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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 One day, getting towards the end of December, the laird awoke in a singular mood.
air
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From this reading Clouds were flying rapidly in great masses, and showers streaming through the air in disordered ranks, driven furiously before a mad wind--a wind that before noon shook the doors and windows, and drove the bravest birds into hiding.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had no mind to go to the works, and the weather promised to give him a good excuse.
awoke
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From this reading One day, getting towards the end of December, the laird awoke in a singular mood.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Clouds were flying rapidly in great masses, and showers streaming through the air in disordered ranks, driven furiously before a mad wind--a wind that before noon shook the doors and windows, and drove the bravest birds into hiding.
birds
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From this reading Clouds were flying rapidly in great masses, and showers streaming through the air in disordered ranks, driven furiously before a mad wind--a wind that before noon shook the doors and windows, and drove the bravest birds into hiding.
bravest
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From this reading Clouds were flying rapidly in great masses, and showers streaming through the air in disordered ranks, driven furiously before a mad wind--a wind that before noon shook the doors and windows, and drove the bravest birds into hiding.
Clouds
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From this reading Clouds were flying rapidly in great masses, and showers streaming through the air in disordered ranks, driven furiously before a mad wind--a wind that before noon shook the doors and windows, and drove the bravest birds into hiding.
day
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From this reading One day, getting towards the end of December, the laird awoke in a singular mood.
December
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From this reading One day, getting towards the end of December, the laird awoke in a singular mood.
disordered
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From this reading Clouds were flying rapidly in great masses, and showers streaming through the air in disordered ranks, driven furiously before a mad wind--a wind that before noon shook the doors and windows, and drove the bravest birds into hiding.
doors
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From this reading Clouds were flying rapidly in great masses, and showers streaming through the air in disordered ranks, driven furiously before a mad wind--a wind that before noon shook the doors and windows, and drove the bravest birds into hiding.
down
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From this reading The laird wandered restlessly up and down.
dreary
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From this reading Over the dreary hills there was a mournful floating veil of mist.
driven
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From this reading Clouds were flying rapidly in great masses, and showers streaming through the air in disordered ranks, driven furiously before a mad wind--a wind that before noon shook the doors and windows, and drove the bravest birds into hiding.
drove
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From this reading Clouds were flying rapidly in great masses, and showers streaming through the air in disordered ranks, driven furiously before a mad wind--a wind that before noon shook the doors and windows, and drove the bravest birds into hiding.
end
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From this reading One day, getting towards the end of December, the laird awoke in a singular mood.
excuse
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From this reading He had no mind to go to the works, and the weather promised to give him a good excuse.
floating
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From this reading Over the dreary hills there was a mournful floating veil of mist.
flying
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From this reading Clouds were flying rapidly in great masses, and showers streaming through the air in disordered ranks, driven furiously before a mad wind--a wind that before noon shook the doors and windows, and drove the bravest birds into hiding.
furiously
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From this reading Clouds were flying rapidly in great masses, and showers streaming through the air in disordered ranks, driven furiously before a mad wind--a wind that before noon shook the doors and windows, and drove the bravest birds into hiding.
getting
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From this reading One day, getting towards the end of December, the laird awoke in a singular mood.
give
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From this reading He had no mind to go to the works, and the weather promised to give him a good excuse.
go
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From this reading He had no mind to go to the works, and the weather promised to give him a good excuse.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had no mind to go to the works, and the weather promised to give him a good excuse.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clouds were flying rapidly in great masses, and showers streaming through the air in disordered ranks, driven furiously before a mad wind--a wind that before noon shook the doors and windows, and drove the bravest birds into hiding.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no mind to go to the works, and the weather promised to give him a good excuse.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had no mind to go to the works, and the weather promised to give him a good excuse.
hiding
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From this reading Clouds were flying rapidly in great masses, and showers streaming through the air in disordered ranks, driven furiously before a mad wind--a wind that before noon shook the doors and windows, and drove the bravest birds into hiding.
hills
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From this reading Over the dreary hills there was a mournful floating veil of mist.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had no mind to go to the works, and the weather promised to give him a good excuse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day, getting towards the end of December, the laird awoke in a singular mood.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Clouds were flying rapidly in great masses, and showers streaming through the air in disordered ranks, driven furiously before a mad wind--a wind that before noon shook the doors and windows, and drove the bravest birds into hiding.
