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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 widow soon perceived that Angelo's spirits were as low as Luigi's were high, and also that he had a jaded look.
accustomed
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From this reading He used a form and a phrase which he was always accustomed to employ in these circumstances.
also
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From this reading The widow soon perceived that Angelo's spirits were as low as Luigi's were high, and also that he had a jaded look.
always
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From this reading He used a form and a phrase which he was always accustomed to employ in these circumstances.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rowena was dining out, Joe and Harry were belated at play, there were but three chairs and four persons that noon at the home dinner-table--the twins, the widow, and her chum, Aunt Betsy Hale.
Angelo's
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From this reading The widow soon perceived that Angelo's spirits were as low as Luigi's were high, and also that he had a jaded look.
aroused
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From this reading Her motherly solicitude was aroused, and she tried to get him interested in the talk and win him to a happier frame of mind, but the cloud of sadness remained on his countenance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The widow soon perceived that Angelo's spirits were as low as Luigi's were high, and also that he had a jaded look.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rowena was dining out, Joe and Harry were belated at play, there were but three chairs and four persons that noon at the home dinner-table--the twins, the widow, and her chum, Aunt Betsy Hale.
Aunt
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From this reading Rowena was dining out, Joe and Harry were belated at play, there were but three chairs and four persons that noon at the home dinner-table--the twins, the widow, and her chum, Aunt Betsy Hale.
belated
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From this reading Rowena was dining out, Joe and Harry were belated at play, there were but three chairs and four persons that noon at the home dinner-table--the twins, the widow, and her chum, Aunt Betsy Hale.
Betsy
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From this reading Rowena was dining out, Joe and Harry were belated at play, there were but three chairs and four persons that noon at the home dinner-table--the twins, the widow, and her chum, Aunt Betsy Hale.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Rowena was dining out, Joe and Harry were belated at play, there were but three chairs and four persons that noon at the home dinner-table--the twins, the widow, and her chum, Aunt Betsy Hale.
chairs
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From this reading Rowena was dining out, Joe and Harry were belated at play, there were but three chairs and four persons that noon at the home dinner-table--the twins, the widow, and her chum, Aunt Betsy Hale.
chum
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From this reading Rowena was dining out, Joe and Harry were belated at play, there were but three chairs and four persons that noon at the home dinner-table--the twins, the widow, and her chum, Aunt Betsy Hale.
circumstances
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From this reading He used a form and a phrase which he was always accustomed to employ in these circumstances.
cloud
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From this reading Her motherly solicitude was aroused, and she tried to get him interested in the talk and win him to a happier frame of mind, but the cloud of sadness remained on his countenance.
countenance
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From this reading Her motherly solicitude was aroused, and she tried to get him interested in the talk and win him to a happier frame of mind, but the cloud of sadness remained on his countenance.
dining
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From this reading Rowena was dining out, Joe and Harry were belated at play, there were but three chairs and four persons that noon at the home dinner-table--the twins, the widow, and her chum, Aunt Betsy Hale.
dinner-table
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From this reading Rowena was dining out, Joe and Harry were belated at play, there were but three chairs and four persons that noon at the home dinner-table--the twins, the widow, and her chum, Aunt Betsy Hale.
employ
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From this reading He used a form and a phrase which he was always accustomed to employ in these circumstances.
form
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From this reading He used a form and a phrase which he was always accustomed to employ in these circumstances.
four
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From this reading Rowena was dining out, Joe and Harry were belated at play, there were but three chairs and four persons that noon at the home dinner-table--the twins, the widow, and her chum, Aunt Betsy Hale.
frame
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From this reading Her motherly solicitude was aroused, and she tried to get him interested in the talk and win him to a happier frame of mind, but the cloud of sadness remained on his countenance.
get
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From this reading Her motherly solicitude was aroused, and she tried to get him interested in the talk and win him to a happier frame of mind, but the cloud of sadness remained on his countenance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The widow soon perceived that Angelo's spirits were as low as Luigi's were high, and also that he had a jaded look.
