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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 door had no sooner closed upon her than every one in the tap-room pressed round the bar in a close gathering of heads and tongues.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Bessie ran across the green and began to climb the hill at a rapid pace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He gave it to her, and she went out showering reckless good-nights, to which there was little response.
any
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From this reading But the effects of the spirit in her veins prevented any sense of cold, though it was a bitter night.
arms
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From this reading Her thin woollen shawl blown back by the wind left her arms and bosom exposed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bessie ran across the green and began to climb the hill at a rapid pace.
back
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From this reading Her thin woollen shawl blown back by the wind left her arms and bosom exposed.
bar
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From this reading The door had no sooner closed upon her than every one in the tap-room pressed round the bar in a close gathering of heads and tongues.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bessie ran across the green and began to climb the hill at a rapid pace.
Bessie
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From this reading Bessie ran across the green and began to climb the hill at a rapid pace.
bitter
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From this reading But the effects of the spirit in her veins prevented any sense of cold, though it was a bitter night.
blown
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From this reading Her thin woollen shawl blown back by the wind left her arms and bosom exposed.
bosom
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From this reading Her thin woollen shawl blown back by the wind left her arms and bosom exposed.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the effects of the spirit in her veins prevented any sense of cold, though it was a bitter night.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her thin woollen shawl blown back by the wind left her arms and bosom exposed.
climb
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From this reading Bessie ran across the green and began to climb the hill at a rapid pace.
close
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From this reading The door had no sooner closed upon her than every one in the tap-room pressed round the bar in a close gathering of heads and tongues.
closed
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From this reading The door had no sooner closed upon her than every one in the tap-room pressed round the bar in a close gathering of heads and tongues.
cold
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From this reading But the effects of the spirit in her veins prevented any sense of cold, though it was a bitter night.
door
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From this reading The door had no sooner closed upon her than every one in the tap-room pressed round the bar in a close gathering of heads and tongues.
effects
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From this reading But the effects of the spirit in her veins prevented any sense of cold, though it was a bitter night.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The door had no sooner closed upon her than every one in the tap-room pressed round the bar in a close gathering of heads and tongues.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspəʊzd/
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading Her thin woollen shawl blown back by the wind left her arms and bosom exposed.
gathering
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From this reading The door had no sooner closed upon her than every one in the tap-room pressed round the bar in a close gathering of heads and tongues.
gave
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From this reading He gave it to her, and she went out showering reckless good-nights, to which there was little response.
good-nights
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From this reading He gave it to her, and she went out showering reckless good-nights, to which there was little response.
green
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From this reading Bessie ran across the green and began to climb the hill at a rapid pace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The door had no sooner closed upon her than every one in the tap-room pressed round the bar in a close gathering of heads and tongues.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gave it to her, and she went out showering reckless good-nights, to which there was little response.
heads
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From this reading The door had no sooner closed upon her than every one in the tap-room pressed round the bar in a close gathering of heads and tongues.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He gave it to her, and she went out showering reckless good-nights, to which there was little response.
hill
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From this reading Bessie ran across the green and began to climb the hill at a rapid pace.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The door had no sooner closed upon her than every one in the tap-room pressed round the bar in a close gathering of heads and tongues.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He gave it to her, and she went out showering reckless good-nights, to which there was little response.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her thin woollen shawl blown back by the wind left her arms and bosom exposed.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He gave it to her, and she went out showering reckless good-nights, to which there was little response.
night
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From this reading But the effects of the spirit in her veins prevented any sense of cold, though it was a bitter night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The door had no sooner closed upon her than every one in the tap-room pressed round the bar in a close gathering of heads and tongues.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The door had no sooner closed upon her than every one in the tap-room pressed round the bar in a close gathering of heads and tongues.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The door had no sooner closed upon her than every one in the tap-room pressed round the bar in a close gathering of heads and tongues.
out
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From this reading He gave it to her, and she went out showering reckless good-nights, to which there was little response.
pace
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From this reading Bessie ran across the green and began to climb the hill at a rapid pace.
pressed
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From this reading The door had no sooner closed upon her than every one in the tap-room pressed round the bar in a close gathering of heads and tongues.
prevented
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From this reading But the effects of the spirit in her veins prevented any sense of cold, though it was a bitter night.
ran
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From this reading Bessie ran across the green and began to climb the hill at a rapid pace.
rapid
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From this reading Bessie ran across the green and began to climb the hill at a rapid pace.
reckless
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From this reading He gave it to her, and she went out showering reckless good-nights, to which there was little response.
response
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From this reading He gave it to her, and she went out showering reckless good-nights, to which there was little response.
round
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From this reading The door had no sooner closed upon her than every one in the tap-room pressed round the bar in a close gathering of heads and tongues.
sense
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From this reading But the effects of the spirit in her veins prevented any sense of cold, though it was a bitter night.
shawl
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From this reading Her thin woollen shawl blown back by the wind left her arms and bosom exposed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gave it to her, and she went out showering reckless good-nights, to which there was little response.
showering
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From this reading He gave it to her, and she went out showering reckless good-nights, to which there was little response.
sooner
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From this reading The door had no sooner closed upon her than every one in the tap-room pressed round the bar in a close gathering of heads and tongues.
spirit
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From this reading But the effects of the spirit in her veins prevented any sense of cold, though it was a bitter night.
tap-room
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From this reading The door had no sooner closed upon her than every one in the tap-room pressed round the bar in a close gathering of heads and tongues.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The door had no sooner closed upon her than every one in the tap-room pressed round the bar in a close gathering of heads and tongues.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The door had no sooner closed upon her than every one in the tap-room pressed round the bar in a close gathering of heads and tongues.
there
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From this reading He gave it to her, and she went out showering reckless good-nights, to which there was little response.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Her thin woollen shawl blown back by the wind left her arms and bosom exposed.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But the effects of the spirit in her veins prevented any sense of cold, though it was a bitter night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He gave it to her, and she went out showering reckless good-nights, to which there was little response.
tongues
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From this reading The door had no sooner closed upon her than every one in the tap-room pressed round the bar in a close gathering of heads and tongues.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The door had no sooner closed upon her than every one in the tap-room pressed round the bar in a close gathering of heads and tongues.
veins
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From this reading But the effects of the spirit in her veins prevented any sense of cold, though it was a bitter night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He gave it to her, and she went out showering reckless good-nights, to which there was little response.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He gave it to her, and she went out showering reckless good-nights, to which there was little response.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He gave it to her, and she went out showering reckless good-nights, to which there was little response.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her thin woollen shawl blown back by the wind left her arms and bosom exposed.
woollen
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From this reading Her thin woollen shawl blown back by the wind left her arms and bosom exposed.
