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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 SLEEPY VILLAGE AND A FUSSY OLD MAN.
accepted
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From this reading Old Sawyer was so demonstrably gratified to have a companion for his nephew that he invited DeGolyer to take a room in his house, and DeGolyer gratefully accepted this kindness.
all
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From this reading Rest was its complexion, and freedom from all marks of care its most pleasing aspect.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SLEEPY VILLAGE AND A FUSSY OLD MAN.
arranged
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From this reading Young Sawyer was delighted when the household had thus been arranged, and with many small confidences and unstudied graces of boyish friendship, he kept his guest in the refreshing atmosphere of welcome.
aspect
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From this reading Rest was its complexion, and freedom from all marks of care its most pleasing aspect.
atmosphere
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From this reading Young Sawyer was delighted when the household had thus been arranged, and with many small confidences and unstudied graces of boyish friendship, he kept his guest in the refreshing atmosphere of welcome.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Young Sawyer was delighted when the household had thus been arranged, and with many small confidences and unstudied graces of boyish friendship, he kept his guest in the refreshing atmosphere of welcome.
boyish
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From this reading Young Sawyer was delighted when the household had thus been arranged, and with many small confidences and unstudied graces of boyish friendship, he kept his guest in the refreshing atmosphere of welcome.
care
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From this reading Rest was its complexion, and freedom from all marks of care its most pleasing aspect.
companion
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From this reading Old Sawyer was so demonstrably gratified to have a companion for his nephew that he invited DeGolyer to take a room in his house, and DeGolyer gratefully accepted this kindness.
complexion
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From this reading Rest was its complexion, and freedom from all marks of care its most pleasing aspect.
confidences
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From this reading Young Sawyer was delighted when the household had thus been arranged, and with many small confidences and unstudied graces of boyish friendship, he kept his guest in the refreshing atmosphere of welcome.
DeGolyer
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From this reading Old Sawyer was so demonstrably gratified to have a companion for his nephew that he invited DeGolyer to take a room in his house, and DeGolyer gratefully accepted this kindness.
delighted
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From this reading Young Sawyer was delighted when the household had thus been arranged, and with many small confidences and unstudied graces of boyish friendship, he kept his guest in the refreshing atmosphere of welcome.
demonstrably
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From this reading Old Sawyer was so demonstrably gratified to have a companion for his nephew that he invited DeGolyer to take a room in his house, and DeGolyer gratefully accepted this kindness.
dreamy
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From this reading In the village of Ulmata there was just enough of life to picture the dreamy indolence of man.
enough
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From this reading In the village of Ulmata there was just enough of life to picture the dreamy indolence of man.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Old Sawyer was so demonstrably gratified to have a companion for his nephew that he invited DeGolyer to take a room in his house, and DeGolyer gratefully accepted this kindness.
freedom
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From this reading Rest was its complexion, and freedom from all marks of care its most pleasing aspect.
friendship
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From this reading Young Sawyer was delighted when the household had thus been arranged, and with many small confidences and unstudied graces of boyish friendship, he kept his guest in the refreshing atmosphere of welcome.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Rest was its complexion, and freedom from all marks of care its most pleasing aspect.
FUSSY
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From this reading A SLEEPY VILLAGE AND A FUSSY OLD MAN.
graces
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From this reading Young Sawyer was delighted when the household had thus been arranged, and with many small confidences and unstudied graces of boyish friendship, he kept his guest in the refreshing atmosphere of welcome.
gratefully
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From this reading Old Sawyer was so demonstrably gratified to have a companion for his nephew that he invited DeGolyer to take a room in his house, and DeGolyer gratefully accepted this kindness.
gratified
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From this reading Old Sawyer was so demonstrably gratified to have a companion for his nephew that he invited DeGolyer to take a room in his house, and DeGolyer gratefully accepted this kindness.
guest
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From this reading Young Sawyer was delighted when the household had thus been arranged, and with many small confidences and unstudied graces of boyish friendship, he kept his guest in the refreshing atmosphere of welcome.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Young Sawyer was delighted when the household had thus been arranged, and with many small confidences and unstudied graces of boyish friendship, he kept his guest in the refreshing atmosphere of welcome.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Old Sawyer was so demonstrably gratified to have a companion for his nephew that he invited DeGolyer to take a room in his house, and DeGolyer gratefully accepted this kindness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Old Sawyer was so demonstrably gratified to have a companion for his nephew that he invited DeGolyer to take a room in his house, and DeGolyer gratefully accepted this kindness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Sawyer was so demonstrably gratified to have a companion for his nephew that he invited DeGolyer to take a room in his house, and DeGolyer gratefully accepted this kindness.
house
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From this reading Old Sawyer was so demonstrably gratified to have a companion for his nephew that he invited DeGolyer to take a room in his house, and DeGolyer gratefully accepted this kindness.
household
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From this reading Young Sawyer was delighted when the household had thus been arranged, and with many small confidences and unstudied graces of boyish friendship, he kept his guest in the refreshing atmosphere of welcome.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the village of Ulmata there was just enough of life to picture the dreamy indolence of man.
