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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Winter came with its chilling winds, rifling the waving branches of their many colors, leaving them bare and unsightly; while it spread now and then over the seared lawns a pure white covering of snow, to hide for a time its sad work; and upon all this Mrs. Belmont looked with dreamy listlessness from her window.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What was beauty, death, or change to her now, shut out as she was from the past, and in fear of the future?
attempted
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From this reading When kind hearts attempted to gain her consent to have the monotony of life broken she would plead: "No, no, let me stay here!
AUNT
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From this reading AUNT VINA IN THE NEW HOME.
bare
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beauty
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Belmont
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branches
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broken
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The weeks succeeding the incidents of our last chapter sped rapidly by.
came
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change
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chapter
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chilling
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colors
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consent
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covering
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death
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dreamy
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fear
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Winter came with its chilling winds, rifling the waving branches of their many colors, leaving them bare and unsightly; while it spread now and then over the seared lawns a pure white covering of snow, to hide for a time its sad work; and upon all this Mrs. Belmont looked with dreamy listlessness from her window.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Winter came with its chilling winds, rifling the waving branches of their many colors, leaving them bare and unsightly; while it spread now and then over the seared lawns a pure white covering of snow, to hide for a time its sad work; and upon all this Mrs. Belmont looked with dreamy listlessness from her window.
future
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gain
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From this reading When kind hearts attempted to gain her consent to have the monotony of life broken she would plead: "No, no, let me stay here!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When kind hearts attempted to gain her consent to have the monotony of life broken she would plead: "No, no, let me stay here!
hearts
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Winter came with its chilling winds, rifling the waving branches of their many colors, leaving them bare and unsightly; while it spread now and then over the seared lawns a pure white covering of snow, to hide for a time its sad work; and upon all this Mrs. Belmont looked with dreamy listlessness from her window.
here
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hide
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HOME
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From this reading AUNT VINA IN THE NEW HOME.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AUNT VINA IN THE NEW HOME.
incidents
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Winter came with its chilling winds, rifling the waving branches of their many colors, leaving them bare and unsightly; while it spread now and then over the seared lawns a pure white covering of snow, to hide for a time its sad work; and upon all this Mrs. Belmont looked with dreamy listlessness from her window.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Winter came with its chilling winds, rifling the waving branches of their many colors, leaving them bare and unsightly; while it spread now and then over the seared lawns a pure white covering of snow, to hide for a time its sad work; and upon all this Mrs. Belmont looked with dreamy listlessness from her window.
kind
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last
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lawns
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leaving
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letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading When kind hearts attempted to gain her consent to have the monotony of life broken she would plead: "No, no, let me stay here!
life
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listlessness
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looked
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many
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When kind hearts attempted to gain her consent to have the monotony of life broken she would plead: "No, no, let me stay here!
monotony
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Mrs
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NEW
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From this reading AUNT VINA IN THE NEW HOME.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When kind hearts attempted to gain her consent to have the monotony of life broken she would plead: "No, no, let me stay here!
now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The weeks succeeding the incidents of our last chapter sped rapidly by.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What was beauty, death, or change to her now, shut out as she was from the past, and in fear of the future?
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The weeks succeeding the incidents of our last chapter sped rapidly by.
out
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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past
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plead
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pure
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rapidly
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From this reading The weeks succeeding the incidents of our last chapter sped rapidly by.
rifling
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sad
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seared
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What was beauty, death, or change to her now, shut out as she was from the past, and in fear of the future?
shut
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snow
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sped
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spread
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stay
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succeeding
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUNT VINA IN THE NEW HOME.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Winter came with its chilling winds, rifling the waving branches of their many colors, leaving them bare and unsightly; while it spread now and then over the seared lawns a pure white covering of snow, to hide for a time its sad work; and upon all this Mrs. Belmont looked with dreamy listlessness from her window.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Winter came with its chilling winds, rifling the waving branches of their many colors, leaving them bare and unsightly; while it spread now and then over the seared lawns a pure white covering of snow, to hide for a time its sad work; and upon all this Mrs. Belmont looked with dreamy listlessness from her window.
then
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Winter came with its chilling winds, rifling the waving branches of their many colors, leaving them bare and unsightly; while it spread now and then over the seared lawns a pure white covering of snow, to hide for a time its sad work; and upon all this Mrs. Belmont looked with dreamy listlessness from her window.
time
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Winter came with its chilling winds, rifling the waving branches of their many colors, leaving them bare and unsightly; while it spread now and then over the seared lawns a pure white covering of snow, to hide for a time its sad work; and upon all this Mrs. Belmont looked with dreamy listlessness from her window.
unsightly
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Winter came with its chilling winds, rifling the waving branches of their many colors, leaving them bare and unsightly; while it spread now and then over the seared lawns a pure white covering of snow, to hide for a time its sad work; and upon all this Mrs. Belmont looked with dreamy listlessness from her window.
VINA
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From this reading AUNT VINA IN THE NEW HOME.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was beauty, death, or change to her now, shut out as she was from the past, and in fear of the future?
waving
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weeks
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From this reading The weeks succeeding the incidents of our last chapter sped rapidly by.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was beauty, death, or change to her now, shut out as she was from the past, and in fear of the future?
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When kind hearts attempted to gain her consent to have the monotony of life broken she would plead: "No, no, let me stay here!
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Winter came with its chilling winds, rifling the waving branches of their many colors, leaving them bare and unsightly; while it spread now and then over the seared lawns a pure white covering of snow, to hide for a time its sad work; and upon all this Mrs. Belmont looked with dreamy listlessness from her window.
white
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window
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winds
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Winter
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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work
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When kind hearts attempted to gain her consent to have the monotony of life broken she would plead: "No, no, let me stay here!
