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adjust
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From this reading At the date they had talked of for sailing he was lying in the Protestant cemetery, and she was trying to gather herself together, and adjust her life to his loss.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the death of Judge Kilburn his daughter came back to America.
always
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From this reading They had been eleven winters in Rome, always meaning to return, but staying on from year to year, as people do who have nothing definite to call them home.
America
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From this reading After the death of Judge Kilburn his daughter came back to America.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the date they had talked of for sailing he was lying in the Protestant cemetery, and she was trying to gather herself together, and adjust her life to his loss.
April
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From this reading “Indian Summer” “The Rise of Silas Lapham” “April Hopes” etc.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had been eleven winters in Rome, always meaning to return, but staying on from year to year, as people do who have nothing definite to call them home.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the date they had talked of for sailing he was lying in the Protestant cemetery, and she was trying to gather herself together, and adjust her life to his loss.
away
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From this reading Toward the last Miss Kilburn tacitly gave up the expectation of getting her father away, though they both continued to say that they were going to take passage as soon as the weather was settled in the spring.
back
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From this reading After the death of Judge Kilburn his daughter came back to America.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been eleven winters in Rome, always meaning to return, but staying on from year to year, as people do who have nothing definite to call them home.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Toward the last Miss Kilburn tacitly gave up the expectation of getting her father away, though they both continued to say that they were going to take passage as soon as the weather was settled in the spring.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had been eleven winters in Rome, always meaning to return, but staying on from year to year, as people do who have nothing definite to call them home.
call
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From this reading They had been eleven winters in Rome, always meaning to return, but staying on from year to year, as people do who have nothing definite to call them home.
came
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From this reading After the death of Judge Kilburn his daughter came back to America.
cemeterynounUS /ˈcemetery/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the date they had talked of for sailing he was lying in the Protestant cemetery, and she was trying to gather herself together, and adjust her life to his loss.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Toward the last Miss Kilburn tacitly gave up the expectation of getting her father away, though they both continued to say that they were going to take passage as soon as the weather was settled in the spring.
date
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From this reading At the date they had talked of for sailing he was lying in the Protestant cemetery, and she was trying to gather herself together, and adjust her life to his loss.
daughter
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From this reading After the death of Judge Kilburn his daughter came back to America.
death
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From this reading After the death of Judge Kilburn his daughter came back to America.
definite
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From this reading They had been eleven winters in Rome, always meaning to return, but staying on from year to year, as people do who have nothing definite to call them home.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They had been eleven winters in Rome, always meaning to return, but staying on from year to year, as people do who have nothing definite to call them home.
eleven
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From this reading They had been eleven winters in Rome, always meaning to return, but staying on from year to year, as people do who have nothing definite to call them home.
etc
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From this reading “Indian Summer” “The Rise of Silas Lapham” “April Hopes” etc.
expectation
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From this reading Toward the last Miss Kilburn tacitly gave up the expectation of getting her father away, though they both continued to say that they were going to take passage as soon as the weather was settled in the spring.
father
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From this reading Toward the last Miss Kilburn tacitly gave up the expectation of getting her father away, though they both continued to say that they were going to take passage as soon as the weather was settled in the spring.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the date they had talked of for sailing he was lying in the Protestant cemetery, and she was trying to gather herself together, and adjust her life to his loss.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had been eleven winters in Rome, always meaning to return, but staying on from year to year, as people do who have nothing definite to call them home.
gather
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From this reading At the date they had talked of for sailing he was lying in the Protestant cemetery, and she was trying to gather herself together, and adjust her life to his loss.
gave
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From this reading Toward the last Miss Kilburn tacitly gave up the expectation of getting her father away, though they both continued to say that they were going to take passage as soon as the weather was settled in the spring.
getting
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From this reading Toward the last Miss Kilburn tacitly gave up the expectation of getting her father away, though they both continued to say that they were going to take passage as soon as the weather was settled in the spring.
going
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From this reading Toward the last Miss Kilburn tacitly gave up the expectation of getting her father away, though they both continued to say that they were going to take passage as soon as the weather was settled in the spring.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had been eleven winters in Rome, always meaning to return, but staying on from year to year, as people do who have nothing definite to call them home.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They had been eleven winters in Rome, always meaning to return, but staying on from year to year, as people do who have nothing definite to call them home.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the date they had talked of for sailing he was lying in the Protestant cemetery, and she was trying to gather herself together, and adjust her life to his loss.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Toward the last Miss Kilburn tacitly gave up the expectation of getting her father away, though they both continued to say that they were going to take passage as soon as the weather was settled in the spring.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading At the date they had talked of for sailing he was lying in the Protestant cemetery, and she was trying to gather herself together, and adjust her life to his loss.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After the death of Judge Kilburn his daughter came back to America.
home
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From this reading They had been eleven winters in Rome, always meaning to return, but staying on from year to year, as people do who have nothing definite to call them home.
Hopes
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From this reading “Indian Summer” “The Rise of Silas Lapham” “April Hopes” etc.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had been eleven winters in Rome, always meaning to return, but staying on from year to year, as people do who have nothing definite to call them home.
Indian
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From this reading “Indian Summer” “The Rise of Silas Lapham” “April Hopes” etc.
Judge
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From this reading After the death of Judge Kilburn his daughter came back to America.
Kilburn
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From this reading After the death of Judge Kilburn his daughter came back to America.
