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all
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From this reading In the evenings he read aloud to them all with his strong, musical intonation, in which the author's thought was emphasized so clearly that it seemed to have double the force that it possessed when she read the same words herself.
aloud
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From this reading In the evenings he read aloud to them all with his strong, musical intonation, in which the author's thought was emphasized so clearly that it seemed to have double the force that it possessed when she read the same words herself.
Amy
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From this reading He toiled steadily with Leonard in gathering the fall produce and in preparing for winter, but Amy noticed that his old preoccupied look was passing away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He toiled steadily with Leonard in gathering the fall produce and in preparing for winter, but Amy noticed that his old preoccupied look was passing away.
appeared
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From this reading Daily he appeared to grow more genial and to have more time and thought for her.
author's
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From this reading In the evenings he read aloud to them all with his strong, musical intonation, in which the author's thought was emphasized so clearly that it seemed to have double the force that it possessed when she read the same words herself.
away
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From this reading He toiled steadily with Leonard in gathering the fall produce and in preparing for winter, but Amy noticed that his old preoccupied look was passing away.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He toiled steadily with Leonard in gathering the fall produce and in preparing for winter, but Amy noticed that his old preoccupied look was passing away.
change
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From this reading THE MOONLIGHT OMEN Webb permitted no marked change in his manner.
clearly
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From this reading In the evenings he read aloud to them all with his strong, musical intonation, in which the author's thought was emphasized so clearly that it seemed to have double the force that it possessed when she read the same words herself.
Daily
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From this reading Daily he appeared to grow more genial and to have more time and thought for her.
double
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From this reading In the evenings he read aloud to them all with his strong, musical intonation, in which the author's thought was emphasized so clearly that it seemed to have double the force that it possessed when she read the same words herself.
emphasized
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From this reading In the evenings he read aloud to them all with his strong, musical intonation, in which the author's thought was emphasized so clearly that it seemed to have double the force that it possessed when she read the same words herself.
evenings
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From this reading In the evenings he read aloud to them all with his strong, musical intonation, in which the author's thought was emphasized so clearly that it seemed to have double the force that it possessed when she read the same words herself.
fall
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From this reading He toiled steadily with Leonard in gathering the fall produce and in preparing for winter, but Amy noticed that his old preoccupied look was passing away.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He toiled steadily with Leonard in gathering the fall produce and in preparing for winter, but Amy noticed that his old preoccupied look was passing away.
force
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From this reading In the evenings he read aloud to them all with his strong, musical intonation, in which the author's thought was emphasized so clearly that it seemed to have double the force that it possessed when she read the same words herself.
fulness
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From this reading With increasing wonder she learned the richness and fulness of his mind.
gathering
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From this reading He toiled steadily with Leonard in gathering the fall produce and in preparing for winter, but Amy noticed that his old preoccupied look was passing away.
genial
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From this reading Daily he appeared to grow more genial and to have more time and thought for her.
grow
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From this reading Daily he appeared to grow more genial and to have more time and thought for her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Daily he appeared to grow more genial and to have more time and thought for her.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He toiled steadily with Leonard in gathering the fall produce and in preparing for winter, but Amy noticed that his old preoccupied look was passing away.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Daily he appeared to grow more genial and to have more time and thought for her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading In the evenings he read aloud to them all with his strong, musical intonation, in which the author's thought was emphasized so clearly that it seemed to have double the force that it possessed when she read the same words herself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MOONLIGHT OMEN Webb permitted no marked change in his manner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MOONLIGHT OMEN Webb permitted no marked change in his manner.
increasing
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From this reading With increasing wonder she learned the richness and fulness of his mind.
intonation
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From this reading In the evenings he read aloud to them all with his strong, musical intonation, in which the author's thought was emphasized so clearly that it seemed to have double the force that it possessed when she read the same words herself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the evenings he read aloud to them all with his strong, musical intonation, in which the author's thought was emphasized so clearly that it seemed to have double the force that it possessed when she read the same words herself.
learned
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From this reading With increasing wonder she learned the richness and fulness of his mind.
Leonard
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From this reading He toiled steadily with Leonard in gathering the fall produce and in preparing for winter, but Amy noticed that his old preoccupied look was passing away.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He toiled steadily with Leonard in gathering the fall produce and in preparing for winter, but Amy noticed that his old preoccupied look was passing away.
manner
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From this reading THE MOONLIGHT OMEN Webb permitted no marked change in his manner.
marked
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From this reading THE MOONLIGHT OMEN Webb permitted no marked change in his manner.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With increasing wonder she learned the richness and fulness of his mind.
