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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—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was sad to return to the place, and to feel that I should never again see the glad smile of welcome, that had awaited me here so few months ago.
ago
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From this reading It was sad to return to the place, and to feel that I should never again see the glad smile of welcome, that had awaited me here so few months ago.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Elveston!” resounded along the platform.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
ask
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From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
awaited
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From this reading It was sad to return to the place, and to feel that I should never again see the glad smile of welcome, that had awaited me here so few months ago.
barely
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From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
barrow
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From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
bend
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From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
bound
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From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
brief
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From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
close
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From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
cry
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From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
daughter
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From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
day
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From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
dear
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From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
directions
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From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
down
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From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
drawing
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From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
Earl
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From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
Elveston
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From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
enough
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From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
eventful
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From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
familiar
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From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
feel
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From this reading It was sad to return to the place, and to feel that I should never again see the glad smile of welcome, that had awaited me here so few months ago.
felt
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From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
few
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From this reading It was sad to return to the place, and to feel that I should never again see the glad smile of welcome, that had awaited me here so few months ago.
find
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From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
followed
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From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
friends
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From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
gave
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From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
given
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From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
glad
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From this reading It was sad to return to the place, and to feel that I should never again see the glad smile of welcome, that had awaited me here so few months ago.
glided
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From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
hand
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From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
happy
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From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
hardly
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From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was sad to return to the place, and to feel that I should never again see the glad smile of welcome, that had awaited me here so few months ago.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
hoarse
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From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
home
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From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was sad to return to the place, and to feel that I should never again see the glad smile of welcome, that had awaited me here so few months ago.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
indeed
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From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
light
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From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
lodgings
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From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
luggage
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From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
many
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From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
met
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From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
months
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From this reading It was sad to return to the place, and to feel that I should never again see the glad smile of welcome, that had awaited me here so few months ago.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was sad to return to the place, and to feel that I should never again see the glad smile of welcome, that had awaited me here so few months ago.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
objects
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From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
off
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From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
old
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From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
own
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From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
pay
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From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
place
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From this reading It was sad to return to the place, and to feel that I should never again see the glad smile of welcome, that had awaited me here so few months ago.
platform
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From this reading Elveston!” resounded along the platform.
porter
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From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
quarters
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From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
recognise
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From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
resounded
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From this reading Elveston!” resounded along the platform.
return
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From this reading It was sad to return to the place, and to feel that I should never again see the glad smile of welcome, that had awaited me here so few months ago.
round
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From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
sad
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From this reading It was sad to return to the place, and to feel that I should never again see the glad smile of welcome, that had awaited me here so few months ago.
see
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From this reading It was sad to return to the place, and to feel that I should never again see the glad smile of welcome, that had awaited me here so few months ago.
settling
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From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was sad to return to the place, and to feel that I should never again see the glad smile of welcome, that had awaited me here so few months ago.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
smile
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From this reading It was sad to return to the place, and to feel that I should never again see the glad smile of welcome, that had awaited me here so few months ago.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
solitary
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From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
state
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From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
station
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From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
strange
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From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
strike
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From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
strolled
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From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
taken
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From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was sad to return to the place, and to feel that I should never again see the glad smile of welcome, that had awaited me here so few months ago.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
things
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From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
thousand
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From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
train
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From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
up
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From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
visit
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From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
welcome
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From this reading It was sad to return to the place, and to feel that I should never again see the glad smile of welcome, that had awaited me here so few months ago.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
wheelingnounUS /ˈwheeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
widowed
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From this reading Having given directions to have my luggage taken to my old lodgings, I strolled off alone, to pay a visit, before settling down in my own quarters, to my dear old friends—for such I indeed felt them to be, though it was barely half a year since first we met—the Earl and his widowed daughter.
wintry
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From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
year
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From this reading The year—what an eventful year it had been for me!—was drawing to a close, and the brief wintry day hardly gave light enough to recognise the old familiar objects, bound up with so many happy memories, as the train glided round the last bend into the station, and the hoarse cry of “Elveston!
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet, if I were to find him here,” I muttered, as in solitary state I followed the porter, who was wheeling my luggage on a barrow, “and if he _were_ to ‘_strike a sudden hand in mine, And ask a thousand things of home_,’ I should not—no, ‘_I should not feel it to be strange_’!”
