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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 Mr. Manners experienced a great sense of relief when Mark Inglefield had taken his departure.
absolutely
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From this reading Now that he was alone, he felt himself absolutely free.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now that he was alone, he felt himself absolutely free.
also
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From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
away
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From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It chimed with his humor not to be known, and he was pleased that Mr. Parkinson had not made free with his name.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The presence of that person had hampered not only his movements, but his will.
chimed
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From this reading It chimed with his humor not to be known, and he was pleased that Mr. Parkinson had not made free with his name.
departure
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From this reading Mr. Manners experienced a great sense of relief when Mark Inglefield had taken his departure.
distracted
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From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
experienced
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From this reading Mr. Manners experienced a great sense of relief when Mark Inglefield had taken his departure.
expressed
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From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
father
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From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
favor
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From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
felt
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From this reading Now that he was alone, he felt himself absolutely free.
few
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From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Now that he was alone, he felt himself absolutely free.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Manners experienced a great sense of relief when Mark Inglefield had taken his departure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Manners experienced a great sense of relief when Mark Inglefield had taken his departure.
hampered
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From this reading The presence of that person had hampered not only his movements, but his will.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that he was alone, he felt himself absolutely free.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now that he was alone, he felt himself absolutely free.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Manners experienced a great sense of relief when Mark Inglefield had taken his departure.
humor
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From this reading It chimed with his humor not to be known, and he was pleased that Mr. Parkinson had not made free with his name.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
Inglefield
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From this reading Mr. Manners experienced a great sense of relief when Mark Inglefield had taken his departure.
intentions
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From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It chimed with his humor not to be known, and he was pleased that Mr. Parkinson had not made free with his name.
known
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From this reading It chimed with his humor not to be known, and he was pleased that Mr. Parkinson had not made free with his name.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
made
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From this reading It chimed with his humor not to be known, and he was pleased that Mr. Parkinson had not made free with his name.
Manners
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From this reading Mr. Manners experienced a great sense of relief when Mark Inglefield had taken his departure.
Mark
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From this reading Mr. Manners experienced a great sense of relief when Mark Inglefield had taken his departure.
marked
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From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
moved
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From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
movements
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From this reading The presence of that person had hampered not only his movements, but his will.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Manners experienced a great sense of relief when Mark Inglefield had taken his departure.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It chimed with his humor not to be known, and he was pleased that Mr. Parkinson had not made free with his name.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The presence of that person had hampered not only his movements, but his will.
Now
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From this reading Now that he was alone, he felt himself absolutely free.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Manners experienced a great sense of relief when Mark Inglefield had taken his departure.
only
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From this reading The presence of that person had hampered not only his movements, but his will.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
other
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From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
Parkinson
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From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
person
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From this reading The presence of that person had hampered not only his movements, but his will.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It chimed with his humor not to be known, and he was pleased that Mr. Parkinson had not made free with his name.
presence
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From this reading The presence of that person had hampered not only his movements, but his will.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Mr. Manners experienced a great sense of relief when Mark Inglefield had taken his departure.
sense
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From this reading Mr. Manners experienced a great sense of relief when Mark Inglefield had taken his departure.
spoke
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From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
taken
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From this reading Mr. Manners experienced a great sense of relief when Mark Inglefield had taken his departure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The presence of that person had hampered not only his movements, but his will.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The presence of that person had hampered not only his movements, but his will.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
three
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From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
two
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From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now that he was alone, he felt himself absolutely free.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mr. Manners experienced a great sense of relief when Mark Inglefield had taken his departure.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The presence of that person had hampered not only his movements, but his will.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
words
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From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
working-men
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From this reading He exchanged a few words with Mr. Parkinson, in which he expressed again his good intentions towards the distracted father, and he spoke also to two or three other of the working-men, who, when he moved away from them, looked after him with marked favor.
