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absence
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From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
acts
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From this reading True, very little had happened in acts; but the greatest changes of life occur when all is still.
all
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From this reading True, very little had happened in acts; but the greatest changes of life occur when all is still.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the appointed day, Yates and his companion returned home.
appointed
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From this reading On the appointed day, Yates and his companion returned home.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
AWAITS
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From this reading THE WELCOME THAT AWAITS RALPH HINCHLEY.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading True, very little had happened in acts; but the greatest changes of life occur when all is still.
calm
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From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
changes
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From this reading True, very little had happened in acts; but the greatest changes of life occur when all is still.
companion
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From this reading On the appointed day, Yates and his companion returned home.
conflict
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From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
day
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From this reading On the appointed day, Yates and his companion returned home.
down
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From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
fraught
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From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
gone
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From this reading Supper was over, and Sybil had gone up to her room, leaving the two men smoking upon the veranda.
greatest
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From this reading True, very little had happened in acts; but the greatest changes of life occur when all is still.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
happened
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From this reading True, very little had happened in acts; but the greatest changes of life occur when all is still.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
HINCHLEY
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From this reading THE WELCOME THAT AWAITS RALPH HINCHLEY.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the appointed day, Yates and his companion returned home.
home
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From this reading On the appointed day, Yates and his companion returned home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading True, very little had happened in acts; but the greatest changes of life occur when all is still.
incident
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From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
interest
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From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading True, very little had happened in acts; but the greatest changes of life occur when all is still.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
leaving
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From this reading Supper was over, and Sybil had gone up to her room, leaving the two men smoking upon the veranda.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True, very little had happened in acts; but the greatest changes of life occur when all is still.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True, very little had happened in acts; but the greatest changes of life occur when all is still.
meet
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From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
men
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From this reading Supper was over, and Sybil had gone up to her room, leaving the two men smoking upon the veranda.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
occur
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From this reading True, very little had happened in acts; but the greatest changes of life occur when all is still.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the appointed day, Yates and his companion returned home.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Supper was over, and Sybil had gone up to her room, leaving the two men smoking upon the veranda.
RALPH
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From this reading THE WELCOME THAT AWAITS RALPH HINCHLEY.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the appointed day, Yates and his companion returned home.
room
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From this reading Supper was over, and Sybil had gone up to her room, leaving the two men smoking upon the veranda.
season
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From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
shaken
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From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
smiling
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From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Supper was over, and Sybil had gone up to her room, leaving the two men smoking upon the veranda.
soul
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From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True, very little had happened in acts; but the greatest changes of life occur when all is still.
Supper
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From this reading Supper was over, and Sybil had gone up to her room, leaving the two men smoking upon the veranda.
Sybil
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From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE WELCOME THAT AWAITS RALPH HINCHLEY.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WELCOME THAT AWAITS RALPH HINCHLEY.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
True
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From this reading True, very little had happened in acts; but the greatest changes of life occur when all is still.
two
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From this reading Supper was over, and Sybil had gone up to her room, leaving the two men smoking upon the veranda.
up
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From this reading Supper was over, and Sybil had gone up to her room, leaving the two men smoking upon the veranda.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Supper was over, and Sybil had gone up to her room, leaving the two men smoking upon the veranda.
veranda
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From this reading Supper was over, and Sybil had gone up to her room, leaving the two men smoking upon the veranda.
very
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From this reading True, very little had happened in acts; but the greatest changes of life occur when all is still.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Supper was over, and Sybil had gone up to her room, leaving the two men smoking upon the veranda.
WELCOME
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From this reading THE WELCOME THAT AWAITS RALPH HINCHLEY.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading True, very little had happened in acts; but the greatest changes of life occur when all is still.
whole
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From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sybil went down to meet them as calm and smiling as though the season of their absence had been fraught with no incident of interest, or no terrible conflict had shaken her whole soul to its center.
Yates
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From this reading On the appointed day, Yates and his companion returned home.
