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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 It was an occasion, I felt--the prospect of a large party--to look out at the station for others, possible friends and even possible enemies, who might be going.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such premonitions, it was true, bred fears when they failed to breed hopes, though it was to be added that there were sometimes, in the case, rather happy ambiguities.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One was glowered at, in the compartment, by people who on the morrow, after breakfast, were to prove charming; one was spoken to first by people whose sociability was subsequently to show as bleak; and one built with confidence on others who were never to reappear at all--who were only going to Birmingham.
all
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From this reading One was glowered at, in the compartment, by people who on the morrow, after breakfast, were to prove charming; one was spoken to first by people whose sociability was subsequently to show as bleak; and one built with confidence on others who were never to reappear at all--who were only going to Birmingham.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not so much that the wish was father to the thought as that I remembered having already more than once met him at Newmarch.
ambiguities
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From this reading Such premonitions, it was true, bred fears when they failed to breed hopes, though it was to be added that there were sometimes, in the case, rather happy ambiguities.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an occasion, I felt--the prospect of a large party--to look out at the station for others, possible friends and even possible enemies, who might be going.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was an occasion, I felt--the prospect of a large party--to look out at the station for others, possible friends and even possible enemies, who might be going.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One was glowered at, in the compartment, by people who on the morrow, after breakfast, were to prove charming; one was spoken to first by people whose sociability was subsequently to show as bleak; and one built with confidence on others who were never to reappear at all--who were only going to Birmingham.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was an occasion, I felt--the prospect of a large party--to look out at the station for others, possible friends and even possible enemies, who might be going.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was an occasion, I felt--the prospect of a large party--to look out at the station for others, possible friends and even possible enemies, who might be going.
Birmingham
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From this reading One was glowered at, in the compartment, by people who on the morrow, after breakfast, were to prove charming; one was spoken to first by people whose sociability was subsequently to show as bleak; and one built with confidence on others who were never to reappear at all--who were only going to Birmingham.
bleak
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From this reading One was glowered at, in the compartment, by people who on the morrow, after breakfast, were to prove charming; one was spoken to first by people whose sociability was subsequently to show as bleak; and one built with confidence on others who were never to reappear at all--who were only going to Birmingham.
breakfast
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From this reading One was glowered at, in the compartment, by people who on the morrow, after breakfast, were to prove charming; one was spoken to first by people whose sociability was subsequently to show as bleak; and one built with confidence on others who were never to reappear at all--who were only going to Birmingham.
bred
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From this reading Such premonitions, it was true, bred fears when they failed to breed hopes, though it was to be added that there were sometimes, in the case, rather happy ambiguities.
breed
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From this reading Such premonitions, it was true, bred fears when they failed to breed hopes, though it was to be added that there were sometimes, in the case, rather happy ambiguities.
built
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From this reading One was glowered at, in the compartment, by people who on the morrow, after breakfast, were to prove charming; one was spoken to first by people whose sociability was subsequently to show as bleak; and one built with confidence on others who were never to reappear at all--who were only going to Birmingham.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One was glowered at, in the compartment, by people who on the morrow, after breakfast, were to prove charming; one was spoken to first by people whose sociability was subsequently to show as bleak; and one built with confidence on others who were never to reappear at all--who were only going to Birmingham.
case
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From this reading Such premonitions, it was true, bred fears when they failed to breed hopes, though it was to be added that there were sometimes, in the case, rather happy ambiguities.
charming
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From this reading One was glowered at, in the compartment, by people who on the morrow, after breakfast, were to prove charming; one was spoken to first by people whose sociability was subsequently to show as bleak; and one built with confidence on others who were never to reappear at all--who were only going to Birmingham.
compartment
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From this reading One was glowered at, in the compartment, by people who on the morrow, after breakfast, were to prove charming; one was spoken to first by people whose sociability was subsequently to show as bleak; and one built with confidence on others who were never to reappear at all--who were only going to Birmingham.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One was glowered at, in the compartment, by people who on the morrow, after breakfast, were to prove charming; one was spoken to first by people whose sociability was subsequently to show as bleak; and one built with confidence on others who were never to reappear at all--who were only going to Birmingham.
