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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 AUTHOR OF "_The Mystery of a Hansom Cab_," "_The Guilty House_," "_The White Room_," "_The Wooden Hand_," "_The Fatal Song_," "_The Scarlet Bat_," _etc., etc_.
accentuate
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From this reading Occasionally the pale beams of a weakened sun would break through the foggy air: but the fitful light, without warmth or power, only served to accentuate the depression of the scene.
air
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From this reading Occasionally the pale beams of a weakened sun would break through the foggy air: but the fitful light, without warmth or power, only served to accentuate the depression of the scene.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _This Edition is issued for circulation in India and the Colonies only_.
ankle-deep
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From this reading White mists veiled the wet earth; the road, running between withered hedgerows, was ankle-deep in mud, and the stubbled fields held streaks of water between their ploughed ridges.
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Mystery of a Hansom Cab_," "_The Guilty House_," "_The White Room_," "_The Wooden Hand_," "_The Fatal Song_," "_The Scarlet Bat_," _etc., etc_.
autumn
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From this reading It was the close of a chilly autumn day; and under a lowering grey sky the landscape of river and marsh and low-lying hills looked forbiddingly forlorn.
Bat
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Mystery of a Hansom Cab_," "_The Guilty House_," "_The White Room_," "_The Wooden Hand_," "_The Fatal Song_," "_The Scarlet Bat_," _etc., etc_.
beams
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From this reading Occasionally the pale beams of a weakened sun would break through the foggy air: but the fitful light, without warmth or power, only served to accentuate the depression of the scene.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading White mists veiled the wet earth; the road, running between withered hedgerows, was ankle-deep in mud, and the stubbled fields held streaks of water between their ploughed ridges.
break
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From this reading Occasionally the pale beams of a weakened sun would break through the foggy air: but the fitful light, without warmth or power, only served to accentuate the depression of the scene.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Occasionally the pale beams of a weakened sun would break through the foggy air: but the fitful light, without warmth or power, only served to accentuate the depression of the scene.
Cab
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Mystery of a Hansom Cab_," "_The Guilty House_," "_The White Room_," "_The Wooden Hand_," "_The Fatal Song_," "_The Scarlet Bat_," _etc., etc_.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
unpleasantly cold
From this reading It was the close of a chilly autumn day; and under a lowering grey sky the landscape of river and marsh and low-lying hills looked forbiddingly forlorn.
circulation
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From this reading _This Edition is issued for circulation in India and the Colonies only_.
close
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From this reading It was the close of a chilly autumn day; and under a lowering grey sky the landscape of river and marsh and low-lying hills looked forbiddingly forlorn.
Colonies
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From this reading _This Edition is issued for circulation in India and the Colonies only_.
day
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From this reading It was the close of a chilly autumn day; and under a lowering grey sky the landscape of river and marsh and low-lying hills looked forbiddingly forlorn.
depression
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From this reading Occasionally the pale beams of a weakened sun would break through the foggy air: but the fitful light, without warmth or power, only served to accentuate the depression of the scene.
earth
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From this reading White mists veiled the wet earth; the road, running between withered hedgerows, was ankle-deep in mud, and the stubbled fields held streaks of water between their ploughed ridges.
Edition
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From this reading _This Edition is issued for circulation in India and the Colonies only_.
etc
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Mystery of a Hansom Cab_," "_The Guilty House_," "_The White Room_," "_The Wooden Hand_," "_The Fatal Song_," "_The Scarlet Bat_," _etc., etc_.
Fatal
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Mystery of a Hansom Cab_," "_The Guilty House_," "_The White Room_," "_The Wooden Hand_," "_The Fatal Song_," "_The Scarlet Bat_," _etc., etc_.
fields
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From this reading White mists veiled the wet earth; the road, running between withered hedgerows, was ankle-deep in mud, and the stubbled fields held streaks of water between their ploughed ridges.
fitful
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From this reading Occasionally the pale beams of a weakened sun would break through the foggy air: but the fitful light, without warmth or power, only served to accentuate the depression of the scene.
foggy
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From this reading Occasionally the pale beams of a weakened sun would break through the foggy air: but the fitful light, without warmth or power, only served to accentuate the depression of the scene.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _This Edition is issued for circulation in India and the Colonies only_.
forbiddingly
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From this reading It was the close of a chilly autumn day; and under a lowering grey sky the landscape of river and marsh and low-lying hills looked forbiddingly forlorn.
forlorn
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From this reading It was the close of a chilly autumn day; and under a lowering grey sky the landscape of river and marsh and low-lying hills looked forbiddingly forlorn.
grey
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From this reading It was the close of a chilly autumn day; and under a lowering grey sky the landscape of river and marsh and low-lying hills looked forbiddingly forlorn.