Hale
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From this reading Rowena was dining out, Joe and Harry were belated at play, there were but three chairs and four persons that noon at the home dinner-table--the twins, the widow, and her chum, Aunt Betsy Hale.
happier
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From this reading Her motherly solicitude was aroused, and she tried to get him interested in the talk and win him to a happier frame of mind, but the cloud of sadness remained on his countenance.
Harry
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From this reading Rowena was dining out, Joe and Harry were belated at play, there were but three chairs and four persons that noon at the home dinner-table--the twins, the widow, and her chum, Aunt Betsy Hale.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The widow soon perceived that Angelo's spirits were as low as Luigi's were high, and also that he had a jaded look.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Luigi lent his help, too.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rowena was dining out, Joe and Harry were belated at play, there were but three chairs and four persons that noon at the home dinner-table--the twins, the widow, and her chum, Aunt Betsy Hale.
high
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From this reading The widow soon perceived that Angelo's spirits were as low as Luigi's were high, and also that he had a jaded look.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her motherly solicitude was aroused, and she tried to get him interested in the talk and win him to a happier frame of mind, but the cloud of sadness remained on his countenance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her motherly solicitude was aroused, and she tried to get him interested in the talk and win him to a happier frame of mind, but the cloud of sadness remained on his countenance.
home
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From this reading Rowena was dining out, Joe and Harry were belated at play, there were but three chairs and four persons that noon at the home dinner-table--the twins, the widow, and her chum, Aunt Betsy Hale.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her motherly solicitude was aroused, and she tried to get him interested in the talk and win him to a happier frame of mind, but the cloud of sadness remained on his countenance.
interested
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From this reading Her motherly solicitude was aroused, and she tried to get him interested in the talk and win him to a happier frame of mind, but the cloud of sadness remained on his countenance.
jaded
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From this reading The widow soon perceived that Angelo's spirits were as low as Luigi's were high, and also that he had a jaded look.
Joe
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From this reading Rowena was dining out, Joe and Harry were belated at play, there were but three chairs and four persons that noon at the home dinner-table--the twins, the widow, and her chum, Aunt Betsy Hale.
lent
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From this reading Luigi lent his help, too.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The widow soon perceived that Angelo's spirits were as low as Luigi's were high, and also that he had a jaded look.
low
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From this reading The widow soon perceived that Angelo's spirits were as low as Luigi's were high, and also that he had a jaded look.
Luigi
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From this reading Luigi lent his help, too.
Luigi's
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From this reading The widow soon perceived that Angelo's spirits were as low as Luigi's were high, and also that he had a jaded look.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her motherly solicitude was aroused, and she tried to get him interested in the talk and win him to a happier frame of mind, but the cloud of sadness remained on his countenance.
motherly
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From this reading Her motherly solicitude was aroused, and she tried to get him interested in the talk and win him to a happier frame of mind, but the cloud of sadness remained on his countenance.
noon
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From this reading Rowena was dining out, Joe and Harry were belated at play, there were but three chairs and four persons that noon at the home dinner-table--the twins, the widow, and her chum, Aunt Betsy Hale.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her motherly solicitude was aroused, and she tried to get him interested in the talk and win him to a happier frame of mind, but the cloud of sadness remained on his countenance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her motherly solicitude was aroused, and she tried to get him interested in the talk and win him to a happier frame of mind, but the cloud of sadness remained on his countenance.
out
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From this reading Rowena was dining out, Joe and Harry were belated at play, there were but three chairs and four persons that noon at the home dinner-table--the twins, the widow, and her chum, Aunt Betsy Hale.
perceived
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From this reading The widow soon perceived that Angelo's spirits were as low as Luigi's were high, and also that he had a jaded look.
persons
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From this reading Rowena was dining out, Joe and Harry were belated at play, there were but three chairs and four persons that noon at the home dinner-table--the twins, the widow, and her chum, Aunt Betsy Hale.
phrase
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From this reading He used a form and a phrase which he was always accustomed to employ in these circumstances.
play
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From this reading Rowena was dining out, Joe and Harry were belated at play, there were but three chairs and four persons that noon at the home dinner-table--the twins, the widow, and her chum, Aunt Betsy Hale.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her motherly solicitude was aroused, and she tried to get him interested in the talk and win him to a happier frame of mind, but the cloud of sadness remained on his countenance.
