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Wilton School

Chapter XI

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MOVING HOME.
School again--Leaving the farm--Like father, like son--Tea for two--The doctor retires--Miss Parker's oration.
Clouds and sunshine, sunshine and clouds.
So runs the world away.
Equally necessary, sorrow and gladness are as the rains and sunbeams for the fruits of the earth.
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Wilton School

Chapter XI

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
MOVING HOME.
Line 2
School again--Leaving the farm--Like father, like son--Tea for two--The doctor retires--Miss Parker's oration.
Line 3
Clouds and sunshine, sunshine and clouds.
Line 4
So runs the world away.
Line 5
Equally necessary, sorrow and gladness are as the rains and sunbeams for the fruits of the earth.

Learner Dictionary

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

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “School again--Leaving the farm--Like father, like son--Tea for two--The doctor retires--Miss Parker's oration.”

Doctor noun US /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “School again--Leaving the farm--Like father, like son--Tea for two--The doctor retires--Miss Parker's oration.”

Equally noun US /ˈequally/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Equally necessary, sorrow and gladness are as the rains and sunbeams for the fruits of the earth.”

All words in this reading · 36

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againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading School again--Leaving the farm--Like father, like son--Tea for two--The doctor retires--Miss Parker's oration.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Clouds and sunshine, sunshine and clouds.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Equally necessary, sorrow and gladness are as the rains and sunbeams for the fruits of the earth.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Equally necessary, sorrow and gladness are as the rains and sunbeams for the fruits of the earth.

away

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From this reading So runs the world away.

Clouds

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From this reading Clouds and sunshine, sunshine and clouds.

doctornounUS /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading School again--Leaving the farm--Like father, like son--Tea for two--The doctor retires--Miss Parker's oration.

earth

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From this reading Equally necessary, sorrow and gladness are as the rains and sunbeams for the fruits of the earth.

EquallynounUS /ˈequally/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Equally necessary, sorrow and gladness are as the rains and sunbeams for the fruits of the earth.

farm

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From this reading School again--Leaving the farm--Like father, like son--Tea for two--The doctor retires--Miss Parker's oration.

father

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From this reading School again--Leaving the farm--Like father, like son--Tea for two--The doctor retires--Miss Parker's oration.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading School again--Leaving the farm--Like father, like son--Tea for two--The doctor retires--Miss Parker's oration.

fruits

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From this reading Equally necessary, sorrow and gladness are as the rains and sunbeams for the fruits of the earth.

gladness

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From this reading Equally necessary, sorrow and gladness are as the rains and sunbeams for the fruits of the earth.

HOME

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From this reading MOVING HOME.

Leaving

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From this reading School again--Leaving the farm--Like father, like son--Tea for two--The doctor retires--Miss Parker's oration.

Like

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From this reading School again--Leaving the farm--Like father, like son--Tea for two--The doctor retires--Miss Parker's oration.

Miss

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From this reading School again--Leaving the farm--Like father, like son--Tea for two--The doctor retires--Miss Parker's oration.

MOVING

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From this reading MOVING HOME.

necessary

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From this reading Equally necessary, sorrow and gladness are as the rains and sunbeams for the fruits of the earth.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Equally necessary, sorrow and gladness are as the rains and sunbeams for the fruits of the earth.

oration

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From this reading School again--Leaving the farm--Like father, like son--Tea for two--The doctor retires--Miss Parker's oration.

Parker's

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From this reading School again--Leaving the farm--Like father, like son--Tea for two--The doctor retires--Miss Parker's oration.

rains

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From this reading Equally necessary, sorrow and gladness are as the rains and sunbeams for the fruits of the earth.

retires

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From this reading School again--Leaving the farm--Like father, like son--Tea for two--The doctor retires--Miss Parker's oration.

runs

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From this reading So runs the world away.

School

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From this reading School again--Leaving the farm--Like father, like son--Tea for two--The doctor retires--Miss Parker's oration.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So runs the world away.

son

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From this reading School again--Leaving the farm--Like father, like son--Tea for two--The doctor retires--Miss Parker's oration.

sorrow

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From this reading Equally necessary, sorrow and gladness are as the rains and sunbeams for the fruits of the earth.

sunbeams

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From this reading Equally necessary, sorrow and gladness are as the rains and sunbeams for the fruits of the earth.

sunshine

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From this reading Clouds and sunshine, sunshine and clouds.

Tea

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From this reading School again--Leaving the farm--Like father, like son--Tea for two--The doctor retires--Miss Parker's oration.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading School again--Leaving the farm--Like father, like son--Tea for two--The doctor retires--Miss Parker's oration.

two

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From this reading School again--Leaving the farm--Like father, like son--Tea for two--The doctor retires--Miss Parker's oration.

world

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From this reading So runs the world away.