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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 Sea Boots and Salmon From November to April the British Columbian coast is a region of weeping skies, of intermittent frosts and fog, and bursts of sleety snow.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun hides behind gray banks of cloud, the shining face of him a rare miracle bestowed upon the sight of men as a promise that bright days and blossoming flowers will come again.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Murky vapors eddy and swirl along the coast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sea Boots and Salmon From November to April the British Columbian coast is a region of weeping skies, of intermittent frosts and fog, and bursts of sleety snow.
April
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From this reading Sea Boots and Salmon From November to April the British Columbian coast is a region of weeping skies, of intermittent frosts and fog, and bursts of sleety snow.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The frosts, fogs, and snow squalls are the punctuation points, so to speak, of the eternal rain.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sun hides behind gray banks of cloud, the shining face of him a rare miracle bestowed upon the sight of men as a promise that bright days and blossoming flowers will come again.
banks
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From this reading The sun hides behind gray banks of cloud, the shining face of him a rare miracle bestowed upon the sight of men as a promise that bright days and blossoming flowers will come again.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The sun hides behind gray banks of cloud, the shining face of him a rare miracle bestowed upon the sight of men as a promise that bright days and blossoming flowers will come again.
bestowed
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From this reading The sun hides behind gray banks of cloud, the shining face of him a rare miracle bestowed upon the sight of men as a promise that bright days and blossoming flowers will come again.
blossoming
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From this reading The sun hides behind gray banks of cloud, the shining face of him a rare miracle bestowed upon the sight of men as a promise that bright days and blossoming flowers will come again.
Boots
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From this reading Sea Boots and Salmon From November to April the British Columbian coast is a region of weeping skies, of intermittent frosts and fog, and bursts of sleety snow.
bright
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From this reading The sun hides behind gray banks of cloud, the shining face of him a rare miracle bestowed upon the sight of men as a promise that bright days and blossoming flowers will come again.
British
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From this reading Sea Boots and Salmon From November to April the British Columbian coast is a region of weeping skies, of intermittent frosts and fog, and bursts of sleety snow.
bursts
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From this reading Sea Boots and Salmon From November to April the British Columbian coast is a region of weeping skies, of intermittent frosts and fog, and bursts of sleety snow.
cloud
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From this reading The sun hides behind gray banks of cloud, the shining face of him a rare miracle bestowed upon the sight of men as a promise that bright days and blossoming flowers will come again.
coast
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From this reading Sea Boots and Salmon From November to April the British Columbian coast is a region of weeping skies, of intermittent frosts and fog, and bursts of sleety snow.
Columbian
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From this reading Sea Boots and Salmon From November to April the British Columbian coast is a region of weeping skies, of intermittent frosts and fog, and bursts of sleety snow.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun hides behind gray banks of cloud, the shining face of him a rare miracle bestowed upon the sight of men as a promise that bright days and blossoming flowers will come again.
country
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From this reading When they do come the coast is a pleasant country.
days
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From this reading The sun hides behind gray banks of cloud, the shining face of him a rare miracle bestowed upon the sight of men as a promise that bright days and blossoming flowers will come again.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When they do come the coast is a pleasant country.
eddy
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From this reading Murky vapors eddy and swirl along the coast.
eternal
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From this reading The frosts, fogs, and snow squalls are the punctuation points, so to speak, of the eternal rain.
face
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From this reading The sun hides behind gray banks of cloud, the shining face of him a rare miracle bestowed upon the sight of men as a promise that bright days and blossoming flowers will come again.
flowers
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From this reading The sun hides behind gray banks of cloud, the shining face of him a rare miracle bestowed upon the sight of men as a promise that bright days and blossoming flowers will come again.
fog
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From this reading Sea Boots and Salmon From November to April the British Columbian coast is a region of weeping skies, of intermittent frosts and fog, and bursts of sleety snow.
fogs
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From this reading The frosts, fogs, and snow squalls are the punctuation points, so to speak, of the eternal rain.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sea Boots and Salmon From November to April the British Columbian coast is a region of weeping skies, of intermittent frosts and fog, and bursts of sleety snow.
frosts
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From this reading Sea Boots and Salmon From November to April the British Columbian coast is a region of weeping skies, of intermittent frosts and fog, and bursts of sleety snow.
gray
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From this reading The sun hides behind gray banks of cloud, the shining face of him a rare miracle bestowed upon the sight of men as a promise that bright days and blossoming flowers will come again.
hides
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From this reading The sun hides behind gray banks of cloud, the shining face of him a rare miracle bestowed upon the sight of men as a promise that bright days and blossoming flowers will come again.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sun hides behind gray banks of cloud, the shining face of him a rare miracle bestowed upon the sight of men as a promise that bright days and blossoming flowers will come again.
intermittent
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From this reading Sea Boots and Salmon From November to April the British Columbian coast is a region of weeping skies, of intermittent frosts and fog, and bursts of sleety snow.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sea Boots and Salmon From November to April the British Columbian coast is a region of weeping skies, of intermittent frosts and fog, and bursts of sleety snow.
men
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From this reading The sun hides behind gray banks of cloud, the shining face of him a rare miracle bestowed upon the sight of men as a promise that bright days and blossoming flowers will come again.
miracle
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From this reading The sun hides behind gray banks of cloud, the shining face of him a rare miracle bestowed upon the sight of men as a promise that bright days and blossoming flowers will come again.
