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10th
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From this reading Such were a part of Miss Ransome’s reflections on the 10th of March.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Such were a part of Miss Ransome’s reflections on the 10th of March.
according
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From this reading The spring drew on disagreeably, according to its vernal wont.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
anemone
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From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As to the temperature, what did that matter in London?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Warmed by every one else’s fire as well as your own, you had pity enough and to spare for shiverers in the odious country, but not much need for compassion yourself.
compassion
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From this reading Warmed by every one else’s fire as well as your own, you had pity enough and to spare for shiverers in the odious country, but not much need for compassion yourself.
country
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From this reading Warmed by every one else’s fire as well as your own, you had pity enough and to spare for shiverers in the odious country, but not much need for compassion yourself.
days
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From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
disagreeably
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From this reading The spring drew on disagreeably, according to its vernal wont.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The spring drew on disagreeably, according to its vernal wont.
else's
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From this reading Warmed by every one else’s fire as well as your own, you had pity enough and to spare for shiverers in the odious country, but not much need for compassion yourself.
enough
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From this reading Warmed by every one else’s fire as well as your own, you had pity enough and to spare for shiverers in the odious country, but not much need for compassion yourself.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Warmed by every one else’s fire as well as your own, you had pity enough and to spare for shiverers in the odious country, but not much need for compassion yourself.
fields
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From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
fire
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From this reading Warmed by every one else’s fire as well as your own, you had pity enough and to spare for shiverers in the odious country, but not much need for compassion yourself.
flower-baskets
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From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Warmed by every one else’s fire as well as your own, you had pity enough and to spare for shiverers in the odious country, but not much need for compassion yourself.
France
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From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Warmed by every one else’s fire as well as your own, you had pity enough and to spare for shiverers in the odious country, but not much need for compassion yourself.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The spring drew on disagreeably, according to its vernal wont.
lengthening
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From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
London
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From this reading As to the temperature, what did that matter in London?
March
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From this reading Such were a part of Miss Ransome’s reflections on the 10th of March.
matter
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From this reading As to the temperature, what did that matter in London?
Miss
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From this reading Such were a part of Miss Ransome’s reflections on the 10th of March.
much
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From this reading Warmed by every one else’s fire as well as your own, you had pity enough and to spare for shiverers in the odious country, but not much need for compassion yourself.
narcissus
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From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Warmed by every one else’s fire as well as your own, you had pity enough and to spare for shiverers in the odious country, but not much need for compassion yourself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
odious
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From this reading Warmed by every one else’s fire as well as your own, you had pity enough and to spare for shiverers in the odious country, but not much need for compassion yourself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The spring drew on disagreeably, according to its vernal wont.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Warmed by every one else’s fire as well as your own, you had pity enough and to spare for shiverers in the odious country, but not much need for compassion yourself.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
own
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From this reading Warmed by every one else’s fire as well as your own, you had pity enough and to spare for shiverers in the odious country, but not much need for compassion yourself.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such were a part of Miss Ransome’s reflections on the 10th of March.
pity
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From this reading Warmed by every one else’s fire as well as your own, you had pity enough and to spare for shiverers in the odious country, but not much need for compassion yourself.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
Ransome's
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From this reading Such were a part of Miss Ransome’s reflections on the 10th of March.
reflections
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From this reading Such were a part of Miss Ransome’s reflections on the 10th of March.
round
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From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
scenting
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From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
Scilly
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From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
sea
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From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
sheets
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From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
shiverers
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From this reading Warmed by every one else’s fire as well as your own, you had pity enough and to spare for shiverers in the odious country, but not much need for compassion yourself.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
spare
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From this reading Warmed by every one else’s fire as well as your own, you had pity enough and to spare for shiverers in the odious country, but not much need for compassion yourself.
spreading
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From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
spring
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From this reading The spring drew on disagreeably, according to its vernal wont.
streets
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From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such were a part of Miss Ransome’s reflections on the 10th of March.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
temperature
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From this reading As to the temperature, what did that matter in London?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The spring drew on disagreeably, according to its vernal wont.
thermometer
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From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The spring drew on disagreeably, according to its vernal wont.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
town-dweller
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From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
vernal
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From this reading The spring drew on disagreeably, according to its vernal wont.
wane
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From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
Warmed
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From this reading Warmed by every one else’s fire as well as your own, you had pity enough and to spare for shiverers in the odious country, but not much need for compassion yourself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
well
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From this reading Warmed by every one else’s fire as well as your own, you had pity enough and to spare for shiverers in the odious country, but not much need for compassion yourself.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
winter
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From this reading But if the thermometer did not tell that winter was on the wane, the lengthening days did so, and the flower-baskets in the streets told the town-dweller what sheets of anemone and narcissus were spreading over the pleasant fields of France, and scenting the sea round Scilly.
wont
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From this reading The spring drew on disagreeably, according to its vernal wont.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Warmed by every one else’s fire as well as your own, you had pity enough and to spare for shiverers in the odious country, but not much need for compassion yourself.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Warmed by every one else’s fire as well as your own, you had pity enough and to spare for shiverers in the odious country, but not much need for compassion yourself.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Warmed by every one else’s fire as well as your own, you had pity enough and to spare for shiverers in the odious country, but not much need for compassion yourself.
