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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 Two mornings after Patty's arrival, Hetty sat in the schoolroom telling a Bible story to her pupils, George Grantham and small Rebecca; the one aged eight, the other barely five.
adventures
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From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Two mornings after Patty's arrival, Hetty sat in the schoolroom telling a Bible story to her pupils, George Grantham and small Rebecca; the one aged eight, the other barely five.
aged
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From this reading Two mornings after Patty's arrival, Hetty sat in the schoolroom telling a Bible story to her pupils, George Grantham and small Rebecca; the one aged eight, the other barely five.
all
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From this reading The morning sunshine poured in through the school-room window and took all colour out of the sea-coal fire.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two mornings after Patty's arrival, Hetty sat in the schoolroom telling a Bible story to her pupils, George Grantham and small Rebecca; the one aged eight, the other barely five.
arrival
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From this reading Two mornings after Patty's arrival, Hetty sat in the schoolroom telling a Bible story to her pupils, George Grantham and small Rebecca; the one aged eight, the other barely five.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For the black frost had broken up at last in a twelve hours' downfall of snow, and this in turn had yielded to a soft southerly wind.
barely
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From this reading Two mornings after Patty's arrival, Hetty sat in the schoolroom telling a Bible story to her pupils, George Grantham and small Rebecca; the one aged eight, the other barely five.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
Bible
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From this reading Two mornings after Patty's arrival, Hetty sat in the schoolroom telling a Bible story to her pupils, George Grantham and small Rebecca; the one aged eight, the other barely five.
black
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From this reading For the black frost had broken up at last in a twelve hours' downfall of snow, and this in turn had yielded to a soft southerly wind.
Brethren
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From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the black frost had broken up at last in a twelve hours' downfall of snow, and this in turn had yielded to a soft southerly wind.
brothers
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From this reading "One night Joseph dreamed a dream which he told next morning to his brothers.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
child
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From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
children
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From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
clever
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From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
colour
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From this reading The morning sunshine poured in through the school-room window and took all colour out of the sea-coal fire.
down
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From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
downfall
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From this reading For the black frost had broken up at last in a twelve hours' downfall of snow, and this in turn had yielded to a soft southerly wind.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading "One night Joseph dreamed a dream which he told next morning to his brothers.
dreamed
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From this reading "One night Joseph dreamed a dream which he told next morning to his brothers.
eight
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From this reading Two mornings after Patty's arrival, Hetty sat in the schoolroom telling a Bible story to her pupils, George Grantham and small Rebecca; the one aged eight, the other barely five.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
fascinating
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From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
fire
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From this reading The morning sunshine poured in through the school-room window and took all colour out of the sea-coal fire.
five
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From this reading Two mornings after Patty's arrival, Hetty sat in the schoolroom telling a Bible story to her pupils, George Grantham and small Rebecca; the one aged eight, the other barely five.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the black frost had broken up at last in a twelve hours' downfall of snow, and this in turn had yielded to a soft southerly wind.
frost
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From this reading For the black frost had broken up at last in a twelve hours' downfall of snow, and this in turn had yielded to a soft southerly wind.
George
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From this reading Two mornings after Patty's arrival, Hetty sat in the schoolroom telling a Bible story to her pupils, George Grantham and small Rebecca; the one aged eight, the other barely five.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
Grantham
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From this reading Two mornings after Patty's arrival, Hetty sat in the schoolroom telling a Bible story to her pupils, George Grantham and small Rebecca; the one aged eight, the other barely five.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the black frost had broken up at last in a twelve hours' downfall of snow, and this in turn had yielded to a soft southerly wind.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "One night Joseph dreamed a dream which he told next morning to his brothers.
heard
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From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
held
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From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Two mornings after Patty's arrival, Hetty sat in the schoolroom telling a Bible story to her pupils, George Grantham and small Rebecca; the one aged eight, the other barely five.
Hetty
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From this reading Two mornings after Patty's arrival, Hetty sat in the schoolroom telling a Bible story to her pupils, George Grantham and small Rebecca; the one aged eight, the other barely five.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
hours
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From this reading For the black frost had broken up at last in a twelve hours' downfall of snow, and this in turn had yielded to a soft southerly wind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two mornings after Patty's arrival, Hetty sat in the schoolroom telling a Bible story to her pupils, George Grantham and small Rebecca; the one aged eight, the other barely five.
