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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 Now, as he revolved the meeting in his mind, he found that it was not in the least degree a surprise.
almost
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From this reading He had had his serious, almost ascetic moods, his despondencies, his flights of folly, his impulses of stern ambition, his hours of morbid brooding and of reckless gayety.
always
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From this reading Somehow, he had always expected that this girl would step suddenly into his life, with her ruddy hair and her gray eyes.
ambition
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From this reading He had had his serious, almost ascetic moods, his despondencies, his flights of folly, his impulses of stern ambition, his hours of morbid brooding and of reckless gayety.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Somehow, he had always expected that this girl would step suddenly into his life, with her ruddy hair and her gray eyes.
appropriate
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From this reading He had sounded every note in the gamut of emotions appropriate to a man in his position.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now, as he revolved the meeting in his mind, he found that it was not in the least degree a surprise.
ascetic
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From this reading He had had his serious, almost ascetic moods, his despondencies, his flights of folly, his impulses of stern ambition, his hours of morbid brooding and of reckless gayety.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It seemed to him to be something which the natural evolution of that life demanded.
brooding
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From this reading He had had his serious, almost ascetic moods, his despondencies, his flights of folly, his impulses of stern ambition, his hours of morbid brooding and of reckless gayety.
degree
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From this reading Now, as he revolved the meeting in his mind, he found that it was not in the least degree a surprise.
demanded
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From this reading It seemed to him to be something which the natural evolution of that life demanded.
despondencies
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From this reading He had had his serious, almost ascetic moods, his despondencies, his flights of folly, his impulses of stern ambition, his hours of morbid brooding and of reckless gayety.
emotions
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From this reading He had sounded every note in the gamut of emotions appropriate to a man in his position.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He had sounded every note in the gamut of emotions appropriate to a man in his position.
evolution
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From this reading It seemed to him to be something which the natural evolution of that life demanded.
expected
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From this reading Somehow, he had always expected that this girl would step suddenly into his life, with her ruddy hair and her gray eyes.
eyes
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From this reading Somehow, he had always expected that this girl would step suddenly into his life, with her ruddy hair and her gray eyes.
flights
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From this reading He had had his serious, almost ascetic moods, his despondencies, his flights of folly, his impulses of stern ambition, his hours of morbid brooding and of reckless gayety.
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading He had had his serious, almost ascetic moods, his despondencies, his flights of folly, his impulses of stern ambition, his hours of morbid brooding and of reckless gayety.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, as he revolved the meeting in his mind, he found that it was not in the least degree a surprise.
gamut
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From this reading He had sounded every note in the gamut of emotions appropriate to a man in his position.
gayety
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From this reading He had had his serious, almost ascetic moods, his despondencies, his flights of folly, his impulses of stern ambition, his hours of morbid brooding and of reckless gayety.
girl
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From this reading Somehow, he had always expected that this girl would step suddenly into his life, with her ruddy hair and her gray eyes.
gray
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From this reading Somehow, he had always expected that this girl would step suddenly into his life, with her ruddy hair and her gray eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Somehow, he had always expected that this girl would step suddenly into his life, with her ruddy hair and her gray eyes.
hair
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From this reading Somehow, he had always expected that this girl would step suddenly into his life, with her ruddy hair and her gray eyes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, as he revolved the meeting in his mind, he found that it was not in the least degree a surprise.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Somehow, he had always expected that this girl would step suddenly into his life, with her ruddy hair and her gray eyes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed to him to be something which the natural evolution of that life demanded.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, as he revolved the meeting in his mind, he found that it was not in the least degree a surprise.
hours
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From this reading He had had his serious, almost ascetic moods, his despondencies, his flights of folly, his impulses of stern ambition, his hours of morbid brooding and of reckless gayety.
impulses
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From this reading He had had his serious, almost ascetic moods, his despondencies, his flights of folly, his impulses of stern ambition, his hours of morbid brooding and of reckless gayety.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, as he revolved the meeting in his mind, he found that it was not in the least degree a surprise.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Somehow, he had always expected that this girl would step suddenly into his life, with her ruddy hair and her gray eyes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now, as he revolved the meeting in his mind, he found that it was not in the least degree a surprise.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, as he revolved the meeting in his mind, he found that it was not in the least degree a surprise.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somehow, he had always expected that this girl would step suddenly into his life, with her ruddy hair and her gray eyes.
man
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From this reading He had sounded every note in the gamut of emotions appropriate to a man in his position.
meeting
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From this reading Now, as he revolved the meeting in his mind, he found that it was not in the least degree a surprise.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, as he revolved the meeting in his mind, he found that it was not in the least degree a surprise.
moods
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From this reading He had had his serious, almost ascetic moods, his despondencies, his flights of folly, his impulses of stern ambition, his hours of morbid brooding and of reckless gayety.
morbid
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From this reading He had had his serious, almost ascetic moods, his despondencies, his flights of folly, his impulses of stern ambition, his hours of morbid brooding and of reckless gayety.
natural
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From this reading It seemed to him to be something which the natural evolution of that life demanded.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now, as he revolved the meeting in his mind, he found that it was not in the least degree a surprise.
note
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From this reading He had sounded every note in the gamut of emotions appropriate to a man in his position.
Now
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From this reading Now, as he revolved the meeting in his mind, he found that it was not in the least degree a surprise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It seemed to him to be something which the natural evolution of that life demanded.
position
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From this reading He had sounded every note in the gamut of emotions appropriate to a man in his position.
reckless
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From this reading He had had his serious, almost ascetic moods, his despondencies, his flights of folly, his impulses of stern ambition, his hours of morbid brooding and of reckless gayety.
revolved
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From this reading Now, as he revolved the meeting in his mind, he found that it was not in the least degree a surprise.
ruddy
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From this reading Somehow, he had always expected that this girl would step suddenly into his life, with her ruddy hair and her gray eyes.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to him to be something which the natural evolution of that life demanded.
serious
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From this reading He had had his serious, almost ascetic moods, his despondencies, his flights of folly, his impulses of stern ambition, his hours of morbid brooding and of reckless gayety.
Somehow
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From this reading Somehow, he had always expected that this girl would step suddenly into his life, with her ruddy hair and her gray eyes.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It seemed to him to be something which the natural evolution of that life demanded.
sounded
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From this reading He had sounded every note in the gamut of emotions appropriate to a man in his position.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somehow, he had always expected that this girl would step suddenly into his life, with her ruddy hair and her gray eyes.
stern
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From this reading He had had his serious, almost ascetic moods, his despondencies, his flights of folly, his impulses of stern ambition, his hours of morbid brooding and of reckless gayety.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Somehow, he had always expected that this girl would step suddenly into his life, with her ruddy hair and her gray eyes.
surprise
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From this reading Now, as he revolved the meeting in his mind, he found that it was not in the least degree a surprise.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now, as he revolved the meeting in his mind, he found that it was not in the least degree a surprise.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now, as he revolved the meeting in his mind, he found that it was not in the least degree a surprise.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Somehow, he had always expected that this girl would step suddenly into his life, with her ruddy hair and her gray eyes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to him to be something which the natural evolution of that life demanded.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, as he revolved the meeting in his mind, he found that it was not in the least degree a surprise.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It seemed to him to be something which the natural evolution of that life demanded.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Somehow, he had always expected that this girl would step suddenly into his life, with her ruddy hair and her gray eyes.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Somehow, he had always expected that this girl would step suddenly into his life, with her ruddy hair and her gray eyes.
