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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 OUT OF ACTION Now if, upon a warm, soft, summer evening, you were suddenly asked to describe the perfect winter's day, either you would have to stop and think a little, or your imagination is more elastic than mine.
ACTION
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airs
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From this reading Yet you might have a passionate preference for cold sun and bracing airs.
Alps
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From this reading There was no comparison between them in my mind, yet as I sat with one among the sunlit, unfamiliar Alps, it was a distinct effort to picture the other in the little London room I knew so well.
always
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From this reading For it was always among her books and pictures that I thought of Catherine, and to think was to wish myself there at her side, rather than to wish her here at mine.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There was no comparison between them in my mind, yet as I sat with one among the sunlit, unfamiliar Alps, it was a distinct effort to picture the other in the little London room I knew so well.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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antitheses
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From this reading To me, Catherine Evers and this Mrs. Lascelles were as opposite to each other as winter and summer, or the poles, or any other notorious antitheses.
any
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From this reading To me, Catherine Evers and this Mrs. Lascelles were as opposite to each other as winter and summer, or the poles, or any other notorious antitheses.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To me, Catherine Evers and this Mrs. Lascelles were as opposite to each other as winter and summer, or the poles, or any other notorious antitheses.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OUT OF ACTION Now if, upon a warm, soft, summer evening, you were suddenly asked to describe the perfect winter's day, either you would have to stop and think a little, or your imagination is more elastic than mine.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For it was always among her books and pictures that I thought of Catherine, and to think was to wish myself there at her side, rather than to wish her here at mine.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was no comparison between them in my mind, yet as I sat with one among the sunlit, unfamiliar Alps, it was a distinct effort to picture the other in the little London room I knew so well.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading For it was always among her books and pictures that I thought of Catherine, and to think was to wish myself there at her side, rather than to wish her here at mine.
bracing
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From this reading Yet you might have a passionate preference for cold sun and bracing airs.
Catherine
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From this reading To me, Catherine Evers and this Mrs. Lascelles were as opposite to each other as winter and summer, or the poles, or any other notorious antitheses.
cold
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From this reading Yet you might have a passionate preference for cold sun and bracing airs.
comparison
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From this reading There was no comparison between them in my mind, yet as I sat with one among the sunlit, unfamiliar Alps, it was a distinct effort to picture the other in the little London room I knew so well.
day
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describe
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distinct
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From this reading There was no comparison between them in my mind, yet as I sat with one among the sunlit, unfamiliar Alps, it was a distinct effort to picture the other in the little London room I knew so well.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading To me, Catherine Evers and this Mrs. Lascelles were as opposite to each other as winter and summer, or the poles, or any other notorious antitheses.
effort
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From this reading There was no comparison between them in my mind, yet as I sat with one among the sunlit, unfamiliar Alps, it was a distinct effort to picture the other in the little London room I knew so well.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
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elastic
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evening
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Evers
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From this reading To me, Catherine Evers and this Mrs. Lascelles were as opposite to each other as winter and summer, or the poles, or any other notorious antitheses.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet you might have a passionate preference for cold sun and bracing airs.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading OUT OF ACTION Now if, upon a warm, soft, summer evening, you were suddenly asked to describe the perfect winter's day, either you would have to stop and think a little, or your imagination is more elastic than mine.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For it was always among her books and pictures that I thought of Catherine, and to think was to wish myself there at her side, rather than to wish her here at mine.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For it was always among her books and pictures that I thought of Catherine, and to think was to wish myself there at her side, rather than to wish her here at mine.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There was no comparison between them in my mind, yet as I sat with one among the sunlit, unfamiliar Alps, it was a distinct effort to picture the other in the little London room I knew so well.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading OUT OF ACTION Now if, upon a warm, soft, summer evening, you were suddenly asked to describe the perfect winter's day, either you would have to stop and think a little, or your imagination is more elastic than mine.
