Cintré—sometimes with a dogged tranquillity which might have seemed, for a quarter of an hour at a time, a near neighbor to forgetfulness.
neighbor
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From this reading He thought a great deal of Madame de Cintré—sometimes with a dogged tranquillity which might have seemed, for a quarter of an hour at a time, a near neighbor to forgetfulness.
Newman
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From this reading In that uninitiated observation of the great spectacle of English life upon which I have touched, it might be supposed that Newman passed a great many dull days.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had company in his thoughts, and for the present he wanted no other.
notes
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From this reading He had no desire to make acquaintances, and he left untouched a couple of notes of introduction which had been sent him by Tom Tristram.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In that uninitiated observation of the great spectacle of English life upon which I have touched, it might be supposed that Newman passed a great many dull days.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In that uninitiated observation of the great spectacle of English life upon which I have touched, it might be supposed that Newman passed a great many dull days.
other
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From this reading He had company in his thoughts, and for the present he wanted no other.
palatable
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From this reading But the dullness of his days pleased him; his melancholy, which was settling into a secondary stage, like a healing wound, had in it a certain acrid, palatable sweetness.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In that uninitiated observation of the great spectacle of English life upon which I have touched, it might be supposed that Newman passed a great many dull days.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the dullness of his days pleased him; his melancholy, which was settling into a secondary stage, like a healing wound, had in it a certain acrid, palatable sweetness.
present
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From this reading He had company in his thoughts, and for the present he wanted no other.
quarter
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From this reading He thought a great deal of Madame de Cintré—sometimes with a dogged tranquillity which might have seemed, for a quarter of an hour at a time, a near neighbor to forgetfulness.
secondary
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From this reading But the dullness of his days pleased him; his melancholy, which was settling into a secondary stage, like a healing wound, had in it a certain acrid, palatable sweetness.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought a great deal of Madame de Cintré—sometimes with a dogged tranquillity which might have seemed, for a quarter of an hour at a time, a near neighbor to forgetfulness.
sent
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From this reading He had no desire to make acquaintances, and he left untouched a couple of notes of introduction which had been sent him by Tom Tristram.
settling
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From this reading But the dullness of his days pleased him; his melancholy, which was settling into a secondary stage, like a healing wound, had in it a certain acrid, palatable sweetness.
sometimes
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From this reading He thought a great deal of Madame de Cintré—sometimes with a dogged tranquillity which might have seemed, for a quarter of an hour at a time, a near neighbor to forgetfulness.
spectacle
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From this reading In that uninitiated observation of the great spectacle of English life upon which I have touched, it might be supposed that Newman passed a great many dull days.
stage
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From this reading But the dullness of his days pleased him; his melancholy, which was settling into a secondary stage, like a healing wound, had in it a certain acrid, palatable sweetness.
supposed
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From this reading In that uninitiated observation of the great spectacle of English life upon which I have touched, it might be supposed that Newman passed a great many dull days.
sweetness
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From this reading But the dullness of his days pleased him; his melancholy, which was settling into a secondary stage, like a healing wound, had in it a certain acrid, palatable sweetness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that uninitiated observation of the great spectacle of English life upon which I have touched, it might be supposed that Newman passed a great many dull days.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In that uninitiated observation of the great spectacle of English life upon which I have touched, it might be supposed that Newman passed a great many dull days.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought a great deal of Madame de Cintré—sometimes with a dogged tranquillity which might have seemed, for a quarter of an hour at a time, a near neighbor to forgetfulness.
thoughts
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From this reading He had company in his thoughts, and for the present he wanted no other.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought a great deal of Madame de Cintré—sometimes with a dogged tranquillity which might have seemed, for a quarter of an hour at a time, a near neighbor to forgetfulness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had no desire to make acquaintances, and he left untouched a couple of notes of introduction which had been sent him by Tom Tristram.
Tom
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From this reading He had no desire to make acquaintances, and he left untouched a couple of notes of introduction which had been sent him by Tom Tristram.
touched
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From this reading In that uninitiated observation of the great spectacle of English life upon which I have touched, it might be supposed that Newman passed a great many dull days.
tranquillity
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From this reading He thought a great deal of Madame de Cintré—sometimes with a dogged tranquillity which might have seemed, for a quarter of an hour at a time, a near neighbor to forgetfulness.
Tristram
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From this reading He had no desire to make acquaintances, and he left untouched a couple of notes of introduction which had been sent him by Tom Tristram.
uninitiated
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From this reading In that uninitiated observation of the great spectacle of English life upon which I have touched, it might be supposed that Newman passed a great many dull days.
untouched
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From this reading He had no desire to make acquaintances, and he left untouched a couple of notes of introduction which had been sent him by Tom Tristram.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In that uninitiated observation of the great spectacle of English life upon which I have touched, it might be supposed that Newman passed a great many dull days.
wanted
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From this reading He had company in his thoughts, and for the present he wanted no other.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the dullness of his days pleased him; his melancholy, which was settling into a secondary stage, like a healing wound, had in it a certain acrid, palatable sweetness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In that uninitiated observation of the great spectacle of English life upon which I have touched, it might be supposed that Newman passed a great many dull days.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He thought a great deal of Madame de Cintré—sometimes with a dogged tranquillity which might have seemed, for a quarter of an hour at a time, a near neighbor to forgetfulness.
wound
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From this reading But the dullness of his days pleased him; his melancholy, which was settling into a secondary stage, like a healing wound, had in it a certain acrid, palatable sweetness.