laird
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From this reading One day, getting towards the end of December, the laird awoke in a singular mood.
mad
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From this reading Clouds were flying rapidly in great masses, and showers streaming through the air in disordered ranks, driven furiously before a mad wind--a wind that before noon shook the doors and windows, and drove the bravest birds into hiding.
masses
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From this reading Clouds were flying rapidly in great masses, and showers streaming through the air in disordered ranks, driven furiously before a mad wind--a wind that before noon shook the doors and windows, and drove the bravest birds into hiding.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had no mind to go to the works, and the weather promised to give him a good excuse.
mist
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From this reading Over the dreary hills there was a mournful floating veil of mist.
mood
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From this reading One day, getting towards the end of December, the laird awoke in a singular mood.
mournful
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From this reading Over the dreary hills there was a mournful floating veil of mist.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had no mind to go to the works, and the weather promised to give him a good excuse.
noon
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From this reading Clouds were flying rapidly in great masses, and showers streaming through the air in disordered ranks, driven furiously before a mad wind--a wind that before noon shook the doors and windows, and drove the bravest birds into hiding.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One day, getting towards the end of December, the laird awoke in a singular mood.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, getting towards the end of December, the laird awoke in a singular mood.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the dreary hills there was a mournful floating veil of mist.
promised
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From this reading He had no mind to go to the works, and the weather promised to give him a good excuse.
ranks
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From this reading Clouds were flying rapidly in great masses, and showers streaming through the air in disordered ranks, driven furiously before a mad wind--a wind that before noon shook the doors and windows, and drove the bravest birds into hiding.
rapidly
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From this reading Clouds were flying rapidly in great masses, and showers streaming through the air in disordered ranks, driven furiously before a mad wind--a wind that before noon shook the doors and windows, and drove the bravest birds into hiding.
restlessly
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From this reading The laird wandered restlessly up and down.
shook
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From this reading Clouds were flying rapidly in great masses, and showers streaming through the air in disordered ranks, driven furiously before a mad wind--a wind that before noon shook the doors and windows, and drove the bravest birds into hiding.
showers
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From this reading Clouds were flying rapidly in great masses, and showers streaming through the air in disordered ranks, driven furiously before a mad wind--a wind that before noon shook the doors and windows, and drove the bravest birds into hiding.
singular
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From this reading One day, getting towards the end of December, the laird awoke in a singular mood.
streaming
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From this reading Clouds were flying rapidly in great masses, and showers streaming through the air in disordered ranks, driven furiously before a mad wind--a wind that before noon shook the doors and windows, and drove the bravest birds into hiding.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Clouds were flying rapidly in great masses, and showers streaming through the air in disordered ranks, driven furiously before a mad wind--a wind that before noon shook the doors and windows, and drove the bravest birds into hiding.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day, getting towards the end of December, the laird awoke in a singular mood.
there
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From this reading Over the dreary hills there was a mournful floating veil of mist.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Clouds were flying rapidly in great masses, and showers streaming through the air in disordered ranks, driven furiously before a mad wind--a wind that before noon shook the doors and windows, and drove the bravest birds into hiding.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had no mind to go to the works, and the weather promised to give him a good excuse.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading One day, getting towards the end of December, the laird awoke in a singular mood.
up
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From this reading The laird wandered restlessly up and down.
veil
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From this reading Over the dreary hills there was a mournful floating veil of mist.
wandered
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From this reading The laird wandered restlessly up and down.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Over the dreary hills there was a mournful floating veil of mist.
weather
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From this reading He had no mind to go to the works, and the weather promised to give him a good excuse.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Clouds were flying rapidly in great masses, and showers streaming through the air in disordered ranks, driven furiously before a mad wind--a wind that before noon shook the doors and windows, and drove the bravest birds into hiding.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clouds were flying rapidly in great masses, and showers streaming through the air in disordered ranks, driven furiously before a mad wind--a wind that before noon shook the doors and windows, and drove the bravest birds into hiding.
windows
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From this reading Clouds were flying rapidly in great masses, and showers streaming through the air in disordered ranks, driven furiously before a mad wind--a wind that before noon shook the doors and windows, and drove the bravest birds into hiding.
works
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From this reading He had no mind to go to the works, and the weather promised to give him a good excuse.
