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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 visit to Geoffrey passed off as delightfully as a visit might have been expected to pass off when it was the first day of smooth experience in a hitherto obstructed love-course.
also
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From this reading And thus they drew near the day of the Harvest Thanksgiving, which was also the time chosen for opening the organ in Mellstock Church.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then came a series of several happy days, of the same undisturbed serenity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The visit to Geoffrey passed off as delightfully as a visit might have been expected to pass off when it was the first day of smooth experience in a hitherto obstructed love-course.
autumn
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From this reading Dick could court her when he chose; stay away when he chose,—which was never; walk with her by winding streams and waterfalls and autumn scenery till dews and twilight sent them home.
away
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From this reading Dick could court her when he chose; stay away when he chose,—which was never; walk with her by winding streams and waterfalls and autumn scenery till dews and twilight sent them home.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The visit to Geoffrey passed off as delightfully as a visit might have been expected to pass off when it was the first day of smooth experience in a hitherto obstructed love-course.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dick could court her when he chose; stay away when he chose,—which was never; walk with her by winding streams and waterfalls and autumn scenery till dews and twilight sent them home.
called
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From this reading It chanced that Dick on that very day was called away from Mellstock.
came
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From this reading And then came a series of several happy days, of the same undisturbed serenity.
chanced
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From this reading It chanced that Dick on that very day was called away from Mellstock.
chose
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From this reading Dick could court her when he chose; stay away when he chose,—which was never; walk with her by winding streams and waterfalls and autumn scenery till dews and twilight sent them home.
chosen
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From this reading And thus they drew near the day of the Harvest Thanksgiving, which was also the time chosen for opening the organ in Mellstock Church.
Church
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From this reading And thus they drew near the day of the Harvest Thanksgiving, which was also the time chosen for opening the organ in Mellstock Church.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Dick could court her when he chose; stay away when he chose,—which was never; walk with her by winding streams and waterfalls and autumn scenery till dews and twilight sent them home.
court
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From this reading Dick could court her when he chose; stay away when he chose,—which was never; walk with her by winding streams and waterfalls and autumn scenery till dews and twilight sent them home.
day
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From this reading The visit to Geoffrey passed off as delightfully as a visit might have been expected to pass off when it was the first day of smooth experience in a hitherto obstructed love-course.
days
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From this reading And then came a series of several happy days, of the same undisturbed serenity.
delightfully
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From this reading The visit to Geoffrey passed off as delightfully as a visit might have been expected to pass off when it was the first day of smooth experience in a hitherto obstructed love-course.
dews
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From this reading Dick could court her when he chose; stay away when he chose,—which was never; walk with her by winding streams and waterfalls and autumn scenery till dews and twilight sent them home.
Dick
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From this reading Dick could court her when he chose; stay away when he chose,—which was never; walk with her by winding streams and waterfalls and autumn scenery till dews and twilight sent them home.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And thus they drew near the day of the Harvest Thanksgiving, which was also the time chosen for opening the organ in Mellstock Church.
expected
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From this reading The visit to Geoffrey passed off as delightfully as a visit might have been expected to pass off when it was the first day of smooth experience in a hitherto obstructed love-course.
experience
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From this reading The visit to Geoffrey passed off as delightfully as a visit might have been expected to pass off when it was the first day of smooth experience in a hitherto obstructed love-course.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The visit to Geoffrey passed off as delightfully as a visit might have been expected to pass off when it was the first day of smooth experience in a hitherto obstructed love-course.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And thus they drew near the day of the Harvest Thanksgiving, which was also the time chosen for opening the organ in Mellstock Church.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It chanced that Dick on that very day was called away from Mellstock.
Geoffrey
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From this reading The visit to Geoffrey passed off as delightfully as a visit might have been expected to pass off when it was the first day of smooth experience in a hitherto obstructed love-course.
happy
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From this reading And then came a series of several happy days, of the same undisturbed serenity.
Harvest
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From this reading And thus they drew near the day of the Harvest Thanksgiving, which was also the time chosen for opening the organ in Mellstock Church.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The visit to Geoffrey passed off as delightfully as a visit might have been expected to pass off when it was the first day of smooth experience in a hitherto obstructed love-course.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dick could court her when he chose; stay away when he chose,—which was never; walk with her by winding streams and waterfalls and autumn scenery till dews and twilight sent them home.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dick could court her when he chose; stay away when he chose,—which was never; walk with her by winding streams and waterfalls and autumn scenery till dews and twilight sent them home.
hitherto
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From this reading The visit to Geoffrey passed off as delightfully as a visit might have been expected to pass off when it was the first day of smooth experience in a hitherto obstructed love-course.
home
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From this reading Dick could court her when he chose; stay away when he chose,—which was never; walk with her by winding streams and waterfalls and autumn scenery till dews and twilight sent them home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The visit to Geoffrey passed off as delightfully as a visit might have been expected to pass off when it was the first day of smooth experience in a hitherto obstructed love-course.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The visit to Geoffrey passed off as delightfully as a visit might have been expected to pass off when it was the first day of smooth experience in a hitherto obstructed love-course.
love-course
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From this reading The visit to Geoffrey passed off as delightfully as a visit might have been expected to pass off when it was the first day of smooth experience in a hitherto obstructed love-course.
