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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 day after a great event is, in all kinds of circumstances, a difficult one.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The day after a great event is, in all kinds of circumstances, a difficult one.
air
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From this reading The remains of great excitement, not yet quite spent, make the air heavy, and produce innumerable little explosions like half-exhausted fireworks.
all
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From this reading The day after a great event is, in all kinds of circumstances, a difficult one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The remains of great excitement, not yet quite spent, make the air heavy, and produce innumerable little explosions like half-exhausted fireworks.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Common life is feeble, and fills with lassitude people who have been living at high pressure; and the mixture of weariness, oppression, and lingering excitement is hostile to every attempt at settling down.
atmosphere
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From this reading This was the state of the atmosphere at Pitcomlie after the long strain was over, after the shutters were opened, the blinds drawn up, and ordinary existence had re-commenced.
attempt
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From this reading Common life is feeble, and fills with lassitude people who have been living at high pressure; and the mixture of weariness, oppression, and lingering excitement is hostile to every attempt at settling down.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Common life is feeble, and fills with lassitude people who have been living at high pressure; and the mixture of weariness, oppression, and lingering excitement is hostile to every attempt at settling down.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading And besides this inevitable and feverish dullness, there was all the excitement of half completed events to intensify the painfulness of the pause.
blinds
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From this reading This was the state of the atmosphere at Pitcomlie after the long strain was over, after the shutters were opened, the blinds drawn up, and ordinary existence had re-commenced.
circumstances
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From this reading The day after a great event is, in all kinds of circumstances, a difficult one.
Common
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From this reading Common life is feeble, and fills with lassitude people who have been living at high pressure; and the mixture of weariness, oppression, and lingering excitement is hostile to every attempt at settling down.
completed
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From this reading And besides this inevitable and feverish dullness, there was all the excitement of half completed events to intensify the painfulness of the pause.
day
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From this reading The day after a great event is, in all kinds of circumstances, a difficult one.
difficult
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From this reading The day after a great event is, in all kinds of circumstances, a difficult one.
down
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From this reading Common life is feeble, and fills with lassitude people who have been living at high pressure; and the mixture of weariness, oppression, and lingering excitement is hostile to every attempt at settling down.
drawn
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From this reading This was the state of the atmosphere at Pitcomlie after the long strain was over, after the shutters were opened, the blinds drawn up, and ordinary existence had re-commenced.
dullness
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From this reading And besides this inevitable and feverish dullness, there was all the excitement of half completed events to intensify the painfulness of the pause.
event
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From this reading The day after a great event is, in all kinds of circumstances, a difficult one.
events
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From this reading And besides this inevitable and feverish dullness, there was all the excitement of half completed events to intensify the painfulness of the pause.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Common life is feeble, and fills with lassitude people who have been living at high pressure; and the mixture of weariness, oppression, and lingering excitement is hostile to every attempt at settling down.
excitement
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From this reading The remains of great excitement, not yet quite spent, make the air heavy, and produce innumerable little explosions like half-exhausted fireworks.
existence
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From this reading This was the state of the atmosphere at Pitcomlie after the long strain was over, after the shutters were opened, the blinds drawn up, and ordinary existence had re-commenced.
explosions
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From this reading The remains of great excitement, not yet quite spent, make the air heavy, and produce innumerable little explosions like half-exhausted fireworks.
feeble
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From this reading Common life is feeble, and fills with lassitude people who have been living at high pressure; and the mixture of weariness, oppression, and lingering excitement is hostile to every attempt at settling down.
feverish
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From this reading And besides this inevitable and feverish dullness, there was all the excitement of half completed events to intensify the painfulness of the pause.
fills
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From this reading Common life is feeble, and fills with lassitude people who have been living at high pressure; and the mixture of weariness, oppression, and lingering excitement is hostile to every attempt at settling down.
