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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 Never was a quiet and orderly household transformed so suddenly into a bear garden, or a happy man turned into such a completely miserable one.
all
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From this reading He had never realized before how entirely his daughters had shielded him from all the friction of life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Never was a quiet and orderly household transformed so suddenly into a bear garden, or a happy man turned into such a completely miserable one.
bear
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From this reading Never was a quiet and orderly household transformed so suddenly into a bear garden, or a happy man turned into such a completely miserable one.
become
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From this reading Now that they had not only ceased to protect him, but had themselves become a source of trouble to him, he began to understand how great the blessing was which he had enjoyed, and to sigh for the happy days before his girls had come under the influence of his neighbor.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had never realized before how entirely his daughters had shielded him from all the friction of life.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now that they had not only ceased to protect him, but had themselves become a source of trouble to him, he began to understand how great the blessing was which he had enjoyed, and to sigh for the happy days before his girls had come under the influence of his neighbor.
blessing
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From this reading Now that they had not only ceased to protect him, but had themselves become a source of trouble to him, he began to understand how great the blessing was which he had enjoyed, and to sigh for the happy days before his girls had come under the influence of his neighbor.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now that they had not only ceased to protect him, but had themselves become a source of trouble to him, he began to understand how great the blessing was which he had enjoyed, and to sigh for the happy days before his girls had come under the influence of his neighbor.
ceased
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From this reading Now that they had not only ceased to protect him, but had themselves become a source of trouble to him, he began to understand how great the blessing was which he had enjoyed, and to sigh for the happy days before his girls had come under the influence of his neighbor.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now that they had not only ceased to protect him, but had themselves become a source of trouble to him, he began to understand how great the blessing was which he had enjoyed, and to sigh for the happy days before his girls had come under the influence of his neighbor.
completely
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From this reading Never was a quiet and orderly household transformed so suddenly into a bear garden, or a happy man turned into such a completely miserable one.
daughters
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From this reading He had never realized before how entirely his daughters had shielded him from all the friction of life.
day
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From this reading From that day the Doctor's peace was gone.
days
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From this reading Now that they had not only ceased to protect him, but had themselves become a source of trouble to him, he began to understand how great the blessing was which he had enjoyed, and to sigh for the happy days before his girls had come under the influence of his neighbor.
Doctor's
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From this reading From that day the Doctor's peace was gone.
don't
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From this reading "You don't look happy," Mrs. Westmacott had remarked to him one morning.
enjoyed
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From this reading Now that they had not only ceased to protect him, but had themselves become a source of trouble to him, he began to understand how great the blessing was which he had enjoyed, and to sigh for the happy days before his girls had come under the influence of his neighbor.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had never realized before how entirely his daughters had shielded him from all the friction of life.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now that they had not only ceased to protect him, but had themselves become a source of trouble to him, he began to understand how great the blessing was which he had enjoyed, and to sigh for the happy days before his girls had come under the influence of his neighbor.
friction
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From this reading He had never realized before how entirely his daughters had shielded him from all the friction of life.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From that day the Doctor's peace was gone.
garden
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From this reading Never was a quiet and orderly household transformed so suddenly into a bear garden, or a happy man turned into such a completely miserable one.
girls
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From this reading Now that they had not only ceased to protect him, but had themselves become a source of trouble to him, he began to understand how great the blessing was which he had enjoyed, and to sigh for the happy days before his girls had come under the influence of his neighbor.
gone
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From this reading From that day the Doctor's peace was gone.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now that they had not only ceased to protect him, but had themselves become a source of trouble to him, he began to understand how great the blessing was which he had enjoyed, and to sigh for the happy days before his girls had come under the influence of his neighbor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had never realized before how entirely his daughters had shielded him from all the friction of life.
happy
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From this reading Never was a quiet and orderly household transformed so suddenly into a bear garden, or a happy man turned into such a completely miserable one.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had never realized before how entirely his daughters had shielded him from all the friction of life.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had never realized before how entirely his daughters had shielded him from all the friction of life.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had never realized before how entirely his daughters had shielded him from all the friction of life.
household
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From this reading Never was a quiet and orderly household transformed so suddenly into a bear garden, or a happy man turned into such a completely miserable one.
how
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From this reading He had never realized before how entirely his daughters had shielded him from all the friction of life.
influence
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From this reading Now that they had not only ceased to protect him, but had themselves become a source of trouble to him, he began to understand how great the blessing was which he had enjoyed, and to sigh for the happy days before his girls had come under the influence of his neighbor.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Never was a quiet and orderly household transformed so suddenly into a bear garden, or a happy man turned into such a completely miserable one.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never realized before how entirely his daughters had shielded him from all the friction of life.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You don't look happy," Mrs. Westmacott had remarked to him one morning.
man
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From this reading Never was a quiet and orderly household transformed so suddenly into a bear garden, or a happy man turned into such a completely miserable one.
miserable
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From this reading Never was a quiet and orderly household transformed so suddenly into a bear garden, or a happy man turned into such a completely miserable one.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You don't look happy," Mrs. Westmacott had remarked to him one morning.
