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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 I A fortnight later there came to the Allison home a messenger from Stephen in the person of Sergeant Griffin.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
Allison
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From this reading I A fortnight later there came to the Allison home a messenger from Stephen in the person of Sergeant Griffin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
apparent
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From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
appeared
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From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
artificial
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From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
asked
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From this reading Marjorie asked with evident interest.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
beams
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From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
blue
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From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
business
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From this reading "Hail!" he said; "I have business with Matthew Allison."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
came
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From this reading I A fortnight later there came to the Allison home a messenger from Stephen in the person of Sergeant Griffin.
changing
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From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
dip
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From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
doorway
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From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
enfolded
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From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
eventide
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From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
evident
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From this reading Marjorie asked with evident interest.
fortnight
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From this reading I A fortnight later there came to the Allison home a messenger from Stephen in the person of Sergeant Griffin.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I A fortnight later there came to the Allison home a messenger from Stephen in the person of Sergeant Griffin.
gray
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From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
green
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From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
Griffin
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From this reading I A fortnight later there came to the Allison home a messenger from Stephen in the person of Sergeant Griffin.
Hail
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From this reading "Hail!" he said; "I have business with Matthew Allison."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Hail!" he said; "I have business with Matthew Allison."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
home
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From this reading I A fortnight later there came to the Allison home a messenger from Stephen in the person of Sergeant Griffin.
hues
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From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I A fortnight later there came to the Allison home a messenger from Stephen in the person of Sergeant Griffin.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I A fortnight later there came to the Allison home a messenger from Stephen in the person of Sergeant Griffin.
indoor
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From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
interest
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From this reading Marjorie asked with evident interest.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
just
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From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
landscape
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From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
later
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From this reading I A fortnight later there came to the Allison home a messenger from Stephen in the person of Sergeant Griffin.
made
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From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
Marjorie
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From this reading Marjorie asked with evident interest.
Matthew
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From this reading "Hail!" he said; "I have business with Matthew Allison."
messenger
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From this reading I A fortnight later there came to the Allison home a messenger from Stephen in the person of Sergeant Griffin.
more
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From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I A fortnight later there came to the Allison home a messenger from Stephen in the person of Sergeant Griffin.
ones
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From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
only
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From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
person
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From this reading I A fortnight later there came to the Allison home a messenger from Stephen in the person of Sergeant Griffin.
purple
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From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
said
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From this reading "Hail!" he said; "I have business with Matthew Allison."
Sergeant
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From this reading I A fortnight later there came to the Allison home a messenger from Stephen in the person of Sergeant Griffin.
shroud
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From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
somber
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From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
Stephen
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From this reading I A fortnight later there came to the Allison home a messenger from Stephen in the person of Sergeant Griffin.
tallow
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From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I A fortnight later there came to the Allison home a messenger from Stephen in the person of Sergeant Griffin.
there
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From this reading I A fortnight later there came to the Allison home a messenger from Stephen in the person of Sergeant Griffin.
things
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From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
time
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From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I A fortnight later there came to the Allison home a messenger from Stephen in the person of Sergeant Griffin.
view
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From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He appeared at the doorway just as the shroud of eventide was being enfolded about the landscape, changing its hues of green and gray to the more somber ones of blue or purple; just at the time when the indoor view of things is about to be made apparent only by the artificial beams of the tallow and dip.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Hail!" he said; "I have business with Matthew Allison."
