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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 A FLITTING Among the latest of the strangers that have visited Lisconnel were some who came at a time when the neighbours stood rather in need of distraction.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Stacey Doyne's marriage also had removed something young and pleasant, and at times, when the thatch dripped without and within, neighbours were apt to talk about her in tones of commiseration, and say, "Sure, her poor mother's lost entirely."
also
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From this reading Stacey Doyne's marriage also had removed something young and pleasant, and at times, when the thatch dripped without and within, neighbours were apt to talk about her in tones of commiseration, and say, "Sure, her poor mother's lost entirely."
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A FLITTING Among the latest of the strangers that have visited Lisconnel were some who came at a time when the neighbours stood rather in need of distraction.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the summer following Mrs. Kilfoyle's death was, between one thing and another, a drearyish season with us.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For the summer following Mrs. Kilfoyle's death was, between one thing and another, a drearyish season with us.
apt
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From this reading Stacey Doyne's marriage also had removed something young and pleasant, and at times, when the thatch dripped without and within, neighbours were apt to talk about her in tones of commiseration, and say, "Sure, her poor mother's lost entirely."
arrival
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From this reading So that towards autumn the diversion of some new residents' arrival happened opportunely enough.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A FLITTING Among the latest of the strangers that have visited Lisconnel were some who came at a time when the neighbours stood rather in need of distraction.
autumn
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From this reading So that towards autumn the diversion of some new residents' arrival happened opportunely enough.
back
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From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
bad
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From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
beat
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From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading For the summer following Mrs. Kilfoyle's death was, between one thing and another, a drearyish season with us.
blue
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From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
came
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From this reading A FLITTING Among the latest of the strangers that have visited Lisconnel were some who came at a time when the neighbours stood rather in need of distraction.
commiseration
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From this reading Stacey Doyne's marriage also had removed something young and pleasant, and at times, when the thatch dripped without and within, neighbours were apt to talk about her in tones of commiseration, and say, "Sure, her poor mother's lost entirely."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
damp
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From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
dark
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From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
death
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From this reading For the summer following Mrs. Kilfoyle's death was, between one thing and another, a drearyish season with us.
dense
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From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
distraction
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From this reading A FLITTING Among the latest of the strangers that have visited Lisconnel were some who came at a time when the neighbours stood rather in need of distraction.
diversion
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From this reading So that towards autumn the diversion of some new residents' arrival happened opportunely enough.
down
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From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
Doyne's
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From this reading Stacey Doyne's marriage also had removed something young and pleasant, and at times, when the thatch dripped without and within, neighbours were apt to talk about her in tones of commiseration, and say, "Sure, her poor mother's lost entirely."
drearyish
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From this reading For the summer following Mrs. Kilfoyle's death was, between one thing and another, a drearyish season with us.
dripped
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From this reading Stacey Doyne's marriage also had removed something young and pleasant, and at times, when the thatch dripped without and within, neighbours were apt to talk about her in tones of commiseration, and say, "Sure, her poor mother's lost entirely."
drove
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From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
enough
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From this reading So that towards autumn the diversion of some new residents' arrival happened opportunely enough.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Stacey Doyne's marriage also had removed something young and pleasant, and at times, when the thatch dripped without and within, neighbours were apt to talk about her in tones of commiseration, and say, "Sure, her poor mother's lost entirely."
FLITTING
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From this reading A FLITTING Among the latest of the strangers that have visited Lisconnel were some who came at a time when the neighbours stood rather in need of distraction.
following
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From this reading For the summer following Mrs. Kilfoyle's death was, between one thing and another, a drearyish season with us.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the summer following Mrs. Kilfoyle's death was, between one thing and another, a drearyish season with us.
gap
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From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
gloomy
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From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
growing
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From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
happened
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From this reading So that towards autumn the diversion of some new residents' arrival happened opportunely enough.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A FLITTING Among the latest of the strangers that have visited Lisconnel were some who came at a time when the neighbours stood rather in need of distraction.
