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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 The storm of the night might have seemed a dream but for the still visible traces of its ravages.
all
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From this reading When Lady Arden arose in the morning all was calm and sunshine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Lady Arden arose in the morning all was calm and sunshine.
Arden
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From this reading When Lady Arden arose in the morning all was calm and sunshine.
arose
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From this reading When Lady Arden arose in the morning all was calm and sunshine.
bank
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From this reading The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest.
beautiful
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From this reading The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Their fate, however, was soon forgotten in that of two young oaks, which had been planted beside each other on the lawn, on the joint birth-day of her two sons.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Their fate, however, was soon forgotten in that of two young oaks, which had been planted beside each other on the lawn, on the joint birth-day of her two sons.
birth-day
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From this reading Their fate, however, was soon forgotten in that of two young oaks, which had been planted beside each other on the lawn, on the joint birth-day of her two sons.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The lightning had shattered both: Lady Arden viewed them for the moment with a shuddering sensation of superstitious dread, the influence of which it required all her good sense to resist.
brow
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From this reading The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The storm of the night might have seemed a dream but for the still visible traces of its ravages.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest.
calm
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From this reading When Lady Arden arose in the morning all was calm and sunshine.
dread
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From this reading The lightning had shattered both: Lady Arden viewed them for the moment with a shuddering sensation of superstitious dread, the influence of which it required all her good sense to resist.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The storm of the night might have seemed a dream but for the still visible traces of its ravages.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Their fate, however, was soon forgotten in that of two young oaks, which had been planted beside each other on the lawn, on the joint birth-day of her two sons.
fate
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From this reading Their fate, however, was soon forgotten in that of two young oaks, which had been planted beside each other on the lawn, on the joint birth-day of her two sons.
feature
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From this reading The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest.
finest
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From this reading The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The storm of the night might have seemed a dream but for the still visible traces of its ravages.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Their fate, however, was soon forgotten in that of two young oaks, which had been planted beside each other on the lawn, on the joint birth-day of her two sons.
forming
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From this reading The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest.
good
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From this reading The lightning had shattered both: Lady Arden viewed them for the moment with a shuddering sensation of superstitious dread, the influence of which it required all her good sense to resist.
greatly
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From this reading The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest.
ground
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From this reading The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest.
grown
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From this reading The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The storm of the night might have seemed a dream but for the still visible traces of its ravages.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Their fate, however, was soon forgotten in that of two young oaks, which had been planted beside each other on the lawn, on the joint birth-day of her two sons.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Their fate, however, was soon forgotten in that of two young oaks, which had been planted beside each other on the lawn, on the joint birth-day of her two sons.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Lady Arden arose in the morning all was calm and sunshine.
influence
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From this reading The lightning had shattered both: Lady Arden viewed them for the moment with a shuddering sensation of superstitious dread, the influence of which it required all her good sense to resist.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The lightning had shattered both: Lady Arden viewed them for the moment with a shuddering sensation of superstitious dread, the influence of which it required all her good sense to resist.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The storm of the night might have seemed a dream but for the still visible traces of its ravages.
joint
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From this reading Their fate, however, was soon forgotten in that of two young oaks, which had been planted beside each other on the lawn, on the joint birth-day of her two sons.
Lady
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From this reading When Lady Arden arose in the morning all was calm and sunshine.
landscape
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From this reading The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest.
largest
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From this reading The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest.
lawn
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From this reading Their fate, however, was soon forgotten in that of two young oaks, which had been planted beside each other on the lawn, on the joint birth-day of her two sons.
lay
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From this reading The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest.
lightning
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From this reading The lightning had shattered both: Lady Arden viewed them for the moment with a shuddering sensation of superstitious dread, the influence of which it required all her good sense to resist.
literally
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From this reading The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest.
magnificent
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From this reading The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The storm of the night might have seemed a dream but for the still visible traces of its ravages.
moment
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From this reading The lightning had shattered both: Lady Arden viewed them for the moment with a shuddering sensation of superstitious dread, the influence of which it required all her good sense to resist.
morning
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From this reading When Lady Arden arose in the morning all was calm and sunshine.
night
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From this reading The storm of the night might have seemed a dream but for the still visible traces of its ravages.
now
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From this reading The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest.
