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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 A MYSTERY SOLVED The end of March brought with it to Annapolis a veritable blizzard; the ground everywhere was covered with snow.
all
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From this reading In but a short time all the trees were budding and spring, turning rapidly into summer, came with leaps and bounds and the bleak desolate days were soon forgotten.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The intense cold had turned the trees into glistening skeletons, and the powdered white falling upon them made a beautiful picture, but the weight caused many branches to break, and Annapolis presented a most wintry spectacle.
Annapolis
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From this reading A MYSTERY SOLVED The end of March brought with it to Annapolis a veritable blizzard; the ground everywhere was covered with snow.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The soft snow, clinging to the tree branches, had commenced to melt, when promise of good weather suddenly changed to sharp cold, followed by another snow-storm.
beautiful
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From this reading The intense cold had turned the trees into glistening skeletons, and the powdered white falling upon them made a beautiful picture, but the weight caused many branches to break, and Annapolis presented a most wintry spectacle.
bleak
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From this reading In but a short time all the trees were budding and spring, turning rapidly into summer, came with leaps and bounds and the bleak desolate days were soon forgotten.
blizzard
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From this reading A MYSTERY SOLVED The end of March brought with it to Annapolis a veritable blizzard; the ground everywhere was covered with snow.
bounds
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From this reading In but a short time all the trees were budding and spring, turning rapidly into summer, came with leaps and bounds and the bleak desolate days were soon forgotten.
branches
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From this reading The soft snow, clinging to the tree branches, had commenced to melt, when promise of good weather suddenly changed to sharp cold, followed by another snow-storm.
break
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From this reading The intense cold had turned the trees into glistening skeletons, and the powdered white falling upon them made a beautiful picture, but the weight caused many branches to break, and Annapolis presented a most wintry spectacle.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A MYSTERY SOLVED The end of March brought with it to Annapolis a veritable blizzard; the ground everywhere was covered with snow.
budding
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From this reading In but a short time all the trees were budding and spring, turning rapidly into summer, came with leaps and bounds and the bleak desolate days were soon forgotten.
burst
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From this reading And then of a sudden out burst the sun, sending down hot rays that in a few days turned winter into spring.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The intense cold had turned the trees into glistening skeletons, and the powdered white falling upon them made a beautiful picture, but the weight caused many branches to break, and Annapolis presented a most wintry spectacle.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The soft snow, clinging to the tree branches, had commenced to melt, when promise of good weather suddenly changed to sharp cold, followed by another snow-storm.
came
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From this reading In but a short time all the trees were budding and spring, turning rapidly into summer, came with leaps and bounds and the bleak desolate days were soon forgotten.
caused
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From this reading The intense cold had turned the trees into glistening skeletons, and the powdered white falling upon them made a beautiful picture, but the weight caused many branches to break, and Annapolis presented a most wintry spectacle.
changed
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From this reading The soft snow, clinging to the tree branches, had commenced to melt, when promise of good weather suddenly changed to sharp cold, followed by another snow-storm.
clinging
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From this reading The soft snow, clinging to the tree branches, had commenced to melt, when promise of good weather suddenly changed to sharp cold, followed by another snow-storm.
cold
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From this reading The soft snow, clinging to the tree branches, had commenced to melt, when promise of good weather suddenly changed to sharp cold, followed by another snow-storm.
commenced
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From this reading The soft snow, clinging to the tree branches, had commenced to melt, when promise of good weather suddenly changed to sharp cold, followed by another snow-storm.
covered
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From this reading A MYSTERY SOLVED The end of March brought with it to Annapolis a veritable blizzard; the ground everywhere was covered with snow.
days
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From this reading And then of a sudden out burst the sun, sending down hot rays that in a few days turned winter into spring.
desolate
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From this reading In but a short time all the trees were budding and spring, turning rapidly into summer, came with leaps and bounds and the bleak desolate days were soon forgotten.
down
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From this reading And then of a sudden out burst the sun, sending down hot rays that in a few days turned winter into spring.
end
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From this reading A MYSTERY SOLVED The end of March brought with it to Annapolis a veritable blizzard; the ground everywhere was covered with snow.
everywhere
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From this reading A MYSTERY SOLVED The end of March brought with it to Annapolis a veritable blizzard; the ground everywhere was covered with snow.
falling
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From this reading The intense cold had turned the trees into glistening skeletons, and the powdered white falling upon them made a beautiful picture, but the weight caused many branches to break, and Annapolis presented a most wintry spectacle.
few
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From this reading And then of a sudden out burst the sun, sending down hot rays that in a few days turned winter into spring.
