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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 A couple of months had passed, winter had passed, spring had passed, summer had come, and those relations had not changed.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The sun was shining, there was a little dust in the air, and the heat made itself felt on all faces, though the hour was about six in the afternoon.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sun was shining, there was a little dust in the air, and the heat made itself felt on all faces, though the hour was about six in the afternoon.
air
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From this reading The sun was shining, there was a little dust in the air, and the heat made itself felt on all faces, though the hour was about six in the afternoon.
all
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From this reading The sun was shining, there was a little dust in the air, and the heat made itself felt on all faces, though the hour was about six in the afternoon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A couple of months had passed, winter had passed, spring had passed, summer had come, and those relations had not changed.
arm
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From this reading One summer day the widow tied under her chin the ribbons of a dainty blue hat, and covering her shoulders with a cape, she took Yosef's arm and they went out to walk.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But there was a shadow between them, a shadow thrown by chance.
blue
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From this reading One summer day the widow tied under her chin the ribbons of a dainty blue hat, and covering her shoulders with a cape, she took Yosef's arm and they went out to walk.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was a shadow between them, a shadow thrown by chance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But there was a shadow between them, a shadow thrown by chance.
cape
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From this reading One summer day the widow tied under her chin the ribbons of a dainty blue hat, and covering her shoulders with a cape, she took Yosef's arm and they went out to walk.
chance
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From this reading But there was a shadow between them, a shadow thrown by chance.
changed
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From this reading A couple of months had passed, winter had passed, spring had passed, summer had come, and those relations had not changed.
chin
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From this reading One summer day the widow tied under her chin the ribbons of a dainty blue hat, and covering her shoulders with a cape, she took Yosef's arm and they went out to walk.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A couple of months had passed, winter had passed, spring had passed, summer had come, and those relations had not changed.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading A couple of months had passed, winter had passed, spring had passed, summer had come, and those relations had not changed.
covering
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From this reading One summer day the widow tied under her chin the ribbons of a dainty blue hat, and covering her shoulders with a cape, she took Yosef's arm and they went out to walk.
dainty
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From this reading One summer day the widow tied under her chin the ribbons of a dainty blue hat, and covering her shoulders with a cape, she took Yosef's arm and they went out to walk.
day
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From this reading One summer day the widow tied under her chin the ribbons of a dainty blue hat, and covering her shoulders with a cape, she took Yosef's arm and they went out to walk.
dust
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From this reading The sun was shining, there was a little dust in the air, and the heat made itself felt on all faces, though the hour was about six in the afternoon.
faces
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From this reading The sun was shining, there was a little dust in the air, and the heat made itself felt on all faces, though the hour was about six in the afternoon.
felt
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From this reading The sun was shining, there was a little dust in the air, and the heat made itself felt on all faces, though the hour was about six in the afternoon.
flowed
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From this reading Yosef loved Helena, she loved him, and their life flowed on in mutual forgetfulness of the future.
forgetfulness
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From this reading Yosef loved Helena, she loved him, and their life flowed on in mutual forgetfulness of the future.
future
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From this reading Yosef loved Helena, she loved him, and their life flowed on in mutual forgetfulness of the future.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A couple of months had passed, winter had passed, spring had passed, summer had come, and those relations had not changed.
hat
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From this reading One summer day the widow tied under her chin the ribbons of a dainty blue hat, and covering her shoulders with a cape, she took Yosef's arm and they went out to walk.
heat
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From this reading The sun was shining, there was a little dust in the air, and the heat made itself felt on all faces, though the hour was about six in the afternoon.
Helena
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From this reading Yosef loved Helena, she loved him, and their life flowed on in mutual forgetfulness of the future.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One summer day the widow tied under her chin the ribbons of a dainty blue hat, and covering her shoulders with a cape, she took Yosef's arm and they went out to walk.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yosef loved Helena, she loved him, and their life flowed on in mutual forgetfulness of the future.
hour
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From this reading The sun was shining, there was a little dust in the air, and the heat made itself felt on all faces, though the hour was about six in the afternoon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yosef loved Helena, she loved him, and their life flowed on in mutual forgetfulness of the future.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The sun was shining, there was a little dust in the air, and the heat made itself felt on all faces, though the hour was about six in the afternoon.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yosef loved Helena, she loved him, and their life flowed on in mutual forgetfulness of the future.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun was shining, there was a little dust in the air, and the heat made itself felt on all faces, though the hour was about six in the afternoon.
loved
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From this reading Yosef loved Helena, she loved him, and their life flowed on in mutual forgetfulness of the future.
made
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From this reading The sun was shining, there was a little dust in the air, and the heat made itself felt on all faces, though the hour was about six in the afternoon.
