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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 sky retained its sombre covering of clouds, and the rain came down in a melancholy, capricious way, as if it were tears shed by a child who was crying because it was bad.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They were all based upon, and most of them permeated with, the tender passion, and Lawrence was not in the mood for reading about that sort of thing.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The second afternoon of Lawrence Croft's confinement in the little building in Mrs Keswick's yard, passed drearily enough.
all
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From this reading They were all based upon, and most of them permeated with, the tender passion, and Lawrence was not in the mood for reading about that sort of thing.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading These books Lawrence looked over with indifferent interest, hoping to find one among them that was not a love story, but he was disappointed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sky retained its sombre covering of clouds, and the rain came down in a melancholy, capricious way, as if it were tears shed by a child who was crying because it was bad.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
arrival
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From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sky retained its sombre covering of clouds, and the rain came down in a melancholy, capricious way, as if it were tears shed by a child who was crying because it was bad.
bad
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From this reading The sky retained its sombre covering of clouds, and the rain came down in a melancholy, capricious way, as if it were tears shed by a child who was crying because it was bad.
based
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From this reading They were all based upon, and most of them permeated with, the tender passion, and Lawrence was not in the mood for reading about that sort of thing.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The sky retained its sombre covering of clouds, and the rain came down in a melancholy, capricious way, as if it were tears shed by a child who was crying because it was bad.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading These books Lawrence looked over with indifferent interest, hoping to find one among them that was not a love story, but he was disappointed.
brief
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From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
building
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From this reading The second afternoon of Lawrence Croft's confinement in the little building in Mrs Keswick's yard, passed drearily enough.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading These books Lawrence looked over with indifferent interest, hoping to find one among them that was not a love story, but he was disappointed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sky retained its sombre covering of clouds, and the rain came down in a melancholy, capricious way, as if it were tears shed by a child who was crying because it was bad.
came
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From this reading The sky retained its sombre covering of clouds, and the rain came down in a melancholy, capricious way, as if it were tears shed by a child who was crying because it was bad.
capricious
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From this reading The sky retained its sombre covering of clouds, and the rain came down in a melancholy, capricious way, as if it were tears shed by a child who was crying because it was bad.
child
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From this reading The sky retained its sombre covering of clouds, and the rain came down in a melancholy, capricious way, as if it were tears shed by a child who was crying because it was bad.
clouds
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From this reading The sky retained its sombre covering of clouds, and the rain came down in a melancholy, capricious way, as if it were tears shed by a child who was crying because it was bad.
confinement
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From this reading The second afternoon of Lawrence Croft's confinement in the little building in Mrs Keswick's yard, passed drearily enough.
covered
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From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
covering
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From this reading The sky retained its sombre covering of clouds, and the rain came down in a melancholy, capricious way, as if it were tears shed by a child who was crying because it was bad.
Croft's
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From this reading The second afternoon of Lawrence Croft's confinement in the little building in Mrs Keswick's yard, passed drearily enough.
crying
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From this reading The sky retained its sombre covering of clouds, and the rain came down in a melancholy, capricious way, as if it were tears shed by a child who was crying because it was bad.
disappointed
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From this reading These books Lawrence looked over with indifferent interest, hoping to find one among them that was not a love story, but he was disappointed.
down
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From this reading The sky retained its sombre covering of clouds, and the rain came down in a melancholy, capricious way, as if it were tears shed by a child who was crying because it was bad.
drearily
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From this reading The second afternoon of Lawrence Croft's confinement in the little building in Mrs Keswick's yard, passed drearily enough.
enough
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From this reading The second afternoon of Lawrence Croft's confinement in the little building in Mrs Keswick's yard, passed drearily enough.
find
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From this reading These books Lawrence looked over with indifferent interest, hoping to find one among them that was not a love story, but he was disappointed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were all based upon, and most of them permeated with, the tender passion, and Lawrence was not in the mood for reading about that sort of thing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
going
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From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These books Lawrence looked over with indifferent interest, hoping to find one among them that was not a love story, but he was disappointed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
hoping
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From this reading These books Lawrence looked over with indifferent interest, hoping to find one among them that was not a love story, but he was disappointed.
hours
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From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The sky retained its sombre covering of clouds, and the rain came down in a melancholy, capricious way, as if it were tears shed by a child who was crying because it was bad.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The second afternoon of Lawrence Croft's confinement in the little building in Mrs Keswick's yard, passed drearily enough.
indifferent
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From this reading These books Lawrence looked over with indifferent interest, hoping to find one among them that was not a love story, but he was disappointed.
interest
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From this reading These books Lawrence looked over with indifferent interest, hoping to find one among them that was not a love story, but he was disappointed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sky retained its sombre covering of clouds, and the rain came down in a melancholy, capricious way, as if it were tears shed by a child who was crying because it was bad.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The sky retained its sombre covering of clouds, and the rain came down in a melancholy, capricious way, as if it were tears shed by a child who was crying because it was bad.
