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Hugh Worthington

Chapter XXVII · Adah at Terrace Hill

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The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.
Oh, how cold and dreary and desolate everything seemed on that December morning; and only Adah’s trust in Him who she knew would not forsake her kept her heart from fainting.
Even this could not keep back her tears as she watched the coming of the eastern train, and wished that she could take it and go back to Spring Bank.
Wistfully she watched the train which paused for a single moment and then sped on its way, just as there came a knock at the door, and the baggage man appeared.
“If you please, ma’am,” he began, “the Terrace Hill carriage is here—brung over the doctor, who has took the train for New York.
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Hugh Worthington

Chapter XXVII · Adah at Terrace Hill

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.
Line 2
Oh, how cold and dreary and desolate everything seemed on that December morning; and only Adah’s trust in Him who she knew would not forsake her kept her heart from fainting.
Line 3
Even this could not keep back her tears as she watched the coming of the eastern train, and wished that she could take it and go back to Spring Bank.
Line 4
Wistfully she watched the train which paused for a single moment and then sped on its way, just as there came a knock at the door, and the baggage man appeared.
Line 5
“If you please, ma’am,” he began, “the Terrace Hill carriage is here—brung over the doctor, who has took the train for New York.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Began noun US /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““If you please, ma’am,” he began, “the Terrace Hill carriage is here—brung over the doctor, who has took the train for New York.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “Even this could not keep back her tears as she watched the coming of the eastern train, and wished that she could take it and go back to Spring Bank.”

Doctor noun US /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““If you please, ma’am,” he began, “the Terrace Hill carriage is here—brung over the doctor, who has took the train for New York.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Even this could not keep back her tears as she watched the coming of the eastern train, and wished that she could take it and go back to Spring Bank.”

Everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “Oh, how cold and dreary and desolate everything seemed on that December morning; and only Adah’s trust in Him who she knew would not forsake her kept her heart from fainting.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading ““If you please, ma’am,” he began, “the Terrace Hill carriage is here—brung over the doctor, who has took the train for New York.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““If you please, ma’am,” he began, “the Terrace Hill carriage is here—brung over the doctor, who has took the train for New York.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading ““If you please, ma’am,” he began, “the Terrace Hill carriage is here—brung over the doctor, who has took the train for New York.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Oh, how cold and dreary and desolate everything seemed on that December morning; and only Adah’s trust in Him who she knew would not forsake her kept her heart from fainting.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Even this could not keep back her tears as she watched the coming of the eastern train, and wished that she could take it and go back to Spring Bank.”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““If you please, ma’am,” he began, “the Terrace Hill carriage is here—brung over the doctor, who has took the train for New York.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “Oh, how cold and dreary and desolate everything seemed on that December morning; and only Adah’s trust in Him who she knew would not forsake her kept her heart from fainting.”

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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 Wistfully she watched the train which paused for a single moment and then sped on its way, just as there came a knock at the door, and the baggage man appeared.

Adah

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From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

Adah's

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From this reading Oh, how cold and dreary and desolate everything seemed on that December morning; and only Adah’s trust in Him who she knew would not forsake her kept her heart from fainting.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

appeared

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From this reading Wistfully she watched the train which paused for a single moment and then sped on its way, just as there came a knock at the door, and the baggage man appeared.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Wistfully she watched the train which paused for a single moment and then sped on its way, just as there came a knock at the door, and the baggage man appeared.

back

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From this reading Even this could not keep back her tears as she watched the coming of the eastern train, and wished that she could take it and go back to Spring Bank.

baggage

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From this reading Wistfully she watched the train which paused for a single moment and then sped on its way, just as there came a knock at the door, and the baggage man appeared.

Bank

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From this reading Even this could not keep back her tears as she watched the coming of the eastern train, and wished that she could take it and go back to Spring Bank.

bare

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From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

begannounUS /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “If you please, ma’am,” he began, “the Terrace Hill carriage is here—brung over the doctor, who has took the train for New York.

brung

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From this reading “If you please, ma’am,” he began, “the Terrace Hill carriage is here—brung over the doctor, who has took the train for New York.

came

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From this reading Wistfully she watched the train which paused for a single moment and then sped on its way, just as there came a knock at the door, and the baggage man appeared.

carriage

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From this reading “If you please, ma’am,” he began, “the Terrace Hill carriage is here—brung over the doctor, who has took the train for New York.

cold

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From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

coming

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Even this could not keep back her tears as she watched the coming of the eastern train, and wished that she could take it and go back to Spring Bank.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Even this could not keep back her tears as she watched the coming of the eastern train, and wished that she could take it and go back to Spring Bank.

