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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 year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But, after all, what are father, mother, boys, girls, to me?
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
all
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From this reading It is true that he earnestly and insistantly begs of me to gather all my people, father, mother, boys, girls, around me.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I thought yesterday, and to-day I have heard from him; heard that though he is greatly loath to tell me so, yet he cannot be back by Christmas; that I must hear the joy-bells ring, and see the merry Christmas cheer _alone_.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The swallows are gone: the summer is done: it is October.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It is true that he earnestly and insistantly begs of me to gather all my people, father, mother, boys, girls, around me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
back
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From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So I thought yesterday, and to-day I have heard from him; heard that though he is greatly loath to tell me so, yet he cannot be back by Christmas; that I must hear the joy-bells ring, and see the merry Christmas cheer _alone_.
begs
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From this reading It is true that he earnestly and insistantly begs of me to gather all my people, father, mother, boys, girls, around me.
boys
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From this reading It is true that he earnestly and insistantly begs of me to gather all my people, father, mother, boys, girls, around me.
bring
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From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, after all, what are father, mother, boys, girls, to me?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
cannot
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From this reading So I thought yesterday, and to-day I have heard from him; heard that though he is greatly loath to tell me so, yet he cannot be back by Christmas; that I must hear the joy-bells ring, and see the merry Christmas cheer _alone_.
cheer
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From this reading So I thought yesterday, and to-day I have heard from him; heard that though he is greatly loath to tell me so, yet he cannot be back by Christmas; that I must hear the joy-bells ring, and see the merry Christmas cheer _alone_.
Christmas
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From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
Christmas-time
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From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
day
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From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
days
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From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The swallows are gone: the summer is done: it is October.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
earnestly
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From this reading It is true that he earnestly and insistantly begs of me to gather all my people, father, mother, boys, girls, around me.
eyes
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From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
father
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From this reading It is true that he earnestly and insistantly begs of me to gather all my people, father, mother, boys, girls, around me.
fond
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From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So I thought yesterday, and to-day I have heard from him; heard that though he is greatly loath to tell me so, yet he cannot be back by Christmas; that I must hear the joy-bells ring, and see the merry Christmas cheer _alone_.
gather
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From this reading It is true that he earnestly and insistantly begs of me to gather all my people, father, mother, boys, girls, around me.
girls
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From this reading It is true that he earnestly and insistantly begs of me to gather all my people, father, mother, boys, girls, around me.
give
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From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
glad
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From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
gone
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From this reading The swallows are gone: the summer is done: it is October.
gray
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From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
greatly
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From this reading So I thought yesterday, and to-day I have heard from him; heard that though he is greatly loath to tell me so, yet he cannot be back by Christmas; that I must hear the joy-bells ring, and see the merry Christmas cheer _alone_.
hasting
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From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So I thought yesterday, and to-day I have heard from him; heard that though he is greatly loath to tell me so, yet he cannot be back by Christmas; that I must hear the joy-bells ring, and see the merry Christmas cheer _alone_.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So I thought yesterday, and to-day I have heard from him; heard that though he is greatly loath to tell me so, yet he cannot be back by Christmas; that I must hear the joy-bells ring, and see the merry Christmas cheer _alone_.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I thought yesterday, and to-day I have heard from him; heard that though he is greatly loath to tell me so, yet he cannot be back by Christmas; that I must hear the joy-bells ring, and see the merry Christmas cheer _alone_.
heard
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From this reading So I thought yesterday, and to-day I have heard from him; heard that though he is greatly loath to tell me so, yet he cannot be back by Christmas; that I must hear the joy-bells ring, and see the merry Christmas cheer _alone_.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
hurry
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From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
insistantly
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From this reading It is true that he earnestly and insistantly begs of me to gather all my people, father, mother, boys, girls, around me.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The swallows are gone: the summer is done: it is October.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The swallows are gone: the summer is done: it is October.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
joy-bells
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From this reading So I thought yesterday, and to-day I have heard from him; heard that though he is greatly loath to tell me so, yet he cannot be back by Christmas; that I must hear the joy-bells ring, and see the merry Christmas cheer _alone_.
