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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 One heavy mist covered all the landscape, and a raw, drizzling rain fell pattering through the yellow leaves.
afforded
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From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
all
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From this reading One heavy mist covered all the landscape, and a raw, drizzling rain fell pattering through the yellow leaves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The following morning was indeed eventful to the family at Laughton; and as if conscious of what it brought forth, it rose dreary and sunless.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The following morning was indeed eventful to the family at Laughton; and as if conscious of what it brought forth, it rose dreary and sunless.
assembly
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From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The following morning was indeed eventful to the family at Laughton; and as if conscious of what it brought forth, it rose dreary and sunless.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
betimes
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From this reading Percival, in whom all habits partook of the healthfulness and simplicity of his character, rose habitually early, and that day, in spite of the weather, walked forth betimes to meet the person charged with the letters from the post.
breakfast
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From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The following morning was indeed eventful to the family at Laughton; and as if conscious of what it brought forth, it rose dreary and sunless.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
chamber
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From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
character
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From this reading Percival, in whom all habits partook of the healthfulness and simplicity of his character, rose habitually early, and that day, in spite of the weather, walked forth betimes to meet the person charged with the letters from the post.
charged
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From this reading Percival, in whom all habits partook of the healthfulness and simplicity of his character, rose habitually early, and that day, in spite of the weather, walked forth betimes to meet the person charged with the letters from the post.
conscious
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From this reading The following morning was indeed eventful to the family at Laughton; and as if conscious of what it brought forth, it rose dreary and sunless.
covered
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From this reading One heavy mist covered all the landscape, and a raw, drizzling rain fell pattering through the yellow leaves.
Dalibard
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From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
day
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From this reading Percival, in whom all habits partook of the healthfulness and simplicity of his character, rose habitually early, and that day, in spite of the weather, walked forth betimes to meet the person charged with the letters from the post.
DIAL
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From this reading THE SHADES ON THE DIAL.
dreary
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From this reading The following morning was indeed eventful to the family at Laughton; and as if conscious of what it brought forth, it rose dreary and sunless.
drizzling
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From this reading One heavy mist covered all the landscape, and a raw, drizzling rain fell pattering through the yellow leaves.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
early
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From this reading Percival, in whom all habits partook of the healthfulness and simplicity of his character, rose habitually early, and that day, in spite of the weather, walked forth betimes to meet the person charged with the letters from the post.
eventful
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From this reading The following morning was indeed eventful to the family at Laughton; and as if conscious of what it brought forth, it rose dreary and sunless.
family
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From this reading The following morning was indeed eventful to the family at Laughton; and as if conscious of what it brought forth, it rose dreary and sunless.
fell
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From this reading One heavy mist covered all the landscape, and a raw, drizzling rain fell pattering through the yellow leaves.
following
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From this reading The following morning was indeed eventful to the family at Laughton; and as if conscious of what it brought forth, it rose dreary and sunless.
forth
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From this reading The following morning was indeed eventful to the family at Laughton; and as if conscious of what it brought forth, it rose dreary and sunless.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Percival, in whom all habits partook of the healthfulness and simplicity of his character, rose habitually early, and that day, in spite of the weather, walked forth betimes to meet the person charged with the letters from the post.
habits
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From this reading Percival, in whom all habits partook of the healthfulness and simplicity of his character, rose habitually early, and that day, in spite of the weather, walked forth betimes to meet the person charged with the letters from the post.
habitually
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From this reading Percival, in whom all habits partook of the healthfulness and simplicity of his character, rose habitually early, and that day, in spite of the weather, walked forth betimes to meet the person charged with the letters from the post.
healthfulness
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From this reading Percival, in whom all habits partook of the healthfulness and simplicity of his character, rose habitually early, and that day, in spite of the weather, walked forth betimes to meet the person charged with the letters from the post.
heavy
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From this reading One heavy mist covered all the landscape, and a raw, drizzling rain fell pattering through the yellow leaves.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
hours
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From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The following morning was indeed eventful to the family at Laughton; and as if conscious of what it brought forth, it rose dreary and sunless.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
indeed
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From this reading The following morning was indeed eventful to the family at Laughton; and as if conscious of what it brought forth, it rose dreary and sunless.
infirmities
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From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
irregular
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From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The following morning was indeed eventful to the family at Laughton; and as if conscious of what it brought forth, it rose dreary and sunless.
landscape
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From this reading One heavy mist covered all the landscape, and a raw, drizzling rain fell pattering through the yellow leaves.
