Chapter III
THE SEPARATION. Thanksgiving is over! Its dinner, its frolics, its boisterous mirth, are all in the past! It is Sabbath evening. A sadness seems to hang about the party.
Arthur Hamilton, and His Dog
Chapter III
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THE
SEPARATION.
Thanksgiving
is
over!
Its
dinner,
its
frolics,
its
boisterous
mirth,
are
all
in
the
past!
It
is
Sabbath
evening.
A
sadness
seems
to
hang
about
the
party.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
SEPARATION.
Line 2
Thanksgiving
is
over!
Line 3
Its
dinner,
its
frolics,
its
boisterous
mirth,
are
all
in
the
past!
Line 4
It
is
Sabbath
evening.
Line 5
A
sadness
seems
to
hang
about
the
party.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “A sadness seems to hang about the party.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Thanksgiving is over!”
Party
noun
US /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A sadness seems to hang about the party.”
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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 sadness seems to hang about the party.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A sadness seems to hang about the party.
all
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From this reading Its dinner, its frolics, its boisterous mirth, are all in the past!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Its dinner, its frolics, its boisterous mirth, are all in the past!
boisterous
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From this reading Its dinner, its frolics, its boisterous mirth, are all in the past!
dinner
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From this reading Its dinner, its frolics, its boisterous mirth, are all in the past!
evening
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From this reading It is Sabbath evening.
frolics
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From this reading Its dinner, its frolics, its boisterous mirth, are all in the past!
hang
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From this reading A sadness seems to hang about the party.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Its dinner, its frolics, its boisterous mirth, are all in the past!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thanksgiving is over!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is Sabbath evening.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its dinner, its frolics, its boisterous mirth, are all in the past!
mirth
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From this reading Its dinner, its frolics, its boisterous mirth, are all in the past!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Thanksgiving is over!
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A sadness seems to hang about the party.
past
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From this reading Its dinner, its frolics, its boisterous mirth, are all in the past!
Sabbath
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From this reading It is Sabbath evening.
sadness
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From this reading A sadness seems to hang about the party.
seems
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From this reading A sadness seems to hang about the party.
SEPARATION
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From this reading THE SEPARATION.
Thanksgiving
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From this reading Thanksgiving is over!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEPARATION.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A sadness seems to hang about the party.