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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 morning which had first given promise of a beautiful day turned out to be quite disagreeable, and during the afternoon there was a succession of showers.
afternoon
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From this reading The morning which had first given promise of a beautiful day turned out to be quite disagreeable, and during the afternoon there was a succession of showers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The morning which had first given promise of a beautiful day turned out to be quite disagreeable, and during the afternoon there was a succession of showers.
assistance
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From this reading Occasionally, by the assistance of a flash of lightning, Iron Hand might have been seen sitting in his cell--the one in which his brother had been confined.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The morning which had first given promise of a beautiful day turned out to be quite disagreeable, and during the afternoon there was a succession of showers.
beautiful
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From this reading The morning which had first given promise of a beautiful day turned out to be quite disagreeable, and during the afternoon there was a succession of showers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Occasionally, by the assistance of a flash of lightning, Iron Hand might have been seen sitting in his cell--the one in which his brother had been confined.
brother
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From this reading Occasionally, by the assistance of a flash of lightning, Iron Hand might have been seen sitting in his cell--the one in which his brother had been confined.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Occasionally, by the assistance of a flash of lightning, Iron Hand might have been seen sitting in his cell--the one in which his brother had been confined.
Captain
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From this reading It was the day following that which was to have witnessed the execution of Captain Sherwood.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading Occasionally, by the assistance of a flash of lightning, Iron Hand might have been seen sitting in his cell--the one in which his brother had been confined.
clouds
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From this reading The night was dark and stormy, and vast clouds covered the heavens.
confined
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From this reading Occasionally, by the assistance of a flash of lightning, Iron Hand might have been seen sitting in his cell--the one in which his brother had been confined.
covered
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From this reading The night was dark and stormy, and vast clouds covered the heavens.
dark
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From this reading The night was dark and stormy, and vast clouds covered the heavens.
day
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From this reading It was the day following that which was to have witnessed the execution of Captain Sherwood.
disagreeable
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From this reading The morning which had first given promise of a beautiful day turned out to be quite disagreeable, and during the afternoon there was a succession of showers.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The morning which had first given promise of a beautiful day turned out to be quite disagreeable, and during the afternoon there was a succession of showers.
END
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From this reading THE END OF THE TRANSGRESSOR IS HARD.
execution
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From this reading It was the day following that which was to have witnessed the execution of Captain Sherwood.
first
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From this reading The morning which had first given promise of a beautiful day turned out to be quite disagreeable, and during the afternoon there was a succession of showers.
flash
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From this reading Occasionally, by the assistance of a flash of lightning, Iron Hand might have been seen sitting in his cell--the one in which his brother had been confined.
following
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From this reading It was the day following that which was to have witnessed the execution of Captain Sherwood.
given
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From this reading The morning which had first given promise of a beautiful day turned out to be quite disagreeable, and during the afternoon there was a succession of showers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The morning which had first given promise of a beautiful day turned out to be quite disagreeable, and during the afternoon there was a succession of showers.
Hand
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From this reading Occasionally, by the assistance of a flash of lightning, Iron Hand might have been seen sitting in his cell--the one in which his brother had been confined.
HARD
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From this reading THE END OF THE TRANSGRESSOR IS HARD.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was the day following that which was to have witnessed the execution of Captain Sherwood.
heavens
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From this reading The night was dark and stormy, and vast clouds covered the heavens.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Occasionally, by the assistance of a flash of lightning, Iron Hand might have been seen sitting in his cell--the one in which his brother had been confined.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Occasionally, by the assistance of a flash of lightning, Iron Hand might have been seen sitting in his cell--the one in which his brother had been confined.
Iron
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From this reading Occasionally, by the assistance of a flash of lightning, Iron Hand might have been seen sitting in his cell--the one in which his brother had been confined.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE END OF THE TRANSGRESSOR IS HARD.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the day following that which was to have witnessed the execution of Captain Sherwood.
lightning
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From this reading Occasionally, by the assistance of a flash of lightning, Iron Hand might have been seen sitting in his cell--the one in which his brother had been confined.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Occasionally, by the assistance of a flash of lightning, Iron Hand might have been seen sitting in his cell--the one in which his brother had been confined.
morning
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From this reading The morning which had first given promise of a beautiful day turned out to be quite disagreeable, and during the afternoon there was a succession of showers.
night
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From this reading The night was dark and stormy, and vast clouds covered the heavens.
Occasionally
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From this reading Occasionally, by the assistance of a flash of lightning, Iron Hand might have been seen sitting in his cell--the one in which his brother had been confined.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE TRANSGRESSOR IS HARD.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Occasionally, by the assistance of a flash of lightning, Iron Hand might have been seen sitting in his cell--the one in which his brother had been confined.
out
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From this reading The morning which had first given promise of a beautiful day turned out to be quite disagreeable, and during the afternoon there was a succession of showers.
promise
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From this reading The morning which had first given promise of a beautiful day turned out to be quite disagreeable, and during the afternoon there was a succession of showers.
quite
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From this reading The morning which had first given promise of a beautiful day turned out to be quite disagreeable, and during the afternoon there was a succession of showers.
seen
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From this reading Occasionally, by the assistance of a flash of lightning, Iron Hand might have been seen sitting in his cell--the one in which his brother had been confined.
Sherwood
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From this reading It was the day following that which was to have witnessed the execution of Captain Sherwood.
showers
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From this reading The morning which had first given promise of a beautiful day turned out to be quite disagreeable, and during the afternoon there was a succession of showers.
sitting
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From this reading Occasionally, by the assistance of a flash of lightning, Iron Hand might have been seen sitting in his cell--the one in which his brother had been confined.
stormy
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From this reading The night was dark and stormy, and vast clouds covered the heavens.
succession
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From this reading The morning which had first given promise of a beautiful day turned out to be quite disagreeable, and during the afternoon there was a succession of showers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the day following that which was to have witnessed the execution of Captain Sherwood.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE TRANSGRESSOR IS HARD.
there
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From this reading The morning which had first given promise of a beautiful day turned out to be quite disagreeable, and during the afternoon there was a succession of showers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the day following that which was to have witnessed the execution of Captain Sherwood.
TRANSGRESSOR
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From this reading THE END OF THE TRANSGRESSOR IS HARD.
turned
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From this reading The morning which had first given promise of a beautiful day turned out to be quite disagreeable, and during the afternoon there was a succession of showers.
vast
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From this reading The night was dark and stormy, and vast clouds covered the heavens.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the day following that which was to have witnessed the execution of Captain Sherwood.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the day following that which was to have witnessed the execution of Captain Sherwood.
witnessed
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From this reading It was the day following that which was to have witnessed the execution of Captain Sherwood.
