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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 young men, who were sowing the last seeds, finished their day's work in silence, a silence that was as heavy as the grey, lowering sky overhead, and as sad as the damp, sullen-looking fields in November.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Even yesterday the gossamer had flown across the fields and hung fast to the bare bushes and tops of the few remaining turnips; to-day the first snow lay on the ground.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even yesterday the gossamer had flown across the fields and hung fast to the bare bushes and tops of the few remaining turnips; to-day the first snow lay on the ground.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The young men, who were sowing the last seeds, finished their day's work in silence, a silence that was as heavy as the grey, lowering sky overhead, and as sad as the damp, sullen-looking fields in November.
bare
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From this reading Even yesterday the gossamer had flown across the fields and hung fast to the bare bushes and tops of the few remaining turnips; to-day the first snow lay on the ground.
bushes
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From this reading Even yesterday the gossamer had flown across the fields and hung fast to the bare bushes and tops of the few remaining turnips; to-day the first snow lay on the ground.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was not much of it, but still it was wet and cold.
cold
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From this reading There was not much of it, but still it was wet and cold.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Winter had come during the night.
damp
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From this reading The young men, who were sowing the last seeds, finished their day's work in silence, a silence that was as heavy as the grey, lowering sky overhead, and as sad as the damp, sullen-looking fields in November.
day's
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From this reading The young men, who were sowing the last seeds, finished their day's work in silence, a silence that was as heavy as the grey, lowering sky overhead, and as sad as the damp, sullen-looking fields in November.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Winter had come during the night.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They had nothing pleasant to say to each other.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even yesterday the gossamer had flown across the fields and hung fast to the bare bushes and tops of the few remaining turnips; to-day the first snow lay on the ground.
fast
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From this reading Even yesterday the gossamer had flown across the fields and hung fast to the bare bushes and tops of the few remaining turnips; to-day the first snow lay on the ground.
few
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From this reading Even yesterday the gossamer had flown across the fields and hung fast to the bare bushes and tops of the few remaining turnips; to-day the first snow lay on the ground.
fields
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From this reading Even yesterday the gossamer had flown across the fields and hung fast to the bare bushes and tops of the few remaining turnips; to-day the first snow lay on the ground.
finished
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From this reading The young men, who were sowing the last seeds, finished their day's work in silence, a silence that was as heavy as the grey, lowering sky overhead, and as sad as the damp, sullen-looking fields in November.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even yesterday the gossamer had flown across the fields and hung fast to the bare bushes and tops of the few remaining turnips; to-day the first snow lay on the ground.
flown
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From this reading Even yesterday the gossamer had flown across the fields and hung fast to the bare bushes and tops of the few remaining turnips; to-day the first snow lay on the ground.
gossamer
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From this reading Even yesterday the gossamer had flown across the fields and hung fast to the bare bushes and tops of the few remaining turnips; to-day the first snow lay on the ground.
grey
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From this reading The young men, who were sowing the last seeds, finished their day's work in silence, a silence that was as heavy as the grey, lowering sky overhead, and as sad as the damp, sullen-looking fields in November.
ground
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From this reading Even yesterday the gossamer had flown across the fields and hung fast to the bare bushes and tops of the few remaining turnips; to-day the first snow lay on the ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Winter had come during the night.
heavy
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From this reading The young men, who were sowing the last seeds, finished their day's work in silence, a silence that was as heavy as the grey, lowering sky overhead, and as sad as the damp, sullen-looking fields in November.
hung
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From this reading Even yesterday the gossamer had flown across the fields and hung fast to the bare bushes and tops of the few remaining turnips; to-day the first snow lay on the ground.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The young men, who were sowing the last seeds, finished their day's work in silence, a silence that was as heavy as the grey, lowering sky overhead, and as sad as the damp, sullen-looking fields in November.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was not much of it, but still it was wet and cold.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young men, who were sowing the last seeds, finished their day's work in silence, a silence that was as heavy as the grey, lowering sky overhead, and as sad as the damp, sullen-looking fields in November.
lay
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From this reading Even yesterday the gossamer had flown across the fields and hung fast to the bare bushes and tops of the few remaining turnips; to-day the first snow lay on the ground.
lowering
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From this reading The young men, who were sowing the last seeds, finished their day's work in silence, a silence that was as heavy as the grey, lowering sky overhead, and as sad as the damp, sullen-looking fields in November.
men
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From this reading The young men, who were sowing the last seeds, finished their day's work in silence, a silence that was as heavy as the grey, lowering sky overhead, and as sad as the damp, sullen-looking fields in November.
much
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From this reading There was not much of it, but still it was wet and cold.
night
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From this reading Winter had come during the night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not much of it, but still it was wet and cold.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They had nothing pleasant to say to each other.
