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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next evening, Junius Cobb again welcomed the arrival of his friends to his apartments.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The November rains had set in in reality, and like the preceding evening, the post wore an aspect of moistened gloom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The November rains had set in in reality, and like the preceding evening, the post wore an aspect of moistened gloom.
apartments
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From this reading The next evening, Junius Cobb again welcomed the arrival of his friends to his apartments.
approach
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From this reading He was sitting in his easy-chair, but arose at the first sound of their approach, and as they entered, cordially grasped the hand of each.
arose
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From this reading He was sitting in his easy-chair, but arose at the first sound of their approach, and as they entered, cordially grasped the hand of each.
arrival
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From this reading The next evening, Junius Cobb again welcomed the arrival of his friends to his apartments.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was sitting in his easy-chair, but arose at the first sound of their approach, and as they entered, cordially grasped the hand of each.
aspect
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From this reading The November rains had set in in reality, and like the preceding evening, the post wore an aspect of moistened gloom.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They rattled up the stairs, knocked respectfully at his door, and entered without waiting for his well-known voice.
await
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From this reading Cobb's friends had come earlier than usual, for the events of the previous evening were so vividly before their minds that it was impossible to await the arrival of the conventional hour for calling upon their friend.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Cobb's friends had come earlier than usual, for the events of the previous evening were so vividly before their minds that it was impossible to await the arrival of the conventional hour for calling upon their friend.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was sitting in his easy-chair, but arose at the first sound of their approach, and as they entered, cordially grasped the hand of each.
calling
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From this reading Cobb's friends had come earlier than usual, for the events of the previous evening were so vividly before their minds that it was impossible to await the arrival of the conventional hour for calling upon their friend.
Cobb
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From this reading The next evening, Junius Cobb again welcomed the arrival of his friends to his apartments.
Cobb's
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From this reading Cobb's friends had come earlier than usual, for the events of the previous evening were so vividly before their minds that it was impossible to await the arrival of the conventional hour for calling upon their friend.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cobb's friends had come earlier than usual, for the events of the previous evening were so vividly before their minds that it was impossible to await the arrival of the conventional hour for calling upon their friend.
conventional
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From this reading Cobb's friends had come earlier than usual, for the events of the previous evening were so vividly before their minds that it was impossible to await the arrival of the conventional hour for calling upon their friend.
cordially
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From this reading He was sitting in his easy-chair, but arose at the first sound of their approach, and as they entered, cordially grasped the hand of each.
door
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From this reading They rattled up the stairs, knocked respectfully at his door, and entered without waiting for his well-known voice.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He was sitting in his easy-chair, but arose at the first sound of their approach, and as they entered, cordially grasped the hand of each.
earlier
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From this reading Cobb's friends had come earlier than usual, for the events of the previous evening were so vividly before their minds that it was impossible to await the arrival of the conventional hour for calling upon their friend.
easy-chair
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From this reading He was sitting in his easy-chair, but arose at the first sound of their approach, and as they entered, cordially grasped the hand of each.
entered
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From this reading They rattled up the stairs, knocked respectfully at his door, and entered without waiting for his well-known voice.
evening
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From this reading The next evening, Junius Cobb again welcomed the arrival of his friends to his apartments.
events
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From this reading Cobb's friends had come earlier than usual, for the events of the previous evening were so vividly before their minds that it was impossible to await the arrival of the conventional hour for calling upon their friend.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was sitting in his easy-chair, but arose at the first sound of their approach, and as they entered, cordially grasped the hand of each.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cobb's friends had come earlier than usual, for the events of the previous evening were so vividly before their minds that it was impossible to await the arrival of the conventional hour for calling upon their friend.
friend
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From this reading Cobb's friends had come earlier than usual, for the events of the previous evening were so vividly before their minds that it was impossible to await the arrival of the conventional hour for calling upon their friend.
friends
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From this reading The next evening, Junius Cobb again welcomed the arrival of his friends to his apartments.
gloom
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From this reading The November rains had set in in reality, and like the preceding evening, the post wore an aspect of moistened gloom.
grasped
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From this reading He was sitting in his easy-chair, but arose at the first sound of their approach, and as they entered, cordially grasped the hand of each.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The November rains had set in in reality, and like the preceding evening, the post wore an aspect of moistened gloom.
hand
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From this reading He was sitting in his easy-chair, but arose at the first sound of their approach, and as they entered, cordially grasped the hand of each.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was sitting in his easy-chair, but arose at the first sound of their approach, and as they entered, cordially grasped the hand of each.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next evening, Junius Cobb again welcomed the arrival of his friends to his apartments.
hour
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From this reading Cobb's friends had come earlier than usual, for the events of the previous evening were so vividly before their minds that it was impossible to await the arrival of the conventional hour for calling upon their friend.
impossible
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From this reading Cobb's friends had come earlier than usual, for the events of the previous evening were so vividly before their minds that it was impossible to await the arrival of the conventional hour for calling upon their friend.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The November rains had set in in reality, and like the preceding evening, the post wore an aspect of moistened gloom.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Cobb's friends had come earlier than usual, for the events of the previous evening were so vividly before their minds that it was impossible to await the arrival of the conventional hour for calling upon their friend.
