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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 It was a few days later, in the forenoon.
ALFRED'S
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From this reading COUSIN ALFRED'S SECRET.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was not in the least a philosopher--the sight of the people, and the carriages, and the omnibuses, did not move her to meditate on the brevity of life as it moves some thinkers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His wife sat at the window of her room in the hotel, contemplating the full tide of life below.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading His wife sat at the window of her room in the hotel, contemplating the full tide of life below.
brevity
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From this reading She was not in the least a philosopher--the sight of the people, and the carriages, and the omnibuses, did not move her to meditate on the brevity of life as it moves some thinkers.
business
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From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
carriages
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From this reading She was not in the least a philosopher--the sight of the people, and the carriages, and the omnibuses, did not move her to meditate on the brevity of life as it moves some thinkers.
chance
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From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
City
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From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
contemplating
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From this reading His wife sat at the window of her room in the hotel, contemplating the full tide of life below.
COUSIN
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From this reading COUSIN ALFRED'S SECRET.
days
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From this reading It was a few days later, in the forenoon.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She was not in the least a philosopher--the sight of the people, and the carriages, and the omnibuses, did not move her to meditate on the brevity of life as it moves some thinkers.
few
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From this reading It was a few days later, in the forenoon.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
forenoon
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From this reading It was a few days later, in the forenoon.
full
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From this reading His wife sat at the window of her room in the hotel, contemplating the full tide of life below.
gone
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From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
got
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From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
Haveril
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From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
heaven
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From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His wife sat at the window of her room in the hotel, contemplating the full tide of life below.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His wife sat at the window of her room in the hotel, contemplating the full tide of life below.
hotel
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From this reading His wife sat at the window of her room in the hotel, contemplating the full tide of life below.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a few days later, in the forenoon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a few days later, in the forenoon.
John
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From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
keeping
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From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
kingdom
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From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
later
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From this reading It was a few days later, in the forenoon.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was not in the least a philosopher--the sight of the people, and the carriages, and the omnibuses, did not move her to meditate on the brevity of life as it moves some thinkers.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His wife sat at the window of her room in the hotel, contemplating the full tide of life below.
looking
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From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
man's
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From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
meditate
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From this reading She was not in the least a philosopher--the sight of the people, and the carriages, and the omnibuses, did not move her to meditate on the brevity of life as it moves some thinkers.
more
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From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
move
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From this reading She was not in the least a philosopher--the sight of the people, and the carriages, and the omnibuses, did not move her to meditate on the brevity of life as it moves some thinkers.
moves
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From this reading She was not in the least a philosopher--the sight of the people, and the carriages, and the omnibuses, did not move her to meditate on the brevity of life as it moves some thinkers.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not in the least a philosopher--the sight of the people, and the carriages, and the omnibuses, did not move her to meditate on the brevity of life as it moves some thinkers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
omnibuses
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From this reading She was not in the least a philosopher--the sight of the people, and the carriages, and the omnibuses, did not move her to meditate on the brevity of life as it moves some thinkers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
people
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From this reading She was not in the least a philosopher--the sight of the people, and the carriages, and the omnibuses, did not move her to meditate on the brevity of life as it moves some thinkers.
philosopher
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From this reading She was not in the least a philosopher--the sight of the people, and the carriages, and the omnibuses, did not move her to meditate on the brevity of life as it moves some thinkers.
really
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From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
rich
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From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
room
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From this reading His wife sat at the window of her room in the hotel, contemplating the full tide of life below.
sat
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From this reading His wife sat at the window of her room in the hotel, contemplating the full tide of life below.
SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading COUSIN ALFRED'S SECRET.
seems
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From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not in the least a philosopher--the sight of the people, and the carriages, and the omnibuses, did not move her to meditate on the brevity of life as it moves some thinkers.
sight
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From this reading She was not in the least a philosopher--the sight of the people, and the carriages, and the omnibuses, did not move her to meditate on the brevity of life as it moves some thinkers.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
some
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From this reading She was not in the least a philosopher--the sight of the people, and the carriages, and the omnibuses, did not move her to meditate on the brevity of life as it moves some thinkers.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a few days later, in the forenoon.
thinkers
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From this reading She was not in the least a philosopher--the sight of the people, and the carriages, and the omnibuses, did not move her to meditate on the brevity of life as it moves some thinkers.
tide
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From this reading His wife sat at the window of her room in the hotel, contemplating the full tide of life below.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
together
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From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
up
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From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a few days later, in the forenoon.
way
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From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
whole
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From this reading John Haveril was gone into the City on the business of keeping together what he had got--a business which seems to take up the whole of a rich man's time and more, so that he really has no chance of looking for the way to the kingdom of heaven.
wife
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From this reading His wife sat at the window of her room in the hotel, contemplating the full tide of life below.
window
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From this reading His wife sat at the window of her room in the hotel, contemplating the full tide of life below.