Laughton
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From this reading The following morning was indeed eventful to the family at Laughton; and as if conscious of what it brought forth, it rose dreary and sunless.
leaves
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From this reading One heavy mist covered all the landscape, and a raw, drizzling rain fell pattering through the yellow leaves.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
letters
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From this reading Percival, in whom all habits partook of the healthfulness and simplicity of his character, rose habitually early, and that day, in spite of the weather, walked forth betimes to meet the person charged with the letters from the post.
Madame
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From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
meal
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From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
meet
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From this reading Percival, in whom all habits partook of the healthfulness and simplicity of his character, rose habitually early, and that day, in spite of the weather, walked forth betimes to meet the person charged with the letters from the post.
mist
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From this reading One heavy mist covered all the landscape, and a raw, drizzling rain fell pattering through the yellow leaves.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following morning was indeed eventful to the family at Laughton; and as if conscious of what it brought forth, it rose dreary and sunless.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
noon
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From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The following morning was indeed eventful to the family at Laughton; and as if conscious of what it brought forth, it rose dreary and sunless.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE SHADES ON THE DIAL.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One heavy mist covered all the landscape, and a raw, drizzling rain fell pattering through the yellow leaves.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
own
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From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
partook
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From this reading Percival, in whom all habits partook of the healthfulness and simplicity of his character, rose habitually early, and that day, in spite of the weather, walked forth betimes to meet the person charged with the letters from the post.
pattering
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From this reading One heavy mist covered all the landscape, and a raw, drizzling rain fell pattering through the yellow leaves.
Percival
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From this reading Percival, in whom all habits partook of the healthfulness and simplicity of his character, rose habitually early, and that day, in spite of the weather, walked forth betimes to meet the person charged with the letters from the post.
person
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From this reading Percival, in whom all habits partook of the healthfulness and simplicity of his character, rose habitually early, and that day, in spite of the weather, walked forth betimes to meet the person charged with the letters from the post.
pleading
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From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
post
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From this reading Percival, in whom all habits partook of the healthfulness and simplicity of his character, rose habitually early, and that day, in spite of the weather, walked forth betimes to meet the person charged with the letters from the post.
professed
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From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
rain
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From this reading One heavy mist covered all the landscape, and a raw, drizzling rain fell pattering through the yellow leaves.
rarely
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From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
raw
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From this reading One heavy mist covered all the landscape, and a raw, drizzling rain fell pattering through the yellow leaves.
rising
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From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
room
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From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
rose
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From this reading The following morning was indeed eventful to the family at Laughton; and as if conscious of what it brought forth, it rose dreary and sunless.
SHADES
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From this reading THE SHADES ON THE DIAL.
simplicity
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From this reading Percival, in whom all habits partook of the healthfulness and simplicity of his character, rose habitually early, and that day, in spite of the weather, walked forth betimes to meet the person charged with the letters from the post.
social
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From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
solitude
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From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
spite
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From this reading Percival, in whom all habits partook of the healthfulness and simplicity of his character, rose habitually early, and that day, in spite of the weather, walked forth betimes to meet the person charged with the letters from the post.
sunless
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From this reading The following morning was indeed eventful to the family at Laughton; and as if conscious of what it brought forth, it rose dreary and sunless.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHADES ON THE DIAL.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One heavy mist covered all the landscape, and a raw, drizzling rain fell pattering through the yellow leaves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The following morning was indeed eventful to the family at Laughton; and as if conscious of what it brought forth, it rose dreary and sunless.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
Varney
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From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
very
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From this reading Madame Dalibard, pleading her infirmities, rarely left her room before noon, and Varney professed himself very irregular in his hours of rising; the breakfast, therefore, afforded no social assembly to the family, but each took that meal in the solitude of his or her own chamber.
walked
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From this reading Percival, in whom all habits partook of the healthfulness and simplicity of his character, rose habitually early, and that day, in spite of the weather, walked forth betimes to meet the person charged with the letters from the post.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The following morning was indeed eventful to the family at Laughton; and as if conscious of what it brought forth, it rose dreary and sunless.
weather
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From this reading Percival, in whom all habits partook of the healthfulness and simplicity of his character, rose habitually early, and that day, in spite of the weather, walked forth betimes to meet the person charged with the letters from the post.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The following morning was indeed eventful to the family at Laughton; and as if conscious of what it brought forth, it rose dreary and sunless.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Percival, in whom all habits partook of the healthfulness and simplicity of his character, rose habitually early, and that day, in spite of the weather, walked forth betimes to meet the person charged with the letters from the post.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Percival, in whom all habits partook of the healthfulness and simplicity of his character, rose habitually early, and that day, in spite of the weather, walked forth betimes to meet the person charged with the letters from the post.
yellow
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From this reading One heavy mist covered all the landscape, and a raw, drizzling rain fell pattering through the yellow leaves.
