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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 Who heeds the cloud no bigger than a man's hand amidst a broad expanse of blue ether?
afforded
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From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Who heeds the cloud no bigger than a man's hand amidst a broad expanse of blue ether?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The traveller jogs on contented and unthinking, till the hoarse roar of stormy winds, or the first big drops of the thunder-shower, startle him with a sudden consciousness of the coming storm.
avenues
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From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
Bayswater
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From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
BEGINNINGnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SORROW.
big
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bigger
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From this reading Who heeds the cloud no bigger than a man's hand amidst a broad expanse of blue ether?
blue
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From this reading Who heeds the cloud no bigger than a man's hand amidst a broad expanse of blue ether?
bonnets
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From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
bright
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From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
brightness
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From this reading The faint, scarce perceptible menace of that one little cloud is lost in the wide brightness of a summer sky.
broad
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From this reading Who heeds the cloud no bigger than a man's hand amidst a broad expanse of blue ether?
cloud
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From this reading Who heeds the cloud no bigger than a man's hand amidst a broad expanse of blue ether?
coming
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From this reading The traveller jogs on contented and unthinking, till the hoarse roar of stormy winds, or the first big drops of the thunder-shower, startle him with a sudden consciousness of the coming storm.
consciousness
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From this reading The traveller jogs on contented and unthinking, till the hoarse roar of stormy winds, or the first big drops of the thunder-shower, startle him with a sudden consciousness of the coming storm.
contemplation
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From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
contented
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From this reading The traveller jogs on contented and unthinking, till the hoarse roar of stormy winds, or the first big drops of the thunder-shower, startle him with a sudden consciousness of the coming storm.
delight
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From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
drive
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From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
drops
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From this reading The traveller jogs on contented and unthinking, till the hoarse roar of stormy winds, or the first big drops of the thunder-shower, startle him with a sudden consciousness of the coming storm.
early
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From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
enjoy
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From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
enough
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From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
ether
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From this reading Who heeds the cloud no bigger than a man's hand amidst a broad expanse of blue ether?
expanse
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From this reading Who heeds the cloud no bigger than a man's hand amidst a broad expanse of blue ether?
faint
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From this reading The faint, scarce perceptible menace of that one little cloud is lost in the wide brightness of a summer sky.
fashionable
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From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The traveller jogs on contented and unthinking, till the hoarse roar of stormy winds, or the first big drops of the thunder-shower, startle him with a sudden consciousness of the coming storm.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
Gardens
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From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
gay
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From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
green
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From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
hand
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From this reading Who heeds the cloud no bigger than a man's hand amidst a broad expanse of blue ether?
heeds
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From this reading Who heeds the cloud no bigger than a man's hand amidst a broad expanse of blue ether?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The traveller jogs on contented and unthinking, till the hoarse roar of stormy winds, or the first big drops of the thunder-shower, startle him with a sudden consciousness of the coming storm.
hoarse
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From this reading The traveller jogs on contented and unthinking, till the hoarse roar of stormy winds, or the first big drops of the thunder-shower, startle him with a sudden consciousness of the coming storm.
Hyde
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From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The faint, scarce perceptible menace of that one little cloud is lost in the wide brightness of a summer sky.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The faint, scarce perceptible menace of that one little cloud is lost in the wide brightness of a summer sky.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
jogs
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From this reading The traveller jogs on contented and unthinking, till the hoarse roar of stormy winds, or the first big drops of the thunder-shower, startle him with a sudden consciousness of the coming storm.
Kensington
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From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
leaves
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From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The faint, scarce perceptible menace of that one little cloud is lost in the wide brightness of a summer sky.
lost
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From this reading The faint, scarce perceptible menace of that one little cloud is lost in the wide brightness of a summer sky.
man's
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From this reading Who heeds the cloud no bigger than a man's hand amidst a broad expanse of blue ether?
