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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 Remembering is a very slow progress when your mind is confused by serious illness, weakness, and the breaking off for a time of all threads of meaning in the mind.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
all
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From this reading Remembering is a very slow progress when your mind is confused by serious illness, weakness, and the breaking off for a time of all threads of meaning in the mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Remembering is a very slow progress when your mind is confused by serious illness, weakness, and the breaking off for a time of all threads of meaning in the mind.
any
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
appointment
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From this reading It flashed upon him all at once that he had made the appointment; that he had written to her to ask her to meet him; and then he remembered all at once the papers and the mystery which the papers had thrown so little light upon.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
ask
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From this reading It flashed upon him all at once that he had made the appointment; that he had written to her to ask her to meet him; and then he remembered all at once the papers and the mystery which the papers had thrown so little light upon.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
Bar
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From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
breaking
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From this reading Remembering is a very slow progress when your mind is confused by serious illness, weakness, and the breaking off for a time of all threads of meaning in the mind.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was harder than either of those.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Remembering is a very slow progress when your mind is confused by serious illness, weakness, and the breaking off for a time of all threads of meaning in the mind.
case
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From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
confused
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From this reading Remembering is a very slow progress when your mind is confused by serious illness, weakness, and the breaking off for a time of all threads of meaning in the mind.
conviction
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From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
door
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
down
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
easily
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading But it was harder than either of those.
energy
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
enough
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspəʊzd/
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
faculties
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
flashed
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From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Remembering is a very slow progress when your mind is confused by serious illness, weakness, and the breaking off for a time of all threads of meaning in the mind.
freshened
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
gleam
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From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
guessed
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
hard
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From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
harder
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From this reading But it was harder than either of those.
Harwood's
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
home
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
illness
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From this reading Remembering is a very slow progress when your mind is confused by serious illness, weakness, and the breaking off for a time of all threads of meaning in the mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Remembering is a very slow progress when your mind is confused by serious illness, weakness, and the breaking off for a time of all threads of meaning in the mind.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Remembering is a very slow progress when your mind is confused by serious illness, weakness, and the breaking off for a time of all threads of meaning in the mind.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
Janet
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
knocked
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
light
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From this reading It flashed upon him all at once that he had made the appointment; that he had written to her to ask her to meet him; and then he remembered all at once the papers and the mystery which the papers had thrown so little light upon.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It flashed upon him all at once that he had made the appointment; that he had written to her to ask her to meet him; and then he remembered all at once the papers and the mystery which the papers had thrown so little light upon.
made
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
mathematical
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From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
meaning
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From this reading Remembering is a very slow progress when your mind is confused by serious illness, weakness, and the breaking off for a time of all threads of meaning in the mind.
meet
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From this reading It flashed upon him all at once that he had made the appointment; that he had written to her to ask her to meet him; and then he remembered all at once the papers and the mystery which the papers had thrown so little light upon.
meeting
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
Meredith
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From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
met
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
Mimpriss's
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Remembering is a very slow progress when your mind is confused by serious illness, weakness, and the breaking off for a time of all threads of meaning in the mind.
momentary
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From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
Mrs
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
mystery
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From this reading It flashed upon him all at once that he had made the appointment; that he had written to her to ask her to meet him; and then he remembered all at once the papers and the mystery which the papers had thrown so little light upon.
new
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
night's
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Remembering is a very slow progress when your mind is confused by serious illness, weakness, and the breaking off for a time of all threads of meaning in the mind.
off
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From this reading Remembering is a very slow progress when your mind is confused by serious illness, weakness, and the breaking off for a time of all threads of meaning in the mind.
once
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From this reading It flashed upon him all at once that he had made the appointment; that he had written to her to ask her to meet him; and then he remembered all at once the papers and the mystery which the papers had thrown so little light upon.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
out
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
papers
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From this reading It flashed upon him all at once that he had made the appointment; that he had written to her to ask her to meet him; and then he remembered all at once the papers and the mystery which the papers had thrown so little light upon.
practice
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From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
problem
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From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
progress
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From this reading Remembering is a very slow progress when your mind is confused by serious illness, weakness, and the breaking off for a time of all threads of meaning in the mind.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
rather
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
reason
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
remembered
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
Remembering
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From this reading Remembering is a very slow progress when your mind is confused by serious illness, weakness, and the breaking off for a time of all threads of meaning in the mind.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
serious
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From this reading Remembering is a very slow progress when your mind is confused by serious illness, weakness, and the breaking off for a time of all threads of meaning in the mind.
sleep
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
slow
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From this reading Remembering is a very slow progress when your mind is confused by serious illness, weakness, and the breaking off for a time of all threads of meaning in the mind.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It flashed upon him all at once that he had made the appointment; that he had written to her to ask her to meet him; and then he remembered all at once the papers and the mystery which the papers had thrown so little light upon.
special
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But it was harder than either of those.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Remembering is a very slow progress when your mind is confused by serious illness, weakness, and the breaking off for a time of all threads of meaning in the mind.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
then
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From this reading It flashed upon him all at once that he had made the appointment; that he had written to her to ask her to meet him; and then he remembered all at once the papers and the mystery which the papers had thrown so little light upon.
there
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But it was harder than either of those.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
threads
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From this reading Remembering is a very slow progress when your mind is confused by serious illness, weakness, and the breaking off for a time of all threads of meaning in the mind.
thrown
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From this reading It flashed upon him all at once that he had made the appointment; that he had written to her to ask her to meet him; and then he remembered all at once the papers and the mystery which the papers had thrown so little light upon.
thus
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Remembering is a very slow progress when your mind is confused by serious illness, weakness, and the breaking off for a time of all threads of meaning in the mind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
up
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From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
very
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From this reading Remembering is a very slow progress when your mind is confused by serious illness, weakness, and the breaking off for a time of all threads of meaning in the mind.
walked
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was harder than either of those.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading Remembering is a very slow progress when your mind is confused by serious illness, weakness, and the breaking off for a time of all threads of meaning in the mind.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Remembering is a very slow progress when your mind is confused by serious illness, weakness, and the breaking off for a time of all threads of meaning in the mind.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
why
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From this reading He made out easily enough his meeting with Janet at Mimpriss’s, and guessed rather than remembered that he had walked home with her, and thus exposed himself to being knocked down at Mrs. Harwood’s door; but he did not make out until he had returned to the question--his faculties freshened by a night’s sleep, and the new energy of the morning--why it was that he had met Janet, or that there was any special reason for their meeting.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
worked
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From this reading Meredith took it up again in the morning, though not with the momentary gleam of conviction which had flashed upon him; and he worked very hard at it, as he might have worked at a case in his practice for the Bar or a mathematical problem.
written
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From this reading It flashed upon him all at once that he had made the appointment; that he had written to her to ask her to meet him; and then he remembered all at once the papers and the mystery which the papers had thrown so little light upon.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Remembering is a very slow progress when your mind is confused by serious illness, weakness, and the breaking off for a time of all threads of meaning in the mind.
