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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 THREE LADIES LOUISE In the city, as well as in the country, spring came with a sensible charm.
abandoned
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From this reading John Eddring, as he gazed out of his office one morning at the slow life of the southern city and felt the breath of the warm wind at the casement, abandoned himself for the time to the relaxation of the season.
abide
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From this reading Peace and content seemed to abide here also, and Eddring, looking out of his window, sighed not altogether in sadness that his world was proving so endurable; that it might even, in time, prove comforting.
also
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altogether
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From this reading Peace and content seemed to abide here also, and Eddring, looking out of his window, sighed not altogether in sadness that his world was proving so endurable; that it might even, in time, prove comforting.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading John Eddring, as he gazed out of his office one morning at the slow life of the southern city and felt the breath of the warm wind at the casement, abandoned himself for the time to the relaxation of the season.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THREE LADIES LOUISE In the city, as well as in the country, spring came with a sensible charm.
assigned
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From this reading With a man's exultation, he found happiness in the certainty that he could do his work, and that there was work for him to do--work perhaps in some sort higher than that which he had recently assigned to himself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading John Eddring, as he gazed out of his office one morning at the slow life of the southern city and felt the breath of the warm wind at the casement, abandoned himself for the time to the relaxation of the season.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before him on his desk there lay a communication which meant his nomination as candidate at the next election for the state Legislature.
breath
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From this reading John Eddring, as he gazed out of his office one morning at the slow life of the southern city and felt the breath of the warm wind at the casement, abandoned himself for the time to the relaxation of the season.
came
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From this reading THREE LADIES LOUISE In the city, as well as in the country, spring came with a sensible charm.
candidate
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From this reading Before him on his desk there lay a communication which meant his nomination as candidate at the next election for the state Legislature.
casement
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From this reading John Eddring, as he gazed out of his office one morning at the slow life of the southern city and felt the breath of the warm wind at the casement, abandoned himself for the time to the relaxation of the season.
certainty
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From this reading With a man's exultation, he found happiness in the certainty that he could do his work, and that there was work for him to do--work perhaps in some sort higher than that which he had recently assigned to himself.
charm
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From this reading THREE LADIES LOUISE In the city, as well as in the country, spring came with a sensible charm.
city
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From this reading THREE LADIES LOUISE In the city, as well as in the country, spring came with a sensible charm.
comforting
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From this reading Peace and content seemed to abide here also, and Eddring, looking out of his window, sighed not altogether in sadness that his world was proving so endurable; that it might even, in time, prove comforting.
communication
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From this reading Before him on his desk there lay a communication which meant his nomination as candidate at the next election for the state Legislature.
content
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From this reading Peace and content seemed to abide here also, and Eddring, looking out of his window, sighed not altogether in sadness that his world was proving so endurable; that it might even, in time, prove comforting.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading With a man's exultation, he found happiness in the certainty that he could do his work, and that there was work for him to do--work perhaps in some sort higher than that which he had recently assigned to himself.
country
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From this reading THREE LADIES LOUISE In the city, as well as in the country, spring came with a sensible charm.
desk
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From this reading Before him on his desk there lay a communication which meant his nomination as candidate at the next election for the state Legislature.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading With a man's exultation, he found happiness in the certainty that he could do his work, and that there was work for him to do--work perhaps in some sort higher than that which he had recently assigned to himself.
Eddring
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From this reading John Eddring, as he gazed out of his office one morning at the slow life of the southern city and felt the breath of the warm wind at the casement, abandoned himself for the time to the relaxation of the season.
election
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From this reading Before him on his desk there lay a communication which meant his nomination as candidate at the next election for the state Legislature.
endurable
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From this reading Peace and content seemed to abide here also, and Eddring, looking out of his window, sighed not altogether in sadness that his world was proving so endurable; that it might even, in time, prove comforting.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peace and content seemed to abide here also, and Eddring, looking out of his window, sighed not altogether in sadness that his world was proving so endurable; that it might even, in time, prove comforting.
exultation
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From this reading With a man's exultation, he found happiness in the certainty that he could do his work, and that there was work for him to do--work perhaps in some sort higher than that which he had recently assigned to himself.
felt
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From this reading John Eddring, as he gazed out of his office one morning at the slow life of the southern city and felt the breath of the warm wind at the casement, abandoned himself for the time to the relaxation of the season.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading John Eddring, as he gazed out of his office one morning at the slow life of the southern city and felt the breath of the warm wind at the casement, abandoned himself for the time to the relaxation of the season.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a man's exultation, he found happiness in the certainty that he could do his work, and that there was work for him to do--work perhaps in some sort higher than that which he had recently assigned to himself.
gazed
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From this reading John Eddring, as he gazed out of his office one morning at the slow life of the southern city and felt the breath of the warm wind at the casement, abandoned himself for the time to the relaxation of the season.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With a man's exultation, he found happiness in the certainty that he could do his work, and that there was work for him to do--work perhaps in some sort higher than that which he had recently assigned to himself.
