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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 next morning proved that the wound which Major St. John had received in the Mexican War was a correct barometer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From a leaden, lowering sky the rain fell steadily, and a chilly wind was fast dismantling the trees of their blossoms.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You seem to take a very complacent view of the dreary prospect without," Mrs. Mayburn remarked, as Graham came smilingly into the breakfast-room and greeted her with a cheerful note in his tones.
barometer
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From this reading The next morning proved that the wound which Major St. John had received in the Mexican War was a correct barometer.
birds
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From this reading The birds had suspended their nest-building, and but few had the heart to sing.
blossoms
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From this reading From a leaden, lowering sky the rain fell steadily, and a chilly wind was fast dismantling the trees of their blossoms.
breakfast-room
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From this reading "You seem to take a very complacent view of the dreary prospect without," Mrs. Mayburn remarked, as Graham came smilingly into the breakfast-room and greeted her with a cheerful note in his tones.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The birds had suspended their nest-building, and but few had the heart to sing.
came
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cheerful
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From this reading "You seem to take a very complacent view of the dreary prospect without," Mrs. Mayburn remarked, as Graham came smilingly into the breakfast-room and greeted her with a cheerful note in his tones.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
unpleasantly cold
From this reading From a leaden, lowering sky the rain fell steadily, and a chilly wind was fast dismantling the trees of their blossoms.
complacent
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correct
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From this reading The next morning proved that the wound which Major St. John had received in the Mexican War was a correct barometer.
dismantling
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From this reading From a leaden, lowering sky the rain fell steadily, and a chilly wind was fast dismantling the trees of their blossoms.
dreary
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From this reading "You seem to take a very complacent view of the dreary prospect without," Mrs. Mayburn remarked, as Graham came smilingly into the breakfast-room and greeted her with a cheerful note in his tones.
fast
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From this reading From a leaden, lowering sky the rain fell steadily, and a chilly wind was fast dismantling the trees of their blossoms.
fell
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From this reading From a leaden, lowering sky the rain fell steadily, and a chilly wind was fast dismantling the trees of their blossoms.
few
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From this reading The birds had suspended their nest-building, and but few had the heart to sing.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From a leaden, lowering sky the rain fell steadily, and a chilly wind was fast dismantling the trees of their blossoms.
Graham
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greeted
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From this reading "You seem to take a very complacent view of the dreary prospect without," Mrs. Mayburn remarked, as Graham came smilingly into the breakfast-room and greeted her with a cheerful note in his tones.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next morning proved that the wound which Major St. John had received in the Mexican War was a correct barometer.
heart
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From this reading The birds had suspended their nest-building, and but few had the heart to sing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You seem to take a very complacent view of the dreary prospect without," Mrs. Mayburn remarked, as Graham came smilingly into the breakfast-room and greeted her with a cheerful note in his tones.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You seem to take a very complacent view of the dreary prospect without," Mrs. Mayburn remarked, as Graham came smilingly into the breakfast-room and greeted her with a cheerful note in his tones.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next morning proved that the wound which Major St. John had received in the Mexican War was a correct barometer.
INCENTIVE
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From this reading WARNING OR INCENTIVE?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "You seem to take a very complacent view of the dreary prospect without," Mrs. Mayburn remarked, as Graham came smilingly into the breakfast-room and greeted her with a cheerful note in his tones.
John
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From this reading The next morning proved that the wound which Major St. John had received in the Mexican War was a correct barometer.
leadenadjectiveUS /ˈlɛdən/
heavy, dull, or grey in appearance or movement
From this reading From a leaden, lowering sky the rain fell steadily, and a chilly wind was fast dismantling the trees of their blossoms.
lowering
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From this reading From a leaden, lowering sky the rain fell steadily, and a chilly wind was fast dismantling the trees of their blossoms.
Major
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From this reading The next morning proved that the wound which Major St. John had received in the Mexican War was a correct barometer.
Mayburn
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From this reading "You seem to take a very complacent view of the dreary prospect without," Mrs. Mayburn remarked, as Graham came smilingly into the breakfast-room and greeted her with a cheerful note in his tones.
Mexican
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From this reading The next morning proved that the wound which Major St. John had received in the Mexican War was a correct barometer.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning proved that the wound which Major St. John had received in the Mexican War was a correct barometer.
