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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 A light air blew down the lake, ruffling the open water, and bedecking the leafless woods on Wray Point with a fringe of white breakers.
air
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From this reading The frost still held, the air was brisk and clear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Thursday, and three days had passed since the Sunday, the day of many happenings, which had cleared up the mystery and restored Henrietta to Mrs. Gilson’s care.
bedecking
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From this reading A light air blew down the lake, ruffling the open water, and bedecking the leafless woods on Wray Point with a fringe of white breakers.
blew
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From this reading A light air blew down the lake, ruffling the open water, and bedecking the leafless woods on Wray Point with a fringe of white breakers.
blue
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From this reading The morning was a perfect winter morning, the sky of that cloudless, but not over-deep blue, which portends a long and steady frost.
breakers
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From this reading A light air blew down the lake, ruffling the open water, and bedecking the leafless woods on Wray Point with a fringe of white breakers.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
energetic and quick
From this reading The frost still held, the air was brisk and clear.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The morning was a perfect winter morning, the sky of that cloudless, but not over-deep blue, which portends a long and steady frost.
care
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From this reading It was Thursday, and three days had passed since the Sunday, the day of many happenings, which had cleared up the mystery and restored Henrietta to Mrs. Gilson’s care.
clear
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From this reading The frost still held, the air was brisk and clear.
cleared
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From this reading It was Thursday, and three days had passed since the Sunday, the day of many happenings, which had cleared up the mystery and restored Henrietta to Mrs. Gilson’s care.
cloudless
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From this reading The morning was a perfect winter morning, the sky of that cloudless, but not over-deep blue, which portends a long and steady frost.
Coniston
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From this reading The Langdale Pikes lifted themselves sharp and glittering from the line of grey screes that run southward to Wetherlamb and the Coniston Mountain.
day
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From this reading It was Thursday, and three days had passed since the Sunday, the day of many happenings, which had cleared up the mystery and restored Henrietta to Mrs. Gilson’s care.
days
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From this reading It was Thursday, and three days had passed since the Sunday, the day of many happenings, which had cleared up the mystery and restored Henrietta to Mrs. Gilson’s care.
down
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From this reading A light air blew down the lake, ruffling the open water, and bedecking the leafless woods on Wray Point with a fringe of white breakers.
fringe
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From this reading A light air blew down the lake, ruffling the open water, and bedecking the leafless woods on Wray Point with a fringe of white breakers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Langdale Pikes lifted themselves sharp and glittering from the line of grey screes that run southward to Wetherlamb and the Coniston Mountain.
frost
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From this reading The frost still held, the air was brisk and clear.
Gilson's
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From this reading It was Thursday, and three days had passed since the Sunday, the day of many happenings, which had cleared up the mystery and restored Henrietta to Mrs. Gilson’s care.
glittering
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From this reading The Langdale Pikes lifted themselves sharp and glittering from the line of grey screes that run southward to Wetherlamb and the Coniston Mountain.
grey
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From this reading The Langdale Pikes lifted themselves sharp and glittering from the line of grey screes that run southward to Wetherlamb and the Coniston Mountain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was Thursday, and three days had passed since the Sunday, the day of many happenings, which had cleared up the mystery and restored Henrietta to Mrs. Gilson’s care.
happenings
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From this reading It was Thursday, and three days had passed since the Sunday, the day of many happenings, which had cleared up the mystery and restored Henrietta to Mrs. Gilson’s care.
held
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From this reading The frost still held, the air was brisk and clear.
Henrietta
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From this reading It was Thursday, and three days had passed since the Sunday, the day of many happenings, which had cleared up the mystery and restored Henrietta to Mrs. Gilson’s care.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Thursday, and three days had passed since the Sunday, the day of many happenings, which had cleared up the mystery and restored Henrietta to Mrs. Gilson’s care.
lake
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From this reading A light air blew down the lake, ruffling the open water, and bedecking the leafless woods on Wray Point with a fringe of white breakers.
Langdale
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From this reading The Langdale Pikes lifted themselves sharp and glittering from the line of grey screes that run southward to Wetherlamb and the Coniston Mountain.
leaflessadjectiveUS /ˈliːfləs/
having no leaves, usually because of the season
From this reading A light air blew down the lake, ruffling the open water, and bedecking the leafless woods on Wray Point with a fringe of white breakers.
lifted
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From this reading The Langdale Pikes lifted themselves sharp and glittering from the line of grey screes that run southward to Wetherlamb and the Coniston Mountain.
light
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From this reading A light air blew down the lake, ruffling the open water, and bedecking the leafless woods on Wray Point with a fringe of white breakers.
line
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From this reading The Langdale Pikes lifted themselves sharp and glittering from the line of grey screes that run southward to Wetherlamb and the Coniston Mountain.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning was a perfect winter morning, the sky of that cloudless, but not over-deep blue, which portends a long and steady frost.
many
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From this reading It was Thursday, and three days had passed since the Sunday, the day of many happenings, which had cleared up the mystery and restored Henrietta to Mrs. Gilson’s care.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning was a perfect winter morning, the sky of that cloudless, but not over-deep blue, which portends a long and steady frost.
Mountain
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From this reading The Langdale Pikes lifted themselves sharp and glittering from the line of grey screes that run southward to Wetherlamb and the Coniston Mountain.
