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Felix O'Day

Chapter XXII

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The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.
The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
A spirit of good-fellowship and unrestrained joyousness was everywhere.
When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.
Snowballs, thrown in good humor and received with a laugh, filled the air.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Felix O'Day

Chapter XXII

Reading 1/55 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.
Line 2
The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
Line 3
A spirit of good-fellowship and unrestrained joyousness was everywhere.
Line 4
When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.
Line 5
Snowballs, thrown in good humor and received with a laugh, filled the air.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Course noun US /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A spirit of good-fellowship and unrestrained joyousness was everywhere.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.”

Short adjective US /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading “The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.”

All words in this reading · 86

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.

ablaze

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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

aimless

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From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.

air

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From this reading Snowballs, thrown in good humor and received with a laugh, filled the air.

alive

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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.

Avenue

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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

blocked

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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

broad

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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

careless

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From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.

carts

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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

coursenounUS /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.

crammed

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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

day

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From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.

dozen

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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.

everywhere

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From this reading A spirit of good-fellowship and unrestrained joyousness was everywhere.

falling

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From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.

fate

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From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.

feather

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From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.

feet

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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.

fell

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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.

filled

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From this reading Snowballs, thrown in good humor and received with a laugh, filled the air.

flake

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From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.

freight

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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

gas-jets

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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Snowballs, thrown in good humor and received with a laugh, filled the air.

good-fellowship

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From this reading A spirit of good-fellowship and unrestrained joyousness was everywhere.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.

helped

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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.

highway

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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.

holiday

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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

horse

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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.

houses

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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

humor

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From this reading Snowballs, thrown in good humor and received with a laugh, filled the air.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Snowballs, thrown in good humor and received with a laugh, filled the air.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.

joyousness

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From this reading A spirit of good-fellowship and unrestrained joyousness was everywhere.

kindled

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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

laugh

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From this reading Snowballs, thrown in good humor and received with a laugh, filled the air.

lazy

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From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.

light

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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

many

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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

men

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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.

newly

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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.

others

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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

put

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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.

received

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From this reading Snowballs, thrown in good humor and received with a laugh, filled the air.

run

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From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.

shedding

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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.

shoulders

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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.

sides

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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

slipped

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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.

slipping

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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

snow

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From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.

Snowballs

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From this reading Snowballs, thrown in good humor and received with a laugh, filled the air.

soft

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From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.

spirit

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From this reading A spirit of good-fellowship and unrestrained joyousness was everywhere.

stalled

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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.

store

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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

street-lamps

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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

team

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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.

teams

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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

three

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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.

thrown

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From this reading Snowballs, thrown in good humor and received with a laugh, filled the air.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

two

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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.

unrestrained

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From this reading A spirit of good-fellowship and unrestrained joyousness was everywhere.

utmost

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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

wheels

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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.

windows

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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.

winter's

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From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.