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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 EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
Adam
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From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
all
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From this reading "You might look several times at me," said Dan Andersen one day, without preface or provocation, "and yet not read all my past in these fair lineaments."
also
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From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Blackman, J. P., now languished in desuetude among the fallen remnants of an erstwhile promising structure of the law; and there being no further occupation for the members of the bar, the latter customarily spent much of the day sitting in the sun.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Blackman, J. P., now languished in desuetude among the fallen remnants of an erstwhile promising structure of the law; and there being no further occupation for the members of the bar, the latter customarily spent much of the day sitting in the sun.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
Andersen
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From this reading "You might look several times at me," said Dan Andersen one day, without preface or provocation, "and yet not read all my past in these fair lineaments."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The man from Philadelphia had not come, and, to the majority of the population of Heart's Desire at least, the railroad to the camp remained a thing as far distant as ever in the future.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
bar
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From this reading Blackman, J. P., now languished in desuetude among the fallen remnants of an erstwhile promising structure of the law; and there being no further occupation for the members of the bar, the latter customarily spent much of the day sitting in the sun.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
Blackman
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From this reading Blackman, J. P., now languished in desuetude among the fallen remnants of an erstwhile promising structure of the law; and there being no further occupation for the members of the bar, the latter customarily spent much of the day sitting in the sun.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Life went on, spent in the open for the most part, and in silent thoughtfulness by choice.
camp
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From this reading The man from Philadelphia had not come, and, to the majority of the population of Heart's Desire at least, the railroad to the camp remained a thing as far distant as ever in the future.
change
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From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
choice
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From this reading Life went on, spent in the open for the most part, and in silent thoughtfulness by choice.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man from Philadelphia had not come, and, to the majority of the population of Heart's Desire at least, the railroad to the camp remained a thing as far distant as ever in the future.
Curly
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From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
customarily
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From this reading Blackman, J. P., now languished in desuetude among the fallen remnants of an erstwhile promising structure of the law; and there being no further occupation for the members of the bar, the latter customarily spent much of the day sitting in the sun.
Dan
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From this reading "You might look several times at me," said Dan Andersen one day, without preface or provocation, "and yet not read all my past in these fair lineaments."
day
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From this reading Blackman, J. P., now languished in desuetude among the fallen remnants of an erstwhile promising structure of the law; and there being no further occupation for the members of the bar, the latter customarily spent much of the day sitting in the sun.
DESIRE
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From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
desuetude
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From this reading Blackman, J. P., now languished in desuetude among the fallen remnants of an erstwhile promising structure of the law; and there being no further occupation for the members of the bar, the latter customarily spent much of the day sitting in the sun.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading The man from Philadelphia had not come, and, to the majority of the population of Heart's Desire at least, the railroad to the camp remained a thing as far distant as ever in the future.
EDEN
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From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
erstwhile
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From this reading Blackman, J. P., now languished in desuetude among the fallen remnants of an erstwhile promising structure of the law; and there being no further occupation for the members of the bar, the latter customarily spent much of the day sitting in the sun.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man from Philadelphia had not come, and, to the majority of the population of Heart's Desire at least, the railroad to the camp remained a thing as far distant as ever in the future.
Exceeding
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From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You might look several times at me," said Dan Andersen one day, without preface or provocation, "and yet not read all my past in these fair lineaments."
fallen
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From this reading Blackman, J. P., now languished in desuetude among the fallen remnants of an erstwhile promising structure of the law; and there being no further occupation for the members of the bar, the latter customarily spent much of the day sitting in the sun.
far
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From this reading The man from Philadelphia had not come, and, to the majority of the population of Heart's Desire at least, the railroad to the camp remained a thing as far distant as ever in the future.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Life went on, spent in the open for the most part, and in silent thoughtfulness by choice.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The man from Philadelphia had not come, and, to the majority of the population of Heart's Desire at least, the railroad to the camp remained a thing as far distant as ever in the future.
further
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From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
future
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From this reading The man from Philadelphia had not come, and, to the majority of the population of Heart's Desire at least, the railroad to the camp remained a thing as far distant as ever in the future.
