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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 It had been a wild night, and the morning looked scared.
abroad
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From this reading The snow overlaid and enveloped everything, except where the wind had been at work; and the wind and the grey clouds seemed the only agencies abroad.
Affliction
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From this reading Affliction may one day smile again, and till then, Sit thee down, sorrow!--Love's Labour Lost.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Affliction may one day smile again, and till then, Sit thee down, sorrow!--Love's Labour Lost.
agencies
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From this reading The snow overlaid and enveloped everything, except where the wind had been at work; and the wind and the grey clouds seemed the only agencies abroad.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Affliction may one day smile again, and till then, Sit thee down, sorrow!--Love's Labour Lost.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The snow overlaid and enveloped everything, except where the wind had been at work; and the wind and the grey clouds seemed the only agencies abroad.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been a wild night, and the morning looked scared.
bleak
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From this reading Perhaps it was only the particular locality, for if ever a place shewed bleak and winter stricken the little town of Quarrenton was in that condition that morning.
clouds
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From this reading The snow overlaid and enveloped everything, except where the wind had been at work; and the wind and the grey clouds seemed the only agencies abroad.
condition
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From this reading Perhaps it was only the particular locality, for if ever a place shewed bleak and winter stricken the little town of Quarrenton was in that condition that morning.
cup
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From this reading Welcome the sour cup of prosperity!
day
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From this reading Affliction may one day smile again, and till then, Sit thee down, sorrow!--Love's Labour Lost.
down
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From this reading Affliction may one day smile again, and till then, Sit thee down, sorrow!--Love's Labour Lost.
enveloped
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From this reading The snow overlaid and enveloped everything, except where the wind had been at work; and the wind and the grey clouds seemed the only agencies abroad.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it was only the particular locality, for if ever a place shewed bleak and winter stricken the little town of Quarrenton was in that condition that morning.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The snow overlaid and enveloped everything, except where the wind had been at work; and the wind and the grey clouds seemed the only agencies abroad.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The snow overlaid and enveloped everything, except where the wind had been at work; and the wind and the grey clouds seemed the only agencies abroad.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Perhaps it was only the particular locality, for if ever a place shewed bleak and winter stricken the little town of Quarrenton was in that condition that morning.
grey
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From this reading The snow overlaid and enveloped everything, except where the wind had been at work; and the wind and the grey clouds seemed the only agencies abroad.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been a wild night, and the morning looked scared.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Perhaps it was only the particular locality, for if ever a place shewed bleak and winter stricken the little town of Quarrenton was in that condition that morning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps it was only the particular locality, for if ever a place shewed bleak and winter stricken the little town of Quarrenton was in that condition that morning.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been a wild night, and the morning looked scared.
Labour
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From this reading Affliction may one day smile again, and till then, Sit thee down, sorrow!--Love's Labour Lost.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it was only the particular locality, for if ever a place shewed bleak and winter stricken the little town of Quarrenton was in that condition that morning.
locality
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From this reading Perhaps it was only the particular locality, for if ever a place shewed bleak and winter stricken the little town of Quarrenton was in that condition that morning.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been a wild night, and the morning looked scared.
Lost
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From this reading Affliction may one day smile again, and till then, Sit thee down, sorrow!--Love's Labour Lost.
Love's
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From this reading Affliction may one day smile again, and till then, Sit thee down, sorrow!--Love's Labour Lost.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Affliction may one day smile again, and till then, Sit thee down, sorrow!--Love's Labour Lost.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been a wild night, and the morning looked scared.
night
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From this reading It had been a wild night, and the morning looked scared.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Welcome the sour cup of prosperity!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Affliction may one day smile again, and till then, Sit thee down, sorrow!--Love's Labour Lost.
only
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From this reading Perhaps it was only the particular locality, for if ever a place shewed bleak and winter stricken the little town of Quarrenton was in that condition that morning.
overlaid
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From this reading The snow overlaid and enveloped everything, except where the wind had been at work; and the wind and the grey clouds seemed the only agencies abroad.
particular
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From this reading Perhaps it was only the particular locality, for if ever a place shewed bleak and winter stricken the little town of Quarrenton was in that condition that morning.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps it was only the particular locality, for if ever a place shewed bleak and winter stricken the little town of Quarrenton was in that condition that morning.
place
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From this reading Perhaps it was only the particular locality, for if ever a place shewed bleak and winter stricken the little town of Quarrenton was in that condition that morning.
prosperity
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From this reading Welcome the sour cup of prosperity!
Quarrenton
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From this reading Perhaps it was only the particular locality, for if ever a place shewed bleak and winter stricken the little town of Quarrenton was in that condition that morning.
scared
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From this reading It had been a wild night, and the morning looked scared.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The snow overlaid and enveloped everything, except where the wind had been at work; and the wind and the grey clouds seemed the only agencies abroad.
shewed
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From this reading Perhaps it was only the particular locality, for if ever a place shewed bleak and winter stricken the little town of Quarrenton was in that condition that morning.
Sit
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From this reading Affliction may one day smile again, and till then, Sit thee down, sorrow!--Love's Labour Lost.
smile
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From this reading Affliction may one day smile again, and till then, Sit thee down, sorrow!--Love's Labour Lost.
snow
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From this reading The snow overlaid and enveloped everything, except where the wind had been at work; and the wind and the grey clouds seemed the only agencies abroad.
sorrow
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From this reading Affliction may one day smile again, and till then, Sit thee down, sorrow!--Love's Labour Lost.
sour
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From this reading Welcome the sour cup of prosperity!
stricken
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From this reading Perhaps it was only the particular locality, for if ever a place shewed bleak and winter stricken the little town of Quarrenton was in that condition that morning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps it was only the particular locality, for if ever a place shewed bleak and winter stricken the little town of Quarrenton was in that condition that morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Welcome the sour cup of prosperity!
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Affliction may one day smile again, and till then, Sit thee down, sorrow!--Love's Labour Lost.
then
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From this reading Affliction may one day smile again, and till then, Sit thee down, sorrow!--Love's Labour Lost.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Affliction may one day smile again, and till then, Sit thee down, sorrow!--Love's Labour Lost.
town
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From this reading Perhaps it was only the particular locality, for if ever a place shewed bleak and winter stricken the little town of Quarrenton was in that condition that morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps it was only the particular locality, for if ever a place shewed bleak and winter stricken the little town of Quarrenton was in that condition that morning.
Welcome
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From this reading Welcome the sour cup of prosperity!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The snow overlaid and enveloped everything, except where the wind had been at work; and the wind and the grey clouds seemed the only agencies abroad.
wild
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From this reading It had been a wild night, and the morning looked scared.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The snow overlaid and enveloped everything, except where the wind had been at work; and the wind and the grey clouds seemed the only agencies abroad.
winter
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From this reading Perhaps it was only the particular locality, for if ever a place shewed bleak and winter stricken the little town of Quarrenton was in that condition that morning.
work
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From this reading The snow overlaid and enveloped everything, except where the wind had been at work; and the wind and the grey clouds seemed the only agencies abroad.