Mellstock
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From this reading And thus they drew near the day of the Harvest Thanksgiving, which was also the time chosen for opening the organ in Mellstock Church.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The visit to Geoffrey passed off as delightfully as a visit might have been expected to pass off when it was the first day of smooth experience in a hitherto obstructed love-course.
near
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From this reading And thus they drew near the day of the Harvest Thanksgiving, which was also the time chosen for opening the organ in Mellstock Church.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick could court her when he chose; stay away when he chose,—which was never; walk with her by winding streams and waterfalls and autumn scenery till dews and twilight sent them home.
obstructed
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From this reading The visit to Geoffrey passed off as delightfully as a visit might have been expected to pass off when it was the first day of smooth experience in a hitherto obstructed love-course.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The visit to Geoffrey passed off as delightfully as a visit might have been expected to pass off when it was the first day of smooth experience in a hitherto obstructed love-course.
off
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From this reading The visit to Geoffrey passed off as delightfully as a visit might have been expected to pass off when it was the first day of smooth experience in a hitherto obstructed love-course.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It chanced that Dick on that very day was called away from Mellstock.
opening
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From this reading And thus they drew near the day of the Harvest Thanksgiving, which was also the time chosen for opening the organ in Mellstock Church.
organ
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From this reading And thus they drew near the day of the Harvest Thanksgiving, which was also the time chosen for opening the organ in Mellstock Church.
pass
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From this reading The visit to Geoffrey passed off as delightfully as a visit might have been expected to pass off when it was the first day of smooth experience in a hitherto obstructed love-course.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The visit to Geoffrey passed off as delightfully as a visit might have been expected to pass off when it was the first day of smooth experience in a hitherto obstructed love-course.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then came a series of several happy days, of the same undisturbed serenity.
scenery
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From this reading Dick could court her when he chose; stay away when he chose,—which was never; walk with her by winding streams and waterfalls and autumn scenery till dews and twilight sent them home.
sent
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From this reading Dick could court her when he chose; stay away when he chose,—which was never; walk with her by winding streams and waterfalls and autumn scenery till dews and twilight sent them home.
serenitynounUS /səˈren.ə.t̬i/
The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled by external storms.
From this reading And then came a series of several happy days, of the same undisturbed serenity.
series
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From this reading And then came a series of several happy days, of the same undisturbed serenity.
several
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From this reading And then came a series of several happy days, of the same undisturbed serenity.
smooth
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From this reading The visit to Geoffrey passed off as delightfully as a visit might have been expected to pass off when it was the first day of smooth experience in a hitherto obstructed love-course.
stay
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From this reading Dick could court her when he chose; stay away when he chose,—which was never; walk with her by winding streams and waterfalls and autumn scenery till dews and twilight sent them home.
streams
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From this reading Dick could court her when he chose; stay away when he chose,—which was never; walk with her by winding streams and waterfalls and autumn scenery till dews and twilight sent them home.
Thanksgiving
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From this reading And thus they drew near the day of the Harvest Thanksgiving, which was also the time chosen for opening the organ in Mellstock Church.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It chanced that Dick on that very day was called away from Mellstock.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The visit to Geoffrey passed off as delightfully as a visit might have been expected to pass off when it was the first day of smooth experience in a hitherto obstructed love-course.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Dick could court her when he chose; stay away when he chose,—which was never; walk with her by winding streams and waterfalls and autumn scenery till dews and twilight sent them home.
then
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From this reading And then came a series of several happy days, of the same undisturbed serenity.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And thus they drew near the day of the Harvest Thanksgiving, which was also the time chosen for opening the organ in Mellstock Church.
thus
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From this reading And thus they drew near the day of the Harvest Thanksgiving, which was also the time chosen for opening the organ in Mellstock Church.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Dick could court her when he chose; stay away when he chose,—which was never; walk with her by winding streams and waterfalls and autumn scenery till dews and twilight sent them home.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And thus they drew near the day of the Harvest Thanksgiving, which was also the time chosen for opening the organ in Mellstock Church.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The visit to Geoffrey passed off as delightfully as a visit might have been expected to pass off when it was the first day of smooth experience in a hitherto obstructed love-course.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading Dick could court her when he chose; stay away when he chose,—which was never; walk with her by winding streams and waterfalls and autumn scenery till dews and twilight sent them home.
undisturbed
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From this reading And then came a series of several happy days, of the same undisturbed serenity.
very
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From this reading It chanced that Dick on that very day was called away from Mellstock.
visit
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From this reading The visit to Geoffrey passed off as delightfully as a visit might have been expected to pass off when it was the first day of smooth experience in a hitherto obstructed love-course.
walk
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From this reading Dick could court her when he chose; stay away when he chose,—which was never; walk with her by winding streams and waterfalls and autumn scenery till dews and twilight sent them home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The visit to Geoffrey passed off as delightfully as a visit might have been expected to pass off when it was the first day of smooth experience in a hitherto obstructed love-course.
waterfalls
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From this reading Dick could court her when he chose; stay away when he chose,—which was never; walk with her by winding streams and waterfalls and autumn scenery till dews and twilight sent them home.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The visit to Geoffrey passed off as delightfully as a visit might have been expected to pass off when it was the first day of smooth experience in a hitherto obstructed love-course.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dick could court her when he chose; stay away when he chose,—which was never; walk with her by winding streams and waterfalls and autumn scenery till dews and twilight sent them home.
winding
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From this reading Dick could court her when he chose; stay away when he chose,—which was never; walk with her by winding streams and waterfalls and autumn scenery till dews and twilight sent them home.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dick could court her when he chose; stay away when he chose,—which was never; walk with her by winding streams and waterfalls and autumn scenery till dews and twilight sent them home.