followed
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From this reading The soft snow, clinging to the tree branches, had commenced to melt, when promise of good weather suddenly changed to sharp cold, followed by another snow-storm.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading In but a short time all the trees were budding and spring, turning rapidly into summer, came with leaps and bounds and the bleak desolate days were soon forgotten.
glistening
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From this reading The intense cold had turned the trees into glistening skeletons, and the powdered white falling upon them made a beautiful picture, but the weight caused many branches to break, and Annapolis presented a most wintry spectacle.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The soft snow, clinging to the tree branches, had commenced to melt, when promise of good weather suddenly changed to sharp cold, followed by another snow-storm.
ground
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From this reading A MYSTERY SOLVED The end of March brought with it to Annapolis a veritable blizzard; the ground everywhere was covered with snow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The soft snow, clinging to the tree branches, had commenced to melt, when promise of good weather suddenly changed to sharp cold, followed by another snow-storm.
hot
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From this reading And then of a sudden out burst the sun, sending down hot rays that in a few days turned winter into spring.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And then of a sudden out burst the sun, sending down hot rays that in a few days turned winter into spring.
intense
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From this reading The intense cold had turned the trees into glistening skeletons, and the powdered white falling upon them made a beautiful picture, but the weight caused many branches to break, and Annapolis presented a most wintry spectacle.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The intense cold had turned the trees into glistening skeletons, and the powdered white falling upon them made a beautiful picture, but the weight caused many branches to break, and Annapolis presented a most wintry spectacle.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A MYSTERY SOLVED The end of March brought with it to Annapolis a veritable blizzard; the ground everywhere was covered with snow.
leaps
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From this reading In but a short time all the trees were budding and spring, turning rapidly into summer, came with leaps and bounds and the bleak desolate days were soon forgotten.
made
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From this reading The intense cold had turned the trees into glistening skeletons, and the powdered white falling upon them made a beautiful picture, but the weight caused many branches to break, and Annapolis presented a most wintry spectacle.
many
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From this reading The intense cold had turned the trees into glistening skeletons, and the powdered white falling upon them made a beautiful picture, but the weight caused many branches to break, and Annapolis presented a most wintry spectacle.
March
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From this reading A MYSTERY SOLVED The end of March brought with it to Annapolis a veritable blizzard; the ground everywhere was covered with snow.
melt
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From this reading The soft snow, clinging to the tree branches, had commenced to melt, when promise of good weather suddenly changed to sharp cold, followed by another snow-storm.
most
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From this reading The intense cold had turned the trees into glistening skeletons, and the powdered white falling upon them made a beautiful picture, but the weight caused many branches to break, and Annapolis presented a most wintry spectacle.
MYSTERY
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From this reading A MYSTERY SOLVED The end of March brought with it to Annapolis a veritable blizzard; the ground everywhere was covered with snow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MYSTERY SOLVED The end of March brought with it to Annapolis a veritable blizzard; the ground everywhere was covered with snow.
out
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From this reading And then of a sudden out burst the sun, sending down hot rays that in a few days turned winter into spring.
picture
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From this reading The intense cold had turned the trees into glistening skeletons, and the powdered white falling upon them made a beautiful picture, but the weight caused many branches to break, and Annapolis presented a most wintry spectacle.
powdered
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From this reading The intense cold had turned the trees into glistening skeletons, and the powdered white falling upon them made a beautiful picture, but the weight caused many branches to break, and Annapolis presented a most wintry spectacle.
presented
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From this reading The intense cold had turned the trees into glistening skeletons, and the powdered white falling upon them made a beautiful picture, but the weight caused many branches to break, and Annapolis presented a most wintry spectacle.
promise
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From this reading The soft snow, clinging to the tree branches, had commenced to melt, when promise of good weather suddenly changed to sharp cold, followed by another snow-storm.
rapidly
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From this reading In but a short time all the trees were budding and spring, turning rapidly into summer, came with leaps and bounds and the bleak desolate days were soon forgotten.
rays
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From this reading And then of a sudden out burst the sun, sending down hot rays that in a few days turned winter into spring.
sending
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From this reading And then of a sudden out burst the sun, sending down hot rays that in a few days turned winter into spring.
sharp
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From this reading The soft snow, clinging to the tree branches, had commenced to melt, when promise of good weather suddenly changed to sharp cold, followed by another snow-storm.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading In but a short time all the trees were budding and spring, turning rapidly into summer, came with leaps and bounds and the bleak desolate days were soon forgotten.
skeletons
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From this reading The intense cold had turned the trees into glistening skeletons, and the powdered white falling upon them made a beautiful picture, but the weight caused many branches to break, and Annapolis presented a most wintry spectacle.
snow
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From this reading A MYSTERY SOLVED The end of March brought with it to Annapolis a veritable blizzard; the ground everywhere was covered with snow.
snow-storm
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From this reading The soft snow, clinging to the tree branches, had commenced to melt, when promise of good weather suddenly changed to sharp cold, followed by another snow-storm.
soft
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From this reading The soft snow, clinging to the tree branches, had commenced to melt, when promise of good weather suddenly changed to sharp cold, followed by another snow-storm.
