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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 So by the cleverness of two girls a dark cloud was thinned away and turned into sunshine.
Admiral
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From this reading Between the Admiral and the widow a very cordial feeling had existed since the day when the old seaman had hauled down his flag and changed his opinions; granting to the yachts-woman all that he had refused to the reformer.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Over one of them, alas, another cloud was gathering, which could not be so easily dispersed.
all
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From this reading Between the Admiral and the widow a very cordial feeling had existed since the day when the old seaman had hauled down his flag and changed his opinions; granting to the yachts-woman all that he had refused to the reformer.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of these three households which fate had thrown together, two had already been united by ties of love.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So by the cleverness of two girls a dark cloud was thinned away and turned into sunshine.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Over one of them, alas, another cloud was gathering, which could not be so easily dispersed.
away
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From this reading So by the cleverness of two girls a dark cloud was thinned away and turned into sunshine.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Over one of them, alas, another cloud was gathering, which could not be so easily dispersed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Of these three households which fate had thrown together, two had already been united by ties of love.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between the Admiral and the widow a very cordial feeling had existed since the day when the old seaman had hauled down his flag and changed his opinions; granting to the yachts-woman all that he had refused to the reformer.
bond
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From this reading It was destined, however, that a bond of another sort should connect the Westmacotts with the Hay Denvers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So by the cleverness of two girls a dark cloud was thinned away and turned into sunshine.
changed
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From this reading Between the Admiral and the widow a very cordial feeling had existed since the day when the old seaman had hauled down his flag and changed his opinions; granting to the yachts-woman all that he had refused to the reformer.
clevernessnounUS /ˈklev.ər.nəs/
The quality of being intelligent, quick to understand, and resourceful in danger.
From this reading So by the cleverness of two girls a dark cloud was thinned away and turned into sunshine.
cloud
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From this reading So by the cleverness of two girls a dark cloud was thinned away and turned into sunshine.
connect
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From this reading It was destined, however, that a bond of another sort should connect the Westmacotts with the Hay Denvers.
cordialnounUS /cordial/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Between the Admiral and the widow a very cordial feeling had existed since the day when the old seaman had hauled down his flag and changed his opinions; granting to the yachts-woman all that he had refused to the reformer.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Over one of them, alas, another cloud was gathering, which could not be so easily dispersed.
dark
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From this reading So by the cleverness of two girls a dark cloud was thinned away and turned into sunshine.
day
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From this reading Between the Admiral and the widow a very cordial feeling had existed since the day when the old seaman had hauled down his flag and changed his opinions; granting to the yachts-woman all that he had refused to the reformer.
Denvers
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From this reading It was destined, however, that a bond of another sort should connect the Westmacotts with the Hay Denvers.
destined
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From this reading It was destined, however, that a bond of another sort should connect the Westmacotts with the Hay Denvers.
dispersed
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From this reading Over one of them, alas, another cloud was gathering, which could not be so easily dispersed.
down
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From this reading Between the Admiral and the widow a very cordial feeling had existed since the day when the old seaman had hauled down his flag and changed his opinions; granting to the yachts-woman all that he had refused to the reformer.
easily
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From this reading Over one of them, alas, another cloud was gathering, which could not be so easily dispersed.
existed
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From this reading Between the Admiral and the widow a very cordial feeling had existed since the day when the old seaman had hauled down his flag and changed his opinions; granting to the yachts-woman all that he had refused to the reformer.
fate
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From this reading Of these three households which fate had thrown together, two had already been united by ties of love.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Between the Admiral and the widow a very cordial feeling had existed since the day when the old seaman had hauled down his flag and changed his opinions; granting to the yachts-woman all that he had refused to the reformer.
flag
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From this reading Between the Admiral and the widow a very cordial feeling had existed since the day when the old seaman had hauled down his flag and changed his opinions; granting to the yachts-woman all that he had refused to the reformer.
gathering
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From this reading Over one of them, alas, another cloud was gathering, which could not be so easily dispersed.
girls
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From this reading So by the cleverness of two girls a dark cloud was thinned away and turned into sunshine.
granting
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From this reading Between the Admiral and the widow a very cordial feeling had existed since the day when the old seaman had hauled down his flag and changed his opinions; granting to the yachts-woman all that he had refused to the reformer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of these three households which fate had thrown together, two had already been united by ties of love.
hauled
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From this reading Between the Admiral and the widow a very cordial feeling had existed since the day when the old seaman had hauled down his flag and changed his opinions; granting to the yachts-woman all that he had refused to the reformer.
