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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 so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
all
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From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
apt
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From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
beholders
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From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
brightly
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From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
bulky
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From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Now, Faith, my dear, suppose you wos just to step in and tell Miss Marion that, without she's pretty sharp, we sha'n't get to Under'm by half past six, nor nothing like it."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She's on the stairs now," said Faith, reconnoitring, "and if there isn't Sarah come out of the kitchen to see her drest!
compared
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From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
contented
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From this reading "True to a minit," Job said in a tone of contented self-satisfaction.
coquetry
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From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
dear
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From this reading "Now, Faith, my dear, suppose you wos just to step in and tell Miss Marion that, without she's pretty sharp, we sha'n't get to Under'm by half past six, nor nothing like it."
difficulty
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From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
discomfort
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From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
drest
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From this reading "She's on the stairs now," said Faith, reconnoitring, "and if there isn't Sarah come out of the kitchen to see her drest!
due
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From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
duly
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From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
eyes
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From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
Faith
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From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
fob
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From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
formed
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From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
get
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From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
globular
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From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now, Faith, my dear, suppose you wos just to step in and tell Miss Marion that, without she's pretty sharp, we sha'n't get to Under'm by half past six, nor nothing like it."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "She's on the stairs now," said Faith, reconnoitring, "and if there isn't Sarah come out of the kitchen to see her drest!
impress
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From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
instinctive
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From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
isn't
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From this reading "She's on the stairs now," said Faith, reconnoitring, "and if there isn't Sarah come out of the kitchen to see her drest!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
Job
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From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
just
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From this reading "Now, Faith, my dear, suppose you wos just to step in and tell Miss Marion that, without she's pretty sharp, we sha'n't get to Under'm by half past six, nor nothing like it."
kitchen
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From this reading "She's on the stairs now," said Faith, reconnoitring, "and if there isn't Sarah come out of the kitchen to see her drest!
like
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From this reading "Now, Faith, my dear, suppose you wos just to step in and tell Miss Marion that, without she's pretty sharp, we sha'n't get to Under'm by half past six, nor nothing like it."
looking
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From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
Marion
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From this reading "Now, Faith, my dear, suppose you wos just to step in and tell Miss Marion that, without she's pretty sharp, we sha'n't get to Under'm by half past six, nor nothing like it."
minit
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From this reading "True to a minit," Job said in a tone of contented self-satisfaction.
Miss
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From this reading "Now, Faith, my dear, suppose you wos just to step in and tell Miss Marion that, without she's pretty sharp, we sha'n't get to Under'm by half past six, nor nothing like it."
moment
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From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now, Faith, my dear, suppose you wos just to step in and tell Miss Marion that, without she's pretty sharp, we sha'n't get to Under'm by half past six, nor nothing like it."
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Now, Faith, my dear, suppose you wos just to step in and tell Miss Marion that, without she's pretty sharp, we sha'n't get to Under'm by half past six, nor nothing like it."
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Now, Faith, my dear, suppose you wos just to step in and tell Miss Marion that, without she's pretty sharp, we sha'n't get to Under'm by half past six, nor nothing like it."
Now
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From this reading "Now, Faith, my dear, suppose you wos just to step in and tell Miss Marion that, without she's pretty sharp, we sha'n't get to Under'm by half past six, nor nothing like it."
odd
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From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "She's on the stairs now," said Faith, reconnoitring, "and if there isn't Sarah come out of the kitchen to see her drest!
oracle
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From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
out
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From this reading "She's on the stairs now," said Faith, reconnoitring, "and if there isn't Sarah come out of the kitchen to see her drest!
past
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From this reading "Now, Faith, my dear, suppose you wos just to step in and tell Miss Marion that, without she's pretty sharp, we sha'n't get to Under'm by half past six, nor nothing like it."
peculiar
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From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
pocket
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From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
pretty
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From this reading "Now, Faith, my dear, suppose you wos just to step in and tell Miss Marion that, without she's pretty sharp, we sha'n't get to Under'm by half past six, nor nothing like it."
protuberance
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From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
reconnoitring
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From this reading "She's on the stairs now," said Faith, reconnoitring, "and if there isn't Sarah come out of the kitchen to see her drest!
regarded
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From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
respect
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From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
said
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From this reading "True to a minit," Job said in a tone of contented self-satisfaction.
