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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 A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM Autumn merged imperceptibly into winter, and the days sped tranquilly on.
absences
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From this reading With the exception of brief absences on business, Graham was mostly at home, for there was no place like his own hearth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM Autumn merged imperceptibly into winter, and the days sped tranquilly on.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The lights which burned so brightly around them, like the fire on their hearth, had been kindled and were fed by human hands only, and were ever liable to die out.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With the exception of brief absences on business, Graham was mostly at home, for there was no place like his own hearth.
Autumn
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From this reading A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM Autumn merged imperceptibly into winter, and the days sped tranquilly on.
away
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From this reading The shadows of the past crouched further away than ever, but even their own health and prosperity, their happiness, and the reflected happiness of others could not banish them wholly.
banish
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From this reading The shadows of the past crouched further away than ever, but even their own health and prosperity, their happiness, and the reflected happiness of others could not banish them wholly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The lights which burned so brightly around them, like the fire on their hearth, had been kindled and were fed by human hands only, and were ever liable to die out.
brief
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From this reading With the exception of brief absences on business, Graham was mostly at home, for there was no place like his own hearth.
brightly
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From this reading The lights which burned so brightly around them, like the fire on their hearth, had been kindled and were fed by human hands only, and were ever liable to die out.
burned
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From this reading The lights which burned so brightly around them, like the fire on their hearth, had been kindled and were fed by human hands only, and were ever liable to die out.
business
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From this reading With the exception of brief absences on business, Graham was mostly at home, for there was no place like his own hearth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The shadows of the past crouched further away than ever, but even their own health and prosperity, their happiness, and the reflected happiness of others could not banish them wholly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The lights which burned so brightly around them, like the fire on their hearth, had been kindled and were fed by human hands only, and were ever liable to die out.
CHILD
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From this reading A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM Autumn merged imperceptibly into winter, and the days sped tranquilly on.
content
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From this reading His heart, so long denied happiness, was content only at the side of his wife and child.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The shadows of the past crouched further away than ever, but even their own health and prosperity, their happiness, and the reflected happiness of others could not banish them wholly.
crouched
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From this reading The shadows of the past crouched further away than ever, but even their own health and prosperity, their happiness, and the reflected happiness of others could not banish them wholly.
days
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From this reading A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM Autumn merged imperceptibly into winter, and the days sped tranquilly on.
denied
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From this reading His heart, so long denied happiness, was content only at the side of his wife and child.
die
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From this reading The lights which burned so brightly around them, like the fire on their hearth, had been kindled and were fed by human hands only, and were ever liable to die out.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shadows of the past crouched further away than ever, but even their own health and prosperity, their happiness, and the reflected happiness of others could not banish them wholly.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shadows of the past crouched further away than ever, but even their own health and prosperity, their happiness, and the reflected happiness of others could not banish them wholly.
exception
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From this reading With the exception of brief absences on business, Graham was mostly at home, for there was no place like his own hearth.
fed
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From this reading The lights which burned so brightly around them, like the fire on their hearth, had been kindled and were fed by human hands only, and were ever liable to die out.
fire
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From this reading The lights which burned so brightly around them, like the fire on their hearth, had been kindled and were fed by human hands only, and were ever liable to die out.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With the exception of brief absences on business, Graham was mostly at home, for there was no place like his own hearth.
further
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From this reading The shadows of the past crouched further away than ever, but even their own health and prosperity, their happiness, and the reflected happiness of others could not banish them wholly.
Graham
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From this reading With the exception of brief absences on business, Graham was mostly at home, for there was no place like his own hearth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The lights which burned so brightly around them, like the fire on their hearth, had been kindled and were fed by human hands only, and were ever liable to die out.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The lights which burned so brightly around them, like the fire on their hearth, had been kindled and were fed by human hands only, and were ever liable to die out.
happiness
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From this reading His heart, so long denied happiness, was content only at the side of his wife and child.
health
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From this reading The shadows of the past crouched further away than ever, but even their own health and prosperity, their happiness, and the reflected happiness of others could not banish them wholly.
heart
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From this reading His heart, so long denied happiness, was content only at the side of his wife and child.
hearth
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From this reading With the exception of brief absences on business, Graham was mostly at home, for there was no place like his own hearth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With the exception of brief absences on business, Graham was mostly at home, for there was no place like his own hearth.
home
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From this reading With the exception of brief absences on business, Graham was mostly at home, for there was no place like his own hearth.
human
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From this reading The lights which burned so brightly around them, like the fire on their hearth, had been kindled and were fed by human hands only, and were ever liable to die out.
imperceptibly
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From this reading A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM Autumn merged imperceptibly into winter, and the days sped tranquilly on.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM Autumn merged imperceptibly into winter, and the days sped tranquilly on.
kindled
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From this reading The lights which burned so brightly around them, like the fire on their hearth, had been kindled and were fed by human hands only, and were ever liable to die out.
