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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 Whitestone Hall was quite a distance from the station; she had quite a walk before her.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Daisy drew her cloak closer about her, struggling bravely on through the storm and the darkness, her heart beating so loudly she wondered it did not break.
accompanied
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From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
air
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From this reading Not a breath of air seemed to stir the branches of the trees, and the inky blackness of the sky presaged the coming storm.
alighted
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From this reading The shade of night was wrapping its dusky mantle over the earth as Daisy, flushed and excited, and trembling in every limb, alighted from the train at Allendale.
Allendale
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From this reading The shade of night was wrapping its dusky mantle over the earth as Daisy, flushed and excited, and trembling in every limb, alighted from the train at Allendale.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The shade of night was wrapping its dusky mantle over the earth as Daisy, flushed and excited, and trembling in every limb, alighted from the train at Allendale.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The shade of night was wrapping its dusky mantle over the earth as Daisy, flushed and excited, and trembling in every limb, alighted from the train at Allendale.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The shade of night was wrapping its dusky mantle over the earth as Daisy, flushed and excited, and trembling in every limb, alighted from the train at Allendale.
beating
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From this reading Daisy drew her cloak closer about her, struggling bravely on through the storm and the darkness, her heart beating so loudly she wondered it did not break.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Whitestone Hall was quite a distance from the station; she had quite a walk before her.
blackness
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From this reading Not a breath of air seemed to stir the branches of the trees, and the inky blackness of the sky presaged the coming storm.
branches
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From this reading Not a breath of air seemed to stir the branches of the trees, and the inky blackness of the sky presaged the coming storm.
bravely
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From this reading Daisy drew her cloak closer about her, struggling bravely on through the storm and the darkness, her heart beating so loudly she wondered it did not break.
break
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From this reading Daisy drew her cloak closer about her, struggling bravely on through the storm and the darkness, her heart beating so loudly she wondered it did not break.
breath
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From this reading Not a breath of air seemed to stir the branches of the trees, and the inky blackness of the sky presaged the coming storm.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
cloak
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From this reading Daisy drew her cloak closer about her, struggling bravely on through the storm and the darkness, her heart beating so loudly she wondered it did not break.
closer
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From this reading Daisy drew her cloak closer about her, struggling bravely on through the storm and the darkness, her heart beating so loudly she wondered it did not break.
clouds
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From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
coming
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From this reading Not a breath of air seemed to stir the branches of the trees, and the inky blackness of the sky presaged the coming storm.
coppery
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From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
Daisy
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From this reading The shade of night was wrapping its dusky mantle over the earth as Daisy, flushed and excited, and trembling in every limb, alighted from the train at Allendale.
darkness
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From this reading Daisy drew her cloak closer about her, struggling bravely on through the storm and the darkness, her heart beating so loudly she wondered it did not break.
dense
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From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Daisy drew her cloak closer about her, struggling bravely on through the storm and the darkness, her heart beating so loudly she wondered it did not break.
distance
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From this reading Whitestone Hall was quite a distance from the station; she had quite a walk before her.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daisy drew her cloak closer about her, struggling bravely on through the storm and the darkness, her heart beating so loudly she wondered it did not break.
dusk
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From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
dusky
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From this reading The shade of night was wrapping its dusky mantle over the earth as Daisy, flushed and excited, and trembling in every limb, alighted from the train at Allendale.
earth
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From this reading The shade of night was wrapping its dusky mantle over the earth as Daisy, flushed and excited, and trembling in every limb, alighted from the train at Allendale.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The shade of night was wrapping its dusky mantle over the earth as Daisy, flushed and excited, and trembling in every limb, alighted from the train at Allendale.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading The shade of night was wrapping its dusky mantle over the earth as Daisy, flushed and excited, and trembling in every limb, alighted from the train at Allendale.
fierce
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From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
flushed
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From this reading The shade of night was wrapping its dusky mantle over the earth as Daisy, flushed and excited, and trembling in every limb, alighted from the train at Allendale.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The shade of night was wrapping its dusky mantle over the earth as Daisy, flushed and excited, and trembling in every limb, alighted from the train at Allendale.
gather
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From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Whitestone Hall was quite a distance from the station; she had quite a walk before her.