happiness
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From this reading With a man's exultation, he found happiness in the certainty that he could do his work, and that there was work for him to do--work perhaps in some sort higher than that which he had recently assigned to himself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading John Eddring, as he gazed out of his office one morning at the slow life of the southern city and felt the breath of the warm wind at the casement, abandoned himself for the time to the relaxation of the season.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peace and content seemed to abide here also, and Eddring, looking out of his window, sighed not altogether in sadness that his world was proving so endurable; that it might even, in time, prove comforting.
higher
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From this reading With a man's exultation, he found happiness in the certainty that he could do his work, and that there was work for him to do--work perhaps in some sort higher than that which he had recently assigned to himself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With a man's exultation, he found happiness in the certainty that he could do his work, and that there was work for him to do--work perhaps in some sort higher than that which he had recently assigned to himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading John Eddring, as he gazed out of his office one morning at the slow life of the southern city and felt the breath of the warm wind at the casement, abandoned himself for the time to the relaxation of the season.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading John Eddring, as he gazed out of his office one morning at the slow life of the southern city and felt the breath of the warm wind at the casement, abandoned himself for the time to the relaxation of the season.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THREE LADIES LOUISE In the city, as well as in the country, spring came with a sensible charm.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Peace and content seemed to abide here also, and Eddring, looking out of his window, sighed not altogether in sadness that his world was proving so endurable; that it might even, in time, prove comforting.
John
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From this reading John Eddring, as he gazed out of his office one morning at the slow life of the southern city and felt the breath of the warm wind at the casement, abandoned himself for the time to the relaxation of the season.
LADIES
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From this reading THREE LADIES LOUISE In the city, as well as in the country, spring came with a sensible charm.
lay
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From this reading Before him on his desk there lay a communication which meant his nomination as candidate at the next election for the state Legislature.
Legislature
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From this reading Before him on his desk there lay a communication which meant his nomination as candidate at the next election for the state Legislature.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Eddring, as he gazed out of his office one morning at the slow life of the southern city and felt the breath of the warm wind at the casement, abandoned himself for the time to the relaxation of the season.
looking
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From this reading Peace and content seemed to abide here also, and Eddring, looking out of his window, sighed not altogether in sadness that his world was proving so endurable; that it might even, in time, prove comforting.
LOUISE
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From this reading THREE LADIES LOUISE In the city, as well as in the country, spring came with a sensible charm.
man's
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From this reading With a man's exultation, he found happiness in the certainty that he could do his work, and that there was work for him to do--work perhaps in some sort higher than that which he had recently assigned to himself.
meant
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From this reading Before him on his desk there lay a communication which meant his nomination as candidate at the next election for the state Legislature.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Peace and content seemed to abide here also, and Eddring, looking out of his window, sighed not altogether in sadness that his world was proving so endurable; that it might even, in time, prove comforting.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Eddring, as he gazed out of his office one morning at the slow life of the southern city and felt the breath of the warm wind at the casement, abandoned himself for the time to the relaxation of the season.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before him on his desk there lay a communication which meant his nomination as candidate at the next election for the state Legislature.
nomination
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From this reading Before him on his desk there lay a communication which meant his nomination as candidate at the next election for the state Legislature.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Peace and content seemed to abide here also, and Eddring, looking out of his window, sighed not altogether in sadness that his world was proving so endurable; that it might even, in time, prove comforting.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading John Eddring, as he gazed out of his office one morning at the slow life of the southern city and felt the breath of the warm wind at the casement, abandoned himself for the time to the relaxation of the season.
office
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From this reading John Eddring, as he gazed out of his office one morning at the slow life of the southern city and felt the breath of the warm wind at the casement, abandoned himself for the time to the relaxation of the season.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Before him on his desk there lay a communication which meant his nomination as candidate at the next election for the state Legislature.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading John Eddring, as he gazed out of his office one morning at the slow life of the southern city and felt the breath of the warm wind at the casement, abandoned himself for the time to the relaxation of the season.
out
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From this reading John Eddring, as he gazed out of his office one morning at the slow life of the southern city and felt the breath of the warm wind at the casement, abandoned himself for the time to the relaxation of the season.
