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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 Each morning glistened with hoar-frost; by noon the sky shone blue over clean, dry streets, and gardens which made a season for themselves, leafless, yet defiant of winter's melancholy.
able
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From this reading Lilian saw it all with the eyes of a stranger, and often was able to forget her anxiety in the joy of wonderful, new impressions.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One afternoon she was resting in the room at the hotel, whilst Quarrier went about the town on some business or other.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One afternoon she was resting in the room at the hotel, whilst Quarrier went about the town on some business or other.
all
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From this reading Lilian saw it all with the eyes of a stranger, and often was able to forget her anxiety in the joy of wonderful, new impressions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Each morning glistened with hoar-frost; by noon the sky shone blue over clean, dry streets, and gardens which made a season for themselves, leafless, yet defiant of winter's melancholy.
anxiety
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From this reading Lilian saw it all with the eyes of a stranger, and often was able to forget her anxiety in the joy of wonderful, new impressions.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One afternoon she was resting in the room at the hotel, whilst Quarrier went about the town on some business or other.
blue
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From this reading Each morning glistened with hoar-frost; by noon the sky shone blue over clean, dry streets, and gardens which made a season for themselves, leafless, yet defiant of winter's melancholy.
bright
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From this reading The weather, for this time of year, was unusually bright in Paris.
business
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From this reading One afternoon she was resting in the room at the hotel, whilst Quarrier went about the town on some business or other.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Each morning glistened with hoar-frost; by noon the sky shone blue over clean, dry streets, and gardens which made a season for themselves, leafless, yet defiant of winter's melancholy.
clean
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From this reading Each morning glistened with hoar-frost; by noon the sky shone blue over clean, dry streets, and gardens which made a season for themselves, leafless, yet defiant of winter's melancholy.
defiant
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From this reading Each morning glistened with hoar-frost; by noon the sky shone blue over clean, dry streets, and gardens which made a season for themselves, leafless, yet defiant of winter's melancholy.
drooped
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From this reading A long morning at the Louvre had tired her, and her spirits drooped.
dry
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From this reading Each morning glistened with hoar-frost; by noon the sky shone blue over clean, dry streets, and gardens which made a season for themselves, leafless, yet defiant of winter's melancholy.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each morning glistened with hoar-frost; by noon the sky shone blue over clean, dry streets, and gardens which made a season for themselves, leafless, yet defiant of winter's melancholy.
eyes
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From this reading Lilian saw it all with the eyes of a stranger, and often was able to forget her anxiety in the joy of wonderful, new impressions.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The weather, for this time of year, was unusually bright in Paris.
forget
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From this reading Lilian saw it all with the eyes of a stranger, and often was able to forget her anxiety in the joy of wonderful, new impressions.
gardens
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From this reading Each morning glistened with hoar-frost; by noon the sky shone blue over clean, dry streets, and gardens which made a season for themselves, leafless, yet defiant of winter's melancholy.
glistened
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From this reading Each morning glistened with hoar-frost; by noon the sky shone blue over clean, dry streets, and gardens which made a season for themselves, leafless, yet defiant of winter's melancholy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A long morning at the Louvre had tired her, and her spirits drooped.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lilian saw it all with the eyes of a stranger, and often was able to forget her anxiety in the joy of wonderful, new impressions.
hoar-frost
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From this reading Each morning glistened with hoar-frost; by noon the sky shone blue over clean, dry streets, and gardens which made a season for themselves, leafless, yet defiant of winter's melancholy.
hotel
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From this reading One afternoon she was resting in the room at the hotel, whilst Quarrier went about the town on some business or other.
impressions
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From this reading Lilian saw it all with the eyes of a stranger, and often was able to forget her anxiety in the joy of wonderful, new impressions.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The weather, for this time of year, was unusually bright in Paris.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lilian saw it all with the eyes of a stranger, and often was able to forget her anxiety in the joy of wonderful, new impressions.
joy
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From this reading Lilian saw it all with the eyes of a stranger, and often was able to forget her anxiety in the joy of wonderful, new impressions.
leaflessadjectiveUS /ˈliːfləs/
having no leaves, usually because of the season
From this reading Each morning glistened with hoar-frost; by noon the sky shone blue over clean, dry streets, and gardens which made a season for themselves, leafless, yet defiant of winter's melancholy.
Lilian
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From this reading Lilian saw it all with the eyes of a stranger, and often was able to forget her anxiety in the joy of wonderful, new impressions.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A long morning at the Louvre had tired her, and her spirits drooped.