element
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From this reading As soon as I saw Gilbert Long, some way up the platform, however, I knew him as an element.
enemies
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From this reading It was an occasion, I felt--the prospect of a large party--to look out at the station for others, possible friends and even possible enemies, who might be going.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was an occasion, I felt--the prospect of a large party--to look out at the station for others, possible friends and even possible enemies, who might be going.
failed
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From this reading Such premonitions, it was true, bred fears when they failed to breed hopes, though it was to be added that there were sometimes, in the case, rather happy ambiguities.
father
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From this reading It was not so much that the wish was father to the thought as that I remembered having already more than once met him at Newmarch.
fears
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From this reading Such premonitions, it was true, bred fears when they failed to breed hopes, though it was to be added that there were sometimes, in the case, rather happy ambiguities.
felt
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From this reading It was an occasion, I felt--the prospect of a large party--to look out at the station for others, possible friends and even possible enemies, who might be going.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One was glowered at, in the compartment, by people who on the morrow, after breakfast, were to prove charming; one was spoken to first by people whose sociability was subsequently to show as bleak; and one built with confidence on others who were never to reappear at all--who were only going to Birmingham.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was an occasion, I felt--the prospect of a large party--to look out at the station for others, possible friends and even possible enemies, who might be going.
friends
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From this reading It was an occasion, I felt--the prospect of a large party--to look out at the station for others, possible friends and even possible enemies, who might be going.
Gilbert
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From this reading As soon as I saw Gilbert Long, some way up the platform, however, I knew him as an element.
glowered
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From this reading One was glowered at, in the compartment, by people who on the morrow, after breakfast, were to prove charming; one was spoken to first by people whose sociability was subsequently to show as bleak; and one built with confidence on others who were never to reappear at all--who were only going to Birmingham.
going
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From this reading It was an occasion, I felt--the prospect of a large party--to look out at the station for others, possible friends and even possible enemies, who might be going.
happy
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From this reading Such premonitions, it was true, bred fears when they failed to breed hopes, though it was to be added that there were sometimes, in the case, rather happy ambiguities.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It was not so much that the wish was father to the thought as that I remembered having already more than once met him at Newmarch.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As soon as I saw Gilbert Long, some way up the platform, however, I knew him as an element.
hopes
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From this reading Such premonitions, it was true, bred fears when they failed to breed hopes, though it was to be added that there were sometimes, in the case, rather happy ambiguities.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading As soon as I saw Gilbert Long, some way up the platform, however, I knew him as an element.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was an occasion, I felt--the prospect of a large party--to look out at the station for others, possible friends and even possible enemies, who might be going.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such premonitions, it was true, bred fears when they failed to breed hopes, though it was to be added that there were sometimes, in the case, rather happy ambiguities.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an occasion, I felt--the prospect of a large party--to look out at the station for others, possible friends and even possible enemies, who might be going.
knew
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From this reading As soon as I saw Gilbert Long, some way up the platform, however, I knew him as an element.
large
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From this reading It was an occasion, I felt--the prospect of a large party--to look out at the station for others, possible friends and even possible enemies, who might be going.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as I saw Gilbert Long, some way up the platform, however, I knew him as an element.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was an occasion, I felt--the prospect of a large party--to look out at the station for others, possible friends and even possible enemies, who might be going.
met
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From this reading It was not so much that the wish was father to the thought as that I remembered having already more than once met him at Newmarch.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was an occasion, I felt--the prospect of a large party--to look out at the station for others, possible friends and even possible enemies, who might be going.
more
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From this reading It was not so much that the wish was father to the thought as that I remembered having already more than once met him at Newmarch.
morrow
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From this reading One was glowered at, in the compartment, by people who on the morrow, after breakfast, were to prove charming; one was spoken to first by people whose sociability was subsequently to show as bleak; and one built with confidence on others who were never to reappear at all--who were only going to Birmingham.
much
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From this reading It was not so much that the wish was father to the thought as that I remembered having already more than once met him at Newmarch.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One was glowered at, in the compartment, by people who on the morrow, after breakfast, were to prove charming; one was spoken to first by people whose sociability was subsequently to show as bleak; and one built with confidence on others who were never to reappear at all--who were only going to Birmingham.
