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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 A CHRISTMAS CALL The Christmas holidays were drawing near and Barfleur was making due preparations for the celebration of that event.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Whatever joy he might get out of such things, much or little, I am convinced that he was much more concerned lest some one should fail of an appropriate share of happiness than he was about anything else.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Whatever joy he might get out of such things, much or little, I am convinced that he was much more concerned lest some one should fail of an appropriate share of happiness than he was about anything else.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Whatever joy he might get out of such things, much or little, I am convinced that he was much more concerned lest some one should fail of an appropriate share of happiness than he was about anything else.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A CHRISTMAS CALL The Christmas holidays were drawing near and Barfleur was making due preparations for the celebration of that event.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Whatever joy he might get out of such things, much or little, I am convinced that he was much more concerned lest some one should fail of an appropriate share of happiness than he was about anything else.
appropriate
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From this reading Whatever joy he might get out of such things, much or little, I am convinced that he was much more concerned lest some one should fail of an appropriate share of happiness than he was about anything else.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It touched me greatly, and made me feel at times as though I should like to pat him on the head.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It touched me greatly, and made me feel at times as though I should like to pat him on the head.
Barfleur
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From this reading A CHRISTMAS CALL The Christmas holidays were drawing near and Barfleur was making due preparations for the celebration of that event.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He was a stickler for the proper observance of those things which have national significance and national or international feeling behind them.
CALL
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From this reading A CHRISTMAS CALL The Christmas holidays were drawing near and Barfleur was making due preparations for the celebration of that event.
celebration
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From this reading A CHRISTMAS CALL The Christmas holidays were drawing near and Barfleur was making due preparations for the celebration of that event.
CHRISTMAS
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From this reading A CHRISTMAS CALL The Christmas holidays were drawing near and Barfleur was making due preparations for the celebration of that event.
concerned
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From this reading Whatever joy he might get out of such things, much or little, I am convinced that he was much more concerned lest some one should fail of an appropriate share of happiness than he was about anything else.
convinced
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From this reading Whatever joy he might get out of such things, much or little, I am convinced that he was much more concerned lest some one should fail of an appropriate share of happiness than he was about anything else.
drawing
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From this reading A CHRISTMAS CALL The Christmas holidays were drawing near and Barfleur was making due preparations for the celebration of that event.
due
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From this reading A CHRISTMAS CALL The Christmas holidays were drawing near and Barfleur was making due preparations for the celebration of that event.
else
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From this reading Whatever joy he might get out of such things, much or little, I am convinced that he was much more concerned lest some one should fail of an appropriate share of happiness than he was about anything else.
event
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From this reading A CHRISTMAS CALL The Christmas holidays were drawing near and Barfleur was making due preparations for the celebration of that event.
fail
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From this reading Whatever joy he might get out of such things, much or little, I am convinced that he was much more concerned lest some one should fail of an appropriate share of happiness than he was about anything else.
feel
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From this reading It touched me greatly, and made me feel at times as though I should like to pat him on the head.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was a stickler for the proper observance of those things which have national significance and national or international feeling behind them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A CHRISTMAS CALL The Christmas holidays were drawing near and Barfleur was making due preparations for the celebration of that event.
get
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From this reading Whatever joy he might get out of such things, much or little, I am convinced that he was much more concerned lest some one should fail of an appropriate share of happiness than he was about anything else.
greatly
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From this reading It touched me greatly, and made me feel at times as though I should like to pat him on the head.
happiness
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From this reading Whatever joy he might get out of such things, much or little, I am convinced that he was much more concerned lest some one should fail of an appropriate share of happiness than he was about anything else.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was a stickler for the proper observance of those things which have national significance and national or international feeling behind them.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a stickler for the proper observance of those things which have national significance and national or international feeling behind them.
head
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From this reading It touched me greatly, and made me feel at times as though I should like to pat him on the head.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It touched me greatly, and made me feel at times as though I should like to pat him on the head.
holidays
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From this reading A CHRISTMAS CALL The Christmas holidays were drawing near and Barfleur was making due preparations for the celebration of that event.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Whatever joy he might get out of such things, much or little, I am convinced that he was much more concerned lest some one should fail of an appropriate share of happiness than he was about anything else.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I liked that in Barfleur.
international
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From this reading He was a stickler for the proper observance of those things which have national significance and national or international feeling behind them.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It touched me greatly, and made me feel at times as though I should like to pat him on the head.
joy
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From this reading Whatever joy he might get out of such things, much or little, I am convinced that he was much more concerned lest some one should fail of an appropriate share of happiness than he was about anything else.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Whatever joy he might get out of such things, much or little, I am convinced that he was much more concerned lest some one should fail of an appropriate share of happiness than he was about anything else.