indolence
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From this reading In the village of Ulmata there was just enough of life to picture the dreamy indolence of man.
invited
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From this reading Old Sawyer was so demonstrably gratified to have a companion for his nephew that he invited DeGolyer to take a room in his house, and DeGolyer gratefully accepted this kindness.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Rest was its complexion, and freedom from all marks of care its most pleasing aspect.
just
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From this reading In the village of Ulmata there was just enough of life to picture the dreamy indolence of man.
kept
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From this reading Young Sawyer was delighted when the household had thus been arranged, and with many small confidences and unstudied graces of boyish friendship, he kept his guest in the refreshing atmosphere of welcome.
kindness
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From this reading Old Sawyer was so demonstrably gratified to have a companion for his nephew that he invited DeGolyer to take a room in his house, and DeGolyer gratefully accepted this kindness.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the village of Ulmata there was just enough of life to picture the dreamy indolence of man.
MAN
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From this reading A SLEEPY VILLAGE AND A FUSSY OLD MAN.
many
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From this reading Young Sawyer was delighted when the household had thus been arranged, and with many small confidences and unstudied graces of boyish friendship, he kept his guest in the refreshing atmosphere of welcome.
marks
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From this reading Rest was its complexion, and freedom from all marks of care its most pleasing aspect.
most
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From this reading Rest was its complexion, and freedom from all marks of care its most pleasing aspect.
nephew
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From this reading Old Sawyer was so demonstrably gratified to have a companion for his nephew that he invited DeGolyer to take a room in his house, and DeGolyer gratefully accepted this kindness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the village of Ulmata there was just enough of life to picture the dreamy indolence of man.
OLD
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From this reading A SLEEPY VILLAGE AND A FUSSY OLD MAN.
picture
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From this reading In the village of Ulmata there was just enough of life to picture the dreamy indolence of man.
pleasing
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From this reading Rest was its complexion, and freedom from all marks of care its most pleasing aspect.
refreshing
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From this reading Young Sawyer was delighted when the household had thus been arranged, and with many small confidences and unstudied graces of boyish friendship, he kept his guest in the refreshing atmosphere of welcome.
RestnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rest was its complexion, and freedom from all marks of care its most pleasing aspect.
room
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From this reading Old Sawyer was so demonstrably gratified to have a companion for his nephew that he invited DeGolyer to take a room in his house, and DeGolyer gratefully accepted this kindness.
Sawyer
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From this reading Old Sawyer was so demonstrably gratified to have a companion for his nephew that he invited DeGolyer to take a room in his house, and DeGolyer gratefully accepted this kindness.
SLEEPY
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From this reading A SLEEPY VILLAGE AND A FUSSY OLD MAN.
small
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From this reading Young Sawyer was delighted when the household had thus been arranged, and with many small confidences and unstudied graces of boyish friendship, he kept his guest in the refreshing atmosphere of welcome.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Old Sawyer was so demonstrably gratified to have a companion for his nephew that he invited DeGolyer to take a room in his house, and DeGolyer gratefully accepted this kindness.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Sawyer was so demonstrably gratified to have a companion for his nephew that he invited DeGolyer to take a room in his house, and DeGolyer gratefully accepted this kindness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Old Sawyer was so demonstrably gratified to have a companion for his nephew that he invited DeGolyer to take a room in his house, and DeGolyer gratefully accepted this kindness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the village of Ulmata there was just enough of life to picture the dreamy indolence of man.
there
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From this reading In the village of Ulmata there was just enough of life to picture the dreamy indolence of man.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Old Sawyer was so demonstrably gratified to have a companion for his nephew that he invited DeGolyer to take a room in his house, and DeGolyer gratefully accepted this kindness.
thus
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From this reading Young Sawyer was delighted when the household had thus been arranged, and with many small confidences and unstudied graces of boyish friendship, he kept his guest in the refreshing atmosphere of welcome.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the village of Ulmata there was just enough of life to picture the dreamy indolence of man.
Ulmata
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From this reading In the village of Ulmata there was just enough of life to picture the dreamy indolence of man.
unstudied
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From this reading Young Sawyer was delighted when the household had thus been arranged, and with many small confidences and unstudied graces of boyish friendship, he kept his guest in the refreshing atmosphere of welcome.
VILLAGE
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From this reading A SLEEPY VILLAGE AND A FUSSY OLD MAN.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the village of Ulmata there was just enough of life to picture the dreamy indolence of man.
welcome
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From this reading Young Sawyer was delighted when the household had thus been arranged, and with many small confidences and unstudied graces of boyish friendship, he kept his guest in the refreshing atmosphere of welcome.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Young Sawyer was delighted when the household had thus been arranged, and with many small confidences and unstudied graces of boyish friendship, he kept his guest in the refreshing atmosphere of welcome.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Young Sawyer was delighted when the household had thus been arranged, and with many small confidences and unstudied graces of boyish friendship, he kept his guest in the refreshing atmosphere of welcome.
Young
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From this reading Young Sawyer was delighted when the household had thus been arranged, and with many small confidences and unstudied graces of boyish friendship, he kept his guest in the refreshing atmosphere of welcome.
