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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 Mildred Anstruther was paying a visit at the Rectory on the day that Rivers and Judy walked in.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
all
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From this reading And so the shadows fall apart, And so the west winds play; And all the windows of my heart I open to the day.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so the shadows fall apart, And so the west winds play; And all the windows of my heart I open to the day.
Anstruther
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From this reading Mildred Anstruther was paying a visit at the Rectory on the day that Rivers and Judy walked in.
apart
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From this reading And so the shadows fall apart, And so the west winds play; And all the windows of my heart I open to the day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mildred Anstruther was paying a visit at the Rectory on the day that Rivers and Judy walked in.
circle
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From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
coming
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From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
curiosity
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From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
day
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From this reading And so the shadows fall apart, And so the west winds play; And all the windows of my heart I open to the day.
devoured
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From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
down
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From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
fall
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From this reading And so the shadows fall apart, And so the west winds play; And all the windows of my heart I open to the day.
family
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From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOOD OMENS.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
heart
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From this reading And so the shadows fall apart, And so the west winds play; And all the windows of my heart I open to the day.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And so the shadows fall apart, And so the west winds play; And all the windows of my heart I open to the day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mildred Anstruther was paying a visit at the Rectory on the day that Rivers and Judy walked in.
insignificance
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From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
interested
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From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
Judy
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From this reading Mildred Anstruther was paying a visit at the Rectory on the day that Rivers and Judy walked in.
Judy's
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From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
man
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From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
Mildred
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From this reading Mildred Anstruther was paying a visit at the Rectory on the day that Rivers and Judy walked in.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And so the shadows fall apart, And so the west winds play; And all the windows of my heart I open to the day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And so the shadows fall apart, And so the west winds play; And all the windows of my heart I open to the day.
OMENS
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From this reading GOOD OMENS.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mildred Anstruther was paying a visit at the Rectory on the day that Rivers and Judy walked in.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading And so the shadows fall apart, And so the west winds play; And all the windows of my heart I open to the day.
own
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From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
paying
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From this reading Mildred Anstruther was paying a visit at the Rectory on the day that Rivers and Judy walked in.
people
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From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
play
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From this reading And so the shadows fall apart, And so the west winds play; And all the windows of my heart I open to the day.
Quentyns
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From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
Rectory
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From this reading Mildred Anstruther was paying a visit at the Rectory on the day that Rivers and Judy walked in.
remarks
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From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
return
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From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
Rivers
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From this reading Mildred Anstruther was paying a visit at the Rectory on the day that Rivers and Judy walked in.
said
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From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
shadows
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From this reading And so the shadows fall apart, And so the west winds play; And all the windows of my heart I open to the day.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so the shadows fall apart, And so the west winds play; And all the windows of my heart I open to the day.
Staunton
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From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
striking-looking
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From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mildred Anstruther was paying a visit at the Rectory on the day that Rivers and Judy walked in.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And so the shadows fall apart, And so the west winds play; And all the windows of my heart I open to the day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And so the shadows fall apart, And so the west winds play; And all the windows of my heart I open to the day.
utter
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From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
very
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From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
visit
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From this reading Mildred Anstruther was paying a visit at the Rectory on the day that Rivers and Judy walked in.
walked
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From this reading Mildred Anstruther was paying a visit at the Rectory on the day that Rivers and Judy walked in.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mildred Anstruther was paying a visit at the Rectory on the day that Rivers and Judy walked in.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
west
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From this reading And so the shadows fall apart, And so the west winds play; And all the windows of my heart I open to the day.
WHITTIER
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From this reading --WHITTIER.
windows
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From this reading And so the shadows fall apart, And so the west winds play; And all the windows of my heart I open to the day.
winds
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From this reading And so the shadows fall apart, And so the west winds play; And all the windows of my heart I open to the day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rivers was a very striking-looking man, and all the Rectory people were so devoured with curiosity about him, and so interested in all he said and did--in his reasons for coming down to Little Staunton, and in his remarks about the Quentyns--that Judy's own return to the family circle passed into utter insignificance.
