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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 JERRY’S DARK DAYS Jerry, who had never been ill in his life, was now experiencing disquieting sensations which he was convinced pointed to an early and probably a painful death.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He went about his work listlessly, and from being the cheerfulest person in Copeland-Farley, he became so melancholy that his fellow employees wondered greatly and speculated in private as to the cause of the change.
address
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From this reading He chose the rector of Christ Church because that gentleman had not been unmindful of his occasional attendance upon services (Jerry had courageously repeated his first timid visit), and had even made a memorandum of Jerry’s name and address, with a view to calling upon him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading JERRY’S DARK DAYS Jerry, who had never been ill in his life, was now experiencing disquieting sensations which he was convinced pointed to an early and probably a painful death.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JERRY’S DARK DAYS Jerry, who had never been ill in his life, was now experiencing disquieting sensations which he was convinced pointed to an early and probably a painful death.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He went about his work listlessly, and from being the cheerfulest person in Copeland-Farley, he became so melancholy that his fellow employees wondered greatly and speculated in private as to the cause of the change.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jerry encouraged the thought of death and blithely visualized the funeral at which Eaton’s pastor (chastely surpliced and reinforced by a boy choir) would officiate.
attendance
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From this reading He chose the rector of Christ Church because that gentleman had not been unmindful of his occasional attendance upon services (Jerry had courageously repeated his first timid visit), and had even made a memorandum of Jerry’s name and address, with a view to calling upon him.
attention
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From this reading This attention clearly pointed to the rector as the minister predestined from the beginning of things to officiate at his funeral, a function about which he meditated much in a spirit of loftiest detachment.
became
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From this reading He went about his work listlessly, and from being the cheerfulest person in Copeland-Farley, he became so melancholy that his fellow employees wondered greatly and speculated in private as to the cause of the change.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He chose the rector of Christ Church because that gentleman had not been unmindful of his occasional attendance upon services (Jerry had courageously repeated his first timid visit), and had even made a memorandum of Jerry’s name and address, with a view to calling upon him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading JERRY’S DARK DAYS Jerry, who had never been ill in his life, was now experiencing disquieting sensations which he was convinced pointed to an early and probably a painful death.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This attention clearly pointed to the rector as the minister predestined from the beginning of things to officiate at his funeral, a function about which he meditated much in a spirit of loftiest detachment.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He went about his work listlessly, and from being the cheerfulest person in Copeland-Farley, he became so melancholy that his fellow employees wondered greatly and speculated in private as to the cause of the change.
blithely
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From this reading Jerry encouraged the thought of death and blithely visualized the funeral at which Eaton’s pastor (chastely surpliced and reinforced by a boy choir) would officiate.
boy
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From this reading Jerry encouraged the thought of death and blithely visualized the funeral at which Eaton’s pastor (chastely surpliced and reinforced by a boy choir) would officiate.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Jerry encouraged the thought of death and blithely visualized the funeral at which Eaton’s pastor (chastely surpliced and reinforced by a boy choir) would officiate.
calling
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From this reading He chose the rector of Christ Church because that gentleman had not been unmindful of his occasional attendance upon services (Jerry had courageously repeated his first timid visit), and had even made a memorandum of Jerry’s name and address, with a view to calling upon him.
cause
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From this reading He went about his work listlessly, and from being the cheerfulest person in Copeland-Farley, he became so melancholy that his fellow employees wondered greatly and speculated in private as to the cause of the change.
change
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From this reading He went about his work listlessly, and from being the cheerfulest person in Copeland-Farley, he became so melancholy that his fellow employees wondered greatly and speculated in private as to the cause of the change.
chastely
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From this reading Jerry encouraged the thought of death and blithely visualized the funeral at which Eaton’s pastor (chastely surpliced and reinforced by a boy choir) would officiate.
cheerfulest
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From this reading He went about his work listlessly, and from being the cheerfulest person in Copeland-Farley, he became so melancholy that his fellow employees wondered greatly and speculated in private as to the cause of the change.
choir
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From this reading Jerry encouraged the thought of death and blithely visualized the funeral at which Eaton’s pastor (chastely surpliced and reinforced by a boy choir) would officiate.
chose
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From this reading He chose the rector of Christ Church because that gentleman had not been unmindful of his occasional attendance upon services (Jerry had courageously repeated his first timid visit), and had even made a memorandum of Jerry’s name and address, with a view to calling upon him.
