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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 Helen passed into a pale windy world one February morning and walked slowly down the track.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Slow-moving clouds paced across the sky, and as she looked at them Helen thought of Zebedee sailing under richer colour and with white canvas in the place of clouds.
air
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From this reading There was no sharpness in the air and the colours of approaching spring seemed to hover between earth and heaven, though they promised soon to lay themselves down to make new green and splendid purple and misty blue.
always
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From this reading She knew he would come back, and she had trained herself to patience: indeed, it was no hard matter, for hers had always been a world in which there was no haste.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Helen passed into a pale windy world one February morning and walked slowly down the track.
approaching
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From this reading There was no sharpness in the air and the colours of approaching spring seemed to hover between earth and heaven, though they promised soon to lay themselves down to make new green and splendid purple and misty blue.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Slow-moving clouds paced across the sky, and as she looked at them Helen thought of Zebedee sailing under richer colour and with white canvas in the place of clouds.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Slow-moving clouds paced across the sky, and as she looked at them Helen thought of Zebedee sailing under richer colour and with white canvas in the place of clouds.
back
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From this reading She knew he would come back, and she had trained herself to patience: indeed, it was no hard matter, for hers had always been a world in which there was no haste.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She knew he would come back, and she had trained herself to patience: indeed, it was no hard matter, for hers had always been a world in which there was no haste.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was no sharpness in the air and the colours of approaching spring seemed to hover between earth and heaven, though they promised soon to lay themselves down to make new green and splendid purple and misty blue.
blue
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From this reading There was no sharpness in the air and the colours of approaching spring seemed to hover between earth and heaven, though they promised soon to lay themselves down to make new green and splendid purple and misty blue.
canvas
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From this reading Slow-moving clouds paced across the sky, and as she looked at them Helen thought of Zebedee sailing under richer colour and with white canvas in the place of clouds.
clouds
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From this reading Slow-moving clouds paced across the sky, and as she looked at them Helen thought of Zebedee sailing under richer colour and with white canvas in the place of clouds.
colour
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From this reading Slow-moving clouds paced across the sky, and as she looked at them Helen thought of Zebedee sailing under richer colour and with white canvas in the place of clouds.
coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was no sharpness in the air and the colours of approaching spring seemed to hover between earth and heaven, though they promised soon to lay themselves down to make new green and splendid purple and misty blue.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew he would come back, and she had trained herself to patience: indeed, it was no hard matter, for hers had always been a world in which there was no haste.
courage
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From this reading She wondered if time crept with him as slowly as it did with her; if he had as much faith in her courage as she had in his return.
crept
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From this reading She wondered if time crept with him as slowly as it did with her; if he had as much faith in her courage as she had in his return.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She wondered if time crept with him as slowly as it did with her; if he had as much faith in her courage as she had in his return.
down
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From this reading Helen passed into a pale windy world one February morning and walked slowly down the track.
earth
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From this reading There was no sharpness in the air and the colours of approaching spring seemed to hover between earth and heaven, though they promised soon to lay themselves down to make new green and splendid purple and misty blue.
faith
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From this reading She wondered if time crept with him as slowly as it did with her; if he had as much faith in her courage as she had in his return.
February
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From this reading Helen passed into a pale windy world one February morning and walked slowly down the track.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She knew he would come back, and she had trained herself to patience: indeed, it was no hard matter, for hers had always been a world in which there was no haste.
green
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From this reading There was no sharpness in the air and the colours of approaching spring seemed to hover between earth and heaven, though they promised soon to lay themselves down to make new green and splendid purple and misty blue.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She wondered if time crept with him as slowly as it did with her; if he had as much faith in her courage as she had in his return.
hard
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From this reading She knew he would come back, and she had trained herself to patience: indeed, it was no hard matter, for hers had always been a world in which there was no haste.
haste
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From this reading She knew he would come back, and she had trained herself to patience: indeed, it was no hard matter, for hers had always been a world in which there was no haste.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wondered if time crept with him as slowly as it did with her; if he had as much faith in her courage as she had in his return.
heaven
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From this reading There was no sharpness in the air and the colours of approaching spring seemed to hover between earth and heaven, though they promised soon to lay themselves down to make new green and splendid purple and misty blue.
