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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 There was an air of melancholy, and yet of happiness, in the faces of many who were seen about the buildings and the grounds, as if a great good had been accompanied by some grave and qualifying circumstances of sorrow.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was an air of melancholy, and yet of happiness, in the faces of many who were seen about the buildings and the grounds, as if a great good had been accompanied by some grave and qualifying circumstances of sorrow.
accompanied
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From this reading There was an air of melancholy, and yet of happiness, in the faces of many who were seen about the buildings and the grounds, as if a great good had been accompanied by some grave and qualifying circumstances of sorrow.
air
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From this reading There was an air of melancholy, and yet of happiness, in the faces of many who were seen about the buildings and the grounds, as if a great good had been accompanied by some grave and qualifying circumstances of sorrow.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an air of melancholy, and yet of happiness, in the faces of many who were seen about the buildings and the grounds, as if a great good had been accompanied by some grave and qualifying circumstances of sorrow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was an air of melancholy, and yet of happiness, in the faces of many who were seen about the buildings and the grounds, as if a great good had been accompanied by some grave and qualifying circumstances of sorrow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was an air of melancholy, and yet of happiness, in the faces of many who were seen about the buildings and the grounds, as if a great good had been accompanied by some grave and qualifying circumstances of sorrow.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Beseech you, sir, were you present at this relation?”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was an air of melancholy, and yet of happiness, in the faces of many who were seen about the buildings and the grounds, as if a great good had been accompanied by some grave and qualifying circumstances of sorrow.
Beseech
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From this reading “Beseech you, sir, were you present at this relation?”
buildings
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From this reading There was an air of melancholy, and yet of happiness, in the faces of many who were seen about the buildings and the grounds, as if a great good had been accompanied by some grave and qualifying circumstances of sorrow.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was an air of melancholy, and yet of happiness, in the faces of many who were seen about the buildings and the grounds, as if a great good had been accompanied by some grave and qualifying circumstances of sorrow.
circumstances
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From this reading There was an air of melancholy, and yet of happiness, in the faces of many who were seen about the buildings and the grounds, as if a great good had been accompanied by some grave and qualifying circumstances of sorrow.
class
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From this reading The negroes wore an air of that love of the extraordinary which is the concomitant of ignorance, while those of the more fortunate class resembled men who retained a recollection of serious evils that were past.
concomitant
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From this reading The negroes wore an air of that love of the extraordinary which is the concomitant of ignorance, while those of the more fortunate class resembled men who retained a recollection of serious evils that were past.
denoted
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From this reading On the following morning, the windows of the Lust in Rust denoted the presence of its owner.
evils
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From this reading The negroes wore an air of that love of the extraordinary which is the concomitant of ignorance, while those of the more fortunate class resembled men who retained a recollection of serious evils that were past.
extraordinary
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From this reading The negroes wore an air of that love of the extraordinary which is the concomitant of ignorance, while those of the more fortunate class resembled men who retained a recollection of serious evils that were past.
faces
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From this reading There was an air of melancholy, and yet of happiness, in the faces of many who were seen about the buildings and the grounds, as if a great good had been accompanied by some grave and qualifying circumstances of sorrow.
following
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From this reading On the following morning, the windows of the Lust in Rust denoted the presence of its owner.
fortunate
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From this reading The negroes wore an air of that love of the extraordinary which is the concomitant of ignorance, while those of the more fortunate class resembled men who retained a recollection of serious evils that were past.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was an air of melancholy, and yet of happiness, in the faces of many who were seen about the buildings and the grounds, as if a great good had been accompanied by some grave and qualifying circumstances of sorrow.
grave
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From this reading There was an air of melancholy, and yet of happiness, in the faces of many who were seen about the buildings and the grounds, as if a great good had been accompanied by some grave and qualifying circumstances of sorrow.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was an air of melancholy, and yet of happiness, in the faces of many who were seen about the buildings and the grounds, as if a great good had been accompanied by some grave and qualifying circumstances of sorrow.
grounds
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From this reading There was an air of melancholy, and yet of happiness, in the faces of many who were seen about the buildings and the grounds, as if a great good had been accompanied by some grave and qualifying circumstances of sorrow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was an air of melancholy, and yet of happiness, in the faces of many who were seen about the buildings and the grounds, as if a great good had been accompanied by some grave and qualifying circumstances of sorrow.
happiness
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From this reading There was an air of melancholy, and yet of happiness, in the faces of many who were seen about the buildings and the grounds, as if a great good had been accompanied by some grave and qualifying circumstances of sorrow.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was an air of melancholy, and yet of happiness, in the faces of many who were seen about the buildings and the grounds, as if a great good had been accompanied by some grave and qualifying circumstances of sorrow.
ignorance
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From this reading The negroes wore an air of that love of the extraordinary which is the concomitant of ignorance, while those of the more fortunate class resembled men who retained a recollection of serious evils that were past.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the following morning, the windows of the Lust in Rust denoted the presence of its owner.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The negroes wore an air of that love of the extraordinary which is the concomitant of ignorance, while those of the more fortunate class resembled men who retained a recollection of serious evils that were past.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading On the following morning, the windows of the Lust in Rust denoted the presence of its owner.
love
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From this reading The negroes wore an air of that love of the extraordinary which is the concomitant of ignorance, while those of the more fortunate class resembled men who retained a recollection of serious evils that were past.
