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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 After a while the village people ceased to have the affairs of Barney Thayer and Charlotte Barnard particularly upon their minds.
accustomed
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From this reading The people all became accustomed to Barney living alone in his half-furnished house season after season, and to Charlotte walking her solitary maiden path.
affairs
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From this reading After a while the village people ceased to have the affairs of Barney Thayer and Charlotte Barnard particularly upon their minds.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a while the village people ceased to have the affairs of Barney Thayer and Charlotte Barnard particularly upon their minds.
all
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From this reading The people all became accustomed to Barney living alone in his half-furnished house season after season, and to Charlotte walking her solitary maiden path.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The people all became accustomed to Barney living alone in his half-furnished house season after season, and to Charlotte walking her solitary maiden path.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading They seldom spoke of it among themselves; sometimes, when a stranger came to town, they pointed out Barney and Charlotte as they would have any point of local interest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a while the village people ceased to have the affairs of Barney Thayer and Charlotte Barnard particularly upon their minds.
any
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From this reading They seldom spoke of it among themselves; sometimes, when a stranger came to town, they pointed out Barney and Charlotte as they would have any point of local interest.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Circumstances, like people, soon show familiar faces, and are no longer stared after and remarked.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As time went on, and nothing new developed in the case, they no longer dwelt upon it.
Barnard
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From this reading After a while the village people ceased to have the affairs of Barney Thayer and Charlotte Barnard particularly upon their minds.
Barney
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From this reading After a while the village people ceased to have the affairs of Barney Thayer and Charlotte Barnard particularly upon their minds.
became
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From this reading The people all became accustomed to Barney living alone in his half-furnished house season after season, and to Charlotte walking her solitary maiden path.
came
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From this reading They seldom spoke of it among themselves; sometimes, when a stranger came to town, they pointed out Barney and Charlotte as they would have any point of local interest.
case
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From this reading As time went on, and nothing new developed in the case, they no longer dwelt upon it.
ceased
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From this reading After a while the village people ceased to have the affairs of Barney Thayer and Charlotte Barnard particularly upon their minds.
Charlotte
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From this reading After a while the village people ceased to have the affairs of Barney Thayer and Charlotte Barnard particularly upon their minds.
Circumstances
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From this reading Circumstances, like people, soon show familiar faces, and are no longer stared after and remarked.
developed
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From this reading As time went on, and nothing new developed in the case, they no longer dwelt upon it.
dwelt
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From this reading As time went on, and nothing new developed in the case, they no longer dwelt upon it.
faces
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From this reading Circumstances, like people, soon show familiar faces, and are no longer stared after and remarked.
familiar
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From this reading Circumstances, like people, soon show familiar faces, and are no longer stared after and remarked.
half-furnished
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From this reading The people all became accustomed to Barney living alone in his half-furnished house season after season, and to Charlotte walking her solitary maiden path.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After a while the village people ceased to have the affairs of Barney Thayer and Charlotte Barnard particularly upon their minds.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The people all became accustomed to Barney living alone in his half-furnished house season after season, and to Charlotte walking her solitary maiden path.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The people all became accustomed to Barney living alone in his half-furnished house season after season, and to Charlotte walking her solitary maiden path.
house
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From this reading The people all became accustomed to Barney living alone in his half-furnished house season after season, and to Charlotte walking her solitary maiden path.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As time went on, and nothing new developed in the case, they no longer dwelt upon it.
interest
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From this reading They seldom spoke of it among themselves; sometimes, when a stranger came to town, they pointed out Barney and Charlotte as they would have any point of local interest.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As time went on, and nothing new developed in the case, they no longer dwelt upon it.
like
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From this reading Circumstances, like people, soon show familiar faces, and are no longer stared after and remarked.
living
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From this reading The people all became accustomed to Barney living alone in his half-furnished house season after season, and to Charlotte walking her solitary maiden path.
local
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From this reading They seldom spoke of it among themselves; sometimes, when a stranger came to town, they pointed out Barney and Charlotte as they would have any point of local interest.
longer
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From this reading As time went on, and nothing new developed in the case, they no longer dwelt upon it.
