Chapter XX
A TERRIBLE ADVENTURE. The marriage of John and the lovely Primerose was about to be celebrated. Freind never felt more joy. I shared it. But the occasion was changed into one of deep sorrow and suffering.
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A
TERRIBLE
ADVENTURE.
The
marriage
of
John
and
the
lovely
Primerose
was
about
to
be
celebrated.
Freind
never
felt
more
joy.
I
shared
it.
But
the
occasion
was
changed
into
one
of
deep
sorrow
and
suffering.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
TERRIBLE
ADVENTURE.
Line 2
The
marriage
of
John
and
the
lovely
Primerose
was
about
to
be
celebrated.
Line 3
Freind
never
felt
more
joy.
Line 4
I
shared
it.
Line 5
But
the
occasion
was
changed
into
one
of
deep
sorrow
and
suffering.
Learner Dictionary
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About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The marriage of John and the lovely Primerose was about to be celebrated.”
John
noun
US /john/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The marriage of John and the lovely Primerose was about to be celebrated.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Freind never felt more joy.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But the occasion was changed into one of deep sorrow and suffering.”
TERRIBLE
noun
US /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A TERRIBLE ADVENTURE.”
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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 A TERRIBLE ADVENTURE.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The marriage of John and the lovely Primerose was about to be celebrated.
ADVENTURE
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From this reading A TERRIBLE ADVENTURE.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The marriage of John and the lovely Primerose was about to be celebrated.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The marriage of John and the lovely Primerose was about to be celebrated.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the occasion was changed into one of deep sorrow and suffering.
celebrated
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From this reading The marriage of John and the lovely Primerose was about to be celebrated.
changed
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From this reading But the occasion was changed into one of deep sorrow and suffering.
deep
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From this reading But the occasion was changed into one of deep sorrow and suffering.
felt
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From this reading Freind never felt more joy.
Freind
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From this reading Freind never felt more joy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shared it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But the occasion was changed into one of deep sorrow and suffering.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I shared it.
John
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From this reading The marriage of John and the lovely Primerose was about to be celebrated.
joy
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From this reading Freind never felt more joy.
lovely
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From this reading The marriage of John and the lovely Primerose was about to be celebrated.
marriage
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From this reading The marriage of John and the lovely Primerose was about to be celebrated.
more
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From this reading Freind never felt more joy.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Freind never felt more joy.
occasion
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From this reading But the occasion was changed into one of deep sorrow and suffering.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The marriage of John and the lovely Primerose was about to be celebrated.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But the occasion was changed into one of deep sorrow and suffering.
Primerose
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From this reading The marriage of John and the lovely Primerose was about to be celebrated.
shared
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From this reading I shared it.
sorrow
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From this reading But the occasion was changed into one of deep sorrow and suffering.
suffering
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From this reading But the occasion was changed into one of deep sorrow and suffering.
TERRIBLEnounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A TERRIBLE ADVENTURE.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The marriage of John and the lovely Primerose was about to be celebrated.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The marriage of John and the lovely Primerose was about to be celebrated.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The marriage of John and the lovely Primerose was about to be celebrated.