Christ
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From this reading He chose the rector of Christ Church because that gentleman had not been unmindful of his occasional attendance upon services (Jerry had courageously repeated his first timid visit), and had even made a memorandum of Jerry’s name and address, with a view to calling upon him.
Church
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From this reading He chose the rector of Christ Church because that gentleman had not been unmindful of his occasional attendance upon services (Jerry had courageously repeated his first timid visit), and had even made a memorandum of Jerry’s name and address, with a view to calling upon him.
clearly
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From this reading This attention clearly pointed to the rector as the minister predestined from the beginning of things to officiate at his funeral, a function about which he meditated much in a spirit of loftiest detachment.
convinced
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From this reading JERRY’S DARK DAYS Jerry, who had never been ill in his life, was now experiencing disquieting sensations which he was convinced pointed to an early and probably a painful death.
Copeland-Farley
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From this reading He went about his work listlessly, and from being the cheerfulest person in Copeland-Farley, he became so melancholy that his fellow employees wondered greatly and speculated in private as to the cause of the change.
courageously
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From this reading He chose the rector of Christ Church because that gentleman had not been unmindful of his occasional attendance upon services (Jerry had courageously repeated his first timid visit), and had even made a memorandum of Jerry’s name and address, with a view to calling upon him.
DARK
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From this reading JERRY’S DARK DAYS Jerry, who had never been ill in his life, was now experiencing disquieting sensations which he was convinced pointed to an early and probably a painful death.
DAYS
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From this reading JERRY’S DARK DAYS Jerry, who had never been ill in his life, was now experiencing disquieting sensations which he was convinced pointed to an early and probably a painful death.
death
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From this reading JERRY’S DARK DAYS Jerry, who had never been ill in his life, was now experiencing disquieting sensations which he was convinced pointed to an early and probably a painful death.
detachment
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From this reading This attention clearly pointed to the rector as the minister predestined from the beginning of things to officiate at his funeral, a function about which he meditated much in a spirit of loftiest detachment.
disquieting
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From this reading JERRY’S DARK DAYS Jerry, who had never been ill in his life, was now experiencing disquieting sensations which he was convinced pointed to an early and probably a painful death.
early
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From this reading JERRY’S DARK DAYS Jerry, who had never been ill in his life, was now experiencing disquieting sensations which he was convinced pointed to an early and probably a painful death.
Eaton's
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From this reading Jerry encouraged the thought of death and blithely visualized the funeral at which Eaton’s pastor (chastely surpliced and reinforced by a boy choir) would officiate.
employees
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From this reading He went about his work listlessly, and from being the cheerfulest person in Copeland-Farley, he became so melancholy that his fellow employees wondered greatly and speculated in private as to the cause of the change.
encouraged
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From this reading Jerry encouraged the thought of death and blithely visualized the funeral at which Eaton’s pastor (chastely surpliced and reinforced by a boy choir) would officiate.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He chose the rector of Christ Church because that gentleman had not been unmindful of his occasional attendance upon services (Jerry had courageously repeated his first timid visit), and had even made a memorandum of Jerry’s name and address, with a view to calling upon him.
experiencing
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From this reading JERRY’S DARK DAYS Jerry, who had never been ill in his life, was now experiencing disquieting sensations which he was convinced pointed to an early and probably a painful death.
fellow
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From this reading He went about his work listlessly, and from being the cheerfulest person in Copeland-Farley, he became so melancholy that his fellow employees wondered greatly and speculated in private as to the cause of the change.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He chose the rector of Christ Church because that gentleman had not been unmindful of his occasional attendance upon services (Jerry had courageously repeated his first timid visit), and had even made a memorandum of Jerry’s name and address, with a view to calling upon him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He went about his work listlessly, and from being the cheerfulest person in Copeland-Farley, he became so melancholy that his fellow employees wondered greatly and speculated in private as to the cause of the change.