fireworks
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From this reading The remains of great excitement, not yet quite spent, make the air heavy, and produce innumerable little explosions like half-exhausted fireworks.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day after a great event is, in all kinds of circumstances, a difficult one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was the state of the atmosphere at Pitcomlie after the long strain was over, after the shutters were opened, the blinds drawn up, and ordinary existence had re-commenced.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And besides this inevitable and feverish dullness, there was all the excitement of half completed events to intensify the painfulness of the pause.
half-exhausted
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From this reading The remains of great excitement, not yet quite spent, make the air heavy, and produce innumerable little explosions like half-exhausted fireworks.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Common life is feeble, and fills with lassitude people who have been living at high pressure; and the mixture of weariness, oppression, and lingering excitement is hostile to every attempt at settling down.
heavy
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From this reading The remains of great excitement, not yet quite spent, make the air heavy, and produce innumerable little explosions like half-exhausted fireworks.
high
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From this reading Common life is feeble, and fills with lassitude people who have been living at high pressure; and the mixture of weariness, oppression, and lingering excitement is hostile to every attempt at settling down.
hostile
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From this reading Common life is feeble, and fills with lassitude people who have been living at high pressure; and the mixture of weariness, oppression, and lingering excitement is hostile to every attempt at settling down.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The day after a great event is, in all kinds of circumstances, a difficult one.
inevitable
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From this reading And besides this inevitable and feverish dullness, there was all the excitement of half completed events to intensify the painfulness of the pause.
innumerable
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From this reading The remains of great excitement, not yet quite spent, make the air heavy, and produce innumerable little explosions like half-exhausted fireworks.
intensify
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From this reading And besides this inevitable and feverish dullness, there was all the excitement of half completed events to intensify the painfulness of the pause.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day after a great event is, in all kinds of circumstances, a difficult one.
kinds
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From this reading The day after a great event is, in all kinds of circumstances, a difficult one.
lassitude
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From this reading Common life is feeble, and fills with lassitude people who have been living at high pressure; and the mixture of weariness, oppression, and lingering excitement is hostile to every attempt at settling down.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Common life is feeble, and fills with lassitude people who have been living at high pressure; and the mixture of weariness, oppression, and lingering excitement is hostile to every attempt at settling down.
like
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From this reading The remains of great excitement, not yet quite spent, make the air heavy, and produce innumerable little explosions like half-exhausted fireworks.
lingering
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From this reading Common life is feeble, and fills with lassitude people who have been living at high pressure; and the mixture of weariness, oppression, and lingering excitement is hostile to every attempt at settling down.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The remains of great excitement, not yet quite spent, make the air heavy, and produce innumerable little explosions like half-exhausted fireworks.
living
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From this reading Common life is feeble, and fills with lassitude people who have been living at high pressure; and the mixture of weariness, oppression, and lingering excitement is hostile to every attempt at settling down.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the state of the atmosphere at Pitcomlie after the long strain was over, after the shutters were opened, the blinds drawn up, and ordinary existence had re-commenced.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The remains of great excitement, not yet quite spent, make the air heavy, and produce innumerable little explosions like half-exhausted fireworks.
mixture
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From this reading Common life is feeble, and fills with lassitude people who have been living at high pressure; and the mixture of weariness, oppression, and lingering excitement is hostile to every attempt at settling down.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The remains of great excitement, not yet quite spent, make the air heavy, and produce innumerable little explosions like half-exhausted fireworks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day after a great event is, in all kinds of circumstances, a difficult one.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The day after a great event is, in all kinds of circumstances, a difficult one.
opened
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From this reading This was the state of the atmosphere at Pitcomlie after the long strain was over, after the shutters were opened, the blinds drawn up, and ordinary existence had re-commenced.
oppression
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From this reading Common life is feeble, and fills with lassitude people who have been living at high pressure; and the mixture of weariness, oppression, and lingering excitement is hostile to every attempt at settling down.
ordinary
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From this reading This was the state of the atmosphere at Pitcomlie after the long strain was over, after the shutters were opened, the blinds drawn up, and ordinary existence had re-commenced.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading This was the state of the atmosphere at Pitcomlie after the long strain was over, after the shutters were opened, the blinds drawn up, and ordinary existence had re-commenced.
painfulness
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From this reading And besides this inevitable and feverish dullness, there was all the excitement of half completed events to intensify the painfulness of the pause.
pause
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From this reading And besides this inevitable and feverish dullness, there was all the excitement of half completed events to intensify the painfulness of the pause.
people
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From this reading Common life is feeble, and fills with lassitude people who have been living at high pressure; and the mixture of weariness, oppression, and lingering excitement is hostile to every attempt at settling down.
