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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 It was very black, and flashes from distant lightning with mutterings of the thunder were frequent and threatening; still no rain unless a few ominous drops.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was some time first, and the rain still did not fall.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gay as to their dress and attire, that is; for gayety was not to be found at present in their words and behaviour.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last voices and fluttering muslins came down the road; the flutter came near, and in poured a stream of gay people at the door of the poor little room.
attire
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From this reading Gay as to their dress and attire, that is; for gayety was not to be found at present in their words and behaviour.
baby
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From this reading The woman in the chimney corner hugged up closer her dirty baby with the delight of so unwonted a feast to her eyes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Gay as to their dress and attire, that is; for gayety was not to be found at present in their words and behaviour.
behaviour
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From this reading Gay as to their dress and attire, that is; for gayety was not to be found at present in their words and behaviour.
black
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From this reading It was very black, and flashes from distant lightning with mutterings of the thunder were frequent and threatening; still no rain unless a few ominous drops.
came
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From this reading At last voices and fluttering muslins came down the road; the flutter came near, and in poured a stream of gay people at the door of the poor little room.
chimney
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From this reading The woman in the chimney corner hugged up closer her dirty baby with the delight of so unwonted a feast to her eyes.
closer
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From this reading The woman in the chimney corner hugged up closer her dirty baby with the delight of so unwonted a feast to her eyes.
corner
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From this reading The woman in the chimney corner hugged up closer her dirty baby with the delight of so unwonted a feast to her eyes.
delight
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From this reading The woman in the chimney corner hugged up closer her dirty baby with the delight of so unwonted a feast to her eyes.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was some time first, and the rain still did not fall.
dirty
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From this reading The woman in the chimney corner hugged up closer her dirty baby with the delight of so unwonted a feast to her eyes.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading It was very black, and flashes from distant lightning with mutterings of the thunder were frequent and threatening; still no rain unless a few ominous drops.
door
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From this reading At last voices and fluttering muslins came down the road; the flutter came near, and in poured a stream of gay people at the door of the poor little room.
down
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From this reading At last voices and fluttering muslins came down the road; the flutter came near, and in poured a stream of gay people at the door of the poor little room.
dress
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From this reading Gay as to their dress and attire, that is; for gayety was not to be found at present in their words and behaviour.
drops
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From this reading It was very black, and flashes from distant lightning with mutterings of the thunder were frequent and threatening; still no rain unless a few ominous drops.
eyes
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From this reading The woman in the chimney corner hugged up closer her dirty baby with the delight of so unwonted a feast to her eyes.
fall
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From this reading It was some time first, and the rain still did not fall.
feast
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From this reading The woman in the chimney corner hugged up closer her dirty baby with the delight of so unwonted a feast to her eyes.
few
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From this reading It was very black, and flashes from distant lightning with mutterings of the thunder were frequent and threatening; still no rain unless a few ominous drops.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some time first, and the rain still did not fall.
flashes
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From this reading It was very black, and flashes from distant lightning with mutterings of the thunder were frequent and threatening; still no rain unless a few ominous drops.
flutter
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From this reading At last voices and fluttering muslins came down the road; the flutter came near, and in poured a stream of gay people at the door of the poor little room.
flutteringverbUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
moving with quick light beats or trembles
From this reading At last voices and fluttering muslins came down the road; the flutter came near, and in poured a stream of gay people at the door of the poor little room.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gay as to their dress and attire, that is; for gayety was not to be found at present in their words and behaviour.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gay as to their dress and attire, that is; for gayety was not to be found at present in their words and behaviour.
frequent
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From this reading It was very black, and flashes from distant lightning with mutterings of the thunder were frequent and threatening; still no rain unless a few ominous drops.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was very black, and flashes from distant lightning with mutterings of the thunder were frequent and threatening; still no rain unless a few ominous drops.
gay
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From this reading At last voices and fluttering muslins came down the road; the flutter came near, and in poured a stream of gay people at the door of the poor little room.
gayety
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From this reading Gay as to their dress and attire, that is; for gayety was not to be found at present in their words and behaviour.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The woman in the chimney corner hugged up closer her dirty baby with the delight of so unwonted a feast to her eyes.
