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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 A REMARKABLE CHRISTMAS NIGHT Night came on rapidly after that, and with the coming of utter darkness the fury of the elements appeared to increase.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A REMARKABLE CHRISTMAS NIGHT Night came on rapidly after that, and with the coming of utter darkness the fury of the elements appeared to increase.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They were tremendously hungry and ate rather more of the lunch brought along than Snap thought right.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A REMARKABLE CHRISTMAS NIGHT Night came on rapidly after that, and with the coming of utter darkness the fury of the elements appeared to increase.
appeared
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From this reading A REMARKABLE CHRISTMAS NIGHT Night came on rapidly after that, and with the coming of utter darkness the fury of the elements appeared to increase.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Occasionally they would hear a crash, as some mighty tree would be laid low, and they trembled for fear the storm would damage their shelter.
ate
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From this reading They were tremendously hungry and ate rather more of the lunch brought along than Snap thought right.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Occasionally they would hear a crash, as some mighty tree would be laid low, and they trembled for fear the storm would damage their shelter.
broiled
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From this reading One of the ducks was cleaned and broiled with care and half of the meat divided into four equal shares.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were tremendously hungry and ate rather more of the lunch brought along than Snap thought right.
came
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From this reading A REMARKABLE CHRISTMAS NIGHT Night came on rapidly after that, and with the coming of utter darkness the fury of the elements appeared to increase.
care
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From this reading One of the ducks was cleaned and broiled with care and half of the meat divided into four equal shares.
CHRISTMAS
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From this reading A REMARKABLE CHRISTMAS NIGHT Night came on rapidly after that, and with the coming of utter darkness the fury of the elements appeared to increase.
cleaned
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From this reading One of the ducks was cleaned and broiled with care and half of the meat divided into four equal shares.
coming
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From this reading A REMARKABLE CHRISTMAS NIGHT Night came on rapidly after that, and with the coming of utter darkness the fury of the elements appeared to increase.
crash
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From this reading Occasionally they would hear a crash, as some mighty tree would be laid low, and they trembled for fear the storm would damage their shelter.
damage
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From this reading Occasionally they would hear a crash, as some mighty tree would be laid low, and they trembled for fear the storm would damage their shelter.
darkness
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From this reading A REMARKABLE CHRISTMAS NIGHT Night came on rapidly after that, and with the coming of utter darkness the fury of the elements appeared to increase.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One of the ducks was cleaned and broiled with care and half of the meat divided into four equal shares.
ducks
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From this reading One of the ducks was cleaned and broiled with care and half of the meat divided into four equal shares.
elements
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From this reading A REMARKABLE CHRISTMAS NIGHT Night came on rapidly after that, and with the coming of utter darkness the fury of the elements appeared to increase.
equal
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From this reading One of the ducks was cleaned and broiled with care and half of the meat divided into four equal shares.
fear
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From this reading Occasionally they would hear a crash, as some mighty tree would be laid low, and they trembled for fear the storm would damage their shelter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Occasionally they would hear a crash, as some mighty tree would be laid low, and they trembled for fear the storm would damage their shelter.
four
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From this reading One of the ducks was cleaned and broiled with care and half of the meat divided into four equal shares.
fury
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From this reading A REMARKABLE CHRISTMAS NIGHT Night came on rapidly after that, and with the coming of utter darkness the fury of the elements appeared to increase.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of the ducks was cleaned and broiled with care and half of the meat divided into four equal shares.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Occasionally they would hear a crash, as some mighty tree would be laid low, and they trembled for fear the storm would damage their shelter.
hummed
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From this reading The wind shrieked and whistled through the timber and hummed in the tops of the spruces overhead.
hungry
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From this reading They were tremendously hungry and ate rather more of the lunch brought along than Snap thought right.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wind shrieked and whistled through the timber and hummed in the tops of the spruces overhead.
increase
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From this reading A REMARKABLE CHRISTMAS NIGHT Night came on rapidly after that, and with the coming of utter darkness the fury of the elements appeared to increase.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One of the ducks was cleaned and broiled with care and half of the meat divided into four equal shares.
laid
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From this reading Occasionally they would hear a crash, as some mighty tree would be laid low, and they trembled for fear the storm would damage their shelter.
low
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From this reading Occasionally they would hear a crash, as some mighty tree would be laid low, and they trembled for fear the storm would damage their shelter.
lunch
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From this reading They were tremendously hungry and ate rather more of the lunch brought along than Snap thought right.
meat
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From this reading One of the ducks was cleaned and broiled with care and half of the meat divided into four equal shares.
mighty
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From this reading Occasionally they would hear a crash, as some mighty tree would be laid low, and they trembled for fear the storm would damage their shelter.
more
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From this reading They were tremendously hungry and ate rather more of the lunch brought along than Snap thought right.
