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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was pleasant to compare notes with one another in the smoking-room about Wootton Mande ville and Geauga County, about the deacon and the vicar, Cicolari and Audouin; all things on earth, save only Gwen and Minna.
all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |Colin and Hiram slept that night under the same roof, at Audouin's hotel.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was pleasant to compare notes with one another in the smoking-room about Wootton Mande ville and Geauga County, about the deacon and the vicar, Cicolari and Audouin; all things on earth, save only Gwen and Minna.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading |Colin and Hiram slept that night under the same roof, at Audouin's hotel.
Audouin
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Audouin's
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From this reading |Colin and Hiram slept that night under the same roof, at Audouin's hotel.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Their lives had been so like--and yet so unlike; their fortunes had been so much the same--and yet so different.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The wheel of Fate had at last brought the two young enthusiasts together, and they fraternised at once by mere dint of the similarity of their tastes and natural circumstances.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The wheel of Fate had at last brought the two young enthusiasts together, and they fraternised at once by mere dint of the similarity of their tastes and natural circumstances.
care
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From this reading Even Hiram didn't care to speak about Gwen.
Cicolari
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circumstances
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From this reading The wheel of Fate had at last brought the two young enthusiasts together, and they fraternised at once by mere dint of the similarity of their tastes and natural circumstances.
Colin
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From this reading |Colin and Hiram slept that night under the same roof, at Audouin's hotel.
compare
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County
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deacon
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didn't
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From this reading Even Hiram didn't care to speak about Gwen.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Their lives had been so like--and yet so unlike; their fortunes had been so much the same--and yet so different.
dint
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From this reading The wheel of Fate had at last brought the two young enthusiasts together, and they fraternised at once by mere dint of the similarity of their tastes and natural circumstances.
earth
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enthusiasts
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From this reading The wheel of Fate had at last brought the two young enthusiasts together, and they fraternised at once by mere dint of the similarity of their tastes and natural circumstances.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Hiram didn't care to speak about Gwen.
Fate
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From this reading The wheel of Fate had at last brought the two young enthusiasts together, and they fraternised at once by mere dint of the similarity of their tastes and natural circumstances.
fortunes
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From this reading Their lives had been so like--and yet so unlike; their fortunes had been so much the same--and yet so different.
fraternised
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From this reading The wheel of Fate had at last brought the two young enthusiasts together, and they fraternised at once by mere dint of the similarity of their tastes and natural circumstances.
Geauga
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Gwen
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wheel of Fate had at last brought the two young enthusiasts together, and they fraternised at once by mere dint of the similarity of their tastes and natural circumstances.
Hiram
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From this reading |Colin and Hiram slept that night under the same roof, at Audouin's hotel.
hotel
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From this reading |Colin and Hiram slept that night under the same roof, at Audouin's hotel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was pleasant to compare notes with one another in the smoking-room about Wootton Mande ville and Geauga County, about the deacon and the vicar, Cicolari and Audouin; all things on earth, save only Gwen and Minna.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was pleasant to compare notes with one another in the smoking-room about Wootton Mande ville and Geauga County, about the deacon and the vicar, Cicolari and Audouin; all things on earth, save only Gwen and Minna.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wheel of Fate had at last brought the two young enthusiasts together, and they fraternised at once by mere dint of the similarity of their tastes and natural circumstances.
like
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From this reading Their lives had been so like--and yet so unlike; their fortunes had been so much the same--and yet so different.
lives
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From this reading Their lives had been so like--and yet so unlike; their fortunes had been so much the same--and yet so different.
