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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 From the workshop of the Golden Key, there issued forth a tinkling sound, so merry and good-humoured, that it suggested the idea of some one working blithely, and made quite pleasant music.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Tink, tink, tink--clear as a silver bell, and audible at every pause of the streets’ harsher noises, as though it said, ‘I don’t care; nothing puts me out; I am resolved to be happy.’
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the workshop of the Golden Key, there issued forth a tinkling sound, so merry and good-humoured, that it suggested the idea of some one working blithely, and made quite pleasant music.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If he had sat in a jolting waggon, full of rods of iron, it seemed as if he would have brought some harmony out of it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
audible
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From this reading Tink, tink, tink--clear as a silver bell, and audible at every pause of the streets’ harsher noises, as though it said, ‘I don’t care; nothing puts me out; I am resolved to be happy.’
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Tink, tink, tink--clear as a silver bell, and audible at every pause of the streets’ harsher noises, as though it said, ‘I don’t care; nothing puts me out; I am resolved to be happy.’
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He might have been a coppersmith, and still been musical.
bell
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From this reading Tink, tink, tink--clear as a silver bell, and audible at every pause of the streets’ harsher noises, as though it said, ‘I don’t care; nothing puts me out; I am resolved to be happy.’
best
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From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
blithely
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From this reading From the workshop of the Golden Key, there issued forth a tinkling sound, so merry and good-humoured, that it suggested the idea of some one working blithely, and made quite pleasant music.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
care
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From this reading Tink, tink, tink--clear as a silver bell, and audible at every pause of the streets’ harsher noises, as though it said, ‘I don’t care; nothing puts me out; I am resolved to be happy.’
cheerful
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From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
chirping
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From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
clear
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From this reading Tink, tink, tink--clear as a silver bell, and audible at every pause of the streets’ harsher noises, as though it said, ‘I don’t care; nothing puts me out; I am resolved to be happy.’
coppersmith
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From this reading He might have been a coppersmith, and still been musical.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
don't
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From this reading Tink, tink, tink--clear as a silver bell, and audible at every pause of the streets’ harsher noises, as though it said, ‘I don’t care; nothing puts me out; I am resolved to be happy.’
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
dull
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From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Tink, tink, tink--clear as a silver bell, and audible at every pause of the streets’ harsher noises, as though it said, ‘I don’t care; nothing puts me out; I am resolved to be happy.’
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
fellow
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From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
felt
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From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
forth
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From this reading From the workshop of the Golden Key, there issued forth a tinkling sound, so merry and good-humoured, that it suggested the idea of some one working blithely, and made quite pleasant music.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the workshop of the Golden Key, there issued forth a tinkling sound, so merry and good-humoured, that it suggested the idea of some one working blithely, and made quite pleasant music.
full
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From this reading If he had sat in a jolting waggon, full of rods of iron, it seemed as if he would have brought some harmony out of it.
Golden
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From this reading From the workshop of the Golden Key, there issued forth a tinkling sound, so merry and good-humoured, that it suggested the idea of some one working blithely, and made quite pleasant music.
good-humoured
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From this reading From the workshop of the Golden Key, there issued forth a tinkling sound, so merry and good-humoured, that it suggested the idea of some one working blithely, and made quite pleasant music.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If he had sat in a jolting waggon, full of rods of iron, it seemed as if he would have brought some harmony out of it.
hammered
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From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
happy
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From this reading Tink, tink, tink--clear as a silver bell, and audible at every pause of the streets’ harsher noises, as though it said, ‘I don’t care; nothing puts me out; I am resolved to be happy.’
harmony
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From this reading If he had sat in a jolting waggon, full of rods of iron, it seemed as if he would have brought some harmony out of it.
harsher
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From this reading Tink, tink, tink--clear as a silver bell, and audible at every pause of the streets’ harsher noises, as though it said, ‘I don’t care; nothing puts me out; I am resolved to be happy.’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He might have been a coppersmith, and still been musical.