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading The people all became accustomed to Barney living alone in his half-furnished house season after season, and to Charlotte walking her solitary maiden path.
minds
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From this reading After a while the village people ceased to have the affairs of Barney Thayer and Charlotte Barnard particularly upon their minds.
new
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From this reading As time went on, and nothing new developed in the case, they no longer dwelt upon it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As time went on, and nothing new developed in the case, they no longer dwelt upon it.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading As time went on, and nothing new developed in the case, they no longer dwelt upon it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After a while the village people ceased to have the affairs of Barney Thayer and Charlotte Barnard particularly upon their minds.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As time went on, and nothing new developed in the case, they no longer dwelt upon it.
out
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From this reading They seldom spoke of it among themselves; sometimes, when a stranger came to town, they pointed out Barney and Charlotte as they would have any point of local interest.
particularly
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From this reading After a while the village people ceased to have the affairs of Barney Thayer and Charlotte Barnard particularly upon their minds.
path
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From this reading The people all became accustomed to Barney living alone in his half-furnished house season after season, and to Charlotte walking her solitary maiden path.
people
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From this reading After a while the village people ceased to have the affairs of Barney Thayer and Charlotte Barnard particularly upon their minds.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading They seldom spoke of it among themselves; sometimes, when a stranger came to town, they pointed out Barney and Charlotte as they would have any point of local interest.
pointed
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From this reading They seldom spoke of it among themselves; sometimes, when a stranger came to town, they pointed out Barney and Charlotte as they would have any point of local interest.
remarked
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From this reading Circumstances, like people, soon show familiar faces, and are no longer stared after and remarked.
season
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From this reading The people all became accustomed to Barney living alone in his half-furnished house season after season, and to Charlotte walking her solitary maiden path.
seldom
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From this reading They seldom spoke of it among themselves; sometimes, when a stranger came to town, they pointed out Barney and Charlotte as they would have any point of local interest.
show
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From this reading Circumstances, like people, soon show familiar faces, and are no longer stared after and remarked.
solitary
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From this reading The people all became accustomed to Barney living alone in his half-furnished house season after season, and to Charlotte walking her solitary maiden path.
sometimes
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From this reading They seldom spoke of it among themselves; sometimes, when a stranger came to town, they pointed out Barney and Charlotte as they would have any point of local interest.
soon
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From this reading Circumstances, like people, soon show familiar faces, and are no longer stared after and remarked.
spoke
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From this reading They seldom spoke of it among themselves; sometimes, when a stranger came to town, they pointed out Barney and Charlotte as they would have any point of local interest.
stared
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From this reading Circumstances, like people, soon show familiar faces, and are no longer stared after and remarked.
stranger
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From this reading They seldom spoke of it among themselves; sometimes, when a stranger came to town, they pointed out Barney and Charlotte as they would have any point of local interest.
Thayer
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From this reading After a while the village people ceased to have the affairs of Barney Thayer and Charlotte Barnard particularly upon their minds.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After a while the village people ceased to have the affairs of Barney Thayer and Charlotte Barnard particularly upon their minds.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After a while the village people ceased to have the affairs of Barney Thayer and Charlotte Barnard particularly upon their minds.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They seldom spoke of it among themselves; sometimes, when a stranger came to town, they pointed out Barney and Charlotte as they would have any point of local interest.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As time went on, and nothing new developed in the case, they no longer dwelt upon it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As time went on, and nothing new developed in the case, they no longer dwelt upon it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a while the village people ceased to have the affairs of Barney Thayer and Charlotte Barnard particularly upon their minds.
town
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From this reading They seldom spoke of it among themselves; sometimes, when a stranger came to town, they pointed out Barney and Charlotte as they would have any point of local interest.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading After a while the village people ceased to have the affairs of Barney Thayer and Charlotte Barnard particularly upon their minds.
village
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From this reading After a while the village people ceased to have the affairs of Barney Thayer and Charlotte Barnard particularly upon their minds.
walking
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From this reading The people all became accustomed to Barney living alone in his half-furnished house season after season, and to Charlotte walking her solitary maiden path.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As time went on, and nothing new developed in the case, they no longer dwelt upon it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They seldom spoke of it among themselves; sometimes, when a stranger came to town, they pointed out Barney and Charlotte as they would have any point of local interest.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading After a while the village people ceased to have the affairs of Barney Thayer and Charlotte Barnard particularly upon their minds.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They seldom spoke of it among themselves; sometimes, when a stranger came to town, they pointed out Barney and Charlotte as they would have any point of local interest.
