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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 The guests at Brownlows next morning got up with minds a little relieved.
accustom
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From this reading Notwithstanding the evident excitement of the family, things had passed over quietly enough, and nothing had happened, and indifferent spectators easily accustom themselves to any atmosphere, and forget the peculiarities in it.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After breakfast Sir Charles Motherwell had a little talk with Mr. Brownlow, as his smoked his morning cigar in the avenue; but nobody, except perhaps his mother, who was alive to his movements, took any notice of what he was doing.
air
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From this reading There might still be a smell of brimstone in the air, but their organs were habituated, and failed to perceive it.
alive
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From this reading After breakfast Sir Charles Motherwell had a little talk with Mr. Brownlow, as his smoked his morning cigar in the avenue; but nobody, except perhaps his mother, who was alive to his movements, took any notice of what he was doing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Notwithstanding the evident excitement of the family, things had passed over quietly enough, and nothing had happened, and indifferent spectators easily accustom themselves to any atmosphere, and forget the peculiarities in it.
any
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From this reading Notwithstanding the evident excitement of the family, things had passed over quietly enough, and nothing had happened, and indifferent spectators easily accustom themselves to any atmosphere, and forget the peculiarities in it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After breakfast Sir Charles Motherwell had a little talk with Mr. Brownlow, as his smoked his morning cigar in the avenue; but nobody, except perhaps his mother, who was alive to his movements, took any notice of what he was doing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The guests at Brownlows next morning got up with minds a little relieved.
atmosphere
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From this reading Notwithstanding the evident excitement of the family, things had passed over quietly enough, and nothing had happened, and indifferent spectators easily accustom themselves to any atmosphere, and forget the peculiarities in it.
avenue
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From this reading After breakfast Sir Charles Motherwell had a little talk with Mr. Brownlow, as his smoked his morning cigar in the avenue; but nobody, except perhaps his mother, who was alive to his movements, took any notice of what he was doing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There might still be a smell of brimstone in the air, but their organs were habituated, and failed to perceive it.
breakfast
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From this reading After breakfast Sir Charles Motherwell had a little talk with Mr. Brownlow, as his smoked his morning cigar in the avenue; but nobody, except perhaps his mother, who was alive to his movements, took any notice of what he was doing.
brimstone
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From this reading There might still be a smell of brimstone in the air, but their organs were habituated, and failed to perceive it.
Brownlow
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From this reading After breakfast Sir Charles Motherwell had a little talk with Mr. Brownlow, as his smoked his morning cigar in the avenue; but nobody, except perhaps his mother, who was alive to his movements, took any notice of what he was doing.
Brownlows
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From this reading The guests at Brownlows next morning got up with minds a little relieved.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There might still be a smell of brimstone in the air, but their organs were habituated, and failed to perceive it.
CHARLES
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From this reading SIR CHARLES MOTHERWELL.
cigar
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From this reading After breakfast Sir Charles Motherwell had a little talk with Mr. Brownlow, as his smoked his morning cigar in the avenue; but nobody, except perhaps his mother, who was alive to his movements, took any notice of what he was doing.
doing
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From this reading After breakfast Sir Charles Motherwell had a little talk with Mr. Brownlow, as his smoked his morning cigar in the avenue; but nobody, except perhaps his mother, who was alive to his movements, took any notice of what he was doing.
easily
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From this reading Notwithstanding the evident excitement of the family, things had passed over quietly enough, and nothing had happened, and indifferent spectators easily accustom themselves to any atmosphere, and forget the peculiarities in it.
enough
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From this reading Notwithstanding the evident excitement of the family, things had passed over quietly enough, and nothing had happened, and indifferent spectators easily accustom themselves to any atmosphere, and forget the peculiarities in it.
evident
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From this reading Notwithstanding the evident excitement of the family, things had passed over quietly enough, and nothing had happened, and indifferent spectators easily accustom themselves to any atmosphere, and forget the peculiarities in it.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading After breakfast Sir Charles Motherwell had a little talk with Mr. Brownlow, as his smoked his morning cigar in the avenue; but nobody, except perhaps his mother, who was alive to his movements, took any notice of what he was doing.
excitement
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From this reading Notwithstanding the evident excitement of the family, things had passed over quietly enough, and nothing had happened, and indifferent spectators easily accustom themselves to any atmosphere, and forget the peculiarities in it.
