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1911
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From this reading PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER, 1911 In the late May evening the soul of summer had gone suddenly incarnate, but the old man, indifferent and petulant, thrashed upon his bed.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER, 1911 In the late May evening the soul of summer had gone suddenly incarnate, but the old man, indifferent and petulant, thrashed upon his bed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But he manifested no interest in flowers; less than usual, it must be owned, in Patience, his wife.
bed
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From this reading PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER, 1911 In the late May evening the soul of summer had gone suddenly incarnate, but the old man, indifferent and petulant, thrashed upon his bed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He was not used to being ill, and found no consolations in weather.
bureau
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From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER, 1911 In the late May evening the soul of summer had gone suddenly incarnate, but the old man, indifferent and petulant, thrashed upon his bed.
consolations
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From this reading He was not used to being ill, and found no consolations in weather.
critically
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From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
crocuses
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From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
daffodils
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From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
dull
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From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
evening
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From this reading PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER, 1911 In the late May evening the soul of summer had gone suddenly incarnate, but the old man, indifferent and petulant, thrashed upon his bed.
fleurs-de-lis
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From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
Flowers
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From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not used to being ill, and found no consolations in weather.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
garden-loving
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From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
gone
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From this reading PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER, 1911 In the late May evening the soul of summer had gone suddenly incarnate, but the old man, indifferent and petulant, thrashed upon his bed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER, 1911 In the late May evening the soul of summer had gone suddenly incarnate, but the old man, indifferent and petulant, thrashed upon his bed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not used to being ill, and found no consolations in weather.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER, 1911 In the late May evening the soul of summer had gone suddenly incarnate, but the old man, indifferent and petulant, thrashed upon his bed.
ill
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From this reading He was not used to being ill, and found no consolations in weather.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER, 1911 In the late May evening the soul of summer had gone suddenly incarnate, but the old man, indifferent and petulant, thrashed upon his bed.
incarnate
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From this reading PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER, 1911 In the late May evening the soul of summer had gone suddenly incarnate, but the old man, indifferent and petulant, thrashed upon his bed.
incident
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From this reading This was a marked incident.
indifferent
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From this reading PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER, 1911 In the late May evening the soul of summer had gone suddenly incarnate, but the old man, indifferent and petulant, thrashed upon his bed.
interest
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From this reading But he manifested no interest in flowers; less than usual, it must be owned, in Patience, his wife.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But he manifested no interest in flowers; less than usual, it must be owned, in Patience, his wife.
late
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From this reading PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER, 1911 In the late May evening the soul of summer had gone suddenly incarnate, but the old man, indifferent and petulant, thrashed upon his bed.
less
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From this reading But he manifested no interest in flowers; less than usual, it must be owned, in Patience, his wife.
lilacs
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From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
made
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From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
man
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From this reading PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER, 1911 In the late May evening the soul of summer had gone suddenly incarnate, but the old man, indifferent and petulant, thrashed upon his bed.
manifested
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From this reading But he manifested no interest in flowers; less than usual, it must be owned, in Patience, his wife.
marked
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From this reading This was a marked incident.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER, 1911 In the late May evening the soul of summer had gone suddenly incarnate, but the old man, indifferent and petulant, thrashed upon his bed.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
most
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From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But he manifested no interest in flowers; less than usual, it must be owned, in Patience, his wife.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was not used to being ill, and found no consolations in weather.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not used to being ill, and found no consolations in weather.
observantly
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From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER, 1911 In the late May evening the soul of summer had gone suddenly incarnate, but the old man, indifferent and petulant, thrashed upon his bed.
old
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From this reading PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER, 1911 In the late May evening the soul of summer had gone suddenly incarnate, but the old man, indifferent and petulant, thrashed upon his bed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
owned
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From this reading But he manifested no interest in flowers; less than usual, it must be owned, in Patience, his wife.
pansies
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From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
Patience
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From this reading But he manifested no interest in flowers; less than usual, it must be owned, in Patience, his wife.
peonies
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From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
petulant
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From this reading PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER, 1911 In the late May evening the soul of summer had gone suddenly incarnate, but the old man, indifferent and petulant, thrashed upon his bed.
PUBLISHED
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From this reading PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER, 1911 In the late May evening the soul of summer had gone suddenly incarnate, but the old man, indifferent and petulant, thrashed upon his bed.
regarded
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From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
roses
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From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
said
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From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
season
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From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
SEPTEMBER
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From this reading PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER, 1911 In the late May evening the soul of summer had gone suddenly incarnate, but the old man, indifferent and petulant, thrashed upon his bed.
soul
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From this reading PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER, 1911 In the late May evening the soul of summer had gone suddenly incarnate, but the old man, indifferent and petulant, thrashed upon his bed.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER, 1911 In the late May evening the soul of summer had gone suddenly incarnate, but the old man, indifferent and petulant, thrashed upon his bed.
summer
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From this reading PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER, 1911 In the late May evening the soul of summer had gone suddenly incarnate, but the old man, indifferent and petulant, thrashed upon his bed.
tables
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From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But he manifested no interest in flowers; less than usual, it must be owned, in Patience, his wife.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER, 1911 In the late May evening the soul of summer had gone suddenly incarnate, but the old man, indifferent and petulant, thrashed upon his bed.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was a marked incident.
thrashed
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From this reading PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER, 1911 In the late May evening the soul of summer had gone suddenly incarnate, but the old man, indifferent and petulant, thrashed upon his bed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was not used to being ill, and found no consolations in weather.
tulips
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From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER, 1911 In the late May evening the soul of summer had gone suddenly incarnate, but the old man, indifferent and petulant, thrashed upon his bed.
used
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From this reading He was not used to being ill, and found no consolations in weather.
usual
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From this reading But he manifested no interest in flowers; less than usual, it must be owned, in Patience, his wife.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not used to being ill, and found no consolations in weather.
weather
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From this reading He was not used to being ill, and found no consolations in weather.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
wife
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From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
window-sills
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From this reading Flowers regarded him observantly--one might have said critically--from the tables, the bureau, the window-sills: tulips, fleurs-de-lis, pansies, peonies, and late lilacs, for he had a garden-loving wife who made the most of "the dull season," after crocuses and daffodils, and before roses.
