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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 For days a strong wind had blown, bending the high trees under its influence, and here and there rooting up the dark pines and laying them low.
all
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From this reading Through the night of which we are going to write, a heavy fall of snow had covered all around with a thick mantle of pure white.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Summer had long passed, autumn tints had faded, and the fallen leaves lay thick in the Forest.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Through the night of which we are going to write, a heavy fall of snow had covered all around with a thick mantle of pure white.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Through the night of which we are going to write, a heavy fall of snow had covered all around with a thick mantle of pure white.
autumn
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From this reading Summer had long passed, autumn tints had faded, and the fallen leaves lay thick in the Forest.
bending
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From this reading For days a strong wind had blown, bending the high trees under its influence, and here and there rooting up the dark pines and laying them low.
blown
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From this reading For days a strong wind had blown, bending the high trees under its influence, and here and there rooting up the dark pines and laying them low.
Brings
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From this reading "Christmas, happy Christmas, Sweet herald of good-will, With holy songs of glory, Brings holy gladness still."
CHRISTMAS
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From this reading CHRISTMAS IN THE FOREST.
covered
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From this reading Through the night of which we are going to write, a heavy fall of snow had covered all around with a thick mantle of pure white.
dark
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From this reading For days a strong wind had blown, bending the high trees under its influence, and here and there rooting up the dark pines and laying them low.
days
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From this reading For days a strong wind had blown, bending the high trees under its influence, and here and there rooting up the dark pines and laying them low.
faded
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From this reading Summer had long passed, autumn tints had faded, and the fallen leaves lay thick in the Forest.
fall
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From this reading Through the night of which we are going to write, a heavy fall of snow had covered all around with a thick mantle of pure white.
fallen
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From this reading Summer had long passed, autumn tints had faded, and the fallen leaves lay thick in the Forest.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For days a strong wind had blown, bending the high trees under its influence, and here and there rooting up the dark pines and laying them low.
FOREST
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From this reading CHRISTMAS IN THE FOREST.
gladness
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From this reading "Christmas, happy Christmas, Sweet herald of good-will, With holy songs of glory, Brings holy gladness still."
glory
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From this reading "Christmas, happy Christmas, Sweet herald of good-will, With holy songs of glory, Brings holy gladness still."
going
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From this reading Through the night of which we are going to write, a heavy fall of snow had covered all around with a thick mantle of pure white.
good-will
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From this reading "Christmas, happy Christmas, Sweet herald of good-will, With holy songs of glory, Brings holy gladness still."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Summer had long passed, autumn tints had faded, and the fallen leaves lay thick in the Forest.
happy
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From this reading "Christmas, happy Christmas, Sweet herald of good-will, With holy songs of glory, Brings holy gladness still."
heavy
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From this reading Through the night of which we are going to write, a heavy fall of snow had covered all around with a thick mantle of pure white.
herald
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From this reading "Christmas, happy Christmas, Sweet herald of good-will, With holy songs of glory, Brings holy gladness still."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For days a strong wind had blown, bending the high trees under its influence, and here and there rooting up the dark pines and laying them low.
high
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From this reading For days a strong wind had blown, bending the high trees under its influence, and here and there rooting up the dark pines and laying them low.
holy
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From this reading "Christmas, happy Christmas, Sweet herald of good-will, With holy songs of glory, Brings holy gladness still."
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHRISTMAS IN THE FOREST.
influence
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From this reading For days a strong wind had blown, bending the high trees under its influence, and here and there rooting up the dark pines and laying them low.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For days a strong wind had blown, bending the high trees under its influence, and here and there rooting up the dark pines and laying them low.
lay
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From this reading Summer had long passed, autumn tints had faded, and the fallen leaves lay thick in the Forest.
laying
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From this reading For days a strong wind had blown, bending the high trees under its influence, and here and there rooting up the dark pines and laying them low.
leaves
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From this reading Summer had long passed, autumn tints had faded, and the fallen leaves lay thick in the Forest.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Summer had long passed, autumn tints had faded, and the fallen leaves lay thick in the Forest.
low
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From this reading For days a strong wind had blown, bending the high trees under its influence, and here and there rooting up the dark pines and laying them low.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading Through the night of which we are going to write, a heavy fall of snow had covered all around with a thick mantle of pure white.
night
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From this reading Through the night of which we are going to write, a heavy fall of snow had covered all around with a thick mantle of pure white.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Christmas, happy Christmas, Sweet herald of good-will, With holy songs of glory, Brings holy gladness still."
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Summer had long passed, autumn tints had faded, and the fallen leaves lay thick in the Forest.
pines
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From this reading For days a strong wind had blown, bending the high trees under its influence, and here and there rooting up the dark pines and laying them low.
pure
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From this reading Through the night of which we are going to write, a heavy fall of snow had covered all around with a thick mantle of pure white.
rooting
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From this reading For days a strong wind had blown, bending the high trees under its influence, and here and there rooting up the dark pines and laying them low.
snow
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From this reading Through the night of which we are going to write, a heavy fall of snow had covered all around with a thick mantle of pure white.
songs
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From this reading "Christmas, happy Christmas, Sweet herald of good-will, With holy songs of glory, Brings holy gladness still."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Christmas, happy Christmas, Sweet herald of good-will, With holy songs of glory, Brings holy gladness still."
strong
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From this reading For days a strong wind had blown, bending the high trees under its influence, and here and there rooting up the dark pines and laying them low.
Summer
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From this reading Summer had long passed, autumn tints had faded, and the fallen leaves lay thick in the Forest.
Sweet
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From this reading "Christmas, happy Christmas, Sweet herald of good-will, With holy songs of glory, Brings holy gladness still."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHRISTMAS IN THE FOREST.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For days a strong wind had blown, bending the high trees under its influence, and here and there rooting up the dark pines and laying them low.
there
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From this reading For days a strong wind had blown, bending the high trees under its influence, and here and there rooting up the dark pines and laying them low.
thick
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From this reading Summer had long passed, autumn tints had faded, and the fallen leaves lay thick in the Forest.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through the night of which we are going to write, a heavy fall of snow had covered all around with a thick mantle of pure white.
tints
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From this reading Summer had long passed, autumn tints had faded, and the fallen leaves lay thick in the Forest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Through the night of which we are going to write, a heavy fall of snow had covered all around with a thick mantle of pure white.
trees
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From this reading For days a strong wind had blown, bending the high trees under its influence, and here and there rooting up the dark pines and laying them low.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading For days a strong wind had blown, bending the high trees under its influence, and here and there rooting up the dark pines and laying them low.
up
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From this reading For days a strong wind had blown, bending the high trees under its influence, and here and there rooting up the dark pines and laying them low.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Through the night of which we are going to write, a heavy fall of snow had covered all around with a thick mantle of pure white.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Through the night of which we are going to write, a heavy fall of snow had covered all around with a thick mantle of pure white.
white
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From this reading Through the night of which we are going to write, a heavy fall of snow had covered all around with a thick mantle of pure white.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For days a strong wind had blown, bending the high trees under its influence, and here and there rooting up the dark pines and laying them low.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Christmas, happy Christmas, Sweet herald of good-will, With holy songs of glory, Brings holy gladness still."
write
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From this reading Through the night of which we are going to write, a heavy fall of snow had covered all around with a thick mantle of pure white.