Murky
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From this reading Murky vapors eddy and swirl along the coast.
November
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From this reading Sea Boots and Salmon From November to April the British Columbian coast is a region of weeping skies, of intermittent frosts and fog, and bursts of sleety snow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sea Boots and Salmon From November to April the British Columbian coast is a region of weeping skies, of intermittent frosts and fog, and bursts of sleety snow.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they do come the coast is a pleasant country.
points
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From this reading The frosts, fogs, and snow squalls are the punctuation points, so to speak, of the eternal rain.
promise
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From this reading The sun hides behind gray banks of cloud, the shining face of him a rare miracle bestowed upon the sight of men as a promise that bright days and blossoming flowers will come again.
punctuation
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From this reading The frosts, fogs, and snow squalls are the punctuation points, so to speak, of the eternal rain.
rain
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From this reading The frosts, fogs, and snow squalls are the punctuation points, so to speak, of the eternal rain.
rare
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From this reading The sun hides behind gray banks of cloud, the shining face of him a rare miracle bestowed upon the sight of men as a promise that bright days and blossoming flowers will come again.
region
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From this reading Sea Boots and Salmon From November to April the British Columbian coast is a region of weeping skies, of intermittent frosts and fog, and bursts of sleety snow.
Salmon
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From this reading Sea Boots and Salmon From November to April the British Columbian coast is a region of weeping skies, of intermittent frosts and fog, and bursts of sleety snow.
Sea
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From this reading Sea Boots and Salmon From November to April the British Columbian coast is a region of weeping skies, of intermittent frosts and fog, and bursts of sleety snow.
shining
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From this reading The sun hides behind gray banks of cloud, the shining face of him a rare miracle bestowed upon the sight of men as a promise that bright days and blossoming flowers will come again.
sight
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From this reading The sun hides behind gray banks of cloud, the shining face of him a rare miracle bestowed upon the sight of men as a promise that bright days and blossoming flowers will come again.
skies
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From this reading Sea Boots and Salmon From November to April the British Columbian coast is a region of weeping skies, of intermittent frosts and fog, and bursts of sleety snow.
sleety
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From this reading Sea Boots and Salmon From November to April the British Columbian coast is a region of weeping skies, of intermittent frosts and fog, and bursts of sleety snow.
snow
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From this reading Sea Boots and Salmon From November to April the British Columbian coast is a region of weeping skies, of intermittent frosts and fog, and bursts of sleety snow.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The frosts, fogs, and snow squalls are the punctuation points, so to speak, of the eternal rain.
speak
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From this reading The frosts, fogs, and snow squalls are the punctuation points, so to speak, of the eternal rain.
squalls
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From this reading The frosts, fogs, and snow squalls are the punctuation points, so to speak, of the eternal rain.
sun
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From this reading The sun hides behind gray banks of cloud, the shining face of him a rare miracle bestowed upon the sight of men as a promise that bright days and blossoming flowers will come again.
swirl
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From this reading Murky vapors eddy and swirl along the coast.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sun hides behind gray banks of cloud, the shining face of him a rare miracle bestowed upon the sight of men as a promise that bright days and blossoming flowers will come again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sea Boots and Salmon From November to April the British Columbian coast is a region of weeping skies, of intermittent frosts and fog, and bursts of sleety snow.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they do come the coast is a pleasant country.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sea Boots and Salmon From November to April the British Columbian coast is a region of weeping skies, of intermittent frosts and fog, and bursts of sleety snow.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The sun hides behind gray banks of cloud, the shining face of him a rare miracle bestowed upon the sight of men as a promise that bright days and blossoming flowers will come again.
vapors
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From this reading Murky vapors eddy and swirl along the coast.
weeping
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From this reading Sea Boots and Salmon From November to April the British Columbian coast is a region of weeping skies, of intermittent frosts and fog, and bursts of sleety snow.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they do come the coast is a pleasant country.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The sun hides behind gray banks of cloud, the shining face of him a rare miracle bestowed upon the sight of men as a promise that bright days and blossoming flowers will come again.
