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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 To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
air
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From this reading There was the cheerless air of a place where nobody lives, or thinks of living.
all
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From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On so great and uncommon an occasion as Mr. Ringgan's giving a dinner-party, the disused front parlour was opened and set in order; the women-folks, as he called them, wanting the whole back part of the house for their operations.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
arrived
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From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
back
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From this reading On so great and uncommon an occasion as Mr. Ringgan's giving a dinner-party, the disused front parlour was opened and set in order; the women-folks, as he called them, wanting the whole back part of the house for their operations.
bare-looking
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From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
battle
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From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
called
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From this reading On so great and uncommon an occasion as Mr. Ringgan's giving a dinner-party, the disused front parlour was opened and set in order; the women-folks, as he called them, wanting the whole back part of the house for their operations.
cared
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From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
cheerless
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From this reading There was the cheerless air of a place where nobody lives, or thinks of living.
comfort
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From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
Content
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From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
contrast
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From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
cope
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From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
dining-room
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From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
dinner-party
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From this reading On so great and uncommon an occasion as Mr. Ringgan's giving a dinner-party, the disused front parlour was opened and set in order; the women-folks, as he called them, wanting the whole back part of the house for their operations.
disused
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From this reading On so great and uncommon an occasion as Mr. Ringgan's giving a dinner-party, the disused front parlour was opened and set in order; the women-folks, as he called them, wanting the whole back part of the house for their operations.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
duties
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From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
farm-house
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From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
foe
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From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On so great and uncommon an occasion as Mr. Ringgan's giving a dinner-party, the disused front parlour was opened and set in order; the women-folks, as he called them, wanting the whole back part of the house for their operations.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
front
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From this reading On so great and uncommon an occasion as Mr. Ringgan's giving a dinner-party, the disused front parlour was opened and set in order; the women-folks, as he called them, wanting the whole back part of the house for their operations.
fronting
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From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
game
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From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
gave
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From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
giving
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From this reading On so great and uncommon an occasion as Mr. Ringgan's giving a dinner-party, the disused front parlour was opened and set in order; the women-folks, as he called them, wanting the whole back part of the house for their operations.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On so great and uncommon an occasion as Mr. Ringgan's giving a dinner-party, the disused front parlour was opened and set in order; the women-folks, as he called them, wanting the whole back part of the house for their operations.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
house
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From this reading On so great and uncommon an occasion as Mr. Ringgan's giving a dinner-party, the disused front parlour was opened and set in order; the women-folks, as he called them, wanting the whole back part of the house for their operations.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On so great and uncommon an occasion as Mr. Ringgan's giving a dinner-party, the disused front parlour was opened and set in order; the women-folks, as he called them, wanting the whole back part of the house for their operations.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
kitchen
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From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
large
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From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
lives
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From this reading There was the cheerless air of a place where nobody lives, or thinks of living.
living
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From this reading There was the cheerless air of a place where nobody lives, or thinks of living.
man
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From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
men-at-arms
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From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
MILNES
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From this reading MILNES.
Mr
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From this reading On so great and uncommon an occasion as Mr. Ringgan's giving a dinner-party, the disused front parlour was opened and set in order; the women-folks, as he called them, wanting the whole back part of the house for their operations.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading There was the cheerless air of a place where nobody lives, or thinks of living.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
occasion
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From this reading On so great and uncommon an occasion as Mr. Ringgan's giving a dinner-party, the disused front parlour was opened and set in order; the women-folks, as he called them, wanting the whole back part of the house for their operations.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On so great and uncommon an occasion as Mr. Ringgan's giving a dinner-party, the disused front parlour was opened and set in order; the women-folks, as he called them, wanting the whole back part of the house for their operations.
opened
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From this reading On so great and uncommon an occasion as Mr. Ringgan's giving a dinner-party, the disused front parlour was opened and set in order; the women-folks, as he called them, wanting the whole back part of the house for their operations.
operations
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From this reading On so great and uncommon an occasion as Mr. Ringgan's giving a dinner-party, the disused front parlour was opened and set in order; the women-folks, as he called them, wanting the whole back part of the house for their operations.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was the cheerless air of a place where nobody lives, or thinks of living.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On so great and uncommon an occasion as Mr. Ringgan's giving a dinner-party, the disused front parlour was opened and set in order; the women-folks, as he called them, wanting the whole back part of the house for their operations.
parlour
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From this reading On so great and uncommon an occasion as Mr. Ringgan's giving a dinner-party, the disused front parlour was opened and set in order; the women-folks, as he called them, wanting the whole back part of the house for their operations.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
pig
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From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
place
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From this reading There was the cheerless air of a place where nobody lives, or thinks of living.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
Pool
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From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
race
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From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
Ringgan's
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From this reading On so great and uncommon an occasion as Mr. Ringgan's giving a dinner-party, the disused front parlour was opened and set in order; the women-folks, as he called them, wanting the whole back part of the house for their operations.
roast
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From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
room
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From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
run
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From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
scheme
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From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
scope
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From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
set
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From this reading On so great and uncommon an occasion as Mr. Ringgan's giving a dinner-party, the disused front parlour was opened and set in order; the women-folks, as he called them, wanting the whole back part of the house for their operations.
simple
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From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
smell
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From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On so great and uncommon an occasion as Mr. Ringgan's giving a dinner-party, the disused front parlour was opened and set in order; the women-folks, as he called them, wanting the whole back part of the house for their operations.
square
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From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
strong
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From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On so great and uncommon an occasion as Mr. Ringgan's giving a dinner-party, the disused front parlour was opened and set in order; the women-folks, as he called them, wanting the whole back part of the house for their operations.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On so great and uncommon an occasion as Mr. Ringgan's giving a dinner-party, the disused front parlour was opened and set in order; the women-folks, as he called them, wanting the whole back part of the house for their operations.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
There
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From this reading There was the cheerless air of a place where nobody lives, or thinks of living.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
thinks
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From this reading There was the cheerless air of a place where nobody lives, or thinks of living.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
uncommon
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From this reading On so great and uncommon an occasion as Mr. Ringgan's giving a dinner-party, the disused front parlour was opened and set in order; the women-folks, as he called them, wanting the whole back part of the house for their operations.
ushered
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From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
very
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From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
visitors
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From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
wanting
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From this reading On so great and uncommon an occasion as Mr. Ringgan's giving a dinner-party, the disused front parlour was opened and set in order; the women-folks, as he called them, wanting the whole back part of the house for their operations.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
way
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From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
welcome
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From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So when the visitors arrived, in good time, they were ushered into a large square, bare-looking room a strong contrast even to their dining-room at the Pool which gave them nothing of the welcome of the pleasant farm-house kitchen, and where nothing of the comfort of the kitchen found its way but a very strong smell of roast pig.
whole
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On so great and uncommon an occasion as Mr. Ringgan's giving a dinner-party, the disused front parlour was opened and set in order; the women-folks, as he called them, wanting the whole back part of the house for their operations.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To them life was a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know, Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe.
women-folks
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From this reading On so great and uncommon an occasion as Mr. Ringgan's giving a dinner-party, the disused front parlour was opened and set in order; the women-folks, as he called them, wanting the whole back part of the house for their operations.