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
menace
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From this reading The faint, scarce perceptible menace of that one little cloud is lost in the wide brightness of a summer sky.
Mrs
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From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Who heeds the cloud no bigger than a man's hand amidst a broad expanse of blue ether?
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SORROW.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The traveller jogs on contented and unthinking, till the hoarse roar of stormy winds, or the first big drops of the thunder-shower, startle him with a sudden consciousness of the coming storm.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The faint, scarce perceptible menace of that one little cloud is lost in the wide brightness of a summer sky.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The traveller jogs on contented and unthinking, till the hoarse roar of stormy winds, or the first big drops of the thunder-shower, startle him with a sudden consciousness of the coming storm.
Park
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From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
people
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From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
perceptible
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From this reading The faint, scarce perceptible menace of that one little cloud is lost in the wide brightness of a summer sky.
perennial
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From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
roar
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From this reading The traveller jogs on contented and unthinking, till the hoarse roar of stormy winds, or the first big drops of the thunder-shower, startle him with a sudden consciousness of the coming storm.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading The faint, scarce perceptible menace of that one little cloud is lost in the wide brightness of a summer sky.
Sheldon
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From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
sky
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From this reading The faint, scarce perceptible menace of that one little cloud is lost in the wide brightness of a summer sky.
SORROW
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SORROW.
startle
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From this reading The traveller jogs on contented and unthinking, till the hoarse roar of stormy winds, or the first big drops of the thunder-shower, startle him with a sudden consciousness of the coming storm.
storm
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From this reading The traveller jogs on contented and unthinking, till the hoarse roar of stormy winds, or the first big drops of the thunder-shower, startle him with a sudden consciousness of the coming storm.
stormy
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From this reading The traveller jogs on contented and unthinking, till the hoarse roar of stormy winds, or the first big drops of the thunder-shower, startle him with a sudden consciousness of the coming storm.
strong
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From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The traveller jogs on contented and unthinking, till the hoarse roar of stormy winds, or the first big drops of the thunder-shower, startle him with a sudden consciousness of the coming storm.
summer
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From this reading The faint, scarce perceptible menace of that one little cloud is lost in the wide brightness of a summer sky.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Who heeds the cloud no bigger than a man's hand amidst a broad expanse of blue ether?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The faint, scarce perceptible menace of that one little cloud is lost in the wide brightness of a summer sky.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SORROW.
thunder-shower
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From this reading The traveller jogs on contented and unthinking, till the hoarse roar of stormy winds, or the first big drops of the thunder-shower, startle him with a sudden consciousness of the coming storm.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The traveller jogs on contented and unthinking, till the hoarse roar of stormy winds, or the first big drops of the thunder-shower, startle him with a sudden consciousness of the coming storm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
traveller
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From this reading The traveller jogs on contented and unthinking, till the hoarse roar of stormy winds, or the first big drops of the thunder-shower, startle him with a sudden consciousness of the coming storm.
unthinking
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From this reading The traveller jogs on contented and unthinking, till the hoarse roar of stormy winds, or the first big drops of the thunder-shower, startle him with a sudden consciousness of the coming storm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who heeds the cloud no bigger than a man's hand amidst a broad expanse of blue ether?
wide
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From this reading The faint, scarce perceptible menace of that one little cloud is lost in the wide brightness of a summer sky.
winds
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From this reading The traveller jogs on contented and unthinking, till the hoarse roar of stormy winds, or the first big drops of the thunder-shower, startle him with a sudden consciousness of the coming storm.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The traveller jogs on contented and unthinking, till the hoarse roar of stormy winds, or the first big drops of the thunder-shower, startle him with a sudden consciousness of the coming storm.
young
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From this reading It was early May, and the young leaves were green in the avenues of Kensington Gardens; Bayswater was bright and gay with fashionable people; and Mrs. Sheldon found herself strong enough to enjoy her afternoon drive in Hyde Park, where the contemplation of the bonnets afforded her perennial delight.
