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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 Trennach churchyard was lonely at all times, but it looked particularly so in the twilight of a dull evening.
affection
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From this reading Since the departure from Trennach of Rosaline Bell--for whom Mr. Blase Pellet did undoubtedly entertain a fond and sincere affection, whatever might have been his shortcomings generally--he had found his evening hours, when the chemist's shop was closed for the night, hang heavily on his hands.
all
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From this reading Trennach churchyard was lonely at all times, but it looked particularly so in the twilight of a dull evening.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Especially grey were the skies this evening; for, though it was summer weather, the day had been gloomy: and Mr. Blase Pellet, sitting in the middle of the churchyard on the stump of an old tree, looked grey and gloomy as the weather and the graves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Especially grey were the skies this evening; for, though it was summer weather, the day had been gloomy: and Mr. Blase Pellet, sitting in the middle of the churchyard on the stump of an old tree, looked grey and gloomy as the weather and the graves.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Especially grey were the skies this evening; for, though it was summer weather, the day had been gloomy: and Mr. Blase Pellet, sitting in the middle of the churchyard on the stump of an old tree, looked grey and gloomy as the weather and the graves.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Trennach churchyard was lonely at all times, but it looked particularly so in the twilight of a dull evening.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Especially grey were the skies this evening; for, though it was summer weather, the day had been gloomy: and Mr. Blase Pellet, sitting in the middle of the churchyard on the stump of an old tree, looked grey and gloomy as the weather and the graves.
Bell
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From this reading Since the departure from Trennach of Rosaline Bell--for whom Mr. Blase Pellet did undoubtedly entertain a fond and sincere affection, whatever might have been his shortcomings generally--he had found his evening hours, when the chemist's shop was closed for the night, hang heavily on his hands.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The trees took fantastic shapes; the headstones stood out like spectres; the grave-mounds reminded you unpleasantly that you yourself must sometime lie beneath them.
Blase
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From this reading Especially grey were the skies this evening; for, though it was summer weather, the day had been gloomy: and Mr. Blase Pellet, sitting in the middle of the churchyard on the stump of an old tree, looked grey and gloomy as the weather and the graves.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Trennach churchyard was lonely at all times, but it looked particularly so in the twilight of a dull evening.
chemist's
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From this reading Since the departure from Trennach of Rosaline Bell--for whom Mr. Blase Pellet did undoubtedly entertain a fond and sincere affection, whatever might have been his shortcomings generally--he had found his evening hours, when the chemist's shop was closed for the night, hang heavily on his hands.
CHURCHYARD
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From this reading IN THE CHURCHYARD.
closed
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From this reading Since the departure from Trennach of Rosaline Bell--for whom Mr. Blase Pellet did undoubtedly entertain a fond and sincere affection, whatever might have been his shortcomings generally--he had found his evening hours, when the chemist's shop was closed for the night, hang heavily on his hands.
day
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From this reading Especially grey were the skies this evening; for, though it was summer weather, the day had been gloomy: and Mr. Blase Pellet, sitting in the middle of the churchyard on the stump of an old tree, looked grey and gloomy as the weather and the graves.
departure
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From this reading Since the departure from Trennach of Rosaline Bell--for whom Mr. Blase Pellet did undoubtedly entertain a fond and sincere affection, whatever might have been his shortcomings generally--he had found his evening hours, when the chemist's shop was closed for the night, hang heavily on his hands.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Since the departure from Trennach of Rosaline Bell--for whom Mr. Blase Pellet did undoubtedly entertain a fond and sincere affection, whatever might have been his shortcomings generally--he had found his evening hours, when the chemist's shop was closed for the night, hang heavily on his hands.
dull
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From this reading Trennach churchyard was lonely at all times, but it looked particularly so in the twilight of a dull evening.
entertain
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From this reading Since the departure from Trennach of Rosaline Bell--for whom Mr. Blase Pellet did undoubtedly entertain a fond and sincere affection, whatever might have been his shortcomings generally--he had found his evening hours, when the chemist's shop was closed for the night, hang heavily on his hands.
