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adventure
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From this reading The girls in the drawing-room not only met with no adventure, but they did not even know that the damp atmosphere had cleared up and the moon come out.
amusement
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From this reading They were as unaware of his despair as of the sudden amusement which had come to him to console him in the midst of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girls in the drawing-room not only met with no adventure, but they did not even know that the damp atmosphere had cleared up and the moon come out.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were as unaware of his despair as of the sudden amusement which had come to him to console him in the midst of it.
atmosphere
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From this reading The girls in the drawing-room not only met with no adventure, but they did not even know that the damp atmosphere had cleared up and the moon come out.
become
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From this reading They did not know what had become of Walter.
book-room
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From this reading They thought--hoped rather--that he had gone to the book-room with Mr. Penton and was there talking it over, and perhaps undoing the effect of what their mother had said.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The girls in the drawing-room not only met with no adventure, but they did not even know that the damp atmosphere had cleared up and the moon come out.
cleared
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From this reading The girls in the drawing-room not only met with no adventure, but they did not even know that the damp atmosphere had cleared up and the moon come out.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girls in the drawing-room not only met with no adventure, but they did not even know that the damp atmosphere had cleared up and the moon come out.
console
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From this reading They were as unaware of his despair as of the sudden amusement which had come to him to console him in the midst of it.
damp
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From this reading The girls in the drawing-room not only met with no adventure, but they did not even know that the damp atmosphere had cleared up and the moon come out.
despair
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From this reading They were as unaware of his despair as of the sudden amusement which had come to him to console him in the midst of it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The girls in the drawing-room not only met with no adventure, but they did not even know that the damp atmosphere had cleared up and the moon come out.
drawing-room
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From this reading The girls in the drawing-room not only met with no adventure, but they did not even know that the damp atmosphere had cleared up and the moon come out.
effect
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From this reading They thought--hoped rather--that he had gone to the book-room with Mr. Penton and was there talking it over, and perhaps undoing the effect of what their mother had said.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girls in the drawing-room not only met with no adventure, but they did not even know that the damp atmosphere had cleared up and the moon come out.
GIRLS
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From this reading THE GIRLS’ OPINION.
gone
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From this reading They thought--hoped rather--that he had gone to the book-room with Mr. Penton and was there talking it over, and perhaps undoing the effect of what their mother had said.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The girls in the drawing-room not only met with no adventure, but they did not even know that the damp atmosphere had cleared up and the moon come out.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They thought--hoped rather--that he had gone to the book-room with Mr. Penton and was there talking it over, and perhaps undoing the effect of what their mother had said.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They were as unaware of his despair as of the sudden amusement which had come to him to console him in the midst of it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They were as unaware of his despair as of the sudden amusement which had come to him to console him in the midst of it.
hoped
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From this reading They thought--hoped rather--that he had gone to the book-room with Mr. Penton and was there talking it over, and perhaps undoing the effect of what their mother had said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girls in the drawing-room not only met with no adventure, but they did not even know that the damp atmosphere had cleared up and the moon come out.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They were as unaware of his despair as of the sudden amusement which had come to him to console him in the midst of it.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girls in the drawing-room not only met with no adventure, but they did not even know that the damp atmosphere had cleared up and the moon come out.
met
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From this reading The girls in the drawing-room not only met with no adventure, but they did not even know that the damp atmosphere had cleared up and the moon come out.
midst
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From this reading They were as unaware of his despair as of the sudden amusement which had come to him to console him in the midst of it.
moon
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From this reading The girls in the drawing-room not only met with no adventure, but they did not even know that the damp atmosphere had cleared up and the moon come out.
mother
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From this reading They thought--hoped rather--that he had gone to the book-room with Mr. Penton and was there talking it over, and perhaps undoing the effect of what their mother had said.
Mr
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From this reading They thought--hoped rather--that he had gone to the book-room with Mr. Penton and was there talking it over, and perhaps undoing the effect of what their mother had said.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The girls in the drawing-room not only met with no adventure, but they did not even know that the damp atmosphere had cleared up and the moon come out.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The girls in the drawing-room not only met with no adventure, but they did not even know that the damp atmosphere had cleared up and the moon come out.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They did not know what had become of Walter.
only
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From this reading The girls in the drawing-room not only met with no adventure, but they did not even know that the damp atmosphere had cleared up and the moon come out.
OPINION
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From this reading THE GIRLS’ OPINION.
out
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From this reading The girls in the drawing-room not only met with no adventure, but they did not even know that the damp atmosphere had cleared up and the moon come out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They thought--hoped rather--that he had gone to the book-room with Mr. Penton and was there talking it over, and perhaps undoing the effect of what their mother had said.
Penton
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From this reading They thought--hoped rather--that he had gone to the book-room with Mr. Penton and was there talking it over, and perhaps undoing the effect of what their mother had said.
perhaps
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From this reading They thought--hoped rather--that he had gone to the book-room with Mr. Penton and was there talking it over, and perhaps undoing the effect of what their mother had said.
rather
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From this reading They thought--hoped rather--that he had gone to the book-room with Mr. Penton and was there talking it over, and perhaps undoing the effect of what their mother had said.
said
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From this reading They thought--hoped rather--that he had gone to the book-room with Mr. Penton and was there talking it over, and perhaps undoing the effect of what their mother had said.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were as unaware of his despair as of the sudden amusement which had come to him to console him in the midst of it.
talking
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From this reading They thought--hoped rather--that he had gone to the book-room with Mr. Penton and was there talking it over, and perhaps undoing the effect of what their mother had said.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The girls in the drawing-room not only met with no adventure, but they did not even know that the damp atmosphere had cleared up and the moon come out.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GIRLS’ OPINION.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They thought--hoped rather--that he had gone to the book-room with Mr. Penton and was there talking it over, and perhaps undoing the effect of what their mother had said.
there
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From this reading They thought--hoped rather--that he had gone to the book-room with Mr. Penton and was there talking it over, and perhaps undoing the effect of what their mother had said.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girls in the drawing-room not only met with no adventure, but they did not even know that the damp atmosphere had cleared up and the moon come out.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They thought--hoped rather--that he had gone to the book-room with Mr. Penton and was there talking it over, and perhaps undoing the effect of what their mother had said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were as unaware of his despair as of the sudden amusement which had come to him to console him in the midst of it.
unaware
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From this reading They were as unaware of his despair as of the sudden amusement which had come to him to console him in the midst of it.
undoing
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From this reading They thought--hoped rather--that he had gone to the book-room with Mr. Penton and was there talking it over, and perhaps undoing the effect of what their mother had said.
up
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From this reading The girls in the drawing-room not only met with no adventure, but they did not even know that the damp atmosphere had cleared up and the moon come out.
Walter
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From this reading They did not know what had become of Walter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They thought--hoped rather--that he had gone to the book-room with Mr. Penton and was there talking it over, and perhaps undoing the effect of what their mother had said.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were as unaware of his despair as of the sudden amusement which had come to him to console him in the midst of it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They did not know what had become of Walter.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were as unaware of his despair as of the sudden amusement which had come to him to console him in the midst of it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The girls in the drawing-room not only met with no adventure, but they did not even know that the damp atmosphere had cleared up and the moon come out.
