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Chapter XI

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Christmas Day went by.
It was quiet enough, although the children shouted with glee over their stockings and ate their dinner heartily.
There was a depressed feeling under all the mirth, although Alison wore her very best dress and laughed and sang, and in the evening played blindman's buff with the children.
There was a shadow over the home, although Grannie talked quietly in the corner of the Blessed Prince of Peace, and of the true reason for Christmas joy.
Jim's place was empty, but no one remarked it.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter XI

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Christmas Day went by.
Line 2
It was quiet enough, although the children shouted with glee over their stockings and ate their dinner heartily.
Line 3
There was a depressed feeling under all the mirth, although Alison wore her very best dress and laughed and sang, and in the evening played blindman's buff with the children.
Line 4
There was a shadow over the home, although Grannie talked quietly in the corner of the Blessed Prince of Peace, and of the true reason for Christmas joy.
Line 5
Jim's place was empty, but no one remarked it.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Although noun US /ˈalthough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “It was quiet enough, although the children shouted with glee over their stockings and ate their dinner heartily.”

Feeling noun US /ˈfeeling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “There was a depressed feeling under all the mirth, although Alison wore her very best dress and laughed and sang, and in the evening played blindman's buff with the children.”

Glee noun US /ɡliː/

great delight or happiness

From this reading “It was quiet enough, although the children shouted with glee over their stockings and ate their dinner heartily.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Jim's place was empty, but no one remarked it.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “It was quiet enough, although the children shouted with glee over their stockings and ate their dinner heartily.”

Shadow noun US /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading “There was a shadow over the home, although Grannie talked quietly in the corner of the Blessed Prince of Peace, and of the true reason for Christmas joy.”

Shouted noun US /shouted/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was quiet enough, although the children shouted with glee over their stockings and ate their dinner heartily.”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “There was a depressed feeling under all the mirth, although Alison wore her very best dress and laughed and sang, and in the evening played blindman's buff with the children.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Christmas Day went by.”

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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 was a depressed feeling under all the mirth, although Alison wore her very best dress and laughed and sang, and in the evening played blindman's buff with the children.

Alison

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From this reading There was a depressed feeling under all the mirth, although Alison wore her very best dress and laughed and sang, and in the evening played blindman's buff with the children.

all

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From this reading There was a depressed feeling under all the mirth, although Alison wore her very best dress and laughed and sang, and in the evening played blindman's buff with the children.

althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading It was quiet enough, although the children shouted with glee over their stockings and ate their dinner heartily.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It was quiet enough, although the children shouted with glee over their stockings and ate their dinner heartily.

ate

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From this reading It was quiet enough, although the children shouted with glee over their stockings and ate their dinner heartily.

best

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From this reading There was a depressed feeling under all the mirth, although Alison wore her very best dress and laughed and sang, and in the evening played blindman's buff with the children.

Blessed

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From this reading There was a shadow over the home, although Grannie talked quietly in the corner of the Blessed Prince of Peace, and of the true reason for Christmas joy.

blindman's

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From this reading There was a depressed feeling under all the mirth, although Alison wore her very best dress and laughed and sang, and in the evening played blindman's buff with the children.

buff

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From this reading There was a depressed feeling under all the mirth, although Alison wore her very best dress and laughed and sang, and in the evening played blindman's buff with the children.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Jim's place was empty, but no one remarked it.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Christmas Day went by.

children

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From this reading It was quiet enough, although the children shouted with glee over their stockings and ate their dinner heartily.

Christmas

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From this reading Christmas Day went by.

corner

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From this reading There was a shadow over the home, although Grannie talked quietly in the corner of the Blessed Prince of Peace, and of the true reason for Christmas joy.

Day

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From this reading Christmas Day went by.

depressed

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From this reading There was a depressed feeling under all the mirth, although Alison wore her very best dress and laughed and sang, and in the evening played blindman's buff with the children.

dinner

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From this reading It was quiet enough, although the children shouted with glee over their stockings and ate their dinner heartily.

dress

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From this reading There was a depressed feeling under all the mirth, although Alison wore her very best dress and laughed and sang, and in the evening played blindman's buff with the children.

empty

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From this reading Jim's place was empty, but no one remarked it.

enough

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From this reading It was quiet enough, although the children shouted with glee over their stockings and ate their dinner heartily.

evening

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From this reading There was a depressed feeling under all the mirth, although Alison wore her very best dress and laughed and sang, and in the evening played blindman's buff with the children.

feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading There was a depressed feeling under all the mirth, although Alison wore her very best dress and laughed and sang, and in the evening played blindman's buff with the children.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There was a shadow over the home, although Grannie talked quietly in the corner of the Blessed Prince of Peace, and of the true reason for Christmas joy.

gleenounUS /ɡliː/

great delight or happiness

From this reading It was quiet enough, although the children shouted with glee over their stockings and ate their dinner heartily.

