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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 ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
all
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From this reading Her figure vanished, wavering into the hurly-burly; one of his bags had gone astray, and so all thought of her soon faded from his mind.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading His cab, however, overtook the foreign vagrant marching along towards Pall Mall with a curious, lengthy stride--an observant, disillusioned figure.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His cab, however, overtook the foreign vagrant marching along towards Pall Mall with a curious, lengthy stride--an observant, disillusioned figure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
Antonia's
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From this reading July loomed distant, as in some future century; Antonia's eyes beckoned him faintly, hopelessly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading July loomed distant, as in some future century; Antonia's eyes beckoned him faintly, hopelessly.
astray
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From this reading Her figure vanished, wavering into the hurly-burly; one of his bags had gone astray, and so all thought of her soon faded from his mind.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
bags
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From this reading Her figure vanished, wavering into the hurly-burly; one of his bags had gone astray, and so all thought of her soon faded from his mind.
beckoned
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From this reading July loomed distant, as in some future century; Antonia's eyes beckoned him faintly, hopelessly.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
busy and excited activity
From this reading The first bustle of installation over, time hung heavy on his hands.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
cab
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From this reading His cab, however, overtook the foreign vagrant marching along towards Pall Mall with a curious, lengthy stride--an observant, disillusioned figure.
century
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From this reading July loomed distant, as in some future century; Antonia's eyes beckoned him faintly, hopelessly.
Charing
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From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
cheering
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From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
Cross
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From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
curious
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From this reading His cab, however, overtook the foreign vagrant marching along towards Pall Mall with a curious, lengthy stride--an observant, disillusioned figure.
desire
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From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
disillusioned
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From this reading His cab, however, overtook the foreign vagrant marching along towards Pall Mall with a curious, lengthy stride--an observant, disillusioned figure.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading July loomed distant, as in some future century; Antonia's eyes beckoned him faintly, hopelessly.
Dover
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From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
eyes
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From this reading July loomed distant, as in some future century; Antonia's eyes beckoned him faintly, hopelessly.
faded
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From this reading Her figure vanished, wavering into the hurly-burly; one of his bags had gone astray, and so all thought of her soon faded from his mind.
faintly
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From this reading July loomed distant, as in some future century; Antonia's eyes beckoned him faintly, hopelessly.
fathering
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From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
figure
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From this reading Her figure vanished, wavering into the hurly-burly; one of his bags had gone astray, and so all thought of her soon faded from his mind.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first bustle of installation over, time hung heavy on his hands.
foreign
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From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
future
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From this reading July loomed distant, as in some future century; Antonia's eyes beckoned him faintly, hopelessly.
GARDEN
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From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
get
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From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
girl
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From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
gone
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From this reading Her figure vanished, wavering into the hurly-burly; one of his bags had gone astray, and so all thought of her soon faded from his mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her figure vanished, wavering into the hurly-burly; one of his bags had gone astray, and so all thought of her soon faded from his mind.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The first bustle of installation over, time hung heavy on his hands.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
heavy
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From this reading The first bustle of installation over, time hung heavy on his hands.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her figure vanished, wavering into the hurly-burly; one of his bags had gone astray, and so all thought of her soon faded from his mind.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
hopelessly
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From this reading July loomed distant, as in some future century; Antonia's eyes beckoned him faintly, hopelessly.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading His cab, however, overtook the foreign vagrant marching along towards Pall Mall with a curious, lengthy stride--an observant, disillusioned figure.
hung
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From this reading The first bustle of installation over, time hung heavy on his hands.
hurly-burly
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From this reading Her figure vanished, wavering into the hurly-burly; one of his bags had gone astray, and so all thought of her soon faded from his mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
installation
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From this reading The first bustle of installation over, time hung heavy on his hands.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her figure vanished, wavering into the hurly-burly; one of his bags had gone astray, and so all thought of her soon faded from his mind.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
July
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From this reading July loomed distant, as in some future century; Antonia's eyes beckoned him faintly, hopelessly.
lengthy
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From this reading His cab, however, overtook the foreign vagrant marching along towards Pall Mall with a curious, lengthy stride--an observant, disillusioned figure.
loomed
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From this reading July loomed distant, as in some future century; Antonia's eyes beckoned him faintly, hopelessly.
luggage
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From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
Mall
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From this reading His cab, however, overtook the foreign vagrant marching along towards Pall Mall with a curious, lengthy stride--an observant, disillusioned figure.
marching
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From this reading His cab, however, overtook the foreign vagrant marching along towards Pall Mall with a curious, lengthy stride--an observant, disillusioned figure.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her figure vanished, wavering into the hurly-burly; one of his bags had gone astray, and so all thought of her soon faded from his mind.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
observant
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From this reading His cab, however, overtook the foreign vagrant marching along towards Pall Mall with a curious, lengthy stride--an observant, disillusioned figure.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The first bustle of installation over, time hung heavy on his hands.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her figure vanished, wavering into the hurly-burly; one of his bags had gone astray, and so all thought of her soon faded from his mind.
out
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From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The first bustle of installation over, time hung heavy on his hands.
overtook
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From this reading His cab, however, overtook the foreign vagrant marching along towards Pall Mall with a curious, lengthy stride--an observant, disillusioned figure.
Pall
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From this reading His cab, however, overtook the foreign vagrant marching along towards Pall Mall with a curious, lengthy stride--an observant, disillusioned figure.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
say
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From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
shame-faced
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From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
Shelton
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From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
smile
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From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her figure vanished, wavering into the hurly-burly; one of his bags had gone astray, and so all thought of her soon faded from his mind.
some
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From this reading July loomed distant, as in some future century; Antonia's eyes beckoned him faintly, hopelessly.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
soon
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From this reading Her figure vanished, wavering into the hurly-burly; one of his bags had gone astray, and so all thought of her soon faded from his mind.
spite
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From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
stride
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From this reading His cab, however, overtook the foreign vagrant marching along towards Pall Mall with a curious, lengthy stride--an observant, disillusioned figure.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her figure vanished, wavering into the hurly-burly; one of his bags had gone astray, and so all thought of her soon faded from his mind.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first bustle of installation over, time hung heavy on his hands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading His cab, however, overtook the foreign vagrant marching along towards Pall Mall with a curious, lengthy stride--an observant, disillusioned figure.
up
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From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
vagrant
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From this reading His cab, however, overtook the foreign vagrant marching along towards Pall Mall with a curious, lengthy stride--an observant, disillusioned figure.
vanished
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From this reading Her figure vanished, wavering into the hurly-burly; one of his bags had gone astray, and so all thought of her soon faded from his mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
wavering
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From this reading Her figure vanished, wavering into the hurly-burly; one of his bags had gone astray, and so all thought of her soon faded from his mind.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His cab, however, overtook the foreign vagrant marching along towards Pall Mall with a curious, lengthy stride--an observant, disillusioned figure.
ZOOLOGICAL
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From this reading A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN After his journey up from Dover, Shelton was still fathering his luggage at Charing Cross, when the foreign girl passed him, and, in spite of his desire to say something cheering, he could get nothing out but a shame-faced smile.
