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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 short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.
ablaze
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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
aimless
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From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.
air
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From this reading Snowballs, thrown in good humor and received with a laugh, filled the air.
alive
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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.
Avenue
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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
blocked
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bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
broad
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careless
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From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.
carts
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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.
crammed
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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
day
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From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.
dozen
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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.
everywhere
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From this reading A spirit of good-fellowship and unrestrained joyousness was everywhere.
falling
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From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.
fate
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From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.
feather
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From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.
feet
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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.
fell
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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.
filled
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From this reading Snowballs, thrown in good humor and received with a laugh, filled the air.
flake
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From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.
freight
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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
gas-jets
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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Snowballs, thrown in good humor and received with a laugh, filled the air.
good-fellowship
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From this reading A spirit of good-fellowship and unrestrained joyousness was everywhere.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.
helped
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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.
highway
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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.
holiday
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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
horse
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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.
houses
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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
humor
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From this reading Snowballs, thrown in good humor and received with a laugh, filled the air.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Snowballs, thrown in good humor and received with a laugh, filled the air.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.
joyousness
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From this reading A spirit of good-fellowship and unrestrained joyousness was everywhere.
kindled
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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
laugh
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From this reading Snowballs, thrown in good humor and received with a laugh, filled the air.
lazy
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From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.
light
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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
many
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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
men
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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.
newly
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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.
others
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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
put
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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.
received
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From this reading Snowballs, thrown in good humor and received with a laugh, filled the air.
run
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From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.
shedding
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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.
shoulders
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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.
sides
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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
slipped
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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.
slipping
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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
snow
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From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.
Snowballs
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From this reading Snowballs, thrown in good humor and received with a laugh, filled the air.
soft
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From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.
spirit
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From this reading A spirit of good-fellowship and unrestrained joyousness was everywhere.
stalled
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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.
store
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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
street-lamps
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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
team
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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.
teams
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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
three
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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.
thrown
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From this reading Snowballs, thrown in good humor and received with a laugh, filled the air.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
two
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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.
unrestrained
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From this reading A spirit of good-fellowship and unrestrained joyousness was everywhere.
utmost
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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
wheels
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From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When a team was stalled, two or three men put their shoulders to the wheels; when a horse slipped and fell, a dozen others helped him to his feet.
windows
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From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
winter's
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From this reading The short winter's day had run its course and a soft, aimless snow was falling--each flake a lazy feather, careless of its fate.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The store windows were ablaze, and many of the houses on both sides of “The Avenue” were alive with newly kindled gas-jets, the street-lamps shedding their light over a broad highway blocked with slipping teams, their carts crammed to the utmost with holiday freight.