healthy
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From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
honest-hearted
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From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Tink, tink, tink--clear as a silver bell, and audible at every pause of the streets’ harsher noises, as though it said, ‘I don’t care; nothing puts me out; I am resolved to be happy.’
idea
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From this reading From the workshop of the Golden Key, there issued forth a tinkling sound, so merry and good-humoured, that it suggested the idea of some one working blithely, and made quite pleasant music.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had sat in a jolting waggon, full of rods of iron, it seemed as if he would have brought some harmony out of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If he had sat in a jolting waggon, full of rods of iron, it seemed as if he would have brought some harmony out of it.
instant
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From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
iron
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From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
issuednounUS /issued/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the workshop of the Golden Key, there issued forth a tinkling sound, so merry and good-humoured, that it suggested the idea of some one working blithely, and made quite pleasant music.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From the workshop of the Golden Key, there issued forth a tinkling sound, so merry and good-humoured, that it suggested the idea of some one working blithely, and made quite pleasant music.
jolting
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From this reading If he had sat in a jolting waggon, full of rods of iron, it seemed as if he would have brought some harmony out of it.
Key
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From this reading From the workshop of the Golden Key, there issued forth a tinkling sound, so merry and good-humoured, that it suggested the idea of some one working blithely, and made quite pleasant music.
kindly
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From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
made
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From this reading From the workshop of the Golden Key, there issued forth a tinkling sound, so merry and good-humoured, that it suggested the idea of some one working blithely, and made quite pleasant music.
man
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From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tink, tink, tink--clear as a silver bell, and audible at every pause of the streets’ harsher noises, as though it said, ‘I don’t care; nothing puts me out; I am resolved to be happy.’
merry
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From this reading From the workshop of the Golden Key, there issued forth a tinkling sound, so merry and good-humoured, that it suggested the idea of some one working blithely, and made quite pleasant music.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might have been a coppersmith, and still been musical.
monotonous
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From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
music
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From this reading From the workshop of the Golden Key, there issued forth a tinkling sound, so merry and good-humoured, that it suggested the idea of some one working blithely, and made quite pleasant music.
musical
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From this reading He might have been a coppersmith, and still been musical.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
noises
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From this reading Tink, tink, tink--clear as a silver bell, and audible at every pause of the streets’ harsher noises, as though it said, ‘I don’t care; nothing puts me out; I am resolved to be happy.’
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
notes
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From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Tink, tink, tink--clear as a silver bell, and audible at every pause of the streets’ harsher noises, as though it said, ‘I don’t care; nothing puts me out; I am resolved to be happy.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the workshop of the Golden Key, there issued forth a tinkling sound, so merry and good-humoured, that it suggested the idea of some one working blithely, and made quite pleasant music.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From the workshop of the Golden Key, there issued forth a tinkling sound, so merry and good-humoured, that it suggested the idea of some one working blithely, and made quite pleasant music.
out
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From this reading If he had sat in a jolting waggon, full of rods of iron, it seemed as if he would have brought some harmony out of it.
pause
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From this reading Tink, tink, tink--clear as a silver bell, and audible at every pause of the streets’ harsher noises, as though it said, ‘I don’t care; nothing puts me out; I am resolved to be happy.’
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the workshop of the Golden Key, there issued forth a tinkling sound, so merry and good-humoured, that it suggested the idea of some one working blithely, and made quite pleasant music.
puts
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From this reading Tink, tink, tink--clear as a silver bell, and audible at every pause of the streets’ harsher noises, as though it said, ‘I don’t care; nothing puts me out; I am resolved to be happy.’
