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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 Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was afternoon now.
all
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From this reading Nature seemed by a supreme effort to rouse all her dying energies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
appeared
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From this reading The past days had been unusually clear and mild, so that the months appeared to have travelled back in their course.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
autumn
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From this reading Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
back
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From this reading The past days had been unusually clear and mild, so that the months appeared to have travelled back in their course.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The past days had been unusually clear and mild, so that the months appeared to have travelled back in their course.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The earth fell to dreaming one last brief dream of sunshine and summer breezes, before it surrendered itself to grim Winter's icy chains.
belied
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From this reading Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
breezes
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From this reading The earth fell to dreaming one last brief dream of sunshine and summer breezes, before it surrendered itself to grim Winter's icy chains.
brief
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From this reading The earth fell to dreaming one last brief dream of sunshine and summer breezes, before it surrendered itself to grim Winter's icy chains.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nature seemed by a supreme effort to rouse all her dying energies.
chains
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From this reading The earth fell to dreaming one last brief dream of sunshine and summer breezes, before it surrendered itself to grim Winter's icy chains.
character
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From this reading Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
clear
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From this reading The past days had been unusually clear and mild, so that the months appeared to have travelled back in their course.
close
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From this reading Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The past days had been unusually clear and mild, so that the months appeared to have travelled back in their course.
days
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From this reading The past days had been unusually clear and mild, so that the months appeared to have travelled back in their course.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The earth fell to dreaming one last brief dream of sunshine and summer breezes, before it surrendered itself to grim Winter's icy chains.
dreaming
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From this reading The earth fell to dreaming one last brief dream of sunshine and summer breezes, before it surrendered itself to grim Winter's icy chains.
dying
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From this reading Nature seemed by a supreme effort to rouse all her dying energies.
earth
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From this reading The earth fell to dreaming one last brief dream of sunshine and summer breezes, before it surrendered itself to grim Winter's icy chains.
effort
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From this reading Nature seemed by a supreme effort to rouse all her dying energies.
energies
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From this reading Nature seemed by a supreme effort to rouse all her dying energies.
fell
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From this reading The earth fell to dreaming one last brief dream of sunshine and summer breezes, before it surrendered itself to grim Winter's icy chains.
grim
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From this reading The earth fell to dreaming one last brief dream of sunshine and summer breezes, before it surrendered itself to grim Winter's icy chains.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The past days had been unusually clear and mild, so that the months appeared to have travelled back in their course.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nature seemed by a supreme effort to rouse all her dying energies.
icy
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From this reading The earth fell to dreaming one last brief dream of sunshine and summer breezes, before it surrendered itself to grim Winter's icy chains.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
inclement
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From this reading Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The earth fell to dreaming one last brief dream of sunshine and summer breezes, before it surrendered itself to grim Winter's icy chains.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The earth fell to dreaming one last brief dream of sunshine and summer breezes, before it surrendered itself to grim Winter's icy chains.
Late
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From this reading Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
mild
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From this reading The past days had been unusually clear and mild, so that the months appeared to have travelled back in their course.
months
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From this reading The past days had been unusually clear and mild, so that the months appeared to have travelled back in their course.
mountains
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From this reading Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
Nature
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From this reading Nature seemed by a supreme effort to rouse all her dying energies.
neighbourhood
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From this reading Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
now
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From this reading Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The earth fell to dreaming one last brief dream of sunshine and summer breezes, before it surrendered itself to grim Winter's icy chains.
past
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From this reading The past days had been unusually clear and mild, so that the months appeared to have travelled back in their course.
R
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From this reading Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
rough
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From this reading Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
rouse
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From this reading Nature seemed by a supreme effort to rouse all her dying energies.
season
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From this reading Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nature seemed by a supreme effort to rouse all her dying energies.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The past days had been unusually clear and mild, so that the months appeared to have travelled back in their course.
summer
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From this reading The earth fell to dreaming one last brief dream of sunshine and summer breezes, before it surrendered itself to grim Winter's icy chains.
sunshine
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From this reading The earth fell to dreaming one last brief dream of sunshine and summer breezes, before it surrendered itself to grim Winter's icy chains.
supreme
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From this reading Nature seemed by a supreme effort to rouse all her dying energies.
surrendered
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From this reading The earth fell to dreaming one last brief dream of sunshine and summer breezes, before it surrendered itself to grim Winter's icy chains.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The past days had been unusually clear and mild, so that the months appeared to have travelled back in their course.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The past days had been unusually clear and mild, so that the months appeared to have travelled back in their course.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
travelled
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From this reading The past days had been unusually clear and mild, so that the months appeared to have travelled back in their course.
unusually
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From this reading The past days had been unusually clear and mild, so that the months appeared to have travelled back in their course.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was afternoon now.
Winter's
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From this reading The earth fell to dreaming one last brief dream of sunshine and summer breezes, before it surrendered itself to grim Winter's icy chains.
wont
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From this reading Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
year
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From this reading Late autumn is wont to be a rough, inclement season in the neighbourhood of mountains, and this year, in and about R----, it had not belied its character; but now, at its close.