knows
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From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
loath
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From this reading So I thought yesterday, and to-day I have heard from him; heard that though he is greatly loath to tell me so, yet he cannot be back by Christmas; that I must hear the joy-bells ring, and see the merry Christmas cheer _alone_.
loss
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From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
marked
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From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
merry
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From this reading So I thought yesterday, and to-day I have heard from him; heard that though he is greatly loath to tell me so, yet he cannot be back by Christmas; that I must hear the joy-bells ring, and see the merry Christmas cheer _alone_.
mother
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From this reading It is true that he earnestly and insistantly begs of me to gather all my people, father, mother, boys, girls, around me.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading So I thought yesterday, and to-day I have heard from him; heard that though he is greatly loath to tell me so, yet he cannot be back by Christmas; that I must hear the joy-bells ring, and see the merry Christmas cheer _alone_.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
October
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From this reading The swallows are gone: the summer is done: it is October.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
people
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From this reading It is true that he earnestly and insistantly begs of me to gather all my people, father, mother, boys, girls, around me.
ring
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From this reading So I thought yesterday, and to-day I have heard from him; heard that though he is greatly loath to tell me so, yet he cannot be back by Christmas; that I must hear the joy-bells ring, and see the merry Christmas cheer _alone_.
Roger
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From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
see
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From this reading So I thought yesterday, and to-day I have heard from him; heard that though he is greatly loath to tell me so, yet he cannot be back by Christmas; that I must hear the joy-bells ring, and see the merry Christmas cheer _alone_.
set
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From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
shortened
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From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
smile
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From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I thought yesterday, and to-day I have heard from him; heard that though he is greatly loath to tell me so, yet he cannot be back by Christmas; that I must hear the joy-bells ring, and see the merry Christmas cheer _alone_.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
sound
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From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
stairs
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From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
summer
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From this reading The swallows are gone: the summer is done: it is October.
swallows
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From this reading The swallows are gone: the summer is done: it is October.
table
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From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I thought yesterday, and to-day I have heard from him; heard that though he is greatly loath to tell me so, yet he cannot be back by Christmas; that I must hear the joy-bells ring, and see the merry Christmas cheer _alone_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The swallows are gone: the summer is done: it is October.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading So I thought yesterday, and to-day I have heard from him; heard that though he is greatly loath to tell me so, yet he cannot be back by Christmas; that I must hear the joy-bells ring, and see the merry Christmas cheer _alone_.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I thought yesterday, and to-day I have heard from him; heard that though he is greatly loath to tell me so, yet he cannot be back by Christmas; that I must hear the joy-bells ring, and see the merry Christmas cheer _alone_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So I thought yesterday, and to-day I have heard from him; heard that though he is greatly loath to tell me so, yet he cannot be back by Christmas; that I must hear the joy-bells ring, and see the merry Christmas cheer _alone_.
to-day
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From this reading So I thought yesterday, and to-day I have heard from him; heard that though he is greatly loath to tell me so, yet he cannot be back by Christmas; that I must hear the joy-bells ring, and see the merry Christmas cheer _alone_.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
true
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From this reading It is true that he earnestly and insistantly begs of me to gather all my people, father, mother, boys, girls, around me.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But, after all, what are father, mother, boys, girls, to me?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
year
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From this reading The year knows that I am in a hurry, and is hasting with its shortened days--each day marked by the loss of something fair--toward the glad Christmas-time--Christmas that will bring me back my Roger--that will set him again at the foot of his table--that will give me again the sound of his foot on the stairs, the smile in his fond gray eyes.
yesterday
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From this reading So I thought yesterday, and to-day I have heard from him; heard that though he is greatly loath to tell me so, yet he cannot be back by Christmas; that I must hear the joy-bells ring, and see the merry Christmas cheer _alone_.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading So I thought yesterday, and to-day I have heard from him; heard that though he is greatly loath to tell me so, yet he cannot be back by Christmas; that I must hear the joy-bells ring, and see the merry Christmas cheer _alone_.
