Chapter IX
AFTER THE STORM. _AFTER_ the storm. And they were reconciled. The clouds rolled back; the sun came out again with his radiant smiles and genial warmth. But was nothing broken? nothing lost?
After the Storm
Chapter IX
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AFTER
THE
STORM.
_AFTER_
the
storm.
And
they
were
reconciled.
The
clouds
rolled
back;
the
sun
came
out
again
with
his
radiant
smiles
and
genial
warmth.
But
was
nothing
broken?
nothing
lost?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Line 1
AFTER
THE
STORM.
Line 2
_AFTER_
the
storm.
Line 3
And
they
were
reconciled.
Line 4
The
clouds
rolled
back;
the
sun
came
out
again
with
his
radiant
smiles
and
genial
warmth.
Line 5
But
was
nothing
broken?
nothing
lost?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
AFTER
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “AFTER THE STORM.”
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The clouds rolled back; the sun came out again with his radiant smiles and genial warmth.”
Broken
noun
US /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But was nothing broken? nothing lost?”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “But was nothing broken? nothing lost?”
Radiant
adjective
US /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading “The clouds rolled back; the sun came out again with his radiant smiles and genial warmth.”
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AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER THE STORM.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The clouds rolled back; the sun came out again with his radiant smiles and genial warmth.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And they were reconciled.
back
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From this reading The clouds rolled back; the sun came out again with his radiant smiles and genial warmth.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But was nothing broken? nothing lost?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But was nothing broken? nothing lost?
came
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From this reading The clouds rolled back; the sun came out again with his radiant smiles and genial warmth.
clouds
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From this reading The clouds rolled back; the sun came out again with his radiant smiles and genial warmth.
genial
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From this reading The clouds rolled back; the sun came out again with his radiant smiles and genial warmth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The clouds rolled back; the sun came out again with his radiant smiles and genial warmth.
lost
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From this reading But was nothing broken? nothing lost?
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But was nothing broken? nothing lost?
out
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From this reading The clouds rolled back; the sun came out again with his radiant smiles and genial warmth.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading The clouds rolled back; the sun came out again with his radiant smiles and genial warmth.
reconciled
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From this reading And they were reconciled.
rolled
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From this reading The clouds rolled back; the sun came out again with his radiant smiles and genial warmth.
smiles
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From this reading The clouds rolled back; the sun came out again with his radiant smiles and genial warmth.
STORM
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From this reading AFTER THE STORM.
sun
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From this reading The clouds rolled back; the sun came out again with his radiant smiles and genial warmth.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER THE STORM.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they were reconciled.
warmth
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From this reading The clouds rolled back; the sun came out again with his radiant smiles and genial warmth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But was nothing broken? nothing lost?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And they were reconciled.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The clouds rolled back; the sun came out again with his radiant smiles and genial warmth.