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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 During the night our story opens, the snow turned to rain; a warm, steady downpour, which continued for three days in a manner unparalleled in the annals of the town.
added
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From this reading The heavy body of snow which had lain on the ground had melted and added its water to help swell the streams.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The heavy body of snow which had lain on the ground had melted and added its water to help swell the streams.
annals
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From this reading During the night our story opens, the snow turned to rain; a warm, steady downpour, which continued for three days in a manner unparalleled in the annals of the town.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the third day, the scene from the “Laurels,” as the De Vere place had been named, was one of wholesale destruction.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Delaware and Hudson Canal, from which the water had been drawn at the close of the previous boating season, was full of water and now formed part of the creek.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On the third day, the scene from the “Laurels,” as the De Vere place had been named, was one of wholesale destruction.
boating
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From this reading The Delaware and Hudson Canal, from which the water had been drawn at the close of the previous boating season, was full of water and now formed part of the creek.
body
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From this reading The heavy body of snow which had lain on the ground had melted and added its water to help swell the streams.
cakes
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From this reading The Rondout Creek was a raging torrent, filled with logs, trees, cakes of ice and portions of houses.
Canal
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From this reading The Delaware and Hudson Canal, from which the water had been drawn at the close of the previous boating season, was full of water and now formed part of the creek.
close
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From this reading The Delaware and Hudson Canal, from which the water had been drawn at the close of the previous boating season, was full of water and now formed part of the creek.
continued
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From this reading During the night our story opens, the snow turned to rain; a warm, steady downpour, which continued for three days in a manner unparalleled in the annals of the town.
Creek
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From this reading The Rondout Creek was a raging torrent, filled with logs, trees, cakes of ice and portions of houses.
day
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From this reading On the third day, the scene from the “Laurels,” as the De Vere place had been named, was one of wholesale destruction.
days
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From this reading During the night our story opens, the snow turned to rain; a warm, steady downpour, which continued for three days in a manner unparalleled in the annals of the town.
De
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From this reading On the third day, the scene from the “Laurels,” as the De Vere place had been named, was one of wholesale destruction.
Delaware
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From this reading The Delaware and Hudson Canal, from which the water had been drawn at the close of the previous boating season, was full of water and now formed part of the creek.
destruction
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From this reading On the third day, the scene from the “Laurels,” as the De Vere place had been named, was one of wholesale destruction.
downpour
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From this reading During the night our story opens, the snow turned to rain; a warm, steady downpour, which continued for three days in a manner unparalleled in the annals of the town.
drawn
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From this reading The Delaware and Hudson Canal, from which the water had been drawn at the close of the previous boating season, was full of water and now formed part of the creek.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the night our story opens, the snow turned to rain; a warm, steady downpour, which continued for three days in a manner unparalleled in the annals of the town.
filled
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From this reading The Rondout Creek was a raging torrent, filled with logs, trees, cakes of ice and portions of houses.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading During the night our story opens, the snow turned to rain; a warm, steady downpour, which continued for three days in a manner unparalleled in the annals of the town.
formed
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From this reading The Delaware and Hudson Canal, from which the water had been drawn at the close of the previous boating season, was full of water and now formed part of the creek.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the third day, the scene from the “Laurels,” as the De Vere place had been named, was one of wholesale destruction.
full
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From this reading The Delaware and Hudson Canal, from which the water had been drawn at the close of the previous boating season, was full of water and now formed part of the creek.
ground
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From this reading The heavy body of snow which had lain on the ground had melted and added its water to help swell the streams.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the third day, the scene from the “Laurels,” as the De Vere place had been named, was one of wholesale destruction.
heavy
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From this reading The heavy body of snow which had lain on the ground had melted and added its water to help swell the streams.
help
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From this reading The heavy body of snow which had lain on the ground had melted and added its water to help swell the streams.
houses
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From this reading The Rondout Creek was a raging torrent, filled with logs, trees, cakes of ice and portions of houses.
Hudson
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From this reading The Delaware and Hudson Canal, from which the water had been drawn at the close of the previous boating season, was full of water and now formed part of the creek.
ice
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From this reading The Rondout Creek was a raging torrent, filled with logs, trees, cakes of ice and portions of houses.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During the night our story opens, the snow turned to rain; a warm, steady downpour, which continued for three days in a manner unparalleled in the annals of the town.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The heavy body of snow which had lain on the ground had melted and added its water to help swell the streams.
lain
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From this reading The heavy body of snow which had lain on the ground had melted and added its water to help swell the streams.