failed
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From this reading There might still be a smell of brimstone in the air, but their organs were habituated, and failed to perceive it.
family
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From this reading Notwithstanding the evident excitement of the family, things had passed over quietly enough, and nothing had happened, and indifferent spectators easily accustom themselves to any atmosphere, and forget the peculiarities in it.
forget
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From this reading Notwithstanding the evident excitement of the family, things had passed over quietly enough, and nothing had happened, and indifferent spectators easily accustom themselves to any atmosphere, and forget the peculiarities in it.
got
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From this reading The guests at Brownlows next morning got up with minds a little relieved.
guests
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From this reading The guests at Brownlows next morning got up with minds a little relieved.
habituated
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From this reading There might still be a smell of brimstone in the air, but their organs were habituated, and failed to perceive it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Notwithstanding the evident excitement of the family, things had passed over quietly enough, and nothing had happened, and indifferent spectators easily accustom themselves to any atmosphere, and forget the peculiarities in it.
happened
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From this reading Notwithstanding the evident excitement of the family, things had passed over quietly enough, and nothing had happened, and indifferent spectators easily accustom themselves to any atmosphere, and forget the peculiarities in it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After breakfast Sir Charles Motherwell had a little talk with Mr. Brownlow, as his smoked his morning cigar in the avenue; but nobody, except perhaps his mother, who was alive to his movements, took any notice of what he was doing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After breakfast Sir Charles Motherwell had a little talk with Mr. Brownlow, as his smoked his morning cigar in the avenue; but nobody, except perhaps his mother, who was alive to his movements, took any notice of what he was doing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Notwithstanding the evident excitement of the family, things had passed over quietly enough, and nothing had happened, and indifferent spectators easily accustom themselves to any atmosphere, and forget the peculiarities in it.
indifferent
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From this reading Notwithstanding the evident excitement of the family, things had passed over quietly enough, and nothing had happened, and indifferent spectators easily accustom themselves to any atmosphere, and forget the peculiarities in it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Notwithstanding the evident excitement of the family, things had passed over quietly enough, and nothing had happened, and indifferent spectators easily accustom themselves to any atmosphere, and forget the peculiarities in it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The guests at Brownlows next morning got up with minds a little relieved.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There might still be a smell of brimstone in the air, but their organs were habituated, and failed to perceive it.
minds
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From this reading The guests at Brownlows next morning got up with minds a little relieved.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The guests at Brownlows next morning got up with minds a little relieved.
mother
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From this reading After breakfast Sir Charles Motherwell had a little talk with Mr. Brownlow, as his smoked his morning cigar in the avenue; but nobody, except perhaps his mother, who was alive to his movements, took any notice of what he was doing.
MOTHERWELL
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From this reading SIR CHARLES MOTHERWELL.
movements
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From this reading After breakfast Sir Charles Motherwell had a little talk with Mr. Brownlow, as his smoked his morning cigar in the avenue; but nobody, except perhaps his mother, who was alive to his movements, took any notice of what he was doing.
Mr
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From this reading After breakfast Sir Charles Motherwell had a little talk with Mr. Brownlow, as his smoked his morning cigar in the avenue; but nobody, except perhaps his mother, who was alive to his movements, took any notice of what he was doing.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The guests at Brownlows next morning got up with minds a little relieved.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading After breakfast Sir Charles Motherwell had a little talk with Mr. Brownlow, as his smoked his morning cigar in the avenue; but nobody, except perhaps his mother, who was alive to his movements, took any notice of what he was doing.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Notwithstanding the evident excitement of the family, things had passed over quietly enough, and nothing had happened, and indifferent spectators easily accustom themselves to any atmosphere, and forget the peculiarities in it.
notice
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From this reading After breakfast Sir Charles Motherwell had a little talk with Mr. Brownlow, as his smoked his morning cigar in the avenue; but nobody, except perhaps his mother, who was alive to his movements, took any notice of what he was doing.
