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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 weight seemed to settle on Dick Faversham's heart as he saw the sinister face of his visitor.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is true he had now and then wondered whether he should ever see him again, but as there seemed no present likelihood of his doing so, he had practically dismissed him from his mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dark, saturnine stranger had shrunk away into the background of his life, and no longer seemed of importance to him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A weight seemed to settle on Dick Faversham's heart as he saw the sinister face of his visitor.
away
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From this reading The dark, saturnine stranger had shrunk away into the background of his life, and no longer seemed of importance to him.
background
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From this reading The dark, saturnine stranger had shrunk away into the background of his life, and no longer seemed of importance to him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is true he had now and then wondered whether he should ever see him again, but as there seemed no present likelihood of his doing so, he had practically dismissed him from his mind.
COUNT
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From this reading COUNT ROMANOFF'S GOSPEL Count Romanoff!
dark
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From this reading The dark, saturnine stranger had shrunk away into the background of his life, and no longer seemed of importance to him.
days
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From this reading During the excitement of the last few days he had scarcely given him a thought.
Dick
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From this reading A weight seemed to settle on Dick Faversham's heart as he saw the sinister face of his visitor.
dismissed
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From this reading It is true he had now and then wondered whether he should ever see him again, but as there seemed no present likelihood of his doing so, he had practically dismissed him from his mind.
doing
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From this reading It is true he had now and then wondered whether he should ever see him again, but as there seemed no present likelihood of his doing so, he had practically dismissed him from his mind.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the excitement of the last few days he had scarcely given him a thought.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is true he had now and then wondered whether he should ever see him again, but as there seemed no present likelihood of his doing so, he had practically dismissed him from his mind.
excitement
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From this reading During the excitement of the last few days he had scarcely given him a thought.
face
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From this reading A weight seemed to settle on Dick Faversham's heart as he saw the sinister face of his visitor.
Faversham's
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From this reading A weight seemed to settle on Dick Faversham's heart as he saw the sinister face of his visitor.
few
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From this reading During the excitement of the last few days he had scarcely given him a thought.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is true he had now and then wondered whether he should ever see him again, but as there seemed no present likelihood of his doing so, he had practically dismissed him from his mind.
given
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From this reading During the excitement of the last few days he had scarcely given him a thought.
GOSPEL
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From this reading COUNT ROMANOFF'S GOSPEL Count Romanoff!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the excitement of the last few days he had scarcely given him a thought.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A weight seemed to settle on Dick Faversham's heart as he saw the sinister face of his visitor.
heart
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From this reading A weight seemed to settle on Dick Faversham's heart as he saw the sinister face of his visitor.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading During the excitement of the last few days he had scarcely given him a thought.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A weight seemed to settle on Dick Faversham's heart as he saw the sinister face of his visitor.
importance
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From this reading The dark, saturnine stranger had shrunk away into the background of his life, and no longer seemed of importance to him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The dark, saturnine stranger had shrunk away into the background of his life, and no longer seemed of importance to him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is true he had now and then wondered whether he should ever see him again, but as there seemed no present likelihood of his doing so, he had practically dismissed him from his mind.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is true he had now and then wondered whether he should ever see him again, but as there seemed no present likelihood of his doing so, he had practically dismissed him from his mind.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the excitement of the last few days he had scarcely given him a thought.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dark, saturnine stranger had shrunk away into the background of his life, and no longer seemed of importance to him.
likelihood
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From this reading It is true he had now and then wondered whether he should ever see him again, but as there seemed no present likelihood of his doing so, he had practically dismissed him from his mind.
longer
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From this reading The dark, saturnine stranger had shrunk away into the background of his life, and no longer seemed of importance to him.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is true he had now and then wondered whether he should ever see him again, but as there seemed no present likelihood of his doing so, he had practically dismissed him from his mind.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The dark, saturnine stranger had shrunk away into the background of his life, and no longer seemed of importance to him.
now
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From this reading It is true he had now and then wondered whether he should ever see him again, but as there seemed no present likelihood of his doing so, he had practically dismissed him from his mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A weight seemed to settle on Dick Faversham's heart as he saw the sinister face of his visitor.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A weight seemed to settle on Dick Faversham's heart as he saw the sinister face of his visitor.
practically
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From this reading It is true he had now and then wondered whether he should ever see him again, but as there seemed no present likelihood of his doing so, he had practically dismissed him from his mind.
present
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From this reading It is true he had now and then wondered whether he should ever see him again, but as there seemed no present likelihood of his doing so, he had practically dismissed him from his mind.
Romanoff
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From this reading COUNT ROMANOFF'S GOSPEL Count Romanoff!
ROMANOFF'S
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From this reading COUNT ROMANOFF'S GOSPEL Count Romanoff!
saturnine
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From this reading The dark, saturnine stranger had shrunk away into the background of his life, and no longer seemed of importance to him.
saw
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From this reading A weight seemed to settle on Dick Faversham's heart as he saw the sinister face of his visitor.
scarcely
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From this reading During the excitement of the last few days he had scarcely given him a thought.
see
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From this reading It is true he had now and then wondered whether he should ever see him again, but as there seemed no present likelihood of his doing so, he had practically dismissed him from his mind.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A weight seemed to settle on Dick Faversham's heart as he saw the sinister face of his visitor.
settle
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From this reading A weight seemed to settle on Dick Faversham's heart as he saw the sinister face of his visitor.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It is true he had now and then wondered whether he should ever see him again, but as there seemed no present likelihood of his doing so, he had practically dismissed him from his mind.
shrunk
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From this reading The dark, saturnine stranger had shrunk away into the background of his life, and no longer seemed of importance to him.
sinister
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From this reading A weight seemed to settle on Dick Faversham's heart as he saw the sinister face of his visitor.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is true he had now and then wondered whether he should ever see him again, but as there seemed no present likelihood of his doing so, he had practically dismissed him from his mind.
stranger
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From this reading The dark, saturnine stranger had shrunk away into the background of his life, and no longer seemed of importance to him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A weight seemed to settle on Dick Faversham's heart as he saw the sinister face of his visitor.
then
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From this reading It is true he had now and then wondered whether he should ever see him again, but as there seemed no present likelihood of his doing so, he had practically dismissed him from his mind.
there
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From this reading It is true he had now and then wondered whether he should ever see him again, but as there seemed no present likelihood of his doing so, he had practically dismissed him from his mind.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the excitement of the last few days he had scarcely given him a thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A weight seemed to settle on Dick Faversham's heart as he saw the sinister face of his visitor.
true
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From this reading It is true he had now and then wondered whether he should ever see him again, but as there seemed no present likelihood of his doing so, he had practically dismissed him from his mind.
visitor
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From this reading A weight seemed to settle on Dick Faversham's heart as he saw the sinister face of his visitor.
weight
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From this reading A weight seemed to settle on Dick Faversham's heart as he saw the sinister face of his visitor.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading It is true he had now and then wondered whether he should ever see him again, but as there seemed no present likelihood of his doing so, he had practically dismissed him from his mind.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is true he had now and then wondered whether he should ever see him again, but as there seemed no present likelihood of his doing so, he had practically dismissed him from his mind.
