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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 There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yes; he has this afternoon, at least,” she said.
air
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From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
all
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From this reading She looked her prettiest, chattered her wittiest, smiled her wistfulest, and delighted him with all together.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
appointed
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From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
Arthur
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From this reading To Arthur Russell this was a day like a gay companion who pleased him well; but the gay companion at his side pleased him even better.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To Arthur Russell this was a day like a gay companion who pleased him well; but the gay companion at his side pleased him even better.
better
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From this reading To Arthur Russell this was a day like a gay companion who pleased him well; but the gay companion at his side pleased him even better.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To Arthur Russell this was a day like a gay companion who pleased him well; but the gay companion at his side pleased him even better.
chattered
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From this reading She looked her prettiest, chattered her wittiest, smiled her wistfulest, and delighted him with all together.
companion
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From this reading To Arthur Russell this was a day like a gay companion who pleased him well; but the gay companion at his side pleased him even better.
cool
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From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
day
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From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
delighted
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From this reading She looked her prettiest, chattered her wittiest, smiled her wistfulest, and delighted him with all together.
easy
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From this reading “You look so happy it's easy to see your father's taken a good turn,” he told her.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Arthur Russell this was a day like a gay companion who pleased him well; but the gay companion at his side pleased him even better.
father's
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From this reading “You look so happy it's easy to see your father's taken a good turn,” he told her.
friendly
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From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
gay
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From this reading To Arthur Russell this was a day like a gay companion who pleased him well; but the gay companion at his side pleased him even better.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You look so happy it's easy to see your father's taken a good turn,” he told her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
happy
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From this reading “You look so happy it's easy to see your father's taken a good turn,” he told her.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes; he has this afternoon, at least,” she said.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You look so happy it's easy to see your father's taken a good turn,” he told her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked her prettiest, chattered her wittiest, smiled her wistfulest, and delighted him with all together.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To Arthur Russell this was a day like a gay companion who pleased him well; but the gay companion at his side pleased him even better.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To Arthur Russell this was a day like a gay companion who pleased him well; but the gay companion at his side pleased him even better.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
it's
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From this reading “You look so happy it's easy to see your father's taken a good turn,” he told her.
jovial
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From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes; he has this afternoon, at least,” she said.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
like
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From this reading To Arthur Russell this was a day like a gay companion who pleased him well; but the gay companion at his side pleased him even better.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You look so happy it's easy to see your father's taken a good turn,” he told her.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked her prettiest, chattered her wittiest, smiled her wistfulest, and delighted him with all together.
much
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From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
overhead
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From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To Arthur Russell this was a day like a gay companion who pleased him well; but the gay companion at his side pleased him even better.
powdered
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From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
prettiest
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From this reading She looked her prettiest, chattered her wittiest, smiled her wistfulest, and delighted him with all together.
Russell
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From this reading To Arthur Russell this was a day like a gay companion who pleased him well; but the gay companion at his side pleased him even better.
said
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From this reading “Yes; he has this afternoon, at least,” she said.
see
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From this reading “You look so happy it's easy to see your father's taken a good turn,” he told her.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked her prettiest, chattered her wittiest, smiled her wistfulest, and delighted him with all together.
shone
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From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
side
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From this reading To Arthur Russell this was a day like a gay companion who pleased him well; but the gay companion at his side pleased him even better.
smiled
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From this reading She looked her prettiest, chattered her wittiest, smiled her wistfulest, and delighted him with all together.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
sparkle
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From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
sun
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From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
sunshine
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From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
taken
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From this reading “You look so happy it's easy to see your father's taken a good turn,” he told her.
temperature
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From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
There
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From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To Arthur Russell this was a day like a gay companion who pleased him well; but the gay companion at his side pleased him even better.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
to-morrow
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From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
together
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From this reading She looked her prettiest, chattered her wittiest, smiled her wistfulest, and delighted him with all together.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You look so happy it's easy to see your father's taken a good turn,” he told her.
turn
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From this reading “You look so happy it's easy to see your father's taken a good turn,” he told her.
walkers
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From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To Arthur Russell this was a day like a gay companion who pleased him well; but the gay companion at his side pleased him even better.
well
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From this reading To Arthur Russell this was a day like a gay companion who pleased him well; but the gay companion at his side pleased him even better.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading To Arthur Russell this was a day like a gay companion who pleased him well; but the gay companion at his side pleased him even better.
wistfulest
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From this reading She looked her prettiest, chattered her wittiest, smiled her wistfulest, and delighted him with all together.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
wittiest
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From this reading She looked her prettiest, chattered her wittiest, smiled her wistfulest, and delighted him with all together.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes; he has this afternoon, at least,” she said.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading There shone a jovial sun overhead on the appointed “day after to-morrow”; a day not cool yet of a temperature friendly to walkers; and the air, powdered with sunshine, had so much life in it that it seemed to sparkle.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You look so happy it's easy to see your father's taken a good turn,” he told her.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You look so happy it's easy to see your father's taken a good turn,” he told her.
