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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 So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
America
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From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
anticipation
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From this reading Realization in this instance lacked the delight of anticipation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
autumn
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From this reading The flat was now furnished, and the beginning of autumn saw it occupied by the two friends.
Back
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From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
became
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From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The flat was now furnished, and the beginning of autumn saw it occupied by the two friends.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
came
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From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
chill
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From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
concerned
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From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
curtain
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From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
delight
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From this reading Realization in this instance lacked the delight of anticipation.
Europe
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From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
evenings
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From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
fallen
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From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
far
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From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
filtered
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From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
flat
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From this reading The flat was now furnished, and the beginning of autumn saw it occupied by the two friends.
friends
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From this reading The flat was now furnished, and the beginning of autumn saw it occupied by the two friends.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
furnished
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From this reading The flat was now furnished, and the beginning of autumn saw it occupied by the two friends.
girls
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From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
hill
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From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
Hudson
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From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
idlers
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From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Realization in this instance lacked the delight of anticipation.
instance
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From this reading Realization in this instance lacked the delight of anticipation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The flat was now furnished, and the beginning of autumn saw it occupied by the two friends.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
lacked
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From this reading Realization in this instance lacked the delight of anticipation.
letters
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From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
more
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From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
mountain
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From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
noon
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From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
now
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From this reading The flat was now furnished, and the beginning of autumn saw it occupied by the two friends.
occupied
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From this reading The flat was now furnished, and the beginning of autumn saw it occupied by the two friends.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
Petersburg
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From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
power
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From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
pretended
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From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
Realization
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From this reading Realization in this instance lacked the delight of anticipation.
saw
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From this reading The flat was now furnished, and the beginning of autumn saw it occupied by the two friends.
sea
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From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
shore
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From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
St
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From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
SUMMER
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From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
sun
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From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Realization in this instance lacked the delight of anticipation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
town
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From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
two
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From this reading The flat was now furnished, and the beginning of autumn saw it occupied by the two friends.
undiminished
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From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
waned
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From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
warm-weather
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From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