covered

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From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

December

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From this reading Oh, how cold and dreary and desolate everything seemed on that December morning; and only Adah’s trust in Him who she knew would not forsake her kept her heart from fainting.

desolate

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From this reading Oh, how cold and dreary and desolate everything seemed on that December morning; and only Adah’s trust in Him who she knew would not forsake her kept her heart from fainting.

doctornounUS /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “If you please, ma’am,” he began, “the Terrace Hill carriage is here—brung over the doctor, who has took the train for New York.

door

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From this reading Wistfully she watched the train which paused for a single moment and then sped on its way, just as there came a knock at the door, and the baggage man appeared.

dreary

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From this reading Oh, how cold and dreary and desolate everything seemed on that December morning; and only Adah’s trust in Him who she knew would not forsake her kept her heart from fainting.

eastern

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Even this could not keep back her tears as she watched the coming of the eastern train, and wished that she could take it and go back to Spring Bank.

England

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From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

EvennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Even this could not keep back her tears as she watched the coming of the eastern train, and wished that she could take it and go back to Spring Bank.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Oh, how cold and dreary and desolate everything seemed on that December morning; and only Adah’s trust in Him who she knew would not forsake her kept her heart from fainting.

fainting

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Oh, how cold and dreary and desolate everything seemed on that December morning; and only Adah’s trust in Him who she knew would not forsake her kept her heart from fainting.

fields

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Wistfully she watched the train which paused for a single moment and then sped on its way, just as there came a knock at the door, and the baggage man appeared.

forsake

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From this reading Oh, how cold and dreary and desolate everything seemed on that December morning; and only Adah’s trust in Him who she knew would not forsake her kept her heart from fainting.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

frosty

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

frozen

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

go

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Even this could not keep back her tears as she watched the coming of the eastern train, and wished that she could take it and go back to Spring Bank.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “If you please, ma’am,” he began, “the Terrace Hill carriage is here—brung over the doctor, who has took the train for New York.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “If you please, ma’am,” he began, “the Terrace Hill carriage is here—brung over the doctor, who has took the train for New York.

heart

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From this reading Oh, how cold and dreary and desolate everything seemed on that December morning; and only Adah’s trust in Him who she knew would not forsake her kept her heart from fainting.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “If you please, ma’am,” he began, “the Terrace Hill carriage is here—brung over the doctor, who has took the train for New York.

Hill

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “If you please, ma’am,” he began, “the Terrace Hill carriage is here—brung over the doctor, who has took the train for New York.

HimpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Oh, how cold and dreary and desolate everything seemed on that December morning; and only Adah’s trust in Him who she knew would not forsake her kept her heart from fainting.

how

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Oh, how cold and dreary and desolate everything seemed on that December morning; and only Adah’s trust in Him who she knew would not forsake her kept her heart from fainting.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “If you please, ma’am,” he began, “the Terrace Hill carriage is here—brung over the doctor, who has took the train for New York.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

involuntarily

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “If you please, ma’am,” he began, “the Terrace Hill carriage is here—brung over the doctor, who has took the train for New York.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Even this could not keep back her tears as she watched the coming of the eastern train, and wished that she could take it and go back to Spring Bank.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Wistfully she watched the train which paused for a single moment and then sped on its way, just as there came a knock at the door, and the baggage man appeared.

just

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From this reading Wistfully she watched the train which paused for a single moment and then sped on its way, just as there came a knock at the door, and the baggage man appeared.

keep

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From this reading Even this could not keep back her tears as she watched the coming of the eastern train, and wished that she could take it and go back to Spring Bank.

kept

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From this reading Oh, how cold and dreary and desolate everything seemed on that December morning; and only Adah’s trust in Him who she knew would not forsake her kept her heart from fainting.

knew

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From this reading Oh, how cold and dreary and desolate everything seemed on that December morning; and only Adah’s trust in Him who she knew would not forsake her kept her heart from fainting.

knock

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From this reading Wistfully she watched the train which paused for a single moment and then sped on its way, just as there came a knock at the door, and the baggage man appeared.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

ma'am

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From this reading “If you please, ma’am,” he began, “the Terrace Hill carriage is here—brung over the doctor, who has took the train for New York.

man

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From this reading Wistfully she watched the train which paused for a single moment and then sped on its way, just as there came a knock at the door, and the baggage man appeared.

moment

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From this reading Wistfully she watched the train which paused for a single moment and then sped on its way, just as there came a knock at the door, and the baggage man appeared.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

mornings

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

New

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From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Oh, how cold and dreary and desolate everything seemed on that December morning; and only Adah’s trust in Him who she knew would not forsake her kept her heart from fainting.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

