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28th
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From this reading Friday, December 30th, was the day appointed for Abbie's ball, and the morning of the 28th had already dawned.
30th
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From this reading Friday, December 30th, was the day appointed for Abbie's ball, and the morning of the 28th had already dawned.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BRESSANT TAKES A VACATION.
Abbie's
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From this reading Friday, December 30th, was the day appointed for Abbie's ball, and the morning of the 28th had already dawned.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Friday, December 30th, was the day appointed for Abbie's ball, and the morning of the 28th had already dawned.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Friday, December 30th, was the day appointed for Abbie's ball, and the morning of the 28th had already dawned.
appointed
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From this reading Friday, December 30th, was the day appointed for Abbie's ball, and the morning of the 28th had already dawned.
arms
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From this reading Bressant stood, with his arms folded, at the window of his room, watching the downfall of a thickening snow-storm which had set in the previous midnight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bressant stood, with his arms folded, at the window of his room, watching the downfall of a thickening snow-storm which had set in the previous midnight.
ball
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From this reading Friday, December 30th, was the day appointed for Abbie's ball, and the morning of the 28th had already dawned.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had evidently been no delay or intermission in the cold, white, silent business; to look out-of-doors was enough to make the flesh seem thin upon the bones.
bones
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From this reading There had evidently been no delay or intermission in the cold, white, silent business; to look out-of-doors was enough to make the flesh seem thin upon the bones.
BRESSANT
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From this reading BRESSANT TAKES A VACATION.
business
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From this reading There had evidently been no delay or intermission in the cold, white, silent business; to look out-of-doors was enough to make the flesh seem thin upon the bones.
cold
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From this reading There had evidently been no delay or intermission in the cold, white, silent business; to look out-of-doors was enough to make the flesh seem thin upon the bones.
cylinder-stove
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From this reading In spite of the snow, however, the little room was feverishly hot, owing to the gigantic exertions of the small iron cylinder-stove.
dawned
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From this reading Friday, December 30th, was the day appointed for Abbie's ball, and the morning of the 28th had already dawned.
day
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From this reading Friday, December 30th, was the day appointed for Abbie's ball, and the morning of the 28th had already dawned.
December
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From this reading Friday, December 30th, was the day appointed for Abbie's ball, and the morning of the 28th had already dawned.
delay
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From this reading There had evidently been no delay or intermission in the cold, white, silent business; to look out-of-doors was enough to make the flesh seem thin upon the bones.
downfall
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From this reading Bressant stood, with his arms folded, at the window of his room, watching the downfall of a thickening snow-storm which had set in the previous midnight.
enough
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From this reading There had evidently been no delay or intermission in the cold, white, silent business; to look out-of-doors was enough to make the flesh seem thin upon the bones.
evidently
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From this reading There had evidently been no delay or intermission in the cold, white, silent business; to look out-of-doors was enough to make the flesh seem thin upon the bones.
exertions
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From this reading In spite of the snow, however, the little room was feverishly hot, owing to the gigantic exertions of the small iron cylinder-stove.
feverishly
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From this reading In spite of the snow, however, the little room was feverishly hot, owing to the gigantic exertions of the small iron cylinder-stove.
flesh
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From this reading There had evidently been no delay or intermission in the cold, white, silent business; to look out-of-doors was enough to make the flesh seem thin upon the bones.
folded
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From this reading Bressant stood, with his arms folded, at the window of his room, watching the downfall of a thickening snow-storm which had set in the previous midnight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Friday, December 30th, was the day appointed for Abbie's ball, and the morning of the 28th had already dawned.
Friday
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From this reading Friday, December 30th, was the day appointed for Abbie's ball, and the morning of the 28th had already dawned.
gigantic
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From this reading In spite of the snow, however, the little room was feverishly hot, owing to the gigantic exertions of the small iron cylinder-stove.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Friday, December 30th, was the day appointed for Abbie's ball, and the morning of the 28th had already dawned.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bressant stood, with his arms folded, at the window of his room, watching the downfall of a thickening snow-storm which had set in the previous midnight.
hot
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From this reading In spite of the snow, however, the little room was feverishly hot, owing to the gigantic exertions of the small iron cylinder-stove.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading In spite of the snow, however, the little room was feverishly hot, owing to the gigantic exertions of the small iron cylinder-stove.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bressant stood, with his arms folded, at the window of his room, watching the downfall of a thickening snow-storm which had set in the previous midnight.
intermission
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From this reading There had evidently been no delay or intermission in the cold, white, silent business; to look out-of-doors was enough to make the flesh seem thin upon the bones.
