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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 “Or in the night, imagining some fear, How easy is a bush suppos’d a bear!”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In the drawing-room after dinner, I sought the resource of music to raise my spirits; but I was debarred from even this last consolation, for Willy implored me to “let the piano alone,” as his father disapproved of music on Sunday.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I, on the contrary, felt the vague ill-temper of a person who has spent a wet Sunday afternoon in solitude, and I found dinner long and dull.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the drawing-room after dinner, I sought the resource of music to raise my spirits; but I was debarred from even this last consolation, for Willy implored me to “let the piano alone,” as his father disapproved of music on Sunday.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I, on the contrary, felt the vague ill-temper of a person who has spent a wet Sunday afternoon in solitude, and I found dinner long and dull.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the drawing-room after dinner, I sought the resource of music to raise my spirits; but I was debarred from even this last consolation, for Willy implored me to “let the piano alone,” as his father disapproved of music on Sunday.
bear
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From this reading “Or in the night, imagining some fear, How easy is a bush suppos’d a bear!”
bush
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From this reading “Or in the night, imagining some fear, How easy is a bush suppos’d a bear!”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the drawing-room after dinner, I sought the resource of music to raise my spirits; but I was debarred from even this last consolation, for Willy implored me to “let the piano alone,” as his father disapproved of music on Sunday.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Willy did not come home till dinner-time, when he reappeared in exceedingly good humour.
consolation
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From this reading In the drawing-room after dinner, I sought the resource of music to raise my spirits; but I was debarred from even this last consolation, for Willy implored me to “let the piano alone,” as his father disapproved of music on Sunday.
contrary
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From this reading I, on the contrary, felt the vague ill-temper of a person who has spent a wet Sunday afternoon in solitude, and I found dinner long and dull.
debarred
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From this reading In the drawing-room after dinner, I sought the resource of music to raise my spirits; but I was debarred from even this last consolation, for Willy implored me to “let the piano alone,” as his father disapproved of music on Sunday.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Willy did not come home till dinner-time, when he reappeared in exceedingly good humour.
dinner
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From this reading I, on the contrary, felt the vague ill-temper of a person who has spent a wet Sunday afternoon in solitude, and I found dinner long and dull.
dinner-time
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From this reading Willy did not come home till dinner-time, when he reappeared in exceedingly good humour.
disapproved
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From this reading In the drawing-room after dinner, I sought the resource of music to raise my spirits; but I was debarred from even this last consolation, for Willy implored me to “let the piano alone,” as his father disapproved of music on Sunday.
drawing-room
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From this reading In the drawing-room after dinner, I sought the resource of music to raise my spirits; but I was debarred from even this last consolation, for Willy implored me to “let the piano alone,” as his father disapproved of music on Sunday.
dull
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From this reading I, on the contrary, felt the vague ill-temper of a person who has spent a wet Sunday afternoon in solitude, and I found dinner long and dull.
easy
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From this reading “Or in the night, imagining some fear, How easy is a bush suppos’d a bear!”
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the drawing-room after dinner, I sought the resource of music to raise my spirits; but I was debarred from even this last consolation, for Willy implored me to “let the piano alone,” as his father disapproved of music on Sunday.
exceedingly
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From this reading Willy did not come home till dinner-time, when he reappeared in exceedingly good humour.
father
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From this reading In the drawing-room after dinner, I sought the resource of music to raise my spirits; but I was debarred from even this last consolation, for Willy implored me to “let the piano alone,” as his father disapproved of music on Sunday.
fear
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From this reading “Or in the night, imagining some fear, How easy is a bush suppos’d a bear!”
felt
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From this reading I, on the contrary, felt the vague ill-temper of a person who has spent a wet Sunday afternoon in solitude, and I found dinner long and dull.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the drawing-room after dinner, I sought the resource of music to raise my spirits; but I was debarred from even this last consolation, for Willy implored me to “let the piano alone,” as his father disapproved of music on Sunday.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I, on the contrary, felt the vague ill-temper of a person who has spent a wet Sunday afternoon in solitude, and I found dinner long and dull.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the drawing-room after dinner, I sought the resource of music to raise my spirits; but I was debarred from even this last consolation, for Willy implored me to “let the piano alone,” as his father disapproved of music on Sunday.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Willy did not come home till dinner-time, when he reappeared in exceedingly good humour.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I, on the contrary, felt the vague ill-temper of a person who has spent a wet Sunday afternoon in solitude, and I found dinner long and dull.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Willy did not come home till dinner-time, when he reappeared in exceedingly good humour.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the drawing-room after dinner, I sought the resource of music to raise my spirits; but I was debarred from even this last consolation, for Willy implored me to “let the piano alone,” as his father disapproved of music on Sunday.
home
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From this reading Willy did not come home till dinner-time, when he reappeared in exceedingly good humour.