months
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From this reading A couple of months had passed, winter had passed, spring had passed, summer had come, and those relations had not changed.
mutual
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From this reading Yosef loved Helena, she loved him, and their life flowed on in mutual forgetfulness of the future.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A couple of months had passed, winter had passed, spring had passed, summer had come, and those relations had not changed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A couple of months had passed, winter had passed, spring had passed, summer had come, and those relations had not changed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yosef loved Helena, she loved him, and their life flowed on in mutual forgetfulness of the future.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One summer day the widow tied under her chin the ribbons of a dainty blue hat, and covering her shoulders with a cape, she took Yosef's arm and they went out to walk.
out
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From this reading One summer day the widow tied under her chin the ribbons of a dainty blue hat, and covering her shoulders with a cape, she took Yosef's arm and they went out to walk.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A couple of months had passed, winter had passed, spring had passed, summer had come, and those relations had not changed.
relations
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From this reading A couple of months had passed, winter had passed, spring had passed, summer had come, and those relations had not changed.
ribbons
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From this reading One summer day the widow tied under her chin the ribbons of a dainty blue hat, and covering her shoulders with a cape, she took Yosef's arm and they went out to walk.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading But there was a shadow between them, a shadow thrown by chance.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yosef loved Helena, she loved him, and their life flowed on in mutual forgetfulness of the future.
shining
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From this reading The sun was shining, there was a little dust in the air, and the heat made itself felt on all faces, though the hour was about six in the afternoon.
shoulders
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From this reading One summer day the widow tied under her chin the ribbons of a dainty blue hat, and covering her shoulders with a cape, she took Yosef's arm and they went out to walk.
six
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From this reading The sun was shining, there was a little dust in the air, and the heat made itself felt on all faces, though the hour was about six in the afternoon.
spring
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From this reading A couple of months had passed, winter had passed, spring had passed, summer had come, and those relations had not changed.
summer
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From this reading A couple of months had passed, winter had passed, spring had passed, summer had come, and those relations had not changed.
sun
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From this reading The sun was shining, there was a little dust in the air, and the heat made itself felt on all faces, though the hour was about six in the afternoon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yosef loved Helena, she loved him, and their life flowed on in mutual forgetfulness of the future.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Yosef loved Helena, she loved him, and their life flowed on in mutual forgetfulness of the future.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But there was a shadow between them, a shadow thrown by chance.
there
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From this reading But there was a shadow between them, a shadow thrown by chance.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One summer day the widow tied under her chin the ribbons of a dainty blue hat, and covering her shoulders with a cape, she took Yosef's arm and they went out to walk.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A couple of months had passed, winter had passed, spring had passed, summer had come, and those relations had not changed.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The sun was shining, there was a little dust in the air, and the heat made itself felt on all faces, though the hour was about six in the afternoon.
thrown
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From this reading But there was a shadow between them, a shadow thrown by chance.
tied
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From this reading One summer day the widow tied under her chin the ribbons of a dainty blue hat, and covering her shoulders with a cape, she took Yosef's arm and they went out to walk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One summer day the widow tied under her chin the ribbons of a dainty blue hat, and covering her shoulders with a cape, she took Yosef's arm and they went out to walk.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One summer day the widow tied under her chin the ribbons of a dainty blue hat, and covering her shoulders with a cape, she took Yosef's arm and they went out to walk.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading One summer day the widow tied under her chin the ribbons of a dainty blue hat, and covering her shoulders with a cape, she took Yosef's arm and they went out to walk.
walk
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From this reading One summer day the widow tied under her chin the ribbons of a dainty blue hat, and covering her shoulders with a cape, she took Yosef's arm and they went out to walk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there was a shadow between them, a shadow thrown by chance.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One summer day the widow tied under her chin the ribbons of a dainty blue hat, and covering her shoulders with a cape, she took Yosef's arm and they went out to walk.
widow
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From this reading One summer day the widow tied under her chin the ribbons of a dainty blue hat, and covering her shoulders with a cape, she took Yosef's arm and they went out to walk.
winter
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From this reading A couple of months had passed, winter had passed, spring had passed, summer had come, and those relations had not changed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One summer day the widow tied under her chin the ribbons of a dainty blue hat, and covering her shoulders with a cape, she took Yosef's arm and they went out to walk.
Yosef
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From this reading Yosef loved Helena, she loved him, and their life flowed on in mutual forgetfulness of the future.
Yosef's
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From this reading One summer day the widow tied under her chin the ribbons of a dainty blue hat, and covering her shoulders with a cape, she took Yosef's arm and they went out to walk.