Lust
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From this reading On the following morning, the windows of the Lust in Rust denoted the presence of its owner.
many
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From this reading There was an air of melancholy, and yet of happiness, in the faces of many who were seen about the buildings and the grounds, as if a great good had been accompanied by some grave and qualifying circumstances of sorrow.
melancholy
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From this reading There was an air of melancholy, and yet of happiness, in the faces of many who were seen about the buildings and the grounds, as if a great good had been accompanied by some grave and qualifying circumstances of sorrow.
men
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From this reading The negroes wore an air of that love of the extraordinary which is the concomitant of ignorance, while those of the more fortunate class resembled men who retained a recollection of serious evils that were past.
more
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From this reading The negroes wore an air of that love of the extraordinary which is the concomitant of ignorance, while those of the more fortunate class resembled men who retained a recollection of serious evils that were past.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following morning, the windows of the Lust in Rust denoted the presence of its owner.
negroes
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From this reading The negroes wore an air of that love of the extraordinary which is the concomitant of ignorance, while those of the more fortunate class resembled men who retained a recollection of serious evils that were past.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the following morning, the windows of the Lust in Rust denoted the presence of its owner.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following morning, the windows of the Lust in Rust denoted the presence of its owner.
owner
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From this reading On the following morning, the windows of the Lust in Rust denoted the presence of its owner.
past
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From this reading The negroes wore an air of that love of the extraordinary which is the concomitant of ignorance, while those of the more fortunate class resembled men who retained a recollection of serious evils that were past.
presence
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From this reading On the following morning, the windows of the Lust in Rust denoted the presence of its owner.
present
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From this reading “Beseech you, sir, were you present at this relation?”
qualifying
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From this reading There was an air of melancholy, and yet of happiness, in the faces of many who were seen about the buildings and the grounds, as if a great good had been accompanied by some grave and qualifying circumstances of sorrow.
recollection
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From this reading The negroes wore an air of that love of the extraordinary which is the concomitant of ignorance, while those of the more fortunate class resembled men who retained a recollection of serious evils that were past.
relation
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From this reading “Beseech you, sir, were you present at this relation?”
resembled
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From this reading The negroes wore an air of that love of the extraordinary which is the concomitant of ignorance, while those of the more fortunate class resembled men who retained a recollection of serious evils that were past.
retained
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From this reading The negroes wore an air of that love of the extraordinary which is the concomitant of ignorance, while those of the more fortunate class resembled men who retained a recollection of serious evils that were past.
Rust
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From this reading On the following morning, the windows of the Lust in Rust denoted the presence of its owner.
seen
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From this reading There was an air of melancholy, and yet of happiness, in the faces of many who were seen about the buildings and the grounds, as if a great good had been accompanied by some grave and qualifying circumstances of sorrow.
serious
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From this reading The negroes wore an air of that love of the extraordinary which is the concomitant of ignorance, while those of the more fortunate class resembled men who retained a recollection of serious evils that were past.
sir
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From this reading “Beseech you, sir, were you present at this relation?”
some
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From this reading There was an air of melancholy, and yet of happiness, in the faces of many who were seen about the buildings and the grounds, as if a great good had been accompanied by some grave and qualifying circumstances of sorrow.
sorrow
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From this reading There was an air of melancholy, and yet of happiness, in the faces of many who were seen about the buildings and the grounds, as if a great good had been accompanied by some grave and qualifying circumstances of sorrow.
Tale
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From this reading Winter’s Tale.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The negroes wore an air of that love of the extraordinary which is the concomitant of ignorance, while those of the more fortunate class resembled men who retained a recollection of serious evils that were past.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the following morning, the windows of the Lust in Rust denoted the presence of its owner.
There
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From this reading There was an air of melancholy, and yet of happiness, in the faces of many who were seen about the buildings and the grounds, as if a great good had been accompanied by some grave and qualifying circumstances of sorrow.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Beseech you, sir, were you present at this relation?”
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The negroes wore an air of that love of the extraordinary which is the concomitant of ignorance, while those of the more fortunate class resembled men who retained a recollection of serious evils that were past.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was an air of melancholy, and yet of happiness, in the faces of many who were seen about the buildings and the grounds, as if a great good had been accompanied by some grave and qualifying circumstances of sorrow.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Beseech you, sir, were you present at this relation?”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The negroes wore an air of that love of the extraordinary which is the concomitant of ignorance, while those of the more fortunate class resembled men who retained a recollection of serious evils that were past.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The negroes wore an air of that love of the extraordinary which is the concomitant of ignorance, while those of the more fortunate class resembled men who retained a recollection of serious evils that were past.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was an air of melancholy, and yet of happiness, in the faces of many who were seen about the buildings and the grounds, as if a great good had been accompanied by some grave and qualifying circumstances of sorrow.
windows
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From this reading On the following morning, the windows of the Lust in Rust denoted the presence of its owner.
Winter's
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From this reading Winter’s Tale.
wore
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From this reading The negroes wore an air of that love of the extraordinary which is the concomitant of ignorance, while those of the more fortunate class resembled men who retained a recollection of serious evils that were past.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading There was an air of melancholy, and yet of happiness, in the faces of many who were seen about the buildings and the grounds, as if a great good had been accompanied by some grave and qualifying circumstances of sorrow.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Beseech you, sir, were you present at this relation?”