Keswick's
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From this reading The second afternoon of Lawrence Croft's confinement in the little building in Mrs Keswick's yard, passed drearily enough.
lady
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From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
Lawrence
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From this reading The second afternoon of Lawrence Croft's confinement in the little building in Mrs Keswick's yard, passed drearily enough.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The second afternoon of Lawrence Croft's confinement in the little building in Mrs Keswick's yard, passed drearily enough.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
love
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From this reading These books Lawrence looked over with indifferent interest, hoping to find one among them that was not a love story, but he was disappointed.
melancholy
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From this reading The sky retained its sombre covering of clouds, and the rain came down in a melancholy, capricious way, as if it were tears shed by a child who was crying because it was bad.
monotony
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From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
mood
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From this reading They were all based upon, and most of them permeated with, the tender passion, and Lawrence was not in the mood for reading about that sort of thing.
most
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From this reading They were all based upon, and most of them permeated with, the tender passion, and Lawrence was not in the mood for reading about that sort of thing.
moving
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From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
Mrs
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From this reading The second afternoon of Lawrence Croft's confinement in the little building in Mrs Keswick's yard, passed drearily enough.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading These books Lawrence looked over with indifferent interest, hoping to find one among them that was not a love story, but he was disappointed.
novels
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From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
Null
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From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The second afternoon of Lawrence Croft's confinement in the little building in Mrs Keswick's yard, passed drearily enough.
old
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From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading These books Lawrence looked over with indifferent interest, hoping to find one among them that was not a love story, but he was disappointed.
only
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From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading These books Lawrence looked over with indifferent interest, hoping to find one among them that was not a love story, but he was disappointed.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The second afternoon of Lawrence Croft's confinement in the little building in Mrs Keswick's yard, passed drearily enough.
passion
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From this reading They were all based upon, and most of them permeated with, the tender passion, and Lawrence was not in the mood for reading about that sort of thing.
patient
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From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
permeated
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From this reading They were all based upon, and most of them permeated with, the tender passion, and Lawrence was not in the mood for reading about that sort of thing.
rain
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From this reading The sky retained its sombre covering of clouds, and the rain came down in a melancholy, capricious way, as if it were tears shed by a child who was crying because it was bad.
reading
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From this reading They were all based upon, and most of them permeated with, the tender passion, and Lawrence was not in the mood for reading about that sort of thing.
retained
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From this reading The sky retained its sombre covering of clouds, and the rain came down in a melancholy, capricious way, as if it were tears shed by a child who was crying because it was bad.
second
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From this reading The second afternoon of Lawrence Croft's confinement in the little building in Mrs Keswick's yard, passed drearily enough.
see
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From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
sent
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From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
shed
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From this reading The sky retained its sombre covering of clouds, and the rain came down in a melancholy, capricious way, as if it were tears shed by a child who was crying because it was bad.
sky
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From this reading The sky retained its sombre covering of clouds, and the rain came down in a melancholy, capricious way, as if it were tears shed by a child who was crying because it was bad.
slowly
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From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
sombre
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From this reading The sky retained its sombre covering of clouds, and the rain came down in a melancholy, capricious way, as if it were tears shed by a child who was crying because it was bad.
somewhere
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From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
sort
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From this reading They were all based upon, and most of them permeated with, the tender passion, and Lawrence was not in the mood for reading about that sort of thing.
spring
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From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
started
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From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
story
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From this reading These books Lawrence looked over with indifferent interest, hoping to find one among them that was not a love story, but he was disappointed.
tears
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From this reading The sky retained its sombre covering of clouds, and the rain came down in a melancholy, capricious way, as if it were tears shed by a child who was crying because it was bad.
tender
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From this reading They were all based upon, and most of them permeated with, the tender passion, and Lawrence was not in the mood for reading about that sort of thing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading These books Lawrence looked over with indifferent interest, hoping to find one among them that was not a love story, but he was disappointed.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The second afternoon of Lawrence Croft's confinement in the little building in Mrs Keswick's yard, passed drearily enough.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading These books Lawrence looked over with indifferent interest, hoping to find one among them that was not a love story, but he was disappointed.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These books Lawrence looked over with indifferent interest, hoping to find one among them that was not a love story, but he was disappointed.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were all based upon, and most of them permeated with, the tender passion, and Lawrence was not in the mood for reading about that sort of thing.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were all based upon, and most of them permeated with, the tender passion, and Lawrence was not in the mood for reading about that sort of thing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They were all based upon, and most of them permeated with, the tender passion, and Lawrence was not in the mood for reading about that sort of thing.
very
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From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
visit
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From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
wagon
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From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
wanted
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From this reading The monotony of the slowly moving hours was broken only by a very brief visit from the old lady, who was going somewhere in the covered spring wagon, and who looked in, before she started, to see if her patient wanted anything; and by the arrival of a bundle of old novels sent by Mrs Null.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sky retained its sombre covering of clouds, and the rain came down in a melancholy, capricious way, as if it were tears shed by a child who was crying because it was bad.
way
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From this reading The sky retained its sombre covering of clouds, and the rain came down in a melancholy, capricious way, as if it were tears shed by a child who was crying because it was bad.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sky retained its sombre covering of clouds, and the rain came down in a melancholy, capricious way, as if it were tears shed by a child who was crying because it was bad.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The sky retained its sombre covering of clouds, and the rain came down in a melancholy, capricious way, as if it were tears shed by a child who was crying because it was bad.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading These books Lawrence looked over with indifferent interest, hoping to find one among them that was not a love story, but he was disappointed.
yard
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From this reading The second afternoon of Lawrence Croft's confinement in the little building in Mrs Keswick's yard, passed drearily enough.
