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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 occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
adjourned
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From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ANOTHER DAY The morning after the first official ball in Ellisville dawned upon another world.
air
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From this reading All those who, tired and sleepy, yet cheerful with the vitality of beef and air, were going home upon the morning following the ball, knew in their souls that something had been done.
all
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From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
ANOTHERnounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER DAY The morning after the first official ball in Ellisville dawned upon another world.
antagonisms
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From this reading Each might have told you in his way that a new web of human interests and human antagonisms was now laid out upon the loom.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
attached
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From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
ball
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From this reading ANOTHER DAY The morning after the first official ball in Ellisville dawned upon another world.
beef
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From this reading All those who, tired and sleepy, yet cheerful with the vitality of beef and air, were going home upon the morning following the ball, knew in their souls that something had been done.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All those who, tired and sleepy, yet cheerful with the vitality of beef and air, were going home upon the morning following the ball, knew in their souls that something had been done.
Charta
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From this reading Really this was Magna Charta.
cheerful
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From this reading All those who, tired and sleepy, yet cheerful with the vitality of beef and air, were going home upon the morning following the ball, knew in their souls that something had been done.
citizens
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From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
Cottage
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From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
dawned
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From this reading ANOTHER DAY The morning after the first official ball in Ellisville dawned upon another world.
DAY
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From this reading ANOTHER DAY The morning after the first official ball in Ellisville dawned upon another world.
departed
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From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
dignity
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From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All those who, tired and sleepy, yet cheerful with the vitality of beef and air, were going home upon the morning following the ball, knew in their souls that something had been done.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each might have told you in his way that a new web of human interests and human antagonisms was now laid out upon the loom.
Ellisville
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From this reading ANOTHER DAY The morning after the first official ball in Ellisville dawned upon another world.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER DAY The morning after the first official ball in Ellisville dawned upon another world.
followed
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From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
following
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From this reading All those who, tired and sleepy, yet cheerful with the vitality of beef and air, were going home upon the morning following the ball, knew in their souls that something had been done.
given
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From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
going
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From this reading All those who, tired and sleepy, yet cheerful with the vitality of beef and air, were going home upon the morning following the ball, knew in their souls that something had been done.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
happened
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From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Each might have told you in his way that a new web of human interests and human antagonisms was now laid out upon the loom.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Each might have told you in his way that a new web of human interests and human antagonisms was now laid out upon the loom.
home
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From this reading All those who, tired and sleepy, yet cheerful with the vitality of beef and air, were going home upon the morning following the ball, knew in their souls that something had been done.
horsemen
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From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
human
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From this reading Each might have told you in his way that a new web of human interests and human antagonisms was now laid out upon the loom.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ANOTHER DAY The morning after the first official ball in Ellisville dawned upon another world.
interests
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From this reading Each might have told you in his way that a new web of human interests and human antagonisms was now laid out upon the loom.
knew
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From this reading All those who, tired and sleepy, yet cheerful with the vitality of beef and air, were going home upon the morning following the ball, knew in their souls that something had been done.
laid
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From this reading Each might have told you in his way that a new web of human interests and human antagonisms was now laid out upon the loom.
less
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From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
loom
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From this reading Each might have told you in his way that a new web of human interests and human antagonisms was now laid out upon the loom.
Magna
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From this reading Really this was Magna Charta.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Each might have told you in his way that a new web of human interests and human antagonisms was now laid out upon the loom.
more
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From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER DAY The morning after the first official ball in Ellisville dawned upon another world.
new
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From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
now
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From this reading Each might have told you in his way that a new web of human interests and human antagonisms was now laid out upon the loom.
occupants
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From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
off
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From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
official
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From this reading ANOTHER DAY The morning after the first official ball in Ellisville dawned upon another world.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
out
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From this reading Each might have told you in his way that a new web of human interests and human antagonisms was now laid out upon the loom.
prairies
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From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
Really
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From this reading Really this was Magna Charta.
recognised
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From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
significance
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From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
sleepy
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From this reading All those who, tired and sleepy, yet cheerful with the vitality of beef and air, were going home upon the morning following the ball, knew in their souls that something had been done.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
souls
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From this reading All those who, tired and sleepy, yet cheerful with the vitality of beef and air, were going home upon the morning following the ball, knew in their souls that something had been done.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANOTHER DAY The morning after the first official ball in Ellisville dawned upon another world.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All those who, tired and sleepy, yet cheerful with the vitality of beef and air, were going home upon the morning following the ball, knew in their souls that something had been done.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
there
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From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Really this was Magna Charta.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading All those who, tired and sleepy, yet cheerful with the vitality of beef and air, were going home upon the morning following the ball, knew in their souls that something had been done.
tired
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From this reading All those who, tired and sleepy, yet cheerful with the vitality of beef and air, were going home upon the morning following the ball, knew in their souls that something had been done.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each might have told you in his way that a new web of human interests and human antagonisms was now laid out upon the loom.
trailed
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From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ANOTHER DAY The morning after the first official ball in Ellisville dawned upon another world.
usual
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From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
vague
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From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
vitality
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From this reading All those who, tired and sleepy, yet cheerful with the vitality of beef and air, were going home upon the morning following the ball, knew in their souls that something had been done.
wagons
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From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Really this was Magna Charta.
way
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From this reading Each might have told you in his way that a new web of human interests and human antagonisms was now laid out upon the loom.
web
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From this reading Each might have told you in his way that a new web of human interests and human antagonisms was now laid out upon the loom.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All those who, tired and sleepy, yet cheerful with the vitality of beef and air, were going home upon the morning following the ball, knew in their souls that something had been done.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The occupants of the wagons which trailed off across the prairies, the horsemen who followed them, the citizens who adjourned and went as usual to the Cottage--all these departed with the more or less recognised feeling that there had happened a vague something which had given Ellisville a new dignity, which had attached to her a new significance.
world
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From this reading ANOTHER DAY The morning after the first official ball in Ellisville dawned upon another world.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading All those who, tired and sleepy, yet cheerful with the vitality of beef and air, were going home upon the morning following the ball, knew in their souls that something had been done.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Each might have told you in his way that a new web of human interests and human antagonisms was now laid out upon the loom.
