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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 There was a harmony in the atmosphere, a silent song of friendship.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is good to see you again."
always
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From this reading The faces of both brother and sister wore that expression of quiet happiness always unmistakable when people of the right temperament are feeling how gracious a thing it is to be together once more.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The faces of both brother and sister wore that expression of quiet happiness always unmistakable when people of the right temperament are feeling how gracious a thing it is to be together once more.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
atmosphere
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From this reading There was a harmony in the atmosphere, a silent song of friendship.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The faces of both brother and sister wore that expression of quiet happiness always unmistakable when people of the right temperament are feeling how gracious a thing it is to be together once more.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
brother
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From this reading Katharine Frensham said nothing, but held out her hand, which her brother grasped silently.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Katharine Frensham said nothing, but held out her hand, which her brother grasped silently.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
dear
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From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
evening
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From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
expression
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From this reading The faces of both brother and sister wore that expression of quiet happiness always unmistakable when people of the right temperament are feeling how gracious a thing it is to be together once more.
faces
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From this reading The faces of both brother and sister wore that expression of quiet happiness always unmistakable when people of the right temperament are feeling how gracious a thing it is to be together once more.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The faces of both brother and sister wore that expression of quiet happiness always unmistakable when people of the right temperament are feeling how gracious a thing it is to be together once more.
fire
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From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
Frensham
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From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
friendship
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From this reading There was a harmony in the atmosphere, a silent song of friendship.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is good to see you again."
gracious
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From this reading The faces of both brother and sister wore that expression of quiet happiness always unmistakable when people of the right temperament are feeling how gracious a thing it is to be together once more.
grasped
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From this reading Katharine Frensham said nothing, but held out her hand, which her brother grasped silently.
hand
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From this reading Katharine Frensham said nothing, but held out her hand, which her brother grasped silently.
happiness
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From this reading The faces of both brother and sister wore that expression of quiet happiness always unmistakable when people of the right temperament are feeling how gracious a thing it is to be together once more.
harmony
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From this reading There was a harmony in the atmosphere, a silent song of friendship.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
held
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From this reading Katharine Frensham said nothing, but held out her hand, which her brother grasped silently.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Katharine Frensham said nothing, but held out her hand, which her brother grasped silently.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
home
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From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
house
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From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
how
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From this reading The faces of both brother and sister wore that expression of quiet happiness always unmistakable when people of the right temperament are feeling how gracious a thing it is to be together once more.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is good to see you again."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is good to see you again."
Katharine
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From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
Kensington
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From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
March
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From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
middle
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From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
more
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From this reading The faces of both brother and sister wore that expression of quiet happiness always unmistakable when people of the right temperament are feeling how gracious a thing it is to be together once more.
music-room
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From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Katharine Frensham said nothing, but held out her hand, which her brother grasped silently.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
old
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From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
once
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From this reading The faces of both brother and sister wore that expression of quiet happiness always unmistakable when people of the right temperament are feeling how gracious a thing it is to be together once more.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
out
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From this reading Katharine Frensham said nothing, but held out her hand, which her brother grasped silently.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
people
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From this reading The faces of both brother and sister wore that expression of quiet happiness always unmistakable when people of the right temperament are feeling how gracious a thing it is to be together once more.
quiet
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From this reading The faces of both brother and sister wore that expression of quiet happiness always unmistakable when people of the right temperament are feeling how gracious a thing it is to be together once more.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The faces of both brother and sister wore that expression of quiet happiness always unmistakable when people of the right temperament are feeling how gracious a thing it is to be together once more.
Ronald
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From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
Ronald's
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From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
said
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From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
sat
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From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
see
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From this reading "It is good to see you again."
silent
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From this reading There was a harmony in the atmosphere, a silent song of friendship.
silently
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From this reading Katharine Frensham said nothing, but held out her hand, which her brother grasped silently.
sister
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From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
song
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From this reading There was a harmony in the atmosphere, a silent song of friendship.
temperament
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From this reading The faces of both brother and sister wore that expression of quiet happiness always unmistakable when people of the right temperament are feeling how gracious a thing it is to be together once more.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The faces of both brother and sister wore that expression of quiet happiness always unmistakable when people of the right temperament are feeling how gracious a thing it is to be together once more.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
There
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From this reading There was a harmony in the atmosphere, a silent song of friendship.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The faces of both brother and sister wore that expression of quiet happiness always unmistakable when people of the right temperament are feeling how gracious a thing it is to be together once more.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
together
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From this reading The faces of both brother and sister wore that expression of quiet happiness always unmistakable when people of the right temperament are feeling how gracious a thing it is to be together once more.
unmistakable
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From this reading The faces of both brother and sister wore that expression of quiet happiness always unmistakable when people of the right temperament are feeling how gracious a thing it is to be together once more.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a harmony in the atmosphere, a silent song of friendship.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The faces of both brother and sister wore that expression of quiet happiness always unmistakable when people of the right temperament are feeling how gracious a thing it is to be together once more.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Katharine Frensham said nothing, but held out her hand, which her brother grasped silently.
wore
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From this reading The faces of both brother and sister wore that expression of quiet happiness always unmistakable when people of the right temperament are feeling how gracious a thing it is to be together once more.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And so you have come home at last, dear old Katharine," Ronald Frensham said to his sister as they both sat over the fire in the music-room of Ronald's house in Kensington, one evening in the middle of March.
