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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 Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
accounted
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From this reading He fancied that Jane looked a little more anxious than usual; but then her sister was lying ill at Stokeley, and she was often there with her, so that accounted for her anxiety.
amuse
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From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
annoyance
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From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
anxiety
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From this reading He fancied that Jane looked a little more anxious than usual; but then her sister was lying ill at Stokeley, and she was often there with her, so that accounted for her anxiety.
anxious
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From this reading He fancied that Jane looked a little more anxious than usual; but then her sister was lying ill at Stokeley, and she was often there with her, so that accounted for her anxiety.
apprehension
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From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He fancied that Jane looked a little more anxious than usual; but then her sister was lying ill at Stokeley, and she was often there with her, so that accounted for her anxiety.
awake
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From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
away
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From this reading It accounted, too, for her being away one evening a fortnight later, when Mr Robins coming in in the dusk found something laid on his doorstep.
Baby's
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From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It accounted, too, for her being away one evening a fortnight later, when Mr Robins coming in in the dusk found something laid on his doorstep.
Bill
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From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
came
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From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
Cat
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From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
church
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From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
coming
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From this reading It accounted, too, for her being away one evening a fortnight later, when Mr Robins coming in in the dusk found something laid on his doorstep.
comments
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From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
concern
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From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
constant
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From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
daughter's
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From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
days
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From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
Doorstep
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From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
dusk
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From this reading It accounted, too, for her being away one evening a fortnight later, when Mr Robins coming in in the dusk found something laid on his doorstep.
evening
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From this reading It accounted, too, for her being away one evening a fortnight later, when Mr Robins coming in in the dusk found something laid on his doorstep.
expectation
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From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
fancied
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From this reading He fancied that Jane looked a little more anxious than usual; but then her sister was lying ill at Stokeley, and she was often there with her, so that accounted for her anxiety.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
fortnight
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From this reading It accounted, too, for her being away one evening a fortnight later, when Mr Robins coming in in the dusk found something laid on his doorstep.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It accounted, too, for her being away one evening a fortnight later, when Mr Robins coming in in the dusk found something laid on his doorstep.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
furtive
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From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
glances
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From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
gossip
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From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
Gray
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From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
house
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From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
ill
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From this reading He fancied that Jane looked a little more anxious than usual; but then her sister was lying ill at Stokeley, and she was often there with her, so that accounted for her anxiety.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
intended
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From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
Jane
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From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
knowing
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From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
known
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From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
laid
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From this reading It accounted, too, for her being away one evening a fortnight later, when Mr Robins coming in in the dusk found something laid on his doorstep.
later
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From this reading It accounted, too, for her being away one evening a fortnight later, when Mr Robins coming in in the dusk found something laid on his doorstep.
leave
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From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
Like
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From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
listening
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From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He fancied that Jane looked a little more anxious than usual; but then her sister was lying ill at Stokeley, and she was often there with her, so that accounted for her anxiety.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He fancied that Jane looked a little more anxious than usual; but then her sister was lying ill at Stokeley, and she was often there with her, so that accounted for her anxiety.
lost
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From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
lying
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From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
many
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From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
master
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From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
matters
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From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
more
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From this reading He fancied that Jane looked a little more anxious than usual; but then her sister was lying ill at Stokeley, and she was often there with her, so that accounted for her anxiety.
Mother
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From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
Mr
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From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
necessity
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From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
neighbours
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From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
nerve
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From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
news
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From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
now
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From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
off
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From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
often
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From this reading He fancied that Jane looked a little more anxious than usual; but then her sister was lying ill at Stokeley, and she was often there with her, so that accounted for her anxiety.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
other
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From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
out
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From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
people's
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From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
persecution
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From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
place
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From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
preparing
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From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
resistance
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From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
Restless
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From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
return
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From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
Robins
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From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
Sands
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From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He fancied that Jane looked a little more anxious than usual; but then her sister was lying ill at Stokeley, and she was often there with her, so that accounted for her anxiety.
She's
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From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
Shoe
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From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
sister
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From this reading He fancied that Jane looked a little more anxious than usual; but then her sister was lying ill at Stokeley, and she was often there with her, so that accounted for her anxiety.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
Stokeley
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From this reading He fancied that Jane looked a little more anxious than usual; but then her sister was lying ill at Stokeley, and she was often there with her, so that accounted for her anxiety.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He fancied that Jane looked a little more anxious than usual; but then her sister was lying ill at Stokeley, and she was often there with her, so that accounted for her anxiety.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
then
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From this reading He fancied that Jane looked a little more anxious than usual; but then her sister was lying ill at Stokeley, and she was often there with her, so that accounted for her anxiety.
there
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From this reading He fancied that Jane looked a little more anxious than usual; but then her sister was lying ill at Stokeley, and she was often there with her, so that accounted for her anxiety.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
too
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From this reading It accounted, too, for her being away one evening a fortnight later, when Mr Robins coming in in the dusk found something laid on his doorstep.
usual
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From this reading He fancied that Jane looked a little more anxious than usual; but then her sister was lying ill at Stokeley, and she was often there with her, so that accounted for her anxiety.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
way
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From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It accounted, too, for her being away one evening a fortnight later, when Mr Robins coming in in the dusk found something laid on his doorstep.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Something on the Doorstep--Bill Gray--Is That a Cat?--She's Like Mother--A Baby's Shoe--Jane Restless But the annoyance for which Mr Robins had been preparing himself was not repeated; the persecution, if such had been intended, was not continued.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading As the days passed by he began to leave off listening and lying awake; he came out from his house or from the church without furtive glances of expectation to the right and left; he lost that constant feeling of apprehension and the necessity to nerve himself for resistance.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had never been one to gossip or concern himself with other people's matters, and Jane Sands had never brought the news of the place to amuse her master, as many in her place would have done; so now he had no way of knowing if his daughter's return had been known in the place, or what comments the neighbours passed on it.
