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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 Doll Bilby, having ruined the fortunes of a Student of Divinity, now turns her powers upon a_ DIVINE.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It came in foot after foot of dazzling snow, at first snowing only in the night, the sun sparkling out brightly in the daytime.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But by the New Year (the snow already standing up to the window-sills and over the fences) the winter grew black.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as the harvest was in and the grave of Jared Bilby was filled, winter came raging in with unwonted ferocity.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as the harvest was in and the grave of Jared Bilby was filled, winter came raging in with unwonted ferocity.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It came in foot after foot of dazzling snow, at first snowing only in the night, the sun sparkling out brightly in the daytime.
Bilby
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From this reading Doll Bilby, having ruined the fortunes of a Student of Divinity, now turns her powers upon a_ DIVINE.
black
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From this reading But by the New Year (the snow already standing up to the window-sills and over the fences) the winter grew black.
brightly
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From this reading It came in foot after foot of dazzling snow, at first snowing only in the night, the sun sparkling out brightly in the daytime.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But by the New Year (the snow already standing up to the window-sills and over the fences) the winter grew black.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But by the New Year (the snow already standing up to the window-sills and over the fences) the winter grew black.
came
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From this reading As soon as the harvest was in and the grave of Jared Bilby was filled, winter came raging in with unwonted ferocity.
daytime
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From this reading It came in foot after foot of dazzling snow, at first snowing only in the night, the sun sparkling out brightly in the daytime.
dazzling
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From this reading It came in foot after foot of dazzling snow, at first snowing only in the night, the sun sparkling out brightly in the daytime.
DIVINE
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From this reading Doll Bilby, having ruined the fortunes of a Student of Divinity, now turns her powers upon a_ DIVINE.
Divinity
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From this reading Doll Bilby, having ruined the fortunes of a Student of Divinity, now turns her powers upon a_ DIVINE.
Doll
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From this reading Doll Bilby, having ruined the fortunes of a Student of Divinity, now turns her powers upon a_ DIVINE.
fences
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From this reading But by the New Year (the snow already standing up to the window-sills and over the fences) the winter grew black.
ferocity
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From this reading As soon as the harvest was in and the grave of Jared Bilby was filled, winter came raging in with unwonted ferocity.
filled
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From this reading As soon as the harvest was in and the grave of Jared Bilby was filled, winter came raging in with unwonted ferocity.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It came in foot after foot of dazzling snow, at first snowing only in the night, the sun sparkling out brightly in the daytime.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It came in foot after foot of dazzling snow, at first snowing only in the night, the sun sparkling out brightly in the daytime.
fortunes
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From this reading Doll Bilby, having ruined the fortunes of a Student of Divinity, now turns her powers upon a_ DIVINE.
grave
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From this reading As soon as the harvest was in and the grave of Jared Bilby was filled, winter came raging in with unwonted ferocity.
grew
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From this reading But by the New Year (the snow already standing up to the window-sills and over the fences) the winter grew black.
harvest
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From this reading As soon as the harvest was in and the grave of Jared Bilby was filled, winter came raging in with unwonted ferocity.
Hate
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From this reading _Two Women sleep in the House of Hate.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Doll Bilby, having ruined the fortunes of a Student of Divinity, now turns her powers upon a_ DIVINE.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Doll Bilby, having ruined the fortunes of a Student of Divinity, now turns her powers upon a_ DIVINE.
House
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From this reading _Two Women sleep in the House of Hate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Two Women sleep in the House of Hate.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It came in foot after foot of dazzling snow, at first snowing only in the night, the sun sparkling out brightly in the daytime.
Jared
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From this reading As soon as the harvest was in and the grave of Jared Bilby was filled, winter came raging in with unwonted ferocity.
New
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From this reading But by the New Year (the snow already standing up to the window-sills and over the fences) the winter grew black.
night
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From this reading It came in foot after foot of dazzling snow, at first snowing only in the night, the sun sparkling out brightly in the daytime.
now
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From this reading Doll Bilby, having ruined the fortunes of a Student of Divinity, now turns her powers upon a_ DIVINE.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Two Women sleep in the House of Hate.
only
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From this reading It came in foot after foot of dazzling snow, at first snowing only in the night, the sun sparkling out brightly in the daytime.
out
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From this reading It came in foot after foot of dazzling snow, at first snowing only in the night, the sun sparkling out brightly in the daytime.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But by the New Year (the snow already standing up to the window-sills and over the fences) the winter grew black.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doll Bilby, having ruined the fortunes of a Student of Divinity, now turns her powers upon a_ DIVINE.
raging
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From this reading As soon as the harvest was in and the grave of Jared Bilby was filled, winter came raging in with unwonted ferocity.
ruined
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From this reading Doll Bilby, having ruined the fortunes of a Student of Divinity, now turns her powers upon a_ DIVINE.
sleep
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From this reading _Two Women sleep in the House of Hate.
snow
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From this reading It came in foot after foot of dazzling snow, at first snowing only in the night, the sun sparkling out brightly in the daytime.
snowing
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From this reading It came in foot after foot of dazzling snow, at first snowing only in the night, the sun sparkling out brightly in the daytime.
soon
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From this reading As soon as the harvest was in and the grave of Jared Bilby was filled, winter came raging in with unwonted ferocity.
sparkling
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From this reading It came in foot after foot of dazzling snow, at first snowing only in the night, the sun sparkling out brightly in the daytime.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But by the New Year (the snow already standing up to the window-sills and over the fences) the winter grew black.
Student
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From this reading Doll Bilby, having ruined the fortunes of a Student of Divinity, now turns her powers upon a_ DIVINE.
sun
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From this reading It came in foot after foot of dazzling snow, at first snowing only in the night, the sun sparkling out brightly in the daytime.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Two Women sleep in the House of Hate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But by the New Year (the snow already standing up to the window-sills and over the fences) the winter grew black.
turns
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From this reading Doll Bilby, having ruined the fortunes of a Student of Divinity, now turns her powers upon a_ DIVINE.
Two
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From this reading _Two Women sleep in the House of Hate.
unwonted
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From this reading As soon as the harvest was in and the grave of Jared Bilby was filled, winter came raging in with unwonted ferocity.
up
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From this reading But by the New Year (the snow already standing up to the window-sills and over the fences) the winter grew black.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Doll Bilby, having ruined the fortunes of a Student of Divinity, now turns her powers upon a_ DIVINE.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As soon as the harvest was in and the grave of Jared Bilby was filled, winter came raging in with unwonted ferocity.
window-sills
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From this reading But by the New Year (the snow already standing up to the window-sills and over the fences) the winter grew black.
winter
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From this reading As soon as the harvest was in and the grave of Jared Bilby was filled, winter came raging in with unwonted ferocity.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As soon as the harvest was in and the grave of Jared Bilby was filled, winter came raging in with unwonted ferocity.
Women
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From this reading _Two Women sleep in the House of Hate.
Year
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From this reading But by the New Year (the snow already standing up to the window-sills and over the fences) the winter grew black.