How
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From this reading “Or in the night, imagining some fear, How easy is a bush suppos’d a bear!”
humour
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From this reading Willy did not come home till dinner-time, when he reappeared in exceedingly good humour.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I, on the contrary, felt the vague ill-temper of a person who has spent a wet Sunday afternoon in solitude, and I found dinner long and dull.
ill-temper
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From this reading I, on the contrary, felt the vague ill-temper of a person who has spent a wet Sunday afternoon in solitude, and I found dinner long and dull.
imagining
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From this reading “Or in the night, imagining some fear, How easy is a bush suppos’d a bear!”
implored
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From this reading In the drawing-room after dinner, I sought the resource of music to raise my spirits; but I was debarred from even this last consolation, for Willy implored me to “let the piano alone,” as his father disapproved of music on Sunday.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Or in the night, imagining some fear, How easy is a bush suppos’d a bear!”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Or in the night, imagining some fear, How easy is a bush suppos’d a bear!”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the drawing-room after dinner, I sought the resource of music to raise my spirits; but I was debarred from even this last consolation, for Willy implored me to “let the piano alone,” as his father disapproved of music on Sunday.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading In the drawing-room after dinner, I sought the resource of music to raise my spirits; but I was debarred from even this last consolation, for Willy implored me to “let the piano alone,” as his father disapproved of music on Sunday.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I, on the contrary, felt the vague ill-temper of a person who has spent a wet Sunday afternoon in solitude, and I found dinner long and dull.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the drawing-room after dinner, I sought the resource of music to raise my spirits; but I was debarred from even this last consolation, for Willy implored me to “let the piano alone,” as his father disapproved of music on Sunday.
MOLL
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From this reading MOLL.
music
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From this reading In the drawing-room after dinner, I sought the resource of music to raise my spirits; but I was debarred from even this last consolation, for Willy implored me to “let the piano alone,” as his father disapproved of music on Sunday.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the drawing-room after dinner, I sought the resource of music to raise my spirits; but I was debarred from even this last consolation, for Willy implored me to “let the piano alone,” as his father disapproved of music on Sunday.
night
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From this reading “Or in the night, imagining some fear, How easy is a bush suppos’d a bear!”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Willy did not come home till dinner-time, when he reappeared in exceedingly good humour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I, on the contrary, felt the vague ill-temper of a person who has spent a wet Sunday afternoon in solitude, and I found dinner long and dull.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I, on the contrary, felt the vague ill-temper of a person who has spent a wet Sunday afternoon in solitude, and I found dinner long and dull.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Or in the night, imagining some fear, How easy is a bush suppos’d a bear!”
person
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From this reading I, on the contrary, felt the vague ill-temper of a person who has spent a wet Sunday afternoon in solitude, and I found dinner long and dull.
piano
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From this reading In the drawing-room after dinner, I sought the resource of music to raise my spirits; but I was debarred from even this last consolation, for Willy implored me to “let the piano alone,” as his father disapproved of music on Sunday.
raise
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From this reading In the drawing-room after dinner, I sought the resource of music to raise my spirits; but I was debarred from even this last consolation, for Willy implored me to “let the piano alone,” as his father disapproved of music on Sunday.
reappeared
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From this reading Willy did not come home till dinner-time, when he reappeared in exceedingly good humour.
resource
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From this reading In the drawing-room after dinner, I sought the resource of music to raise my spirits; but I was debarred from even this last consolation, for Willy implored me to “let the piano alone,” as his father disapproved of music on Sunday.
solitude
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From this reading I, on the contrary, felt the vague ill-temper of a person who has spent a wet Sunday afternoon in solitude, and I found dinner long and dull.
some
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From this reading “Or in the night, imagining some fear, How easy is a bush suppos’d a bear!”
sought
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From this reading In the drawing-room after dinner, I sought the resource of music to raise my spirits; but I was debarred from even this last consolation, for Willy implored me to “let the piano alone,” as his father disapproved of music on Sunday.
spent
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From this reading I, on the contrary, felt the vague ill-temper of a person who has spent a wet Sunday afternoon in solitude, and I found dinner long and dull.
spirits
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From this reading In the drawing-room after dinner, I sought the resource of music to raise my spirits; but I was debarred from even this last consolation, for Willy implored me to “let the piano alone,” as his father disapproved of music on Sunday.
Sunday
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From this reading I, on the contrary, felt the vague ill-temper of a person who has spent a wet Sunday afternoon in solitude, and I found dinner long and dull.
suppos'd
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From this reading “Or in the night, imagining some fear, How easy is a bush suppos’d a bear!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Or in the night, imagining some fear, How easy is a bush suppos’d a bear!”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the drawing-room after dinner, I sought the resource of music to raise my spirits; but I was debarred from even this last consolation, for Willy implored me to “let the piano alone,” as his father disapproved of music on Sunday.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Willy did not come home till dinner-time, when he reappeared in exceedingly good humour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the drawing-room after dinner, I sought the resource of music to raise my spirits; but I was debarred from even this last consolation, for Willy implored me to “let the piano alone,” as his father disapproved of music on Sunday.
vague
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From this reading I, on the contrary, felt the vague ill-temper of a person who has spent a wet Sunday afternoon in solitude, and I found dinner long and dull.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the drawing-room after dinner, I sought the resource of music to raise my spirits; but I was debarred from even this last consolation, for Willy implored me to “let the piano alone,” as his father disapproved of music on Sunday.
wet
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From this reading I, on the contrary, felt the vague ill-temper of a person who has spent a wet Sunday afternoon in solitude, and I found dinner long and dull.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Willy did not come home till dinner-time, when he reappeared in exceedingly good humour.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I, on the contrary, felt the vague ill-temper of a person who has spent a wet Sunday afternoon in solitude, and I found dinner long and dull.
Willy
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From this reading Willy did not come home till dinner-time, when he reappeared in exceedingly good humour.