SOLVED
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From this reading A MYSTERY SOLVED The end of March brought with it to Annapolis a veritable blizzard; the ground everywhere was covered with snow.
soon
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From this reading In but a short time all the trees were budding and spring, turning rapidly into summer, came with leaps and bounds and the bleak desolate days were soon forgotten.
spectacle
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From this reading The intense cold had turned the trees into glistening skeletons, and the powdered white falling upon them made a beautiful picture, but the weight caused many branches to break, and Annapolis presented a most wintry spectacle.
spring
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From this reading And then of a sudden out burst the sun, sending down hot rays that in a few days turned winter into spring.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then of a sudden out burst the sun, sending down hot rays that in a few days turned winter into spring.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The soft snow, clinging to the tree branches, had commenced to melt, when promise of good weather suddenly changed to sharp cold, followed by another snow-storm.
summer
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From this reading In but a short time all the trees were budding and spring, turning rapidly into summer, came with leaps and bounds and the bleak desolate days were soon forgotten.
sun
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From this reading And then of a sudden out burst the sun, sending down hot rays that in a few days turned winter into spring.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And then of a sudden out burst the sun, sending down hot rays that in a few days turned winter into spring.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MYSTERY SOLVED The end of March brought with it to Annapolis a veritable blizzard; the ground everywhere was covered with snow.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The intense cold had turned the trees into glistening skeletons, and the powdered white falling upon them made a beautiful picture, but the weight caused many branches to break, and Annapolis presented a most wintry spectacle.
then
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From this reading And then of a sudden out burst the sun, sending down hot rays that in a few days turned winter into spring.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In but a short time all the trees were budding and spring, turning rapidly into summer, came with leaps and bounds and the bleak desolate days were soon forgotten.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MYSTERY SOLVED The end of March brought with it to Annapolis a veritable blizzard; the ground everywhere was covered with snow.
tree
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From this reading The soft snow, clinging to the tree branches, had commenced to melt, when promise of good weather suddenly changed to sharp cold, followed by another snow-storm.
trees
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From this reading The intense cold had turned the trees into glistening skeletons, and the powdered white falling upon them made a beautiful picture, but the weight caused many branches to break, and Annapolis presented a most wintry spectacle.
turned
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From this reading The intense cold had turned the trees into glistening skeletons, and the powdered white falling upon them made a beautiful picture, but the weight caused many branches to break, and Annapolis presented a most wintry spectacle.
turning
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From this reading In but a short time all the trees were budding and spring, turning rapidly into summer, came with leaps and bounds and the bleak desolate days were soon forgotten.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The intense cold had turned the trees into glistening skeletons, and the powdered white falling upon them made a beautiful picture, but the weight caused many branches to break, and Annapolis presented a most wintry spectacle.
veritable
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From this reading A MYSTERY SOLVED The end of March brought with it to Annapolis a veritable blizzard; the ground everywhere was covered with snow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A MYSTERY SOLVED The end of March brought with it to Annapolis a veritable blizzard; the ground everywhere was covered with snow.
weather
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From this reading The soft snow, clinging to the tree branches, had commenced to melt, when promise of good weather suddenly changed to sharp cold, followed by another snow-storm.
weight
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From this reading The intense cold had turned the trees into glistening skeletons, and the powdered white falling upon them made a beautiful picture, but the weight caused many branches to break, and Annapolis presented a most wintry spectacle.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In but a short time all the trees were budding and spring, turning rapidly into summer, came with leaps and bounds and the bleak desolate days were soon forgotten.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The soft snow, clinging to the tree branches, had commenced to melt, when promise of good weather suddenly changed to sharp cold, followed by another snow-storm.
white
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From this reading The intense cold had turned the trees into glistening skeletons, and the powdered white falling upon them made a beautiful picture, but the weight caused many branches to break, and Annapolis presented a most wintry spectacle.
winter
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From this reading And then of a sudden out burst the sun, sending down hot rays that in a few days turned winter into spring.
wintry
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From this reading The intense cold had turned the trees into glistening skeletons, and the powdered white falling upon them made a beautiful picture, but the weight caused many branches to break, and Annapolis presented a most wintry spectacle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A MYSTERY SOLVED The end of March brought with it to Annapolis a veritable blizzard; the ground everywhere was covered with snow.