Lapham
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From this reading “Indian Summer” “The Rise of Silas Lapham” “April Hopes” etc.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Toward the last Miss Kilburn tacitly gave up the expectation of getting her father away, though they both continued to say that they were going to take passage as soon as the weather was settled in the spring.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the date they had talked of for sailing he was lying in the Protestant cemetery, and she was trying to gather herself together, and adjust her life to his loss.
loss
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From this reading At the date they had talked of for sailing he was lying in the Protestant cemetery, and she was trying to gather herself together, and adjust her life to his loss.
lying
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From this reading At the date they had talked of for sailing he was lying in the Protestant cemetery, and she was trying to gather herself together, and adjust her life to his loss.
meaning
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From this reading They had been eleven winters in Rome, always meaning to return, but staying on from year to year, as people do who have nothing definite to call them home.
Miss
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From this reading Toward the last Miss Kilburn tacitly gave up the expectation of getting her father away, though they both continued to say that they were going to take passage as soon as the weather was settled in the spring.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They had been eleven winters in Rome, always meaning to return, but staying on from year to year, as people do who have nothing definite to call them home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Indian Summer” “The Rise of Silas Lapham” “April Hopes” etc.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had been eleven winters in Rome, always meaning to return, but staying on from year to year, as people do who have nothing definite to call them home.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Toward the last Miss Kilburn tacitly gave up the expectation of getting her father away, though they both continued to say that they were going to take passage as soon as the weather was settled in the spring.
people
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From this reading They had been eleven winters in Rome, always meaning to return, but staying on from year to year, as people do who have nothing definite to call them home.
Protestant
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From this reading At the date they had talked of for sailing he was lying in the Protestant cemetery, and she was trying to gather herself together, and adjust her life to his loss.
return
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From this reading They had been eleven winters in Rome, always meaning to return, but staying on from year to year, as people do who have nothing definite to call them home.
Rise
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From this reading “Indian Summer” “The Rise of Silas Lapham” “April Hopes” etc.
Rome
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From this reading They had been eleven winters in Rome, always meaning to return, but staying on from year to year, as people do who have nothing definite to call them home.
sailing
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From this reading At the date they had talked of for sailing he was lying in the Protestant cemetery, and she was trying to gather herself together, and adjust her life to his loss.
say
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From this reading Toward the last Miss Kilburn tacitly gave up the expectation of getting her father away, though they both continued to say that they were going to take passage as soon as the weather was settled in the spring.
settled
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From this reading Toward the last Miss Kilburn tacitly gave up the expectation of getting her father away, though they both continued to say that they were going to take passage as soon as the weather was settled in the spring.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the date they had talked of for sailing he was lying in the Protestant cemetery, and she was trying to gather herself together, and adjust her life to his loss.
Silas
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From this reading “Indian Summer” “The Rise of Silas Lapham” “April Hopes” etc.
soon
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From this reading Toward the last Miss Kilburn tacitly gave up the expectation of getting her father away, though they both continued to say that they were going to take passage as soon as the weather was settled in the spring.
spring
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From this reading Toward the last Miss Kilburn tacitly gave up the expectation of getting her father away, though they both continued to say that they were going to take passage as soon as the weather was settled in the spring.
staying
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From this reading They had been eleven winters in Rome, always meaning to return, but staying on from year to year, as people do who have nothing definite to call them home.
Summer
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From this reading “Indian Summer” “The Rise of Silas Lapham” “April Hopes” etc.
tacitly
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From this reading Toward the last Miss Kilburn tacitly gave up the expectation of getting her father away, though they both continued to say that they were going to take passage as soon as the weather was settled in the spring.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Toward the last Miss Kilburn tacitly gave up the expectation of getting her father away, though they both continued to say that they were going to take passage as soon as the weather was settled in the spring.
talked
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From this reading At the date they had talked of for sailing he was lying in the Protestant cemetery, and she was trying to gather herself together, and adjust her life to his loss.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Toward the last Miss Kilburn tacitly gave up the expectation of getting her father away, though they both continued to say that they were going to take passage as soon as the weather was settled in the spring.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Indian Summer” “The Rise of Silas Lapham” “April Hopes” etc.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had been eleven winters in Rome, always meaning to return, but staying on from year to year, as people do who have nothing definite to call them home.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been eleven winters in Rome, always meaning to return, but staying on from year to year, as people do who have nothing definite to call them home.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Toward the last Miss Kilburn tacitly gave up the expectation of getting her father away, though they both continued to say that they were going to take passage as soon as the weather was settled in the spring.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After the death of Judge Kilburn his daughter came back to America.
together
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From this reading At the date they had talked of for sailing he was lying in the Protestant cemetery, and she was trying to gather herself together, and adjust her life to his loss.
TowardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Toward the last Miss Kilburn tacitly gave up the expectation of getting her father away, though they both continued to say that they were going to take passage as soon as the weather was settled in the spring.
trying
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From this reading At the date they had talked of for sailing he was lying in the Protestant cemetery, and she was trying to gather herself together, and adjust her life to his loss.
up
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From this reading Toward the last Miss Kilburn tacitly gave up the expectation of getting her father away, though they both continued to say that they were going to take passage as soon as the weather was settled in the spring.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Toward the last Miss Kilburn tacitly gave up the expectation of getting her father away, though they both continued to say that they were going to take passage as soon as the weather was settled in the spring.
weather
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From this reading Toward the last Miss Kilburn tacitly gave up the expectation of getting her father away, though they both continued to say that they were going to take passage as soon as the weather was settled in the spring.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Toward the last Miss Kilburn tacitly gave up the expectation of getting her father away, though they both continued to say that they were going to take passage as soon as the weather was settled in the spring.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They had been eleven winters in Rome, always meaning to return, but staying on from year to year, as people do who have nothing definite to call them home.
winters
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From this reading They had been eleven winters in Rome, always meaning to return, but staying on from year to year, as people do who have nothing definite to call them home.
year
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From this reading They had been eleven winters in Rome, always meaning to return, but staying on from year to year, as people do who have nothing definite to call them home.