Peace
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From this reading Peace and content seemed to abide here also, and Eddring, looking out of his window, sighed not altogether in sadness that his world was proving so endurable; that it might even, in time, prove comforting.
perhaps
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From this reading With a man's exultation, he found happiness in the certainty that he could do his work, and that there was work for him to do--work perhaps in some sort higher than that which he had recently assigned to himself.
prove
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From this reading Peace and content seemed to abide here also, and Eddring, looking out of his window, sighed not altogether in sadness that his world was proving so endurable; that it might even, in time, prove comforting.
proving
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From this reading Peace and content seemed to abide here also, and Eddring, looking out of his window, sighed not altogether in sadness that his world was proving so endurable; that it might even, in time, prove comforting.
recently
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From this reading With a man's exultation, he found happiness in the certainty that he could do his work, and that there was work for him to do--work perhaps in some sort higher than that which he had recently assigned to himself.
relaxation
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From this reading John Eddring, as he gazed out of his office one morning at the slow life of the southern city and felt the breath of the warm wind at the casement, abandoned himself for the time to the relaxation of the season.
sadness
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From this reading Peace and content seemed to abide here also, and Eddring, looking out of his window, sighed not altogether in sadness that his world was proving so endurable; that it might even, in time, prove comforting.
season
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From this reading John Eddring, as he gazed out of his office one morning at the slow life of the southern city and felt the breath of the warm wind at the casement, abandoned himself for the time to the relaxation of the season.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peace and content seemed to abide here also, and Eddring, looking out of his window, sighed not altogether in sadness that his world was proving so endurable; that it might even, in time, prove comforting.
sensible
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From this reading THREE LADIES LOUISE In the city, as well as in the country, spring came with a sensible charm.
sighed
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From this reading Peace and content seemed to abide here also, and Eddring, looking out of his window, sighed not altogether in sadness that his world was proving so endurable; that it might even, in time, prove comforting.
slow
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From this reading John Eddring, as he gazed out of his office one morning at the slow life of the southern city and felt the breath of the warm wind at the casement, abandoned himself for the time to the relaxation of the season.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Peace and content seemed to abide here also, and Eddring, looking out of his window, sighed not altogether in sadness that his world was proving so endurable; that it might even, in time, prove comforting.
some
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From this reading With a man's exultation, he found happiness in the certainty that he could do his work, and that there was work for him to do--work perhaps in some sort higher than that which he had recently assigned to himself.
sort
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From this reading With a man's exultation, he found happiness in the certainty that he could do his work, and that there was work for him to do--work perhaps in some sort higher than that which he had recently assigned to himself.
southern
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From this reading John Eddring, as he gazed out of his office one morning at the slow life of the southern city and felt the breath of the warm wind at the casement, abandoned himself for the time to the relaxation of the season.
spring
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From this reading THREE LADIES LOUISE In the city, as well as in the country, spring came with a sensible charm.
state
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From this reading Before him on his desk there lay a communication which meant his nomination as candidate at the next election for the state Legislature.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading With a man's exultation, he found happiness in the certainty that he could do his work, and that there was work for him to do--work perhaps in some sort higher than that which he had recently assigned to himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Peace and content seemed to abide here also, and Eddring, looking out of his window, sighed not altogether in sadness that his world was proving so endurable; that it might even, in time, prove comforting.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THREE LADIES LOUISE In the city, as well as in the country, spring came with a sensible charm.
there
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From this reading With a man's exultation, he found happiness in the certainty that he could do his work, and that there was work for him to do--work perhaps in some sort higher than that which he had recently assigned to himself.
THREE
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From this reading THREE LADIES LOUISE In the city, as well as in the country, spring came with a sensible charm.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Eddring, as he gazed out of his office one morning at the slow life of the southern city and felt the breath of the warm wind at the casement, abandoned himself for the time to the relaxation of the season.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading John Eddring, as he gazed out of his office one morning at the slow life of the southern city and felt the breath of the warm wind at the casement, abandoned himself for the time to the relaxation of the season.
warm
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From this reading John Eddring, as he gazed out of his office one morning at the slow life of the southern city and felt the breath of the warm wind at the casement, abandoned himself for the time to the relaxation of the season.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Peace and content seemed to abide here also, and Eddring, looking out of his window, sighed not altogether in sadness that his world was proving so endurable; that it might even, in time, prove comforting.
well
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From this reading THREE LADIES LOUISE In the city, as well as in the country, spring came with a sensible charm.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With a man's exultation, he found happiness in the certainty that he could do his work, and that there was work for him to do--work perhaps in some sort higher than that which he had recently assigned to himself.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Eddring, as he gazed out of his office one morning at the slow life of the southern city and felt the breath of the warm wind at the casement, abandoned himself for the time to the relaxation of the season.
window
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From this reading Peace and content seemed to abide here also, and Eddring, looking out of his window, sighed not altogether in sadness that his world was proving so endurable; that it might even, in time, prove comforting.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THREE LADIES LOUISE In the city, as well as in the country, spring came with a sensible charm.
work
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From this reading With a man's exultation, he found happiness in the certainty that he could do his work, and that there was work for him to do--work perhaps in some sort higher than that which he had recently assigned to himself.
world
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From this reading Peace and content seemed to abide here also, and Eddring, looking out of his window, sighed not altogether in sadness that his world was proving so endurable; that it might even, in time, prove comforting.