Laurels
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From this reading On the third day, the scene from the “Laurels,” as the De Vere place had been named, was one of wholesale destruction.
logs
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From this reading The Rondout Creek was a raging torrent, filled with logs, trees, cakes of ice and portions of houses.
manner
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From this reading During the night our story opens, the snow turned to rain; a warm, steady downpour, which continued for three days in a manner unparalleled in the annals of the town.
melted
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From this reading The heavy body of snow which had lain on the ground had melted and added its water to help swell the streams.
named
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From this reading On the third day, the scene from the “Laurels,” as the De Vere place had been named, was one of wholesale destruction.
night
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From this reading During the night our story opens, the snow turned to rain; a warm, steady downpour, which continued for three days in a manner unparalleled in the annals of the town.
now
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From this reading The Delaware and Hudson Canal, from which the water had been drawn at the close of the previous boating season, was full of water and now formed part of the creek.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the night our story opens, the snow turned to rain; a warm, steady downpour, which continued for three days in a manner unparalleled in the annals of the town.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the third day, the scene from the “Laurels,” as the De Vere place had been named, was one of wholesale destruction.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On the third day, the scene from the “Laurels,” as the De Vere place had been named, was one of wholesale destruction.
opens
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From this reading During the night our story opens, the snow turned to rain; a warm, steady downpour, which continued for three days in a manner unparalleled in the annals of the town.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading During the night our story opens, the snow turned to rain; a warm, steady downpour, which continued for three days in a manner unparalleled in the annals of the town.
part
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From this reading The Delaware and Hudson Canal, from which the water had been drawn at the close of the previous boating season, was full of water and now formed part of the creek.
place
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From this reading On the third day, the scene from the “Laurels,” as the De Vere place had been named, was one of wholesale destruction.
portions
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From this reading The Rondout Creek was a raging torrent, filled with logs, trees, cakes of ice and portions of houses.
previous
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From this reading The Delaware and Hudson Canal, from which the water had been drawn at the close of the previous boating season, was full of water and now formed part of the creek.
raging
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From this reading The Rondout Creek was a raging torrent, filled with logs, trees, cakes of ice and portions of houses.
rain
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From this reading During the night our story opens, the snow turned to rain; a warm, steady downpour, which continued for three days in a manner unparalleled in the annals of the town.
Rondout
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From this reading The Rondout Creek was a raging torrent, filled with logs, trees, cakes of ice and portions of houses.
scene
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From this reading On the third day, the scene from the “Laurels,” as the De Vere place had been named, was one of wholesale destruction.
season
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From this reading The Delaware and Hudson Canal, from which the water had been drawn at the close of the previous boating season, was full of water and now formed part of the creek.
snow
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From this reading During the night our story opens, the snow turned to rain; a warm, steady downpour, which continued for three days in a manner unparalleled in the annals of the town.
steady
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From this reading During the night our story opens, the snow turned to rain; a warm, steady downpour, which continued for three days in a manner unparalleled in the annals of the town.
story
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From this reading During the night our story opens, the snow turned to rain; a warm, steady downpour, which continued for three days in a manner unparalleled in the annals of the town.
streams
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From this reading The heavy body of snow which had lain on the ground had melted and added its water to help swell the streams.
swell
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From this reading The heavy body of snow which had lain on the ground had melted and added its water to help swell the streams.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the night our story opens, the snow turned to rain; a warm, steady downpour, which continued for three days in a manner unparalleled in the annals of the town.
third
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From this reading On the third day, the scene from the “Laurels,” as the De Vere place had been named, was one of wholesale destruction.
three
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From this reading During the night our story opens, the snow turned to rain; a warm, steady downpour, which continued for three days in a manner unparalleled in the annals of the town.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During the night our story opens, the snow turned to rain; a warm, steady downpour, which continued for three days in a manner unparalleled in the annals of the town.
torrent
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From this reading The Rondout Creek was a raging torrent, filled with logs, trees, cakes of ice and portions of houses.
town
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From this reading During the night our story opens, the snow turned to rain; a warm, steady downpour, which continued for three days in a manner unparalleled in the annals of the town.
trees
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From this reading The Rondout Creek was a raging torrent, filled with logs, trees, cakes of ice and portions of houses.
turned
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From this reading During the night our story opens, the snow turned to rain; a warm, steady downpour, which continued for three days in a manner unparalleled in the annals of the town.
unparalleled
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From this reading During the night our story opens, the snow turned to rain; a warm, steady downpour, which continued for three days in a manner unparalleled in the annals of the town.
Vere
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From this reading On the third day, the scene from the “Laurels,” as the De Vere place had been named, was one of wholesale destruction.
warm
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From this reading During the night our story opens, the snow turned to rain; a warm, steady downpour, which continued for three days in a manner unparalleled in the annals of the town.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the third day, the scene from the “Laurels,” as the De Vere place had been named, was one of wholesale destruction.
water
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From this reading The heavy body of snow which had lain on the ground had melted and added its water to help swell the streams.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading During the night our story opens, the snow turned to rain; a warm, steady downpour, which continued for three days in a manner unparalleled in the annals of the town.
wholesale
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From this reading On the third day, the scene from the “Laurels,” as the De Vere place had been named, was one of wholesale destruction.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Rondout Creek was a raging torrent, filled with logs, trees, cakes of ice and portions of houses.