Rowena
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From this reading Rowena was dining out, Joe and Harry were belated at play, there were but three chairs and four persons that noon at the home dinner-table--the twins, the widow, and her chum, Aunt Betsy Hale.
sadness
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From this reading Her motherly solicitude was aroused, and she tried to get him interested in the talk and win him to a happier frame of mind, but the cloud of sadness remained on his countenance.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her motherly solicitude was aroused, and she tried to get him interested in the talk and win him to a happier frame of mind, but the cloud of sadness remained on his countenance.
solicitude
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From this reading Her motherly solicitude was aroused, and she tried to get him interested in the talk and win him to a happier frame of mind, but the cloud of sadness remained on his countenance.
soon
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From this reading The widow soon perceived that Angelo's spirits were as low as Luigi's were high, and also that he had a jaded look.
spirits
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From this reading The widow soon perceived that Angelo's spirits were as low as Luigi's were high, and also that he had a jaded look.
talk
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From this reading Her motherly solicitude was aroused, and she tried to get him interested in the talk and win him to a happier frame of mind, but the cloud of sadness remained on his countenance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rowena was dining out, Joe and Harry were belated at play, there were but three chairs and four persons that noon at the home dinner-table--the twins, the widow, and her chum, Aunt Betsy Hale.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rowena was dining out, Joe and Harry were belated at play, there were but three chairs and four persons that noon at the home dinner-table--the twins, the widow, and her chum, Aunt Betsy Hale.
there
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From this reading Rowena was dining out, Joe and Harry were belated at play, there were but three chairs and four persons that noon at the home dinner-table--the twins, the widow, and her chum, Aunt Betsy Hale.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He used a form and a phrase which he was always accustomed to employ in these circumstances.
three
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From this reading Rowena was dining out, Joe and Harry were belated at play, there were but three chairs and four persons that noon at the home dinner-table--the twins, the widow, and her chum, Aunt Betsy Hale.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her motherly solicitude was aroused, and she tried to get him interested in the talk and win him to a happier frame of mind, but the cloud of sadness remained on his countenance.
too
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From this reading Luigi lent his help, too.
tried
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From this reading Her motherly solicitude was aroused, and she tried to get him interested in the talk and win him to a happier frame of mind, but the cloud of sadness remained on his countenance.
twins
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From this reading Rowena was dining out, Joe and Harry were belated at play, there were but three chairs and four persons that noon at the home dinner-table--the twins, the widow, and her chum, Aunt Betsy Hale.
used
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From this reading He used a form and a phrase which he was always accustomed to employ in these circumstances.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rowena was dining out, Joe and Harry were belated at play, there were but three chairs and four persons that noon at the home dinner-table--the twins, the widow, and her chum, Aunt Betsy Hale.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Rowena was dining out, Joe and Harry were belated at play, there were but three chairs and four persons that noon at the home dinner-table--the twins, the widow, and her chum, Aunt Betsy Hale.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He used a form and a phrase which he was always accustomed to employ in these circumstances.
widow
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From this reading Rowena was dining out, Joe and Harry were belated at play, there were but three chairs and four persons that noon at the home dinner-table--the twins, the widow, and her chum, Aunt Betsy Hale.
win
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From this reading Her motherly solicitude was aroused, and she tried to get him interested in the talk and win him to a happier frame of mind, but the cloud of sadness remained on his countenance.