Grannie

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From this reading There was a shadow over the home, although Grannie talked quietly in the corner of the Blessed Prince of Peace, and of the true reason for Christmas joy.

heartily

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From this reading It was quiet enough, although the children shouted with glee over their stockings and ate their dinner heartily.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading There was a depressed feeling under all the mirth, although Alison wore her very best dress and laughed and sang, and in the evening played blindman's buff with the children.

home

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From this reading There was a shadow over the home, although Grannie talked quietly in the corner of the Blessed Prince of Peace, and of the true reason for Christmas joy.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading There was a depressed feeling under all the mirth, although Alison wore her very best dress and laughed and sang, and in the evening played blindman's buff with the children.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was quiet enough, although the children shouted with glee over their stockings and ate their dinner heartily.

Jim's

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From this reading Jim's place was empty, but no one remarked it.

joy

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From this reading There was a shadow over the home, although Grannie talked quietly in the corner of the Blessed Prince of Peace, and of the true reason for Christmas joy.

laughed

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From this reading There was a depressed feeling under all the mirth, although Alison wore her very best dress and laughed and sang, and in the evening played blindman's buff with the children.

mirth

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From this reading There was a depressed feeling under all the mirth, although Alison wore her very best dress and laughed and sang, and in the evening played blindman's buff with the children.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Jim's place was empty, but no one remarked it.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There was a shadow over the home, although Grannie talked quietly in the corner of the Blessed Prince of Peace, and of the true reason for Christmas joy.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Jim's place was empty, but no one remarked it.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading It was quiet enough, although the children shouted with glee over their stockings and ate their dinner heartily.

Peace

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From this reading There was a shadow over the home, although Grannie talked quietly in the corner of the Blessed Prince of Peace, and of the true reason for Christmas joy.

place

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From this reading Jim's place was empty, but no one remarked it.

played

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From this reading There was a depressed feeling under all the mirth, although Alison wore her very best dress and laughed and sang, and in the evening played blindman's buff with the children.

Prince

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From this reading There was a shadow over the home, although Grannie talked quietly in the corner of the Blessed Prince of Peace, and of the true reason for Christmas joy.

quiet

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From this reading It was quiet enough, although the children shouted with glee over their stockings and ate their dinner heartily.

quietly

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From this reading There was a shadow over the home, although Grannie talked quietly in the corner of the Blessed Prince of Peace, and of the true reason for Christmas joy.

reason

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From this reading There was a shadow over the home, although Grannie talked quietly in the corner of the Blessed Prince of Peace, and of the true reason for Christmas joy.

remarked

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From this reading Jim's place was empty, but no one remarked it.

sang

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From this reading There was a depressed feeling under all the mirth, although Alison wore her very best dress and laughed and sang, and in the evening played blindman's buff with the children.

shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading There was a shadow over the home, although Grannie talked quietly in the corner of the Blessed Prince of Peace, and of the true reason for Christmas joy.

shoutednounUS /shouted/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was quiet enough, although the children shouted with glee over their stockings and ate their dinner heartily.

stockings

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From this reading It was quiet enough, although the children shouted with glee over their stockings and ate their dinner heartily.

talked

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From this reading There was a shadow over the home, although Grannie talked quietly in the corner of the Blessed Prince of Peace, and of the true reason for Christmas joy.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading It was quiet enough, although the children shouted with glee over their stockings and ate their dinner heartily.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading It was quiet enough, although the children shouted with glee over their stockings and ate their dinner heartily.

There

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From this reading There was a depressed feeling under all the mirth, although Alison wore her very best dress and laughed and sang, and in the evening played blindman's buff with the children.

true

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From this reading There was a shadow over the home, although Grannie talked quietly in the corner of the Blessed Prince of Peace, and of the true reason for Christmas joy.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading There was a depressed feeling under all the mirth, although Alison wore her very best dress and laughed and sang, and in the evening played blindman's buff with the children.

very

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From this reading There was a depressed feeling under all the mirth, although Alison wore her very best dress and laughed and sang, and in the evening played blindman's buff with the children.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was quiet enough, although the children shouted with glee over their stockings and ate their dinner heartily.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Christmas Day went by.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was quiet enough, although the children shouted with glee over their stockings and ate their dinner heartily.

wore

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From this reading There was a depressed feeling under all the mirth, although Alison wore her very best dress and laughed and sang, and in the evening played blindman's buff with the children.