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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 soft smile stole over the haggard face, upon which the wind and the rain were beating more fiercely every minute.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Wind and rain were nothing to her now; she could not feel them; she was back in Victoria, and the sky above was dark blue, and the trees on either side the flint-strewn track were gaunt, grey, and sombre.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A soft smile stole over the haggard face, upon which the wind and the rain were beating more fiercely every minute.
back
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From this reading Wind and rain were nothing to her now; she could not feel them; she was back in Victoria, and the sky above was dark blue, and the trees on either side the flint-strewn track were gaunt, grey, and sombre.
beating
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From this reading A soft smile stole over the haggard face, upon which the wind and the rain were beating more fiercely every minute.
blue
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From this reading Wind and rain were nothing to her now; she could not feel them; she was back in Victoria, and the sky above was dark blue, and the trees on either side the flint-strewn track were gaunt, grey, and sombre.
clear
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From this reading The strokes of two galloping horses rang out loud and clear on the rough hard road.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Wind and rain were nothing to her now; she could not feel them; she was back in Victoria, and the sky above was dark blue, and the trees on either side the flint-strewn track were gaunt, grey, and sombre.
dark
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From this reading Wind and rain were nothing to her now; she could not feel them; she was back in Victoria, and the sky above was dark blue, and the trees on either side the flint-strewn track were gaunt, grey, and sombre.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Wind and rain were nothing to her now; she could not feel them; she was back in Victoria, and the sky above was dark blue, and the trees on either side the flint-strewn track were gaunt, grey, and sombre.
eucalyptus
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From this reading The scent of the eucalyptus filled her nostrils.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A soft smile stole over the haggard face, upon which the wind and the rain were beating more fiercely every minute.
face
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From this reading A soft smile stole over the haggard face, upon which the wind and the rain were beating more fiercely every minute.
feel
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From this reading Wind and rain were nothing to her now; she could not feel them; she was back in Victoria, and the sky above was dark blue, and the trees on either side the flint-strewn track were gaunt, grey, and sombre.
fiercely
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From this reading A soft smile stole over the haggard face, upon which the wind and the rain were beating more fiercely every minute.
filled
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From this reading The scent of the eucalyptus filled her nostrils.
flint-strewn
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From this reading Wind and rain were nothing to her now; she could not feel them; she was back in Victoria, and the sky above was dark blue, and the trees on either side the flint-strewn track were gaunt, grey, and sombre.
galloping
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From this reading The strokes of two galloping horses rang out loud and clear on the rough hard road.
gaunt
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From this reading Wind and rain were nothing to her now; she could not feel them; she was back in Victoria, and the sky above was dark blue, and the trees on either side the flint-strewn track were gaunt, grey, and sombre.
grey
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From this reading Wind and rain were nothing to her now; she could not feel them; she was back in Victoria, and the sky above was dark blue, and the trees on either side the flint-strewn track were gaunt, grey, and sombre.
haggard
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From this reading A soft smile stole over the haggard face, upon which the wind and the rain were beating more fiercely every minute.
hard
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From this reading The strokes of two galloping horses rang out loud and clear on the rough hard road.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Wind and rain were nothing to her now; she could not feel them; she was back in Victoria, and the sky above was dark blue, and the trees on either side the flint-strewn track were gaunt, grey, and sombre.
horses
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From this reading The strokes of two galloping horses rang out loud and clear on the rough hard road.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wind and rain were nothing to her now; she could not feel them; she was back in Victoria, and the sky above was dark blue, and the trees on either side the flint-strewn track were gaunt, grey, and sombre.
loud
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From this reading The strokes of two galloping horses rang out loud and clear on the rough hard road.
minute
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From this reading A soft smile stole over the haggard face, upon which the wind and the rain were beating more fiercely every minute.
more
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From this reading A soft smile stole over the haggard face, upon which the wind and the rain were beating more fiercely every minute.
mounted
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From this reading She was mounted on one of these horses, Ned on the other.
