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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 When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
all
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From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It would be delightful to describe the happy days at Moorlands during St. George's convalescence, when the love-life of Harry and Kate was one long, uninterrupted, joyous dream.
arms
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From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It would be delightful to describe the happy days at Moorlands during St. George's convalescence, when the love-life of Harry and Kate was one long, uninterrupted, joyous dream.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be delightful to describe the happy days at Moorlands during St. George's convalescence, when the love-life of Harry and Kate was one long, uninterrupted, joyous dream.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
carry
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From this reading And it would be more delightful still to carry the record of these charming hours far into the summer had not St. George, eager to be under his own roof in Kennedy Square, declared he could stay no longer.
charming
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From this reading And it would be more delightful still to carry the record of these charming hours far into the summer had not St. George, eager to be under his own roof in Kennedy Square, declared he could stay no longer.
close
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From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
coach
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From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
coldness
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From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
colonel
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From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
convalescence
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From this reading It would be delightful to describe the happy days at Moorlands during St. George's convalescence, when the love-life of Harry and Kate was one long, uninterrupted, joyous dream.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And it would be more delightful still to carry the record of these charming hours far into the summer had not St. George, eager to be under his own roof in Kennedy Square, declared he could stay no longer.
cut
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From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
days
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From this reading It would be delightful to describe the happy days at Moorlands during St. George's convalescence, when the love-life of Harry and Kate was one long, uninterrupted, joyous dream.
declared
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From this reading And it would be more delightful still to carry the record of these charming hours far into the summer had not St. George, eager to be under his own roof in Kennedy Square, declared he could stay no longer.
delightful
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From this reading It would be delightful to describe the happy days at Moorlands during St. George's convalescence, when the love-life of Harry and Kate was one long, uninterrupted, joyous dream.
describe
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From this reading It would be delightful to describe the happy days at Moorlands during St. George's convalescence, when the love-life of Harry and Kate was one long, uninterrupted, joyous dream.
difficulties
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From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading It would be delightful to describe the happy days at Moorlands during St. George's convalescence, when the love-life of Harry and Kate was one long, uninterrupted, joyous dream.
driven
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From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It would be delightful to describe the happy days at Moorlands during St. George's convalescence, when the love-life of Harry and Kate was one long, uninterrupted, joyous dream.
eager
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From this reading And it would be more delightful still to carry the record of these charming hours far into the summer had not St. George, eager to be under his own roof in Kennedy Square, declared he could stay no longer.
far
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From this reading And it would be more delightful still to carry the record of these charming hours far into the summer had not St. George, eager to be under his own roof in Kennedy Square, declared he could stay no longer.
father
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From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
George
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From this reading And it would be more delightful still to carry the record of these charming hours far into the summer had not St. George, eager to be under his own roof in Kennedy Square, declared he could stay no longer.
George's
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From this reading It would be delightful to describe the happy days at Moorlands during St. George's convalescence, when the love-life of Harry and Kate was one long, uninterrupted, joyous dream.
glad
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From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
got
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From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
grown
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From this reading Not that his welcome had grown less warm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
happy
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From this reading It would be delightful to describe the happy days at Moorlands during St. George's convalescence, when the love-life of Harry and Kate was one long, uninterrupted, joyous dream.
Harry
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From this reading It would be delightful to describe the happy days at Moorlands during St. George's convalescence, when the love-life of Harry and Kate was one long, uninterrupted, joyous dream.
Harry's
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From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And it would be more delightful still to carry the record of these charming hours far into the summer had not St. George, eager to be under his own roof in Kennedy Square, declared he could stay no longer.
heart
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From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
held
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From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And it would be more delightful still to carry the record of these charming hours far into the summer had not St. George, eager to be under his own roof in Kennedy Square, declared he could stay no longer.
host
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From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
hours
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From this reading And it would be more delightful still to carry the record of these charming hours far into the summer had not St. George, eager to be under his own roof in Kennedy Square, declared he could stay no longer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
including
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From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And it would be more delightful still to carry the record of these charming hours far into the summer had not St. George, eager to be under his own roof in Kennedy Square, declared he could stay no longer.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be delightful to describe the happy days at Moorlands during St. George's convalescence, when the love-life of Harry and Kate was one long, uninterrupted, joyous dream.
joyous
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From this reading It would be delightful to describe the happy days at Moorlands during St. George's convalescence, when the love-life of Harry and Kate was one long, uninterrupted, joyous dream.
Kate
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From this reading It would be delightful to describe the happy days at Moorlands during St. George's convalescence, when the love-life of Harry and Kate was one long, uninterrupted, joyous dream.
