adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
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 AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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.
autumnnounUS /ˈɔːtəm/
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
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.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
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 AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It chanced that Dick on that very day was called away from Mellstock.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And then came a series of several happy days, of the same undisturbed serenity.
chancedverbUS /tʃænst/
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading It chanced that Dick on that very day was called away from Mellstock.
choseverbUS /tʃoʊz/
inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
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.
chosennounUS /ˈtʃoʊzən/
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
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.
ChurchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
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.
courtnounUS /kɔːrt/
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
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.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading And then came a series of several happy days, of the same undisturbed serenity.
delightfullyadverbUS /dɪˈlaɪtfəli/
in a delightful manner
From this reading AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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.
dewsnounUS /duːz/
plural of “dew” — water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
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.
DicknounUS /dɪk/
someone who is a detective
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 /druː/
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
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.
expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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.
experienceverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriəns/
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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.
GAININGverbUS /ˈɡeɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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.
Geoffrey
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From this reading AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading And then came a series of several happy days, of the same undisturbed serenity.
HarvestnounUS /ˈhɑːrvəst/
the yield from plants in a single growing season
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 AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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 AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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.
hithertoadverbUS /ˈhɪðɜːrˈtuː/
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at 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.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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 AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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 AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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 AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
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.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
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.
obstructedadjectiveUS /əbˈstrʌktɪd/
shut off to passage or view or hindered from action
From this reading AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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 AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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.
openingnounUS /ˈoʊpənɪŋ/
an open or empty space in or between things
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.
organnounUS /ˈɔːrɡən/
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
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.
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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.
POINTnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading And then came a series of several happy days, of the same undisturbed serenity.
scenerynounUS /ˈsiːnəri/
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
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.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
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.
seriesnounUS /ˈsɪriz/
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading And then came a series of several happy days, of the same undisturbed serenity.
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading And then came a series of several happy days, of the same undisturbed serenity.
smoothadjectiveUS /smuːð/
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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.
stayverbUS /steɪ/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
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.
streamsnounUS /striːmz/
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
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.
ThanksgivingnounUS /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
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 AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
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.
thusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
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 /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
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 AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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 time of day immediately following sunset
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.
undisturbedadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪˈstɜːrbd/
untroubled by interference or disturbance
From this reading And then came a series of several happy days, of the same undisturbed serenity.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading It chanced that Dick on that very day was called away from Mellstock.
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
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 AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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.
waterfallsnounUS /ˈwɔːtərfɔːlz/
plural of “waterfall” — a steep descent of the water of a river
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 AFTER GAINING HER POINT 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.
windingadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
marked by repeated turns and bends
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.