imagination
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From this reading OUT OF ACTION Now if, upon a warm, soft, summer evening, you were suddenly asked to describe the perfect winter's day, either you would have to stop and think a little, or your imagination is more elastic than mine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no comparison between them in my mind, yet as I sat with one among the sunlit, unfamiliar Alps, it was a distinct effort to picture the other in the little London room I knew so well.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OUT OF ACTION Now if, upon a warm, soft, summer evening, you were suddenly asked to describe the perfect winter's day, either you would have to stop and think a little, or your imagination is more elastic than mine.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was no comparison between them in my mind, yet as I sat with one among the sunlit, unfamiliar Alps, it was a distinct effort to picture the other in the little London room I knew so well.
knew
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From this reading There was no comparison between them in my mind, yet as I sat with one among the sunlit, unfamiliar Alps, it was a distinct effort to picture the other in the little London room I knew so well.
Lascelles
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From this reading To me, Catherine Evers and this Mrs. Lascelles were as opposite to each other as winter and summer, or the poles, or any other notorious antitheses.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OUT OF ACTION Now if, upon a warm, soft, summer evening, you were suddenly asked to describe the perfect winter's day, either you would have to stop and think a little, or your imagination is more elastic than mine.
London
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From this reading There was no comparison between them in my mind, yet as I sat with one among the sunlit, unfamiliar Alps, it was a distinct effort to picture the other in the little London room I knew so well.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To me, Catherine Evers and this Mrs. Lascelles were as opposite to each other as winter and summer, or the poles, or any other notorious antitheses.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Yet you might have a passionate preference for cold sun and bracing airs.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no comparison between them in my mind, yet as I sat with one among the sunlit, unfamiliar Alps, it was a distinct effort to picture the other in the little London room I knew so well.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
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more
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Mrs
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From this reading To me, Catherine Evers and this Mrs. Lascelles were as opposite to each other as winter and summer, or the poles, or any other notorious antitheses.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There was no comparison between them in my mind, yet as I sat with one among the sunlit, unfamiliar Alps, it was a distinct effort to picture the other in the little London room I knew so well.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading For it was always among her books and pictures that I thought of Catherine, and to think was to wish myself there at her side, rather than to wish her here at mine.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no comparison between them in my mind, yet as I sat with one among the sunlit, unfamiliar Alps, it was a distinct effort to picture the other in the little London room I knew so well.
notorious
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From this reading To me, Catherine Evers and this Mrs. Lascelles were as opposite to each other as winter and summer, or the poles, or any other notorious antitheses.
Now
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OUT OF ACTION Now if, upon a warm, soft, summer evening, you were suddenly asked to describe the perfect winter's day, either you would have to stop and think a little, or your imagination is more elastic than mine.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was no comparison between them in my mind, yet as I sat with one among the sunlit, unfamiliar Alps, it was a distinct effort to picture the other in the little London room I knew so well.
opposite
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From this reading To me, Catherine Evers and this Mrs. Lascelles were as opposite to each other as winter and summer, or the poles, or any other notorious antitheses.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading OUT OF ACTION Now if, upon a warm, soft, summer evening, you were suddenly asked to describe the perfect winter's day, either you would have to stop and think a little, or your imagination is more elastic than mine.
other
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From this reading To me, Catherine Evers and this Mrs. Lascelles were as opposite to each other as winter and summer, or the poles, or any other notorious antitheses.
OUT
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passionate
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From this reading Yet you might have a passionate preference for cold sun and bracing airs.
perfect
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picture
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From this reading There was no comparison between them in my mind, yet as I sat with one among the sunlit, unfamiliar Alps, it was a distinct effort to picture the other in the little London room I knew so well.
pictures
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From this reading For it was always among her books and pictures that I thought of Catherine, and to think was to wish myself there at her side, rather than to wish her here at mine.
poles
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From this reading To me, Catherine Evers and this Mrs. Lascelles were as opposite to each other as winter and summer, or the poles, or any other notorious antitheses.
preference
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From this reading Yet you might have a passionate preference for cold sun and bracing airs.
rather
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From this reading For it was always among her books and pictures that I thought of Catherine, and to think was to wish myself there at her side, rather than to wish her here at mine.
room
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From this reading There was no comparison between them in my mind, yet as I sat with one among the sunlit, unfamiliar Alps, it was a distinct effort to picture the other in the little London room I knew so well.
