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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 following days it seemed to both Fillery and Devonham that their discussion of the first night had been pitched in too intense, too serious a key.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their patient was so commonplace again, so ordinary.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The following days it seemed to both Fillery and Devonham that their discussion of the first night had been pitched in too intense, too serious a key.
Apart
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From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
apparently
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From this reading He made himself quite at home, seemed contented and uncurious, taking it for granted he had come to stay for ever, apparently.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He made himself quite at home, seemed contented and uncurious, taking it for granted he had come to stay for ever, apparently.
beauty
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From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The following days it seemed to both Fillery and Devonham that their discussion of the first night had been pitched in too intense, too serious a key.
big
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From this reading He was so big, yet never gauche.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The following days it seemed to both Fillery and Devonham that their discussion of the first night had been pitched in too intense, too serious a key.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
city
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From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made himself quite at home, seemed contented and uncurious, taking it for granted he had come to stay for ever, apparently.
commonplace
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From this reading Their patient was so commonplace again, so ordinary.
contented
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From this reading He made himself quite at home, seemed contented and uncurious, taking it for granted he had come to stay for ever, apparently.
conveyed
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From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
countryman
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From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
days
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From this reading The following days it seemed to both Fillery and Devonham that their discussion of the first night had been pitched in too intense, too serious a key.
Devonham
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From this reading The following days it seemed to both Fillery and Devonham that their discussion of the first night had been pitched in too intense, too serious a key.
discussion
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From this reading The following days it seemed to both Fillery and Devonham that their discussion of the first night had been pitched in too intense, too serious a key.
easy-going
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From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
educated
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From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
energies
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From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made himself quite at home, seemed contented and uncurious, taking it for granted he had come to stay for ever, apparently.
Fillery
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From this reading The following days it seemed to both Fillery and Devonham that their discussion of the first night had been pitched in too intense, too serious a key.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following days it seemed to both Fillery and Devonham that their discussion of the first night had been pitched in too intense, too serious a key.
following
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From this reading The following days it seemed to both Fillery and Devonham that their discussion of the first night had been pitched in too intense, too serious a key.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He made himself quite at home, seemed contented and uncurious, taking it for granted he had come to stay for ever, apparently.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
gauche
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From this reading He was so big, yet never gauche.
general
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From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
granted
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From this reading He made himself quite at home, seemed contented and uncurious, taking it for granted he had come to stay for ever, apparently.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The following days it seemed to both Fillery and Devonham that their discussion of the first night had been pitched in too intense, too serious a key.
half-educated
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From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made himself quite at home, seemed contented and uncurious, taking it for granted he had come to stay for ever, apparently.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He made himself quite at home, seemed contented and uncurious, taking it for granted he had come to stay for ever, apparently.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
home
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From this reading He made himself quite at home, seemed contented and uncurious, taking it for granted he had come to stay for ever, apparently.
immense
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From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
impression
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From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The following days it seemed to both Fillery and Devonham that their discussion of the first night had been pitched in too intense, too serious a key.
intense
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From this reading The following days it seemed to both Fillery and Devonham that their discussion of the first night had been pitched in too intense, too serious a key.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The following days it seemed to both Fillery and Devonham that their discussion of the first night had been pitched in too intense, too serious a key.
key
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From this reading The following days it seemed to both Fillery and Devonham that their discussion of the first night had been pitched in too intense, too serious a key.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
made
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From this reading He made himself quite at home, seemed contented and uncurious, taking it for granted he had come to stay for ever, apparently.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was so big, yet never gauche.
new
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From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
night
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From this reading The following days it seemed to both Fillery and Devonham that their discussion of the first night had been pitched in too intense, too serious a key.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The following days it seemed to both Fillery and Devonham that their discussion of the first night had been pitched in too intense, too serious a key.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
ordinary
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From this reading Their patient was so commonplace again, so ordinary.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
patient
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From this reading Their patient was so commonplace again, so ordinary.
peasant
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From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
pitchednounUS /pitched/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following days it seemed to both Fillery and Devonham that their discussion of the first night had been pitched in too intense, too serious a key.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made himself quite at home, seemed contented and uncurious, taking it for granted he had come to stay for ever, apparently.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following days it seemed to both Fillery and Devonham that their discussion of the first night had been pitched in too intense, too serious a key.
serious
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From this reading The following days it seemed to both Fillery and Devonham that their discussion of the first night had been pitched in too intense, too serious a key.
size
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From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Their patient was so commonplace again, so ordinary.
stay
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From this reading He made himself quite at home, seemed contented and uncurious, taking it for granted he had come to stay for ever, apparently.
strange
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From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
taking
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From this reading He made himself quite at home, seemed contented and uncurious, taking it for granted he had come to stay for ever, apparently.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The following days it seemed to both Fillery and Devonham that their discussion of the first night had been pitched in too intense, too serious a key.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following days it seemed to both Fillery and Devonham that their discussion of the first night had been pitched in too intense, too serious a key.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The following days it seemed to both Fillery and Devonham that their discussion of the first night had been pitched in too intense, too serious a key.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The following days it seemed to both Fillery and Devonham that their discussion of the first night had been pitched in too intense, too serious a key.
too
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From this reading The following days it seemed to both Fillery and Devonham that their discussion of the first night had been pitched in too intense, too serious a key.
uncurious
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From this reading He made himself quite at home, seemed contented and uncurious, taking it for granted he had come to stay for ever, apparently.
use
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From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
virility
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From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their patient was so commonplace again, so ordinary.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Apart from his strange beauty, his size, virility and a general impression he conveyed of immense energies he was too easy-going to make use of, he might have passed for a peasant, a countryman to whom city life was new; but an educated, or at least half-educated, countryman.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He was so big, yet never gauche.