haze
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From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Stacey Doyne's marriage also had removed something young and pleasant, and at times, when the thatch dripped without and within, neighbours were apt to talk about her in tones of commiseration, and say, "Sure, her poor mother's lost entirely."
how
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From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A FLITTING Among the latest of the strangers that have visited Lisconnel were some who came at a time when the neighbours stood rather in need of distraction.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
Kilfoyle's
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From this reading For the summer following Mrs. Kilfoyle's death was, between one thing and another, a drearyish season with us.
latest
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From this reading A FLITTING Among the latest of the strangers that have visited Lisconnel were some who came at a time when the neighbours stood rather in need of distraction.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
Lisconnel
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From this reading A FLITTING Among the latest of the strangers that have visited Lisconnel were some who came at a time when the neighbours stood rather in need of distraction.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
lost
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From this reading Stacey Doyne's marriage also had removed something young and pleasant, and at times, when the thatch dripped without and within, neighbours were apt to talk about her in tones of commiseration, and say, "Sure, her poor mother's lost entirely."
many
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From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
marriage
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From this reading Stacey Doyne's marriage also had removed something young and pleasant, and at times, when the thatch dripped without and within, neighbours were apt to talk about her in tones of commiseration, and say, "Sure, her poor mother's lost entirely."
mother's
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From this reading Stacey Doyne's marriage also had removed something young and pleasant, and at times, when the thatch dripped without and within, neighbours were apt to talk about her in tones of commiseration, and say, "Sure, her poor mother's lost entirely."
Mrs
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From this reading For the summer following Mrs. Kilfoyle's death was, between one thing and another, a drearyish season with us.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FLITTING Among the latest of the strangers that have visited Lisconnel were some who came at a time when the neighbours stood rather in need of distraction.
neighbours
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From this reading A FLITTING Among the latest of the strangers that have visited Lisconnel were some who came at a time when the neighbours stood rather in need of distraction.
new
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From this reading So that towards autumn the diversion of some new residents' arrival happened opportunely enough.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FLITTING Among the latest of the strangers that have visited Lisconnel were some who came at a time when the neighbours stood rather in need of distraction.
old
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From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For the summer following Mrs. Kilfoyle's death was, between one thing and another, a drearyish season with us.
opportunely
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From this reading So that towards autumn the diversion of some new residents' arrival happened opportunely enough.
people's
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From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stacey Doyne's marriage also had removed something young and pleasant, and at times, when the thatch dripped without and within, neighbours were apt to talk about her in tones of commiseration, and say, "Sure, her poor mother's lost entirely."
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stacey Doyne's marriage also had removed something young and pleasant, and at times, when the thatch dripped without and within, neighbours were apt to talk about her in tones of commiseration, and say, "Sure, her poor mother's lost entirely."
rather
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From this reading A FLITTING Among the latest of the strangers that have visited Lisconnel were some who came at a time when the neighbours stood rather in need of distraction.
removed
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From this reading Stacey Doyne's marriage also had removed something young and pleasant, and at times, when the thatch dripped without and within, neighbours were apt to talk about her in tones of commiseration, and say, "Sure, her poor mother's lost entirely."
residents
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From this reading So that towards autumn the diversion of some new residents' arrival happened opportunely enough.
rooms
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From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
say
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From this reading Stacey Doyne's marriage also had removed something young and pleasant, and at times, when the thatch dripped without and within, neighbours were apt to talk about her in tones of commiseration, and say, "Sure, her poor mother's lost entirely."
scarcely
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From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
season
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From this reading For the summer following Mrs. Kilfoyle's death was, between one thing and another, a drearyish season with us.
see
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From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
smoke-holes
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From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So that towards autumn the diversion of some new residents' arrival happened opportunely enough.
some
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From this reading A FLITTING Among the latest of the strangers that have visited Lisconnel were some who came at a time when the neighbours stood rather in need of distraction.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Stacey Doyne's marriage also had removed something young and pleasant, and at times, when the thatch dripped without and within, neighbours were apt to talk about her in tones of commiseration, and say, "Sure, her poor mother's lost entirely."
spells
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From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
Stacey
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From this reading Stacey Doyne's marriage also had removed something young and pleasant, and at times, when the thatch dripped without and within, neighbours were apt to talk about her in tones of commiseration, and say, "Sure, her poor mother's lost entirely."
