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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 It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Our feelings about the desecrated chapel were also considerably changed from the days when we regarded it merely as a picturesque ruin, and it was to be at once restored both for the benefit of the orphanage, and for that of the neighbouring households.
actual
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From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
also
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From this reading Our feelings about the desecrated chapel were also considerably changed from the days when we regarded it merely as a picturesque ruin, and it was to be at once restored both for the benefit of the orphanage, and for that of the neighbouring households.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WE did not move from Beachharbour till September, and by that time it had been decided that Chantry House itself should be given up to the new scheme.
any
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From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Our feelings about the desecrated chapel were also considerably changed from the days when we regarded it merely as a picturesque ruin, and it was to be at once restored both for the benefit of the orphanage, and for that of the neighbouring households.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘Grief will be joy if on its edge Fall soft that holiest ray, Joy will be grief, if no faint pledge Be there of heavenly day.’
Beachharbour
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From this reading WE did not move from Beachharbour till September, and by that time it had been decided that Chantry House itself should be given up to the new scheme.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading WE did not move from Beachharbour till September, and by that time it had been decided that Chantry House itself should be given up to the new scheme.
benefit
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From this reading Our feelings about the desecrated chapel were also considerably changed from the days when we regarded it merely as a picturesque ruin, and it was to be at once restored both for the benefit of the orphanage, and for that of the neighbouring households.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Our feelings about the desecrated chapel were also considerably changed from the days when we regarded it merely as a picturesque ruin, and it was to be at once restored both for the benefit of the orphanage, and for that of the neighbouring households.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WE did not move from Beachharbour till September, and by that time it had been decided that Chantry House itself should be given up to the new scheme.
case
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From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
changed
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From this reading Our feelings about the desecrated chapel were also considerably changed from the days when we regarded it merely as a picturesque ruin, and it was to be at once restored both for the benefit of the orphanage, and for that of the neighbouring households.
Chantry
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From this reading WE did not move from Beachharbour till September, and by that time it had been decided that Chantry House itself should be given up to the new scheme.
chapel
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From this reading Our feelings about the desecrated chapel were also considerably changed from the days when we regarded it merely as a picturesque ruin, and it was to be at once restored both for the benefit of the orphanage, and for that of the neighbouring households.
Clarence
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From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
connected
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From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
considerably
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From this reading Our feelings about the desecrated chapel were also considerably changed from the days when we regarded it merely as a picturesque ruin, and it was to be at once restored both for the benefit of the orphanage, and for that of the neighbouring households.
day
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From this reading ‘Grief will be joy if on its edge Fall soft that holiest ray, Joy will be grief, if no faint pledge Be there of heavenly day.’
days
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From this reading Our feelings about the desecrated chapel were also considerably changed from the days when we regarded it merely as a picturesque ruin, and it was to be at once restored both for the benefit of the orphanage, and for that of the neighbouring households.
decided
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From this reading WE did not move from Beachharbour till September, and by that time it had been decided that Chantry House itself should be given up to the new scheme.
desecrated
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From this reading Our feelings about the desecrated chapel were also considerably changed from the days when we regarded it merely as a picturesque ruin, and it was to be at once restored both for the benefit of the orphanage, and for that of the neighbouring households.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading WE did not move from Beachharbour till September, and by that time it had been decided that Chantry House itself should be given up to the new scheme.
disquiet
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From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
edge
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From this reading ‘Grief will be joy if on its edge Fall soft that holiest ray, Joy will be grief, if no faint pledge Be there of heavenly day.’
enough
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From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
equivalent
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From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
faint
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From this reading ‘Grief will be joy if on its edge Fall soft that holiest ray, Joy will be grief, if no faint pledge Be there of heavenly day.’
Fall
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From this reading ‘Grief will be joy if on its edge Fall soft that holiest ray, Joy will be grief, if no faint pledge Be there of heavenly day.’
farms
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From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
feelings
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From this reading Our feelings about the desecrated chapel were also considerably changed from the days when we regarded it merely as a picturesque ruin, and it was to be at once restored both for the benefit of the orphanage, and for that of the neighbouring households.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WE did not move from Beachharbour till September, and by that time it had been decided that Chantry House itself should be given up to the new scheme.
given
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From this reading WE did not move from Beachharbour till September, and by that time it had been decided that Chantry House itself should be given up to the new scheme.
giving
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From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
Grief
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From this reading ‘Grief will be joy if on its edge Fall soft that holiest ray, Joy will be grief, if no faint pledge Be there of heavenly day.’
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WE did not move from Beachharbour till September, and by that time it had been decided that Chantry House itself should be given up to the new scheme.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
heavenly
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From this reading ‘Grief will be joy if on its edge Fall soft that holiest ray, Joy will be grief, if no faint pledge Be there of heavenly day.’
holiest
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From this reading ‘Grief will be joy if on its edge Fall soft that holiest ray, Joy will be grief, if no faint pledge Be there of heavenly day.’
home
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From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
House
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From this reading WE did not move from Beachharbour till September, and by that time it had been decided that Chantry House itself should be given up to the new scheme.
households
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From this reading Our feelings about the desecrated chapel were also considerably changed from the days when we regarded it merely as a picturesque ruin, and it was to be at once restored both for the benefit of the orphanage, and for that of the neighbouring households.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘Grief will be joy if on its edge Fall soft that holiest ray, Joy will be grief, if no faint pledge Be there of heavenly day.’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
instead
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From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WE did not move from Beachharbour till September, and by that time it had been decided that Chantry House itself should be given up to the new scheme.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Grief will be joy if on its edge Fall soft that holiest ray, Joy will be grief, if no faint pledge Be there of heavenly day.’