Louvre
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From this reading A long morning at the Louvre had tired her, and her spirits drooped.
made
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From this reading Each morning glistened with hoar-frost; by noon the sky shone blue over clean, dry streets, and gardens which made a season for themselves, leafless, yet defiant of winter's melancholy.
melancholy
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From this reading Each morning glistened with hoar-frost; by noon the sky shone blue over clean, dry streets, and gardens which made a season for themselves, leafless, yet defiant of winter's melancholy.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each morning glistened with hoar-frost; by noon the sky shone blue over clean, dry streets, and gardens which made a season for themselves, leafless, yet defiant of winter's melancholy.
new
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From this reading Lilian saw it all with the eyes of a stranger, and often was able to forget her anxiety in the joy of wonderful, new impressions.
noon
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From this reading Each morning glistened with hoar-frost; by noon the sky shone blue over clean, dry streets, and gardens which made a season for themselves, leafless, yet defiant of winter's melancholy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The weather, for this time of year, was unusually bright in Paris.
often
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From this reading Lilian saw it all with the eyes of a stranger, and often was able to forget her anxiety in the joy of wonderful, new impressions.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One afternoon she was resting in the room at the hotel, whilst Quarrier went about the town on some business or other.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One afternoon she was resting in the room at the hotel, whilst Quarrier went about the town on some business or other.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One afternoon she was resting in the room at the hotel, whilst Quarrier went about the town on some business or other.
other
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From this reading One afternoon she was resting in the room at the hotel, whilst Quarrier went about the town on some business or other.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Each morning glistened with hoar-frost; by noon the sky shone blue over clean, dry streets, and gardens which made a season for themselves, leafless, yet defiant of winter's melancholy.
Paris
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From this reading The weather, for this time of year, was unusually bright in Paris.
Quarrier
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From this reading One afternoon she was resting in the room at the hotel, whilst Quarrier went about the town on some business or other.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One afternoon she was resting in the room at the hotel, whilst Quarrier went about the town on some business or other.
room
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From this reading One afternoon she was resting in the room at the hotel, whilst Quarrier went about the town on some business or other.
saw
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From this reading Lilian saw it all with the eyes of a stranger, and often was able to forget her anxiety in the joy of wonderful, new impressions.
season
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From this reading Each morning glistened with hoar-frost; by noon the sky shone blue over clean, dry streets, and gardens which made a season for themselves, leafless, yet defiant of winter's melancholy.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One afternoon she was resting in the room at the hotel, whilst Quarrier went about the town on some business or other.
shone
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From this reading Each morning glistened with hoar-frost; by noon the sky shone blue over clean, dry streets, and gardens which made a season for themselves, leafless, yet defiant of winter's melancholy.
sky
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From this reading Each morning glistened with hoar-frost; by noon the sky shone blue over clean, dry streets, and gardens which made a season for themselves, leafless, yet defiant of winter's melancholy.
some
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From this reading One afternoon she was resting in the room at the hotel, whilst Quarrier went about the town on some business or other.
spirits
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From this reading A long morning at the Louvre had tired her, and her spirits drooped.
stranger
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From this reading Lilian saw it all with the eyes of a stranger, and often was able to forget her anxiety in the joy of wonderful, new impressions.
streets
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From this reading Each morning glistened with hoar-frost; by noon the sky shone blue over clean, dry streets, and gardens which made a season for themselves, leafless, yet defiant of winter's melancholy.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The weather, for this time of year, was unusually bright in Paris.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Each morning glistened with hoar-frost; by noon the sky shone blue over clean, dry streets, and gardens which made a season for themselves, leafless, yet defiant of winter's melancholy.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The weather, for this time of year, was unusually bright in Paris.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather, for this time of year, was unusually bright in Paris.
tired
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From this reading A long morning at the Louvre had tired her, and her spirits drooped.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lilian saw it all with the eyes of a stranger, and often was able to forget her anxiety in the joy of wonderful, new impressions.
town
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From this reading One afternoon she was resting in the room at the hotel, whilst Quarrier went about the town on some business or other.
unusually
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From this reading The weather, for this time of year, was unusually bright in Paris.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The weather, for this time of year, was unusually bright in Paris.
weather
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From this reading The weather, for this time of year, was unusually bright in Paris.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One afternoon she was resting in the room at the hotel, whilst Quarrier went about the town on some business or other.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Each morning glistened with hoar-frost; by noon the sky shone blue over clean, dry streets, and gardens which made a season for themselves, leafless, yet defiant of winter's melancholy.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading One afternoon she was resting in the room at the hotel, whilst Quarrier went about the town on some business or other.
winter's
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From this reading Each morning glistened with hoar-frost; by noon the sky shone blue over clean, dry streets, and gardens which made a season for themselves, leafless, yet defiant of winter's melancholy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Each morning glistened with hoar-frost; by noon the sky shone blue over clean, dry streets, and gardens which made a season for themselves, leafless, yet defiant of winter's melancholy.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lilian saw it all with the eyes of a stranger, and often was able to forget her anxiety in the joy of wonderful, new impressions.
year
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From this reading The weather, for this time of year, was unusually bright in Paris.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Each morning glistened with hoar-frost; by noon the sky shone blue over clean, dry streets, and gardens which made a season for themselves, leafless, yet defiant of winter's melancholy.