Junius
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From this reading The next evening, Junius Cobb again welcomed the arrival of his friends to his apartments.
knocked
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From this reading They rattled up the stairs, knocked respectfully at his door, and entered without waiting for his well-known voice.
like
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From this reading The November rains had set in in reality, and like the preceding evening, the post wore an aspect of moistened gloom.
minds
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From this reading Cobb's friends had come earlier than usual, for the events of the previous evening were so vividly before their minds that it was impossible to await the arrival of the conventional hour for calling upon their friend.
moistened
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From this reading The November rains had set in in reality, and like the preceding evening, the post wore an aspect of moistened gloom.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next evening, Junius Cobb again welcomed the arrival of his friends to his apartments.
November
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From this reading The November rains had set in in reality, and like the preceding evening, the post wore an aspect of moistened gloom.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next evening, Junius Cobb again welcomed the arrival of his friends to his apartments.
post
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From this reading The November rains had set in in reality, and like the preceding evening, the post wore an aspect of moistened gloom.
preceding
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From this reading The November rains had set in in reality, and like the preceding evening, the post wore an aspect of moistened gloom.
previous
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From this reading Cobb's friends had come earlier than usual, for the events of the previous evening were so vividly before their minds that it was impossible to await the arrival of the conventional hour for calling upon their friend.
rains
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From this reading The November rains had set in in reality, and like the preceding evening, the post wore an aspect of moistened gloom.
rattled
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From this reading They rattled up the stairs, knocked respectfully at his door, and entered without waiting for his well-known voice.
reality
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From this reading The November rains had set in in reality, and like the preceding evening, the post wore an aspect of moistened gloom.
respectfully
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From this reading They rattled up the stairs, knocked respectfully at his door, and entered without waiting for his well-known voice.
set
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From this reading The November rains had set in in reality, and like the preceding evening, the post wore an aspect of moistened gloom.
sitting
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From this reading He was sitting in his easy-chair, but arose at the first sound of their approach, and as they entered, cordially grasped the hand of each.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Cobb's friends had come earlier than usual, for the events of the previous evening were so vividly before their minds that it was impossible to await the arrival of the conventional hour for calling upon their friend.
sound
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From this reading He was sitting in his easy-chair, but arose at the first sound of their approach, and as they entered, cordially grasped the hand of each.
stairs
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From this reading They rattled up the stairs, knocked respectfully at his door, and entered without waiting for his well-known voice.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Cobb's friends had come earlier than usual, for the events of the previous evening were so vividly before their minds that it was impossible to await the arrival of the conventional hour for calling upon their friend.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Cobb's friends had come earlier than usual, for the events of the previous evening were so vividly before their minds that it was impossible to await the arrival of the conventional hour for calling upon their friend.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next evening, Junius Cobb again welcomed the arrival of his friends to his apartments.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Cobb's friends had come earlier than usual, for the events of the previous evening were so vividly before their minds that it was impossible to await the arrival of the conventional hour for calling upon their friend.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They rattled up the stairs, knocked respectfully at his door, and entered without waiting for his well-known voice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next evening, Junius Cobb again welcomed the arrival of his friends to his apartments.
up
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From this reading They rattled up the stairs, knocked respectfully at his door, and entered without waiting for his well-known voice.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Cobb's friends had come earlier than usual, for the events of the previous evening were so vividly before their minds that it was impossible to await the arrival of the conventional hour for calling upon their friend.
usual
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From this reading Cobb's friends had come earlier than usual, for the events of the previous evening were so vividly before their minds that it was impossible to await the arrival of the conventional hour for calling upon their friend.
vividly
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From this reading Cobb's friends had come earlier than usual, for the events of the previous evening were so vividly before their minds that it was impossible to await the arrival of the conventional hour for calling upon their friend.
voice
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From this reading They rattled up the stairs, knocked respectfully at his door, and entered without waiting for his well-known voice.
waiting
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From this reading They rattled up the stairs, knocked respectfully at his door, and entered without waiting for his well-known voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cobb's friends had come earlier than usual, for the events of the previous evening were so vividly before their minds that it was impossible to await the arrival of the conventional hour for calling upon their friend.
welcomed
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From this reading The next evening, Junius Cobb again welcomed the arrival of his friends to his apartments.
well-known
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From this reading They rattled up the stairs, knocked respectfully at his door, and entered without waiting for his well-known voice.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Cobb's friends had come earlier than usual, for the events of the previous evening were so vividly before their minds that it was impossible to await the arrival of the conventional hour for calling upon their friend.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They rattled up the stairs, knocked respectfully at his door, and entered without waiting for his well-known voice.
wore
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From this reading The November rains had set in in reality, and like the preceding evening, the post wore an aspect of moistened gloom.
