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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 PROFESSOR INSISTS Crouched over his writing table, with sheets of manuscript on every side of him, Burton worked like a slave at his novel.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a week devoted by Mr. Waddington and himself to a fruitless search for the missing plant, they had handed the matter over to a private detective and Burton had settled down to make the most of the time before him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a week devoted by Mr. Waddington and himself to a fruitless search for the missing plant, they had handed the matter over to a private detective and Burton had settled down to make the most of the time before him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Edith had looked at him out of her wonderful eyes, he had felt the touch of her fingers as she had knelt by his side, the glow which had crept into his heart as he had read to her fragments of his story and listened to her words of praise.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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away
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From this reading Day after day of strange joys had dawned and passed away.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading After a week devoted by Mr. Waddington and himself to a fruitless search for the missing plant, they had handed the matter over to a private detective and Burton had settled down to make the most of the time before him.
Burton
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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crept
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Crouched
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dawned
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From this reading Day after day of strange joys had dawned and passed away.
Day
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From this reading Day after day of strange joys had dawned and passed away.
detective
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devoted
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down
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Edith
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
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eyes
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From this reading Edith had looked at him out of her wonderful eyes, he had felt the touch of her fingers as she had knelt by his side, the glow which had crept into his heart as he had read to her fragments of his story and listened to her words of praise.
felt
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From this reading Edith had looked at him out of her wonderful eyes, he had felt the touch of her fingers as she had knelt by his side, the glow which had crept into his heart as he had read to her fragments of his story and listened to her words of praise.
fingers
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From this reading Edith had looked at him out of her wonderful eyes, he had felt the touch of her fingers as she had knelt by his side, the glow which had crept into his heart as he had read to her fragments of his story and listened to her words of praise.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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fragments
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fruitless
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glow
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From this reading Edith had looked at him out of her wonderful eyes, he had felt the touch of her fingers as she had knelt by his side, the glow which had crept into his heart as he had read to her fragments of his story and listened to her words of praise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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handed
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HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had peopled his room with shadows.
heart
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From this reading Edith had looked at him out of her wonderful eyes, he had felt the touch of her fingers as she had knelt by his side, the glow which had crept into his heart as he had read to her fragments of his story and listened to her words of praise.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Edith had looked at him out of her wonderful eyes, he had felt the touch of her fingers as she had knelt by his side, the glow which had crept into his heart as he had read to her fragments of his story and listened to her words of praise.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE PROFESSOR INSISTS Crouched over his writing table, with sheets of manuscript on every side of him, Burton worked like a slave at his novel.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading After a week devoted by Mr. Waddington and himself to a fruitless search for the missing plant, they had handed the matter over to a private detective and Burton had settled down to make the most of the time before him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PROFESSOR INSISTS Crouched over his writing table, with sheets of manuscript on every side of him, Burton worked like a slave at his novel.
INSISTS
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Edith had looked at him out of her wonderful eyes, he had felt the touch of her fingers as she had knelt by his side, the glow which had crept into his heart as he had read to her fragments of his story and listened to her words of praise.
joys
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From this reading Day after day of strange joys had dawned and passed away.
knelt
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From this reading Edith had looked at him out of her wonderful eyes, he had felt the touch of her fingers as she had knelt by his side, the glow which had crept into his heart as he had read to her fragments of his story and listened to her words of praise.
like
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listened
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From this reading Edith had looked at him out of her wonderful eyes, he had felt the touch of her fingers as she had knelt by his side, the glow which had crept into his heart as he had read to her fragments of his story and listened to her words of praise.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Edith had looked at him out of her wonderful eyes, he had felt the touch of her fingers as she had knelt by his side, the glow which had crept into his heart as he had read to her fragments of his story and listened to her words of praise.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a week devoted by Mr. Waddington and himself to a fruitless search for the missing plant, they had handed the matter over to a private detective and Burton had settled down to make the most of the time before him.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
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matter
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missing
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most
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Mr
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novel
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PROFESSOR INSISTS Crouched over his writing table, with sheets of manuscript on every side of him, Burton worked like a slave at his novel.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE PROFESSOR INSISTS Crouched over his writing table, with sheets of manuscript on every side of him, Burton worked like a slave at his novel.
out
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From this reading Edith had looked at him out of her wonderful eyes, he had felt the touch of her fingers as she had knelt by his side, the glow which had crept into his heart as he had read to her fragments of his story and listened to her words of praise.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE PROFESSOR INSISTS Crouched over his writing table, with sheets of manuscript on every side of him, Burton worked like a slave at his novel.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Day after day of strange joys had dawned and passed away.
peopled
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From this reading He had peopled his room with shadows.
plant
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praise
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private
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PROFESSOR
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read
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room
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From this reading He had peopled his room with shadows.
search
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settled
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shadows
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From this reading He had peopled his room with shadows.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Edith had looked at him out of her wonderful eyes, he had felt the touch of her fingers as she had knelt by his side, the glow which had crept into his heart as he had read to her fragments of his story and listened to her words of praise.
sheets
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side
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slave
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story
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strange
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From this reading Day after day of strange joys had dawned and passed away.
table
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROFESSOR INSISTS Crouched over his writing table, with sheets of manuscript on every side of him, Burton worked like a slave at his novel.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a week devoted by Mr. Waddington and himself to a fruitless search for the missing plant, they had handed the matter over to a private detective and Burton had settled down to make the most of the time before him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a week devoted by Mr. Waddington and himself to a fruitless search for the missing plant, they had handed the matter over to a private detective and Burton had settled down to make the most of the time before him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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touch
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From this reading Edith had looked at him out of her wonderful eyes, he had felt the touch of her fingers as she had knelt by his side, the glow which had crept into his heart as he had read to her fragments of his story and listened to her words of praise.
Waddington
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week
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Edith had looked at him out of her wonderful eyes, he had felt the touch of her fingers as she had knelt by his side, the glow which had crept into his heart as he had read to her fragments of his story and listened to her words of praise.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE PROFESSOR INSISTS Crouched over his writing table, with sheets of manuscript on every side of him, Burton worked like a slave at his novel.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Edith had looked at him out of her wonderful eyes, he had felt the touch of her fingers as she had knelt by his side, the glow which had crept into his heart as he had read to her fragments of his story and listened to her words of praise.
words
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worked
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From this reading THE PROFESSOR INSISTS Crouched over his writing table, with sheets of manuscript on every side of him, Burton worked like a slave at his novel.
writing
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From this reading THE PROFESSOR INSISTS Crouched over his writing table, with sheets of manuscript on every side of him, Burton worked like a slave at his novel.
