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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 Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading West Shannondale! the brakeman shouted, and Edith drew her furs around her, for in a few moments more their own station would be reached.
arrived
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From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
bare
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From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading West Shannondale! the brakeman shouted, and Edith drew her furs around her, for in a few moments more their own station would be reached.
blue-black
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From this reading "The river is frozen; it must be very cold," said Victor, pointing to the blue-black stream; skimmered over with a thin coat of ice.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
brakeman
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From this reading West Shannondale! the brakeman shouted, and Edith drew her furs around her, for in a few moments more their own station would be reached.
brown
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From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
change
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From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
coat
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From this reading "The river is frozen; it must be very cold," said Victor, pointing to the blue-black stream; skimmered over with a thin coat of ice.
cold
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From this reading "The river is frozen; it must be very cold," said Victor, pointing to the blue-black stream; skimmered over with a thin coat of ice.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading West Shannondale! the brakeman shouted, and Edith drew her furs around her, for in a few moments more their own station would be reached.
Edith
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From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
England
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From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
felt
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From this reading "Yes, very, very cold," and Edith felt the meaning of the word in more senses than one.
few
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From this reading West Shannondale! the brakeman shouted, and Edith drew her furs around her, for in a few moments more their own station would be reached.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
Florida
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From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading West Shannondale! the brakeman shouted, and Edith drew her furs around her, for in a few moments more their own station would be reached.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
frozen
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From this reading "The river is frozen; it must be very cold," said Victor, pointing to the blue-black stream; skimmered over with a thin coat of ice.
furs
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From this reading West Shannondale! the brakeman shouted, and Edith drew her furs around her, for in a few moments more their own station would be reached.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading West Shannondale! the brakeman shouted, and Edith drew her furs around her, for in a few moments more their own station would be reached.
hills
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From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
HOME
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From this reading HOME.
how
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From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
ice
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From this reading "The river is frozen; it must be very cold," said Victor, pointing to the blue-black stream; skimmered over with a thin coat of ice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading West Shannondale! the brakeman shouted, and Edith drew her furs around her, for in a few moments more their own station would be reached.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The river is frozen; it must be very cold," said Victor, pointing to the blue-black stream; skimmered over with a thin coat of ice.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
just
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From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
leaflessadjectiveUS /ˈliːfləs/
having no leaves, usually because of the season
From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
meaning
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From this reading "Yes, very, very cold," and Edith felt the meaning of the word in more senses than one.
moments
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From this reading West Shannondale! the brakeman shouted, and Edith drew her furs around her, for in a few moments more their own station would be reached.
more
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From this reading West Shannondale! the brakeman shouted, and Edith drew her furs around her, for in a few moments more their own station would be reached.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "The river is frozen; it must be very cold," said Victor, pointing to the blue-black stream; skimmered over with a thin coat of ice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Yes, very, very cold," and Edith felt the meaning of the word in more senses than one.
out
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From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "The river is frozen; it must be very cold," said Victor, pointing to the blue-black stream; skimmered over with a thin coat of ice.
own
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From this reading West Shannondale! the brakeman shouted, and Edith drew her furs around her, for in a few moments more their own station would be reached.
pointing
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From this reading "The river is frozen; it must be very cold," said Victor, pointing to the blue-black stream; skimmered over with a thin coat of ice.
reached
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From this reading West Shannondale! the brakeman shouted, and Edith drew her furs around her, for in a few moments more their own station would be reached.
river
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From this reading "The river is frozen; it must be very cold," said Victor, pointing to the blue-black stream; skimmered over with a thin coat of ice.
said
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From this reading "The river is frozen; it must be very cold," said Victor, pointing to the blue-black stream; skimmered over with a thin coat of ice.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading "Yes, very, very cold," and Edith felt the meaning of the word in more senses than one.
Shannondale
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From this reading West Shannondale! the brakeman shouted, and Edith drew her furs around her, for in a few moments more their own station would be reached.
shivered
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From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading West Shannondale! the brakeman shouted, and Edith drew her furs around her, for in a few moments more their own station would be reached.
skimmered
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From this reading "The river is frozen; it must be very cold," said Victor, pointing to the blue-black stream; skimmered over with a thin coat of ice.
sky
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From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
snow-clad
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From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
stage
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From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
station
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From this reading West Shannondale! the brakeman shouted, and Edith drew her furs around her, for in a few moments more their own station would be reached.
stream
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From this reading "The river is frozen; it must be very cold," said Victor, pointing to the blue-black stream; skimmered over with a thin coat of ice.
sunny
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From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Yes, very, very cold," and Edith felt the meaning of the word in more senses than one.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading "The river is frozen; it must be very cold," said Victor, pointing to the blue-black stream; skimmered over with a thin coat of ice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
trees
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From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
very
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From this reading "The river is frozen; it must be very cold," said Victor, pointing to the blue-black stream; skimmered over with a thin coat of ice.
Victor
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From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
West
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From this reading West Shannondale! the brakeman shouted, and Edith drew her furs around her, for in a few moments more their own station would be reached.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
winter
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From this reading Oh, what a change it was from sunny Florida to England, just how both Edith and Victor shivered, arrived at the last stage of their journey, they looked out upon the snow-clad hills and leafless trees which fitted out by bare and brown against the winter sky.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The river is frozen; it must be very cold," said Victor, pointing to the blue-black stream; skimmered over with a thin coat of ice.
word
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From this reading "Yes, very, very cold," and Edith felt the meaning of the word in more senses than one.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading West Shannondale! the brakeman shouted, and Edith drew her furs around her, for in a few moments more their own station would be reached.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, very, very cold," and Edith felt the meaning of the word in more senses than one.
