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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 In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
active
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From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
all
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From this reading In the morning, all went on in the house as usual, and no one ever knew of this night's episode, except us three.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Midnight though it was, I sat up until John and his wife came home.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading They said scarcely anything, but straightway retired.
April
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From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the morning, all went on in the house as usual, and no one ever knew of this night's episode, except us three.
asking
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From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They said scarcely anything, but straightway retired.
came
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From this reading Midnight though it was, I sat up until John and his wife came home.
cheerful
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From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
clear
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From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
day
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From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
disappointed
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From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
down
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From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
episode
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From this reading In the morning, all went on in the house as usual, and no one ever knew of this night's episode, except us three.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning, all went on in the house as usual, and no one ever knew of this night's episode, except us three.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading In the morning, all went on in the house as usual, and no one ever knew of this night's episode, except us three.
fancied
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From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
forgot
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From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
freshness
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From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
gone
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From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
Guy
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From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Midnight though it was, I sat up until John and his wife came home.
home
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From this reading Midnight though it was, I sat up until John and his wife came home.
house
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From this reading In the morning, all went on in the house as usual, and no one ever knew of this night's episode, except us three.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Midnight though it was, I sat up until John and his wife came home.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning, all went on in the house as usual, and no one ever knew of this night's episode, except us three.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Midnight though it was, I sat up until John and his wife came home.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
John
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From this reading Midnight though it was, I sat up until John and his wife came home.
knew
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From this reading In the morning, all went on in the house as usual, and no one ever knew of this night's episode, except us three.
lady
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From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
likely
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From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
Midnight
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From this reading Midnight though it was, I sat up until John and his wife came home.
minute
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From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning, all went on in the house as usual, and no one ever knew of this night's episode, except us three.
mother's
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From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
night's
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From this reading In the morning, all went on in the house as usual, and no one ever knew of this night's episode, except us three.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In the morning, all went on in the house as usual, and no one ever knew of this night's episode, except us three.
nook
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From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the morning, all went on in the house as usual, and no one ever knew of this night's episode, except us three.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the morning, all went on in the house as usual, and no one ever knew of this night's episode, except us three.
Once
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From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the morning, all went on in the house as usual, and no one ever knew of this night's episode, except us three.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
penetrating
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From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
play
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From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
presence
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From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
pretty
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From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
quick
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From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
rarer
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From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading They said scarcely anything, but straightway retired.
sadder
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From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
said
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From this reading They said scarcely anything, but straightway retired.
sat
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From this reading Midnight though it was, I sat up until John and his wife came home.
say
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From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
scarcely
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From this reading They said scarcely anything, but straightway retired.
see
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From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
softer
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From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
soon
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From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
straightway
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From this reading They said scarcely anything, but straightway retired.
stream
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From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the morning, all went on in the house as usual, and no one ever knew of this night's episode, except us three.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They said scarcely anything, but straightway retired.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the morning, all went on in the house as usual, and no one ever knew of this night's episode, except us three.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Midnight though it was, I sat up until John and his wife came home.
three
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From this reading In the morning, all went on in the house as usual, and no one ever knew of this night's episode, except us three.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
twice
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From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Midnight though it was, I sat up until John and his wife came home.
up
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From this reading Midnight though it was, I sat up until John and his wife came home.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the morning, all went on in the house as usual, and no one ever knew of this night's episode, except us three.
usual
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From this reading In the morning, all went on in the house as usual, and no one ever knew of this night's episode, except us three.
visiting
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From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
voice
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From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Midnight though it was, I sat up until John and his wife came home.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning, all went on in the house as usual, and no one ever knew of this night's episode, except us three.
wife
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From this reading Midnight though it was, I sat up until John and his wife came home.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
wistfully
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From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
wont
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From this reading Once or twice I fancied the mother's clear voice about the house was rarer than its wont; that her quick, active, cheerful presence--penetrating every nook, and visiting every creature, as with the freshness of an April wind--was this day softer and sadder; but she did not say anything to me, nor I to her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In the morning, Guy looked wistfully around him, asking for the "pretty lady;" and being told that she was gone, and that he would not be likely to see her again, seemed disappointed for a minute; but soon he went down to play at the stream, and forgot all.