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading WE did not move from Beachharbour till September, and by that time it had been decided that Chantry House itself should be given up to the new scheme.
joy
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From this reading ‘Grief will be joy if on its edge Fall soft that holiest ray, Joy will be grief, if no faint pledge Be there of heavenly day.’
KEBLE
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From this reading KEBLE.
large
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From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
lived
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From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
longing
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From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
merely
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From this reading Our feelings about the desecrated chapel were also considerably changed from the days when we regarded it merely as a picturesque ruin, and it was to be at once restored both for the benefit of the orphanage, and for that of the neighbouring households.
move
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From this reading WE did not move from Beachharbour till September, and by that time it had been decided that Chantry House itself should be given up to the new scheme.
neighbouring
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From this reading Our feelings about the desecrated chapel were also considerably changed from the days when we regarded it merely as a picturesque ruin, and it was to be at once restored both for the benefit of the orphanage, and for that of the neighbouring households.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
new
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From this reading WE did not move from Beachharbour till September, and by that time it had been decided that Chantry House itself should be given up to the new scheme.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ‘Grief will be joy if on its edge Fall soft that holiest ray, Joy will be grief, if no faint pledge Be there of heavenly day.’
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading WE did not move from Beachharbour till September, and by that time it had been decided that Chantry House itself should be given up to the new scheme.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Grief will be joy if on its edge Fall soft that holiest ray, Joy will be grief, if no faint pledge Be there of heavenly day.’
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘Grief will be joy if on its edge Fall soft that holiest ray, Joy will be grief, if no faint pledge Be there of heavenly day.’
once
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From this reading Our feelings about the desecrated chapel were also considerably changed from the days when we regarded it merely as a picturesque ruin, and it was to be at once restored both for the benefit of the orphanage, and for that of the neighbouring households.
only
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From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
orphanage
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From this reading Our feelings about the desecrated chapel were also considerably changed from the days when we regarded it merely as a picturesque ruin, and it was to be at once restored both for the benefit of the orphanage, and for that of the neighbouring households.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our feelings about the desecrated chapel were also considerably changed from the days when we regarded it merely as a picturesque ruin, and it was to be at once restored both for the benefit of the orphanage, and for that of the neighbouring households.
picturesque
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From this reading Our feelings about the desecrated chapel were also considerably changed from the days when we regarded it merely as a picturesque ruin, and it was to be at once restored both for the benefit of the orphanage, and for that of the neighbouring households.
pledge
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From this reading ‘Grief will be joy if on its edge Fall soft that holiest ray, Joy will be grief, if no faint pledge Be there of heavenly day.’
rather
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From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
ray
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From this reading ‘Grief will be joy if on its edge Fall soft that holiest ray, Joy will be grief, if no faint pledge Be there of heavenly day.’
regarded
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From this reading Our feelings about the desecrated chapel were also considerably changed from the days when we regarded it merely as a picturesque ruin, and it was to be at once restored both for the benefit of the orphanage, and for that of the neighbouring households.
restitution
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From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
restored
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From this reading Our feelings about the desecrated chapel were also considerably changed from the days when we regarded it merely as a picturesque ruin, and it was to be at once restored both for the benefit of the orphanage, and for that of the neighbouring households.
ruin
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From this reading Our feelings about the desecrated chapel were also considerably changed from the days when we regarded it merely as a picturesque ruin, and it was to be at once restored both for the benefit of the orphanage, and for that of the neighbouring households.
scheme
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From this reading WE did not move from Beachharbour till September, and by that time it had been decided that Chantry House itself should be given up to the new scheme.
September
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From this reading WE did not move from Beachharbour till September, and by that time it had been decided that Chantry House itself should be given up to the new scheme.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading WE did not move from Beachharbour till September, and by that time it had been decided that Chantry House itself should be given up to the new scheme.
soft
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From this reading ‘Grief will be joy if on its edge Fall soft that holiest ray, Joy will be grief, if no faint pledge Be there of heavenly day.’
strong
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From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Grief will be joy if on its edge Fall soft that holiest ray, Joy will be grief, if no faint pledge Be there of heavenly day.’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE did not move from Beachharbour till September, and by that time it had been decided that Chantry House itself should be given up to the new scheme.
there
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From this reading ‘Grief will be joy if on its edge Fall soft that holiest ray, Joy will be grief, if no faint pledge Be there of heavenly day.’
thereof
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From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading WE did not move from Beachharbour till September, and by that time it had been decided that Chantry House itself should be given up to the new scheme.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WE did not move from Beachharbour till September, and by that time it had been decided that Chantry House itself should be given up to the new scheme.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WE did not move from Beachharbour till September, and by that time it had been decided that Chantry House itself should be given up to the new scheme.
too
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From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
up
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From this reading WE did not move from Beachharbour till September, and by that time it had been decided that Chantry House itself should be given up to the new scheme.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE did not move from Beachharbour till September, and by that time it had been decided that Chantry House itself should be given up to the new scheme.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Our feelings about the desecrated chapel were also considerably changed from the days when we regarded it merely as a picturesque ruin, and it was to be at once restored both for the benefit of the orphanage, and for that of the neighbouring households.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Our feelings about the desecrated chapel were also considerably changed from the days when we regarded it merely as a picturesque ruin, and it was to be at once restored both for the benefit of the orphanage, and for that of the neighbouring households.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘Grief will be joy if on its edge Fall soft that holiest ray, Joy will be grief, if no faint pledge Be there of heavenly day.’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was too large for us, and Clarence had never lived there enough to have any strong home feeling for it; but he rather connected it with disquiet and distress, and had a longing to make actual restitution thereof, instead of only giving an equivalent, as he did in the case of the farms.
