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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 It was on a clear frosty evening in the beginning of that month that Betty was returning from the mill.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They were running short time that week, and she was coming home about an hour earlier than usual.
almost
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From this reading She had nearly reached her home, when a sound fearfully loud and awful, like the discharge of the cannon of two conflicting armies underground in one vast but muffled roar, made her heart almost stand still with terror.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They were running short time that week, and she was coming home about an hour earlier than usual.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were running short time that week, and she was coming home about an hour earlier than usual.
armies
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From this reading She had nearly reached her home, when a sound fearfully loud and awful, like the discharge of the cannon of two conflicting armies underground in one vast but muffled roar, made her heart almost stand still with terror.
awful
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From this reading She had nearly reached her home, when a sound fearfully loud and awful, like the discharge of the cannon of two conflicting armies underground in one vast but muffled roar, made her heart almost stand still with terror.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was on a clear frosty evening in the beginning of that month that Betty was returning from the mill.
Betty
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From this reading It was on a clear frosty evening in the beginning of that month that Betty was returning from the mill.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had nearly reached her home, when a sound fearfully loud and awful, like the discharge of the cannon of two conflicting armies underground in one vast but muffled roar, made her heart almost stand still with terror.
cannon
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From this reading She had nearly reached her home, when a sound fearfully loud and awful, like the discharge of the cannon of two conflicting armies underground in one vast but muffled roar, made her heart almost stand still with terror.
clear
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From this reading It was on a clear frosty evening in the beginning of that month that Betty was returning from the mill.
coming
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From this reading They were running short time that week, and she was coming home about an hour earlier than usual.
conflicting
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From this reading She had nearly reached her home, when a sound fearfully loud and awful, like the discharge of the cannon of two conflicting armies underground in one vast but muffled roar, made her heart almost stand still with terror.
crisp
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From this reading The ground was hard and crisp, and the setting sun sank a misty red, while a greyish-yellow tint overspread the whole horizon.
discharge
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From this reading She had nearly reached her home, when a sound fearfully loud and awful, like the discharge of the cannon of two conflicting armies underground in one vast but muffled roar, made her heart almost stand still with terror.
earlier
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From this reading They were running short time that week, and she was coming home about an hour earlier than usual.
evening
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From this reading It was on a clear frosty evening in the beginning of that month that Betty was returning from the mill.
fearfully
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From this reading She had nearly reached her home, when a sound fearfully loud and awful, like the discharge of the cannon of two conflicting armies underground in one vast but muffled roar, made her heart almost stand still with terror.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was on a clear frosty evening in the beginning of that month that Betty was returning from the mill.
frosty
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From this reading It was on a clear frosty evening in the beginning of that month that Betty was returning from the mill.
greyish-yellow
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From this reading The ground was hard and crisp, and the setting sun sank a misty red, while a greyish-yellow tint overspread the whole horizon.
ground
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From this reading The ground was hard and crisp, and the setting sun sank a misty red, while a greyish-yellow tint overspread the whole horizon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had nearly reached her home, when a sound fearfully loud and awful, like the discharge of the cannon of two conflicting armies underground in one vast but muffled roar, made her heart almost stand still with terror.
hard
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From this reading The ground was hard and crisp, and the setting sun sank a misty red, while a greyish-yellow tint overspread the whole horizon.
heart
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From this reading Betty toiled slowly and listlessly up the hill, the old weight still on her heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Betty toiled slowly and listlessly up the hill, the old weight still on her heart.
hill
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From this reading Betty toiled slowly and listlessly up the hill, the old weight still on her heart.
home
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From this reading They were running short time that week, and she was coming home about an hour earlier than usual.
horizon
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From this reading The ground was hard and crisp, and the setting sun sank a misty red, while a greyish-yellow tint overspread the whole horizon.
hour
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From this reading They were running short time that week, and she was coming home about an hour earlier than usual.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was on a clear frosty evening in the beginning of that month that Betty was returning from the mill.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on a clear frosty evening in the beginning of that month that Betty was returning from the mill.
like
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From this reading She had nearly reached her home, when a sound fearfully loud and awful, like the discharge of the cannon of two conflicting armies underground in one vast but muffled roar, made her heart almost stand still with terror.
listlessly
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From this reading Betty toiled slowly and listlessly up the hill, the old weight still on her heart.
loud
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From this reading She had nearly reached her home, when a sound fearfully loud and awful, like the discharge of the cannon of two conflicting armies underground in one vast but muffled roar, made her heart almost stand still with terror.
made
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From this reading She had nearly reached her home, when a sound fearfully loud and awful, like the discharge of the cannon of two conflicting armies underground in one vast but muffled roar, made her heart almost stand still with terror.
mill
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From this reading It was on a clear frosty evening in the beginning of that month that Betty was returning from the mill.
misty
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From this reading The ground was hard and crisp, and the setting sun sank a misty red, while a greyish-yellow tint overspread the whole horizon.
month
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From this reading It was on a clear frosty evening in the beginning of that month that Betty was returning from the mill.
