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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 Lionel, looking forward to a long period of leisure, had decided to begin the study of Italian.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
all
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From this reading The farm preparations for winter were all made.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
autumn
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From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
away
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From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
back
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From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
begin
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From this reading Lionel, looking forward to a long period of leisure, had decided to begin the study of Italian.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
Bevis
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From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
by-and-by
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From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
caused
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From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
Christmas
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From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
contented
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From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
daily
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From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
Days
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From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
decided
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From this reading Lionel, looking forward to a long period of leisure, had decided to begin the study of Italian.
deepened
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From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
departure
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From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
Farm
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From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
felt
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From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The farm preparations for winter were all made.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lionel, looking forward to a long period of leisure, had decided to begin the study of Italian.
frame
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From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
Gatehouse
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From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
get
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From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
gloom
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From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
GOLDEN
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From this reading GOLDEN TIDINGS.
got
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From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
homely
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From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
husband
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From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
Italian
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From this reading Lionel, looking forward to a long period of leisure, had decided to begin the study of Italian.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
joyfully
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From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
late
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From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
leisure
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From this reading Lionel, looking forward to a long period of leisure, had decided to begin the study of Italian.
lengthening
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From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
like
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From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
Lionel
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From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
loneliness
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From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lionel, looking forward to a long period of leisure, had decided to begin the study of Italian.
looking
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From this reading Lionel, looking forward to a long period of leisure, had decided to begin the study of Italian.
made
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From this reading The farm preparations for winter were all made.
Master
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From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
Mrs
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From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
night
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From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
old
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From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
onward
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From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
period
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From this reading Lionel, looking forward to a long period of leisure, had decided to begin the study of Italian.
preparations
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From this reading The farm preparations for winter were all made.
quiet
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From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
restlessness
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From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
routine
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From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
satisfaction
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From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
self
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From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
shrouded
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From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
simple
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From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
slowly
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From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
storm
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From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
study
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From this reading Lionel, looking forward to a long period of leisure, had decided to begin the study of Italian.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
thoroughly
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From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
TIDINGS
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From this reading GOLDEN TIDINGS.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
Tom's
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From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
vanish
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From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But as the lengthening days of autumn deepened slowly onward towards Christmas, the restlessness and gloom that had shrouded his life of late began to vanish little by little, so that, by-and-by, as Mrs. Bevis joyfully told her husband, “Master was beginning to get quite like his old self again.”
weeks
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From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The farm preparations for winter were all made.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
winter
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From this reading The farm preparations for winter were all made.
wore
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From this reading Days and weeks passed over before the feeling of loneliness caused by Tom’s departure from Gatehouse Farm quite wore itself away—before Lionel got thoroughly back into his old contented frame of mind, and felt again in the daily routine of his quiet homely life that simple satisfaction which had been his before the night of the storm.
