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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 That had been a weary morning in the new wing.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading With a curious interest he had walked about Moray Place, to which he had directed his letters in the strange old time when he was still Dick Brown,--a time which it gave him a certain vertigo to think of.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he saw that he had been forgotten, Dick too made his way to the railway, and went back; but it was afternoon when he arrived at Rosscraig.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And I am sorry to say that Val, in the heat of disappointment, when he came out from Mrs Pringle’s presence, forgot that his brother was walking about on the other side of the square waiting for him, and had rushed back to Lasswade without ever thinking of Dick.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dick had gone to Edinburgh with his brother, half by way of seeing the beautiful town, half to console Val, who was very eager and anxious.
anxious
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From this reading Dick had gone to Edinburgh with his brother, half by way of seeing the beautiful town, half to console Val, who was very eager and anxious.
arrived
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From this reading When he saw that he had been forgotten, Dick too made his way to the railway, and went back; but it was afternoon when he arrived at Rosscraig.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When he saw that he had been forgotten, Dick too made his way to the railway, and went back; but it was afternoon when he arrived at Rosscraig.
back
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From this reading And I am sorry to say that Val, in the heat of disappointment, when he came out from Mrs Pringle’s presence, forgot that his brother was walking about on the other side of the square waiting for him, and had rushed back to Lasswade without ever thinking of Dick.
beautiful
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From this reading Dick had gone to Edinburgh with his brother, half by way of seeing the beautiful town, half to console Val, who was very eager and anxious.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That had been a weary morning in the new wing.
brother
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From this reading Dick had gone to Edinburgh with his brother, half by way of seeing the beautiful town, half to console Val, who was very eager and anxious.
Brown
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From this reading With a curious interest he had walked about Moray Place, to which he had directed his letters in the strange old time when he was still Dick Brown,--a time which it gave him a certain vertigo to think of.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When he saw that he had been forgotten, Dick too made his way to the railway, and went back; but it was afternoon when he arrived at Rosscraig.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dick had gone to Edinburgh with his brother, half by way of seeing the beautiful town, half to console Val, who was very eager and anxious.
came
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From this reading And I am sorry to say that Val, in the heat of disappointment, when he came out from Mrs Pringle’s presence, forgot that his brother was walking about on the other side of the square waiting for him, and had rushed back to Lasswade without ever thinking of Dick.
certain
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From this reading With a curious interest he had walked about Moray Place, to which he had directed his letters in the strange old time when he was still Dick Brown,--a time which it gave him a certain vertigo to think of.
console
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From this reading Dick had gone to Edinburgh with his brother, half by way of seeing the beautiful town, half to console Val, who was very eager and anxious.
curious
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From this reading With a curious interest he had walked about Moray Place, to which he had directed his letters in the strange old time when he was still Dick Brown,--a time which it gave him a certain vertigo to think of.
Dick
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From this reading Dick had gone to Edinburgh with his brother, half by way of seeing the beautiful town, half to console Val, who was very eager and anxious.
directed
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From this reading With a curious interest he had walked about Moray Place, to which he had directed his letters in the strange old time when he was still Dick Brown,--a time which it gave him a certain vertigo to think of.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And I am sorry to say that Val, in the heat of disappointment, when he came out from Mrs Pringle’s presence, forgot that his brother was walking about on the other side of the square waiting for him, and had rushed back to Lasswade without ever thinking of Dick.
eager
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From this reading Dick had gone to Edinburgh with his brother, half by way of seeing the beautiful town, half to console Val, who was very eager and anxious.
Edinburgh
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From this reading Dick had gone to Edinburgh with his brother, half by way of seeing the beautiful town, half to console Val, who was very eager and anxious.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I am sorry to say that Val, in the heat of disappointment, when he came out from Mrs Pringle’s presence, forgot that his brother was walking about on the other side of the square waiting for him, and had rushed back to Lasswade without ever thinking of Dick.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And I am sorry to say that Val, in the heat of disappointment, when he came out from Mrs Pringle’s presence, forgot that his brother was walking about on the other side of the square waiting for him, and had rushed back to Lasswade without ever thinking of Dick.
forgot
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From this reading And I am sorry to say that Val, in the heat of disappointment, when he came out from Mrs Pringle’s presence, forgot that his brother was walking about on the other side of the square waiting for him, and had rushed back to Lasswade without ever thinking of Dick.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading When he saw that he had been forgotten, Dick too made his way to the railway, and went back; but it was afternoon when he arrived at Rosscraig.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And I am sorry to say that Val, in the heat of disappointment, when he came out from Mrs Pringle’s presence, forgot that his brother was walking about on the other side of the square waiting for him, and had rushed back to Lasswade without ever thinking of Dick.
gave
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From this reading With a curious interest he had walked about Moray Place, to which he had directed his letters in the strange old time when he was still Dick Brown,--a time which it gave him a certain vertigo to think of.