Newmarch
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From this reading It was not so much that the wish was father to the thought as that I remembered having already more than once met him at Newmarch.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not so much that the wish was father to the thought as that I remembered having already more than once met him at Newmarch.
occasion
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From this reading It was an occasion, I felt--the prospect of a large party--to look out at the station for others, possible friends and even possible enemies, who might be going.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was an occasion, I felt--the prospect of a large party--to look out at the station for others, possible friends and even possible enemies, who might be going.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One was glowered at, in the compartment, by people who on the morrow, after breakfast, were to prove charming; one was spoken to first by people whose sociability was subsequently to show as bleak; and one built with confidence on others who were never to reappear at all--who were only going to Birmingham.
once
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From this reading It was not so much that the wish was father to the thought as that I remembered having already more than once met him at Newmarch.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One was glowered at, in the compartment, by people who on the morrow, after breakfast, were to prove charming; one was spoken to first by people whose sociability was subsequently to show as bleak; and one built with confidence on others who were never to reappear at all--who were only going to Birmingham.
only
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From this reading One was glowered at, in the compartment, by people who on the morrow, after breakfast, were to prove charming; one was spoken to first by people whose sociability was subsequently to show as bleak; and one built with confidence on others who were never to reappear at all--who were only going to Birmingham.
others
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From this reading It was an occasion, I felt--the prospect of a large party--to look out at the station for others, possible friends and even possible enemies, who might be going.
out
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From this reading It was an occasion, I felt--the prospect of a large party--to look out at the station for others, possible friends and even possible enemies, who might be going.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was an occasion, I felt--the prospect of a large party--to look out at the station for others, possible friends and even possible enemies, who might be going.
people
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From this reading One was glowered at, in the compartment, by people who on the morrow, after breakfast, were to prove charming; one was spoken to first by people whose sociability was subsequently to show as bleak; and one built with confidence on others who were never to reappear at all--who were only going to Birmingham.
platform
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From this reading As soon as I saw Gilbert Long, some way up the platform, however, I knew him as an element.
possible
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From this reading It was an occasion, I felt--the prospect of a large party--to look out at the station for others, possible friends and even possible enemies, who might be going.
premonitions
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From this reading Such premonitions, it was true, bred fears when they failed to breed hopes, though it was to be added that there were sometimes, in the case, rather happy ambiguities.
prospect
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From this reading It was an occasion, I felt--the prospect of a large party--to look out at the station for others, possible friends and even possible enemies, who might be going.
prove
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From this reading One was glowered at, in the compartment, by people who on the morrow, after breakfast, were to prove charming; one was spoken to first by people whose sociability was subsequently to show as bleak; and one built with confidence on others who were never to reappear at all--who were only going to Birmingham.
rather
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From this reading Such premonitions, it was true, bred fears when they failed to breed hopes, though it was to be added that there were sometimes, in the case, rather happy ambiguities.
reappear
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From this reading One was glowered at, in the compartment, by people who on the morrow, after breakfast, were to prove charming; one was spoken to first by people whose sociability was subsequently to show as bleak; and one built with confidence on others who were never to reappear at all--who were only going to Birmingham.
remembered
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From this reading It was not so much that the wish was father to the thought as that I remembered having already more than once met him at Newmarch.
saw
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From this reading As soon as I saw Gilbert Long, some way up the platform, however, I knew him as an element.
show
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From this reading One was glowered at, in the compartment, by people who on the morrow, after breakfast, were to prove charming; one was spoken to first by people whose sociability was subsequently to show as bleak; and one built with confidence on others who were never to reappear at all--who were only going to Birmingham.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was not so much that the wish was father to the thought as that I remembered having already more than once met him at Newmarch.