Sarah
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From this reading "She's on the stairs now," said Faith, reconnoitring, "and if there isn't Sarah come out of the kitchen to see her drest!
see
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From this reading "She's on the stairs now," said Faith, reconnoitring, "and if there isn't Sarah come out of the kitchen to see her drest!
self-satisfaction
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From this reading "True to a minit," Job said in a tone of contented self-satisfaction.
sense
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From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
settling
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From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
sha'n't
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From this reading "Now, Faith, my dear, suppose you wos just to step in and tell Miss Marion that, without she's pretty sharp, we sha'n't get to Under'm by half past six, nor nothing like it."
shading
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From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
sharp
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From this reading "Now, Faith, my dear, suppose you wos just to step in and tell Miss Marion that, without she's pretty sharp, we sha'n't get to Under'm by half past six, nor nothing like it."
she's
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From this reading "Now, Faith, my dear, suppose you wos just to step in and tell Miss Marion that, without she's pretty sharp, we sha'n't get to Under'm by half past six, nor nothing like it."
silver
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From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
six
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From this reading "Now, Faith, my dear, suppose you wos just to step in and tell Miss Marion that, without she's pretty sharp, we sha'n't get to Under'm by half past six, nor nothing like it."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
sort
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From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
stairs
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From this reading "She's on the stairs now," said Faith, reconnoitring, "and if there isn't Sarah come out of the kitchen to see her drest!
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now, Faith, my dear, suppose you wos just to step in and tell Miss Marion that, without she's pretty sharp, we sha'n't get to Under'm by half past six, nor nothing like it."
sun
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From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Now, Faith, my dear, suppose you wos just to step in and tell Miss Marion that, without she's pretty sharp, we sha'n't get to Under'm by half past six, nor nothing like it."
surmounted
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From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
sympathetic
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From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now, Faith, my dear, suppose you wos just to step in and tell Miss Marion that, without she's pretty sharp, we sha'n't get to Under'm by half past six, nor nothing like it."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
there
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From this reading "She's on the stairs now," said Faith, reconnoitring, "and if there isn't Sarah come out of the kitchen to see her drest!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
tone
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From this reading "True to a minit," Job said in a tone of contented self-satisfaction.
tower
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From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
True
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From this reading "True to a minit," Job said in a tone of contented self-satisfaction.
twist
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From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
Under'm
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From this reading "Now, Faith, my dear, suppose you wos just to step in and tell Miss Marion that, without she's pretty sharp, we sha'n't get to Under'm by half past six, nor nothing like it."
up
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From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
waistcoat
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From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
watch
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From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Now, Faith, my dear, suppose you wos just to step in and tell Miss Marion that, without she's pretty sharp, we sha'n't get to Under'm by half past six, nor nothing like it."
wheft
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From this reading It was so bulky that it required a peculiar twist of his body to get it into the pocket at all, and wheft that difficulty was surmounted it formed an odd sort of protuberance, apt to impress beholders with a sympathetic sense of discomfort Faith, however, regarded it with due respect.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the moment when Faith, shading her eyes from the sun, was looking brightly up with instinctive coquetry, Job was settling in his waistcoat fob the globular silver watch which he had duly compared with his oracle in the tower.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Now, Faith, my dear, suppose you wos just to step in and tell Miss Marion that, without she's pretty sharp, we sha'n't get to Under'm by half past six, nor nothing like it."
wos
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From this reading "Now, Faith, my dear, suppose you wos just to step in and tell Miss Marion that, without she's pretty sharp, we sha'n't get to Under'm by half past six, nor nothing like it."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now, Faith, my dear, suppose you wos just to step in and tell Miss Marion that, without she's pretty sharp, we sha'n't get to Under'm by half past six, nor nothing like it."
