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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 Come along and pour out some of your raptures, it will do you good; and you don't know what a listener I can be.'
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Come along and pour out some of your raptures, it will do you good; and you don't know what a listener I can be.'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To avoid Caffyn was out of the question, and so Mark waited for him with as much self-control as he could muster, as he strolled leisurely up.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To avoid Caffyn was out of the question, and so Mark waited for him with as much self-control as he could muster, as he strolled leisurely up.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Caffyn's quick eye saw at once that something unusual had happened, and he resolved to find out what that was before they parted.
avoid
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From this reading To avoid Caffyn was out of the question, and so Mark waited for him with as much self-control as he could muster, as he strolled leisurely up.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Thought it must be you,' he began; 'so you've come out here to meditate on your coming happiness, have you?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Caffyn's quick eye saw at once that something unusual had happened, and he resolved to find out what that was before they parted.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Thought it must be you,' he began; 'so you've come out here to meditate on your coming happiness, have you?
Caffyn
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From this reading To avoid Caffyn was out of the question, and so Mark waited for him with as much self-control as he could muster, as he strolled leisurely up.
Caffyn's
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From this reading Caffyn's quick eye saw at once that something unusual had happened, and he resolved to find out what that was before they parted.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Come along and pour out some of your raptures, it will do you good; and you don't know what a listener I can be.'
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Thought it must be you,' he began; 'so you've come out here to meditate on your coming happiness, have you?
coming
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From this reading 'Thought it must be you,' he began; 'so you've come out here to meditate on your coming happiness, have you?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading To avoid Caffyn was out of the question, and so Mark waited for him with as much self-control as he could muster, as he strolled leisurely up.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Come along and pour out some of your raptures, it will do you good; and you don't know what a listener I can be.'
don't
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From this reading Come along and pour out some of your raptures, it will do you good; and you don't know what a listener I can be.'
eye
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From this reading Caffyn's quick eye saw at once that something unusual had happened, and he resolved to find out what that was before they parted.
find
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From this reading Caffyn's quick eye saw at once that something unusual had happened, and he resolved to find out what that was before they parted.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To avoid Caffyn was out of the question, and so Mark waited for him with as much self-control as he could muster, as he strolled leisurely up.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come along and pour out some of your raptures, it will do you good; and you don't know what a listener I can be.'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Caffyn's quick eye saw at once that something unusual had happened, and he resolved to find out what that was before they parted.
happened
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From this reading Caffyn's quick eye saw at once that something unusual had happened, and he resolved to find out what that was before they parted.
happiness
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From this reading 'Thought it must be you,' he began; 'so you've come out here to meditate on your coming happiness, have you?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Thought it must be you,' he began; 'so you've come out here to meditate on your coming happiness, have you?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To avoid Caffyn was out of the question, and so Mark waited for him with as much self-control as he could muster, as he strolled leisurely up.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Thought it must be you,' he began; 'so you've come out here to meditate on your coming happiness, have you?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To avoid Caffyn was out of the question, and so Mark waited for him with as much self-control as he could muster, as he strolled leisurely up.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Come along and pour out some of your raptures, it will do you good; and you don't know what a listener I can be.'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Thought it must be you,' he began; 'so you've come out here to meditate on your coming happiness, have you?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come along and pour out some of your raptures, it will do you good; and you don't know what a listener I can be.'
KNOWS
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From this reading MARK KNOWS THE WORST.
leisurely
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From this reading To avoid Caffyn was out of the question, and so Mark waited for him with as much self-control as he could muster, as he strolled leisurely up.
listener
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From this reading Come along and pour out some of your raptures, it will do you good; and you don't know what a listener I can be.'