like
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From this reading It touched me greatly, and made me feel at times as though I should like to pat him on the head.
liked
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From this reading I liked that in Barfleur.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever joy he might get out of such things, much or little, I am convinced that he was much more concerned lest some one should fail of an appropriate share of happiness than he was about anything else.
made
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From this reading It touched me greatly, and made me feel at times as though I should like to pat him on the head.
making
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From this reading A CHRISTMAS CALL The Christmas holidays were drawing near and Barfleur was making due preparations for the celebration of that event.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It touched me greatly, and made me feel at times as though I should like to pat him on the head.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Whatever joy he might get out of such things, much or little, I am convinced that he was much more concerned lest some one should fail of an appropriate share of happiness than he was about anything else.
more
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From this reading Whatever joy he might get out of such things, much or little, I am convinced that he was much more concerned lest some one should fail of an appropriate share of happiness than he was about anything else.
much
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From this reading Whatever joy he might get out of such things, much or little, I am convinced that he was much more concerned lest some one should fail of an appropriate share of happiness than he was about anything else.
national
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From this reading He was a stickler for the proper observance of those things which have national significance and national or international feeling behind them.
near
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From this reading A CHRISTMAS CALL The Christmas holidays were drawing near and Barfleur was making due preparations for the celebration of that event.
observance
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From this reading He was a stickler for the proper observance of those things which have national significance and national or international feeling behind them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CHRISTMAS CALL The Christmas holidays were drawing near and Barfleur was making due preparations for the celebration of that event.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It touched me greatly, and made me feel at times as though I should like to pat him on the head.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Whatever joy he might get out of such things, much or little, I am convinced that he was much more concerned lest some one should fail of an appropriate share of happiness than he was about anything else.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was a stickler for the proper observance of those things which have national significance and national or international feeling behind them.
out
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From this reading Whatever joy he might get out of such things, much or little, I am convinced that he was much more concerned lest some one should fail of an appropriate share of happiness than he was about anything else.
pat
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From this reading It touched me greatly, and made me feel at times as though I should like to pat him on the head.
preparations
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From this reading A CHRISTMAS CALL The Christmas holidays were drawing near and Barfleur was making due preparations for the celebration of that event.
proper
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From this reading He was a stickler for the proper observance of those things which have national significance and national or international feeling behind them.
share
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From this reading Whatever joy he might get out of such things, much or little, I am convinced that he was much more concerned lest some one should fail of an appropriate share of happiness than he was about anything else.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Whatever joy he might get out of such things, much or little, I am convinced that he was much more concerned lest some one should fail of an appropriate share of happiness than he was about anything else.
significance
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From this reading He was a stickler for the proper observance of those things which have national significance and national or international feeling behind them.
some
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From this reading Whatever joy he might get out of such things, much or little, I am convinced that he was much more concerned lest some one should fail of an appropriate share of happiness than he was about anything else.
stickler
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From this reading He was a stickler for the proper observance of those things which have national significance and national or international feeling behind them.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Whatever joy he might get out of such things, much or little, I am convinced that he was much more concerned lest some one should fail of an appropriate share of happiness than he was about anything else.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Whatever joy he might get out of such things, much or little, I am convinced that he was much more concerned lest some one should fail of an appropriate share of happiness than he was about anything else.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A CHRISTMAS CALL The Christmas holidays were drawing near and Barfleur was making due preparations for the celebration of that event.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CHRISTMAS CALL The Christmas holidays were drawing near and Barfleur was making due preparations for the celebration of that event.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was a stickler for the proper observance of those things which have national significance and national or international feeling behind them.
things
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From this reading He was a stickler for the proper observance of those things which have national significance and national or international feeling behind them.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He was a stickler for the proper observance of those things which have national significance and national or international feeling behind them.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It touched me greatly, and made me feel at times as though I should like to pat him on the head.
times
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From this reading It touched me greatly, and made me feel at times as though I should like to pat him on the head.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It touched me greatly, and made me feel at times as though I should like to pat him on the head.
touched
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From this reading It touched me greatly, and made me feel at times as though I should like to pat him on the head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A CHRISTMAS CALL The Christmas holidays were drawing near and Barfleur was making due preparations for the celebration of that event.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A CHRISTMAS CALL The Christmas holidays were drawing near and Barfleur was making due preparations for the celebration of that event.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever joy he might get out of such things, much or little, I am convinced that he was much more concerned lest some one should fail of an appropriate share of happiness than he was about anything else.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was a stickler for the proper observance of those things which have national significance and national or international feeling behind them.
