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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 The genial spring gave place to a hot summer; and summer, in its turn, was giving place to autumn.
accepting
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From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The genial spring gave place to a hot summer; and summer, in its turn, was giving place to autumn.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dallory, as regards North Inlet, was no longer crowded.
autumn
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From this reading The genial spring gave place to a hot summer; and summer, in its turn, was giving place to autumn.
away
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From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
CONCLUSION
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From this reading CONCLUSION.
crowded
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From this reading Dallory, as regards North Inlet, was no longer crowded.
Dallory
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From this reading Dallory, as regards North Inlet, was no longer crowded.
drifted
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From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
emigrating
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From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
families
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From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
far
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From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
few
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From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
gave
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From this reading The genial spring gave place to a hot summer; and summer, in its turn, was giving place to autumn.
genial
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From this reading The genial spring gave place to a hot summer; and summer, in its turn, was giving place to autumn.
giving
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From this reading The genial spring gave place to a hot summer; and summer, in its turn, was giving place to autumn.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
hated
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From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
hospitality
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From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
hot
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From this reading The genial spring gave place to a hot summer; and summer, in its turn, was giving place to autumn.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The genial spring gave place to a hot summer; and summer, in its turn, was giving place to autumn.
Inlet
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From this reading Dallory, as regards North Inlet, was no longer crowded.
interval
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From this reading There is little to record of the interval.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is little to record of the interval.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The genial spring gave place to a hot summer; and summer, in its turn, was giving place to autumn.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
likely
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From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is little to record of the interval.
longer
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From this reading Dallory, as regards North Inlet, was no longer crowded.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
most
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From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Dallory, as regards North Inlet, was no longer crowded.
North
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From this reading Dallory, as regards North Inlet, was no longer crowded.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is little to record of the interval.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
permanent
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From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
place
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From this reading The genial spring gave place to a hot summer; and summer, in its turn, was giving place to autumn.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
present
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From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
prospects
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From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
recipients
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From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
record
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From this reading There is little to record of the interval.
refuge
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From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
regards
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From this reading Dallory, as regards North Inlet, was no longer crowded.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
some
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From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
spring
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From this reading The genial spring gave place to a hot summer; and summer, in its turn, was giving place to autumn.
summer
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From this reading The genial spring gave place to a hot summer; and summer, in its turn, was giving place to autumn.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The genial spring gave place to a hot summer; and summer, in its turn, was giving place to autumn.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
There
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From this reading There is little to record of the interval.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The genial spring gave place to a hot summer; and summer, in its turn, was giving place to autumn.
turn
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From this reading The genial spring gave place to a hot summer; and summer, in its turn, was giving place to autumn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The genial spring gave place to a hot summer; and summer, in its turn, was giving place to autumn.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
wives
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From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
workhouse
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From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
workmen
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From this reading The poor workmen, with their wives and families, had for the most part drifted away from it; some few were emigrating, some had brought themselves to accepting that last and hated refuge, the workhouse; and they seemed likely, so far as present prospects looked, to be permanent recipients of its hospitality.