function
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From this reading This attention clearly pointed to the rector as the minister predestined from the beginning of things to officiate at his funeral, a function about which he meditated much in a spirit of loftiest detachment.
funeral
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From this reading Jerry encouraged the thought of death and blithely visualized the funeral at which Eaton’s pastor (chastely surpliced and reinforced by a boy choir) would officiate.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He chose the rector of Christ Church because that gentleman had not been unmindful of his occasional attendance upon services (Jerry had courageously repeated his first timid visit), and had even made a memorandum of Jerry’s name and address, with a view to calling upon him.
greatly
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From this reading He went about his work listlessly, and from being the cheerfulest person in Copeland-Farley, he became so melancholy that his fellow employees wondered greatly and speculated in private as to the cause of the change.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JERRY’S DARK DAYS Jerry, who had never been ill in his life, was now experiencing disquieting sensations which he was convinced pointed to an early and probably a painful death.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JERRY’S DARK DAYS Jerry, who had never been ill in his life, was now experiencing disquieting sensations which he was convinced pointed to an early and probably a painful death.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He chose the rector of Christ Church because that gentleman had not been unmindful of his occasional attendance upon services (Jerry had courageously repeated his first timid visit), and had even made a memorandum of Jerry’s name and address, with a view to calling upon him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JERRY’S DARK DAYS Jerry, who had never been ill in his life, was now experiencing disquieting sensations which he was convinced pointed to an early and probably a painful death.
ill
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From this reading JERRY’S DARK DAYS Jerry, who had never been ill in his life, was now experiencing disquieting sensations which he was convinced pointed to an early and probably a painful death.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JERRY’S DARK DAYS Jerry, who had never been ill in his life, was now experiencing disquieting sensations which he was convinced pointed to an early and probably a painful death.
Jerry
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From this reading JERRY’S DARK DAYS Jerry, who had never been ill in his life, was now experiencing disquieting sensations which he was convinced pointed to an early and probably a painful death.
JERRY'S
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From this reading JERRY’S DARK DAYS Jerry, who had never been ill in his life, was now experiencing disquieting sensations which he was convinced pointed to an early and probably a painful death.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JERRY’S DARK DAYS Jerry, who had never been ill in his life, was now experiencing disquieting sensations which he was convinced pointed to an early and probably a painful death.
listlessly
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From this reading He went about his work listlessly, and from being the cheerfulest person in Copeland-Farley, he became so melancholy that his fellow employees wondered greatly and speculated in private as to the cause of the change.
loftiest
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From this reading This attention clearly pointed to the rector as the minister predestined from the beginning of things to officiate at his funeral, a function about which he meditated much in a spirit of loftiest detachment.
made
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From this reading He chose the rector of Christ Church because that gentleman had not been unmindful of his occasional attendance upon services (Jerry had courageously repeated his first timid visit), and had even made a memorandum of Jerry’s name and address, with a view to calling upon him.
meditated
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From this reading This attention clearly pointed to the rector as the minister predestined from the beginning of things to officiate at his funeral, a function about which he meditated much in a spirit of loftiest detachment.
melancholy
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From this reading He went about his work listlessly, and from being the cheerfulest person in Copeland-Farley, he became so melancholy that his fellow employees wondered greatly and speculated in private as to the cause of the change.
memorandum
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From this reading He chose the rector of Christ Church because that gentleman had not been unmindful of his occasional attendance upon services (Jerry had courageously repeated his first timid visit), and had even made a memorandum of Jerry’s name and address, with a view to calling upon him.
minister
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From this reading This attention clearly pointed to the rector as the minister predestined from the beginning of things to officiate at his funeral, a function about which he meditated much in a spirit of loftiest detachment.
