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The windfall
The windfall

Chapter XVII

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The morning broke with abounding good cheer.
It was impossible not to respond to the revivifying matutinal influences.
The vast solemnity of the austere mountain ranges filling the universe seemed more impersonal.
Some stupendous, resplendent work of art might thus affect the senses.
Only a keenly receptive temperament, the impressionable, plastic mood, might embrace its insistent meaning, its eloquent message, its redundant appeal to every vibrant, sensitive pulse.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The windfall

Chapter XVII

Reading 1/66 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The morning broke with abounding good cheer.
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It was impossible not to respond to the revivifying matutinal influences.
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The vast solemnity of the austere mountain ranges filling the universe seemed more impersonal.
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Some stupendous, resplendent work of art might thus affect the senses.
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Only a keenly receptive temperament, the impressionable, plastic mood, might embrace its insistent meaning, its eloquent message, its redundant appeal to every vibrant, sensitive pulse.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Art auxiliary verb US /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading “Some stupendous, resplendent work of art might thus affect the senses.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “Only a keenly receptive temperament, the impressionable, plastic mood, might embrace its insistent meaning, its eloquent message, its redundant appeal to every vibrant, sensitive pulse.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The morning broke with abounding good cheer.”

Keenly adverb US /ˈkiːnli/

with sharp attention or strong interest

From this reading “Only a keenly receptive temperament, the impressionable, plastic mood, might embrace its insistent meaning, its eloquent message, its redundant appeal to every vibrant, sensitive pulse.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “Some stupendous, resplendent work of art might thus affect the senses.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The morning broke with abounding good cheer.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The vast solemnity of the austere mountain ranges filling the universe seemed more impersonal.”

Senses plural noun US /ˈsɛnsɪz/

powers of perception and awareness

From this reading “Some stupendous, resplendent work of art might thus affect the senses.”

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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 Only a keenly receptive temperament, the impressionable, plastic mood, might embrace its insistent meaning, its eloquent message, its redundant appeal to every vibrant, sensitive pulse.

abounding

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From this reading The morning broke with abounding good cheer.

affect

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From this reading Some stupendous, resplendent work of art might thus affect the senses.

appeal

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From this reading Only a keenly receptive temperament, the impressionable, plastic mood, might embrace its insistent meaning, its eloquent message, its redundant appeal to every vibrant, sensitive pulse.

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading Some stupendous, resplendent work of art might thus affect the senses.

austere

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From this reading The vast solemnity of the austere mountain ranges filling the universe seemed more impersonal.

broke

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From this reading The morning broke with abounding good cheer.

cheer

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From this reading The morning broke with abounding good cheer.

eloquent

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From this reading Only a keenly receptive temperament, the impressionable, plastic mood, might embrace its insistent meaning, its eloquent message, its redundant appeal to every vibrant, sensitive pulse.

embrace

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From this reading Only a keenly receptive temperament, the impressionable, plastic mood, might embrace its insistent meaning, its eloquent message, its redundant appeal to every vibrant, sensitive pulse.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Only a keenly receptive temperament, the impressionable, plastic mood, might embrace its insistent meaning, its eloquent message, its redundant appeal to every vibrant, sensitive pulse.

filling

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From this reading The vast solemnity of the austere mountain ranges filling the universe seemed more impersonal.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The morning broke with abounding good cheer.

impersonal

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impossible

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From this reading It was impossible not to respond to the revivifying matutinal influences.

impressionable

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From this reading Only a keenly receptive temperament, the impressionable, plastic mood, might embrace its insistent meaning, its eloquent message, its redundant appeal to every vibrant, sensitive pulse.

influences

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From this reading It was impossible not to respond to the revivifying matutinal influences.

insistent

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From this reading Only a keenly receptive temperament, the impressionable, plastic mood, might embrace its insistent meaning, its eloquent message, its redundant appeal to every vibrant, sensitive pulse.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was impossible not to respond to the revivifying matutinal influences.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Only a keenly receptive temperament, the impressionable, plastic mood, might embrace its insistent meaning, its eloquent message, its redundant appeal to every vibrant, sensitive pulse.

keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/

with sharp attention or strong interest

From this reading Only a keenly receptive temperament, the impressionable, plastic mood, might embrace its insistent meaning, its eloquent message, its redundant appeal to every vibrant, sensitive pulse.

matutinal

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From this reading It was impossible not to respond to the revivifying matutinal influences.

meaning

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From this reading Only a keenly receptive temperament, the impressionable, plastic mood, might embrace its insistent meaning, its eloquent message, its redundant appeal to every vibrant, sensitive pulse.

message

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From this reading Only a keenly receptive temperament, the impressionable, plastic mood, might embrace its insistent meaning, its eloquent message, its redundant appeal to every vibrant, sensitive pulse.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Some stupendous, resplendent work of art might thus affect the senses.

mood

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From this reading Only a keenly receptive temperament, the impressionable, plastic mood, might embrace its insistent meaning, its eloquent message, its redundant appeal to every vibrant, sensitive pulse.

more

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From this reading The vast solemnity of the austere mountain ranges filling the universe seemed more impersonal.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The morning broke with abounding good cheer.

mountain

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From this reading The vast solemnity of the austere mountain ranges filling the universe seemed more impersonal.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was impossible not to respond to the revivifying matutinal influences.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The vast solemnity of the austere mountain ranges filling the universe seemed more impersonal.

Only

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From this reading Only a keenly receptive temperament, the impressionable, plastic mood, might embrace its insistent meaning, its eloquent message, its redundant appeal to every vibrant, sensitive pulse.

plastic

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From this reading Only a keenly receptive temperament, the impressionable, plastic mood, might embrace its insistent meaning, its eloquent message, its redundant appeal to every vibrant, sensitive pulse.

pulse

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From this reading Only a keenly receptive temperament, the impressionable, plastic mood, might embrace its insistent meaning, its eloquent message, its redundant appeal to every vibrant, sensitive pulse.

ranges

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From this reading The vast solemnity of the austere mountain ranges filling the universe seemed more impersonal.

receptive

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redundant

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resplendent

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From this reading Some stupendous, resplendent work of art might thus affect the senses.

respond

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From this reading It was impossible not to respond to the revivifying matutinal influences.

revivifying

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From this reading It was impossible not to respond to the revivifying matutinal influences.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The vast solemnity of the austere mountain ranges filling the universe seemed more impersonal.

sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/

powers of perception and awareness

From this reading Some stupendous, resplendent work of art might thus affect the senses.

sensitive

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From this reading Only a keenly receptive temperament, the impressionable, plastic mood, might embrace its insistent meaning, its eloquent message, its redundant appeal to every vibrant, sensitive pulse.

solemnity

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From this reading The vast solemnity of the austere mountain ranges filling the universe seemed more impersonal.

Some

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From this reading Some stupendous, resplendent work of art might thus affect the senses.

stupendous

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From this reading Some stupendous, resplendent work of art might thus affect the senses.

temperament

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From this reading Only a keenly receptive temperament, the impressionable, plastic mood, might embrace its insistent meaning, its eloquent message, its redundant appeal to every vibrant, sensitive pulse.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The morning broke with abounding good cheer.

thus

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From this reading Some stupendous, resplendent work of art might thus affect the senses.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It was impossible not to respond to the revivifying matutinal influences.

universe

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From this reading The vast solemnity of the austere mountain ranges filling the universe seemed more impersonal.

vast

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From this reading The vast solemnity of the austere mountain ranges filling the universe seemed more impersonal.

vibrant

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From this reading Only a keenly receptive temperament, the impressionable, plastic mood, might embrace its insistent meaning, its eloquent message, its redundant appeal to every vibrant, sensitive pulse.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was impossible not to respond to the revivifying matutinal influences.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The morning broke with abounding good cheer.

work

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From this reading Some stupendous, resplendent work of art might thus affect the senses.