sat
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From this reading There was no comparison between them in my mind, yet as I sat with one among the sunlit, unfamiliar Alps, it was a distinct effort to picture the other in the little London room I knew so well.
side
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From this reading For it was always among her books and pictures that I thought of Catherine, and to think was to wish myself there at her side, rather than to wish her here at mine.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was no comparison between them in my mind, yet as I sat with one among the sunlit, unfamiliar Alps, it was a distinct effort to picture the other in the little London room I knew so well.
soft
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stop
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suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading OUT OF ACTION Now if, upon a warm, soft, summer evening, you were suddenly asked to describe the perfect winter's day, either you would have to stop and think a little, or your imagination is more elastic than mine.
summer
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sun
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From this reading Yet you might have a passionate preference for cold sun and bracing airs.
sunlit
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From this reading There was no comparison between them in my mind, yet as I sat with one among the sunlit, unfamiliar Alps, it was a distinct effort to picture the other in the little London room I knew so well.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading OUT OF ACTION Now if, upon a warm, soft, summer evening, you were suddenly asked to describe the perfect winter's day, either you would have to stop and think a little, or your imagination is more elastic than mine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For it was always among her books and pictures that I thought of Catherine, and to think was to wish myself there at her side, rather than to wish her here at mine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUT OF ACTION Now if, upon a warm, soft, summer evening, you were suddenly asked to describe the perfect winter's day, either you would have to stop and think a little, or your imagination is more elastic than mine.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was no comparison between them in my mind, yet as I sat with one among the sunlit, unfamiliar Alps, it was a distinct effort to picture the other in the little London room I knew so well.
There
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From this reading There was no comparison between them in my mind, yet as I sat with one among the sunlit, unfamiliar Alps, it was a distinct effort to picture the other in the little London room I knew so well.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OUT OF ACTION Now if, upon a warm, soft, summer evening, you were suddenly asked to describe the perfect winter's day, either you would have to stop and think a little, or your imagination is more elastic than mine.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To me, Catherine Evers and this Mrs. Lascelles were as opposite to each other as winter and summer, or the poles, or any other notorious antitheses.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For it was always among her books and pictures that I thought of Catherine, and to think was to wish myself there at her side, rather than to wish her here at mine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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unfamiliar
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From this reading There was no comparison between them in my mind, yet as I sat with one among the sunlit, unfamiliar Alps, it was a distinct effort to picture the other in the little London room I knew so well.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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warm
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no comparison between them in my mind, yet as I sat with one among the sunlit, unfamiliar Alps, it was a distinct effort to picture the other in the little London room I knew so well.
well
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From this reading There was no comparison between them in my mind, yet as I sat with one among the sunlit, unfamiliar Alps, it was a distinct effort to picture the other in the little London room I knew so well.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading OUT OF ACTION Now if, upon a warm, soft, summer evening, you were suddenly asked to describe the perfect winter's day, either you would have to stop and think a little, or your imagination is more elastic than mine.
winter
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From this reading To me, Catherine Evers and this Mrs. Lascelles were as opposite to each other as winter and summer, or the poles, or any other notorious antitheses.
winter's
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wish
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From this reading For it was always among her books and pictures that I thought of Catherine, and to think was to wish myself there at her side, rather than to wish her here at mine.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was no comparison between them in my mind, yet as I sat with one among the sunlit, unfamiliar Alps, it was a distinct effort to picture the other in the little London room I knew so well.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading OUT OF ACTION Now if, upon a warm, soft, summer evening, you were suddenly asked to describe the perfect winter's day, either you would have to stop and think a little, or your imagination is more elastic than mine.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet you might have a passionate preference for cold sun and bracing airs.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading OUT OF ACTION Now if, upon a warm, soft, summer evening, you were suddenly asked to describe the perfect winter's day, either you would have to stop and think a little, or your imagination is more elastic than mine.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading OUT OF ACTION Now if, upon a warm, soft, summer evening, you were suddenly asked to describe the perfect winter's day, either you would have to stop and think a little, or your imagination is more elastic than mine.
