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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 There was no longer the same feeling that to lose a minute would be fatal, nor would he now risk communicating the fact of his wife’s flight to anyone till the inquest was over.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After leaving James and old Jolyon in the mortuary of the hospital, Soames hurried aimlessly along the streets.
aimlessly
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From this reading After leaving James and old Jolyon in the mortuary of the hospital, Soames hurried aimlessly along the streets.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading After leaving James and old Jolyon in the mortuary of the hospital, Soames hurried aimlessly along the streets.
altered
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From this reading The tragic event of Bosinney’s death altered the complexion of everything.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After leaving James and old Jolyon in the mortuary of the hospital, Soames hurried aimlessly along the streets.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading There was no longer the same feeling that to lose a minute would be fatal, nor would he now risk communicating the fact of his wife’s flight to anyone till the inquest was over.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was no longer the same feeling that to lose a minute would be fatal, nor would he now risk communicating the fact of his wife’s flight to anyone till the inquest was over.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
Bilson
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From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
Bosinney's
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From this reading The tragic event of Bosinney’s death altered the complexion of everything.
box
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From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading This had given him time to breathe, time to leave no stone unturned to find her.
came
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From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
communicating
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From this reading There was no longer the same feeling that to lose a minute would be fatal, nor would he now risk communicating the fact of his wife’s flight to anyone till the inquest was over.
complexion
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From this reading The tragic event of Bosinney’s death altered the complexion of everything.
death
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From this reading The tragic event of Bosinney’s death altered the complexion of everything.
down
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From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
early
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From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
event
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From this reading The tragic event of Bosinney’s death altered the complexion of everything.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The tragic event of Bosinney’s death altered the complexion of everything.
fact
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From this reading There was no longer the same feeling that to lose a minute would be fatal, nor would he now risk communicating the fact of his wife’s flight to anyone till the inquest was over.
fatal
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From this reading There was no longer the same feeling that to lose a minute would be fatal, nor would he now risk communicating the fact of his wife’s flight to anyone till the inquest was over.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was no longer the same feeling that to lose a minute would be fatal, nor would he now risk communicating the fact of his wife’s flight to anyone till the inquest was over.
find
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From this reading This had given him time to breathe, time to leave no stone unturned to find her.
first-post
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From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
flight
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From this reading There was no longer the same feeling that to lose a minute would be fatal, nor would he now risk communicating the fact of his wife’s flight to anyone till the inquest was over.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
given
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From this reading This had given him time to breathe, time to leave no stone unturned to find her.
going
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From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was no longer the same feeling that to lose a minute would be fatal, nor would he now risk communicating the fact of his wife’s flight to anyone till the inquest was over.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This had given him time to breathe, time to leave no stone unturned to find her.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no longer the same feeling that to lose a minute would be fatal, nor would he now risk communicating the fact of his wife’s flight to anyone till the inquest was over.
hospital
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From this reading After leaving James and old Jolyon in the mortuary of the hospital, Soames hurried aimlessly along the streets.
hurried
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From this reading After leaving James and old Jolyon in the mortuary of the hospital, Soames hurried aimlessly along the streets.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After leaving James and old Jolyon in the mortuary of the hospital, Soames hurried aimlessly along the streets.
inquest
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From this reading There was no longer the same feeling that to lose a minute would be fatal, nor would he now risk communicating the fact of his wife’s flight to anyone till the inquest was over.
Irene
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From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
James
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From this reading After leaving James and old Jolyon in the mortuary of the hospital, Soames hurried aimlessly along the streets.