Guilty
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Mystery of a Hansom Cab_," "_The Guilty House_," "_The White Room_," "_The Wooden Hand_," "_The Fatal Song_," "_The Scarlet Bat_," _etc., etc_.
Hand
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Mystery of a Hansom Cab_," "_The Guilty House_," "_The White Room_," "_The Wooden Hand_," "_The Fatal Song_," "_The Scarlet Bat_," _etc., etc_.
Hansom
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Mystery of a Hansom Cab_," "_The Guilty House_," "_The White Room_," "_The Wooden Hand_," "_The Fatal Song_," "_The Scarlet Bat_," _etc., etc_.
hedgerows
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From this reading White mists veiled the wet earth; the road, running between withered hedgerows, was ankle-deep in mud, and the stubbled fields held streaks of water between their ploughed ridges.
held
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From this reading White mists veiled the wet earth; the road, running between withered hedgerows, was ankle-deep in mud, and the stubbled fields held streaks of water between their ploughed ridges.
hills
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From this reading It was the close of a chilly autumn day; and under a lowering grey sky the landscape of river and marsh and low-lying hills looked forbiddingly forlorn.
House
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Mystery of a Hansom Cab_," "_The Guilty House_," "_The White Room_," "_The Wooden Hand_," "_The Fatal Song_," "_The Scarlet Bat_," _etc., etc_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _This Edition is issued for circulation in India and the Colonies only_.
India
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From this reading _This Edition is issued for circulation in India and the Colonies only_.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _This Edition is issued for circulation in India and the Colonies only_.
issuednounUS /issued/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _This Edition is issued for circulation in India and the Colonies only_.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the close of a chilly autumn day; and under a lowering grey sky the landscape of river and marsh and low-lying hills looked forbiddingly forlorn.
landscape
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From this reading It was the close of a chilly autumn day; and under a lowering grey sky the landscape of river and marsh and low-lying hills looked forbiddingly forlorn.
light
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From this reading Occasionally the pale beams of a weakened sun would break through the foggy air: but the fitful light, without warmth or power, only served to accentuate the depression of the scene.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the close of a chilly autumn day; and under a lowering grey sky the landscape of river and marsh and low-lying hills looked forbiddingly forlorn.
low-lying
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From this reading It was the close of a chilly autumn day; and under a lowering grey sky the landscape of river and marsh and low-lying hills looked forbiddingly forlorn.
lowering
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From this reading It was the close of a chilly autumn day; and under a lowering grey sky the landscape of river and marsh and low-lying hills looked forbiddingly forlorn.
marsh
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From this reading It was the close of a chilly autumn day; and under a lowering grey sky the landscape of river and marsh and low-lying hills looked forbiddingly forlorn.
mists
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From this reading White mists veiled the wet earth; the road, running between withered hedgerows, was ankle-deep in mud, and the stubbled fields held streaks of water between their ploughed ridges.
mud
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From this reading White mists veiled the wet earth; the road, running between withered hedgerows, was ankle-deep in mud, and the stubbled fields held streaks of water between their ploughed ridges.
Mystery
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Mystery of a Hansom Cab_," "_The Guilty House_," "_The White Room_," "_The Wooden Hand_," "_The Fatal Song_," "_The Scarlet Bat_," _etc., etc_.
Occasionally
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From this reading Occasionally the pale beams of a weakened sun would break through the foggy air: but the fitful light, without warmth or power, only served to accentuate the depression of the scene.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Mystery of a Hansom Cab_," "_The Guilty House_," "_The White Room_," "_The Wooden Hand_," "_The Fatal Song_," "_The Scarlet Bat_," _etc., etc_.
only
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From this reading _This Edition is issued for circulation in India and the Colonies only_.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Occasionally the pale beams of a weakened sun would break through the foggy air: but the fitful light, without warmth or power, only served to accentuate the depression of the scene.
pale
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From this reading Occasionally the pale beams of a weakened sun would break through the foggy air: but the fitful light, without warmth or power, only served to accentuate the depression of the scene.
ploughed
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From this reading White mists veiled the wet earth; the road, running between withered hedgerows, was ankle-deep in mud, and the stubbled fields held streaks of water between their ploughed ridges.
power
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From this reading Occasionally the pale beams of a weakened sun would break through the foggy air: but the fitful light, without warmth or power, only served to accentuate the depression of the scene.
ridges
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From this reading White mists veiled the wet earth; the road, running between withered hedgerows, was ankle-deep in mud, and the stubbled fields held streaks of water between their ploughed ridges.
river
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From this reading It was the close of a chilly autumn day; and under a lowering grey sky the landscape of river and marsh and low-lying hills looked forbiddingly forlorn.
road
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From this reading White mists veiled the wet earth; the road, running between withered hedgerows, was ankle-deep in mud, and the stubbled fields held streaks of water between their ploughed ridges.