much
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From this reading This attention clearly pointed to the rector as the minister predestined from the beginning of things to officiate at his funeral, a function about which he meditated much in a spirit of loftiest detachment.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He chose the rector of Christ Church because that gentleman had not been unmindful of his occasional attendance upon services (Jerry had courageously repeated his first timid visit), and had even made a memorandum of Jerry’s name and address, with a view to calling upon him.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JERRY’S DARK DAYS Jerry, who had never been ill in his life, was now experiencing disquieting sensations which he was convinced pointed to an early and probably a painful death.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He chose the rector of Christ Church because that gentleman had not been unmindful of his occasional attendance upon services (Jerry had courageously repeated his first timid visit), and had even made a memorandum of Jerry’s name and address, with a view to calling upon him.
now
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From this reading JERRY’S DARK DAYS Jerry, who had never been ill in his life, was now experiencing disquieting sensations which he was convinced pointed to an early and probably a painful death.
occasional
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From this reading He chose the rector of Christ Church because that gentleman had not been unmindful of his occasional attendance upon services (Jerry had courageously repeated his first timid visit), and had even made a memorandum of Jerry’s name and address, with a view to calling upon him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He went about his work listlessly, and from being the cheerfulest person in Copeland-Farley, he became so melancholy that his fellow employees wondered greatly and speculated in private as to the cause of the change.
officiate
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From this reading Jerry encouraged the thought of death and blithely visualized the funeral at which Eaton’s pastor (chastely surpliced and reinforced by a boy choir) would officiate.
painful
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From this reading JERRY’S DARK DAYS Jerry, who had never been ill in his life, was now experiencing disquieting sensations which he was convinced pointed to an early and probably a painful death.
pastor
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From this reading Jerry encouraged the thought of death and blithely visualized the funeral at which Eaton’s pastor (chastely surpliced and reinforced by a boy choir) would officiate.
person
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From this reading He went about his work listlessly, and from being the cheerfulest person in Copeland-Farley, he became so melancholy that his fellow employees wondered greatly and speculated in private as to the cause of the change.
pointed
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From this reading JERRY’S DARK DAYS Jerry, who had never been ill in his life, was now experiencing disquieting sensations which he was convinced pointed to an early and probably a painful death.
predestined
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From this reading This attention clearly pointed to the rector as the minister predestined from the beginning of things to officiate at his funeral, a function about which he meditated much in a spirit of loftiest detachment.
private
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From this reading He went about his work listlessly, and from being the cheerfulest person in Copeland-Farley, he became so melancholy that his fellow employees wondered greatly and speculated in private as to the cause of the change.
probably
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From this reading JERRY’S DARK DAYS Jerry, who had never been ill in his life, was now experiencing disquieting sensations which he was convinced pointed to an early and probably a painful death.
rector
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From this reading He chose the rector of Christ Church because that gentleman had not been unmindful of his occasional attendance upon services (Jerry had courageously repeated his first timid visit), and had even made a memorandum of Jerry’s name and address, with a view to calling upon him.
reinforced
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From this reading Jerry encouraged the thought of death and blithely visualized the funeral at which Eaton’s pastor (chastely surpliced and reinforced by a boy choir) would officiate.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He chose the rector of Christ Church because that gentleman had not been unmindful of his occasional attendance upon services (Jerry had courageously repeated his first timid visit), and had even made a memorandum of Jerry’s name and address, with a view to calling upon him.
sensations
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From this reading JERRY’S DARK DAYS Jerry, who had never been ill in his life, was now experiencing disquieting sensations which he was convinced pointed to an early and probably a painful death.
services
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From this reading He chose the rector of Christ Church because that gentleman had not been unmindful of his occasional attendance upon services (Jerry had courageously repeated his first timid visit), and had even made a memorandum of Jerry’s name and address, with a view to calling upon him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He went about his work listlessly, and from being the cheerfulest person in Copeland-Farley, he became so melancholy that his fellow employees wondered greatly and speculated in private as to the cause of the change.
speculated
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From this reading He went about his work listlessly, and from being the cheerfulest person in Copeland-Farley, he became so melancholy that his fellow employees wondered greatly and speculated in private as to the cause of the change.
