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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 Three pictures, painted cheerfully, without a premonition, or any sense of failure, or a moment’s fear that they would ever stand with their faces against a dealer’s wall.
accompany
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From this reading They seemed to accompany him on his way, showing against the front of the houses wherever he turned his eyes.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He had passed through the crowds in the street with his life and thoughts suspended, feeling that to think was impossible, seeing only before him the line of the three pictures standing against the wall.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had passed through the crowds in the street with his life and thoughts suspended, feeling that to think was impossible, seeing only before him the line of the three pictures standing against the wall.
any
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From this reading Three pictures, painted cheerfully, without a premonition, or any sense of failure, or a moment’s fear that they would ever stand with their faces against a dealer’s wall.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One of them had been a great favourite with his wife.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had passed through the crowds in the street with his life and thoughts suspended, feeling that to think was impossible, seeing only before him the line of the three pictures standing against the wall.
cheerfully
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From this reading Three pictures, painted cheerfully, without a premonition, or any sense of failure, or a moment’s fear that they would ever stand with their faces against a dealer’s wall.
crowds
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From this reading He had passed through the crowds in the street with his life and thoughts suspended, feeling that to think was impossible, seeing only before him the line of the three pictures standing against the wall.
dealer's
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From this reading Three pictures, painted cheerfully, without a premonition, or any sense of failure, or a moment’s fear that they would ever stand with their faces against a dealer’s wall.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three pictures, painted cheerfully, without a premonition, or any sense of failure, or a moment’s fear that they would ever stand with their faces against a dealer’s wall.
eyes
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From this reading They seemed to accompany him on his way, showing against the front of the houses wherever he turned his eyes.
faces
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From this reading Three pictures, painted cheerfully, without a premonition, or any sense of failure, or a moment’s fear that they would ever stand with their faces against a dealer’s wall.
failure
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From this reading Three pictures, painted cheerfully, without a premonition, or any sense of failure, or a moment’s fear that they would ever stand with their faces against a dealer’s wall.
far
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From this reading Mr. Sandford knew nothing till he found himself in the Regent’s Park, not far from his house.
favourite
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From this reading One of them had been a great favourite with his wife.
fear
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From this reading Three pictures, painted cheerfully, without a premonition, or any sense of failure, or a moment’s fear that they would ever stand with their faces against a dealer’s wall.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had passed through the crowds in the street with his life and thoughts suspended, feeling that to think was impossible, seeing only before him the line of the three pictures standing against the wall.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Sandford knew nothing till he found himself in the Regent’s Park, not far from his house.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Sandford knew nothing till he found himself in the Regent’s Park, not far from his house.
front
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From this reading They seemed to accompany him on his way, showing against the front of the houses wherever he turned his eyes.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of them had been a great favourite with his wife.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had passed through the crowds in the street with his life and thoughts suspended, feeling that to think was impossible, seeing only before him the line of the three pictures standing against the wall.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Sandford knew nothing till he found himself in the Regent’s Park, not far from his house.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had passed through the crowds in the street with his life and thoughts suspended, feeling that to think was impossible, seeing only before him the line of the three pictures standing against the wall.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Sandford knew nothing till he found himself in the Regent’s Park, not far from his house.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Sandford knew nothing till he found himself in the Regent’s Park, not far from his house.
house
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From this reading Mr. Sandford knew nothing till he found himself in the Regent’s Park, not far from his house.
houses
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From this reading They seemed to accompany him on his way, showing against the front of the houses wherever he turned his eyes.
impossible
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From this reading He had passed through the crowds in the street with his life and thoughts suspended, feeling that to think was impossible, seeing only before him the line of the three pictures standing against the wall.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Sandford knew nothing till he found himself in the Regent’s Park, not far from his house.
knew
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From this reading Mr. Sandford knew nothing till he found himself in the Regent’s Park, not far from his house.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had passed through the crowds in the street with his life and thoughts suspended, feeling that to think was impossible, seeing only before him the line of the three pictures standing against the wall.
line
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From this reading He had passed through the crowds in the street with his life and thoughts suspended, feeling that to think was impossible, seeing only before him the line of the three pictures standing against the wall.
moment's
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From this reading Three pictures, painted cheerfully, without a premonition, or any sense of failure, or a moment’s fear that they would ever stand with their faces against a dealer’s wall.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Sandford knew nothing till he found himself in the Regent’s Park, not far from his house.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Sandford knew nothing till he found himself in the Regent’s Park, not far from his house.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Mr. Sandford knew nothing till he found himself in the Regent’s Park, not far from his house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had passed through the crowds in the street with his life and thoughts suspended, feeling that to think was impossible, seeing only before him the line of the three pictures standing against the wall.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They seemed to accompany him on his way, showing against the front of the houses wherever he turned his eyes.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them had been a great favourite with his wife.
only
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From this reading He had passed through the crowds in the street with his life and thoughts suspended, feeling that to think was impossible, seeing only before him the line of the three pictures standing against the wall.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Three pictures, painted cheerfully, without a premonition, or any sense of failure, or a moment’s fear that they would ever stand with their faces against a dealer’s wall.
painted
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From this reading Three pictures, painted cheerfully, without a premonition, or any sense of failure, or a moment’s fear that they would ever stand with their faces against a dealer’s wall.