Girl
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From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
happened
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From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
HEART'S
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From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
J
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From this reading Blackman, J. P., now languished in desuetude among the fallen remnants of an erstwhile promising structure of the law; and there being no further occupation for the members of the bar, the latter customarily spent much of the day sitting in the sun.
languished
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From this reading Blackman, J. P., now languished in desuetude among the fallen remnants of an erstwhile promising structure of the law; and there being no further occupation for the members of the bar, the latter customarily spent much of the day sitting in the sun.
latter
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From this reading Blackman, J. P., now languished in desuetude among the fallen remnants of an erstwhile promising structure of the law; and there being no further occupation for the members of the bar, the latter customarily spent much of the day sitting in the sun.
law
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From this reading Blackman, J. P., now languished in desuetude among the fallen remnants of an erstwhile promising structure of the law; and there being no further occupation for the members of the bar, the latter customarily spent much of the day sitting in the sun.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man from Philadelphia had not come, and, to the majority of the population of Heart's Desire at least, the railroad to the camp remained a thing as far distant as ever in the future.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Life went on, spent in the open for the most part, and in silent thoughtfulness by choice.
lineaments
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From this reading "You might look several times at me," said Dan Andersen one day, without preface or provocation, "and yet not read all my past in these fair lineaments."
Littlest
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From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
Loneliness
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From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You might look several times at me," said Dan Andersen one day, without preface or provocation, "and yet not read all my past in these fair lineaments."
majority
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From this reading The man from Philadelphia had not come, and, to the majority of the population of Heart's Desire at least, the railroad to the camp remained a thing as far distant as ever in the future.
man
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From this reading The man from Philadelphia had not come, and, to the majority of the population of Heart's Desire at least, the railroad to the camp remained a thing as far distant as ever in the future.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You might look several times at me," said Dan Andersen one day, without preface or provocation, "and yet not read all my past in these fair lineaments."
members
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From this reading Blackman, J. P., now languished in desuetude among the fallen remnants of an erstwhile promising structure of the law; and there being no further occupation for the members of the bar, the latter customarily spent much of the day sitting in the sun.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "You might look several times at me," said Dan Andersen one day, without preface or provocation, "and yet not read all my past in these fair lineaments."
months
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From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
most
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From this reading Life went on, spent in the open for the most part, and in silent thoughtfulness by choice.
much
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From this reading Blackman, J. P., now languished in desuetude among the fallen remnants of an erstwhile promising structure of the law; and there being no further occupation for the members of the bar, the latter customarily spent much of the day sitting in the sun.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You might look several times at me," said Dan Andersen one day, without preface or provocation, "and yet not read all my past in these fair lineaments."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Blackman, J. P., now languished in desuetude among the fallen remnants of an erstwhile promising structure of the law; and there being no further occupation for the members of the bar, the latter customarily spent much of the day sitting in the sun.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The man from Philadelphia had not come, and, to the majority of the population of Heart's Desire at least, the railroad to the camp remained a thing as far distant as ever in the future.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
now
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From this reading Blackman, J. P., now languished in desuetude among the fallen remnants of an erstwhile promising structure of the law; and there being no further occupation for the members of the bar, the latter customarily spent much of the day sitting in the sun.
occupation
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From this reading Blackman, J. P., now languished in desuetude among the fallen remnants of an erstwhile promising structure of the law; and there being no further occupation for the members of the bar, the latter customarily spent much of the day sitting in the sun.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Life went on, spent in the open for the most part, and in silent thoughtfulness by choice.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "You might look several times at me," said Dan Andersen one day, without preface or provocation, "and yet not read all my past in these fair lineaments."
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Life went on, spent in the open for the most part, and in silent thoughtfulness by choice.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "You might look several times at me," said Dan Andersen one day, without preface or provocation, "and yet not read all my past in these fair lineaments."
P
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From this reading Blackman, J. P., now languished in desuetude among the fallen remnants of an erstwhile promising structure of the law; and there being no further occupation for the members of the bar, the latter customarily spent much of the day sitting in the sun.
Paradise
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From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Life went on, spent in the open for the most part, and in silent thoughtfulness by choice.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
past
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From this reading "You might look several times at me," said Dan Andersen one day, without preface or provocation, "and yet not read all my past in these fair lineaments."