Helen
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From this reading Helen passed into a pale windy world one February morning and walked slowly down the track.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She wondered if time crept with him as slowly as it did with her; if he had as much faith in her courage as she had in his return.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading She knew he would come back, and she had trained herself to patience: indeed, it was no hard matter, for hers had always been a world in which there was no haste.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She knew he would come back, and she had trained herself to patience: indeed, it was no hard matter, for hers had always been a world in which there was no haste.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She wondered if time crept with him as slowly as it did with her; if he had as much faith in her courage as she had in his return.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She wondered if time crept with him as slowly as it did with her; if he had as much faith in her courage as she had in his return.
hover
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From this reading There was no sharpness in the air and the colours of approaching spring seemed to hover between earth and heaven, though they promised soon to lay themselves down to make new green and splendid purple and misty blue.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She wondered if time crept with him as slowly as it did with her; if he had as much faith in her courage as she had in his return.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no sharpness in the air and the colours of approaching spring seemed to hover between earth and heaven, though they promised soon to lay themselves down to make new green and splendid purple and misty blue.
indeed
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From this reading She knew he would come back, and she had trained herself to patience: indeed, it was no hard matter, for hers had always been a world in which there was no haste.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Helen passed into a pale windy world one February morning and walked slowly down the track.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She wondered if time crept with him as slowly as it did with her; if he had as much faith in her courage as she had in his return.
knew
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From this reading She knew he would come back, and she had trained herself to patience: indeed, it was no hard matter, for hers had always been a world in which there was no haste.
lay
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From this reading There was no sharpness in the air and the colours of approaching spring seemed to hover between earth and heaven, though they promised soon to lay themselves down to make new green and splendid purple and misty blue.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Slow-moving clouds paced across the sky, and as she looked at them Helen thought of Zebedee sailing under richer colour and with white canvas in the place of clouds.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no sharpness in the air and the colours of approaching spring seemed to hover between earth and heaven, though they promised soon to lay themselves down to make new green and splendid purple and misty blue.
matter
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From this reading She knew he would come back, and she had trained herself to patience: indeed, it was no hard matter, for hers had always been a world in which there was no haste.
misty
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From this reading There was no sharpness in the air and the colours of approaching spring seemed to hover between earth and heaven, though they promised soon to lay themselves down to make new green and splendid purple and misty blue.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helen passed into a pale windy world one February morning and walked slowly down the track.
much
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From this reading She wondered if time crept with him as slowly as it did with her; if he had as much faith in her courage as she had in his return.
new
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From this reading There was no sharpness in the air and the colours of approaching spring seemed to hover between earth and heaven, though they promised soon to lay themselves down to make new green and splendid purple and misty blue.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no sharpness in the air and the colours of approaching spring seemed to hover between earth and heaven, though they promised soon to lay themselves down to make new green and splendid purple and misty blue.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no sharpness in the air and the colours of approaching spring seemed to hover between earth and heaven, though they promised soon to lay themselves down to make new green and splendid purple and misty blue.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Helen passed into a pale windy world one February morning and walked slowly down the track.
paced
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From this reading Slow-moving clouds paced across the sky, and as she looked at them Helen thought of Zebedee sailing under richer colour and with white canvas in the place of clouds.
pale
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From this reading Helen passed into a pale windy world one February morning and walked slowly down the track.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helen passed into a pale windy world one February morning and walked slowly down the track.
patience
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From this reading She knew he would come back, and she had trained herself to patience: indeed, it was no hard matter, for hers had always been a world in which there was no haste.
place
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From this reading Slow-moving clouds paced across the sky, and as she looked at them Helen thought of Zebedee sailing under richer colour and with white canvas in the place of clouds.
promised
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From this reading There was no sharpness in the air and the colours of approaching spring seemed to hover between earth and heaven, though they promised soon to lay themselves down to make new green and splendid purple and misty blue.
purple
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From this reading There was no sharpness in the air and the colours of approaching spring seemed to hover between earth and heaven, though they promised soon to lay themselves down to make new green and splendid purple and misty blue.
return
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From this reading She wondered if time crept with him as slowly as it did with her; if he had as much faith in her courage as she had in his return.
richer
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From this reading Slow-moving clouds paced across the sky, and as she looked at them Helen thought of Zebedee sailing under richer colour and with white canvas in the place of clouds.