LEAD
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From this reading A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM Autumn merged imperceptibly into winter, and the days sped tranquilly on.
liable
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From this reading The lights which burned so brightly around them, like the fire on their hearth, had been kindled and were fed by human hands only, and were ever liable to die out.
lights
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From this reading The lights which burned so brightly around them, like the fire on their hearth, had been kindled and were fed by human hands only, and were ever liable to die out.
like
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From this reading With the exception of brief absences on business, Graham was mostly at home, for there was no place like his own hearth.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM Autumn merged imperceptibly into winter, and the days sped tranquilly on.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His heart, so long denied happiness, was content only at the side of his wife and child.
merged
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From this reading A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM Autumn merged imperceptibly into winter, and the days sped tranquilly on.
mostly
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From this reading With the exception of brief absences on business, Graham was mostly at home, for there was no place like his own hearth.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading With the exception of brief absences on business, Graham was mostly at home, for there was no place like his own hearth.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The shadows of the past crouched further away than ever, but even their own health and prosperity, their happiness, and the reflected happiness of others could not banish them wholly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the exception of brief absences on business, Graham was mostly at home, for there was no place like his own hearth.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM Autumn merged imperceptibly into winter, and the days sped tranquilly on.
only
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From this reading His heart, so long denied happiness, was content only at the side of his wife and child.
others
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From this reading The shadows of the past crouched further away than ever, but even their own health and prosperity, their happiness, and the reflected happiness of others could not banish them wholly.
out
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From this reading The lights which burned so brightly around them, like the fire on their hearth, had been kindled and were fed by human hands only, and were ever liable to die out.
own
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From this reading With the exception of brief absences on business, Graham was mostly at home, for there was no place like his own hearth.
past
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From this reading The shadows of the past crouched further away than ever, but even their own health and prosperity, their happiness, and the reflected happiness of others could not banish them wholly.
place
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From this reading With the exception of brief absences on business, Graham was mostly at home, for there was no place like his own hearth.
prosperity
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From this reading The shadows of the past crouched further away than ever, but even their own health and prosperity, their happiness, and the reflected happiness of others could not banish them wholly.
reflected
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From this reading The shadows of the past crouched further away than ever, but even their own health and prosperity, their happiness, and the reflected happiness of others could not banish them wholly.
shadows
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From this reading The shadows of the past crouched further away than ever, but even their own health and prosperity, their happiness, and the reflected happiness of others could not banish them wholly.
SHALLmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM Autumn merged imperceptibly into winter, and the days sped tranquilly on.
side
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From this reading His heart, so long denied happiness, was content only at the side of his wife and child.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His heart, so long denied happiness, was content only at the side of his wife and child.
sped
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From this reading A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM Autumn merged imperceptibly into winter, and the days sped tranquilly on.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The shadows of the past crouched further away than ever, but even their own health and prosperity, their happiness, and the reflected happiness of others could not banish them wholly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM Autumn merged imperceptibly into winter, and the days sped tranquilly on.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The shadows of the past crouched further away than ever, but even their own health and prosperity, their happiness, and the reflected happiness of others could not banish them wholly.
THEMpronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM Autumn merged imperceptibly into winter, and the days sped tranquilly on.
there
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From this reading With the exception of brief absences on business, Graham was mostly at home, for there was no place like his own hearth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lights which burned so brightly around them, like the fire on their hearth, had been kindled and were fed by human hands only, and were ever liable to die out.
tranquilly
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From this reading A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM Autumn merged imperceptibly into winter, and the days sped tranquilly on.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With the exception of brief absences on business, Graham was mostly at home, for there was no place like his own hearth.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The lights which burned so brightly around them, like the fire on their hearth, had been kindled and were fed by human hands only, and were ever liable to die out.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The lights which burned so brightly around them, like the fire on their hearth, had been kindled and were fed by human hands only, and were ever liable to die out.
wholly
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From this reading The shadows of the past crouched further away than ever, but even their own health and prosperity, their happiness, and the reflected happiness of others could not banish them wholly.
wife
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From this reading His heart, so long denied happiness, was content only at the side of his wife and child.
winter
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From this reading A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM Autumn merged imperceptibly into winter, and the days sped tranquilly on.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the exception of brief absences on business, Graham was mostly at home, for there was no place like his own hearth.
