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Tempest and Sunshine
Tempest and Sunshine

Chapter VII

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MIDDLETON HAS MORE CALLERS FROM NEW YORK The reader will now accompany us to Geneva, one of the most beautiful villages in Western New York.
On arriving at the depot we are beset by a host of runners, who call out lustily, "Temperance House!"
"Franklin House!"
"Geneva Hotel!"
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Tempest and Sunshine

Chapter VII

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MIDDLETON HAS MORE CALLERS FROM NEW YORK The reader will now accompany us to Geneva, one of the most beautiful villages in Western New York.
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On arriving at the depot we are beset by a host of runners, who call out lustily, "Temperance House!"
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"Franklin House!"
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"Geneva Hotel!"

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

HAS auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “MIDDLETON HAS MORE CALLERS FROM NEW YORK The reader will now accompany us to Geneva, one of the most beautiful villages in Western New York.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “MIDDLETON HAS MORE CALLERS FROM NEW YORK The reader will now accompany us to Geneva, one of the most beautiful villages in Western New York.”

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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 On arriving at the depot we are beset by a host of runners, who call out lustily, "Temperance House!"

accompany

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From this reading MIDDLETON HAS MORE CALLERS FROM NEW YORK The reader will now accompany us to Geneva, one of the most beautiful villages in Western New York.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading On arriving at the depot we are beset by a host of runners, who call out lustily, "Temperance House!"

arriving

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From this reading On arriving at the depot we are beset by a host of runners, who call out lustily, "Temperance House!"

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading On arriving at the depot we are beset by a host of runners, who call out lustily, "Temperance House!"

beautiful

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From this reading MIDDLETON HAS MORE CALLERS FROM NEW YORK The reader will now accompany us to Geneva, one of the most beautiful villages in Western New York.

beset

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From this reading On arriving at the depot we are beset by a host of runners, who call out lustily, "Temperance House!"

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading On arriving at the depot we are beset by a host of runners, who call out lustily, "Temperance House!"

call

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From this reading On arriving at the depot we are beset by a host of runners, who call out lustily, "Temperance House!"

CALLERS

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From this reading MIDDLETON HAS MORE CALLERS FROM NEW YORK The reader will now accompany us to Geneva, one of the most beautiful villages in Western New York.

depot

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From this reading On arriving at the depot we are beset by a host of runners, who call out lustily, "Temperance House!"

Franklin

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From this reading "Franklin House!"

FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading MIDDLETON HAS MORE CALLERS FROM NEW YORK The reader will now accompany us to Geneva, one of the most beautiful villages in Western New York.

Geneva

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From this reading MIDDLETON HAS MORE CALLERS FROM NEW YORK The reader will now accompany us to Geneva, one of the most beautiful villages in Western New York.

HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading MIDDLETON HAS MORE CALLERS FROM NEW YORK The reader will now accompany us to Geneva, one of the most beautiful villages in Western New York.

host

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From this reading On arriving at the depot we are beset by a host of runners, who call out lustily, "Temperance House!"

Hotel

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From this reading "Geneva Hotel!"

House

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From this reading On arriving at the depot we are beset by a host of runners, who call out lustily, "Temperance House!"

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading MIDDLETON HAS MORE CALLERS FROM NEW YORK The reader will now accompany us to Geneva, one of the most beautiful villages in Western New York.

lustily

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From this reading On arriving at the depot we are beset by a host of runners, who call out lustily, "Temperance House!"

MIDDLETON

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From this reading MIDDLETON HAS MORE CALLERS FROM NEW YORK The reader will now accompany us to Geneva, one of the most beautiful villages in Western New York.

MORE

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From this reading MIDDLETON HAS MORE CALLERS FROM NEW YORK The reader will now accompany us to Geneva, one of the most beautiful villages in Western New York.

most

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From this reading MIDDLETON HAS MORE CALLERS FROM NEW YORK The reader will now accompany us to Geneva, one of the most beautiful villages in Western New York.

MR

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From this reading MR.

NEW

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From this reading MIDDLETON HAS MORE CALLERS FROM NEW YORK The reader will now accompany us to Geneva, one of the most beautiful villages in Western New York.

now

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From this reading MIDDLETON HAS MORE CALLERS FROM NEW YORK The reader will now accompany us to Geneva, one of the most beautiful villages in Western New York.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MIDDLETON HAS MORE CALLERS FROM NEW YORK The reader will now accompany us to Geneva, one of the most beautiful villages in Western New York.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On arriving at the depot we are beset by a host of runners, who call out lustily, "Temperance House!"

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading MIDDLETON HAS MORE CALLERS FROM NEW YORK The reader will now accompany us to Geneva, one of the most beautiful villages in Western New York.

out

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From this reading On arriving at the depot we are beset by a host of runners, who call out lustily, "Temperance House!"

reader

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From this reading MIDDLETON HAS MORE CALLERS FROM NEW YORK The reader will now accompany us to Geneva, one of the most beautiful villages in Western New York.

runners

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From this reading On arriving at the depot we are beset by a host of runners, who call out lustily, "Temperance House!"

Temperance

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From this reading On arriving at the depot we are beset by a host of runners, who call out lustily, "Temperance House!"

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading MIDDLETON HAS MORE CALLERS FROM NEW YORK The reader will now accompany us to Geneva, one of the most beautiful villages in Western New York.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading MIDDLETON HAS MORE CALLERS FROM NEW YORK The reader will now accompany us to Geneva, one of the most beautiful villages in Western New York.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading MIDDLETON HAS MORE CALLERS FROM NEW YORK The reader will now accompany us to Geneva, one of the most beautiful villages in Western New York.

villages

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From this reading MIDDLETON HAS MORE CALLERS FROM NEW YORK The reader will now accompany us to Geneva, one of the most beautiful villages in Western New York.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading On arriving at the depot we are beset by a host of runners, who call out lustily, "Temperance House!"

Western

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From this reading MIDDLETON HAS MORE CALLERS FROM NEW YORK The reader will now accompany us to Geneva, one of the most beautiful villages in Western New York.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading On arriving at the depot we are beset by a host of runners, who call out lustily, "Temperance House!"

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading MIDDLETON HAS MORE CALLERS FROM NEW YORK The reader will now accompany us to Geneva, one of the most beautiful villages in Western New York.

YORK

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From this reading MIDDLETON HAS MORE CALLERS FROM NEW YORK The reader will now accompany us to Geneva, one of the most beautiful villages in Western New York.