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A Man's Hearth
A Man's Hearth

Chapter IX

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THE LUCK IN THE HOUSE.
Nothing did happen.
None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.
In the first place, the marriage of Anthony Adriance, Junior, somehow escaped the sensational journals, as a pleasing theme.
There were no headlines announcing: "Son of a millionaire weds a nursemaid."
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Man's Hearth

Chapter IX

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE LUCK IN THE HOUSE.
Line 2
Nothing did happen.
Line 3
None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.
Line 4
In the first place, the marriage of Anthony Adriance, Junior, somehow escaped the sensational journals, as a pleasing theme.
Line 5
There were no headlines announcing: "Son of a millionaire weds a nursemaid."

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In the first place, the marriage of Anthony Adriance, Junior, somehow escaped the sensational journals, as a pleasing theme.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.”

None pronoun US /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading “None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “Nothing did happen.”

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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 None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.

Adriance

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From this reading In the first place, the marriage of Anthony Adriance, Junior, somehow escaped the sensational journals, as a pleasing theme.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.

announcing

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From this reading There were no headlines announcing: "Son of a millionaire weds a nursemaid."

Anthony

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From this reading In the first place, the marriage of Anthony Adriance, Junior, somehow escaped the sensational journals, as a pleasing theme.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.

attended

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From this reading None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.

December

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From this reading None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Nothing did happen.

early

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From this reading None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.

escaped

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From this reading In the first place, the marriage of Anthony Adriance, Junior, somehow escaped the sensational journals, as a pleasing theme.

experiences

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From this reading None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In the first place, the marriage of Anthony Adriance, Junior, somehow escaped the sensational journals, as a pleasing theme.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.

happen

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From this reading Nothing did happen.

headlines

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From this reading There were no headlines announcing: "Son of a millionaire weds a nursemaid."

HOUSE

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From this reading THE LUCK IN THE HOUSE.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE LUCK IN THE HOUSE.

journals

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From this reading In the first place, the marriage of Anthony Adriance, Junior, somehow escaped the sensational journals, as a pleasing theme.

Junior

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From this reading In the first place, the marriage of Anthony Adriance, Junior, somehow escaped the sensational journals, as a pleasing theme.

like

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From this reading None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.

LUCK

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From this reading THE LUCK IN THE HOUSE.

lusty

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From this reading None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.

marriage

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From this reading In the first place, the marriage of Anthony Adriance, Junior, somehow escaped the sensational journals, as a pleasing theme.

millionaire

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From this reading There were no headlines announcing: "Son of a millionaire weds a nursemaid."

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There were no headlines announcing: "Son of a millionaire weds a nursemaid."

NonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.

northern

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From this reading None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.

NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Nothing did happen.

November

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From this reading None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.

nursemaid

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From this reading There were no headlines announcing: "Son of a millionaire weds a nursemaid."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.

out

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From this reading None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.

overtook

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From this reading None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.

place

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From this reading In the first place, the marriage of Anthony Adriance, Junior, somehow escaped the sensational journals, as a pleasing theme.

pleasing

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From this reading In the first place, the marriage of Anthony Adriance, Junior, somehow escaped the sensational journals, as a pleasing theme.

ran

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From this reading None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.

red

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From this reading None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.

seas

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From this reading None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.

sensational

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From this reading In the first place, the marriage of Anthony Adriance, Junior, somehow escaped the sensational journals, as a pleasing theme.

snow

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From this reading None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.

somehow

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From this reading In the first place, the marriage of Anthony Adriance, Junior, somehow escaped the sensational journals, as a pleasing theme.

Son

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From this reading There were no headlines announcing: "Son of a millionaire weds a nursemaid."

stormed

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From this reading None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE LUCK IN THE HOUSE.

theme

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From this reading In the first place, the marriage of Anthony Adriance, Junior, somehow escaped the sensational journals, as a pleasing theme.

There

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From this reading There were no headlines announcing: "Son of a millionaire weds a nursemaid."

traditionary

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From this reading None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.

tremendous

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From this reading None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.

two

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From this reading None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.

usual

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From this reading None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.

viking

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From this reading None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.

weds

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From this reading There were no headlines announcing: "Son of a millionaire weds a nursemaid."

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There were no headlines announcing: "Son of a millionaire weds a nursemaid."

winds

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From this reading None of the traditionary usual experiences overtook the two in the little red house, as November ran out and December stormed in like a lusty viking from northern seas, attended by tremendous winds and early snow.