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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 A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
almost
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From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Like most artists, and few Englishmen, he lived on feelings rather than on facts; so, found no refuge in decisive resolutions.
anodyne
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From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
arms
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From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
artists
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From this reading Like most artists, and few Englishmen, he lived on feelings rather than on facts; so, found no refuge in decisive resolutions.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Hyde Park Corner he got down, and went into the Park, thinking that to walk would help him.
avoid
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From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
back
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From this reading They greeted him with the surprise of those who had said to each other many times: “That young man will come rushing back!”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But he made many—the resolution to give her up; to be true to the ideal of service for no reward; to beseech her to leave Cramier and come to him—and he made each many times.
beseech
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From this reading But he made many—the resolution to give her up; to be true to the ideal of service for no reward; to beseech her to leave Cramier and come to him—and he made each many times.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he made many—the resolution to give her up; to be true to the ideal of service for no reward; to beseech her to leave Cramier and come to him—and he made each many times.
certain
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From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
Colonel
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From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he made many—the resolution to give her up; to be true to the ideal of service for no reward; to beseech her to leave Cramier and come to him—and he made each many times.
coming
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From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
Corner
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From this reading At Hyde Park Corner he got down, and went into the Park, thinking that to walk would help him.
Cramier
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From this reading But he made many—the resolution to give her up; to be true to the ideal of service for no reward; to beseech her to leave Cramier and come to him—and he made each many times.
decisive
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From this reading Like most artists, and few Englishmen, he lived on feelings rather than on facts; so, found no refuge in decisive resolutions.
direction
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From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
doing
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From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
down
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From this reading At Hyde Park Corner he got down, and went into the Park, thinking that to walk would help him.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But he made many—the resolution to give her up; to be true to the ideal of service for no reward; to beseech her to leave Cramier and come to him—and he made each many times.
Englishmen
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From this reading Like most artists, and few Englishmen, he lived on feelings rather than on facts; so, found no refuge in decisive resolutions.
Ercott
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From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
facts
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From this reading Like most artists, and few Englishmen, he lived on feelings rather than on facts; so, found no refuge in decisive resolutions.
feelings
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From this reading Like most artists, and few Englishmen, he lived on feelings rather than on facts; so, found no refuge in decisive resolutions.
few
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From this reading Like most artists, and few Englishmen, he lived on feelings rather than on facts; so, found no refuge in decisive resolutions.
flushed
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From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But he made many—the resolution to give her up; to be true to the ideal of service for no reward; to beseech her to leave Cramier and come to him—and he made each many times.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like most artists, and few Englishmen, he lived on feelings rather than on facts; so, found no refuge in decisive resolutions.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
General
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From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
give
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From this reading But he made many—the resolution to give her up; to be true to the ideal of service for no reward; to beseech her to leave Cramier and come to him—and he made each many times.
got
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From this reading At Hyde Park Corner he got down, and went into the Park, thinking that to walk would help him.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
greeted
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From this reading They greeted him with the surprise of those who had said to each other many times: “That young man will come rushing back!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They greeted him with the surprise of those who had said to each other many times: “That young man will come rushing back!”
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like most artists, and few Englishmen, he lived on feelings rather than on facts; so, found no refuge in decisive resolutions.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Hyde Park Corner he got down, and went into the Park, thinking that to walk would help him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But he made many—the resolution to give her up; to be true to the ideal of service for no reward; to beseech her to leave Cramier and come to him—and he made each many times.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But he made many—the resolution to give her up; to be true to the ideal of service for no reward; to beseech her to leave Cramier and come to him—and he made each many times.
house
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From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
Hyde
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From this reading At Hyde Park Corner he got down, and went into the Park, thinking that to walk would help him.
ideal
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From this reading But he made many—the resolution to give her up; to be true to the ideal of service for no reward; to beseech her to leave Cramier and come to him—and he made each many times.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Like most artists, and few Englishmen, he lived on feelings rather than on facts; so, found no refuge in decisive resolutions.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At Hyde Park Corner he got down, and went into the Park, thinking that to walk would help him.
kept
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From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
Knightsbridge
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From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
leave
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From this reading But he made many—the resolution to give her up; to be true to the ideal of service for no reward; to beseech her to leave Cramier and come to him—and he made each many times.
