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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 ONE evening there was a great storm, although it was not autumn yet, which is the time for storms.
Alice
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From this reading The noise of the wind was very great, and the doors and windows rattled and shook, and Alice asked— ‘Is that loud noise the sea that we hear, grandmamma?’
all
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From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ONE evening there was a great storm, although it was not autumn yet, which is the time for storms.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
anxious
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From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The noise of the wind was very great, and the doors and windows rattled and shook, and Alice asked— ‘Is that loud noise the sea that we hear, grandmamma?’
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
autumn
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From this reading ONE evening there was a great storm, although it was not autumn yet, which is the time for storms.
back
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From this reading And her grandmamma told her it was; and when they listened they heard the roar of the waves as they broke upon the shore, and they thought that they even heard the shingle rolling back with the heavy waves.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
become
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From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
bed
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From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
broke
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From this reading And her grandmamma told her it was; and when they listened they heard the roar of the waves as they broke upon the shore, and they thought that they even heard the shingle rolling back with the heavy waves.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
children
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From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
dangerous
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From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
day
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From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
doors
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From this reading The noise of the wind was very great, and the doors and windows rattled and shook, and Alice asked— ‘Is that loud noise the sea that we hear, grandmamma?’
doubt
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From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And her grandmamma told her it was; and when they listened they heard the roar of the waves as they broke upon the shore, and they thought that they even heard the shingle rolling back with the heavy waves.
evening
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From this reading ONE evening there was a great storm, although it was not autumn yet, which is the time for storms.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ONE evening there was a great storm, although it was not autumn yet, which is the time for storms.
going
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From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
grandmamma
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From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ONE evening there was a great storm, although it was not autumn yet, which is the time for storms.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The noise of the wind was very great, and the doors and windows rattled and shook, and Alice asked— ‘Is that loud noise the sea that we hear, grandmamma?’
heard
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From this reading And her grandmamma told her it was; and when they listened they heard the roar of the waves as they broke upon the shore, and they thought that they even heard the shingle rolling back with the heavy waves.
heavy
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From this reading And her grandmamma told her it was; and when they listened they heard the roar of the waves as they broke upon the shore, and they thought that they even heard the shingle rolling back with the heavy waves.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And her grandmamma told her it was; and when they listened they heard the roar of the waves as they broke upon the shore, and they thought that they even heard the shingle rolling back with the heavy waves.
high
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From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ONE evening there was a great storm, although it was not autumn yet, which is the time for storms.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ONE evening there was a great storm, although it was not autumn yet, which is the time for storms.
just
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From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
listened
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From this reading And her grandmamma told her it was; and when they listened they heard the roar of the waves as they broke upon the shore, and they thought that they even heard the shingle rolling back with the heavy waves.
loud
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From this reading The noise of the wind was very great, and the doors and windows rattled and shook, and Alice asked— ‘Is that loud noise the sea that we hear, grandmamma?’
louder
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From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
many
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From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
more
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From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
night
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From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
noise
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From this reading The noise of the wind was very great, and the doors and windows rattled and shook, and Alice asked— ‘Is that loud noise the sea that we hear, grandmamma?’
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ONE evening there was a great storm, although it was not autumn yet, which is the time for storms.
now
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From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The noise of the wind was very great, and the doors and windows rattled and shook, and Alice asked— ‘Is that loud noise the sea that we hear, grandmamma?’
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE evening there was a great storm, although it was not autumn yet, which is the time for storms.
PARROT
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From this reading THE SHIPWRECK—THE PARROT.
rattled
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From this reading The noise of the wind was very great, and the doors and windows rattled and shook, and Alice asked— ‘Is that loud noise the sea that we hear, grandmamma?’
roar
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From this reading And her grandmamma told her it was; and when they listened they heard the roar of the waves as they broke upon the shore, and they thought that they even heard the shingle rolling back with the heavy waves.
rolling
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From this reading And her grandmamma told her it was; and when they listened they heard the roar of the waves as they broke upon the shore, and they thought that they even heard the shingle rolling back with the heavy waves.
sea
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From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
shingle
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From this reading And her grandmamma told her it was; and when they listened they heard the roar of the waves as they broke upon the shore, and they thought that they even heard the shingle rolling back with the heavy waves.
ships
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From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
SHIPWRECK
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From this reading THE SHIPWRECK—THE PARROT.
shook
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From this reading The noise of the wind was very great, and the doors and windows rattled and shook, and Alice asked— ‘Is that loud noise the sea that we hear, grandmamma?’
shore
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From this reading And her grandmamma told her it was; and when they listened they heard the roar of the waves as they broke upon the shore, and they thought that they even heard the shingle rolling back with the heavy waves.
storm
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From this reading ONE evening there was a great storm, although it was not autumn yet, which is the time for storms.
storms
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From this reading ONE evening there was a great storm, although it was not autumn yet, which is the time for storms.
stormy
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From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHIPWRECK—THE PARROT.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
there
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From this reading ONE evening there was a great storm, although it was not autumn yet, which is the time for storms.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And her grandmamma told her it was; and when they listened they heard the roar of the waves as they broke upon the shore, and they thought that they even heard the shingle rolling back with the heavy waves.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And her grandmamma told her it was; and when they listened they heard the roar of the waves as they broke upon the shore, and they thought that they even heard the shingle rolling back with the heavy waves.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ONE evening there was a great storm, although it was not autumn yet, which is the time for storms.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And her grandmamma told her it was; and when they listened they heard the roar of the waves as they broke upon the shore, and they thought that they even heard the shingle rolling back with the heavy waves.
very
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From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ONE evening there was a great storm, although it was not autumn yet, which is the time for storms.
waves
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From this reading And her grandmamma told her it was; and when they listened they heard the roar of the waves as they broke upon the shore, and they thought that they even heard the shingle rolling back with the heavy waves.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The noise of the wind was very great, and the doors and windows rattled and shook, and Alice asked— ‘Is that loud noise the sea that we hear, grandmamma?’
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And her grandmamma told her it was; and when they listened they heard the roar of the waves as they broke upon the shore, and they thought that they even heard the shingle rolling back with the heavy waves.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ONE evening there was a great storm, although it was not autumn yet, which is the time for storms.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
windows
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From this reading The noise of the wind was very great, and the doors and windows rattled and shook, and Alice asked— ‘Is that loud noise the sea that we hear, grandmamma?’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And her grandmamma told her it was; and when they listened they heard the roar of the waves as they broke upon the shore, and they thought that they even heard the shingle rolling back with the heavy waves.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The wind had been very high all the morning, and had become louder and more stormy as the day went by; and just before the children were going to bed, their grandmamma told them that she was very anxious, for such a stormy night would be, without doubt, dangerous to many ships now at sea.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading ONE evening there was a great storm, although it was not autumn yet, which is the time for storms.
