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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 At first the branches had been utterly bare, and beyond their reticulation had been visible the rosy façade of a new Board-school.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At first the branches had been utterly bare, and beyond their reticulation had been visible the rosy façade of a new Board-school.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first the branches had been utterly bare, and beyond their reticulation had been visible the rosy façade of a new Board-school.
back
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From this reading This window, upon which the sun glinted dazzlingly, threw back the rays on to Hilda's bed, giving her for a few moments the illusion of direct sunlight.
bare
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From this reading At first the branches had been utterly bare, and beyond their reticulation had been visible the rosy façade of a new Board-school.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But now the branches were rich with leafage, hiding most of the Board-school, so that only a large upper window of it could be seen.
bed
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From this reading SIN I From her bed Hilda could see the trees waving in the wind.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At first the branches had been utterly bare, and beyond their reticulation had been visible the rosy façade of a new Board-school.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading At first the branches had been utterly bare, and beyond their reticulation had been visible the rosy façade of a new Board-school.
Board-school
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From this reading At first the branches had been utterly bare, and beyond their reticulation had been visible the rosy façade of a new Board-school.
branches
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From this reading At first the branches had been utterly bare, and beyond their reticulation had been visible the rosy façade of a new Board-school.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now the branches were rich with leafage, hiding most of the Board-school, so that only a large upper window of it could be seen.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading SIN I From her bed Hilda could see the trees waving in the wind.
dazzlingly
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From this reading This window, upon which the sun glinted dazzlingly, threw back the rays on to Hilda's bed, giving her for a few moments the illusion of direct sunlight.
direct
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From this reading This window, upon which the sun glinted dazzlingly, threw back the rays on to Hilda's bed, giving her for a few moments the illusion of direct sunlight.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every morning she had thus watched them, without interest.
façade
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From this reading At first the branches had been utterly bare, and beyond their reticulation had been visible the rosy façade of a new Board-school.
few
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From this reading This window, upon which the sun glinted dazzlingly, threw back the rays on to Hilda's bed, giving her for a few moments the illusion of direct sunlight.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first the branches had been utterly bare, and beyond their reticulation had been visible the rosy façade of a new Board-school.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This window, upon which the sun glinted dazzlingly, threw back the rays on to Hilda's bed, giving her for a few moments the illusion of direct sunlight.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SIN I From her bed Hilda could see the trees waving in the wind.
giving
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From this reading This window, upon which the sun glinted dazzlingly, threw back the rays on to Hilda's bed, giving her for a few moments the illusion of direct sunlight.
glinted
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From this reading This window, upon which the sun glinted dazzlingly, threw back the rays on to Hilda's bed, giving her for a few moments the illusion of direct sunlight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every morning she had thus watched them, without interest.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SIN I From her bed Hilda could see the trees waving in the wind.
hiding
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From this reading But now the branches were rich with leafage, hiding most of the Board-school, so that only a large upper window of it could be seen.
Hilda
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From this reading SIN I From her bed Hilda could see the trees waving in the wind.
Hilda's
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From this reading This window, upon which the sun glinted dazzlingly, threw back the rays on to Hilda's bed, giving her for a few moments the illusion of direct sunlight.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SIN I From her bed Hilda could see the trees waving in the wind.
illusion
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From this reading This window, upon which the sun glinted dazzlingly, threw back the rays on to Hilda's bed, giving her for a few moments the illusion of direct sunlight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SIN I From her bed Hilda could see the trees waving in the wind.
interest
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From this reading Every morning she had thus watched them, without interest.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But now the branches were rich with leafage, hiding most of the Board-school, so that only a large upper window of it could be seen.
large
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From this reading But now the branches were rich with leafage, hiding most of the Board-school, so that only a large upper window of it could be seen.
leafage
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From this reading But now the branches were rich with leafage, hiding most of the Board-school, so that only a large upper window of it could be seen.
moments
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From this reading This window, upon which the sun glinted dazzlingly, threw back the rays on to Hilda's bed, giving her for a few moments the illusion of direct sunlight.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every morning she had thus watched them, without interest.
