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able
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From this reading Why he should have been so surprised at meeting Maas on board the steamer that evening Browne has never been able to understand.
accomplish
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From this reading The truth of the matter was, he wanted to be alone, to think of Katherine and of the work he had pledged himself to accomplish.
all
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From this reading Even when one is head over ears in love, however, the common usages of society may claim some moderate share of attention; and, all things considered, civility to one's friends is perhaps the first of these.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The truth of the matter was, he wanted to be alone, to think of Katherine and of the work he had pledged himself to accomplish.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fact, however, remains that he was surprised, and unpleasantly so.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Why he should have been so surprised at meeting Maas on board the steamer that evening Browne has never been able to understand.
attention
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From this reading Even when one is head over ears in love, however, the common usages of society may claim some moderate share of attention; and, all things considered, civility to one's friends is perhaps the first of these.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The truth of the matter was, he wanted to be alone, to think of Katherine and of the work he had pledged himself to accomplish.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Why he should have been so surprised at meeting Maas on board the steamer that evening Browne has never been able to understand.
board
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From this reading Why he should have been so surprised at meeting Maas on board the steamer that evening Browne has never been able to understand.
Browne
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From this reading Why he should have been so surprised at meeting Maas on board the steamer that evening Browne has never been able to understand.
Calais
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From this reading For this reason Browne paced the deck with Maas, watching the lights of Calais growing smaller each time they turned their faces towards the stern of the vessel.
civility
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From this reading Even when one is head over ears in love, however, the common usages of society may claim some moderate share of attention; and, all things considered, civility to one's friends is perhaps the first of these.
claim
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From this reading Even when one is head over ears in love, however, the common usages of society may claim some moderate share of attention; and, all things considered, civility to one's friends is perhaps the first of these.
common
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From this reading Even when one is head over ears in love, however, the common usages of society may claim some moderate share of attention; and, all things considered, civility to one's friends is perhaps the first of these.
considered
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From this reading Even when one is head over ears in love, however, the common usages of society may claim some moderate share of attention; and, all things considered, civility to one's friends is perhaps the first of these.
deck
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From this reading For this reason Browne paced the deck with Maas, watching the lights of Calais growing smaller each time they turned their faces towards the stern of the vessel.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading For this reason Browne paced the deck with Maas, watching the lights of Calais growing smaller each time they turned their faces towards the stern of the vessel.
ears
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From this reading Even when one is head over ears in love, however, the common usages of society may claim some moderate share of attention; and, all things considered, civility to one's friends is perhaps the first of these.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even when one is head over ears in love, however, the common usages of society may claim some moderate share of attention; and, all things considered, civility to one's friends is perhaps the first of these.
evening
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From this reading Why he should have been so surprised at meeting Maas on board the steamer that evening Browne has never been able to understand.
faces
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From this reading For this reason Browne paced the deck with Maas, watching the lights of Calais growing smaller each time they turned their faces towards the stern of the vessel.
fact
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From this reading The fact, however, remains that he was surprised, and unpleasantly so.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even when one is head over ears in love, however, the common usages of society may claim some moderate share of attention; and, all things considered, civility to one's friends is perhaps the first of these.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For this reason Browne paced the deck with Maas, watching the lights of Calais growing smaller each time they turned their faces towards the stern of the vessel.
friends
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From this reading Even when one is head over ears in love, however, the common usages of society may claim some moderate share of attention; and, all things considered, civility to one's friends is perhaps the first of these.
growing
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From this reading For this reason Browne paced the deck with Maas, watching the lights of Calais growing smaller each time they turned their faces towards the stern of the vessel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The truth of the matter was, he wanted to be alone, to think of Katherine and of the work he had pledged himself to accomplish.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why he should have been so surprised at meeting Maas on board the steamer that evening Browne has never been able to understand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why he should have been so surprised at meeting Maas on board the steamer that evening Browne has never been able to understand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why he should have been so surprised at meeting Maas on board the steamer that evening Browne has never been able to understand.
head
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From this reading Even when one is head over ears in love, however, the common usages of society may claim some moderate share of attention; and, all things considered, civility to one's friends is perhaps the first of these.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The truth of the matter was, he wanted to be alone, to think of Katherine and of the work he had pledged himself to accomplish.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The fact, however, remains that he was surprised, and unpleasantly so.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even when one is head over ears in love, however, the common usages of society may claim some moderate share of attention; and, all things considered, civility to one's friends is perhaps the first of these.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even when one is head over ears in love, however, the common usages of society may claim some moderate share of attention; and, all things considered, civility to one's friends is perhaps the first of these.
Katherine
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From this reading The truth of the matter was, he wanted to be alone, to think of Katherine and of the work he had pledged himself to accomplish.
lights
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From this reading For this reason Browne paced the deck with Maas, watching the lights of Calais growing smaller each time they turned their faces towards the stern of the vessel.
love
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From this reading Even when one is head over ears in love, however, the common usages of society may claim some moderate share of attention; and, all things considered, civility to one's friends is perhaps the first of these.