spirit
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From this reading This attention clearly pointed to the rector as the minister predestined from the beginning of things to officiate at his funeral, a function about which he meditated much in a spirit of loftiest detachment.
surpliced
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From this reading Jerry encouraged the thought of death and blithely visualized the funeral at which Eaton’s pastor (chastely surpliced and reinforced by a boy choir) would officiate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He went about his work listlessly, and from being the cheerfulest person in Copeland-Farley, he became so melancholy that his fellow employees wondered greatly and speculated in private as to the cause of the change.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He went about his work listlessly, and from being the cheerfulest person in Copeland-Farley, he became so melancholy that his fellow employees wondered greatly and speculated in private as to the cause of the change.
things
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From this reading This attention clearly pointed to the rector as the minister predestined from the beginning of things to officiate at his funeral, a function about which he meditated much in a spirit of loftiest detachment.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This attention clearly pointed to the rector as the minister predestined from the beginning of things to officiate at his funeral, a function about which he meditated much in a spirit of loftiest detachment.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jerry encouraged the thought of death and blithely visualized the funeral at which Eaton’s pastor (chastely surpliced and reinforced by a boy choir) would officiate.
timid
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From this reading He chose the rector of Christ Church because that gentleman had not been unmindful of his occasional attendance upon services (Jerry had courageously repeated his first timid visit), and had even made a memorandum of Jerry’s name and address, with a view to calling upon him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JERRY’S DARK DAYS Jerry, who had never been ill in his life, was now experiencing disquieting sensations which he was convinced pointed to an early and probably a painful death.
unmindful
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From this reading He chose the rector of Christ Church because that gentleman had not been unmindful of his occasional attendance upon services (Jerry had courageously repeated his first timid visit), and had even made a memorandum of Jerry’s name and address, with a view to calling upon him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He chose the rector of Christ Church because that gentleman had not been unmindful of his occasional attendance upon services (Jerry had courageously repeated his first timid visit), and had even made a memorandum of Jerry’s name and address, with a view to calling upon him.
view
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From this reading He chose the rector of Christ Church because that gentleman had not been unmindful of his occasional attendance upon services (Jerry had courageously repeated his first timid visit), and had even made a memorandum of Jerry’s name and address, with a view to calling upon him.
visit
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From this reading He chose the rector of Christ Church because that gentleman had not been unmindful of his occasional attendance upon services (Jerry had courageously repeated his first timid visit), and had even made a memorandum of Jerry’s name and address, with a view to calling upon him.
visualized
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From this reading Jerry encouraged the thought of death and blithely visualized the funeral at which Eaton’s pastor (chastely surpliced and reinforced by a boy choir) would officiate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JERRY’S DARK DAYS Jerry, who had never been ill in his life, was now experiencing disquieting sensations which he was convinced pointed to an early and probably a painful death.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went about his work listlessly, and from being the cheerfulest person in Copeland-Farley, he became so melancholy that his fellow employees wondered greatly and speculated in private as to the cause of the change.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading JERRY’S DARK DAYS Jerry, who had never been ill in his life, was now experiencing disquieting sensations which he was convinced pointed to an early and probably a painful death.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading JERRY’S DARK DAYS Jerry, who had never been ill in his life, was now experiencing disquieting sensations which he was convinced pointed to an early and probably a painful death.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He chose the rector of Christ Church because that gentleman had not been unmindful of his occasional attendance upon services (Jerry had courageously repeated his first timid visit), and had even made a memorandum of Jerry’s name and address, with a view to calling upon him.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went about his work listlessly, and from being the cheerfulest person in Copeland-Farley, he became so melancholy that his fellow employees wondered greatly and speculated in private as to the cause of the change.
work
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From this reading He went about his work listlessly, and from being the cheerfulest person in Copeland-Farley, he became so melancholy that his fellow employees wondered greatly and speculated in private as to the cause of the change.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Jerry encouraged the thought of death and blithely visualized the funeral at which Eaton’s pastor (chastely surpliced and reinforced by a boy choir) would officiate.