sociability
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From this reading One was glowered at, in the compartment, by people who on the morrow, after breakfast, were to prove charming; one was spoken to first by people whose sociability was subsequently to show as bleak; and one built with confidence on others who were never to reappear at all--who were only going to Birmingham.
some
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From this reading As soon as I saw Gilbert Long, some way up the platform, however, I knew him as an element.
sometimes
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From this reading Such premonitions, it was true, bred fears when they failed to breed hopes, though it was to be added that there were sometimes, in the case, rather happy ambiguities.
soon
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From this reading As soon as I saw Gilbert Long, some way up the platform, however, I knew him as an element.
spoken
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From this reading One was glowered at, in the compartment, by people who on the morrow, after breakfast, were to prove charming; one was spoken to first by people whose sociability was subsequently to show as bleak; and one built with confidence on others who were never to reappear at all--who were only going to Birmingham.
station
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From this reading It was an occasion, I felt--the prospect of a large party--to look out at the station for others, possible friends and even possible enemies, who might be going.
subsequently
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From this reading One was glowered at, in the compartment, by people who on the morrow, after breakfast, were to prove charming; one was spoken to first by people whose sociability was subsequently to show as bleak; and one built with confidence on others who were never to reappear at all--who were only going to Birmingham.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such premonitions, it was true, bred fears when they failed to breed hopes, though it was to be added that there were sometimes, in the case, rather happy ambiguities.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was not so much that the wish was father to the thought as that I remembered having already more than once met him at Newmarch.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Such premonitions, it was true, bred fears when they failed to breed hopes, though it was to be added that there were sometimes, in the case, rather happy ambiguities.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was an occasion, I felt--the prospect of a large party--to look out at the station for others, possible friends and even possible enemies, who might be going.
there
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From this reading Such premonitions, it was true, bred fears when they failed to breed hopes, though it was to be added that there were sometimes, in the case, rather happy ambiguities.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Such premonitions, it was true, bred fears when they failed to breed hopes, though it was to be added that there were sometimes, in the case, rather happy ambiguities.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Such premonitions, it was true, bred fears when they failed to breed hopes, though it was to be added that there were sometimes, in the case, rather happy ambiguities.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not so much that the wish was father to the thought as that I remembered having already more than once met him at Newmarch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was an occasion, I felt--the prospect of a large party--to look out at the station for others, possible friends and even possible enemies, who might be going.
true
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From this reading Such premonitions, it was true, bred fears when they failed to breed hopes, though it was to be added that there were sometimes, in the case, rather happy ambiguities.
up
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From this reading As soon as I saw Gilbert Long, some way up the platform, however, I knew him as an element.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an occasion, I felt--the prospect of a large party--to look out at the station for others, possible friends and even possible enemies, who might be going.
way
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From this reading As soon as I saw Gilbert Long, some way up the platform, however, I knew him as an element.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such premonitions, it was true, bred fears when they failed to breed hopes, though it was to be added that there were sometimes, in the case, rather happy ambiguities.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Such premonitions, it was true, bred fears when they failed to breed hopes, though it was to be added that there were sometimes, in the case, rather happy ambiguities.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was an occasion, I felt--the prospect of a large party--to look out at the station for others, possible friends and even possible enemies, who might be going.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading One was glowered at, in the compartment, by people who on the morrow, after breakfast, were to prove charming; one was spoken to first by people whose sociability was subsequently to show as bleak; and one built with confidence on others who were never to reappear at all--who were only going to Birmingham.
wish
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From this reading It was not so much that the wish was father to the thought as that I remembered having already more than once met him at Newmarch.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One was glowered at, in the compartment, by people who on the morrow, after breakfast, were to prove charming; one was spoken to first by people whose sociability was subsequently to show as bleak; and one built with confidence on others who were never to reappear at all--who were only going to Birmingham.
