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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 He had returned exasperated by failure, gloomy with the dark thoughts which lowered upon him, like heavy clouds collected over the sunny fields, boding a coming storm.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Blanche," he said, "we are beggars."
beggars
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From this reading "Blanche," he said, "we are beggars."
Blanche
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From this reading "Blanche," he said, "we are beggars."
boding
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From this reading He had returned exasperated by failure, gloomy with the dark thoughts which lowered upon him, like heavy clouds collected over the sunny fields, boding a coming storm.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had returned exasperated by failure, gloomy with the dark thoughts which lowered upon him, like heavy clouds collected over the sunny fields, boding a coming storm.
Cecil
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From this reading Cecil received those demonstrations of joy with moody sullenness.
clouds
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From this reading He had returned exasperated by failure, gloomy with the dark thoughts which lowered upon him, like heavy clouds collected over the sunny fields, boding a coming storm.
collected
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From this reading He had returned exasperated by failure, gloomy with the dark thoughts which lowered upon him, like heavy clouds collected over the sunny fields, boding a coming storm.
coming
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From this reading He had returned exasperated by failure, gloomy with the dark thoughts which lowered upon him, like heavy clouds collected over the sunny fields, boding a coming storm.
dark
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From this reading He had returned exasperated by failure, gloomy with the dark thoughts which lowered upon him, like heavy clouds collected over the sunny fields, boding a coming storm.
demonstrations
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From this reading Cecil received those demonstrations of joy with moody sullenness.
exasperated
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From this reading He had returned exasperated by failure, gloomy with the dark thoughts which lowered upon him, like heavy clouds collected over the sunny fields, boding a coming storm.
face
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From this reading The smile was still upon her face; she pushed the hair gently from off his forehead.
failure
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From this reading He had returned exasperated by failure, gloomy with the dark thoughts which lowered upon him, like heavy clouds collected over the sunny fields, boding a coming storm.
fields
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From this reading He had returned exasperated by failure, gloomy with the dark thoughts which lowered upon him, like heavy clouds collected over the sunny fields, boding a coming storm.
forehead
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From this reading The smile was still upon her face; she pushed the hair gently from off his forehead.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The smile was still upon her face; she pushed the hair gently from off his forehead.
gently
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From this reading The smile was still upon her face; she pushed the hair gently from off his forehead.
gloomy
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From this reading He had returned exasperated by failure, gloomy with the dark thoughts which lowered upon him, like heavy clouds collected over the sunny fields, boding a coming storm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had returned exasperated by failure, gloomy with the dark thoughts which lowered upon him, like heavy clouds collected over the sunny fields, boding a coming storm.
hair
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From this reading The smile was still upon her face; she pushed the hair gently from off his forehead.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had returned exasperated by failure, gloomy with the dark thoughts which lowered upon him, like heavy clouds collected over the sunny fields, boding a coming storm.
heavy
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From this reading He had returned exasperated by failure, gloomy with the dark thoughts which lowered upon him, like heavy clouds collected over the sunny fields, boding a coming storm.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The smile was still upon her face; she pushed the hair gently from off his forehead.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had returned exasperated by failure, gloomy with the dark thoughts which lowered upon him, like heavy clouds collected over the sunny fields, boding a coming storm.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The smile was still upon her face; she pushed the hair gently from off his forehead.
HUMBLED
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From this reading HUMBLED PRIDE.
joy
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From this reading Cecil received those demonstrations of joy with moody sullenness.
like
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From this reading He had returned exasperated by failure, gloomy with the dark thoughts which lowered upon him, like heavy clouds collected over the sunny fields, boding a coming storm.
lowered
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From this reading He had returned exasperated by failure, gloomy with the dark thoughts which lowered upon him, like heavy clouds collected over the sunny fields, boding a coming storm.
moody
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From this reading Cecil received those demonstrations of joy with moody sullenness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cecil received those demonstrations of joy with moody sullenness.
off
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From this reading The smile was still upon her face; she pushed the hair gently from off his forehead.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had returned exasperated by failure, gloomy with the dark thoughts which lowered upon him, like heavy clouds collected over the sunny fields, boding a coming storm.
PRIDE
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From this reading HUMBLED PRIDE.
pushed
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From this reading The smile was still upon her face; she pushed the hair gently from off his forehead.
received
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From this reading Cecil received those demonstrations of joy with moody sullenness.
returned
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From this reading He had returned exasperated by failure, gloomy with the dark thoughts which lowered upon him, like heavy clouds collected over the sunny fields, boding a coming storm.
said
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From this reading "Blanche," he said, "we are beggars."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The smile was still upon her face; she pushed the hair gently from off his forehead.
smile
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From this reading The smile was still upon her face; she pushed the hair gently from off his forehead.
still
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From this reading The smile was still upon her face; she pushed the hair gently from off his forehead.
storm
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From this reading He had returned exasperated by failure, gloomy with the dark thoughts which lowered upon him, like heavy clouds collected over the sunny fields, boding a coming storm.
sullenness
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From this reading Cecil received those demonstrations of joy with moody sullenness.
sunny
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From this reading He had returned exasperated by failure, gloomy with the dark thoughts which lowered upon him, like heavy clouds collected over the sunny fields, boding a coming storm.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had returned exasperated by failure, gloomy with the dark thoughts which lowered upon him, like heavy clouds collected over the sunny fields, boding a coming storm.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Cecil received those demonstrations of joy with moody sullenness.
thoughts
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From this reading He had returned exasperated by failure, gloomy with the dark thoughts which lowered upon him, like heavy clouds collected over the sunny fields, boding a coming storm.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had returned exasperated by failure, gloomy with the dark thoughts which lowered upon him, like heavy clouds collected over the sunny fields, boding a coming storm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The smile was still upon her face; she pushed the hair gently from off his forehead.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Blanche," he said, "we are beggars."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had returned exasperated by failure, gloomy with the dark thoughts which lowered upon him, like heavy clouds collected over the sunny fields, boding a coming storm.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cecil received those demonstrations of joy with moody sullenness.