Jolyon
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From this reading After leaving James and old Jolyon in the mortuary of the hospital, Soames hurried aimlessly along the streets.
leave
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From this reading This had given him time to breathe, time to leave no stone unturned to find her.
leaving
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From this reading After leaving James and old Jolyon in the mortuary of the hospital, Soames hurried aimlessly along the streets.
letters
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From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
longer
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From this reading There was no longer the same feeling that to lose a minute would be fatal, nor would he now risk communicating the fact of his wife’s flight to anyone till the inquest was over.
lose
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From this reading There was no longer the same feeling that to lose a minute would be fatal, nor would he now risk communicating the fact of his wife’s flight to anyone till the inquest was over.
made
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From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
minute
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From this reading There was no longer the same feeling that to lose a minute would be fatal, nor would he now risk communicating the fact of his wife’s flight to anyone till the inquest was over.
mistress
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From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
Monday
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From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
mortuary
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From this reading After leaving James and old Jolyon in the mortuary of the hospital, Soames hurried aimlessly along the streets.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no longer the same feeling that to lose a minute would be fatal, nor would he now risk communicating the fact of his wife’s flight to anyone till the inquest was over.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading There was no longer the same feeling that to lose a minute would be fatal, nor would he now risk communicating the fact of his wife’s flight to anyone till the inquest was over.
now
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From this reading There was no longer the same feeling that to lose a minute would be fatal, nor would he now risk communicating the fact of his wife’s flight to anyone till the inquest was over.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After leaving James and old Jolyon in the mortuary of the hospital, Soames hurried aimlessly along the streets.
old
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From this reading After leaving James and old Jolyon in the mortuary of the hospital, Soames hurried aimlessly along the streets.
opportunity
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From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There was no longer the same feeling that to lose a minute would be fatal, nor would he now risk communicating the fact of his wife’s flight to anyone till the inquest was over.
postman
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From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
probably
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From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
risen
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From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
risk
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From this reading There was no longer the same feeling that to lose a minute would be fatal, nor would he now risk communicating the fact of his wife’s flight to anyone till the inquest was over.
said
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From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no longer the same feeling that to lose a minute would be fatal, nor would he now risk communicating the fact of his wife’s flight to anyone till the inquest was over.
Saturday
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From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
sea
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From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
Soames
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From this reading After leaving James and old Jolyon in the mortuary of the hospital, Soames hurried aimlessly along the streets.
stone
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From this reading This had given him time to breathe, time to leave no stone unturned to find her.
streets
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From this reading After leaving James and old Jolyon in the mortuary of the hospital, Soames hurried aimlessly along the streets.
taken
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From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
telling
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From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was no longer the same feeling that to lose a minute would be fatal, nor would he now risk communicating the fact of his wife’s flight to anyone till the inquest was over.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After leaving James and old Jolyon in the mortuary of the hospital, Soames hurried aimlessly along the streets.
There
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From this reading There was no longer the same feeling that to lose a minute would be fatal, nor would he now risk communicating the fact of his wife’s flight to anyone till the inquest was over.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This had given him time to breathe, time to leave no stone unturned to find her.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading That morning he had risen early, before the postman came, had taken the first-post letters from the box himself, and, though there had been none from Irene, he had made an opportunity of telling Bilson that her mistress was at the sea; he would probably, he said, be going down himself from Saturday to Monday.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading There was no longer the same feeling that to lose a minute would be fatal, nor would he now risk communicating the fact of his wife’s flight to anyone till the inquest was over.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This had given him time to breathe, time to leave no stone unturned to find her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no longer the same feeling that to lose a minute would be fatal, nor would he now risk communicating the fact of his wife’s flight to anyone till the inquest was over.
tragic
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From this reading The tragic event of Bosinney’s death altered the complexion of everything.
unturned
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From this reading This had given him time to breathe, time to leave no stone unturned to find her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no longer the same feeling that to lose a minute would be fatal, nor would he now risk communicating the fact of his wife’s flight to anyone till the inquest was over.
wife's
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From this reading There was no longer the same feeling that to lose a minute would be fatal, nor would he now risk communicating the fact of his wife’s flight to anyone till the inquest was over.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was no longer the same feeling that to lose a minute would be fatal, nor would he now risk communicating the fact of his wife’s flight to anyone till the inquest was over.