Especially
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From this reading Especially grey were the skies this evening; for, though it was summer weather, the day had been gloomy: and Mr. Blase Pellet, sitting in the middle of the churchyard on the stump of an old tree, looked grey and gloomy as the weather and the graves.
evening
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From this reading Trennach churchyard was lonely at all times, but it looked particularly so in the twilight of a dull evening.
fantastic
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From this reading The trees took fantastic shapes; the headstones stood out like spectres; the grave-mounds reminded you unpleasantly that you yourself must sometime lie beneath them.
fond
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From this reading Since the departure from Trennach of Rosaline Bell--for whom Mr. Blase Pellet did undoubtedly entertain a fond and sincere affection, whatever might have been his shortcomings generally--he had found his evening hours, when the chemist's shop was closed for the night, hang heavily on his hands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Especially grey were the skies this evening; for, though it was summer weather, the day had been gloomy: and Mr. Blase Pellet, sitting in the middle of the churchyard on the stump of an old tree, looked grey and gloomy as the weather and the graves.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since the departure from Trennach of Rosaline Bell--for whom Mr. Blase Pellet did undoubtedly entertain a fond and sincere affection, whatever might have been his shortcomings generally--he had found his evening hours, when the chemist's shop was closed for the night, hang heavily on his hands.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Since the departure from Trennach of Rosaline Bell--for whom Mr. Blase Pellet did undoubtedly entertain a fond and sincere affection, whatever might have been his shortcomings generally--he had found his evening hours, when the chemist's shop was closed for the night, hang heavily on his hands.
generally
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From this reading Since the departure from Trennach of Rosaline Bell--for whom Mr. Blase Pellet did undoubtedly entertain a fond and sincere affection, whatever might have been his shortcomings generally--he had found his evening hours, when the chemist's shop was closed for the night, hang heavily on his hands.
gloomy
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From this reading Especially grey were the skies this evening; for, though it was summer weather, the day had been gloomy: and Mr. Blase Pellet, sitting in the middle of the churchyard on the stump of an old tree, looked grey and gloomy as the weather and the graves.
grave-mounds
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From this reading The trees took fantastic shapes; the headstones stood out like spectres; the grave-mounds reminded you unpleasantly that you yourself must sometime lie beneath them.
graves
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From this reading Especially grey were the skies this evening; for, though it was summer weather, the day had been gloomy: and Mr. Blase Pellet, sitting in the middle of the churchyard on the stump of an old tree, looked grey and gloomy as the weather and the graves.
grey
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From this reading Especially grey were the skies this evening; for, though it was summer weather, the day had been gloomy: and Mr. Blase Pellet, sitting in the middle of the churchyard on the stump of an old tree, looked grey and gloomy as the weather and the graves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Especially grey were the skies this evening; for, though it was summer weather, the day had been gloomy: and Mr. Blase Pellet, sitting in the middle of the churchyard on the stump of an old tree, looked grey and gloomy as the weather and the graves.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Since the departure from Trennach of Rosaline Bell--for whom Mr. Blase Pellet did undoubtedly entertain a fond and sincere affection, whatever might have been his shortcomings generally--he had found his evening hours, when the chemist's shop was closed for the night, hang heavily on his hands.
hang
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From this reading Since the departure from Trennach of Rosaline Bell--for whom Mr. Blase Pellet did undoubtedly entertain a fond and sincere affection, whatever might have been his shortcomings generally--he had found his evening hours, when the chemist's shop was closed for the night, hang heavily on his hands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Since the departure from Trennach of Rosaline Bell--for whom Mr. Blase Pellet did undoubtedly entertain a fond and sincere affection, whatever might have been his shortcomings generally--he had found his evening hours, when the chemist's shop was closed for the night, hang heavily on his hands.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since the departure from Trennach of Rosaline Bell--for whom Mr. Blase Pellet did undoubtedly entertain a fond and sincere affection, whatever might have been his shortcomings generally--he had found his evening hours, when the chemist's shop was closed for the night, hang heavily on his hands.
headstones
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From this reading The trees took fantastic shapes; the headstones stood out like spectres; the grave-mounds reminded you unpleasantly that you yourself must sometime lie beneath them.
heavily
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From this reading Since the departure from Trennach of Rosaline Bell--for whom Mr. Blase Pellet did undoubtedly entertain a fond and sincere affection, whatever might have been his shortcomings generally--he had found his evening hours, when the chemist's shop was closed for the night, hang heavily on his hands.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Since the departure from Trennach of Rosaline Bell--for whom Mr. Blase Pellet did undoubtedly entertain a fond and sincere affection, whatever might have been his shortcomings generally--he had found his evening hours, when the chemist's shop was closed for the night, hang heavily on his hands.
hours
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From this reading Since the departure from Trennach of Rosaline Bell--for whom Mr. Blase Pellet did undoubtedly entertain a fond and sincere affection, whatever might have been his shortcomings generally--he had found his evening hours, when the chemist's shop was closed for the night, hang heavily on his hands.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE CHURCHYARD.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Trennach churchyard was lonely at all times, but it looked particularly so in the twilight of a dull evening.
lie
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From this reading The trees took fantastic shapes; the headstones stood out like spectres; the grave-mounds reminded you unpleasantly that you yourself must sometime lie beneath them.
like
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From this reading The trees took fantastic shapes; the headstones stood out like spectres; the grave-mounds reminded you unpleasantly that you yourself must sometime lie beneath them.