hugged
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From this reading The woman in the chimney corner hugged up closer her dirty baby with the delight of so unwonted a feast to her eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last voices and fluttering muslins came down the road; the flutter came near, and in poured a stream of gay people at the door of the poor little room.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gay as to their dress and attire, that is; for gayety was not to be found at present in their words and behaviour.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was some time first, and the rain still did not fall.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last voices and fluttering muslins came down the road; the flutter came near, and in poured a stream of gay people at the door of the poor little room.
lightning
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From this reading It was very black, and flashes from distant lightning with mutterings of the thunder were frequent and threatening; still no rain unless a few ominous drops.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last voices and fluttering muslins came down the road; the flutter came near, and in poured a stream of gay people at the door of the poor little room.
muslins
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From this reading At last voices and fluttering muslins came down the road; the flutter came near, and in poured a stream of gay people at the door of the poor little room.
mutterings
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From this reading It was very black, and flashes from distant lightning with mutterings of the thunder were frequent and threatening; still no rain unless a few ominous drops.
near
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From this reading At last voices and fluttering muslins came down the road; the flutter came near, and in poured a stream of gay people at the door of the poor little room.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was very black, and flashes from distant lightning with mutterings of the thunder were frequent and threatening; still no rain unless a few ominous drops.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was some time first, and the rain still did not fall.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was very black, and flashes from distant lightning with mutterings of the thunder were frequent and threatening; still no rain unless a few ominous drops.
ominous
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From this reading It was very black, and flashes from distant lightning with mutterings of the thunder were frequent and threatening; still no rain unless a few ominous drops.
people
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From this reading At last voices and fluttering muslins came down the road; the flutter came near, and in poured a stream of gay people at the door of the poor little room.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last voices and fluttering muslins came down the road; the flutter came near, and in poured a stream of gay people at the door of the poor little room.
poured
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From this reading At last voices and fluttering muslins came down the road; the flutter came near, and in poured a stream of gay people at the door of the poor little room.
present
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From this reading Gay as to their dress and attire, that is; for gayety was not to be found at present in their words and behaviour.
rain
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From this reading It was some time first, and the rain still did not fall.
road
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From this reading At last voices and fluttering muslins came down the road; the flutter came near, and in poured a stream of gay people at the door of the poor little room.
room
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From this reading At last voices and fluttering muslins came down the road; the flutter came near, and in poured a stream of gay people at the door of the poor little room.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The woman in the chimney corner hugged up closer her dirty baby with the delight of so unwonted a feast to her eyes.
some
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From this reading It was some time first, and the rain still did not fall.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some time first, and the rain still did not fall.
stream
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From this reading At last voices and fluttering muslins came down the road; the flutter came near, and in poured a stream of gay people at the door of the poor little room.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gay as to their dress and attire, that is; for gayety was not to be found at present in their words and behaviour.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was some time first, and the rain still did not fall.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Gay as to their dress and attire, that is; for gayety was not to be found at present in their words and behaviour.
threatening
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From this reading It was very black, and flashes from distant lightning with mutterings of the thunder were frequent and threatening; still no rain unless a few ominous drops.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was very black, and flashes from distant lightning with mutterings of the thunder were frequent and threatening; still no rain unless a few ominous drops.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some time first, and the rain still did not fall.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gay as to their dress and attire, that is; for gayety was not to be found at present in their words and behaviour.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading It was very black, and flashes from distant lightning with mutterings of the thunder were frequent and threatening; still no rain unless a few ominous drops.
unwonted
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From this reading The woman in the chimney corner hugged up closer her dirty baby with the delight of so unwonted a feast to her eyes.
up
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From this reading The woman in the chimney corner hugged up closer her dirty baby with the delight of so unwonted a feast to her eyes.
very
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From this reading It was very black, and flashes from distant lightning with mutterings of the thunder were frequent and threatening; still no rain unless a few ominous drops.
voices
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From this reading At last voices and fluttering muslins came down the road; the flutter came near, and in poured a stream of gay people at the door of the poor little room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was some time first, and the rain still did not fall.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was very black, and flashes from distant lightning with mutterings of the thunder were frequent and threatening; still no rain unless a few ominous drops.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was very black, and flashes from distant lightning with mutterings of the thunder were frequent and threatening; still no rain unless a few ominous drops.
woman
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From this reading The woman in the chimney corner hugged up closer her dirty baby with the delight of so unwonted a feast to her eyes.
words
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From this reading Gay as to their dress and attire, that is; for gayety was not to be found at present in their words and behaviour.