most
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From this reading But now the branches were rich with leafage, hiding most of the Board-school, so that only a large upper window of it could be seen.
new
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From this reading At first the branches had been utterly bare, and beyond their reticulation had been visible the rosy façade of a new Board-school.
now
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From this reading But now the branches were rich with leafage, hiding most of the Board-school, so that only a large upper window of it could be seen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At first the branches had been utterly bare, and beyond their reticulation had been visible the rosy façade of a new Board-school.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This window, upon which the sun glinted dazzlingly, threw back the rays on to Hilda's bed, giving her for a few moments the illusion of direct sunlight.
only
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From this reading But now the branches were rich with leafage, hiding most of the Board-school, so that only a large upper window of it could be seen.
rays
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From this reading This window, upon which the sun glinted dazzlingly, threw back the rays on to Hilda's bed, giving her for a few moments the illusion of direct sunlight.
reticulation
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From this reading At first the branches had been utterly bare, and beyond their reticulation had been visible the rosy façade of a new Board-school.
rich
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From this reading But now the branches were rich with leafage, hiding most of the Board-school, so that only a large upper window of it could be seen.
rosy
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From this reading At first the branches had been utterly bare, and beyond their reticulation had been visible the rosy façade of a new Board-school.
see
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From this reading SIN I From her bed Hilda could see the trees waving in the wind.
seen
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From this reading But now the branches were rich with leafage, hiding most of the Board-school, so that only a large upper window of it could be seen.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every morning she had thus watched them, without interest.
SIN
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From this reading SIN I From her bed Hilda could see the trees waving in the wind.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But now the branches were rich with leafage, hiding most of the Board-school, so that only a large upper window of it could be seen.
sun
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From this reading This window, upon which the sun glinted dazzlingly, threw back the rays on to Hilda's bed, giving her for a few moments the illusion of direct sunlight.
sunlight
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From this reading This window, upon which the sun glinted dazzlingly, threw back the rays on to Hilda's bed, giving her for a few moments the illusion of direct sunlight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But now the branches were rich with leafage, hiding most of the Board-school, so that only a large upper window of it could be seen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SIN I From her bed Hilda could see the trees waving in the wind.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At first the branches had been utterly bare, and beyond their reticulation had been visible the rosy façade of a new Board-school.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Every morning she had thus watched them, without interest.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This window, upon which the sun glinted dazzlingly, threw back the rays on to Hilda's bed, giving her for a few moments the illusion of direct sunlight.
threw
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From this reading This window, upon which the sun glinted dazzlingly, threw back the rays on to Hilda's bed, giving her for a few moments the illusion of direct sunlight.
thus
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From this reading Every morning she had thus watched them, without interest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This window, upon which the sun glinted dazzlingly, threw back the rays on to Hilda's bed, giving her for a few moments the illusion of direct sunlight.
trees
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From this reading SIN I From her bed Hilda could see the trees waving in the wind.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This window, upon which the sun glinted dazzlingly, threw back the rays on to Hilda's bed, giving her for a few moments the illusion of direct sunlight.
upper
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From this reading But now the branches were rich with leafage, hiding most of the Board-school, so that only a large upper window of it could be seen.
utterly
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From this reading At first the branches had been utterly bare, and beyond their reticulation had been visible the rosy façade of a new Board-school.
visible
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From this reading At first the branches had been utterly bare, and beyond their reticulation had been visible the rosy façade of a new Board-school.
watched
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From this reading Every morning she had thus watched them, without interest.
waving
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From this reading SIN I From her bed Hilda could see the trees waving in the wind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But now the branches were rich with leafage, hiding most of the Board-school, so that only a large upper window of it could be seen.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This window, upon which the sun glinted dazzlingly, threw back the rays on to Hilda's bed, giving her for a few moments the illusion of direct sunlight.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SIN I From her bed Hilda could see the trees waving in the wind.
window
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From this reading But now the branches were rich with leafage, hiding most of the Board-school, so that only a large upper window of it could be seen.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But now the branches were rich with leafage, hiding most of the Board-school, so that only a large upper window of it could be seen.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Every morning she had thus watched them, without interest.