NIGHT
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From this reading A REMARKABLE CHRISTMAS NIGHT Night came on rapidly after that, and with the coming of utter darkness the fury of the elements appeared to increase.
Occasionally
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From this reading Occasionally they would hear a crash, as some mighty tree would be laid low, and they trembled for fear the storm would damage their shelter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A REMARKABLE CHRISTMAS NIGHT Night came on rapidly after that, and with the coming of utter darkness the fury of the elements appeared to increase.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A REMARKABLE CHRISTMAS NIGHT Night came on rapidly after that, and with the coming of utter darkness the fury of the elements appeared to increase.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the ducks was cleaned and broiled with care and half of the meat divided into four equal shares.
overhead
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From this reading The wind shrieked and whistled through the timber and hummed in the tops of the spruces overhead.
rapidly
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From this reading A REMARKABLE CHRISTMAS NIGHT Night came on rapidly after that, and with the coming of utter darkness the fury of the elements appeared to increase.
rather
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From this reading They were tremendously hungry and ate rather more of the lunch brought along than Snap thought right.
REMARKABLEnounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A REMARKABLE CHRISTMAS NIGHT Night came on rapidly after that, and with the coming of utter darkness the fury of the elements appeared to increase.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were tremendously hungry and ate rather more of the lunch brought along than Snap thought right.
shares
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From this reading One of the ducks was cleaned and broiled with care and half of the meat divided into four equal shares.
shelter
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From this reading Occasionally they would hear a crash, as some mighty tree would be laid low, and they trembled for fear the storm would damage their shelter.
shrieked
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From this reading The wind shrieked and whistled through the timber and hummed in the tops of the spruces overhead.
Snap
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From this reading They were tremendously hungry and ate rather more of the lunch brought along than Snap thought right.
some
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From this reading Occasionally they would hear a crash, as some mighty tree would be laid low, and they trembled for fear the storm would damage their shelter.
spruces
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From this reading The wind shrieked and whistled through the timber and hummed in the tops of the spruces overhead.
storm
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From this reading Occasionally they would hear a crash, as some mighty tree would be laid low, and they trembled for fear the storm would damage their shelter.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They were tremendously hungry and ate rather more of the lunch brought along than Snap thought right.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A REMARKABLE CHRISTMAS NIGHT Night came on rapidly after that, and with the coming of utter darkness the fury of the elements appeared to increase.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A REMARKABLE CHRISTMAS NIGHT Night came on rapidly after that, and with the coming of utter darkness the fury of the elements appeared to increase.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Occasionally they would hear a crash, as some mighty tree would be laid low, and they trembled for fear the storm would damage their shelter.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Occasionally they would hear a crash, as some mighty tree would be laid low, and they trembled for fear the storm would damage their shelter.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were tremendously hungry and ate rather more of the lunch brought along than Snap thought right.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The wind shrieked and whistled through the timber and hummed in the tops of the spruces overhead.
timber
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From this reading The wind shrieked and whistled through the timber and hummed in the tops of the spruces overhead.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A REMARKABLE CHRISTMAS NIGHT Night came on rapidly after that, and with the coming of utter darkness the fury of the elements appeared to increase.
tops
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From this reading The wind shrieked and whistled through the timber and hummed in the tops of the spruces overhead.
tree
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From this reading Occasionally they would hear a crash, as some mighty tree would be laid low, and they trembled for fear the storm would damage their shelter.
trembled
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From this reading Occasionally they would hear a crash, as some mighty tree would be laid low, and they trembled for fear the storm would damage their shelter.
tremendously
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From this reading They were tremendously hungry and ate rather more of the lunch brought along than Snap thought right.
utter
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From this reading A REMARKABLE CHRISTMAS NIGHT Night came on rapidly after that, and with the coming of utter darkness the fury of the elements appeared to increase.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of the ducks was cleaned and broiled with care and half of the meat divided into four equal shares.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were tremendously hungry and ate rather more of the lunch brought along than Snap thought right.
whistled
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From this reading The wind shrieked and whistled through the timber and hummed in the tops of the spruces overhead.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind shrieked and whistled through the timber and hummed in the tops of the spruces overhead.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A REMARKABLE CHRISTMAS NIGHT Night came on rapidly after that, and with the coming of utter darkness the fury of the elements appeared to increase.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Occasionally they would hear a crash, as some mighty tree would be laid low, and they trembled for fear the storm would damage their shelter.