Ned
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From this reading She was mounted on one of these horses, Ned on the other.
nostrils
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From this reading The scent of the eucalyptus filled her nostrils.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Wind and rain were nothing to her now; she could not feel them; she was back in Victoria, and the sky above was dark blue, and the trees on either side the flint-strewn track were gaunt, grey, and sombre.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Wind and rain were nothing to her now; she could not feel them; she was back in Victoria, and the sky above was dark blue, and the trees on either side the flint-strewn track were gaunt, grey, and sombre.
now
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From this reading Wind and rain were nothing to her now; she could not feel them; she was back in Victoria, and the sky above was dark blue, and the trees on either side the flint-strewn track were gaunt, grey, and sombre.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The scent of the eucalyptus filled her nostrils.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Wind and rain were nothing to her now; she could not feel them; she was back in Victoria, and the sky above was dark blue, and the trees on either side the flint-strewn track were gaunt, grey, and sombre.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was mounted on one of these horses, Ned on the other.
other
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From this reading She was mounted on one of these horses, Ned on the other.
out
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From this reading The strokes of two galloping horses rang out loud and clear on the rough hard road.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A soft smile stole over the haggard face, upon which the wind and the rain were beating more fiercely every minute.
rain
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From this reading A soft smile stole over the haggard face, upon which the wind and the rain were beating more fiercely every minute.
rang
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From this reading The strokes of two galloping horses rang out loud and clear on the rough hard road.
road
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From this reading The strokes of two galloping horses rang out loud and clear on the rough hard road.
rough
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From this reading The strokes of two galloping horses rang out loud and clear on the rough hard road.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading The scent of the eucalyptus filled her nostrils.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wind and rain were nothing to her now; she could not feel them; she was back in Victoria, and the sky above was dark blue, and the trees on either side the flint-strewn track were gaunt, grey, and sombre.
side
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From this reading Wind and rain were nothing to her now; she could not feel them; she was back in Victoria, and the sky above was dark blue, and the trees on either side the flint-strewn track were gaunt, grey, and sombre.
sky
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From this reading Wind and rain were nothing to her now; she could not feel them; she was back in Victoria, and the sky above was dark blue, and the trees on either side the flint-strewn track were gaunt, grey, and sombre.
smile
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From this reading A soft smile stole over the haggard face, upon which the wind and the rain were beating more fiercely every minute.
soft
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From this reading A soft smile stole over the haggard face, upon which the wind and the rain were beating more fiercely every minute.
sombre
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From this reading Wind and rain were nothing to her now; she could not feel them; she was back in Victoria, and the sky above was dark blue, and the trees on either side the flint-strewn track were gaunt, grey, and sombre.
stole
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From this reading A soft smile stole over the haggard face, upon which the wind and the rain were beating more fiercely every minute.
strokes
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From this reading The strokes of two galloping horses rang out loud and clear on the rough hard road.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A soft smile stole over the haggard face, upon which the wind and the rain were beating more fiercely every minute.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Wind and rain were nothing to her now; she could not feel them; she was back in Victoria, and the sky above was dark blue, and the trees on either side the flint-strewn track were gaunt, grey, and sombre.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She was mounted on one of these horses, Ned on the other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wind and rain were nothing to her now; she could not feel them; she was back in Victoria, and the sky above was dark blue, and the trees on either side the flint-strewn track were gaunt, grey, and sombre.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Wind and rain were nothing to her now; she could not feel them; she was back in Victoria, and the sky above was dark blue, and the trees on either side the flint-strewn track were gaunt, grey, and sombre.
trees
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From this reading Wind and rain were nothing to her now; she could not feel them; she was back in Victoria, and the sky above was dark blue, and the trees on either side the flint-strewn track were gaunt, grey, and sombre.
two
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From this reading The strokes of two galloping horses rang out loud and clear on the rough hard road.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A soft smile stole over the haggard face, upon which the wind and the rain were beating more fiercely every minute.
Victoria
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From this reading Wind and rain were nothing to her now; she could not feel them; she was back in Victoria, and the sky above was dark blue, and the trees on either side the flint-strewn track were gaunt, grey, and sombre.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wind and rain were nothing to her now; she could not feel them; she was back in Victoria, and the sky above was dark blue, and the trees on either side the flint-strewn track were gaunt, grey, and sombre.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A soft smile stole over the haggard face, upon which the wind and the rain were beating more fiercely every minute.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A soft smile stole over the haggard face, upon which the wind and the rain were beating more fiercely every minute.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A soft smile stole over the haggard face, upon which the wind and the rain were beating more fiercely every minute.
