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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 OLD HOME MEANWHILE More than a year had now gone by since Henry left home, and meanwhile, with the exception of Dot's baptism, there had been no exciting changes to record.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE OLD HOME MEANWHILE More than a year had now gone by since Henry left home, and meanwhile, with the exception of Dot's baptism, there had been no exciting changes to record.
answer
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From this reading "Home at last, father dear!" they had said, helping him off with his coat; and sometimes when he felt bright he would answer,-- "Yes, my dear, night brings crows home."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Every morning James Mesurier had risen at half-past six,--though he no longer imposed that hour of rising upon his daughters,--breakfasted at eight, and reached his office at nine.
baptism
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From this reading THE OLD HOME MEANWHILE More than a year had now gone by since Henry left home, and meanwhile, with the exception of Dot's baptism, there had been no exciting changes to record.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE OLD HOME MEANWHILE More than a year had now gone by since Henry left home, and meanwhile, with the exception of Dot's baptism, there had been no exciting changes to record.
bid
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From this reading Every evening during those months, punctually at half-past six his latch-key had rattled in the front-door lock, and one or other of his daughters had hurried out at the sound to bid him welcome home.
breakfasted
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From this reading Every morning James Mesurier had risen at half-past six,--though he no longer imposed that hour of rising upon his daughters,--breakfasted at eight, and reached his office at nine.
bright
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From this reading "Home at last, father dear!" they had said, helping him off with his coat; and sometimes when he felt bright he would answer,-- "Yes, my dear, night brings crows home."
brings
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From this reading "Home at last, father dear!" they had said, helping him off with his coat; and sometimes when he felt bright he would answer,-- "Yes, my dear, night brings crows home."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE OLD HOME MEANWHILE More than a year had now gone by since Henry left home, and meanwhile, with the exception of Dot's baptism, there had been no exciting changes to record.
changes
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From this reading THE OLD HOME MEANWHILE More than a year had now gone by since Henry left home, and meanwhile, with the exception of Dot's baptism, there had been no exciting changes to record.
coat
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From this reading "Home at last, father dear!" they had said, helping him off with his coat; and sometimes when he felt bright he would answer,-- "Yes, my dear, night brings crows home."
crows
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From this reading "Home at last, father dear!" they had said, helping him off with his coat; and sometimes when he felt bright he would answer,-- "Yes, my dear, night brings crows home."
daughters
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From this reading Every morning James Mesurier had risen at half-past six,--though he no longer imposed that hour of rising upon his daughters,--breakfasted at eight, and reached his office at nine.
dear
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From this reading "Home at last, father dear!" they had said, helping him off with his coat; and sometimes when he felt bright he would answer,-- "Yes, my dear, night brings crows home."
Dot's
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From this reading THE OLD HOME MEANWHILE More than a year had now gone by since Henry left home, and meanwhile, with the exception of Dot's baptism, there had been no exciting changes to record.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Every evening during those months, punctually at half-past six his latch-key had rattled in the front-door lock, and one or other of his daughters had hurried out at the sound to bid him welcome home.
eight
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From this reading Every morning James Mesurier had risen at half-past six,--though he no longer imposed that hour of rising upon his daughters,--breakfasted at eight, and reached his office at nine.
evening
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From this reading Every evening during those months, punctually at half-past six his latch-key had rattled in the front-door lock, and one or other of his daughters had hurried out at the sound to bid him welcome home.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every morning James Mesurier had risen at half-past six,--though he no longer imposed that hour of rising upon his daughters,--breakfasted at eight, and reached his office at nine.
exception
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From this reading THE OLD HOME MEANWHILE More than a year had now gone by since Henry left home, and meanwhile, with the exception of Dot's baptism, there had been no exciting changes to record.
exciting
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From this reading THE OLD HOME MEANWHILE More than a year had now gone by since Henry left home, and meanwhile, with the exception of Dot's baptism, there had been no exciting changes to record.
father
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From this reading "Home at last, father dear!" they had said, helping him off with his coat; and sometimes when he felt bright he would answer,-- "Yes, my dear, night brings crows home."
felt
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From this reading "Home at last, father dear!" they had said, helping him off with his coat; and sometimes when he felt bright he would answer,-- "Yes, my dear, night brings crows home."
front-door
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From this reading Every evening during those months, punctually at half-past six his latch-key had rattled in the front-door lock, and one or other of his daughters had hurried out at the sound to bid him welcome home.
gone
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From this reading THE OLD HOME MEANWHILE More than a year had now gone by since Henry left home, and meanwhile, with the exception of Dot's baptism, there had been no exciting changes to record.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE OLD HOME MEANWHILE More than a year had now gone by since Henry left home, and meanwhile, with the exception of Dot's baptism, there had been no exciting changes to record.
half-past
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From this reading Every morning James Mesurier had risen at half-past six,--though he no longer imposed that hour of rising upon his daughters,--breakfasted at eight, and reached his office at nine.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every morning James Mesurier had risen at half-past six,--though he no longer imposed that hour of rising upon his daughters,--breakfasted at eight, and reached his office at nine.
helping
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From this reading "Home at last, father dear!" they had said, helping him off with his coat; and sometimes when he felt bright he would answer,-- "Yes, my dear, night brings crows home."
