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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It chose one of the first evenings of April, when a delicate, pastel-tinted sunset was concluding the day as gracefully as the _envoi_ of a poem.
accustomed
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From this reading The event that fell like an exploding shell into the tranquil household, shattering its accustomed life as truly as if by material destruction, came quite without warning.
ADRIANCES
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From this reading THE ADRIANCES The weeks ran quietly on, bringing spring as the only visitor to the little red house.
agreement
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From this reading The Adriances did not speak of him, by tacit agreement feigning to forget the only painful evening they had spent since their marriage.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The event that fell like an exploding shell into the tranquil household, shattering its accustomed life as truly as if by material destruction, came quite without warning.
April
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From this reading It chose one of the first evenings of April, when a delicate, pastel-tinted sunset was concluding the day as gracefully as the _envoi_ of a poem.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE ADRIANCES The weeks ran quietly on, bringing spring as the only visitor to the little red house.
availed
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From this reading Masterson had been invited to come, but he never availed himself of the invitation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Masterson had been invited to come, but he never availed himself of the invitation.
bringing
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From this reading THE ADRIANCES The weeks ran quietly on, bringing spring as the only visitor to the little red house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Masterson had been invited to come, but he never availed himself of the invitation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Adriances did not speak of him, by tacit agreement feigning to forget the only painful evening they had spent since their marriage.
came
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From this reading The event that fell like an exploding shell into the tranquil household, shattering its accustomed life as truly as if by material destruction, came quite without warning.
chose
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From this reading It chose one of the first evenings of April, when a delicate, pastel-tinted sunset was concluding the day as gracefully as the _envoi_ of a poem.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Masterson had been invited to come, but he never availed himself of the invitation.
concluding
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From this reading It chose one of the first evenings of April, when a delicate, pastel-tinted sunset was concluding the day as gracefully as the _envoi_ of a poem.
day
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From this reading It chose one of the first evenings of April, when a delicate, pastel-tinted sunset was concluding the day as gracefully as the _envoi_ of a poem.
delicate
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From this reading It chose one of the first evenings of April, when a delicate, pastel-tinted sunset was concluding the day as gracefully as the _envoi_ of a poem.
destruction
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From this reading The event that fell like an exploding shell into the tranquil household, shattering its accustomed life as truly as if by material destruction, came quite without warning.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Adriances did not speak of him, by tacit agreement feigning to forget the only painful evening they had spent since their marriage.
envoi
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From this reading It chose one of the first evenings of April, when a delicate, pastel-tinted sunset was concluding the day as gracefully as the _envoi_ of a poem.
evening
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From this reading The Adriances did not speak of him, by tacit agreement feigning to forget the only painful evening they had spent since their marriage.
evenings
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From this reading It chose one of the first evenings of April, when a delicate, pastel-tinted sunset was concluding the day as gracefully as the _envoi_ of a poem.
event
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From this reading The event that fell like an exploding shell into the tranquil household, shattering its accustomed life as truly as if by material destruction, came quite without warning.
exploding
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From this reading The event that fell like an exploding shell into the tranquil household, shattering its accustomed life as truly as if by material destruction, came quite without warning.
feigning
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From this reading The Adriances did not speak of him, by tacit agreement feigning to forget the only painful evening they had spent since their marriage.
fell
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From this reading The event that fell like an exploding shell into the tranquil household, shattering its accustomed life as truly as if by material destruction, came quite without warning.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It chose one of the first evenings of April, when a delicate, pastel-tinted sunset was concluding the day as gracefully as the _envoi_ of a poem.
forget
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From this reading The Adriances did not speak of him, by tacit agreement feigning to forget the only painful evening they had spent since their marriage.
gracefully
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From this reading It chose one of the first evenings of April, when a delicate, pastel-tinted sunset was concluding the day as gracefully as the _envoi_ of a poem.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Masterson had been invited to come, but he never availed himself of the invitation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Masterson had been invited to come, but he never availed himself of the invitation.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Adriances did not speak of him, by tacit agreement feigning to forget the only painful evening they had spent since their marriage.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Masterson had been invited to come, but he never availed himself of the invitation.
house
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From this reading THE ADRIANCES The weeks ran quietly on, bringing spring as the only visitor to the little red house.
household
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From this reading The event that fell like an exploding shell into the tranquil household, shattering its accustomed life as truly as if by material destruction, came quite without warning.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The event that fell like an exploding shell into the tranquil household, shattering its accustomed life as truly as if by material destruction, came quite without warning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The event that fell like an exploding shell into the tranquil household, shattering its accustomed life as truly as if by material destruction, came quite without warning.
invitation
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From this reading Masterson had been invited to come, but he never availed himself of the invitation.
invited
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From this reading Masterson had been invited to come, but he never availed himself of the invitation.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It chose one of the first evenings of April, when a delicate, pastel-tinted sunset was concluding the day as gracefully as the _envoi_ of a poem.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The event that fell like an exploding shell into the tranquil household, shattering its accustomed life as truly as if by material destruction, came quite without warning.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The event that fell like an exploding shell into the tranquil household, shattering its accustomed life as truly as if by material destruction, came quite without warning.
like
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From this reading The event that fell like an exploding shell into the tranquil household, shattering its accustomed life as truly as if by material destruction, came quite without warning.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ADRIANCES The weeks ran quietly on, bringing spring as the only visitor to the little red house.
marriage
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From this reading The Adriances did not speak of him, by tacit agreement feigning to forget the only painful evening they had spent since their marriage.