Philadelphia
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From this reading The man from Philadelphia had not come, and, to the majority of the population of Heart's Desire at least, the railroad to the camp remained a thing as far distant as ever in the future.
population
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From this reading The man from Philadelphia had not come, and, to the majority of the population of Heart's Desire at least, the railroad to the camp remained a thing as far distant as ever in the future.
preface
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From this reading "You might look several times at me," said Dan Andersen one day, without preface or provocation, "and yet not read all my past in these fair lineaments."
promising
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From this reading Blackman, J. P., now languished in desuetude among the fallen remnants of an erstwhile promising structure of the law; and there being no further occupation for the members of the bar, the latter customarily spent much of the day sitting in the sun.
provocation
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From this reading "You might look several times at me," said Dan Andersen one day, without preface or provocation, "and yet not read all my past in these fair lineaments."
railroad
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From this reading The man from Philadelphia had not come, and, to the majority of the population of Heart's Desire at least, the railroad to the camp remained a thing as far distant as ever in the future.
read
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From this reading "You might look several times at me," said Dan Andersen one day, without preface or provocation, "and yet not read all my past in these fair lineaments."
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The man from Philadelphia had not come, and, to the majority of the population of Heart's Desire at least, the railroad to the camp remained a thing as far distant as ever in the future.
remnants
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From this reading Blackman, J. P., now languished in desuetude among the fallen remnants of an erstwhile promising structure of the law; and there being no further occupation for the members of the bar, the latter customarily spent much of the day sitting in the sun.
said
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From this reading "You might look several times at me," said Dan Andersen one day, without preface or provocation, "and yet not read all my past in these fair lineaments."
several
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From this reading "You might look several times at me," said Dan Andersen one day, without preface or provocation, "and yet not read all my past in these fair lineaments."
showing
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From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
silent
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From this reading Life went on, spent in the open for the most part, and in silent thoughtfulness by choice.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
sitting
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From this reading Blackman, J. P., now languished in desuetude among the fallen remnants of an erstwhile promising structure of the law; and there being no further occupation for the members of the bar, the latter customarily spent much of the day sitting in the sun.
spent
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From this reading Life went on, spent in the open for the most part, and in silent thoughtfulness by choice.
Story
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From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
structure
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From this reading Blackman, J. P., now languished in desuetude among the fallen remnants of an erstwhile promising structure of the law; and there being no further occupation for the members of the bar, the latter customarily spent much of the day sitting in the sun.
sun
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From this reading Blackman, J. P., now languished in desuetude among the fallen remnants of an erstwhile promising structure of the law; and there being no further occupation for the members of the bar, the latter customarily spent much of the day sitting in the sun.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
there
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From this reading Blackman, J. P., now languished in desuetude among the fallen remnants of an erstwhile promising structure of the law; and there being no further occupation for the members of the bar, the latter customarily spent much of the day sitting in the sun.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "You might look several times at me," said Dan Andersen one day, without preface or provocation, "and yet not read all my past in these fair lineaments."
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man from Philadelphia had not come, and, to the majority of the population of Heart's Desire at least, the railroad to the camp remained a thing as far distant as ever in the future.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
thoughtfulness
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From this reading Life went on, spent in the open for the most part, and in silent thoughtfulness by choice.
times
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From this reading "You might look several times at me," said Dan Andersen one day, without preface or provocation, "and yet not read all my past in these fair lineaments."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man from Philadelphia had not come, and, to the majority of the population of Heart's Desire at least, the railroad to the camp remained a thing as far distant as ever in the future.
Two
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From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
way
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From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
wedding
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From this reading EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam_ Two months had passed since the wedding of Curly and the Littlest Girl, and nothing further had happened in the way of change.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Life went on, spent in the open for the most part, and in silent thoughtfulness by choice.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "You might look several times at me," said Dan Andersen one day, without preface or provocation, "and yet not read all my past in these fair lineaments."
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "You might look several times at me," said Dan Andersen one day, without preface or provocation, "and yet not read all my past in these fair lineaments."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You might look several times at me," said Dan Andersen one day, without preface or provocation, "and yet not read all my past in these fair lineaments."
