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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 was aware of a great emptiness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus had the chapter of labour ended, and that of leisure opened.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
aspect
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From this reading The smugly pacific aspect of the place irritated him.
aware
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From this reading He was aware of a great emptiness.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And very certainly the scene before him offered no solution of the problem of the filling of that emptiness.
certainly
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From this reading And very certainly the scene before him offered no solution of the problem of the filling of that emptiness.
chapter
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From this reading Thus had the chapter of labour ended, and that of leisure opened.
clearing
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From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
departed
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From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
dinner-table
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From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
emptiness
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From this reading He was aware of a great emptiness.
ended
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From this reading Thus had the chapter of labour ended, and that of leisure opened.
evening
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From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
filling
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From this reading And very certainly the scene before him offered no solution of the problem of the filling of that emptiness.
finished
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From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
forth
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From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
Frederick
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From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
German-Swiss
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From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was aware of a great emptiness.
Green
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From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thus had the chapter of labour ended, and that of leisure opened.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was aware of a great emptiness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
Iglesias
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From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
irritated
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From this reading The smugly pacific aspect of the place irritated him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
labour
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From this reading Thus had the chapter of labour ended, and that of leisure opened.
leisure
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From this reading Thus had the chapter of labour ended, and that of leisure opened.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
Mr
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From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
neatly
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From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And very certainly the scene before him offered no solution of the problem of the filling of that emptiness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus had the chapter of labour ended, and that of leisure opened.
offered
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From this reading And very certainly the scene before him offered no solution of the problem of the filling of that emptiness.
opened
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From this reading Thus had the chapter of labour ended, and that of leisure opened.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
pacific
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From this reading The smugly pacific aspect of the place irritated him.
place
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From this reading The smugly pacific aspect of the place irritated him.
problem
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From this reading And very certainly the scene before him offered no solution of the problem of the filling of that emptiness.
protected
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From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
quiet
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From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
sadness
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From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
scene
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From this reading And very certainly the scene before him offered no solution of the problem of the filling of that emptiness.
smugly
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From this reading The smugly pacific aspect of the place irritated him.
solution
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From this reading And very certainly the scene before him offered no solution of the problem of the filling of that emptiness.
strongly
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From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
terminated
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From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thus had the chapter of labour ended, and that of leisure opened.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus had the chapter of labour ended, and that of leisure opened.
things
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From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
Thus
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From this reading Thus had the chapter of labour ended, and that of leisure opened.
Trimmer's
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From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
valet
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From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
verdure
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From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
very
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From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And it was with the sadness of things terminated very strongly upon him that, as Frederick, the German-Swiss valet, finished clearing the dinner-table and departed, Mr. Iglesias looked forth over the neatly protected verdure of Trimmer's Green in the evening quiet.
