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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 The door was opened by a young man.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah, this fire is the right thing!" cried he; "especially when there is such a pleasant circle round it.
all
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From this reading He felt his heart spring forward to meet them all, from the old woman, who wiped a chair with her apron, to the little child that held out its arms to him.
almost
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From this reading His face at first wore the melancholy expression, almost despondency, of one who travels a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone, but soon brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His face at first wore the melancholy expression, almost despondency, of one who travels a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone, but soon brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His face at first wore the melancholy expression, almost despondency, of one who travels a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone, but soon brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.
apron
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From this reading He felt his heart spring forward to meet them all, from the old woman, who wiped a chair with her apron, to the little child that held out its arms to him.
arms
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From this reading He felt his heart spring forward to meet them all, from the old woman, who wiped a chair with her apron, to the little child that held out its arms to him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His face at first wore the melancholy expression, almost despondency, of one who travels a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone, but soon brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.
bleak
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From this reading His face at first wore the melancholy expression, almost despondency, of one who travels a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone, but soon brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.
brightened
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From this reading His face at first wore the melancholy expression, almost despondency, of one who travels a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone, but soon brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His face at first wore the melancholy expression, almost despondency, of one who travels a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone, but soon brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The door was opened by a young man.
chair
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From this reading He felt his heart spring forward to meet them all, from the old woman, who wiped a chair with her apron, to the little child that held out its arms to him.
child
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From this reading He felt his heart spring forward to meet them all, from the old woman, who wiped a chair with her apron, to the little child that held out its arms to him.
circle
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From this reading "Ah, this fire is the right thing!" cried he; "especially when there is such a pleasant circle round it.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah, this fire is the right thing!" cried he; "especially when there is such a pleasant circle round it.
daughter
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From this reading One glance and smile placed the stranger on a footing of innocent familiarity with the eldest daughter.
despondency
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From this reading His face at first wore the melancholy expression, almost despondency, of one who travels a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone, but soon brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.
door
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From this reading The door was opened by a young man.
eldest
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From this reading One glance and smile placed the stranger on a footing of innocent familiarity with the eldest daughter.
especially
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From this reading "Ah, this fire is the right thing!" cried he; "especially when there is such a pleasant circle round it.
expression
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From this reading His face at first wore the melancholy expression, almost despondency, of one who travels a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone, but soon brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.
face
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From this reading His face at first wore the melancholy expression, almost despondency, of one who travels a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone, but soon brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.
familiarity
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From this reading One glance and smile placed the stranger on a footing of innocent familiarity with the eldest daughter.
felt
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From this reading He felt his heart spring forward to meet them all, from the old woman, who wiped a chair with her apron, to the little child that held out its arms to him.
fire
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From this reading "Ah, this fire is the right thing!" cried he; "especially when there is such a pleasant circle round it.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His face at first wore the melancholy expression, almost despondency, of one who travels a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone, but soon brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.
footing
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From this reading One glance and smile placed the stranger on a footing of innocent familiarity with the eldest daughter.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt his heart spring forward to meet them all, from the old woman, who wiped a chair with her apron, to the little child that held out its arms to him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He felt his heart spring forward to meet them all, from the old woman, who wiped a chair with her apron, to the little child that held out its arms to him.
glance
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From this reading One glance and smile placed the stranger on a footing of innocent familiarity with the eldest daughter.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His face at first wore the melancholy expression, almost despondency, of one who travels a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone, but soon brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.
heart
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From this reading He felt his heart spring forward to meet them all, from the old woman, who wiped a chair with her apron, to the little child that held out its arms to him.
held
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From this reading He felt his heart spring forward to meet them all, from the old woman, who wiped a chair with her apron, to the little child that held out its arms to him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt his heart spring forward to meet them all, from the old woman, who wiped a chair with her apron, to the little child that held out its arms to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He felt his heart spring forward to meet them all, from the old woman, who wiped a chair with her apron, to the little child that held out its arms to him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face at first wore the melancholy expression, almost despondency, of one who travels a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone, but soon brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.
innocent
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From this reading One glance and smile placed the stranger on a footing of innocent familiarity with the eldest daughter.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah, this fire is the right thing!" cried he; "especially when there is such a pleasant circle round it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ah, this fire is the right thing!" cried he; "especially when there is such a pleasant circle round it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt his heart spring forward to meet them all, from the old woman, who wiped a chair with her apron, to the little child that held out its arms to him.