MOONLIGHT
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From this reading THE MOONLIGHT OMEN Webb permitted no marked change in his manner.
more
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From this reading Daily he appeared to grow more genial and to have more time and thought for her.
musical
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From this reading In the evenings he read aloud to them all with his strong, musical intonation, in which the author's thought was emphasized so clearly that it seemed to have double the force that it possessed when she read the same words herself.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE MOONLIGHT OMEN Webb permitted no marked change in his manner.
noticed
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From this reading He toiled steadily with Leonard in gathering the fall produce and in preparing for winter, but Amy noticed that his old preoccupied look was passing away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With increasing wonder she learned the richness and fulness of his mind.
old
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From this reading He toiled steadily with Leonard in gathering the fall produce and in preparing for winter, but Amy noticed that his old preoccupied look was passing away.
OMEN
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From this reading THE MOONLIGHT OMEN Webb permitted no marked change in his manner.
passing
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From this reading He toiled steadily with Leonard in gathering the fall produce and in preparing for winter, but Amy noticed that his old preoccupied look was passing away.
permitted
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From this reading THE MOONLIGHT OMEN Webb permitted no marked change in his manner.
possessed
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From this reading In the evenings he read aloud to them all with his strong, musical intonation, in which the author's thought was emphasized so clearly that it seemed to have double the force that it possessed when she read the same words herself.
preoccupied
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From this reading He toiled steadily with Leonard in gathering the fall produce and in preparing for winter, but Amy noticed that his old preoccupied look was passing away.
preparing
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From this reading He toiled steadily with Leonard in gathering the fall produce and in preparing for winter, but Amy noticed that his old preoccupied look was passing away.
produce
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From this reading He toiled steadily with Leonard in gathering the fall produce and in preparing for winter, but Amy noticed that his old preoccupied look was passing away.
read
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From this reading In the evenings he read aloud to them all with his strong, musical intonation, in which the author's thought was emphasized so clearly that it seemed to have double the force that it possessed when she read the same words herself.
richness
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From this reading With increasing wonder she learned the richness and fulness of his mind.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the evenings he read aloud to them all with his strong, musical intonation, in which the author's thought was emphasized so clearly that it seemed to have double the force that it possessed when she read the same words herself.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the evenings he read aloud to them all with his strong, musical intonation, in which the author's thought was emphasized so clearly that it seemed to have double the force that it possessed when she read the same words herself.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With increasing wonder she learned the richness and fulness of his mind.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In the evenings he read aloud to them all with his strong, musical intonation, in which the author's thought was emphasized so clearly that it seemed to have double the force that it possessed when she read the same words herself.
steadily
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From this reading He toiled steadily with Leonard in gathering the fall produce and in preparing for winter, but Amy noticed that his old preoccupied look was passing away.
strong
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From this reading In the evenings he read aloud to them all with his strong, musical intonation, in which the author's thought was emphasized so clearly that it seemed to have double the force that it possessed when she read the same words herself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He toiled steadily with Leonard in gathering the fall produce and in preparing for winter, but Amy noticed that his old preoccupied look was passing away.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOONLIGHT OMEN Webb permitted no marked change in his manner.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In the evenings he read aloud to them all with his strong, musical intonation, in which the author's thought was emphasized so clearly that it seemed to have double the force that it possessed when she read the same words herself.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daily he appeared to grow more genial and to have more time and thought for her.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daily he appeared to grow more genial and to have more time and thought for her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Daily he appeared to grow more genial and to have more time and thought for her.
toiled
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From this reading He toiled steadily with Leonard in gathering the fall produce and in preparing for winter, but Amy noticed that his old preoccupied look was passing away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He toiled steadily with Leonard in gathering the fall produce and in preparing for winter, but Amy noticed that his old preoccupied look was passing away.
Webb
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From this reading THE MOONLIGHT OMEN Webb permitted no marked change in his manner.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In the evenings he read aloud to them all with his strong, musical intonation, in which the author's thought was emphasized so clearly that it seemed to have double the force that it possessed when she read the same words herself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the evenings he read aloud to them all with his strong, musical intonation, in which the author's thought was emphasized so clearly that it seemed to have double the force that it possessed when she read the same words herself.
winter
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From this reading He toiled steadily with Leonard in gathering the fall produce and in preparing for winter, but Amy noticed that his old preoccupied look was passing away.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He toiled steadily with Leonard in gathering the fall produce and in preparing for winter, but Amy noticed that his old preoccupied look was passing away.
wonder
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From this reading With increasing wonder she learned the richness and fulness of his mind.
words
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From this reading In the evenings he read aloud to them all with his strong, musical intonation, in which the author's thought was emphasized so clearly that it seemed to have double the force that it possessed when she read the same words herself.