Mande
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mere
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Minna
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much
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From this reading Their lives had been so like--and yet so unlike; their fortunes had been so much the same--and yet so different.
natural
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From this reading The wheel of Fate had at last brought the two young enthusiasts together, and they fraternised at once by mere dint of the similarity of their tastes and natural circumstances.
night
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From this reading |Colin and Hiram slept that night under the same roof, at Audouin's hotel.
notes
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wheel of Fate had at last brought the two young enthusiasts together, and they fraternised at once by mere dint of the similarity of their tastes and natural circumstances.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was pleasant to compare notes with one another in the smoking-room about Wootton Mande ville and Geauga County, about the deacon and the vicar, Cicolari and Audouin; all things on earth, save only Gwen and Minna.
once
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From this reading The wheel of Fate had at last brought the two young enthusiasts together, and they fraternised at once by mere dint of the similarity of their tastes and natural circumstances.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was pleasant to compare notes with one another in the smoking-room about Wootton Mande ville and Geauga County, about the deacon and the vicar, Cicolari and Audouin; all things on earth, save only Gwen and Minna.
only
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pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was pleasant to compare notes with one another in the smoking-room about Wootton Mande ville and Geauga County, about the deacon and the vicar, Cicolari and Audouin; all things on earth, save only Gwen and Minna.
roof
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From this reading |Colin and Hiram slept that night under the same roof, at Audouin's hotel.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading |Colin and Hiram slept that night under the same roof, at Audouin's hotel.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading It was pleasant to compare notes with one another in the smoking-room about Wootton Mande ville and Geauga County, about the deacon and the vicar, Cicolari and Audouin; all things on earth, save only Gwen and Minna.
similarity
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From this reading The wheel of Fate had at last brought the two young enthusiasts together, and they fraternised at once by mere dint of the similarity of their tastes and natural circumstances.
slept
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From this reading |Colin and Hiram slept that night under the same roof, at Audouin's hotel.
smoking-room
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Their lives had been so like--and yet so unlike; their fortunes had been so much the same--and yet so different.
speak
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From this reading Even Hiram didn't care to speak about Gwen.
tastes
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From this reading The wheel of Fate had at last brought the two young enthusiasts together, and they fraternised at once by mere dint of the similarity of their tastes and natural circumstances.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading |Colin and Hiram slept that night under the same roof, at Audouin's hotel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |Colin and Hiram slept that night under the same roof, at Audouin's hotel.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The wheel of Fate had at last brought the two young enthusiasts together, and they fraternised at once by mere dint of the similarity of their tastes and natural circumstances.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The wheel of Fate had at last brought the two young enthusiasts together, and they fraternised at once by mere dint of the similarity of their tastes and natural circumstances.
things
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From this reading It was pleasant to compare notes with one another in the smoking-room about Wootton Mande ville and Geauga County, about the deacon and the vicar, Cicolari and Audouin; all things on earth, save only Gwen and Minna.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was pleasant to compare notes with one another in the smoking-room about Wootton Mande ville and Geauga County, about the deacon and the vicar, Cicolari and Audouin; all things on earth, save only Gwen and Minna.
together
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From this reading The wheel of Fate had at last brought the two young enthusiasts together, and they fraternised at once by mere dint of the similarity of their tastes and natural circumstances.
two
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From this reading The wheel of Fate had at last brought the two young enthusiasts together, and they fraternised at once by mere dint of the similarity of their tastes and natural circumstances.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading |Colin and Hiram slept that night under the same roof, at Audouin's hotel.
unlike
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From this reading Their lives had been so like--and yet so unlike; their fortunes had been so much the same--and yet so different.
vicar
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ville
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was pleasant to compare notes with one another in the smoking-room about Wootton Mande ville and Geauga County, about the deacon and the vicar, Cicolari and Audouin; all things on earth, save only Gwen and Minna.
wheel
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From this reading The wheel of Fate had at last brought the two young enthusiasts together, and they fraternised at once by mere dint of the similarity of their tastes and natural circumstances.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was pleasant to compare notes with one another in the smoking-room about Wootton Mande ville and Geauga County, about the deacon and the vicar, Cicolari and Audouin; all things on earth, save only Gwen and Minna.
Wootton
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yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Their lives had been so like--and yet so unlike; their fortunes had been so much the same--and yet so different.
young
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From this reading The wheel of Fate had at last brought the two young enthusiasts together, and they fraternised at once by mere dint of the similarity of their tastes and natural circumstances.