gone
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From this reading Dick had gone to Edinburgh with his brother, half by way of seeing the beautiful town, half to console Val, who was very eager and anxious.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That had been a weary morning in the new wing.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick had gone to Edinburgh with his brother, half by way of seeing the beautiful town, half to console Val, who was very eager and anxious.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a curious interest he had walked about Moray Place, to which he had directed his letters in the strange old time when he was still Dick Brown,--a time which it gave him a certain vertigo to think of.
heat
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From this reading And I am sorry to say that Val, in the heat of disappointment, when he came out from Mrs Pringle’s presence, forgot that his brother was walking about on the other side of the square waiting for him, and had rushed back to Lasswade without ever thinking of Dick.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With a curious interest he had walked about Moray Place, to which he had directed his letters in the strange old time when he was still Dick Brown,--a time which it gave him a certain vertigo to think of.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dick had gone to Edinburgh with his brother, half by way of seeing the beautiful town, half to console Val, who was very eager and anxious.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I am sorry to say that Val, in the heat of disappointment, when he came out from Mrs Pringle’s presence, forgot that his brother was walking about on the other side of the square waiting for him, and had rushed back to Lasswade without ever thinking of Dick.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That had been a weary morning in the new wing.
interest
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From this reading With a curious interest he had walked about Moray Place, to which he had directed his letters in the strange old time when he was still Dick Brown,--a time which it gave him a certain vertigo to think of.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With a curious interest he had walked about Moray Place, to which he had directed his letters in the strange old time when he was still Dick Brown,--a time which it gave him a certain vertigo to think of.
Lasswade
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From this reading And I am sorry to say that Val, in the heat of disappointment, when he came out from Mrs Pringle’s presence, forgot that his brother was walking about on the other side of the square waiting for him, and had rushed back to Lasswade without ever thinking of Dick.
letters
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From this reading With a curious interest he had walked about Moray Place, to which he had directed his letters in the strange old time when he was still Dick Brown,--a time which it gave him a certain vertigo to think of.
made
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From this reading When he saw that he had been forgotten, Dick too made his way to the railway, and went back; but it was afternoon when he arrived at Rosscraig.
Moray
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From this reading With a curious interest he had walked about Moray Place, to which he had directed his letters in the strange old time when he was still Dick Brown,--a time which it gave him a certain vertigo to think of.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That had been a weary morning in the new wing.
Mrs
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From this reading And I am sorry to say that Val, in the heat of disappointment, when he came out from Mrs Pringle’s presence, forgot that his brother was walking about on the other side of the square waiting for him, and had rushed back to Lasswade without ever thinking of Dick.
new
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From this reading That had been a weary morning in the new wing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dick had gone to Edinburgh with his brother, half by way of seeing the beautiful town, half to console Val, who was very eager and anxious.
old
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From this reading With a curious interest he had walked about Moray Place, to which he had directed his letters in the strange old time when he was still Dick Brown,--a time which it gave him a certain vertigo to think of.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And I am sorry to say that Val, in the heat of disappointment, when he came out from Mrs Pringle’s presence, forgot that his brother was walking about on the other side of the square waiting for him, and had rushed back to Lasswade without ever thinking of Dick.
other
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From this reading And I am sorry to say that Val, in the heat of disappointment, when he came out from Mrs Pringle’s presence, forgot that his brother was walking about on the other side of the square waiting for him, and had rushed back to Lasswade without ever thinking of Dick.
out
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From this reading And I am sorry to say that Val, in the heat of disappointment, when he came out from Mrs Pringle’s presence, forgot that his brother was walking about on the other side of the square waiting for him, and had rushed back to Lasswade without ever thinking of Dick.
Place
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From this reading With a curious interest he had walked about Moray Place, to which he had directed his letters in the strange old time when he was still Dick Brown,--a time which it gave him a certain vertigo to think of.
presence
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From this reading And I am sorry to say that Val, in the heat of disappointment, when he came out from Mrs Pringle’s presence, forgot that his brother was walking about on the other side of the square waiting for him, and had rushed back to Lasswade without ever thinking of Dick.
Pringle's
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From this reading And I am sorry to say that Val, in the heat of disappointment, when he came out from Mrs Pringle’s presence, forgot that his brother was walking about on the other side of the square waiting for him, and had rushed back to Lasswade without ever thinking of Dick.
railway
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From this reading When he saw that he had been forgotten, Dick too made his way to the railway, and went back; but it was afternoon when he arrived at Rosscraig.