lonely
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From this reading Trennach churchyard was lonely at all times, but it looked particularly so in the twilight of a dull evening.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Trennach churchyard was lonely at all times, but it looked particularly so in the twilight of a dull evening.
middle
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From this reading Especially grey were the skies this evening; for, though it was summer weather, the day had been gloomy: and Mr. Blase Pellet, sitting in the middle of the churchyard on the stump of an old tree, looked grey and gloomy as the weather and the graves.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Since the departure from Trennach of Rosaline Bell--for whom Mr. Blase Pellet did undoubtedly entertain a fond and sincere affection, whatever might have been his shortcomings generally--he had found his evening hours, when the chemist's shop was closed for the night, hang heavily on his hands.
Mr
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From this reading Especially grey were the skies this evening; for, though it was summer weather, the day had been gloomy: and Mr. Blase Pellet, sitting in the middle of the churchyard on the stump of an old tree, looked grey and gloomy as the weather and the graves.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The trees took fantastic shapes; the headstones stood out like spectres; the grave-mounds reminded you unpleasantly that you yourself must sometime lie beneath them.
night
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From this reading Since the departure from Trennach of Rosaline Bell--for whom Mr. Blase Pellet did undoubtedly entertain a fond and sincere affection, whatever might have been his shortcomings generally--he had found his evening hours, when the chemist's shop was closed for the night, hang heavily on his hands.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Trennach churchyard was lonely at all times, but it looked particularly so in the twilight of a dull evening.
old
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From this reading Especially grey were the skies this evening; for, though it was summer weather, the day had been gloomy: and Mr. Blase Pellet, sitting in the middle of the churchyard on the stump of an old tree, looked grey and gloomy as the weather and the graves.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Especially grey were the skies this evening; for, though it was summer weather, the day had been gloomy: and Mr. Blase Pellet, sitting in the middle of the churchyard on the stump of an old tree, looked grey and gloomy as the weather and the graves.
out
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From this reading The trees took fantastic shapes; the headstones stood out like spectres; the grave-mounds reminded you unpleasantly that you yourself must sometime lie beneath them.
particularly
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From this reading Trennach churchyard was lonely at all times, but it looked particularly so in the twilight of a dull evening.
Pellet
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From this reading Especially grey were the skies this evening; for, though it was summer weather, the day had been gloomy: and Mr. Blase Pellet, sitting in the middle of the churchyard on the stump of an old tree, looked grey and gloomy as the weather and the graves.
reminded
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From this reading The trees took fantastic shapes; the headstones stood out like spectres; the grave-mounds reminded you unpleasantly that you yourself must sometime lie beneath them.
Rosaline
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From this reading Since the departure from Trennach of Rosaline Bell--for whom Mr. Blase Pellet did undoubtedly entertain a fond and sincere affection, whatever might have been his shortcomings generally--he had found his evening hours, when the chemist's shop was closed for the night, hang heavily on his hands.
shapes
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From this reading The trees took fantastic shapes; the headstones stood out like spectres; the grave-mounds reminded you unpleasantly that you yourself must sometime lie beneath them.
shop
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From this reading Since the departure from Trennach of Rosaline Bell--for whom Mr. Blase Pellet did undoubtedly entertain a fond and sincere affection, whatever might have been his shortcomings generally--he had found his evening hours, when the chemist's shop was closed for the night, hang heavily on his hands.
shortcomings
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From this reading Since the departure from Trennach of Rosaline Bell--for whom Mr. Blase Pellet did undoubtedly entertain a fond and sincere affection, whatever might have been his shortcomings generally--he had found his evening hours, when the chemist's shop was closed for the night, hang heavily on his hands.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the departure from Trennach of Rosaline Bell--for whom Mr. Blase Pellet did undoubtedly entertain a fond and sincere affection, whatever might have been his shortcomings generally--he had found his evening hours, when the chemist's shop was closed for the night, hang heavily on his hands.
sincere
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From this reading Since the departure from Trennach of Rosaline Bell--for whom Mr. Blase Pellet did undoubtedly entertain a fond and sincere affection, whatever might have been his shortcomings generally--he had found his evening hours, when the chemist's shop was closed for the night, hang heavily on his hands.
sitting
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From this reading Especially grey were the skies this evening; for, though it was summer weather, the day had been gloomy: and Mr. Blase Pellet, sitting in the middle of the churchyard on the stump of an old tree, looked grey and gloomy as the weather and the graves.
skies
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From this reading Especially grey were the skies this evening; for, though it was summer weather, the day had been gloomy: and Mr. Blase Pellet, sitting in the middle of the churchyard on the stump of an old tree, looked grey and gloomy as the weather and the graves.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Trennach churchyard was lonely at all times, but it looked particularly so in the twilight of a dull evening.