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the workshop of the Golden Key, there issued forth a tinkling sound, so merry and good-humoured, that it suggested the idea of some one working blithely, and made quite pleasant music.
resolved
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From this reading Tink, tink, tink--clear as a silver bell, and audible at every pause of the streets’ harsher noises, as though it said, ‘I don’t care; nothing puts me out; I am resolved to be happy.’
rods
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From this reading If he had sat in a jolting waggon, full of rods of iron, it seemed as if he would have brought some harmony out of it.
said
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From this reading Tink, tink, tink--clear as a silver bell, and audible at every pause of the streets’ harsher noises, as though it said, ‘I don’t care; nothing puts me out; I am resolved to be happy.’
sat
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From this reading If he had sat in a jolting waggon, full of rods of iron, it seemed as if he would have brought some harmony out of it.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he had sat in a jolting waggon, full of rods of iron, it seemed as if he would have brought some harmony out of it.
silver
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From this reading Tink, tink, tink--clear as a silver bell, and audible at every pause of the streets’ harsher noises, as though it said, ‘I don’t care; nothing puts me out; I am resolved to be happy.’
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading From the workshop of the Golden Key, there issued forth a tinkling sound, so merry and good-humoured, that it suggested the idea of some one working blithely, and made quite pleasant music.
some
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From this reading From the workshop of the Golden Key, there issued forth a tinkling sound, so merry and good-humoured, that it suggested the idea of some one working blithely, and made quite pleasant music.
sound
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From this reading From the workshop of the Golden Key, there issued forth a tinkling sound, so merry and good-humoured, that it suggested the idea of some one working blithely, and made quite pleasant music.
steel
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From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He might have been a coppersmith, and still been musical.
streets
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From this reading Tink, tink, tink--clear as a silver bell, and audible at every pause of the streets’ harsher noises, as though it said, ‘I don’t care; nothing puts me out; I am resolved to be happy.’
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
suggested
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From this reading From the workshop of the Golden Key, there issued forth a tinkling sound, so merry and good-humoured, that it suggested the idea of some one working blithely, and made quite pleasant music.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From the workshop of the Golden Key, there issued forth a tinkling sound, so merry and good-humoured, that it suggested the idea of some one working blithely, and made quite pleasant music.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the workshop of the Golden Key, there issued forth a tinkling sound, so merry and good-humoured, that it suggested the idea of some one working blithely, and made quite pleasant music.
there
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From this reading From the workshop of the Golden Key, there issued forth a tinkling sound, so merry and good-humoured, that it suggested the idea of some one working blithely, and made quite pleasant music.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Tink, tink, tink--clear as a silver bell, and audible at every pause of the streets’ harsher noises, as though it said, ‘I don’t care; nothing puts me out; I am resolved to be happy.’
Tink
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From this reading Tink, tink, tink--clear as a silver bell, and audible at every pause of the streets’ harsher noises, as though it said, ‘I don’t care; nothing puts me out; I am resolved to be happy.’
tinkling
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From this reading From the workshop of the Golden Key, there issued forth a tinkling sound, so merry and good-humoured, that it suggested the idea of some one working blithely, and made quite pleasant music.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tink, tink, tink--clear as a silver bell, and audible at every pause of the streets’ harsher noises, as though it said, ‘I don’t care; nothing puts me out; I am resolved to be happy.’
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
waggon
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From this reading If he had sat in a jolting waggon, full of rods of iron, it seemed as if he would have brought some harmony out of it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading No man who hammered on at a dull monotonous duty, could have brought such cheerful notes from steel and iron; none but a chirping, healthy, honest-hearted fellow, who made the best of everything, and felt kindly towards everybody, could have done it for an instant.
working
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From this reading From the workshop of the Golden Key, there issued forth a tinkling sound, so merry and good-humoured, that it suggested the idea of some one working blithely, and made quite pleasant music.
workshop
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From this reading From the workshop of the Golden Key, there issued forth a tinkling sound, so merry and good-humoured, that it suggested the idea of some one working blithely, and made quite pleasant music.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he had sat in a jolting waggon, full of rods of iron, it seemed as if he would have brought some harmony out of it.