Henry
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From this reading THE OLD HOME MEANWHILE More than a year had now gone by since Henry left home, and meanwhile, with the exception of Dot's baptism, there had been no exciting changes to record.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every evening during those months, punctually at half-past six his latch-key had rattled in the front-door lock, and one or other of his daughters had hurried out at the sound to bid him welcome home.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every morning James Mesurier had risen at half-past six,--though he no longer imposed that hour of rising upon his daughters,--breakfasted at eight, and reached his office at nine.
HOME
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From this reading THE OLD HOME MEANWHILE More than a year had now gone by since Henry left home, and meanwhile, with the exception of Dot's baptism, there had been no exciting changes to record.
hour
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From this reading Every morning James Mesurier had risen at half-past six,--though he no longer imposed that hour of rising upon his daughters,--breakfasted at eight, and reached his office at nine.
hurried
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From this reading Every evening during those months, punctually at half-past six his latch-key had rattled in the front-door lock, and one or other of his daughters had hurried out at the sound to bid him welcome home.
imposed
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From this reading Every morning James Mesurier had risen at half-past six,--though he no longer imposed that hour of rising upon his daughters,--breakfasted at eight, and reached his office at nine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every evening during those months, punctually at half-past six his latch-key had rattled in the front-door lock, and one or other of his daughters had hurried out at the sound to bid him welcome home.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps uneventfulness is part of the security of a real home.
James
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From this reading Every morning James Mesurier had risen at half-past six,--though he no longer imposed that hour of rising upon his daughters,--breakfasted at eight, and reached his office at nine.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Home at last, father dear!" they had said, helping him off with his coat; and sometimes when he felt bright he would answer,-- "Yes, my dear, night brings crows home."
latch-key
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From this reading Every evening during those months, punctually at half-past six his latch-key had rattled in the front-door lock, and one or other of his daughters had hurried out at the sound to bid him welcome home.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE OLD HOME MEANWHILE More than a year had now gone by since Henry left home, and meanwhile, with the exception of Dot's baptism, there had been no exciting changes to record.
lock
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From this reading Every evening during those months, punctually at half-past six his latch-key had rattled in the front-door lock, and one or other of his daughters had hurried out at the sound to bid him welcome home.
longer
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From this reading Every morning James Mesurier had risen at half-past six,--though he no longer imposed that hour of rising upon his daughters,--breakfasted at eight, and reached his office at nine.
MEANWHILEnounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE OLD HOME MEANWHILE More than a year had now gone by since Henry left home, and meanwhile, with the exception of Dot's baptism, there had been no exciting changes to record.
Mesurier
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From this reading Every morning James Mesurier had risen at half-past six,--though he no longer imposed that hour of rising upon his daughters,--breakfasted at eight, and reached his office at nine.
months
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From this reading Every evening during those months, punctually at half-past six his latch-key had rattled in the front-door lock, and one or other of his daughters had hurried out at the sound to bid him welcome home.
More
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From this reading THE OLD HOME MEANWHILE More than a year had now gone by since Henry left home, and meanwhile, with the exception of Dot's baptism, there had been no exciting changes to record.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every morning James Mesurier had risen at half-past six,--though he no longer imposed that hour of rising upon his daughters,--breakfasted at eight, and reached his office at nine.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Home at last, father dear!" they had said, helping him off with his coat; and sometimes when he felt bright he would answer,-- "Yes, my dear, night brings crows home."
night
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From this reading "Home at last, father dear!" they had said, helping him off with his coat; and sometimes when he felt bright he would answer,-- "Yes, my dear, night brings crows home."
nine
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From this reading Every morning James Mesurier had risen at half-past six,--though he no longer imposed that hour of rising upon his daughters,--breakfasted at eight, and reached his office at nine.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE OLD HOME MEANWHILE More than a year had now gone by since Henry left home, and meanwhile, with the exception of Dot's baptism, there had been no exciting changes to record.
now
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From this reading THE OLD HOME MEANWHILE More than a year had now gone by since Henry left home, and meanwhile, with the exception of Dot's baptism, there had been no exciting changes to record.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OLD HOME MEANWHILE More than a year had now gone by since Henry left home, and meanwhile, with the exception of Dot's baptism, there had been no exciting changes to record.
off
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From this reading "Home at last, father dear!" they had said, helping him off with his coat; and sometimes when he felt bright he would answer,-- "Yes, my dear, night brings crows home."
office
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From this reading Every morning James Mesurier had risen at half-past six,--though he no longer imposed that hour of rising upon his daughters,--breakfasted at eight, and reached his office at nine.