sailing
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From this reading Slow-moving clouds paced across the sky, and as she looked at them Helen thought of Zebedee sailing under richer colour and with white canvas in the place of clouds.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no sharpness in the air and the colours of approaching spring seemed to hover between earth and heaven, though they promised soon to lay themselves down to make new green and splendid purple and misty blue.
sharpness
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From this reading There was no sharpness in the air and the colours of approaching spring seemed to hover between earth and heaven, though they promised soon to lay themselves down to make new green and splendid purple and misty blue.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Slow-moving clouds paced across the sky, and as she looked at them Helen thought of Zebedee sailing under richer colour and with white canvas in the place of clouds.
sky
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From this reading Slow-moving clouds paced across the sky, and as she looked at them Helen thought of Zebedee sailing under richer colour and with white canvas in the place of clouds.
Slow-moving
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From this reading Slow-moving clouds paced across the sky, and as she looked at them Helen thought of Zebedee sailing under richer colour and with white canvas in the place of clouds.
slowly
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From this reading Helen passed into a pale windy world one February morning and walked slowly down the track.
soon
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From this reading There was no sharpness in the air and the colours of approaching spring seemed to hover between earth and heaven, though they promised soon to lay themselves down to make new green and splendid purple and misty blue.
splendid
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From this reading There was no sharpness in the air and the colours of approaching spring seemed to hover between earth and heaven, though they promised soon to lay themselves down to make new green and splendid purple and misty blue.
spring
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From this reading There was no sharpness in the air and the colours of approaching spring seemed to hover between earth and heaven, though they promised soon to lay themselves down to make new green and splendid purple and misty blue.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Helen passed into a pale windy world one February morning and walked slowly down the track.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Slow-moving clouds paced across the sky, and as she looked at them Helen thought of Zebedee sailing under richer colour and with white canvas in the place of clouds.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading There was no sharpness in the air and the colours of approaching spring seemed to hover between earth and heaven, though they promised soon to lay themselves down to make new green and splendid purple and misty blue.
There
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From this reading There was no sharpness in the air and the colours of approaching spring seemed to hover between earth and heaven, though they promised soon to lay themselves down to make new green and splendid purple and misty blue.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was no sharpness in the air and the colours of approaching spring seemed to hover between earth and heaven, though they promised soon to lay themselves down to make new green and splendid purple and misty blue.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There was no sharpness in the air and the colours of approaching spring seemed to hover between earth and heaven, though they promised soon to lay themselves down to make new green and splendid purple and misty blue.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Slow-moving clouds paced across the sky, and as she looked at them Helen thought of Zebedee sailing under richer colour and with white canvas in the place of clouds.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wondered if time crept with him as slowly as it did with her; if he had as much faith in her courage as she had in his return.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no sharpness in the air and the colours of approaching spring seemed to hover between earth and heaven, though they promised soon to lay themselves down to make new green and splendid purple and misty blue.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Helen passed into a pale windy world one February morning and walked slowly down the track.
trained
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From this reading She knew he would come back, and she had trained herself to patience: indeed, it was no hard matter, for hers had always been a world in which there was no haste.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Slow-moving clouds paced across the sky, and as she looked at them Helen thought of Zebedee sailing under richer colour and with white canvas in the place of clouds.
walked
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From this reading Helen passed into a pale windy world one February morning and walked slowly down the track.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no sharpness in the air and the colours of approaching spring seemed to hover between earth and heaven, though they promised soon to lay themselves down to make new green and splendid purple and misty blue.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She knew he would come back, and she had trained herself to patience: indeed, it was no hard matter, for hers had always been a world in which there was no haste.
white
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From this reading Slow-moving clouds paced across the sky, and as she looked at them Helen thought of Zebedee sailing under richer colour and with white canvas in the place of clouds.
windy
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From this reading Helen passed into a pale windy world one February morning and walked slowly down the track.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Slow-moving clouds paced across the sky, and as she looked at them Helen thought of Zebedee sailing under richer colour and with white canvas in the place of clouds.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wondered if time crept with him as slowly as it did with her; if he had as much faith in her courage as she had in his return.
world
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From this reading Helen passed into a pale windy world one February morning and walked slowly down the track.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She knew he would come back, and she had trained herself to patience: indeed, it was no hard matter, for hers had always been a world in which there was no haste.
Zebedee
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From this reading Slow-moving clouds paced across the sky, and as she looked at them Helen thought of Zebedee sailing under richer colour and with white canvas in the place of clouds.