Room
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Mystery of a Hansom Cab_," "_The Guilty House_," "_The White Room_," "_The Wooden Hand_," "_The Fatal Song_," "_The Scarlet Bat_," _etc., etc_.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading White mists veiled the wet earth; the road, running between withered hedgerows, was ankle-deep in mud, and the stubbled fields held streaks of water between their ploughed ridges.
Scarlet
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Mystery of a Hansom Cab_," "_The Guilty House_," "_The White Room_," "_The Wooden Hand_," "_The Fatal Song_," "_The Scarlet Bat_," _etc., etc_.
scene
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From this reading Occasionally the pale beams of a weakened sun would break through the foggy air: but the fitful light, without warmth or power, only served to accentuate the depression of the scene.
served
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From this reading Occasionally the pale beams of a weakened sun would break through the foggy air: but the fitful light, without warmth or power, only served to accentuate the depression of the scene.
sky
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From this reading It was the close of a chilly autumn day; and under a lowering grey sky the landscape of river and marsh and low-lying hills looked forbiddingly forlorn.
Song
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Mystery of a Hansom Cab_," "_The Guilty House_," "_The White Room_," "_The Wooden Hand_," "_The Fatal Song_," "_The Scarlet Bat_," _etc., etc_.
streaks
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From this reading White mists veiled the wet earth; the road, running between withered hedgerows, was ankle-deep in mud, and the stubbled fields held streaks of water between their ploughed ridges.
stubbled
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From this reading White mists veiled the wet earth; the road, running between withered hedgerows, was ankle-deep in mud, and the stubbled fields held streaks of water between their ploughed ridges.
sun
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From this reading Occasionally the pale beams of a weakened sun would break through the foggy air: but the fitful light, without warmth or power, only served to accentuate the depression of the scene.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Mystery of a Hansom Cab_," "_The Guilty House_," "_The White Room_," "_The Wooden Hand_," "_The Fatal Song_," "_The Scarlet Bat_," _etc., etc_.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading White mists veiled the wet earth; the road, running between withered hedgerows, was ankle-deep in mud, and the stubbled fields held streaks of water between their ploughed ridges.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _This Edition is issued for circulation in India and the Colonies only_.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Occasionally the pale beams of a weakened sun would break through the foggy air: but the fitful light, without warmth or power, only served to accentuate the depression of the scene.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Occasionally the pale beams of a weakened sun would break through the foggy air: but the fitful light, without warmth or power, only served to accentuate the depression of the scene.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was the close of a chilly autumn day; and under a lowering grey sky the landscape of river and marsh and low-lying hills looked forbiddingly forlorn.
veiled
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From this reading White mists veiled the wet earth; the road, running between withered hedgerows, was ankle-deep in mud, and the stubbled fields held streaks of water between their ploughed ridges.
warmth
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From this reading Occasionally the pale beams of a weakened sun would break through the foggy air: but the fitful light, without warmth or power, only served to accentuate the depression of the scene.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the close of a chilly autumn day; and under a lowering grey sky the landscape of river and marsh and low-lying hills looked forbiddingly forlorn.
water
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From this reading White mists veiled the wet earth; the road, running between withered hedgerows, was ankle-deep in mud, and the stubbled fields held streaks of water between their ploughed ridges.
weakened
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From this reading Occasionally the pale beams of a weakened sun would break through the foggy air: but the fitful light, without warmth or power, only served to accentuate the depression of the scene.
wet
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From this reading White mists veiled the wet earth; the road, running between withered hedgerows, was ankle-deep in mud, and the stubbled fields held streaks of water between their ploughed ridges.
White
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Mystery of a Hansom Cab_," "_The Guilty House_," "_The White Room_," "_The Wooden Hand_," "_The Fatal Song_," "_The Scarlet Bat_," _etc., etc_.
withered
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From this reading White mists veiled the wet earth; the road, running between withered hedgerows, was ankle-deep in mud, and the stubbled fields held streaks of water between their ploughed ridges.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Occasionally the pale beams of a weakened sun would break through the foggy air: but the fitful light, without warmth or power, only served to accentuate the depression of the scene.
Wooden
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Mystery of a Hansom Cab_," "_The Guilty House_," "_The White Room_," "_The Wooden Hand_," "_The Fatal Song_," "_The Scarlet Bat_," _etc., etc_.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Occasionally the pale beams of a weakened sun would break through the foggy air: but the fitful light, without warmth or power, only served to accentuate the depression of the scene.