OLD
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From this reading THE OLD HOME MEANWHILE More than a year had now gone by since Henry left home, and meanwhile, with the exception of Dot's baptism, there had been no exciting changes to record.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every evening during those months, punctually at half-past six his latch-key had rattled in the front-door lock, and one or other of his daughters had hurried out at the sound to bid him welcome home.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Every evening during those months, punctually at half-past six his latch-key had rattled in the front-door lock, and one or other of his daughters had hurried out at the sound to bid him welcome home.
other
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From this reading Every evening during those months, punctually at half-past six his latch-key had rattled in the front-door lock, and one or other of his daughters had hurried out at the sound to bid him welcome home.
out
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From this reading Every evening during those months, punctually at half-past six his latch-key had rattled in the front-door lock, and one or other of his daughters had hurried out at the sound to bid him welcome home.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps uneventfulness is part of the security of a real home.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps uneventfulness is part of the security of a real home.
punctually
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From this reading Every evening during those months, punctually at half-past six his latch-key had rattled in the front-door lock, and one or other of his daughters had hurried out at the sound to bid him welcome home.
rattled
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From this reading Every evening during those months, punctually at half-past six his latch-key had rattled in the front-door lock, and one or other of his daughters had hurried out at the sound to bid him welcome home.
reached
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From this reading Every morning James Mesurier had risen at half-past six,--though he no longer imposed that hour of rising upon his daughters,--breakfasted at eight, and reached his office at nine.
real
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From this reading Perhaps uneventfulness is part of the security of a real home.
record
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From this reading THE OLD HOME MEANWHILE More than a year had now gone by since Henry left home, and meanwhile, with the exception of Dot's baptism, there had been no exciting changes to record.
risen
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From this reading Every morning James Mesurier had risen at half-past six,--though he no longer imposed that hour of rising upon his daughters,--breakfasted at eight, and reached his office at nine.
rising
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From this reading Every morning James Mesurier had risen at half-past six,--though he no longer imposed that hour of rising upon his daughters,--breakfasted at eight, and reached his office at nine.
said
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From this reading "Home at last, father dear!" they had said, helping him off with his coat; and sometimes when he felt bright he would answer,-- "Yes, my dear, night brings crows home."
security
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From this reading Perhaps uneventfulness is part of the security of a real home.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading THE OLD HOME MEANWHILE More than a year had now gone by since Henry left home, and meanwhile, with the exception of Dot's baptism, there had been no exciting changes to record.
six
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From this reading Every morning James Mesurier had risen at half-past six,--though he no longer imposed that hour of rising upon his daughters,--breakfasted at eight, and reached his office at nine.
sometimes
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From this reading "Home at last, father dear!" they had said, helping him off with his coat; and sometimes when he felt bright he would answer,-- "Yes, my dear, night brings crows home."
sound
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From this reading Every evening during those months, punctually at half-past six his latch-key had rattled in the front-door lock, and one or other of his daughters had hurried out at the sound to bid him welcome home.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE OLD HOME MEANWHILE More than a year had now gone by since Henry left home, and meanwhile, with the exception of Dot's baptism, there had been no exciting changes to record.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every morning James Mesurier had risen at half-past six,--though he no longer imposed that hour of rising upon his daughters,--breakfasted at eight, and reached his office at nine.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD HOME MEANWHILE More than a year had now gone by since Henry left home, and meanwhile, with the exception of Dot's baptism, there had been no exciting changes to record.
there
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From this reading THE OLD HOME MEANWHILE More than a year had now gone by since Henry left home, and meanwhile, with the exception of Dot's baptism, there had been no exciting changes to record.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Home at last, father dear!" they had said, helping him off with his coat; and sometimes when he felt bright he would answer,-- "Yes, my dear, night brings crows home."
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Every evening during those months, punctually at half-past six his latch-key had rattled in the front-door lock, and one or other of his daughters had hurried out at the sound to bid him welcome home.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Every morning James Mesurier had risen at half-past six,--though he no longer imposed that hour of rising upon his daughters,--breakfasted at eight, and reached his office at nine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE OLD HOME MEANWHILE More than a year had now gone by since Henry left home, and meanwhile, with the exception of Dot's baptism, there had been no exciting changes to record.
uneventfulness
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From this reading Perhaps uneventfulness is part of the security of a real home.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Every morning James Mesurier had risen at half-past six,--though he no longer imposed that hour of rising upon his daughters,--breakfasted at eight, and reached his office at nine.
welcome
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From this reading Every evening during those months, punctually at half-past six his latch-key had rattled in the front-door lock, and one or other of his daughters had hurried out at the sound to bid him welcome home.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Home at last, father dear!" they had said, helping him off with his coat; and sometimes when he felt bright he would answer,-- "Yes, my dear, night brings crows home."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE OLD HOME MEANWHILE More than a year had now gone by since Henry left home, and meanwhile, with the exception of Dot's baptism, there had been no exciting changes to record.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Home at last, father dear!" they had said, helping him off with his coat; and sometimes when he felt bright he would answer,-- "Yes, my dear, night brings crows home."
year
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From this reading THE OLD HOME MEANWHILE More than a year had now gone by since Henry left home, and meanwhile, with the exception of Dot's baptism, there had been no exciting changes to record.
Yes
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From this reading "Home at last, father dear!" they had said, helping him off with his coat; and sometimes when he felt bright he would answer,-- "Yes, my dear, night brings crows home."