Joseph
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From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
knew
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From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
knows
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From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the black frost had broken up at last in a twelve hours' downfall of snow, and this in turn had yielded to a soft southerly wind.
masses
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From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
means
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From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning sunshine poured in through the school-room window and took all colour out of the sea-coal fire.
mornings
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From this reading Two mornings after Patty's arrival, Hetty sat in the schoolroom telling a Bible story to her pupils, George Grantham and small Rebecca; the one aged eight, the other barely five.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "One night Joseph dreamed a dream which he told next morning to his brothers.
night
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From this reading "One night Joseph dreamed a dream which he told next morning to his brothers.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
now
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From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
off
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From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Two mornings after Patty's arrival, Hetty sat in the schoolroom telling a Bible story to her pupils, George Grantham and small Rebecca; the one aged eight, the other barely five.
other
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From this reading Two mornings after Patty's arrival, Hetty sat in the schoolroom telling a Bible story to her pupils, George Grantham and small Rebecca; the one aged eight, the other barely five.
out
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From this reading The morning sunshine poured in through the school-room window and took all colour out of the sea-coal fire.
past
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From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
Patty's
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From this reading Two mornings after Patty's arrival, Hetty sat in the schoolroom telling a Bible story to her pupils, George Grantham and small Rebecca; the one aged eight, the other barely five.
poured
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From this reading The morning sunshine poured in through the school-room window and took all colour out of the sea-coal fire.
pupils
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From this reading Two mornings after Patty's arrival, Hetty sat in the schoolroom telling a Bible story to her pupils, George Grantham and small Rebecca; the one aged eight, the other barely five.
Rebecca
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From this reading Two mornings after Patty's arrival, Hetty sat in the schoolroom telling a Bible story to her pupils, George Grantham and small Rebecca; the one aged eight, the other barely five.
roof
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From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
rush
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From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
sat
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From this reading Two mornings after Patty's arrival, Hetty sat in the schoolroom telling a Bible story to her pupils, George Grantham and small Rebecca; the one aged eight, the other barely five.
school-room
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From this reading The morning sunshine poured in through the school-room window and took all colour out of the sea-coal fire.
schoolroom
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From this reading Two mornings after Patty's arrival, Hetty sat in the schoolroom telling a Bible story to her pupils, George Grantham and small Rebecca; the one aged eight, the other barely five.
sea-coal
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From this reading The morning sunshine poured in through the school-room window and took all colour out of the sea-coal fire.
sliding
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From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
small
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From this reading Two mornings after Patty's arrival, Hetty sat in the schoolroom telling a Bible story to her pupils, George Grantham and small Rebecca; the one aged eight, the other barely five.
snow
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From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
soft
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From this reading For the black frost had broken up at last in a twelve hours' downfall of snow, and this in turn had yielded to a soft southerly wind.
southerly
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From this reading For the black frost had broken up at last in a twelve hours' downfall of snow, and this in turn had yielded to a soft southerly wind.
story
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From this reading Two mornings after Patty's arrival, Hetty sat in the schoolroom telling a Bible story to her pupils, George Grantham and small Rebecca; the one aged eight, the other barely five.
sunshine
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From this reading The morning sunshine poured in through the school-room window and took all colour out of the sea-coal fire.
telling
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From this reading Two mornings after Patty's arrival, Hetty sat in the schoolroom telling a Bible story to her pupils, George Grantham and small Rebecca; the one aged eight, the other barely five.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two mornings after Patty's arrival, Hetty sat in the schoolroom telling a Bible story to her pupils, George Grantham and small Rebecca; the one aged eight, the other barely five.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
then
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From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For the black frost had broken up at last in a twelve hours' downfall of snow, and this in turn had yielded to a soft southerly wind.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The morning sunshine poured in through the school-room window and took all colour out of the sea-coal fire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two mornings after Patty's arrival, Hetty sat in the schoolroom telling a Bible story to her pupils, George Grantham and small Rebecca; the one aged eight, the other barely five.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "One night Joseph dreamed a dream which he told next morning to his brothers.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning sunshine poured in through the school-room window and took all colour out of the sea-coal fire.
topplingadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːpəlɪŋ/
falling or likely to fall over
From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
turn
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From this reading For the black frost had broken up at last in a twelve hours' downfall of snow, and this in turn had yielded to a soft southerly wind.
twelve
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From this reading For the black frost had broken up at last in a twelve hours' downfall of snow, and this in turn had yielded to a soft southerly wind.
Two
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From this reading Two mornings after Patty's arrival, Hetty sat in the schoolroom telling a Bible story to her pupils, George Grantham and small Rebecca; the one aged eight, the other barely five.
up
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From this reading For the black frost had broken up at last in a twelve hours' downfall of snow, and this in turn had yielded to a soft southerly wind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the black frost had broken up at last in a twelve hours' downfall of snow, and this in turn had yielded to a soft southerly wind.
window
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From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were by no means clever children; but they knew a good story when they heard one, and Hetty held them to the adventures of Joseph and his Brethren, although great masses of snow were sliding off the roof, and every now and then toppling down past the window with a rush-- which every child knows to be fascinating.
yielded
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From this reading For the black frost had broken up at last in a twelve hours' downfall of snow, and this in turn had yielded to a soft southerly wind.
