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absent
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From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
All
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From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
Archibald
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From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lightning that mocks the night, Brief even as bright."--SHELLEY.
assembled
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From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
betrothed
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From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
Brief
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From this reading Lightning that mocks the night, Brief even as bright."--SHELLEY.
bright
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From this reading Lightning that mocks the night, Brief even as bright."--SHELLEY.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
Chetwoode
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From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
confined
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From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
cook
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From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
Cottage
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From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
Cyril
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From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
dallying
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From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
delight
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From this reading What is this world's delight?
dies
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From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
dinner
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From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
drawing-room
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From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lightning that mocks the night, Brief even as bright."--SHELLEY.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
flies
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From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
flower
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From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
gradually
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From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
hysterics
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From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is this world's delight?
keeping
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From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
Lightning
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From this reading Lightning that mocks the night, Brief even as bright."--SHELLEY.
losing
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From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
mocks
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From this reading Lightning that mocks the night, Brief even as bright."--SHELLEY.
mother
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From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
night
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From this reading Lightning that mocks the night, Brief even as bright."--SHELLEY.
patience
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From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
pictures
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From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
room
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From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
says
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From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
SHELLEY
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From this reading Lightning that mocks the night, Brief even as bright."--SHELLEY.
smiles
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From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
soup
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From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
spoiling
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From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
stay
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From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
Tempts
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From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
then
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From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What is this world's delight?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
to-day
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From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
To-morrow
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From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
verging
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From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
waiting
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From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is this world's delight?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
wish
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From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
world's
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From this reading What is this world's delight?