oaks
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From this reading Their fate, however, was soon forgotten in that of two young oaks, which had been planted beside each other on the lawn, on the joint birth-day of her two sons.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The storm of the night might have seemed a dream but for the still visible traces of its ravages.
old
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From this reading The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest.
other
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From this reading Their fate, however, was soon forgotten in that of two young oaks, which had been planted beside each other on the lawn, on the joint birth-day of her two sons.
planted
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From this reading Their fate, however, was soon forgotten in that of two young oaks, which had been planted beside each other on the lawn, on the joint birth-day of her two sons.
range
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From this reading The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest.
ravages
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From this reading The storm of the night might have seemed a dream but for the still visible traces of its ravages.
required
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From this reading The lightning had shattered both: Lady Arden viewed them for the moment with a shuddering sensation of superstitious dread, the influence of which it required all her good sense to resist.
resist
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From this reading The lightning had shattered both: Lady Arden viewed them for the moment with a shuddering sensation of superstitious dread, the influence of which it required all her good sense to resist.
river
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From this reading The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest.
seemed
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From this reading The storm of the night might have seemed a dream but for the still visible traces of its ravages.
sensation
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From this reading The lightning had shattered both: Lady Arden viewed them for the moment with a shuddering sensation of superstitious dread, the influence of which it required all her good sense to resist.
sense
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From this reading The lightning had shattered both: Lady Arden viewed them for the moment with a shuddering sensation of superstitious dread, the influence of which it required all her good sense to resist.
several
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From this reading The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest.
shattered
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From this reading The lightning had shattered both: Lady Arden viewed them for the moment with a shuddering sensation of superstitious dread, the influence of which it required all her good sense to resist.
shuddering
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From this reading The lightning had shattered both: Lady Arden viewed them for the moment with a shuddering sensation of superstitious dread, the influence of which it required all her good sense to resist.
sloping
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From this reading The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest.
sons
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From this reading Their fate, however, was soon forgotten in that of two young oaks, which had been planted beside each other on the lawn, on the joint birth-day of her two sons.
soon
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From this reading Their fate, however, was soon forgotten in that of two young oaks, which had been planted beside each other on the lawn, on the joint birth-day of her two sons.
still
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From this reading The storm of the night might have seemed a dream but for the still visible traces of its ravages.
storm
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From this reading The storm of the night might have seemed a dream but for the still visible traces of its ravages.
sunshine
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From this reading When Lady Arden arose in the morning all was calm and sunshine.
superstitious
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From this reading The lightning had shattered both: Lady Arden viewed them for the moment with a shuddering sensation of superstitious dread, the influence of which it required all her good sense to resist.
swollen
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From this reading The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest.
tempest
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From this reading The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Their fate, however, was soon forgotten in that of two young oaks, which had been planted beside each other on the lawn, on the joint birth-day of her two sons.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Lady Arden arose in the morning all was calm and sunshine.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their fate, however, was soon forgotten in that of two young oaks, which had been planted beside each other on the lawn, on the joint birth-day of her two sons.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The lightning had shattered both: Lady Arden viewed them for the moment with a shuddering sensation of superstitious dread, the influence of which it required all her good sense to resist.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lightning had shattered both: Lady Arden viewed them for the moment with a shuddering sensation of superstitious dread, the influence of which it required all her good sense to resist.
traces
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From this reading The storm of the night might have seemed a dream but for the still visible traces of its ravages.
trees
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From this reading The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest.
two
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From this reading Their fate, however, was soon forgotten in that of two young oaks, which had been planted beside each other on the lawn, on the joint birth-day of her two sons.
uprooted
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From this reading The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest.
viewed
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From this reading The lightning had shattered both: Lady Arden viewed them for the moment with a shuddering sensation of superstitious dread, the influence of which it required all her good sense to resist.
violence
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From this reading The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest.
visible
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From this reading The storm of the night might have seemed a dream but for the still visible traces of its ravages.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Lady Arden arose in the morning all was calm and sunshine.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Lady Arden arose in the morning all was calm and sunshine.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The lightning had shattered both: Lady Arden viewed them for the moment with a shuddering sensation of superstitious dread, the influence of which it required all her good sense to resist.
young
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From this reading Their fate, however, was soon forgotten in that of two young oaks, which had been planted beside each other on the lawn, on the joint birth-day of her two sons.