Pitcomlie
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From this reading This was the state of the atmosphere at Pitcomlie after the long strain was over, after the shutters were opened, the blinds drawn up, and ordinary existence had re-commenced.
pressure
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From this reading Common life is feeble, and fills with lassitude people who have been living at high pressure; and the mixture of weariness, oppression, and lingering excitement is hostile to every attempt at settling down.
produce
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From this reading The remains of great excitement, not yet quite spent, make the air heavy, and produce innumerable little explosions like half-exhausted fireworks.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The remains of great excitement, not yet quite spent, make the air heavy, and produce innumerable little explosions like half-exhausted fireworks.
re-commenced
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From this reading This was the state of the atmosphere at Pitcomlie after the long strain was over, after the shutters were opened, the blinds drawn up, and ordinary existence had re-commenced.
remains
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From this reading The remains of great excitement, not yet quite spent, make the air heavy, and produce innumerable little explosions like half-exhausted fireworks.
settling
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From this reading Common life is feeble, and fills with lassitude people who have been living at high pressure; and the mixture of weariness, oppression, and lingering excitement is hostile to every attempt at settling down.
shutters
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From this reading This was the state of the atmosphere at Pitcomlie after the long strain was over, after the shutters were opened, the blinds drawn up, and ordinary existence had re-commenced.
spent
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From this reading The remains of great excitement, not yet quite spent, make the air heavy, and produce innumerable little explosions like half-exhausted fireworks.
state
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From this reading This was the state of the atmosphere at Pitcomlie after the long strain was over, after the shutters were opened, the blinds drawn up, and ordinary existence had re-commenced.
strain
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From this reading This was the state of the atmosphere at Pitcomlie after the long strain was over, after the shutters were opened, the blinds drawn up, and ordinary existence had re-commenced.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day after a great event is, in all kinds of circumstances, a difficult one.
there
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From this reading And besides this inevitable and feverish dullness, there was all the excitement of half completed events to intensify the painfulness of the pause.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the state of the atmosphere at Pitcomlie after the long strain was over, after the shutters were opened, the blinds drawn up, and ordinary existence had re-commenced.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Common life is feeble, and fills with lassitude people who have been living at high pressure; and the mixture of weariness, oppression, and lingering excitement is hostile to every attempt at settling down.
up
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From this reading This was the state of the atmosphere at Pitcomlie after the long strain was over, after the shutters were opened, the blinds drawn up, and ordinary existence had re-commenced.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the state of the atmosphere at Pitcomlie after the long strain was over, after the shutters were opened, the blinds drawn up, and ordinary existence had re-commenced.
weariness
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From this reading Common life is feeble, and fills with lassitude people who have been living at high pressure; and the mixture of weariness, oppression, and lingering excitement is hostile to every attempt at settling down.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This was the state of the atmosphere at Pitcomlie after the long strain was over, after the shutters were opened, the blinds drawn up, and ordinary existence had re-commenced.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Common life is feeble, and fills with lassitude people who have been living at high pressure; and the mixture of weariness, oppression, and lingering excitement is hostile to every attempt at settling down.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Common life is feeble, and fills with lassitude people who have been living at high pressure; and the mixture of weariness, oppression, and lingering excitement is hostile to every attempt at settling down.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The remains of great excitement, not yet quite spent, make the air heavy, and produce innumerable little explosions like half-exhausted fireworks.
