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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 Yet although her absence was rather a relief, such a gloom occupied her place, that our party was anything but cheerful.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But the world about us was happy enough, not merely at its unseen heart of fire, but on its wintered countenance--evidently to all men.
absence
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From this reading Yet although her absence was rather a relief, such a gloom occupied her place, that our party was anything but cheerful.
Adela
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From this reading Adela did not make her appearance at the breakfast-table next morning, although it was the morning of Christmas Day.
all
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From this reading But the world about us was happy enough, not merely at its unseen heart of fire, but on its wintered countenance--evidently to all men.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Adela did not make her appearance at the breakfast-table next morning, although it was the morning of Christmas Day.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And no one who had seen her at dinner on Christmas Eve, would have expected to see her at breakfast on Christmas-morn.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Yet although her absence was rather a relief, such a gloom occupied her place, that our party was anything but cheerful.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Adela did not make her appearance at the breakfast-table next morning, although it was the morning of Christmas Day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Adela did not make her appearance at the breakfast-table next morning, although it was the morning of Christmas Day.
breakfast
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From this reading And no one who had seen her at dinner on Christmas Eve, would have expected to see her at breakfast on Christmas-morn.
breakfast-table
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From this reading Adela did not make her appearance at the breakfast-table next morning, although it was the morning of Christmas Day.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yet although her absence was rather a relief, such a gloom occupied her place, that our party was anything but cheerful.
cheerful
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From this reading Yet although her absence was rather a relief, such a gloom occupied her place, that our party was anything but cheerful.
Christmas
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From this reading Adela did not make her appearance at the breakfast-table next morning, although it was the morning of Christmas Day.
Christmas-morn
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From this reading And no one who had seen her at dinner on Christmas Eve, would have expected to see her at breakfast on Christmas-morn.
Church
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From this reading Church.
countenance
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From this reading But the world about us was happy enough, not merely at its unseen heart of fire, but on its wintered countenance--evidently to all men.
Day
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From this reading Adela did not make her appearance at the breakfast-table next morning, although it was the morning of Christmas Day.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Adela did not make her appearance at the breakfast-table next morning, although it was the morning of Christmas Day.
dinner
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From this reading And no one who had seen her at dinner on Christmas Eve, would have expected to see her at breakfast on Christmas-morn.
enough
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From this reading But the world about us was happy enough, not merely at its unseen heart of fire, but on its wintered countenance--evidently to all men.
Eve
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From this reading And no one who had seen her at dinner on Christmas Eve, would have expected to see her at breakfast on Christmas-morn.
evidently
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From this reading But the world about us was happy enough, not merely at its unseen heart of fire, but on its wintered countenance--evidently to all men.
expected
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From this reading And no one who had seen her at dinner on Christmas Eve, would have expected to see her at breakfast on Christmas-morn.
fire
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From this reading But the world about us was happy enough, not merely at its unseen heart of fire, but on its wintered countenance--evidently to all men.
gloom
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From this reading Yet although her absence was rather a relief, such a gloom occupied her place, that our party was anything but cheerful.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And no one who had seen her at dinner on Christmas Eve, would have expected to see her at breakfast on Christmas-morn.
happy
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From this reading But the world about us was happy enough, not merely at its unseen heart of fire, but on its wintered countenance--evidently to all men.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And no one who had seen her at dinner on Christmas Eve, would have expected to see her at breakfast on Christmas-morn.
heart
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From this reading But the world about us was happy enough, not merely at its unseen heart of fire, but on its wintered countenance--evidently to all men.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Adela did not make her appearance at the breakfast-table next morning, although it was the morning of Christmas Day.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Adela did not make her appearance at the breakfast-table next morning, although it was the morning of Christmas Day.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But the world about us was happy enough, not merely at its unseen heart of fire, but on its wintered countenance--evidently to all men.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Adela did not make her appearance at the breakfast-table next morning, although it was the morning of Christmas Day.
men
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From this reading But the world about us was happy enough, not merely at its unseen heart of fire, but on its wintered countenance--evidently to all men.
merely
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From this reading But the world about us was happy enough, not merely at its unseen heart of fire, but on its wintered countenance--evidently to all men.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Adela did not make her appearance at the breakfast-table next morning, although it was the morning of Christmas Day.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Adela did not make her appearance at the breakfast-table next morning, although it was the morning of Christmas Day.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And no one who had seen her at dinner on Christmas Eve, would have expected to see her at breakfast on Christmas-morn.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Adela did not make her appearance at the breakfast-table next morning, although it was the morning of Christmas Day.
occupied
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From this reading Yet although her absence was rather a relief, such a gloom occupied her place, that our party was anything but cheerful.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Adela did not make her appearance at the breakfast-table next morning, although it was the morning of Christmas Day.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And no one who had seen her at dinner on Christmas Eve, would have expected to see her at breakfast on Christmas-morn.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And no one who had seen her at dinner on Christmas Eve, would have expected to see her at breakfast on Christmas-morn.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Yet although her absence was rather a relief, such a gloom occupied her place, that our party was anything but cheerful.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet although her absence was rather a relief, such a gloom occupied her place, that our party was anything but cheerful.
place
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From this reading Yet although her absence was rather a relief, such a gloom occupied her place, that our party was anything but cheerful.
rather
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From this reading Yet although her absence was rather a relief, such a gloom occupied her place, that our party was anything but cheerful.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Yet although her absence was rather a relief, such a gloom occupied her place, that our party was anything but cheerful.
see
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From this reading And no one who had seen her at dinner on Christmas Eve, would have expected to see her at breakfast on Christmas-morn.
seen
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From this reading And no one who had seen her at dinner on Christmas Eve, would have expected to see her at breakfast on Christmas-morn.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Yet although her absence was rather a relief, such a gloom occupied her place, that our party was anything but cheerful.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet although her absence was rather a relief, such a gloom occupied her place, that our party was anything but cheerful.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Adela did not make her appearance at the breakfast-table next morning, although it was the morning of Christmas Day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And no one who had seen her at dinner on Christmas Eve, would have expected to see her at breakfast on Christmas-morn.
unseen
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From this reading But the world about us was happy enough, not merely at its unseen heart of fire, but on its wintered countenance--evidently to all men.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the world about us was happy enough, not merely at its unseen heart of fire, but on its wintered countenance--evidently to all men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Adela did not make her appearance at the breakfast-table next morning, although it was the morning of Christmas Day.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And no one who had seen her at dinner on Christmas Eve, would have expected to see her at breakfast on Christmas-morn.
wintered
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From this reading But the world about us was happy enough, not merely at its unseen heart of fire, but on its wintered countenance--evidently to all men.
world
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From this reading But the world about us was happy enough, not merely at its unseen heart of fire, but on its wintered countenance--evidently to all men.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And no one who had seen her at dinner on Christmas Eve, would have expected to see her at breakfast on Christmas-morn.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet although her absence was rather a relief, such a gloom occupied her place, that our party was anything but cheerful.
