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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The wind mourned and shrieked about the house, as if trouble, and not relief, were coming.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading SUMMER'S WEEPING FAREWELL Nature was at last awakening from her long, deathlike repose with an energy that was startling.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The wind mourned and shrieked about the house, as if trouble, and not relief, were coming.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SUMMER'S WEEPING FAREWELL Nature was at last awakening from her long, deathlike repose with an energy that was startling.
Atlantic
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From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
awakening
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From this reading SUMMER'S WEEPING FAREWELL Nature was at last awakening from her long, deathlike repose with an energy that was startling.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The dash of rain was expected every moment, but it did not come.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
cloudy
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From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dash of rain was expected every moment, but it did not come.
coming
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From this reading The wind mourned and shrieked about the house, as if trouble, and not relief, were coming.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
dark
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From this reading In spite of the young moon, the night grew intensely dark.
dash
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From this reading The dash of rain was expected every moment, but it did not come.
deathlike
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From this reading SUMMER'S WEEPING FAREWELL Nature was at last awakening from her long, deathlike repose with an energy that was startling.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The dash of rain was expected every moment, but it did not come.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
drought
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From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
energy
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From this reading SUMMER'S WEEPING FAREWELL Nature was at last awakening from her long, deathlike repose with an energy that was startling.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The dash of rain was expected every moment, but it did not come.
expected
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From this reading The dash of rain was expected every moment, but it did not come.
FAREWELL
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From this reading SUMMER'S WEEPING FAREWELL Nature was at last awakening from her long, deathlike repose with an energy that was startling.
followed
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From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SUMMER'S WEEPING FAREWELL Nature was at last awakening from her long, deathlike repose with an energy that was startling.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
grew
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From this reading In spite of the young moon, the night grew intensely dark.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
hand
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From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SUMMER'S WEEPING FAREWELL Nature was at last awakening from her long, deathlike repose with an energy that was startling.
house
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From this reading The wind mourned and shrieked about the house, as if trouble, and not relief, were coming.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The wind mourned and shrieked about the house, as if trouble, and not relief, were coming.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
intensely
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From this reading In spite of the young moon, the night grew intensely dark.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
King
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From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SUMMER'S WEEPING FAREWELL Nature was at last awakening from her long, deathlike repose with an energy that was startling.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SUMMER'S WEEPING FAREWELL Nature was at last awakening from her long, deathlike repose with an energy that was startling.
masses
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From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
meant
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From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
mist
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From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
moment
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From this reading The dash of rain was expected every moment, but it did not come.
moon
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From this reading In spite of the young moon, the night grew intensely dark.
mourned
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From this reading The wind mourned and shrieked about the house, as if trouble, and not relief, were coming.
Nature
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From this reading SUMMER'S WEEPING FAREWELL Nature was at last awakening from her long, deathlike repose with an energy that was startling.
night
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From this reading In spite of the young moon, the night grew intensely dark.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The wind mourned and shrieked about the house, as if trouble, and not relief, were coming.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
pouring
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From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
rain
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From this reading The dash of rain was expected every moment, but it did not come.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading The wind mourned and shrieked about the house, as if trouble, and not relief, were coming.
repose
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From this reading SUMMER'S WEEPING FAREWELL Nature was at last awakening from her long, deathlike repose with an energy that was startling.
see
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From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
shrieked
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From this reading The wind mourned and shrieked about the house, as if trouble, and not relief, were coming.
skirmish-line
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From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
spite
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From this reading In spite of the young moon, the night grew intensely dark.
squadrons
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From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
startling
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From this reading SUMMER'S WEEPING FAREWELL Nature was at last awakening from her long, deathlike repose with an energy that was startling.
Storm
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From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
suggesting
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From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
SUMMER'S
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From this reading SUMMER'S WEEPING FAREWELL Nature was at last awakening from her long, deathlike repose with an energy that was startling.
sunset
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From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
taken
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From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SUMMER'S WEEPING FAREWELL Nature was at last awakening from her long, deathlike repose with an energy that was startling.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
trouble
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From this reading The wind mourned and shrieked about the house, as if trouble, and not relief, were coming.
vapor
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From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SUMMER'S WEEPING FAREWELL Nature was at last awakening from her long, deathlike repose with an energy that was startling.
WEEPING
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From this reading SUMMER'S WEEPING FAREWELL Nature was at last awakening from her long, deathlike repose with an energy that was startling.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The thin skirmish-line of vapor was followed by cloudy squadrons, and before sunset great masses of mist were pouring over Storm King, suggesting that the Atlantic had taken the drought in hand, and meant to see what it could do.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind mourned and shrieked about the house, as if trouble, and not relief, were coming.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading SUMMER'S WEEPING FAREWELL Nature was at last awakening from her long, deathlike repose with an energy that was startling.
young
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From this reading In spite of the young moon, the night grew intensely dark.