Maas
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From this reading Why he should have been so surprised at meeting Maas on board the steamer that evening Browne has never been able to understand.
matter
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From this reading The truth of the matter was, he wanted to be alone, to think of Katherine and of the work he had pledged himself to accomplish.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Even when one is head over ears in love, however, the common usages of society may claim some moderate share of attention; and, all things considered, civility to one's friends is perhaps the first of these.
meeting
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From this reading Why he should have been so surprised at meeting Maas on board the steamer that evening Browne has never been able to understand.
moderate
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From this reading Even when one is head over ears in love, however, the common usages of society may claim some moderate share of attention; and, all things considered, civility to one's friends is perhaps the first of these.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why he should have been so surprised at meeting Maas on board the steamer that evening Browne has never been able to understand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The truth of the matter was, he wanted to be alone, to think of Katherine and of the work he had pledged himself to accomplish.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Why he should have been so surprised at meeting Maas on board the steamer that evening Browne has never been able to understand.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Even when one is head over ears in love, however, the common usages of society may claim some moderate share of attention; and, all things considered, civility to one's friends is perhaps the first of these.
one's
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From this reading Even when one is head over ears in love, however, the common usages of society may claim some moderate share of attention; and, all things considered, civility to one's friends is perhaps the first of these.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Even when one is head over ears in love, however, the common usages of society may claim some moderate share of attention; and, all things considered, civility to one's friends is perhaps the first of these.
paced
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From this reading For this reason Browne paced the deck with Maas, watching the lights of Calais growing smaller each time they turned their faces towards the stern of the vessel.
perhaps
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From this reading Even when one is head over ears in love, however, the common usages of society may claim some moderate share of attention; and, all things considered, civility to one's friends is perhaps the first of these.
pledged
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From this reading The truth of the matter was, he wanted to be alone, to think of Katherine and of the work he had pledged himself to accomplish.
reason
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From this reading For this reason Browne paced the deck with Maas, watching the lights of Calais growing smaller each time they turned their faces towards the stern of the vessel.
remains
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From this reading The fact, however, remains that he was surprised, and unpleasantly so.
share
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From this reading Even when one is head over ears in love, however, the common usages of society may claim some moderate share of attention; and, all things considered, civility to one's friends is perhaps the first of these.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why he should have been so surprised at meeting Maas on board the steamer that evening Browne has never been able to understand.
smaller
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From this reading For this reason Browne paced the deck with Maas, watching the lights of Calais growing smaller each time they turned their faces towards the stern of the vessel.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why he should have been so surprised at meeting Maas on board the steamer that evening Browne has never been able to understand.
society
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From this reading Even when one is head over ears in love, however, the common usages of society may claim some moderate share of attention; and, all things considered, civility to one's friends is perhaps the first of these.
some
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From this reading Even when one is head over ears in love, however, the common usages of society may claim some moderate share of attention; and, all things considered, civility to one's friends is perhaps the first of these.
steamer
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From this reading Why he should have been so surprised at meeting Maas on board the steamer that evening Browne has never been able to understand.
stern
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From this reading For this reason Browne paced the deck with Maas, watching the lights of Calais growing smaller each time they turned their faces towards the stern of the vessel.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why he should have been so surprised at meeting Maas on board the steamer that evening Browne has never been able to understand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why he should have been so surprised at meeting Maas on board the steamer that evening Browne has never been able to understand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why he should have been so surprised at meeting Maas on board the steamer that evening Browne has never been able to understand.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For this reason Browne paced the deck with Maas, watching the lights of Calais growing smaller each time they turned their faces towards the stern of the vessel.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Even when one is head over ears in love, however, the common usages of society may claim some moderate share of attention; and, all things considered, civility to one's friends is perhaps the first of these.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For this reason Browne paced the deck with Maas, watching the lights of Calais growing smaller each time they turned their faces towards the stern of the vessel.
things
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From this reading Even when one is head over ears in love, however, the common usages of society may claim some moderate share of attention; and, all things considered, civility to one's friends is perhaps the first of these.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The truth of the matter was, he wanted to be alone, to think of Katherine and of the work he had pledged himself to accomplish.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For this reason Browne paced the deck with Maas, watching the lights of Calais growing smaller each time they turned their faces towards the stern of the vessel.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For this reason Browne paced the deck with Maas, watching the lights of Calais growing smaller each time they turned their faces towards the stern of the vessel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why he should have been so surprised at meeting Maas on board the steamer that evening Browne has never been able to understand.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading For this reason Browne paced the deck with Maas, watching the lights of Calais growing smaller each time they turned their faces towards the stern of the vessel.
truth
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From this reading The truth of the matter was, he wanted to be alone, to think of Katherine and of the work he had pledged himself to accomplish.
turned
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From this reading For this reason Browne paced the deck with Maas, watching the lights of Calais growing smaller each time they turned their faces towards the stern of the vessel.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why he should have been so surprised at meeting Maas on board the steamer that evening Browne has never been able to understand.
unpleasantly
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From this reading The fact, however, remains that he was surprised, and unpleasantly so.
usages
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From this reading Even when one is head over ears in love, however, the common usages of society may claim some moderate share of attention; and, all things considered, civility to one's friends is perhaps the first of these.
vessel
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From this reading For this reason Browne paced the deck with Maas, watching the lights of Calais growing smaller each time they turned their faces towards the stern of the vessel.
wanted
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From this reading The truth of the matter was, he wanted to be alone, to think of Katherine and of the work he had pledged himself to accomplish.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact, however, remains that he was surprised, and unpleasantly so.
watching
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From this reading For this reason Browne paced the deck with Maas, watching the lights of Calais growing smaller each time they turned their faces towards the stern of the vessel.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Even when one is head over ears in love, however, the common usages of society may claim some moderate share of attention; and, all things considered, civility to one's friends is perhaps the first of these.
Why
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From this reading Why he should have been so surprised at meeting Maas on board the steamer that evening Browne has never been able to understand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For this reason Browne paced the deck with Maas, watching the lights of Calais growing smaller each time they turned their faces towards the stern of the vessel.
work
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From this reading The truth of the matter was, he wanted to be alone, to think of Katherine and of the work he had pledged himself to accomplish.
