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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 Ranny had received his first intimation that he was not a free man.
ago
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From this reading He had made his burst for freedom five years ago, when he refused to be a Pharmaceutical Chemist in his father's shop, because he could not stand his father's ubiquity.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it had come upon him with something of a shock.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And yet he was not free to leave his father's house; for he did not see how, as things were going, he could leave his mother.
ask
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From this reading He was not free to ask his friends there either; not, that was to say, friends who were strangers to his father and the Headache.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had made his burst for freedom five years ago, when he refused to be a Pharmaceutical Chemist in his father's shop, because he could not stand his father's ubiquity.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He had made his burst for freedom five years ago, when he refused to be a Pharmaceutical Chemist in his father's shop, because he could not stand his father's ubiquity.
burst
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From this reading He had made his burst for freedom five years ago, when he refused to be a Pharmaceutical Chemist in his father's shop, because he could not stand his father's ubiquity.
Chemist
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From this reading He had made his burst for freedom five years ago, when he refused to be a Pharmaceutical Chemist in his father's shop, because he could not stand his father's ubiquity.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it had come upon him with something of a shock.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had made his burst for freedom five years ago, when he refused to be a Pharmaceutical Chemist in his father's shop, because he could not stand his father's ubiquity.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And yet he was not free to leave his father's house; for he did not see how, as things were going, he could leave his mother.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading He was not free to ask his friends there either; not, that was to say, friends who were strangers to his father and the Headache.
father
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From this reading He was not free to ask his friends there either; not, that was to say, friends who were strangers to his father and the Headache.
father's
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From this reading He had made his burst for freedom five years ago, when he refused to be a Pharmaceutical Chemist in his father's shop, because he could not stand his father's ubiquity.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ranny had received his first intimation that he was not a free man.
five
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From this reading He had made his burst for freedom five years ago, when he refused to be a Pharmaceutical Chemist in his father's shop, because he could not stand his father's ubiquity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had made his burst for freedom five years ago, when he refused to be a Pharmaceutical Chemist in his father's shop, because he could not stand his father's ubiquity.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Ranny had received his first intimation that he was not a free man.
freedom
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From this reading He had made his burst for freedom five years ago, when he refused to be a Pharmaceutical Chemist in his father's shop, because he could not stand his father's ubiquity.
friends
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From this reading He was not free to ask his friends there either; not, that was to say, friends who were strangers to his father and the Headache.
going
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From this reading And yet he was not free to leave his father's house; for he did not see how, as things were going, he could leave his mother.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ranny had received his first intimation that he was not a free man.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ranny had received his first intimation that he was not a free man.
Headache
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From this reading He was not free to ask his friends there either; not, that was to say, friends who were strangers to his father and the Headache.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And it had come upon him with something of a shock.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ranny had received his first intimation that he was not a free man.
house
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From this reading And yet he was not free to leave his father's house; for he did not see how, as things were going, he could leave his mother.
how
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From this reading And yet he was not free to leave his father's house; for he did not see how, as things were going, he could leave his mother.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had made his burst for freedom five years ago, when he refused to be a Pharmaceutical Chemist in his father's shop, because he could not stand his father's ubiquity.
intimation
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From this reading Ranny had received his first intimation that he was not a free man.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it had come upon him with something of a shock.
leave
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From this reading And yet he was not free to leave his father's house; for he did not see how, as things were going, he could leave his mother.
made
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From this reading He had made his burst for freedom five years ago, when he refused to be a Pharmaceutical Chemist in his father's shop, because he could not stand his father's ubiquity.
man
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From this reading Ranny had received his first intimation that he was not a free man.
mother
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From this reading And yet he was not free to leave his father's house; for he did not see how, as things were going, he could leave his mother.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ranny had received his first intimation that he was not a free man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And it had come upon him with something of a shock.
Pharmaceutical
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From this reading He had made his burst for freedom five years ago, when he refused to be a Pharmaceutical Chemist in his father's shop, because he could not stand his father's ubiquity.
Ranny
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From this reading Ranny had received his first intimation that he was not a free man.
received
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From this reading Ranny had received his first intimation that he was not a free man.
refused
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From this reading He had made his burst for freedom five years ago, when he refused to be a Pharmaceutical Chemist in his father's shop, because he could not stand his father's ubiquity.
say
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From this reading He was not free to ask his friends there either; not, that was to say, friends who were strangers to his father and the Headache.
see
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From this reading And yet he was not free to leave his father's house; for he did not see how, as things were going, he could leave his mother.
shock
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From this reading And it had come upon him with something of a shock.
shop
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From this reading He had made his burst for freedom five years ago, when he refused to be a Pharmaceutical Chemist in his father's shop, because he could not stand his father's ubiquity.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And it had come upon him with something of a shock.
stand
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From this reading He had made his burst for freedom five years ago, when he refused to be a Pharmaceutical Chemist in his father's shop, because he could not stand his father's ubiquity.
strangers
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From this reading He was not free to ask his friends there either; not, that was to say, friends who were strangers to his father and the Headache.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ranny had received his first intimation that he was not a free man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was not free to ask his friends there either; not, that was to say, friends who were strangers to his father and the Headache.
there
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From this reading He was not free to ask his friends there either; not, that was to say, friends who were strangers to his father and the Headache.
things
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From this reading And yet he was not free to leave his father's house; for he did not see how, as things were going, he could leave his mother.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had made his burst for freedom five years ago, when he refused to be a Pharmaceutical Chemist in his father's shop, because he could not stand his father's ubiquity.
ubiquity
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From this reading He had made his burst for freedom five years ago, when he refused to be a Pharmaceutical Chemist in his father's shop, because he could not stand his father's ubiquity.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And it had come upon him with something of a shock.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ranny had received his first intimation that he was not a free man.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And yet he was not free to leave his father's house; for he did not see how, as things were going, he could leave his mother.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had made his burst for freedom five years ago, when he refused to be a Pharmaceutical Chemist in his father's shop, because he could not stand his father's ubiquity.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was not free to ask his friends there either; not, that was to say, friends who were strangers to his father and the Headache.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And it had come upon him with something of a shock.
years
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From this reading He had made his burst for freedom five years ago, when he refused to be a Pharmaceutical Chemist in his father's shop, because he could not stand his father's ubiquity.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet he was not free to leave his father's house; for he did not see how, as things were going, he could leave his mother.