Mrs
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From this reading "You seem to take a very complacent view of the dreary prospect without," Mrs. Mayburn remarked, as Graham came smilingly into the breakfast-room and greeted her with a cheerful note in his tones.
nest-building
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From this reading The birds had suspended their nest-building, and but few had the heart to sing.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning proved that the wound which Major St. John had received in the Mexican War was a correct barometer.
note
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From this reading "You seem to take a very complacent view of the dreary prospect without," Mrs. Mayburn remarked, as Graham came smilingly into the breakfast-room and greeted her with a cheerful note in his tones.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From a leaden, lowering sky the rain fell steadily, and a chilly wind was fast dismantling the trees of their blossoms.
ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading WARNING OR INCENTIVE?
prospect
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From this reading "You seem to take a very complacent view of the dreary prospect without," Mrs. Mayburn remarked, as Graham came smilingly into the breakfast-room and greeted her with a cheerful note in his tones.
proved
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From this reading The next morning proved that the wound which Major St. John had received in the Mexican War was a correct barometer.
rain
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From this reading From a leaden, lowering sky the rain fell steadily, and a chilly wind was fast dismantling the trees of their blossoms.
received
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From this reading The next morning proved that the wound which Major St. John had received in the Mexican War was a correct barometer.
remarked
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From this reading "You seem to take a very complacent view of the dreary prospect without," Mrs. Mayburn remarked, as Graham came smilingly into the breakfast-room and greeted her with a cheerful note in his tones.
seem
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From this reading "You seem to take a very complacent view of the dreary prospect without," Mrs. Mayburn remarked, as Graham came smilingly into the breakfast-room and greeted her with a cheerful note in his tones.
sing
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From this reading The birds had suspended their nest-building, and but few had the heart to sing.
sky
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From this reading From a leaden, lowering sky the rain fell steadily, and a chilly wind was fast dismantling the trees of their blossoms.
smilingly
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From this reading "You seem to take a very complacent view of the dreary prospect without," Mrs. Mayburn remarked, as Graham came smilingly into the breakfast-room and greeted her with a cheerful note in his tones.
St
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From this reading The next morning proved that the wound which Major St. John had received in the Mexican War was a correct barometer.
steadily
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From this reading From a leaden, lowering sky the rain fell steadily, and a chilly wind was fast dismantling the trees of their blossoms.
suspended
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From this reading The birds had suspended their nest-building, and but few had the heart to sing.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You seem to take a very complacent view of the dreary prospect without," Mrs. Mayburn remarked, as Graham came smilingly into the breakfast-room and greeted her with a cheerful note in his tones.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next morning proved that the wound which Major St. John had received in the Mexican War was a correct barometer.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning proved that the wound which Major St. John had received in the Mexican War was a correct barometer.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading From a leaden, lowering sky the rain fell steadily, and a chilly wind was fast dismantling the trees of their blossoms.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The birds had suspended their nest-building, and but few had the heart to sing.
tones
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From this reading "You seem to take a very complacent view of the dreary prospect without," Mrs. Mayburn remarked, as Graham came smilingly into the breakfast-room and greeted her with a cheerful note in his tones.
trees
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From this reading From a leaden, lowering sky the rain fell steadily, and a chilly wind was fast dismantling the trees of their blossoms.
very
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From this reading "You seem to take a very complacent view of the dreary prospect without," Mrs. Mayburn remarked, as Graham came smilingly into the breakfast-room and greeted her with a cheerful note in his tones.
view
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From this reading "You seem to take a very complacent view of the dreary prospect without," Mrs. Mayburn remarked, as Graham came smilingly into the breakfast-room and greeted her with a cheerful note in his tones.
War
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From this reading The next morning proved that the wound which Major St. John had received in the Mexican War was a correct barometer.
WARNING
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From this reading WARNING OR INCENTIVE?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning proved that the wound which Major St. John had received in the Mexican War was a correct barometer.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The next morning proved that the wound which Major St. John had received in the Mexican War was a correct barometer.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From a leaden, lowering sky the rain fell steadily, and a chilly wind was fast dismantling the trees of their blossoms.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You seem to take a very complacent view of the dreary prospect without," Mrs. Mayburn remarked, as Graham came smilingly into the breakfast-room and greeted her with a cheerful note in his tones.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "You seem to take a very complacent view of the dreary prospect without," Mrs. Mayburn remarked, as Graham came smilingly into the breakfast-room and greeted her with a cheerful note in his tones.
wound
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From this reading The next morning proved that the wound which Major St. John had received in the Mexican War was a correct barometer.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You seem to take a very complacent view of the dreary prospect without," Mrs. Mayburn remarked, as Graham came smilingly into the breakfast-room and greeted her with a cheerful note in his tones.