November
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From this reading The young men, who were sowing the last seeds, finished their day's work in silence, a silence that was as heavy as the grey, lowering sky overhead, and as sad as the damp, sullen-looking fields in November.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even yesterday the gossamer had flown across the fields and hung fast to the bare bushes and tops of the few remaining turnips; to-day the first snow lay on the ground.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Even yesterday the gossamer had flown across the fields and hung fast to the bare bushes and tops of the few remaining turnips; to-day the first snow lay on the ground.
other
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From this reading They had nothing pleasant to say to each other.
overhead
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From this reading The young men, who were sowing the last seeds, finished their day's work in silence, a silence that was as heavy as the grey, lowering sky overhead, and as sad as the damp, sullen-looking fields in November.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had nothing pleasant to say to each other.
remaining
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From this reading Even yesterday the gossamer had flown across the fields and hung fast to the bare bushes and tops of the few remaining turnips; to-day the first snow lay on the ground.
sad
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From this reading The young men, who were sowing the last seeds, finished their day's work in silence, a silence that was as heavy as the grey, lowering sky overhead, and as sad as the damp, sullen-looking fields in November.
say
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From this reading They had nothing pleasant to say to each other.
seeds
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From this reading The young men, who were sowing the last seeds, finished their day's work in silence, a silence that was as heavy as the grey, lowering sky overhead, and as sad as the damp, sullen-looking fields in November.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The young men, who were sowing the last seeds, finished their day's work in silence, a silence that was as heavy as the grey, lowering sky overhead, and as sad as the damp, sullen-looking fields in November.
sky
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From this reading The young men, who were sowing the last seeds, finished their day's work in silence, a silence that was as heavy as the grey, lowering sky overhead, and as sad as the damp, sullen-looking fields in November.
snow
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From this reading Even yesterday the gossamer had flown across the fields and hung fast to the bare bushes and tops of the few remaining turnips; to-day the first snow lay on the ground.
sowing
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From this reading The young men, who were sowing the last seeds, finished their day's work in silence, a silence that was as heavy as the grey, lowering sky overhead, and as sad as the damp, sullen-looking fields in November.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was not much of it, but still it was wet and cold.
sullen-looking
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From this reading The young men, who were sowing the last seeds, finished their day's work in silence, a silence that was as heavy as the grey, lowering sky overhead, and as sad as the damp, sullen-looking fields in November.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The young men, who were sowing the last seeds, finished their day's work in silence, a silence that was as heavy as the grey, lowering sky overhead, and as sad as the damp, sullen-looking fields in November.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Winter had come during the night.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The young men, who were sowing the last seeds, finished their day's work in silence, a silence that was as heavy as the grey, lowering sky overhead, and as sad as the damp, sullen-looking fields in November.
There
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From this reading There was not much of it, but still it was wet and cold.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had nothing pleasant to say to each other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even yesterday the gossamer had flown across the fields and hung fast to the bare bushes and tops of the few remaining turnips; to-day the first snow lay on the ground.
to-day
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From this reading Even yesterday the gossamer had flown across the fields and hung fast to the bare bushes and tops of the few remaining turnips; to-day the first snow lay on the ground.
tops
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From this reading Even yesterday the gossamer had flown across the fields and hung fast to the bare bushes and tops of the few remaining turnips; to-day the first snow lay on the ground.
turnips
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From this reading Even yesterday the gossamer had flown across the fields and hung fast to the bare bushes and tops of the few remaining turnips; to-day the first snow lay on the ground.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was not much of it, but still it was wet and cold.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The young men, who were sowing the last seeds, finished their day's work in silence, a silence that was as heavy as the grey, lowering sky overhead, and as sad as the damp, sullen-looking fields in November.
wet
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From this reading There was not much of it, but still it was wet and cold.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The young men, who were sowing the last seeds, finished their day's work in silence, a silence that was as heavy as the grey, lowering sky overhead, and as sad as the damp, sullen-looking fields in November.
Winter
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From this reading Winter had come during the night.
work
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From this reading The young men, who were sowing the last seeds, finished their day's work in silence, a silence that was as heavy as the grey, lowering sky overhead, and as sad as the damp, sullen-looking fields in November.
yesterday
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From this reading Even yesterday the gossamer had flown across the fields and hung fast to the bare bushes and tops of the few remaining turnips; to-day the first snow lay on the ground.
young
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From this reading The young men, who were sowing the last seeds, finished their day's work in silence, a silence that was as heavy as the grey, lowering sky overhead, and as sad as the damp, sullen-looking fields in November.
