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1914
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From this reading The calendar marked July 30, 1914.
30
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From this reading The calendar marked July 30, 1914.
31
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From this reading To bring the moment nearer, Campton, smiling at his weakness, tore off the leaf and uncovered the 31.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading John Campton, the American portrait-painter, stood in his bare studio in Montmartre at the end of a summer afternoon contemplating a battered calendar that hung against the wall.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading His son, his only boy, who was coming from America, must have landed in England that morning, and after a brief halt in London would join him the next evening in Paris.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading John Campton, the American portrait-painter, stood in his bare studio in Montmartre at the end of a summer afternoon contemplating a battered calendar that hung against the wall.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading John Campton, the American portrait-painter, stood in his bare studio in Montmartre at the end of a summer afternoon contemplating a battered calendar that hung against the wall.
America
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From this reading His son, his only boy, who was coming from America, must have landed in England that morning, and after a brief halt in London would join him the next evening in Paris.
American
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From this reading John Campton, the American portrait-painter, stood in his bare studio in Montmartre at the end of a summer afternoon contemplating a battered calendar that hung against the wall.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His son, his only boy, who was coming from America, must have landed in England that morning, and after a brief halt in London would join him the next evening in Paris.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading John Campton, the American portrait-painter, stood in his bare studio in Montmartre at the end of a summer afternoon contemplating a battered calendar that hung against the wall.
bare
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From this reading John Campton, the American portrait-painter, stood in his bare studio in Montmartre at the end of a summer afternoon contemplating a battered calendar that hung against the wall.
battered
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From this reading John Campton, the American portrait-painter, stood in his bare studio in Montmartre at the end of a summer afternoon contemplating a battered calendar that hung against the wall.
boy
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From this reading His son, his only boy, who was coming from America, must have landed in England that morning, and after a brief halt in London would join him the next evening in Paris.
brief
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From this reading His son, his only boy, who was coming from America, must have landed in England that morning, and after a brief halt in London would join him the next evening in Paris.
bring
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From this reading To bring the moment nearer, Campton, smiling at his weakness, tore off the leaf and uncovered the 31.
calendar
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From this reading John Campton, the American portrait-painter, stood in his bare studio in Montmartre at the end of a summer afternoon contemplating a battered calendar that hung against the wall.
Campton
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From this reading John Campton, the American portrait-painter, stood in his bare studio in Montmartre at the end of a summer afternoon contemplating a battered calendar that hung against the wall.
coming
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From this reading His son, his only boy, who was coming from America, must have landed in England that morning, and after a brief halt in London would join him the next evening in Paris.
contemplating
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From this reading John Campton, the American portrait-painter, stood in his bare studio in Montmartre at the end of a summer afternoon contemplating a battered calendar that hung against the wall.
date
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From this reading Campton looked at this date with a gaze of unmixed satisfaction.
end
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From this reading John Campton, the American portrait-painter, stood in his bare studio in Montmartre at the end of a summer afternoon contemplating a battered calendar that hung against the wall.
England
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From this reading His son, his only boy, who was coming from America, must have landed in England that morning, and after a brief halt in London would join him the next evening in Paris.
evening
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From this reading His son, his only boy, who was coming from America, must have landed in England that morning, and after a brief halt in London would join him the next evening in Paris.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His son, his only boy, who was coming from America, must have landed in England that morning, and after a brief halt in London would join him the next evening in Paris.
gaze
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From this reading Campton looked at this date with a gaze of unmixed satisfaction.
halt
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From this reading His son, his only boy, who was coming from America, must have landed in England that morning, and after a brief halt in London would join him the next evening in Paris.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His son, his only boy, who was coming from America, must have landed in England that morning, and after a brief halt in London would join him the next evening in Paris.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His son, his only boy, who was coming from America, must have landed in England that morning, and after a brief halt in London would join him the next evening in Paris.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading John Campton, the American portrait-painter, stood in his bare studio in Montmartre at the end of a summer afternoon contemplating a battered calendar that hung against the wall.
hung
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From this reading John Campton, the American portrait-painter, stood in his bare studio in Montmartre at the end of a summer afternoon contemplating a battered calendar that hung against the wall.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading John Campton, the American portrait-painter, stood in his bare studio in Montmartre at the end of a summer afternoon contemplating a battered calendar that hung against the wall.
John
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From this reading John Campton, the American portrait-painter, stood in his bare studio in Montmartre at the end of a summer afternoon contemplating a battered calendar that hung against the wall.
join
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From this reading His son, his only boy, who was coming from America, must have landed in England that morning, and after a brief halt in London would join him the next evening in Paris.