Kennedy
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From this reading And it would be more delightful still to carry the record of these charming hours far into the summer had not St. George, eager to be under his own roof in Kennedy Square, declared he could stay no longer.
kept
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From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
knot
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From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
learned
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From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
less
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From this reading Not that his welcome had grown less warm.
lessons
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From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be delightful to describe the happy days at Moorlands during St. George's convalescence, when the love-life of Harry and Kate was one long, uninterrupted, joyous dream.
longer
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From this reading And it would be more delightful still to carry the record of these charming hours far into the summer had not St. George, eager to be under his own roof in Kennedy Square, declared he could stay no longer.
love-life
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From this reading It would be delightful to describe the happy days at Moorlands during St. George's convalescence, when the love-life of Harry and Kate was one long, uninterrupted, joyous dream.
made
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From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
meeting
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From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
Moorlands
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From this reading It would be delightful to describe the happy days at Moorlands during St. George's convalescence, when the love-life of Harry and Kate was one long, uninterrupted, joyous dream.
more
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From this reading And it would be more delightful still to carry the record of these charming hours far into the summer had not St. George, eager to be under his own roof in Kennedy Square, declared he could stay no longer.
mother
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From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
neck
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From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And it would be more delightful still to carry the record of these charming hours far into the summer had not St. George, eager to be under his own roof in Kennedy Square, declared he could stay no longer.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And it would be more delightful still to carry the record of these charming hours far into the summer had not St. George, eager to be under his own roof in Kennedy Square, declared he could stay no longer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would be delightful to describe the happy days at Moorlands during St. George's convalescence, when the love-life of Harry and Kate was one long, uninterrupted, joyous dream.
old-time
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From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
once
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From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It would be delightful to describe the happy days at Moorlands during St. George's convalescence, when the love-life of Harry and Kate was one long, uninterrupted, joyous dream.
out
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From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
own
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From this reading And it would be more delightful still to carry the record of these charming hours far into the summer had not St. George, eager to be under his own roof in Kennedy Square, declared he could stay no longer.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
past
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From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
pleadings
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From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
record
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From this reading And it would be more delightful still to carry the record of these charming hours far into the summer had not St. George, eager to be under his own roof in Kennedy Square, declared he could stay no longer.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
restful
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From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
revived
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From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
roof
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From this reading And it would be more delightful still to carry the record of these charming hours far into the summer had not St. George, eager to be under his own roof in Kennedy Square, declared he could stay no longer.
said
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From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
set
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From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
softened
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From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
son
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From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
son's
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From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
sons's
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From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
Square
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From this reading And it would be more delightful still to carry the record of these charming hours far into the summer had not St. George, eager to be under his own roof in Kennedy Square, declared he could stay no longer.
St
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From this reading It would be delightful to describe the happy days at Moorlands during St. George's convalescence, when the love-life of Harry and Kate was one long, uninterrupted, joyous dream.
stay
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From this reading And it would be more delightful still to carry the record of these charming hours far into the summer had not St. George, eager to be under his own roof in Kennedy Square, declared he could stay no longer.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it would be more delightful still to carry the record of these charming hours far into the summer had not St. George, eager to be under his own roof in Kennedy Square, declared he could stay no longer.
summer
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From this reading And it would be more delightful still to carry the record of these charming hours far into the summer had not St. George, eager to be under his own roof in Kennedy Square, declared he could stay no longer.
swept
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From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
thankfulness
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From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It would be delightful to describe the happy days at Moorlands during St. George's convalescence, when the love-life of Harry and Kate was one long, uninterrupted, joyous dream.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And it would be more delightful still to carry the record of these charming hours far into the summer had not St. George, eager to be under his own roof in Kennedy Square, declared he could stay no longer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be delightful to describe the happy days at Moorlands during St. George's convalescence, when the love-life of Harry and Kate was one long, uninterrupted, joyous dream.
town
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From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading And it would be more delightful still to carry the record of these charming hours far into the summer had not St. George, eager to be under his own roof in Kennedy Square, declared he could stay no longer.
uninterrupted
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From this reading It would be delightful to describe the happy days at Moorlands during St. George's convalescence, when the love-life of Harry and Kate was one long, uninterrupted, joyous dream.
united
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From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
unravelled
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From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
urged
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From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
warm
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From this reading Not that his welcome had grown less warm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It would be delightful to describe the happy days at Moorlands during St. George's convalescence, when the love-life of Harry and Kate was one long, uninterrupted, joyous dream.
welcome
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From this reading Not that his welcome had grown less warm.
wept
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From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When mother, father, and son were again united--what a meeting was that, once she got her arms around her son's neck and held him close and wept her heart out in thankfulness!--and the life of the old-time past was revived--a life softened and made restful and kept glad by the lessons all had learned.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It would be delightful to describe the happy days at Moorlands during St. George's convalescence, when the love-life of Harry and Kate was one long, uninterrupted, joyous dream.
whole
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From this reading He and his host had long since unravelled all their difficulties, the last knot having been cut the afternoon the colonel, urged on by Harry's mother--his disappointment over his sons's coldness set at rest by her pleadings--had driven into town for Harry in his coach, as has been said, and swept the whole party, including St. George, out to Moorlands.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be delightful to describe the happy days at Moorlands during St. George's convalescence, when the love-life of Harry and Kate was one long, uninterrupted, joyous dream.
