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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 Around and around the house the leaves fall thick, but never fast, for they come circling down with a dead lightness that is sombre and slow.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Mists hide in the avenues, veil the points of view, and move in funeral-wise across the rising grounds.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
ancestors
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From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
ankle-deep
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From this reading Let the gardener sweep and sweep the turf as he will, and press the leaves into full barrows, and wheel them off, still they lie ankle-deep.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
AroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Around and around the house the leaves fall thick, but never fast, for they come circling down with a dead lightness that is sombre and slow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Let the gardener sweep and sweep the turf as he will, and press the leaves into full barrows, and wheel them off, still they lie ankle-deep.
avenues
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From this reading Mists hide in the avenues, veil the points of view, and move in funeral-wise across the rising grounds.
barrows
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From this reading Let the gardener sweep and sweep the turf as he will, and press the leaves into full barrows, and wheel them off, still they lie ankle-deep.
beats
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From this reading Howls the shrill wind round Chesney Wold; the sharp rain beats, the windows rattle, and the chimneys growl.
bright
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From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
brown
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From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Around and around the house the leaves fall thick, but never fast, for they come circling down with a dead lightness that is sombre and slow.
carpets
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From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
carving
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From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
Chesney
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From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
chimneys
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From this reading Howls the shrill wind round Chesney Wold; the sharp rain beats, the windows rattle, and the chimneys growl.
circling
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From this reading Around and around the house the leaves fall thick, but never fast, for they come circling down with a dead lightness that is sombre and slow.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Around and around the house the leaves fall thick, but never fast, for they come circling down with a dead lightness that is sombre and slow.
comfortless
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From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
corners
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From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
damask
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From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
day
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From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Around and around the house the leaves fall thick, but never fast, for they come circling down with a dead lightness that is sombre and slow.
Dedlock
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From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
down
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From this reading Around and around the house the leaves fall thick, but never fast, for they come circling down with a dead lightness that is sombre and slow.
fall
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From this reading Around and around the house the leaves fall thick, but never fast, for they come circling down with a dead lightness that is sombre and slow.
fast
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From this reading Around and around the house the leaves fall thick, but never fast, for they come circling down with a dead lightness that is sombre and slow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Around and around the house the leaves fall thick, but never fast, for they come circling down with a dead lightness that is sombre and slow.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
full
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From this reading Let the gardener sweep and sweep the turf as he will, and press the leaves into full barrows, and wheel them off, still they lie ankle-deep.
funeral-wise
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From this reading Mists hide in the avenues, veil the points of view, and move in funeral-wise across the rising grounds.
gardener
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From this reading Let the gardener sweep and sweep the turf as he will, and press the leaves into full barrows, and wheel them off, still they lie ankle-deep.
gilding
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From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
grounds
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From this reading Mists hide in the avenues, veil the points of view, and move in funeral-wise across the rising grounds.
growl
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From this reading Howls the shrill wind round Chesney Wold; the sharp rain beats, the windows rattle, and the chimneys growl.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Let the gardener sweep and sweep the turf as he will, and press the leaves into full barrows, and wheel them off, still they lie ankle-deep.
hide
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From this reading Mists hide in the avenues, veil the points of view, and move in funeral-wise across the rising grounds.
holland
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From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
house
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From this reading Around and around the house the leaves fall thick, but never fast, for they come circling down with a dead lightness that is sombre and slow.
Howls
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From this reading Howls the shrill wind round Chesney Wold; the sharp rain beats, the windows rattle, and the chimneys growl.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
leaves
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From this reading Around and around the house the leaves fall thick, but never fast, for they come circling down with a dead lightness that is sombre and slow.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let the gardener sweep and sweep the turf as he will, and press the leaves into full barrows, and wheel them off, still they lie ankle-deep.
lie
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From this reading Let the gardener sweep and sweep the turf as he will, and press the leaves into full barrows, and wheel them off, still they lie ankle-deep.
light
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From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
lightness
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From this reading Around and around the house the leaves fall thick, but never fast, for they come circling down with a dead lightness that is sombre and slow.
