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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 In a single night the wind flew into the east, and clouds swept into the sky, and thermometers and barometers went down with a run together.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading E TENEBRIS LUX Wild weather set in after Ascot.
aggrieved
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From this reading The Bride came down shivering and aggrieved; the whims and frailties of the English climate were new to her, and sufficiently disagreeable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a single night the wind flew into the east, and clouds swept into the sky, and thermometers and barometers went down with a run together.
Ascot
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From this reading E TENEBRIS LUX Wild weather set in after Ascot.
barometers
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From this reading In a single night the wind flew into the east, and clouds swept into the sky, and thermometers and barometers went down with a run together.
bed
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From this reading One went to bed on a warm, still, oppressive night in June; one got up four months later, in the rough October weather.
break-up
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From this reading The break-up was sudden; in England it generally is.
Bride
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From this reading The Bride came down shivering and aggrieved; the whims and frailties of the English climate were new to her, and sufficiently disagreeable.
came
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From this reading The Bride came down shivering and aggrieved; the whims and frailties of the English climate were new to her, and sufficiently disagreeable.
climate
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From this reading The Bride came down shivering and aggrieved; the whims and frailties of the English climate were new to her, and sufficiently disagreeable.
clouds
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From this reading In a single night the wind flew into the east, and clouds swept into the sky, and thermometers and barometers went down with a run together.
disagreeable
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From this reading The Bride came down shivering and aggrieved; the whims and frailties of the English climate were new to her, and sufficiently disagreeable.
down
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From this reading In a single night the wind flew into the east, and clouds swept into the sky, and thermometers and barometers went down with a run together.
E
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From this reading E TENEBRIS LUX Wild weather set in after Ascot.
east
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From this reading In a single night the wind flew into the east, and clouds swept into the sky, and thermometers and barometers went down with a run together.
England
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From this reading The break-up was sudden; in England it generally is.
English
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From this reading The Bride came down shivering and aggrieved; the whims and frailties of the English climate were new to her, and sufficiently disagreeable.
flew
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From this reading In a single night the wind flew into the east, and clouds swept into the sky, and thermometers and barometers went down with a run together.
four
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From this reading One went to bed on a warm, still, oppressive night in June; one got up four months later, in the rough October weather.
frailties
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From this reading The Bride came down shivering and aggrieved; the whims and frailties of the English climate were new to her, and sufficiently disagreeable.
generally
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From this reading The break-up was sudden; in England it generally is.
got
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From this reading One went to bed on a warm, still, oppressive night in June; one got up four months later, in the rough October weather.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Bride came down shivering and aggrieved; the whims and frailties of the English climate were new to her, and sufficiently disagreeable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading E TENEBRIS LUX Wild weather set in after Ascot.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In a single night the wind flew into the east, and clouds swept into the sky, and thermometers and barometers went down with a run together.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The break-up was sudden; in England it generally is.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The break-up was sudden; in England it generally is.
June
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From this reading One went to bed on a warm, still, oppressive night in June; one got up four months later, in the rough October weather.
later
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From this reading One went to bed on a warm, still, oppressive night in June; one got up four months later, in the rough October weather.
LUX
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From this reading E TENEBRIS LUX Wild weather set in after Ascot.
months
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From this reading One went to bed on a warm, still, oppressive night in June; one got up four months later, in the rough October weather.
new
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From this reading The Bride came down shivering and aggrieved; the whims and frailties of the English climate were new to her, and sufficiently disagreeable.
night
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From this reading In a single night the wind flew into the east, and clouds swept into the sky, and thermometers and barometers went down with a run together.
October
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From this reading One went to bed on a warm, still, oppressive night in June; one got up four months later, in the rough October weather.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Bride came down shivering and aggrieved; the whims and frailties of the English climate were new to her, and sufficiently disagreeable.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One went to bed on a warm, still, oppressive night in June; one got up four months later, in the rough October weather.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One went to bed on a warm, still, oppressive night in June; one got up four months later, in the rough October weather.
oppressive
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From this reading One went to bed on a warm, still, oppressive night in June; one got up four months later, in the rough October weather.
rough
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From this reading One went to bed on a warm, still, oppressive night in June; one got up four months later, in the rough October weather.
run
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From this reading In a single night the wind flew into the east, and clouds swept into the sky, and thermometers and barometers went down with a run together.
set
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From this reading E TENEBRIS LUX Wild weather set in after Ascot.
shivering
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From this reading The Bride came down shivering and aggrieved; the whims and frailties of the English climate were new to her, and sufficiently disagreeable.
single
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From this reading In a single night the wind flew into the east, and clouds swept into the sky, and thermometers and barometers went down with a run together.
sky
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From this reading In a single night the wind flew into the east, and clouds swept into the sky, and thermometers and barometers went down with a run together.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One went to bed on a warm, still, oppressive night in June; one got up four months later, in the rough October weather.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The break-up was sudden; in England it generally is.
sufficiently
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From this reading The Bride came down shivering and aggrieved; the whims and frailties of the English climate were new to her, and sufficiently disagreeable.
swept
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From this reading In a single night the wind flew into the east, and clouds swept into the sky, and thermometers and barometers went down with a run together.
TENEBRIS
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From this reading E TENEBRIS LUX Wild weather set in after Ascot.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The break-up was sudden; in England it generally is.
thermometers
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From this reading In a single night the wind flew into the east, and clouds swept into the sky, and thermometers and barometers went down with a run together.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One went to bed on a warm, still, oppressive night in June; one got up four months later, in the rough October weather.
together
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From this reading In a single night the wind flew into the east, and clouds swept into the sky, and thermometers and barometers went down with a run together.
up
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From this reading One went to bed on a warm, still, oppressive night in June; one got up four months later, in the rough October weather.
warm
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From this reading One went to bed on a warm, still, oppressive night in June; one got up four months later, in the rough October weather.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The break-up was sudden; in England it generally is.
weather
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From this reading E TENEBRIS LUX Wild weather set in after Ascot.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a single night the wind flew into the east, and clouds swept into the sky, and thermometers and barometers went down with a run together.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Bride came down shivering and aggrieved; the whims and frailties of the English climate were new to her, and sufficiently disagreeable.
whims
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From this reading The Bride came down shivering and aggrieved; the whims and frailties of the English climate were new to her, and sufficiently disagreeable.
Wild
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From this reading E TENEBRIS LUX Wild weather set in after Ascot.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a single night the wind flew into the east, and clouds swept into the sky, and thermometers and barometers went down with a run together.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In a single night the wind flew into the east, and clouds swept into the sky, and thermometers and barometers went down with a run together.