Hay
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From this reading It was destined, however, that a bond of another sort should connect the Westmacotts with the Hay Denvers.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Between the Admiral and the widow a very cordial feeling had existed since the day when the old seaman had hauled down his flag and changed his opinions; granting to the yachts-woman all that he had refused to the reformer.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Between the Admiral and the widow a very cordial feeling had existed since the day when the old seaman had hauled down his flag and changed his opinions; granting to the yachts-woman all that he had refused to the reformer.
households
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From this reading Of these three households which fate had thrown together, two had already been united by ties of love.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was destined, however, that a bond of another sort should connect the Westmacotts with the Hay Denvers.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So by the cleverness of two girls a dark cloud was thinned away and turned into sunshine.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was destined, however, that a bond of another sort should connect the Westmacotts with the Hay Denvers.
love
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From this reading Of these three households which fate had thrown together, two had already been united by ties of love.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Over one of them, alas, another cloud was gathering, which could not be so easily dispersed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So by the cleverness of two girls a dark cloud was thinned away and turned into sunshine.
old
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From this reading Between the Admiral and the widow a very cordial feeling had existed since the day when the old seaman had hauled down his flag and changed his opinions; granting to the yachts-woman all that he had refused to the reformer.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Over one of them, alas, another cloud was gathering, which could not be so easily dispersed.
opinions
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From this reading Between the Admiral and the widow a very cordial feeling had existed since the day when the old seaman had hauled down his flag and changed his opinions; granting to the yachts-woman all that he had refused to the reformer.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over one of them, alas, another cloud was gathering, which could not be so easily dispersed.
reformer
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From this reading Between the Admiral and the widow a very cordial feeling had existed since the day when the old seaman had hauled down his flag and changed his opinions; granting to the yachts-woman all that he had refused to the reformer.
refused
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From this reading Between the Admiral and the widow a very cordial feeling had existed since the day when the old seaman had hauled down his flag and changed his opinions; granting to the yachts-woman all that he had refused to the reformer.
seaman
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From this reading Between the Admiral and the widow a very cordial feeling had existed since the day when the old seaman had hauled down his flag and changed his opinions; granting to the yachts-woman all that he had refused to the reformer.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was destined, however, that a bond of another sort should connect the Westmacotts with the Hay Denvers.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Between the Admiral and the widow a very cordial feeling had existed since the day when the old seaman had hauled down his flag and changed his opinions; granting to the yachts-woman all that he had refused to the reformer.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So by the cleverness of two girls a dark cloud was thinned away and turned into sunshine.
sort
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From this reading It was destined, however, that a bond of another sort should connect the Westmacotts with the Hay Denvers.
sunshine
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From this reading So by the cleverness of two girls a dark cloud was thinned away and turned into sunshine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was destined, however, that a bond of another sort should connect the Westmacotts with the Hay Denvers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So by the cleverness of two girls a dark cloud was thinned away and turned into sunshine.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Over one of them, alas, another cloud was gathering, which could not be so easily dispersed.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Of these three households which fate had thrown together, two had already been united by ties of love.
thinned
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From this reading So by the cleverness of two girls a dark cloud was thinned away and turned into sunshine.
three
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From this reading Of these three households which fate had thrown together, two had already been united by ties of love.
thrown
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From this reading Of these three households which fate had thrown together, two had already been united by ties of love.
ties
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From this reading Of these three households which fate had thrown together, two had already been united by ties of love.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Between the Admiral and the widow a very cordial feeling had existed since the day when the old seaman had hauled down his flag and changed his opinions; granting to the yachts-woman all that he had refused to the reformer.
together
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From this reading Of these three households which fate had thrown together, two had already been united by ties of love.
turned
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From this reading So by the cleverness of two girls a dark cloud was thinned away and turned into sunshine.
two
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From this reading So by the cleverness of two girls a dark cloud was thinned away and turned into sunshine.
united
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From this reading Of these three households which fate had thrown together, two had already been united by ties of love.
very
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From this reading Between the Admiral and the widow a very cordial feeling had existed since the day when the old seaman had hauled down his flag and changed his opinions; granting to the yachts-woman all that he had refused to the reformer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So by the cleverness of two girls a dark cloud was thinned away and turned into sunshine.
Westmacotts
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From this reading It was destined, however, that a bond of another sort should connect the Westmacotts with the Hay Denvers.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Between the Admiral and the widow a very cordial feeling had existed since the day when the old seaman had hauled down his flag and changed his opinions; granting to the yachts-woman all that he had refused to the reformer.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Over one of them, alas, another cloud was gathering, which could not be so easily dispersed.
widow
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From this reading Between the Admiral and the widow a very cordial feeling had existed since the day when the old seaman had hauled down his flag and changed his opinions; granting to the yachts-woman all that he had refused to the reformer.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was destined, however, that a bond of another sort should connect the Westmacotts with the Hay Denvers.
yachts-woman
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From this reading Between the Admiral and the widow a very cordial feeling had existed since the day when the old seaman had hauled down his flag and changed his opinions; granting to the yachts-woman all that he had refused to the reformer.
