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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 weather had been damp and mild, when with cruel haste Winter asserted itself, and bitter north-easterly winds made life a misery to all but the most robust, and even their powers of endurance were severely taxed.
all
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From this reading The weather had been damp and mild, when with cruel haste Winter asserted itself, and bitter north-easterly winds made life a misery to all but the most robust, and even their powers of endurance were severely taxed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HALF of the month of November was gone, and it wanted but three weeks to the day which had been fixed for Ida’s wedding.
ANTONIO
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From this reading ANTONIO GOES AWAY TO FULFIL HIS DESTINY.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sudden inclemency of the weather produced a marked change for the worse in the old sculptor, though Ida and Marie took care to keep his room as warm as possible and to shield him from draught or chill.
asserted
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From this reading The weather had been damp and mild, when with cruel haste Winter asserted itself, and bitter north-easterly winds made life a misery to all but the most robust, and even their powers of endurance were severely taxed.
attempt
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From this reading On the third day of that spell of cold, Antonio did not attempt to leave his bed.
AWAY
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From this reading ANTONIO GOES AWAY TO FULFIL HIS DESTINY.
bed
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From this reading On the third day of that spell of cold, Antonio did not attempt to leave his bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading HALF of the month of November was gone, and it wanted but three weeks to the day which had been fixed for Ida’s wedding.
bitter
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From this reading The weather had been damp and mild, when with cruel haste Winter asserted itself, and bitter north-easterly winds made life a misery to all but the most robust, and even their powers of endurance were severely taxed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HALF of the month of November was gone, and it wanted but three weeks to the day which had been fixed for Ida’s wedding.
care
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From this reading The sudden inclemency of the weather produced a marked change for the worse in the old sculptor, though Ida and Marie took care to keep his room as warm as possible and to shield him from draught or chill.
change
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From this reading The sudden inclemency of the weather produced a marked change for the worse in the old sculptor, though Ida and Marie took care to keep his room as warm as possible and to shield him from draught or chill.
chill
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From this reading The sudden inclemency of the weather produced a marked change for the worse in the old sculptor, though Ida and Marie took care to keep his room as warm as possible and to shield him from draught or chill.
cold
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From this reading On the third day of that spell of cold, Antonio did not attempt to leave his bed.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading The weather had been damp and mild, when with cruel haste Winter asserted itself, and bitter north-easterly winds made life a misery to all but the most robust, and even their powers of endurance were severely taxed.
damp
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From this reading The weather had been damp and mild, when with cruel haste Winter asserted itself, and bitter north-easterly winds made life a misery to all but the most robust, and even their powers of endurance were severely taxed.
day
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From this reading HALF of the month of November was gone, and it wanted but three weeks to the day which had been fixed for Ida’s wedding.
DESTINY
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From this reading ANTONIO GOES AWAY TO FULFIL HIS DESTINY.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading On the third day of that spell of cold, Antonio did not attempt to leave his bed.
draught
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From this reading The sudden inclemency of the weather produced a marked change for the worse in the old sculptor, though Ida and Marie took care to keep his room as warm as possible and to shield him from draught or chill.
endurance
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From this reading The weather had been damp and mild, when with cruel haste Winter asserted itself, and bitter north-easterly winds made life a misery to all but the most robust, and even their powers of endurance were severely taxed.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather had been damp and mild, when with cruel haste Winter asserted itself, and bitter north-easterly winds made life a misery to all but the most robust, and even their powers of endurance were severely taxed.
fixed
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From this reading HALF of the month of November was gone, and it wanted but three weeks to the day which had been fixed for Ida’s wedding.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HALF of the month of November was gone, and it wanted but three weeks to the day which had been fixed for Ida’s wedding.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sudden inclemency of the weather produced a marked change for the worse in the old sculptor, though Ida and Marie took care to keep his room as warm as possible and to shield him from draught or chill.
FULFIL
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From this reading ANTONIO GOES AWAY TO FULFIL HIS DESTINY.
GOES
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From this reading ANTONIO GOES AWAY TO FULFIL HIS DESTINY.
gone
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From this reading HALF of the month of November was gone, and it wanted but three weeks to the day which had been fixed for Ida’s wedding.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HALF of the month of November was gone, and it wanted but three weeks to the day which had been fixed for Ida’s wedding.
HALFnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HALF of the month of November was gone, and it wanted but three weeks to the day which had been fixed for Ida’s wedding.
haste
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From this reading The weather had been damp and mild, when with cruel haste Winter asserted itself, and bitter north-easterly winds made life a misery to all but the most robust, and even their powers of endurance were severely taxed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sudden inclemency of the weather produced a marked change for the worse in the old sculptor, though Ida and Marie took care to keep his room as warm as possible and to shield him from draught or chill.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ANTONIO GOES AWAY TO FULFIL HIS DESTINY.
Ida
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From this reading The sudden inclemency of the weather produced a marked change for the worse in the old sculptor, though Ida and Marie took care to keep his room as warm as possible and to shield him from draught or chill.
Ida's
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From this reading HALF of the month of November was gone, and it wanted but three weeks to the day which had been fixed for Ida’s wedding.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sudden inclemency of the weather produced a marked change for the worse in the old sculptor, though Ida and Marie took care to keep his room as warm as possible and to shield him from draught or chill.
inclemency
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From this reading The sudden inclemency of the weather produced a marked change for the worse in the old sculptor, though Ida and Marie took care to keep his room as warm as possible and to shield him from draught or chill.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HALF of the month of November was gone, and it wanted but three weeks to the day which had been fixed for Ida’s wedding.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The weather had been damp and mild, when with cruel haste Winter asserted itself, and bitter north-easterly winds made life a misery to all but the most robust, and even their powers of endurance were severely taxed.
keep
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From this reading The sudden inclemency of the weather produced a marked change for the worse in the old sculptor, though Ida and Marie took care to keep his room as warm as possible and to shield him from draught or chill.
leave
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From this reading On the third day of that spell of cold, Antonio did not attempt to leave his bed.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather had been damp and mild, when with cruel haste Winter asserted itself, and bitter north-easterly winds made life a misery to all but the most robust, and even their powers of endurance were severely taxed.
made
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From this reading The weather had been damp and mild, when with cruel haste Winter asserted itself, and bitter north-easterly winds made life a misery to all but the most robust, and even their powers of endurance were severely taxed.
Marie
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From this reading The sudden inclemency of the weather produced a marked change for the worse in the old sculptor, though Ida and Marie took care to keep his room as warm as possible and to shield him from draught or chill.
marked
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From this reading The sudden inclemency of the weather produced a marked change for the worse in the old sculptor, though Ida and Marie took care to keep his room as warm as possible and to shield him from draught or chill.
mild
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From this reading The weather had been damp and mild, when with cruel haste Winter asserted itself, and bitter north-easterly winds made life a misery to all but the most robust, and even their powers of endurance were severely taxed.
misery
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From this reading The weather had been damp and mild, when with cruel haste Winter asserted itself, and bitter north-easterly winds made life a misery to all but the most robust, and even their powers of endurance were severely taxed.
month
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From this reading HALF of the month of November was gone, and it wanted but three weeks to the day which had been fixed for Ida’s wedding.
most
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From this reading The weather had been damp and mild, when with cruel haste Winter asserted itself, and bitter north-easterly winds made life a misery to all but the most robust, and even their powers of endurance were severely taxed.
north-easterly
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From this reading The weather had been damp and mild, when with cruel haste Winter asserted itself, and bitter north-easterly winds made life a misery to all but the most robust, and even their powers of endurance were severely taxed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On the third day of that spell of cold, Antonio did not attempt to leave his bed.
November
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From this reading HALF of the month of November was gone, and it wanted but three weeks to the day which had been fixed for Ida’s wedding.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HALF of the month of November was gone, and it wanted but three weeks to the day which had been fixed for Ida’s wedding.
old
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From this reading The sudden inclemency of the weather produced a marked change for the worse in the old sculptor, though Ida and Marie took care to keep his room as warm as possible and to shield him from draught or chill.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the third day of that spell of cold, Antonio did not attempt to leave his bed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The sudden inclemency of the weather produced a marked change for the worse in the old sculptor, though Ida and Marie took care to keep his room as warm as possible and to shield him from draught or chill.
possible
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From this reading The sudden inclemency of the weather produced a marked change for the worse in the old sculptor, though Ida and Marie took care to keep his room as warm as possible and to shield him from draught or chill.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather had been damp and mild, when with cruel haste Winter asserted itself, and bitter north-easterly winds made life a misery to all but the most robust, and even their powers of endurance were severely taxed.
produced
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From this reading The sudden inclemency of the weather produced a marked change for the worse in the old sculptor, though Ida and Marie took care to keep his room as warm as possible and to shield him from draught or chill.