iron
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From this reading In spite of the snow, however, the little room was feverishly hot, owing to the gigantic exertions of the small iron cylinder-stove.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of the snow, however, the little room was feverishly hot, owing to the gigantic exertions of the small iron cylinder-stove.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had evidently been no delay or intermission in the cold, white, silent business; to look out-of-doors was enough to make the flesh seem thin upon the bones.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had evidently been no delay or intermission in the cold, white, silent business; to look out-of-doors was enough to make the flesh seem thin upon the bones.
midnight
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From this reading Bressant stood, with his arms folded, at the window of his room, watching the downfall of a thickening snow-storm which had set in the previous midnight.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Friday, December 30th, was the day appointed for Abbie's ball, and the morning of the 28th had already dawned.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There had evidently been no delay or intermission in the cold, white, silent business; to look out-of-doors was enough to make the flesh seem thin upon the bones.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Friday, December 30th, was the day appointed for Abbie's ball, and the morning of the 28th had already dawned.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There had evidently been no delay or intermission in the cold, white, silent business; to look out-of-doors was enough to make the flesh seem thin upon the bones.
out-of-doors
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From this reading There had evidently been no delay or intermission in the cold, white, silent business; to look out-of-doors was enough to make the flesh seem thin upon the bones.
owing
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From this reading In spite of the snow, however, the little room was feverishly hot, owing to the gigantic exertions of the small iron cylinder-stove.
previous
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From this reading Bressant stood, with his arms folded, at the window of his room, watching the downfall of a thickening snow-storm which had set in the previous midnight.
room
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From this reading Bressant stood, with his arms folded, at the window of his room, watching the downfall of a thickening snow-storm which had set in the previous midnight.
seem
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From this reading There had evidently been no delay or intermission in the cold, white, silent business; to look out-of-doors was enough to make the flesh seem thin upon the bones.
set
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From this reading Bressant stood, with his arms folded, at the window of his room, watching the downfall of a thickening snow-storm which had set in the previous midnight.
silent
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From this reading There had evidently been no delay or intermission in the cold, white, silent business; to look out-of-doors was enough to make the flesh seem thin upon the bones.
small
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From this reading In spite of the snow, however, the little room was feverishly hot, owing to the gigantic exertions of the small iron cylinder-stove.
snow
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From this reading In spite of the snow, however, the little room was feverishly hot, owing to the gigantic exertions of the small iron cylinder-stove.
snow-storm
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From this reading Bressant stood, with his arms folded, at the window of his room, watching the downfall of a thickening snow-storm which had set in the previous midnight.
spite
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From this reading In spite of the snow, however, the little room was feverishly hot, owing to the gigantic exertions of the small iron cylinder-stove.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bressant stood, with his arms folded, at the window of his room, watching the downfall of a thickening snow-storm which had set in the previous midnight.
TAKES
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From this reading BRESSANT TAKES A VACATION.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Friday, December 30th, was the day appointed for Abbie's ball, and the morning of the 28th had already dawned.
There
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From this reading There had evidently been no delay or intermission in the cold, white, silent business; to look out-of-doors was enough to make the flesh seem thin upon the bones.
thickening
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From this reading Bressant stood, with his arms folded, at the window of his room, watching the downfall of a thickening snow-storm which had set in the previous midnight.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading There had evidently been no delay or intermission in the cold, white, silent business; to look out-of-doors was enough to make the flesh seem thin upon the bones.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There had evidently been no delay or intermission in the cold, white, silent business; to look out-of-doors was enough to make the flesh seem thin upon the bones.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There had evidently been no delay or intermission in the cold, white, silent business; to look out-of-doors was enough to make the flesh seem thin upon the bones.
VACATION
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From this reading BRESSANT TAKES A VACATION.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Friday, December 30th, was the day appointed for Abbie's ball, and the morning of the 28th had already dawned.
watching
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From this reading Bressant stood, with his arms folded, at the window of his room, watching the downfall of a thickening snow-storm which had set in the previous midnight.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Bressant stood, with his arms folded, at the window of his room, watching the downfall of a thickening snow-storm which had set in the previous midnight.
white
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From this reading There had evidently been no delay or intermission in the cold, white, silent business; to look out-of-doors was enough to make the flesh seem thin upon the bones.
window
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From this reading Bressant stood, with his arms folded, at the window of his room, watching the downfall of a thickening snow-storm which had set in the previous midnight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bressant stood, with his arms folded, at the window of his room, watching the downfall of a thickening snow-storm which had set in the previous midnight.