Masterson
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From this reading Masterson had been invited to come, but he never availed himself of the invitation.
material
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From this reading The event that fell like an exploding shell into the tranquil household, shattering its accustomed life as truly as if by material destruction, came quite without warning.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Masterson had been invited to come, but he never availed himself of the invitation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Adriances did not speak of him, by tacit agreement feigning to forget the only painful evening they had spent since their marriage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Masterson had been invited to come, but he never availed himself of the invitation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ADRIANCES The weeks ran quietly on, bringing spring as the only visitor to the little red house.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It chose one of the first evenings of April, when a delicate, pastel-tinted sunset was concluding the day as gracefully as the _envoi_ of a poem.
only
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From this reading THE ADRIANCES The weeks ran quietly on, bringing spring as the only visitor to the little red house.
painful
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From this reading The Adriances did not speak of him, by tacit agreement feigning to forget the only painful evening they had spent since their marriage.
pastel-tinted
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From this reading It chose one of the first evenings of April, when a delicate, pastel-tinted sunset was concluding the day as gracefully as the _envoi_ of a poem.
poem
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From this reading It chose one of the first evenings of April, when a delicate, pastel-tinted sunset was concluding the day as gracefully as the _envoi_ of a poem.
quietly
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From this reading THE ADRIANCES The weeks ran quietly on, bringing spring as the only visitor to the little red house.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The event that fell like an exploding shell into the tranquil household, shattering its accustomed life as truly as if by material destruction, came quite without warning.
ran
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From this reading THE ADRIANCES The weeks ran quietly on, bringing spring as the only visitor to the little red house.
red
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From this reading THE ADRIANCES The weeks ran quietly on, bringing spring as the only visitor to the little red house.
shattering
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From this reading The event that fell like an exploding shell into the tranquil household, shattering its accustomed life as truly as if by material destruction, came quite without warning.
shell
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From this reading The event that fell like an exploding shell into the tranquil household, shattering its accustomed life as truly as if by material destruction, came quite without warning.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The Adriances did not speak of him, by tacit agreement feigning to forget the only painful evening they had spent since their marriage.
speak
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From this reading The Adriances did not speak of him, by tacit agreement feigning to forget the only painful evening they had spent since their marriage.
spent
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From this reading The Adriances did not speak of him, by tacit agreement feigning to forget the only painful evening they had spent since their marriage.
spring
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From this reading THE ADRIANCES The weeks ran quietly on, bringing spring as the only visitor to the little red house.
sunset
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From this reading It chose one of the first evenings of April, when a delicate, pastel-tinted sunset was concluding the day as gracefully as the _envoi_ of a poem.
tacit
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From this reading The Adriances did not speak of him, by tacit agreement feigning to forget the only painful evening they had spent since their marriage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The event that fell like an exploding shell into the tranquil household, shattering its accustomed life as truly as if by material destruction, came quite without warning.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ADRIANCES The weeks ran quietly on, bringing spring as the only visitor to the little red house.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Adriances did not speak of him, by tacit agreement feigning to forget the only painful evening they had spent since their marriage.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Adriances did not speak of him, by tacit agreement feigning to forget the only painful evening they had spent since their marriage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ADRIANCES The weeks ran quietly on, bringing spring as the only visitor to the little red house.
tranquil
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From this reading The event that fell like an exploding shell into the tranquil household, shattering its accustomed life as truly as if by material destruction, came quite without warning.
truly
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From this reading The event that fell like an exploding shell into the tranquil household, shattering its accustomed life as truly as if by material destruction, came quite without warning.
visitor
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From this reading THE ADRIANCES The weeks ran quietly on, bringing spring as the only visitor to the little red house.
warning
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From this reading The event that fell like an exploding shell into the tranquil household, shattering its accustomed life as truly as if by material destruction, came quite without warning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It chose one of the first evenings of April, when a delicate, pastel-tinted sunset was concluding the day as gracefully as the _envoi_ of a poem.
weeks
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From this reading THE ADRIANCES The weeks ran quietly on, bringing spring as the only visitor to the little red house.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It chose one of the first evenings of April, when a delicate, pastel-tinted sunset was concluding the day as gracefully as the _envoi_ of a poem.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The event that fell like an exploding shell into the tranquil household, shattering its accustomed life as truly as if by material destruction, came quite without warning.