Oh

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From this reading Oh, how cold and dreary and desolate everything seemed on that December morning; and only Adah’s trust in Him who she knew would not forsake her kept her heart from fainting.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Oh, how cold and dreary and desolate everything seemed on that December morning; and only Adah’s trust in Him who she knew would not forsake her kept her heart from fainting.

only

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From this reading Oh, how cold and dreary and desolate everything seemed on that December morning; and only Adah’s trust in Him who she knew would not forsake her kept her heart from fainting.

out

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From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “If you please, ma’am,” he began, “the Terrace Hill carriage is here—brung over the doctor, who has took the train for New York.

paused

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From this reading Wistfully she watched the train which paused for a single moment and then sped on its way, just as there came a knock at the door, and the baggage man appeared.

please

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From this reading “If you please, ma’am,” he began, “the Terrace Hill carriage is here—brung over the doctor, who has took the train for New York.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Oh, how cold and dreary and desolate everything seemed on that December morning; and only Adah’s trust in Him who she knew would not forsake her kept her heart from fainting.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

shivered

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

single

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From this reading Wistfully she watched the train which paused for a single moment and then sped on its way, just as there came a knock at the door, and the baggage man appeared.

snow

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From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

sped

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From this reading Wistfully she watched the train which paused for a single moment and then sped on its way, just as there came a knock at the door, and the baggage man appeared.

Spring

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From this reading Even this could not keep back her tears as she watched the coming of the eastern train, and wished that she could take it and go back to Spring Bank.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Even this could not keep back her tears as she watched the coming of the eastern train, and wished that she could take it and go back to Spring Bank.

tears

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From this reading Even this could not keep back her tears as she watched the coming of the eastern train, and wished that she could take it and go back to Spring Bank.

Terrace

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From this reading “If you please, ma’am,” he began, “the Terrace Hill carriage is here—brung over the doctor, who has took the train for New York.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Oh, how cold and dreary and desolate everything seemed on that December morning; and only Adah’s trust in Him who she knew would not forsake her kept her heart from fainting.

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 was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

then

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From this reading Wistfully she watched the train which paused for a single moment and then sped on its way, just as there came a knock at the door, and the baggage man appeared.

there

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From this reading Wistfully she watched the train which paused for a single moment and then sped on its way, just as there came a knock at the door, and the baggage man appeared.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Even this could not keep back her tears as she watched the coming of the eastern train, and wished that she could take it and go back to Spring Bank.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

tooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “If you please, ma’am,” he began, “the Terrace Hill carriage is here—brung over the doctor, who has took the train for New York.

train

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From this reading Even this could not keep back her tears as she watched the coming of the eastern train, and wished that she could take it and go back to Spring Bank.

trust

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From this reading Oh, how cold and dreary and desolate everything seemed on that December morning; and only Adah’s trust in Him who she knew would not forsake her kept her heart from fainting.

uncurtained

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From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

watched

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From this reading Even this could not keep back her tears as she watched the coming of the eastern train, and wished that she could take it and go back to Spring Bank.

way

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From this reading Wistfully she watched the train which paused for a single moment and then sped on its way, just as there came a knock at the door, and the baggage man appeared.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Wistfully she watched the train which paused for a single moment and then sped on its way, just as there came a knock at the door, and the baggage man appeared.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Oh, how cold and dreary and desolate everything seemed on that December morning; and only Adah’s trust in Him who she knew would not forsake her kept her heart from fainting.

window

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From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

winter

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From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

wished

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From this reading Even this could not keep back her tears as she watched the coming of the eastern train, and wished that she could take it and go back to Spring Bank.

Wistfully

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From this reading Wistfully she watched the train which paused for a single moment and then sped on its way, just as there came a knock at the door, and the baggage man appeared.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

wont

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From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

woods

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From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Oh, how cold and dreary and desolate everything seemed on that December morning; and only Adah’s trust in Him who she knew would not forsake her kept her heart from fainting.

yesterday

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From this reading The next morning was cold and frosty, as winter mornings in New England are wont to be, and Adah, shivered involuntarily as from her uncurtained window she looked out upon the bare woods and the frozen fields covered with the snow of yesterday.

York

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From this reading “If you please, ma’am,” he began, “the Terrace Hill carriage is here—brung over the doctor, who has took the train for New York.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “If you please, ma’am,” he began, “the Terrace Hill carriage is here—brung over the doctor, who has took the train for New York.