Notwithstanding
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From this reading Notwithstanding the evident excitement of the family, things had passed over quietly enough, and nothing had happened, and indifferent spectators easily accustom themselves to any atmosphere, and forget the peculiarities in it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Notwithstanding the evident excitement of the family, things had passed over quietly enough, and nothing had happened, and indifferent spectators easily accustom themselves to any atmosphere, and forget the peculiarities in it.
organs
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From this reading There might still be a smell of brimstone in the air, but their organs were habituated, and failed to perceive it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Notwithstanding the evident excitement of the family, things had passed over quietly enough, and nothing had happened, and indifferent spectators easily accustom themselves to any atmosphere, and forget the peculiarities in it.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Notwithstanding the evident excitement of the family, things had passed over quietly enough, and nothing had happened, and indifferent spectators easily accustom themselves to any atmosphere, and forget the peculiarities in it.
peculiarities
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From this reading Notwithstanding the evident excitement of the family, things had passed over quietly enough, and nothing had happened, and indifferent spectators easily accustom themselves to any atmosphere, and forget the peculiarities in it.
perceive
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From this reading There might still be a smell of brimstone in the air, but their organs were habituated, and failed to perceive it.
perhaps
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From this reading After breakfast Sir Charles Motherwell had a little talk with Mr. Brownlow, as his smoked his morning cigar in the avenue; but nobody, except perhaps his mother, who was alive to his movements, took any notice of what he was doing.
quietly
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From this reading Notwithstanding the evident excitement of the family, things had passed over quietly enough, and nothing had happened, and indifferent spectators easily accustom themselves to any atmosphere, and forget the peculiarities in it.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The guests at Brownlows next morning got up with minds a little relieved.
SIR
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From this reading SIR CHARLES MOTHERWELL.
smell
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From this reading There might still be a smell of brimstone in the air, but their organs were habituated, and failed to perceive it.
smoked
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From this reading After breakfast Sir Charles Motherwell had a little talk with Mr. Brownlow, as his smoked his morning cigar in the avenue; but nobody, except perhaps his mother, who was alive to his movements, took any notice of what he was doing.
spectators
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From this reading Notwithstanding the evident excitement of the family, things had passed over quietly enough, and nothing had happened, and indifferent spectators easily accustom themselves to any atmosphere, and forget the peculiarities in it.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There might still be a smell of brimstone in the air, but their organs were habituated, and failed to perceive it.
talk
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From this reading After breakfast Sir Charles Motherwell had a little talk with Mr. Brownlow, as his smoked his morning cigar in the avenue; but nobody, except perhaps his mother, who was alive to his movements, took any notice of what he was doing.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The guests at Brownlows next morning got up with minds a little relieved.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There might still be a smell of brimstone in the air, but their organs were habituated, and failed to perceive it.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Notwithstanding the evident excitement of the family, things had passed over quietly enough, and nothing had happened, and indifferent spectators easily accustom themselves to any atmosphere, and forget the peculiarities in it.
There
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From this reading There might still be a smell of brimstone in the air, but their organs were habituated, and failed to perceive it.
things
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From this reading Notwithstanding the evident excitement of the family, things had passed over quietly enough, and nothing had happened, and indifferent spectators easily accustom themselves to any atmosphere, and forget the peculiarities in it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Notwithstanding the evident excitement of the family, things had passed over quietly enough, and nothing had happened, and indifferent spectators easily accustom themselves to any atmosphere, and forget the peculiarities in it.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After breakfast Sir Charles Motherwell had a little talk with Mr. Brownlow, as his smoked his morning cigar in the avenue; but nobody, except perhaps his mother, who was alive to his movements, took any notice of what he was doing.
up
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From this reading The guests at Brownlows next morning got up with minds a little relieved.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After breakfast Sir Charles Motherwell had a little talk with Mr. Brownlow, as his smoked his morning cigar in the avenue; but nobody, except perhaps his mother, who was alive to his movements, took any notice of what he was doing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There might still be a smell of brimstone in the air, but their organs were habituated, and failed to perceive it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After breakfast Sir Charles Motherwell had a little talk with Mr. Brownlow, as his smoked his morning cigar in the avenue; but nobody, except perhaps his mother, who was alive to his movements, took any notice of what he was doing.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading After breakfast Sir Charles Motherwell had a little talk with Mr. Brownlow, as his smoked his morning cigar in the avenue; but nobody, except perhaps his mother, who was alive to his movements, took any notice of what he was doing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The guests at Brownlows next morning got up with minds a little relieved.