Hall
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From this reading Whitestone Hall was quite a distance from the station; she had quite a walk before her.
haze
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From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
heart
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From this reading Daisy drew her cloak closer about her, struggling bravely on through the storm and the darkness, her heart beating so loudly she wondered it did not break.
heavens
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From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Whitestone Hall was quite a distance from the station; she had quite a walk before her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The shade of night was wrapping its dusky mantle over the earth as Daisy, flushed and excited, and trembling in every limb, alighted from the train at Allendale.
inky
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From this reading Not a breath of air seemed to stir the branches of the trees, and the inky blackness of the sky presaged the coming storm.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Daisy drew her cloak closer about her, struggling bravely on through the storm and the darkness, her heart beating so loudly she wondered it did not break.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The shade of night was wrapping its dusky mantle over the earth as Daisy, flushed and excited, and trembling in every limb, alighted from the train at Allendale.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
light
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From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
limb
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From this reading The shade of night was wrapping its dusky mantle over the earth as Daisy, flushed and excited, and trembling in every limb, alighted from the train at Allendale.
loudly
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From this reading Daisy drew her cloak closer about her, struggling bravely on through the storm and the darkness, her heart beating so loudly she wondered it did not break.
lurid
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From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading The shade of night was wrapping its dusky mantle over the earth as Daisy, flushed and excited, and trembling in every limb, alighted from the train at Allendale.
masses
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From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
night
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From this reading The shade of night was wrapping its dusky mantle over the earth as Daisy, flushed and excited, and trembling in every limb, alighted from the train at Allendale.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a breath of air seemed to stir the branches of the trees, and the inky blackness of the sky presaged the coming storm.
now
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From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shade of night was wrapping its dusky mantle over the earth as Daisy, flushed and excited, and trembling in every limb, alighted from the train at Allendale.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Daisy drew her cloak closer about her, struggling bravely on through the storm and the darkness, her heart beating so loudly she wondered it did not break.
oppressive
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From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The shade of night was wrapping its dusky mantle over the earth as Daisy, flushed and excited, and trembling in every limb, alighted from the train at Allendale.
overspread
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From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
peals
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From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
piled
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From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
presaged
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From this reading Not a breath of air seemed to stir the branches of the trees, and the inky blackness of the sky presaged the coming storm.
purple
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From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whitestone Hall was quite a distance from the station; she had quite a walk before her.
rain-drops
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From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not a breath of air seemed to stir the branches of the trees, and the inky blackness of the sky presaged the coming storm.
shade
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From this reading The shade of night was wrapping its dusky mantle over the earth as Daisy, flushed and excited, and trembling in every limb, alighted from the train at Allendale.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whitestone Hall was quite a distance from the station; she had quite a walk before her.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
sky
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From this reading Not a breath of air seemed to stir the branches of the trees, and the inky blackness of the sky presaged the coming storm.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Daisy drew her cloak closer about her, struggling bravely on through the storm and the darkness, her heart beating so loudly she wondered it did not break.
station
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From this reading Whitestone Hall was quite a distance from the station; she had quite a walk before her.
stir
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From this reading Not a breath of air seemed to stir the branches of the trees, and the inky blackness of the sky presaged the coming storm.
storm
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From this reading Not a breath of air seemed to stir the branches of the trees, and the inky blackness of the sky presaged the coming storm.
struggling
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From this reading Daisy drew her cloak closer about her, struggling bravely on through the storm and the darkness, her heart beating so loudly she wondered it did not break.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The shade of night was wrapping its dusky mantle over the earth as Daisy, flushed and excited, and trembling in every limb, alighted from the train at Allendale.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
then
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From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Daisy drew her cloak closer about her, struggling bravely on through the storm and the darkness, her heart beating so loudly she wondered it did not break.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not a breath of air seemed to stir the branches of the trees, and the inky blackness of the sky presaged the coming storm.
together
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From this reading Since dusk the coppery haze seemed to gather itself together; great purple masses of clouds piled themselves in the sky; a lurid light overspread the heavens, and now and then the dense, oppressive silence was broken by distant peals of thunder, accompanied by great fierce rain-drops.
train
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From this reading The shade of night was wrapping its dusky mantle over the earth as Daisy, flushed and excited, and trembling in every limb, alighted from the train at Allendale.
trees
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From this reading Not a breath of air seemed to stir the branches of the trees, and the inky blackness of the sky presaged the coming storm.
trembling
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From this reading The shade of night was wrapping its dusky mantle over the earth as Daisy, flushed and excited, and trembling in every limb, alighted from the train at Allendale.
walk
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From this reading Whitestone Hall was quite a distance from the station; she had quite a walk before her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The shade of night was wrapping its dusky mantle over the earth as Daisy, flushed and excited, and trembling in every limb, alighted from the train at Allendale.
Whitestone
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From this reading Whitestone Hall was quite a distance from the station; she had quite a walk before her.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daisy drew her cloak closer about her, struggling bravely on through the storm and the darkness, her heart beating so loudly she wondered it did not break.
wrapping
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From this reading The shade of night was wrapping its dusky mantle over the earth as Daisy, flushed and excited, and trembling in every limb, alighted from the train at Allendale.