robust
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From this reading The weather had been damp and mild, when with cruel haste Winter asserted itself, and bitter north-easterly winds made life a misery to all but the most robust, and even their powers of endurance were severely taxed.
room
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From this reading The sudden inclemency of the weather produced a marked change for the worse in the old sculptor, though Ida and Marie took care to keep his room as warm as possible and to shield him from draught or chill.
sculptor
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From this reading The sudden inclemency of the weather produced a marked change for the worse in the old sculptor, though Ida and Marie took care to keep his room as warm as possible and to shield him from draught or chill.
severely
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From this reading The weather had been damp and mild, when with cruel haste Winter asserted itself, and bitter north-easterly winds made life a misery to all but the most robust, and even their powers of endurance were severely taxed.
shield
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From this reading The sudden inclemency of the weather produced a marked change for the worse in the old sculptor, though Ida and Marie took care to keep his room as warm as possible and to shield him from draught or chill.
spell
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From this reading On the third day of that spell of cold, Antonio did not attempt to leave his bed.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sudden inclemency of the weather produced a marked change for the worse in the old sculptor, though Ida and Marie took care to keep his room as warm as possible and to shield him from draught or chill.
taxed
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From this reading The weather had been damp and mild, when with cruel haste Winter asserted itself, and bitter north-easterly winds made life a misery to all but the most robust, and even their powers of endurance were severely taxed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the third day of that spell of cold, Antonio did not attempt to leave his bed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HALF of the month of November was gone, and it wanted but three weeks to the day which had been fixed for Ida’s wedding.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The weather had been damp and mild, when with cruel haste Winter asserted itself, and bitter north-easterly winds made life a misery to all but the most robust, and even their powers of endurance were severely taxed.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the third day of that spell of cold, Antonio did not attempt to leave his bed.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The sudden inclemency of the weather produced a marked change for the worse in the old sculptor, though Ida and Marie took care to keep his room as warm as possible and to shield him from draught or chill.
three
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From this reading HALF of the month of November was gone, and it wanted but three weeks to the day which had been fixed for Ida’s wedding.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANTONIO GOES AWAY TO FULFIL HIS DESTINY.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sudden inclemency of the weather produced a marked change for the worse in the old sculptor, though Ida and Marie took care to keep his room as warm as possible and to shield him from draught or chill.
wanted
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From this reading HALF of the month of November was gone, and it wanted but three weeks to the day which had been fixed for Ida’s wedding.
warm
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From this reading The sudden inclemency of the weather produced a marked change for the worse in the old sculptor, though Ida and Marie took care to keep his room as warm as possible and to shield him from draught or chill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HALF of the month of November was gone, and it wanted but three weeks to the day which had been fixed for Ida’s wedding.
weather
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From this reading The weather had been damp and mild, when with cruel haste Winter asserted itself, and bitter north-easterly winds made life a misery to all but the most robust, and even their powers of endurance were severely taxed.
wedding
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From this reading HALF of the month of November was gone, and it wanted but three weeks to the day which had been fixed for Ida’s wedding.
weeks
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From this reading HALF of the month of November was gone, and it wanted but three weeks to the day which had been fixed for Ida’s wedding.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The weather had been damp and mild, when with cruel haste Winter asserted itself, and bitter north-easterly winds made life a misery to all but the most robust, and even their powers of endurance were severely taxed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The weather had been damp and mild, when with cruel haste Winter asserted itself, and bitter north-easterly winds made life a misery to all but the most robust, and even their powers of endurance were severely taxed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading HALF of the month of November was gone, and it wanted but three weeks to the day which had been fixed for Ida’s wedding.
winds
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From this reading The weather had been damp and mild, when with cruel haste Winter asserted itself, and bitter north-easterly winds made life a misery to all but the most robust, and even their powers of endurance were severely taxed.
Winter
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From this reading The weather had been damp and mild, when with cruel haste Winter asserted itself, and bitter north-easterly winds made life a misery to all but the most robust, and even their powers of endurance were severely taxed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The weather had been damp and mild, when with cruel haste Winter asserted itself, and bitter north-easterly winds made life a misery to all but the most robust, and even their powers of endurance were severely taxed.
worse
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From this reading The sudden inclemency of the weather produced a marked change for the worse in the old sculptor, though Ida and Marie took care to keep his room as warm as possible and to shield him from draught or chill.