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FLITTING Among the latest of the strangers that have visited Lisconnel were some who came at a time when the neighbours stood rather in need of distraction.
strangers
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From this reading A FLITTING Among the latest of the strangers that have visited Lisconnel were some who came at a time when the neighbours stood rather in need of distraction.
summer
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From this reading For the summer following Mrs. Kilfoyle's death was, between one thing and another, a drearyish season with us.
SurenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stacey Doyne's marriage also had removed something young and pleasant, and at times, when the thatch dripped without and within, neighbours were apt to talk about her in tones of commiseration, and say, "Sure, her poor mother's lost entirely."
talk
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From this reading Stacey Doyne's marriage also had removed something young and pleasant, and at times, when the thatch dripped without and within, neighbours were apt to talk about her in tones of commiseration, and say, "Sure, her poor mother's lost entirely."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A FLITTING Among the latest of the strangers that have visited Lisconnel were some who came at a time when the neighbours stood rather in need of distraction.
thatch
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From this reading Stacey Doyne's marriage also had removed something young and pleasant, and at times, when the thatch dripped without and within, neighbours were apt to talk about her in tones of commiseration, and say, "Sure, her poor mother's lost entirely."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FLITTING Among the latest of the strangers that have visited Lisconnel were some who came at a time when the neighbours stood rather in need of distraction.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
then
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From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
there
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From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the summer following Mrs. Kilfoyle's death was, between one thing and another, a drearyish season with us.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FLITTING Among the latest of the strangers that have visited Lisconnel were some who came at a time when the neighbours stood rather in need of distraction.
times
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From this reading Stacey Doyne's marriage also had removed something young and pleasant, and at times, when the thatch dripped without and within, neighbours were apt to talk about her in tones of commiseration, and say, "Sure, her poor mother's lost entirely."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
tones
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From this reading Stacey Doyne's marriage also had removed something young and pleasant, and at times, when the thatch dripped without and within, neighbours were apt to talk about her in tones of commiseration, and say, "Sure, her poor mother's lost entirely."
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading So that towards autumn the diversion of some new residents' arrival happened opportunely enough.
troubles
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From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
turf-reck
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From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For the summer following Mrs. Kilfoyle's death was, between one thing and another, a drearyish season with us.
visited
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From this reading A FLITTING Among the latest of the strangers that have visited Lisconnel were some who came at a time when the neighbours stood rather in need of distraction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the summer following Mrs. Kilfoyle's death was, between one thing and another, a drearyish season with us.
weather
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From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A FLITTING Among the latest of the strangers that have visited Lisconnel were some who came at a time when the neighbours stood rather in need of distraction.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A FLITTING Among the latest of the strangers that have visited Lisconnel were some who came at a time when the neighbours stood rather in need of distraction.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A FLITTING Among the latest of the strangers that have visited Lisconnel were some who came at a time when the neighbours stood rather in need of distraction.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For the summer following Mrs. Kilfoyle's death was, between one thing and another, a drearyish season with us.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Stacey Doyne's marriage also had removed something young and pleasant, and at times, when the thatch dripped without and within, neighbours were apt to talk about her in tones of commiseration, and say, "Sure, her poor mother's lost entirely."
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Stacey Doyne's marriage also had removed something young and pleasant, and at times, when the thatch dripped without and within, neighbours were apt to talk about her in tones of commiseration, and say, "Sure, her poor mother's lost entirely."
woman
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From this reading That little old woman had left a great gap; and then there were many long spells of gloomy bad weather, which seemed to beat people's troubles down upon them as the damp drove the turf-reck back through their smoke-holes into the dark rooms, where they could scarcely see how dense the blue haze was growing.
young
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From this reading Stacey Doyne's marriage also had removed something young and pleasant, and at times, when the thatch dripped without and within, neighbours were apt to talk about her in tones of commiseration, and say, "Sure, her poor mother's lost entirely."