Mrs
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From this reading It was Thursday, and three days had passed since the Sunday, the day of many happenings, which had cleared up the mystery and restored Henrietta to Mrs. Gilson’s care.
mystery
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From this reading It was Thursday, and three days had passed since the Sunday, the day of many happenings, which had cleared up the mystery and restored Henrietta to Mrs. Gilson’s care.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The morning was a perfect winter morning, the sky of that cloudless, but not over-deep blue, which portends a long and steady frost.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Thursday, and three days had passed since the Sunday, the day of many happenings, which had cleared up the mystery and restored Henrietta to Mrs. Gilson’s care.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A light air blew down the lake, ruffling the open water, and bedecking the leafless woods on Wray Point with a fringe of white breakers.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A light air blew down the lake, ruffling the open water, and bedecking the leafless woods on Wray Point with a fringe of white breakers.
over-deep
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From this reading The morning was a perfect winter morning, the sky of that cloudless, but not over-deep blue, which portends a long and steady frost.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Thursday, and three days had passed since the Sunday, the day of many happenings, which had cleared up the mystery and restored Henrietta to Mrs. Gilson’s care.
perfect
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From this reading The morning was a perfect winter morning, the sky of that cloudless, but not over-deep blue, which portends a long and steady frost.
Pikes
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From this reading The Langdale Pikes lifted themselves sharp and glittering from the line of grey screes that run southward to Wetherlamb and the Coniston Mountain.
PointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading A light air blew down the lake, ruffling the open water, and bedecking the leafless woods on Wray Point with a fringe of white breakers.
portends
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From this reading The morning was a perfect winter morning, the sky of that cloudless, but not over-deep blue, which portends a long and steady frost.
restored
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From this reading It was Thursday, and three days had passed since the Sunday, the day of many happenings, which had cleared up the mystery and restored Henrietta to Mrs. Gilson’s care.
ruffling
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From this reading A light air blew down the lake, ruffling the open water, and bedecking the leafless woods on Wray Point with a fringe of white breakers.
run
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From this reading The Langdale Pikes lifted themselves sharp and glittering from the line of grey screes that run southward to Wetherlamb and the Coniston Mountain.
screes
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From this reading The Langdale Pikes lifted themselves sharp and glittering from the line of grey screes that run southward to Wetherlamb and the Coniston Mountain.
sharp
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From this reading The Langdale Pikes lifted themselves sharp and glittering from the line of grey screes that run southward to Wetherlamb and the Coniston Mountain.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was Thursday, and three days had passed since the Sunday, the day of many happenings, which had cleared up the mystery and restored Henrietta to Mrs. Gilson’s care.
sky
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From this reading The morning was a perfect winter morning, the sky of that cloudless, but not over-deep blue, which portends a long and steady frost.
southward
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From this reading The Langdale Pikes lifted themselves sharp and glittering from the line of grey screes that run southward to Wetherlamb and the Coniston Mountain.
steady
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From this reading The morning was a perfect winter morning, the sky of that cloudless, but not over-deep blue, which portends a long and steady frost.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The frost still held, the air was brisk and clear.
Sunday
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From this reading It was Thursday, and three days had passed since the Sunday, the day of many happenings, which had cleared up the mystery and restored Henrietta to Mrs. Gilson’s care.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Langdale Pikes lifted themselves sharp and glittering from the line of grey screes that run southward to Wetherlamb and the Coniston Mountain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Thursday, and three days had passed since the Sunday, the day of many happenings, which had cleared up the mystery and restored Henrietta to Mrs. Gilson’s care.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The Langdale Pikes lifted themselves sharp and glittering from the line of grey screes that run southward to Wetherlamb and the Coniston Mountain.
three
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From this reading It was Thursday, and three days had passed since the Sunday, the day of many happenings, which had cleared up the mystery and restored Henrietta to Mrs. Gilson’s care.
Thursday
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From this reading It was Thursday, and three days had passed since the Sunday, the day of many happenings, which had cleared up the mystery and restored Henrietta to Mrs. Gilson’s care.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Thursday, and three days had passed since the Sunday, the day of many happenings, which had cleared up the mystery and restored Henrietta to Mrs. Gilson’s care.
up
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From this reading It was Thursday, and three days had passed since the Sunday, the day of many happenings, which had cleared up the mystery and restored Henrietta to Mrs. Gilson’s care.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Thursday, and three days had passed since the Sunday, the day of many happenings, which had cleared up the mystery and restored Henrietta to Mrs. Gilson’s care.
water
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From this reading A light air blew down the lake, ruffling the open water, and bedecking the leafless woods on Wray Point with a fringe of white breakers.
Wetherlamb
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From this reading The Langdale Pikes lifted themselves sharp and glittering from the line of grey screes that run southward to Wetherlamb and the Coniston Mountain.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was Thursday, and three days had passed since the Sunday, the day of many happenings, which had cleared up the mystery and restored Henrietta to Mrs. Gilson’s care.
white
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From this reading A light air blew down the lake, ruffling the open water, and bedecking the leafless woods on Wray Point with a fringe of white breakers.
winter
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From this reading The morning was a perfect winter morning, the sky of that cloudless, but not over-deep blue, which portends a long and steady frost.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A light air blew down the lake, ruffling the open water, and bedecking the leafless woods on Wray Point with a fringe of white breakers.
woods
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From this reading A light air blew down the lake, ruffling the open water, and bedecking the leafless woods on Wray Point with a fringe of white breakers.
Wray
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From this reading A light air blew down the lake, ruffling the open water, and bedecking the leafless woods on Wray Point with a fringe of white breakers.