Park
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From this reading Mr. Sandford knew nothing till he found himself in the Regent’s Park, not far from his house.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had passed through the crowds in the street with his life and thoughts suspended, feeling that to think was impossible, seeing only before him the line of the three pictures standing against the wall.
pictures
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From this reading He had passed through the crowds in the street with his life and thoughts suspended, feeling that to think was impossible, seeing only before him the line of the three pictures standing against the wall.
premonition
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From this reading Three pictures, painted cheerfully, without a premonition, or any sense of failure, or a moment’s fear that they would ever stand with their faces against a dealer’s wall.
Regent's
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From this reading Mr. Sandford knew nothing till he found himself in the Regent’s Park, not far from his house.
Sandford
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From this reading Mr. Sandford knew nothing till he found himself in the Regent’s Park, not far from his house.
seeing
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From this reading He had passed through the crowds in the street with his life and thoughts suspended, feeling that to think was impossible, seeing only before him the line of the three pictures standing against the wall.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed to accompany him on his way, showing against the front of the houses wherever he turned his eyes.
sense
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From this reading Three pictures, painted cheerfully, without a premonition, or any sense of failure, or a moment’s fear that they would ever stand with their faces against a dealer’s wall.
showing
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From this reading They seemed to accompany him on his way, showing against the front of the houses wherever he turned his eyes.
stand
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From this reading Three pictures, painted cheerfully, without a premonition, or any sense of failure, or a moment’s fear that they would ever stand with their faces against a dealer’s wall.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had passed through the crowds in the street with his life and thoughts suspended, feeling that to think was impossible, seeing only before him the line of the three pictures standing against the wall.
street
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From this reading He had passed through the crowds in the street with his life and thoughts suspended, feeling that to think was impossible, seeing only before him the line of the three pictures standing against the wall.
suspended
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From this reading He had passed through the crowds in the street with his life and thoughts suspended, feeling that to think was impossible, seeing only before him the line of the three pictures standing against the wall.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had passed through the crowds in the street with his life and thoughts suspended, feeling that to think was impossible, seeing only before him the line of the three pictures standing against the wall.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Sandford knew nothing till he found himself in the Regent’s Park, not far from his house.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Three pictures, painted cheerfully, without a premonition, or any sense of failure, or a moment’s fear that they would ever stand with their faces against a dealer’s wall.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them had been a great favourite with his wife.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They seemed to accompany him on his way, showing against the front of the houses wherever he turned his eyes.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had passed through the crowds in the street with his life and thoughts suspended, feeling that to think was impossible, seeing only before him the line of the three pictures standing against the wall.
thoughts
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From this reading He had passed through the crowds in the street with his life and thoughts suspended, feeling that to think was impossible, seeing only before him the line of the three pictures standing against the wall.
three
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From this reading He had passed through the crowds in the street with his life and thoughts suspended, feeling that to think was impossible, seeing only before him the line of the three pictures standing against the wall.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had passed through the crowds in the street with his life and thoughts suspended, feeling that to think was impossible, seeing only before him the line of the three pictures standing against the wall.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Mr. Sandford knew nothing till he found himself in the Regent’s Park, not far from his house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had passed through the crowds in the street with his life and thoughts suspended, feeling that to think was impossible, seeing only before him the line of the three pictures standing against the wall.
turned
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From this reading They seemed to accompany him on his way, showing against the front of the houses wherever he turned his eyes.
wall
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From this reading He had passed through the crowds in the street with his life and thoughts suspended, feeling that to think was impossible, seeing only before him the line of the three pictures standing against the wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had passed through the crowds in the street with his life and thoughts suspended, feeling that to think was impossible, seeing only before him the line of the three pictures standing against the wall.
way
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From this reading They seemed to accompany him on his way, showing against the front of the houses wherever he turned his eyes.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading They seemed to accompany him on his way, showing against the front of the houses wherever he turned his eyes.
wife
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From this reading One of them had been a great favourite with his wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had passed through the crowds in the street with his life and thoughts suspended, feeling that to think was impossible, seeing only before him the line of the three pictures standing against the wall.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Three pictures, painted cheerfully, without a premonition, or any sense of failure, or a moment’s fear that they would ever stand with their faces against a dealer’s wall.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Three pictures, painted cheerfully, without a premonition, or any sense of failure, or a moment’s fear that they would ever stand with their faces against a dealer’s wall.
