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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 Albert Langly found a new and absorbing interest in life.
absorbing
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From this reading Albert Langly found a new and absorbing interest in life.
Albert
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From this reading Albert Langly found a new and absorbing interest in life.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Albert Langly found a new and absorbing interest in life.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
apt
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From this reading He became a constant visitor at Braunt’s rooms and began teaching Jessie the rudiments of music, finding her a willing and apt pupil as well as a very silent one.
armchair
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From this reading Joe Braunt was quite content to sit in his armchair and smoke.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He became a constant visitor at Braunt’s rooms and began teaching Jessie the rudiments of music, finding her a willing and apt pupil as well as a very silent one.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He became a constant visitor at Braunt’s rooms and began teaching Jessie the rudiments of music, finding her a willing and apt pupil as well as a very silent one.
awe
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From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
became
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From this reading He became a constant visitor at Braunt’s rooms and began teaching Jessie the rudiments of music, finding her a willing and apt pupil as well as a very silent one.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading This interest was friendship, the pleasures of which the organist had never before experienced during his lonely and studious existence.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He became a constant visitor at Braunt’s rooms and began teaching Jessie the rudiments of music, finding her a willing and apt pupil as well as a very silent one.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
bestowed
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From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
Braunt
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From this reading Joe Braunt was quite content to sit in his armchair and smoke.
Braunt's
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From this reading He became a constant visitor at Braunt’s rooms and began teaching Jessie the rudiments of music, finding her a willing and apt pupil as well as a very silent one.
certainly
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From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
constant
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From this reading He became a constant visitor at Braunt’s rooms and began teaching Jessie the rudiments of music, finding her a willing and apt pupil as well as a very silent one.
content
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From this reading Joe Braunt was quite content to sit in his armchair and smoke.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading This interest was friendship, the pleasures of which the organist had never before experienced during his lonely and studious existence.
eager
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From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
existence
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From this reading This interest was friendship, the pleasures of which the organist had never before experienced during his lonely and studious existence.
experienced
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From this reading This interest was friendship, the pleasures of which the organist had never before experienced during his lonely and studious existence.
eyes
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From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
face
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From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
finding
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From this reading He became a constant visitor at Braunt’s rooms and began teaching Jessie the rudiments of music, finding her a willing and apt pupil as well as a very silent one.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Albert Langly found a new and absorbing interest in life.
friendship
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From this reading This interest was friendship, the pleasures of which the organist had never before experienced during his lonely and studious existence.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
gaunt
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From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This interest was friendship, the pleasures of which the organist had never before experienced during his lonely and studious existence.
haunted
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From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He became a constant visitor at Braunt’s rooms and began teaching Jessie the rudiments of music, finding her a willing and apt pupil as well as a very silent one.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He became a constant visitor at Braunt’s rooms and began teaching Jessie the rudiments of music, finding her a willing and apt pupil as well as a very silent one.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This interest was friendship, the pleasures of which the organist had never before experienced during his lonely and studious existence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Albert Langly found a new and absorbing interest in life.
interest
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From this reading Albert Langly found a new and absorbing interest in life.
Jessie
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From this reading He became a constant visitor at Braunt’s rooms and began teaching Jessie the rudiments of music, finding her a willing and apt pupil as well as a very silent one.
Joe
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From this reading Joe Braunt was quite content to sit in his armchair and smoke.
Langly
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From this reading Albert Langly found a new and absorbing interest in life.
large
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From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Albert Langly found a new and absorbing interest in life.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
lonely
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From this reading This interest was friendship, the pleasures of which the organist had never before experienced during his lonely and studious existence.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
money-seeking
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From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
music
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From this reading He became a constant visitor at Braunt’s rooms and began teaching Jessie the rudiments of music, finding her a willing and apt pupil as well as a very silent one.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This interest was friendship, the pleasures of which the organist had never before experienced during his lonely and studious existence.
new
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From this reading Albert Langly found a new and absorbing interest in life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This interest was friendship, the pleasures of which the organist had never before experienced during his lonely and studious existence.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He became a constant visitor at Braunt’s rooms and began teaching Jessie the rudiments of music, finding her a willing and apt pupil as well as a very silent one.
organist
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From this reading This interest was friendship, the pleasures of which the organist had never before experienced during his lonely and studious existence.
perhaps
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From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
planet
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From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
pleasures
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From this reading This interest was friendship, the pleasures of which the organist had never before experienced during his lonely and studious existence.
pupil
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From this reading He became a constant visitor at Braunt’s rooms and began teaching Jessie the rudiments of music, finding her a willing and apt pupil as well as a very silent one.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joe Braunt was quite content to sit in his armchair and smoke.
relationship
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From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
rooms
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From this reading He became a constant visitor at Braunt’s rooms and began teaching Jessie the rudiments of music, finding her a willing and apt pupil as well as a very silent one.
rudiments
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From this reading He became a constant visitor at Braunt’s rooms and began teaching Jessie the rudiments of music, finding her a willing and apt pupil as well as a very silent one.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
silent
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From this reading He became a constant visitor at Braunt’s rooms and began teaching Jessie the rudiments of music, finding her a willing and apt pupil as well as a very silent one.
sit
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From this reading Joe Braunt was quite content to sit in his armchair and smoke.
smoke
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From this reading Joe Braunt was quite content to sit in his armchair and smoke.
sorrowful
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From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
studious
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From this reading This interest was friendship, the pleasures of which the organist had never before experienced during his lonely and studious existence.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
teaching
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From this reading He became a constant visitor at Braunt’s rooms and began teaching Jessie the rudiments of music, finding her a willing and apt pupil as well as a very silent one.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This interest was friendship, the pleasures of which the organist had never before experienced during his lonely and studious existence.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This interest was friendship, the pleasures of which the organist had never before experienced during his lonely and studious existence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Joe Braunt was quite content to sit in his armchair and smoke.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
very
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From this reading He became a constant visitor at Braunt’s rooms and began teaching Jessie the rudiments of music, finding her a willing and apt pupil as well as a very silent one.
visitor
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From this reading He became a constant visitor at Braunt’s rooms and began teaching Jessie the rudiments of music, finding her a willing and apt pupil as well as a very silent one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This interest was friendship, the pleasures of which the organist had never before experienced during his lonely and studious existence.
well
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From this reading He became a constant visitor at Braunt’s rooms and began teaching Jessie the rudiments of music, finding her a willing and apt pupil as well as a very silent one.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This interest was friendship, the pleasures of which the organist had never before experienced during his lonely and studious existence.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
willing
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From this reading He became a constant visitor at Braunt’s rooms and began teaching Jessie the rudiments of music, finding her a willing and apt pupil as well as a very silent one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
world
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From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her gaunt face and large sorrowful eyes haunted him wherever he went, while she looked upon him with an awe such as she would have bestowed upon a being from another world; which perhaps he was, for he had certainly little relationship with this eager, money-seeking planet.