kindly
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From this reading His face at first wore the melancholy expression, almost despondency, of one who travels a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone, but soon brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt his heart spring forward to meet them all, from the old woman, who wiped a chair with her apron, to the little child that held out its arms to him.
man
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From this reading The door was opened by a young man.
meet
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From this reading He felt his heart spring forward to meet them all, from the old woman, who wiped a chair with her apron, to the little child that held out its arms to him.
melancholy
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From this reading His face at first wore the melancholy expression, almost despondency, of one who travels a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone, but soon brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.
nightfall
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From this reading His face at first wore the melancholy expression, almost despondency, of one who travels a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone, but soon brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His face at first wore the melancholy expression, almost despondency, of one who travels a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone, but soon brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.
old
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From this reading He felt his heart spring forward to meet them all, from the old woman, who wiped a chair with her apron, to the little child that held out its arms to him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One glance and smile placed the stranger on a footing of innocent familiarity with the eldest daughter.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His face at first wore the melancholy expression, almost despondency, of one who travels a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone, but soon brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.
opened
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From this reading The door was opened by a young man.
out
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From this reading He felt his heart spring forward to meet them all, from the old woman, who wiped a chair with her apron, to the little child that held out its arms to him.
placed
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From this reading One glance and smile placed the stranger on a footing of innocent familiarity with the eldest daughter.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah, this fire is the right thing!" cried he; "especially when there is such a pleasant circle round it.
reception
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From this reading His face at first wore the melancholy expression, almost despondency, of one who travels a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone, but soon brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah, this fire is the right thing!" cried he; "especially when there is such a pleasant circle round it.
road
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From this reading His face at first wore the melancholy expression, almost despondency, of one who travels a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone, but soon brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.
round
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From this reading "Ah, this fire is the right thing!" cried he; "especially when there is such a pleasant circle round it.
saw
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From this reading His face at first wore the melancholy expression, almost despondency, of one who travels a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone, but soon brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.
smile
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From this reading One glance and smile placed the stranger on a footing of innocent familiarity with the eldest daughter.
soon
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From this reading His face at first wore the melancholy expression, almost despondency, of one who travels a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone, but soon brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.
spring
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From this reading He felt his heart spring forward to meet them all, from the old woman, who wiped a chair with her apron, to the little child that held out its arms to him.
stranger
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From this reading One glance and smile placed the stranger on a footing of innocent familiarity with the eldest daughter.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Ah, this fire is the right thing!" cried he; "especially when there is such a pleasant circle round it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt his heart spring forward to meet them all, from the old woman, who wiped a chair with her apron, to the little child that held out its arms to him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The door was opened by a young man.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He felt his heart spring forward to meet them all, from the old woman, who wiped a chair with her apron, to the little child that held out its arms to him.
there
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From this reading "Ah, this fire is the right thing!" cried he; "especially when there is such a pleasant circle round it.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah, this fire is the right thing!" cried he; "especially when there is such a pleasant circle round it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Ah, this fire is the right thing!" cried he; "especially when there is such a pleasant circle round it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He felt his heart spring forward to meet them all, from the old woman, who wiped a chair with her apron, to the little child that held out its arms to him.
travels
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From this reading His face at first wore the melancholy expression, almost despondency, of one who travels a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone, but soon brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.
up
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From this reading His face at first wore the melancholy expression, almost despondency, of one who travels a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone, but soon brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.
warmth
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From this reading His face at first wore the melancholy expression, almost despondency, of one who travels a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone, but soon brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The door was opened by a young man.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading His face at first wore the melancholy expression, almost despondency, of one who travels a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone, but soon brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading His face at first wore the melancholy expression, almost despondency, of one who travels a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone, but soon brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.
wild
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From this reading His face at first wore the melancholy expression, almost despondency, of one who travels a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone, but soon brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.
wiped
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From this reading He felt his heart spring forward to meet them all, from the old woman, who wiped a chair with her apron, to the little child that held out its arms to him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He felt his heart spring forward to meet them all, from the old woman, who wiped a chair with her apron, to the little child that held out its arms to him.
woman
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From this reading He felt his heart spring forward to meet them all, from the old woman, who wiped a chair with her apron, to the little child that held out its arms to him.
wore
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From this reading His face at first wore the melancholy expression, almost despondency, of one who travels a wild and bleak road, at nightfall and alone, but soon brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.
young
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From this reading The door was opened by a young man.
