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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 It was a funeral _d’estime_.
active
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From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
affairs
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From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER THE FUNERAL.
all
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From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
Anderson's
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From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
black-coated
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From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
Buchanan
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From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
business
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From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
conducted
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From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
d'estime
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From this reading It was a funeral _d’estime_.
death
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From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
elapsed
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From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
enough
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From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
entire
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From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
filled
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From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
FUNERAL
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From this reading AFTER THE FUNERAL.
get
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From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
High
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From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
home
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From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
how
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From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
ill
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From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
interview
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From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
large
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From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
looking
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From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
man
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From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
man's
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From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
many
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From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
men
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From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
minister
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From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
Morrison
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From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
Mr
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From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
old
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From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
people
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From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
regrets
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From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
remarked
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From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
said
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From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
serious
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From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
solemn
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From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
sorrow
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From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
Street
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From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER THE FUNERAL.
There
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From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
train
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From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
urged
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From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
week
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From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
wife
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From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