July
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From this reading The calendar marked July 30, 1914.
landed
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From this reading His son, his only boy, who was coming from America, must have landed in England that morning, and after a brief halt in London would join him the next evening in Paris.
leaf
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From this reading To bring the moment nearer, Campton, smiling at his weakness, tore off the leaf and uncovered the 31.
London
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From this reading His son, his only boy, who was coming from America, must have landed in England that morning, and after a brief halt in London would join him the next evening in Paris.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Campton looked at this date with a gaze of unmixed satisfaction.
marked
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From this reading The calendar marked July 30, 1914.
moment
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From this reading To bring the moment nearer, Campton, smiling at his weakness, tore off the leaf and uncovered the 31.
Montmartre
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From this reading John Campton, the American portrait-painter, stood in his bare studio in Montmartre at the end of a summer afternoon contemplating a battered calendar that hung against the wall.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His son, his only boy, who was coming from America, must have landed in England that morning, and after a brief halt in London would join him the next evening in Paris.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading His son, his only boy, who was coming from America, must have landed in England that morning, and after a brief halt in London would join him the next evening in Paris.
nearer
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From this reading To bring the moment nearer, Campton, smiling at his weakness, tore off the leaf and uncovered the 31.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His son, his only boy, who was coming from America, must have landed in England that morning, and after a brief halt in London would join him the next evening in Paris.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading John Campton, the American portrait-painter, stood in his bare studio in Montmartre at the end of a summer afternoon contemplating a battered calendar that hung against the wall.
off
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From this reading To bring the moment nearer, Campton, smiling at his weakness, tore off the leaf and uncovered the 31.
only
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From this reading His son, his only boy, who was coming from America, must have landed in England that morning, and after a brief halt in London would join him the next evening in Paris.
Paris
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From this reading His son, his only boy, who was coming from America, must have landed in England that morning, and after a brief halt in London would join him the next evening in Paris.
portrait-painter
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From this reading John Campton, the American portrait-painter, stood in his bare studio in Montmartre at the end of a summer afternoon contemplating a battered calendar that hung against the wall.
satisfaction
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From this reading Campton looked at this date with a gaze of unmixed satisfaction.
smiling
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From this reading To bring the moment nearer, Campton, smiling at his weakness, tore off the leaf and uncovered the 31.
son
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From this reading His son, his only boy, who was coming from America, must have landed in England that morning, and after a brief halt in London would join him the next evening in Paris.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Campton, the American portrait-painter, stood in his bare studio in Montmartre at the end of a summer afternoon contemplating a battered calendar that hung against the wall.
studio
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From this reading John Campton, the American portrait-painter, stood in his bare studio in Montmartre at the end of a summer afternoon contemplating a battered calendar that hung against the wall.
summer
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From this reading John Campton, the American portrait-painter, stood in his bare studio in Montmartre at the end of a summer afternoon contemplating a battered calendar that hung against the wall.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading John Campton, the American portrait-painter, stood in his bare studio in Montmartre at the end of a summer afternoon contemplating a battered calendar that hung against the wall.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading John Campton, the American portrait-painter, stood in his bare studio in Montmartre at the end of a summer afternoon contemplating a battered calendar that hung against the wall.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Campton looked at this date with a gaze of unmixed satisfaction.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To bring the moment nearer, Campton, smiling at his weakness, tore off the leaf and uncovered the 31.
tore
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From this reading To bring the moment nearer, Campton, smiling at his weakness, tore off the leaf and uncovered the 31.
uncovered
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From this reading To bring the moment nearer, Campton, smiling at his weakness, tore off the leaf and uncovered the 31.
unmixed
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From this reading Campton looked at this date with a gaze of unmixed satisfaction.
wall
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From this reading John Campton, the American portrait-painter, stood in his bare studio in Montmartre at the end of a summer afternoon contemplating a battered calendar that hung against the wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His son, his only boy, who was coming from America, must have landed in England that morning, and after a brief halt in London would join him the next evening in Paris.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading To bring the moment nearer, Campton, smiling at his weakness, tore off the leaf and uncovered the 31.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading His son, his only boy, who was coming from America, must have landed in England that morning, and after a brief halt in London would join him the next evening in Paris.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Campton looked at this date with a gaze of unmixed satisfaction.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His son, his only boy, who was coming from America, must have landed in England that morning, and after a brief halt in London would join him the next evening in Paris.