Like
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From this reading Like most artists, and few Englishmen, he lived on feelings rather than on facts; so, found no refuge in decisive resolutions.
lived
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From this reading Like most artists, and few Englishmen, he lived on feelings rather than on facts; so, found no refuge in decisive resolutions.
lunched
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From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
made
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From this reading But he made many—the resolution to give her up; to be true to the ideal of service for no reward; to beseech her to leave Cramier and come to him—and he made each many times.
man
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From this reading They greeted him with the surprise of those who had said to each other many times: “That young man will come rushing back!”
many
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From this reading But he made many—the resolution to give her up; to be true to the ideal of service for no reward; to beseech her to leave Cramier and come to him—and he made each many times.
Monte
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From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
most
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From this reading Like most artists, and few Englishmen, he lived on feelings rather than on facts; so, found no refuge in decisive resolutions.
Mrs
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From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Like most artists, and few Englishmen, he lived on feelings rather than on facts; so, found no refuge in decisive resolutions.
number
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From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But he made many—the resolution to give her up; to be true to the ideal of service for no reward; to beseech her to leave Cramier and come to him—and he made each many times.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Like most artists, and few Englishmen, he lived on feelings rather than on facts; so, found no refuge in decisive resolutions.
other
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From this reading They greeted him with the surprise of those who had said to each other many times: “That young man will come rushing back!”
Park
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From this reading At Hyde Park Corner he got down, and went into the Park, thinking that to walk would help him.
people
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From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
rails
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From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
ran
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From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
rather
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From this reading Like most artists, and few Englishmen, he lived on feelings rather than on facts; so, found no refuge in decisive resolutions.
refuge
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From this reading Like most artists, and few Englishmen, he lived on feelings rather than on facts; so, found no refuge in decisive resolutions.
resolution
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From this reading But he made many—the resolution to give her up; to be true to the ideal of service for no reward; to beseech her to leave Cramier and come to him—and he made each many times.
resolutions
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From this reading Like most artists, and few Englishmen, he lived on feelings rather than on facts; so, found no refuge in decisive resolutions.
reward
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From this reading But he made many—the resolution to give her up; to be true to the ideal of service for no reward; to beseech her to leave Cramier and come to him—and he made each many times.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
rushing
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From this reading They greeted him with the surprise of those who had said to each other many times: “That young man will come rushing back!”
said
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From this reading They greeted him with the surprise of those who had said to each other many times: “That young man will come rushing back!”
service
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From this reading But he made many—the resolution to give her up; to be true to the ideal of service for no reward; to beseech her to leave Cramier and come to him—and he made each many times.
sitting
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From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
slightly
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From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Like most artists, and few Englishmen, he lived on feelings rather than on facts; so, found no refuge in decisive resolutions.
surprise
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From this reading They greeted him with the surprise of those who had said to each other many times: “That young man will come rushing back!”
taking
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From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
talked
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From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Like most artists, and few Englishmen, he lived on feelings rather than on facts; so, found no refuge in decisive resolutions.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At Hyde Park Corner he got down, and went into the Park, thinking that to walk would help him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But he made many—the resolution to give her up; to be true to the ideal of service for no reward; to beseech her to leave Cramier and come to him—and he made each many times.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
there
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From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They greeted him with the surprise of those who had said to each other many times: “That young man will come rushing back!”
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Hyde Park Corner he got down, and went into the Park, thinking that to walk would help him.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They greeted him with the surprise of those who had said to each other many times: “That young man will come rushing back!”
times
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From this reading But he made many—the resolution to give her up; to be true to the ideal of service for no reward; to beseech her to leave Cramier and come to him—and he made each many times.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But he made many—the resolution to give her up; to be true to the ideal of service for no reward; to beseech her to leave Cramier and come to him—and he made each many times.
true
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From this reading But he made many—the resolution to give her up; to be true to the ideal of service for no reward; to beseech her to leave Cramier and come to him—and he made each many times.
up
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From this reading But he made many—the resolution to give her up; to be true to the ideal of service for no reward; to beseech her to leave Cramier and come to him—and he made each many times.
walk
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From this reading At Hyde Park Corner he got down, and went into the Park, thinking that to walk would help him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Hyde Park Corner he got down, and went into the Park, thinking that to walk would help him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A great number of people were sitting there, taking mysterious anodyne, doing the right thing; to avoid them, he kept along the rails, and ran almost into the arms of Colonel and Mrs. Ercott, who were coming from the direction of Knightsbridge, slightly flushed, having lunched and talked of 'Monte' at the house of a certain General.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They greeted him with the surprise of those who had said to each other many times: “That young man will come rushing back!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They greeted him with the surprise of those who had said to each other many times: “That young man will come rushing back!”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At Hyde Park Corner he got down, and went into the Park, thinking that to walk would help him.
young
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From this reading They greeted him with the surprise of those who had said to each other many times: “That young man will come rushing back!”
