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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And, after all, nothing happened.
air
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From this reading Dane's barely veiled threats seemed to vanish like the man himself into thin air.
all
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From this reading And, after all, nothing happened.
almost
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From this reading After the storm which had seemed to be breaking in upon him from every quarter, the days which followed possessed for Philip almost the calm of an Indian summer.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After the storm which had seemed to be breaking in upon him from every quarter, the days which followed possessed for Philip almost the calm of an Indian summer.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, after all, nothing happened.
anger
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From this reading Sylvanus Power, who had received from Elizabeth the message for which he had waited, showed no sign either of disappointment or anger.
barely
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From this reading Dane's barely veiled threats seemed to vanish like the man himself into thin air.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After the storm which had seemed to be breaking in upon him from every quarter, the days which followed possessed for Philip almost the calm of an Indian summer.
Beatrice
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From this reading Beatrice, after the breakdown of her one passionate outburst, had become wonderfully meek and tractable.
become
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From this reading Beatrice, after the breakdown of her one passionate outburst, had become wonderfully meek and tractable.
breakdown
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From this reading Beatrice, after the breakdown of her one passionate outburst, had become wonderfully meek and tractable.
breaking
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From this reading After the storm which had seemed to be breaking in upon him from every quarter, the days which followed possessed for Philip almost the calm of an Indian summer.
calm
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From this reading After the storm which had seemed to be breaking in upon him from every quarter, the days which followed possessed for Philip almost the calm of an Indian summer.
Dane's
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From this reading Dane's barely veiled threats seemed to vanish like the man himself into thin air.
days
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From this reading After the storm which had seemed to be breaking in upon him from every quarter, the days which followed possessed for Philip almost the calm of an Indian summer.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sylvanus Power, who had received from Elizabeth the message for which he had waited, showed no sign either of disappointment or anger.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Sylvanus Power, who had received from Elizabeth the message for which he had waited, showed no sign either of disappointment or anger.
Elizabeth
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From this reading Sylvanus Power, who had received from Elizabeth the message for which he had waited, showed no sign either of disappointment or anger.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading After the storm which had seemed to be breaking in upon him from every quarter, the days which followed possessed for Philip almost the calm of an Indian summer.
followed
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From this reading After the storm which had seemed to be breaking in upon him from every quarter, the days which followed possessed for Philip almost the calm of an Indian summer.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sylvanus Power, who had received from Elizabeth the message for which he had waited, showed no sign either of disappointment or anger.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sylvanus Power, who had received from Elizabeth the message for which he had waited, showed no sign either of disappointment or anger.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Beatrice, after the breakdown of her one passionate outburst, had become wonderfully meek and tractable.
happened
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From this reading And, after all, nothing happened.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sylvanus Power, who had received from Elizabeth the message for which he had waited, showed no sign either of disappointment or anger.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Beatrice, after the breakdown of her one passionate outburst, had become wonderfully meek and tractable.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After the storm which had seemed to be breaking in upon him from every quarter, the days which followed possessed for Philip almost the calm of an Indian summer.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Dane's barely veiled threats seemed to vanish like the man himself into thin air.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After the storm which had seemed to be breaking in upon him from every quarter, the days which followed possessed for Philip almost the calm of an Indian summer.
Indian
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From this reading After the storm which had seemed to be breaking in upon him from every quarter, the days which followed possessed for Philip almost the calm of an Indian summer.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dane's barely veiled threats seemed to vanish like the man himself into thin air.
like
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From this reading Dane's barely veiled threats seemed to vanish like the man himself into thin air.
man
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From this reading Dane's barely veiled threats seemed to vanish like the man himself into thin air.
meek
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From this reading Beatrice, after the breakdown of her one passionate outburst, had become wonderfully meek and tractable.
message
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From this reading Sylvanus Power, who had received from Elizabeth the message for which he had waited, showed no sign either of disappointment or anger.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Sylvanus Power, who had received from Elizabeth the message for which he had waited, showed no sign either of disappointment or anger.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And, after all, nothing happened.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beatrice, after the breakdown of her one passionate outburst, had become wonderfully meek and tractable.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Beatrice, after the breakdown of her one passionate outburst, had become wonderfully meek and tractable.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Sylvanus Power, who had received from Elizabeth the message for which he had waited, showed no sign either of disappointment or anger.
outburst
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From this reading Beatrice, after the breakdown of her one passionate outburst, had become wonderfully meek and tractable.
passionate
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From this reading Beatrice, after the breakdown of her one passionate outburst, had become wonderfully meek and tractable.
Philip
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From this reading After the storm which had seemed to be breaking in upon him from every quarter, the days which followed possessed for Philip almost the calm of an Indian summer.
possessed
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From this reading After the storm which had seemed to be breaking in upon him from every quarter, the days which followed possessed for Philip almost the calm of an Indian summer.
Power
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From this reading Sylvanus Power, who had received from Elizabeth the message for which he had waited, showed no sign either of disappointment or anger.
quarter
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From this reading After the storm which had seemed to be breaking in upon him from every quarter, the days which followed possessed for Philip almost the calm of an Indian summer.
received
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From this reading Sylvanus Power, who had received from Elizabeth the message for which he had waited, showed no sign either of disappointment or anger.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dane's barely veiled threats seemed to vanish like the man himself into thin air.
showed
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From this reading Sylvanus Power, who had received from Elizabeth the message for which he had waited, showed no sign either of disappointment or anger.
sign
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From this reading Sylvanus Power, who had received from Elizabeth the message for which he had waited, showed no sign either of disappointment or anger.
storm
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From this reading After the storm which had seemed to be breaking in upon him from every quarter, the days which followed possessed for Philip almost the calm of an Indian summer.
summer
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From this reading After the storm which had seemed to be breaking in upon him from every quarter, the days which followed possessed for Philip almost the calm of an Indian summer.
Sylvanus
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From this reading Sylvanus Power, who had received from Elizabeth the message for which he had waited, showed no sign either of disappointment or anger.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dane's barely veiled threats seemed to vanish like the man himself into thin air.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Dane's barely veiled threats seemed to vanish like the man himself into thin air.
threats
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From this reading Dane's barely veiled threats seemed to vanish like the man himself into thin air.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dane's barely veiled threats seemed to vanish like the man himself into thin air.
tractable
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From this reading Beatrice, after the breakdown of her one passionate outburst, had become wonderfully meek and tractable.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading After the storm which had seemed to be breaking in upon him from every quarter, the days which followed possessed for Philip almost the calm of an Indian summer.
vanish
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From this reading Dane's barely veiled threats seemed to vanish like the man himself into thin air.
veiled
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From this reading Dane's barely veiled threats seemed to vanish like the man himself into thin air.
waited
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From this reading Sylvanus Power, who had received from Elizabeth the message for which he had waited, showed no sign either of disappointment or anger.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sylvanus Power, who had received from Elizabeth the message for which he had waited, showed no sign either of disappointment or anger.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Sylvanus Power, who had received from Elizabeth the message for which he had waited, showed no sign either of disappointment or anger.
wonderfully
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From this reading Beatrice, after the breakdown of her one passionate outburst, had become wonderfully meek and tractable.