muffled
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From this reading She had nearly reached her home, when a sound fearfully loud and awful, like the discharge of the cannon of two conflicting armies underground in one vast but muffled roar, made her heart almost stand still with terror.
nearly
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From this reading She had nearly reached her home, when a sound fearfully loud and awful, like the discharge of the cannon of two conflicting armies underground in one vast but muffled roar, made her heart almost stand still with terror.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was on a clear frosty evening in the beginning of that month that Betty was returning from the mill.
old
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From this reading Betty toiled slowly and listlessly up the hill, the old weight still on her heart.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on a clear frosty evening in the beginning of that month that Betty was returning from the mill.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had nearly reached her home, when a sound fearfully loud and awful, like the discharge of the cannon of two conflicting armies underground in one vast but muffled roar, made her heart almost stand still with terror.
overspread
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From this reading The ground was hard and crisp, and the setting sun sank a misty red, while a greyish-yellow tint overspread the whole horizon.
reached
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From this reading She had nearly reached her home, when a sound fearfully loud and awful, like the discharge of the cannon of two conflicting armies underground in one vast but muffled roar, made her heart almost stand still with terror.
red
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From this reading The ground was hard and crisp, and the setting sun sank a misty red, while a greyish-yellow tint overspread the whole horizon.
returning
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From this reading It was on a clear frosty evening in the beginning of that month that Betty was returning from the mill.
roar
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From this reading She had nearly reached her home, when a sound fearfully loud and awful, like the discharge of the cannon of two conflicting armies underground in one vast but muffled roar, made her heart almost stand still with terror.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were running short time that week, and she was coming home about an hour earlier than usual.
sank
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From this reading The ground was hard and crisp, and the setting sun sank a misty red, while a greyish-yellow tint overspread the whole horizon.
setting
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From this reading The ground was hard and crisp, and the setting sun sank a misty red, while a greyish-yellow tint overspread the whole horizon.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were running short time that week, and she was coming home about an hour earlier than usual.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading They were running short time that week, and she was coming home about an hour earlier than usual.
slowly
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From this reading Betty toiled slowly and listlessly up the hill, the old weight still on her heart.
sound
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From this reading She had nearly reached her home, when a sound fearfully loud and awful, like the discharge of the cannon of two conflicting armies underground in one vast but muffled roar, made her heart almost stand still with terror.
stand
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From this reading She had nearly reached her home, when a sound fearfully loud and awful, like the discharge of the cannon of two conflicting armies underground in one vast but muffled roar, made her heart almost stand still with terror.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Betty toiled slowly and listlessly up the hill, the old weight still on her heart.
sun
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From this reading The ground was hard and crisp, and the setting sun sank a misty red, while a greyish-yellow tint overspread the whole horizon.
terror
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From this reading She had nearly reached her home, when a sound fearfully loud and awful, like the discharge of the cannon of two conflicting armies underground in one vast but muffled roar, made her heart almost stand still with terror.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They were running short time that week, and she was coming home about an hour earlier than usual.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was on a clear frosty evening in the beginning of that month that Betty was returning from the mill.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was on a clear frosty evening in the beginning of that month that Betty was returning from the mill.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were running short time that week, and she was coming home about an hour earlier than usual.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were running short time that week, and she was coming home about an hour earlier than usual.
tint
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From this reading The ground was hard and crisp, and the setting sun sank a misty red, while a greyish-yellow tint overspread the whole horizon.
toiled
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From this reading Betty toiled slowly and listlessly up the hill, the old weight still on her heart.
two
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From this reading She had nearly reached her home, when a sound fearfully loud and awful, like the discharge of the cannon of two conflicting armies underground in one vast but muffled roar, made her heart almost stand still with terror.
underground
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From this reading She had nearly reached her home, when a sound fearfully loud and awful, like the discharge of the cannon of two conflicting armies underground in one vast but muffled roar, made her heart almost stand still with terror.
up
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From this reading Betty toiled slowly and listlessly up the hill, the old weight still on her heart.
usual
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From this reading They were running short time that week, and she was coming home about an hour earlier than usual.
vast
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From this reading She had nearly reached her home, when a sound fearfully loud and awful, like the discharge of the cannon of two conflicting armies underground in one vast but muffled roar, made her heart almost stand still with terror.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on a clear frosty evening in the beginning of that month that Betty was returning from the mill.
week
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From this reading They were running short time that week, and she was coming home about an hour earlier than usual.
weight
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From this reading Betty toiled slowly and listlessly up the hill, the old weight still on her heart.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were running short time that week, and she was coming home about an hour earlier than usual.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She had nearly reached her home, when a sound fearfully loud and awful, like the discharge of the cannon of two conflicting armies underground in one vast but muffled roar, made her heart almost stand still with terror.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The ground was hard and crisp, and the setting sun sank a misty red, while a greyish-yellow tint overspread the whole horizon.
whole
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From this reading The ground was hard and crisp, and the setting sun sank a misty red, while a greyish-yellow tint overspread the whole horizon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had nearly reached her home, when a sound fearfully loud and awful, like the discharge of the cannon of two conflicting armies underground in one vast but muffled roar, made her heart almost stand still with terror.