Man
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From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
Mists
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From this reading Mists hide in the avenues, veil the points of view, and move in funeral-wise across the rising grounds.
mortification
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From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
move
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From this reading Mists hide in the avenues, veil the points of view, and move in funeral-wise across the rising grounds.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Around and around the house the leaves fall thick, but never fast, for they come circling down with a dead lightness that is sombre and slow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
off
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From this reading Let the gardener sweep and sweep the turf as he will, and press the leaves into full barrows, and wheel them off, still they lie ankle-deep.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
penance
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From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
points
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From this reading Mists hide in the avenues, veil the points of view, and move in funeral-wise across the rising grounds.
press
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From this reading Let the gardener sweep and sweep the turf as he will, and press the leaves into full barrows, and wheel them off, still they lie ankle-deep.
puts
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From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
rain
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From this reading Howls the shrill wind round Chesney Wold; the sharp rain beats, the windows rattle, and the chimneys growl.
rattle
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From this reading Howls the shrill wind round Chesney Wold; the sharp rain beats, the windows rattle, and the chimneys growl.
retire
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From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
rising
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From this reading Mists hide in the avenues, veil the points of view, and move in funeral-wise across the rising grounds.
rolled
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From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
rooms
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From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
round
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From this reading Howls the shrill wind round Chesney Wold; the sharp rain beats, the windows rattle, and the chimneys growl.
scrolls
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From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
sharp
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From this reading Howls the shrill wind round Chesney Wold; the sharp rain beats, the windows rattle, and the chimneys growl.
shrill
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From this reading Howls the shrill wind round Chesney Wold; the sharp rain beats, the windows rattle, and the chimneys growl.
shut
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From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
slow
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From this reading Around and around the house the leaves fall thick, but never fast, for they come circling down with a dead lightness that is sombre and slow.
sombre
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From this reading Around and around the house the leaves fall thick, but never fast, for they come circling down with a dead lightness that is sombre and slow.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let the gardener sweep and sweep the turf as he will, and press the leaves into full barrows, and wheel them off, still they lie ankle-deep.
sweep
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From this reading Let the gardener sweep and sweep the turf as he will, and press the leaves into full barrows, and wheel them off, still they lie ankle-deep.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Around and around the house the leaves fall thick, but never fast, for they come circling down with a dead lightness that is sombre and slow.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Let the gardener sweep and sweep the turf as he will, and press the leaves into full barrows, and wheel them off, still they lie ankle-deep.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Around and around the house the leaves fall thick, but never fast, for they come circling down with a dead lightness that is sombre and slow.
thick
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From this reading Around and around the house the leaves fall thick, but never fast, for they come circling down with a dead lightness that is sombre and slow.
turf
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From this reading Let the gardener sweep and sweep the turf as he will, and press the leaves into full barrows, and wheel them off, still they lie ankle-deep.
up
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From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
veil
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From this reading Mists hide in the avenues, veil the points of view, and move in funeral-wise across the rising grounds.
view
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From this reading Mists hide in the avenues, veil the points of view, and move in funeral-wise across the rising grounds.
wheel
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From this reading Let the gardener sweep and sweep the turf as he will, and press the leaves into full barrows, and wheel them off, still they lie ankle-deep.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Let the gardener sweep and sweep the turf as he will, and press the leaves into full barrows, and wheel them off, still they lie ankle-deep.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Howls the shrill wind round Chesney Wold; the sharp rain beats, the windows rattle, and the chimneys growl.
windows
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From this reading Howls the shrill wind round Chesney Wold; the sharp rain beats, the windows rattle, and the chimneys growl.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Around and around the house the leaves fall thick, but never fast, for they come circling down with a dead lightness that is sombre and slow.
Wold
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From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
Young
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From this reading The Young Man Chesney Wold is shut up, carpets are rolled into great scrolls in corners of comfortless rooms, bright damask does penance in brown holland, carving and gilding puts on mortification, and the Dedlock ancestors retire from the light of day again.