Mrs
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From this reading "You don't look happy," Mrs. Westmacott had remarked to him one morning.
neighbor
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From this reading Now that they had not only ceased to protect him, but had themselves become a source of trouble to him, he began to understand how great the blessing was which he had enjoyed, and to sigh for the happy days before his girls had come under the influence of his neighbor.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never was a quiet and orderly household transformed so suddenly into a bear garden, or a happy man turned into such a completely miserable one.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now that they had not only ceased to protect him, but had themselves become a source of trouble to him, he began to understand how great the blessing was which he had enjoyed, and to sigh for the happy days before his girls had come under the influence of his neighbor.
Now
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From this reading Now that they had not only ceased to protect him, but had themselves become a source of trouble to him, he began to understand how great the blessing was which he had enjoyed, and to sigh for the happy days before his girls had come under the influence of his neighbor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had never realized before how entirely his daughters had shielded him from all the friction of life.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Never was a quiet and orderly household transformed so suddenly into a bear garden, or a happy man turned into such a completely miserable one.
only
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From this reading Now that they had not only ceased to protect him, but had themselves become a source of trouble to him, he began to understand how great the blessing was which he had enjoyed, and to sigh for the happy days before his girls had come under the influence of his neighbor.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Never was a quiet and orderly household transformed so suddenly into a bear garden, or a happy man turned into such a completely miserable one.
orderly
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From this reading Never was a quiet and orderly household transformed so suddenly into a bear garden, or a happy man turned into such a completely miserable one.
peace
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From this reading From that day the Doctor's peace was gone.
protect
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From this reading Now that they had not only ceased to protect him, but had themselves become a source of trouble to him, he began to understand how great the blessing was which he had enjoyed, and to sigh for the happy days before his girls had come under the influence of his neighbor.
quiet
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From this reading Never was a quiet and orderly household transformed so suddenly into a bear garden, or a happy man turned into such a completely miserable one.
realized
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From this reading He had never realized before how entirely his daughters had shielded him from all the friction of life.
remarked
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From this reading "You don't look happy," Mrs. Westmacott had remarked to him one morning.
shielded
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From this reading He had never realized before how entirely his daughters had shielded him from all the friction of life.
sigh
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From this reading Now that they had not only ceased to protect him, but had themselves become a source of trouble to him, he began to understand how great the blessing was which he had enjoyed, and to sigh for the happy days before his girls had come under the influence of his neighbor.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Never was a quiet and orderly household transformed so suddenly into a bear garden, or a happy man turned into such a completely miserable one.
source
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From this reading Now that they had not only ceased to protect him, but had themselves become a source of trouble to him, he began to understand how great the blessing was which he had enjoyed, and to sigh for the happy days before his girls had come under the influence of his neighbor.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Never was a quiet and orderly household transformed so suddenly into a bear garden, or a happy man turned into such a completely miserable one.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Never was a quiet and orderly household transformed so suddenly into a bear garden, or a happy man turned into such a completely miserable one.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From that day the Doctor's peace was gone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From that day the Doctor's peace was gone.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Now that they had not only ceased to protect him, but had themselves become a source of trouble to him, he began to understand how great the blessing was which he had enjoyed, and to sigh for the happy days before his girls had come under the influence of his neighbor.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that they had not only ceased to protect him, but had themselves become a source of trouble to him, he began to understand how great the blessing was which he had enjoyed, and to sigh for the happy days before his girls had come under the influence of his neighbor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now that they had not only ceased to protect him, but had themselves become a source of trouble to him, he began to understand how great the blessing was which he had enjoyed, and to sigh for the happy days before his girls had come under the influence of his neighbor.
transformed
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From this reading Never was a quiet and orderly household transformed so suddenly into a bear garden, or a happy man turned into such a completely miserable one.
trouble
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From this reading Now that they had not only ceased to protect him, but had themselves become a source of trouble to him, he began to understand how great the blessing was which he had enjoyed, and to sigh for the happy days before his girls had come under the influence of his neighbor.
turned
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From this reading Never was a quiet and orderly household transformed so suddenly into a bear garden, or a happy man turned into such a completely miserable one.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Now that they had not only ceased to protect him, but had themselves become a source of trouble to him, he began to understand how great the blessing was which he had enjoyed, and to sigh for the happy days before his girls had come under the influence of his neighbor.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now that they had not only ceased to protect him, but had themselves become a source of trouble to him, he began to understand how great the blessing was which he had enjoyed, and to sigh for the happy days before his girls had come under the influence of his neighbor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From that day the Doctor's peace was gone.
Westmacott
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From this reading "You don't look happy," Mrs. Westmacott had remarked to him one morning.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now that they had not only ceased to protect him, but had themselves become a source of trouble to him, he began to understand how great the blessing was which he had enjoyed, and to sigh for the happy days before his girls had come under the influence of his neighbor.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't look happy," Mrs. Westmacott had remarked to him one morning.