sometime
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From this reading The trees took fantastic shapes; the headstones stood out like spectres; the grave-mounds reminded you unpleasantly that you yourself must sometime lie beneath them.
spectres
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From this reading The trees took fantastic shapes; the headstones stood out like spectres; the grave-mounds reminded you unpleasantly that you yourself must sometime lie beneath them.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trees took fantastic shapes; the headstones stood out like spectres; the grave-mounds reminded you unpleasantly that you yourself must sometime lie beneath them.
stump
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From this reading Especially grey were the skies this evening; for, though it was summer weather, the day had been gloomy: and Mr. Blase Pellet, sitting in the middle of the churchyard on the stump of an old tree, looked grey and gloomy as the weather and the graves.
summer
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From this reading Especially grey were the skies this evening; for, though it was summer weather, the day had been gloomy: and Mr. Blase Pellet, sitting in the middle of the churchyard on the stump of an old tree, looked grey and gloomy as the weather and the graves.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The trees took fantastic shapes; the headstones stood out like spectres; the grave-mounds reminded you unpleasantly that you yourself must sometime lie beneath them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE CHURCHYARD.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The trees took fantastic shapes; the headstones stood out like spectres; the grave-mounds reminded you unpleasantly that you yourself must sometime lie beneath them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Especially grey were the skies this evening; for, though it was summer weather, the day had been gloomy: and Mr. Blase Pellet, sitting in the middle of the churchyard on the stump of an old tree, looked grey and gloomy as the weather and the graves.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Especially grey were the skies this evening; for, though it was summer weather, the day had been gloomy: and Mr. Blase Pellet, sitting in the middle of the churchyard on the stump of an old tree, looked grey and gloomy as the weather and the graves.
times
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From this reading Trennach churchyard was lonely at all times, but it looked particularly so in the twilight of a dull evening.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trees took fantastic shapes; the headstones stood out like spectres; the grave-mounds reminded you unpleasantly that you yourself must sometime lie beneath them.
tree
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From this reading Especially grey were the skies this evening; for, though it was summer weather, the day had been gloomy: and Mr. Blase Pellet, sitting in the middle of the churchyard on the stump of an old tree, looked grey and gloomy as the weather and the graves.
trees
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From this reading The trees took fantastic shapes; the headstones stood out like spectres; the grave-mounds reminded you unpleasantly that you yourself must sometime lie beneath them.
Trennach
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From this reading Trennach churchyard was lonely at all times, but it looked particularly so in the twilight of a dull evening.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading Trennach churchyard was lonely at all times, but it looked particularly so in the twilight of a dull evening.
undoubtedly
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From this reading Since the departure from Trennach of Rosaline Bell--for whom Mr. Blase Pellet did undoubtedly entertain a fond and sincere affection, whatever might have been his shortcomings generally--he had found his evening hours, when the chemist's shop was closed for the night, hang heavily on his hands.
unpleasantly
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From this reading The trees took fantastic shapes; the headstones stood out like spectres; the grave-mounds reminded you unpleasantly that you yourself must sometime lie beneath them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Trennach churchyard was lonely at all times, but it looked particularly so in the twilight of a dull evening.
weather
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From this reading Especially grey were the skies this evening; for, though it was summer weather, the day had been gloomy: and Mr. Blase Pellet, sitting in the middle of the churchyard on the stump of an old tree, looked grey and gloomy as the weather and the graves.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Especially grey were the skies this evening; for, though it was summer weather, the day had been gloomy: and Mr. Blase Pellet, sitting in the middle of the churchyard on the stump of an old tree, looked grey and gloomy as the weather and the graves.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Since the departure from Trennach of Rosaline Bell--for whom Mr. Blase Pellet did undoubtedly entertain a fond and sincere affection, whatever might have been his shortcomings generally--he had found his evening hours, when the chemist's shop was closed for the night, hang heavily on his hands.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Since the departure from Trennach of Rosaline Bell--for whom Mr. Blase Pellet did undoubtedly entertain a fond and sincere affection, whatever might have been his shortcomings generally--he had found his evening hours, when the chemist's shop was closed for the night, hang heavily on his hands.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Since the departure from Trennach of Rosaline Bell--for whom Mr. Blase Pellet did undoubtedly entertain a fond and sincere affection, whatever might have been his shortcomings generally--he had found his evening hours, when the chemist's shop was closed for the night, hang heavily on his hands.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The trees took fantastic shapes; the headstones stood out like spectres; the grave-mounds reminded you unpleasantly that you yourself must sometime lie beneath them.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading The trees took fantastic shapes; the headstones stood out like spectres; the grave-mounds reminded you unpleasantly that you yourself must sometime lie beneath them.
