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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 The news of Farmer Jocelyn's sudden death was as though a cloud-burst had broken over the village, dealing utter and hopeless destruction.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
all
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
altered
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The news of Farmer Jocelyn's sudden death was as though a cloud-burst had broken over the village, dealing utter and hopeless destruction.
any
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From this reading To the little community of simple workaday folk living round Briar Farm it was a greater catastrophe than the death of any king.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The news of Farmer Jocelyn's sudden death was as though a cloud-burst had broken over the village, dealing utter and hopeless destruction.
aspect
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
Briar
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From this reading To the little community of simple workaday folk living round Briar Farm it was a greater catastrophe than the death of any king.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The news of Farmer Jocelyn's sudden death was as though a cloud-burst had broken over the village, dealing utter and hopeless destruction.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
catastrophe
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From this reading To the little community of simple workaday folk living round Briar Farm it was a greater catastrophe than the death of any king.
chattered
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
checked
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
children
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
cloud-burst
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From this reading The news of Farmer Jocelyn's sudden death was as though a cloud-burst had broken over the village, dealing utter and hopeless destruction.
community
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From this reading To the little community of simple workaday folk living round Briar Farm it was a greater catastrophe than the death of any king.
consternation
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
cottage
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
daily
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
dealing
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From this reading The news of Farmer Jocelyn's sudden death was as though a cloud-burst had broken over the village, dealing utter and hopeless destruction.
death
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From this reading The news of Farmer Jocelyn's sudden death was as though a cloud-burst had broken over the village, dealing utter and hopeless destruction.
destruction
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From this reading The news of Farmer Jocelyn's sudden death was as though a cloud-burst had broken over the village, dealing utter and hopeless destruction.
dogs
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing was done.
doors
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
else
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From this reading Nothing else was talked of.
event
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
faces
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
Farm
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From this reading To the little community of simple workaday folk living round Briar Farm it was a greater catastrophe than the death of any king.
Farmer
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From this reading The news of Farmer Jocelyn's sudden death was as though a cloud-burst had broken over the village, dealing utter and hopeless destruction.
folk
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From this reading To the little community of simple workaday folk living round Briar Farm it was a greater catastrophe than the death of any king.
grave
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
greater
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From this reading To the little community of simple workaday folk living round Briar Farm it was a greater catastrophe than the death of any king.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The news of Farmer Jocelyn's sudden death was as though a cloud-burst had broken over the village, dealing utter and hopeless destruction.
heads
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
hopeless
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From this reading The news of Farmer Jocelyn's sudden death was as though a cloud-burst had broken over the village, dealing utter and hopeless destruction.
idly
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To the little community of simple workaday folk living round Briar Farm it was a greater catastrophe than the death of any king.
Jocelyn's
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From this reading The news of Farmer Jocelyn's sudden death was as though a cloud-burst had broken over the village, dealing utter and hopeless destruction.
kind
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
king
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From this reading To the little community of simple workaday folk living round Briar Farm it was a greater catastrophe than the death of any king.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
less
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the little community of simple workaday folk living round Briar Farm it was a greater catastrophe than the death of any king.
living
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From this reading To the little community of simple workaday folk living round Briar Farm it was a greater catastrophe than the death of any king.
looking
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
melancholy
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
Men
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
news
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From this reading The news of Farmer Jocelyn's sudden death was as though a cloud-burst had broken over the village, dealing utter and hopeless destruction.
noisy
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing else was talked of.
occurred
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The news of Farmer Jocelyn's sudden death was as though a cloud-burst had broken over the village, dealing utter and hopeless destruction.
ordinary
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
other
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The news of Farmer Jocelyn's sudden death was as though a cloud-burst had broken over the village, dealing utter and hopeless destruction.
parents
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
play
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
profundity
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
round
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From this reading To the little community of simple workaday folk living round Briar Farm it was a greater catastrophe than the death of any king.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
simple
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From this reading To the little community of simple workaday folk living round Briar Farm it was a greater catastrophe than the death of any king.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
stupefied
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The news of Farmer Jocelyn's sudden death was as though a cloud-burst had broken over the village, dealing utter and hopeless destruction.
talked
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From this reading Nothing else was talked of.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To the little community of simple workaday folk living round Briar Farm it was a greater catastrophe than the death of any king.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The news of Farmer Jocelyn's sudden death was as though a cloud-burst had broken over the village, dealing utter and hopeless destruction.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
things
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The news of Farmer Jocelyn's sudden death was as though a cloud-burst had broken over the village, dealing utter and hopeless destruction.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the little community of simple workaday folk living round Briar Farm it was a greater catastrophe than the death of any king.
utter
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From this reading The news of Farmer Jocelyn's sudden death was as though a cloud-burst had broken over the village, dealing utter and hopeless destruction.
very
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
village
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From this reading The news of Farmer Jocelyn's sudden death was as though a cloud-burst had broken over the village, dealing utter and hopeless destruction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The news of Farmer Jocelyn's sudden death was as though a cloud-burst had broken over the village, dealing utter and hopeless destruction.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
whispered
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
wisdom
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
wise
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
women
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From this reading Men stood idly about, looking at each other in a kind of stupefied consternation,--women chattered and whispered at their cottage doors, shaking their heads with all that melancholy profundity of wisdom which is not wise till after the event,--the children were less noisy in their play, checked by the grave faces of their parents--the very dogs seemed to know that something had occurred which altered the aspect of ordinary daily things.
workaday
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From this reading To the little community of simple workaday folk living round Briar Farm it was a greater catastrophe than the death of any king.