Rosscraig
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From this reading When he saw that he had been forgotten, Dick too made his way to the railway, and went back; but it was afternoon when he arrived at Rosscraig.
rushed
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From this reading And I am sorry to say that Val, in the heat of disappointment, when he came out from Mrs Pringle’s presence, forgot that his brother was walking about on the other side of the square waiting for him, and had rushed back to Lasswade without ever thinking of Dick.
saw
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From this reading When he saw that he had been forgotten, Dick too made his way to the railway, and went back; but it was afternoon when he arrived at Rosscraig.
say
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From this reading And I am sorry to say that Val, in the heat of disappointment, when he came out from Mrs Pringle’s presence, forgot that his brother was walking about on the other side of the square waiting for him, and had rushed back to Lasswade without ever thinking of Dick.
seeing
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From this reading Dick had gone to Edinburgh with his brother, half by way of seeing the beautiful town, half to console Val, who was very eager and anxious.
side
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From this reading And I am sorry to say that Val, in the heat of disappointment, when he came out from Mrs Pringle’s presence, forgot that his brother was walking about on the other side of the square waiting for him, and had rushed back to Lasswade without ever thinking of Dick.
sorry
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From this reading And I am sorry to say that Val, in the heat of disappointment, when he came out from Mrs Pringle’s presence, forgot that his brother was walking about on the other side of the square waiting for him, and had rushed back to Lasswade without ever thinking of Dick.
square
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From this reading And I am sorry to say that Val, in the heat of disappointment, when he came out from Mrs Pringle’s presence, forgot that his brother was walking about on the other side of the square waiting for him, and had rushed back to Lasswade without ever thinking of Dick.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a curious interest he had walked about Moray Place, to which he had directed his letters in the strange old time when he was still Dick Brown,--a time which it gave him a certain vertigo to think of.
strange
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From this reading With a curious interest he had walked about Moray Place, to which he had directed his letters in the strange old time when he was still Dick Brown,--a time which it gave him a certain vertigo to think of.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That had been a weary morning in the new wing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That had been a weary morning in the new wing.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a curious interest he had walked about Moray Place, to which he had directed his letters in the strange old time when he was still Dick Brown,--a time which it gave him a certain vertigo to think of.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I am sorry to say that Val, in the heat of disappointment, when he came out from Mrs Pringle’s presence, forgot that his brother was walking about on the other side of the square waiting for him, and had rushed back to Lasswade without ever thinking of Dick.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a curious interest he had walked about Moray Place, to which he had directed his letters in the strange old time when he was still Dick Brown,--a time which it gave him a certain vertigo to think of.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dick had gone to Edinburgh with his brother, half by way of seeing the beautiful town, half to console Val, who was very eager and anxious.
too
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From this reading When he saw that he had been forgotten, Dick too made his way to the railway, and went back; but it was afternoon when he arrived at Rosscraig.
town
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From this reading Dick had gone to Edinburgh with his brother, half by way of seeing the beautiful town, half to console Val, who was very eager and anxious.
Val
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From this reading Dick had gone to Edinburgh with his brother, half by way of seeing the beautiful town, half to console Val, who was very eager and anxious.
vertigo
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From this reading With a curious interest he had walked about Moray Place, to which he had directed his letters in the strange old time when he was still Dick Brown,--a time which it gave him a certain vertigo to think of.
very
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From this reading Dick had gone to Edinburgh with his brother, half by way of seeing the beautiful town, half to console Val, who was very eager and anxious.
waiting
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From this reading And I am sorry to say that Val, in the heat of disappointment, when he came out from Mrs Pringle’s presence, forgot that his brother was walking about on the other side of the square waiting for him, and had rushed back to Lasswade without ever thinking of Dick.
walked
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From this reading With a curious interest he had walked about Moray Place, to which he had directed his letters in the strange old time when he was still Dick Brown,--a time which it gave him a certain vertigo to think of.
walking
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From this reading And I am sorry to say that Val, in the heat of disappointment, when he came out from Mrs Pringle’s presence, forgot that his brother was walking about on the other side of the square waiting for him, and had rushed back to Lasswade without ever thinking of Dick.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dick had gone to Edinburgh with his brother, half by way of seeing the beautiful town, half to console Val, who was very eager and anxious.
way
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From this reading Dick had gone to Edinburgh with his brother, half by way of seeing the beautiful town, half to console Val, who was very eager and anxious.
weary
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From this reading That had been a weary morning in the new wing.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he saw that he had been forgotten, Dick too made his way to the railway, and went back; but it was afternoon when he arrived at Rosscraig.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading With a curious interest he had walked about Moray Place, to which he had directed his letters in the strange old time when he was still Dick Brown,--a time which it gave him a certain vertigo to think of.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With a curious interest he had walked about Moray Place, to which he had directed his letters in the strange old time when he was still Dick Brown,--a time which it gave him a certain vertigo to think of.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Dick had gone to Edinburgh with his brother, half by way of seeing the beautiful town, half to console Val, who was very eager and anxious.
wing
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From this reading That had been a weary morning in the new wing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dick had gone to Edinburgh with his brother, half by way of seeing the beautiful town, half to console Val, who was very eager and anxious.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And I am sorry to say that Val, in the heat of disappointment, when he came out from Mrs Pringle’s presence, forgot that his brother was walking about on the other side of the square waiting for him, and had rushed back to Lasswade without ever thinking of Dick.