MARK
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From this reading MARK KNOWS THE WORST.
meditate
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From this reading 'Thought it must be you,' he began; 'so you've come out here to meditate on your coming happiness, have you?
much
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From this reading To avoid Caffyn was out of the question, and so Mark waited for him with as much self-control as he could muster, as he strolled leisurely up.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'Thought it must be you,' he began; 'so you've come out here to meditate on your coming happiness, have you?
muster
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From this reading To avoid Caffyn was out of the question, and so Mark waited for him with as much self-control as he could muster, as he strolled leisurely up.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To avoid Caffyn was out of the question, and so Mark waited for him with as much self-control as he could muster, as he strolled leisurely up.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Thought it must be you,' he began; 'so you've come out here to meditate on your coming happiness, have you?
once
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From this reading Caffyn's quick eye saw at once that something unusual had happened, and he resolved to find out what that was before they parted.
out
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From this reading To avoid Caffyn was out of the question, and so Mark waited for him with as much self-control as he could muster, as he strolled leisurely up.
parted
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From this reading Caffyn's quick eye saw at once that something unusual had happened, and he resolved to find out what that was before they parted.
pour
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From this reading Come along and pour out some of your raptures, it will do you good; and you don't know what a listener I can be.'
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To avoid Caffyn was out of the question, and so Mark waited for him with as much self-control as he could muster, as he strolled leisurely up.
quick
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From this reading Caffyn's quick eye saw at once that something unusual had happened, and he resolved to find out what that was before they parted.
raptures
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From this reading Come along and pour out some of your raptures, it will do you good; and you don't know what a listener I can be.'
resolved
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From this reading Caffyn's quick eye saw at once that something unusual had happened, and he resolved to find out what that was before they parted.
saw
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From this reading Caffyn's quick eye saw at once that something unusual had happened, and he resolved to find out what that was before they parted.
self-control
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From this reading To avoid Caffyn was out of the question, and so Mark waited for him with as much self-control as he could muster, as he strolled leisurely up.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To avoid Caffyn was out of the question, and so Mark waited for him with as much self-control as he could muster, as he strolled leisurely up.
some
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From this reading Come along and pour out some of your raptures, it will do you good; and you don't know what a listener I can be.'
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Caffyn's quick eye saw at once that something unusual had happened, and he resolved to find out what that was before they parted.
strolled
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From this reading To avoid Caffyn was out of the question, and so Mark waited for him with as much self-control as he could muster, as he strolled leisurely up.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Caffyn's quick eye saw at once that something unusual had happened, and he resolved to find out what that was before they parted.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARK KNOWS THE WORST.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Caffyn's quick eye saw at once that something unusual had happened, and he resolved to find out what that was before they parted.
ThoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Thought it must be you,' he began; 'so you've come out here to meditate on your coming happiness, have you?
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To avoid Caffyn was out of the question, and so Mark waited for him with as much self-control as he could muster, as he strolled leisurely up.
unusual
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From this reading Caffyn's quick eye saw at once that something unusual had happened, and he resolved to find out what that was before they parted.
up
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From this reading To avoid Caffyn was out of the question, and so Mark waited for him with as much self-control as he could muster, as he strolled leisurely up.
waited
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From this reading To avoid Caffyn was out of the question, and so Mark waited for him with as much self-control as he could muster, as he strolled leisurely up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To avoid Caffyn was out of the question, and so Mark waited for him with as much self-control as he could muster, as he strolled leisurely up.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Caffyn's quick eye saw at once that something unusual had happened, and he resolved to find out what that was before they parted.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Come along and pour out some of your raptures, it will do you good; and you don't know what a listener I can be.'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To avoid Caffyn was out of the question, and so Mark waited for him with as much self-control as he could muster, as he strolled leisurely up.
WORST
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From this reading MARK KNOWS THE WORST.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Thought it must be you,' he began; 'so you've come out here to meditate on your coming happiness, have you?
you've
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From this reading 'Thought it must be you,' he began; 'so you've come out here to meditate on your coming happiness, have you?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Thought it must be you,' he began; 'so you've come out here to meditate on your coming happiness, have you?
