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The Storm Centre: A Novel
The Storm Centre: A Novel

Chapter VI

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Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.
The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
"How dee is growed!" he whispered cautiously.
"Mannish now, fur true.
Gawd! de han'somest one ob de fam'ly!"
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The Storm Centre: A Novel

Chapter VI

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.
Line 2
The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
Line 3
"How dee is growed!" he whispered cautiously.
Line 4
"Mannish now, fur true.
Line 5
Gawd! de han'somest one ob de fam'ly!"

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Double noun US /double/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Gawd! de han'somest one ob de fam'ly!"”

All words in this reading · 41

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alighted

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From this reading Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.

bent

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From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.

came

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From this reading Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.

cautiously

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From this reading "How dee is growed!" he whispered cautiously.

chuckles

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From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.

de

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From this reading Gawd! de han'somest one ob de fam'ly!"

dee

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From this reading "How dee is growed!" he whispered cautiously.

delight

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From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.

double

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From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.

eyes

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From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.

fam'ly

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From this reading Gawd! de han'somest one ob de fam'ly!"

fur

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From this reading "Mannish now, fur true.

Gawd

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From this reading Gawd! de han'somest one ob de fam'ly!"

growed

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From this reading "How dee is growed!" he whispered cautiously.

han'somest

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From this reading Gawd! de han'somest one ob de fam'ly!"

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "How dee is growed!" he whispered cautiously.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.

How

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From this reading "How dee is growed!" he whispered cautiously.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "How dee is growed!" he whispered cautiously.

Janus

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From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.

Joy

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From this reading Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.

Mannish

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From this reading "Mannish now, fur true.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.

now

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From this reading "Mannish now, fur true.

ob

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From this reading Gawd! de han'somest one ob de fam'ly!"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Gawd! de han'somest one ob de fam'ly!"

raven

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From this reading Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.

smiles

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From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.

sparkled

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From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.

tears

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From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.

true

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From this reading "Mannish now, fur true.

two-faced

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From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.

whispered

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From this reading "How dee is growed!" he whispered cautiously.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.

wreathed

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From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.