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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 The rain ceased as if a trap-door in the heavens had been suddenly closed.
abruptly
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From this reading PROBLEMS AND HEARTS The storm had passed almost as abruptly as it had come.
affair
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From this reading The wind had gone when the rain came, so that the moment the downfall was over the whole affair was ended.
almost
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From this reading PROBLEMS AND HEARTS The storm had passed almost as abruptly as it had come.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It had not occupied the space of more than four minutes, but it had managed to make as complete a wreck of the sleeping arrangements in the pine grove as if it had been of an hour's duration.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PROBLEMS AND HEARTS The storm had passed almost as abruptly as it had come.
announced
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From this reading "The stars are shining!" announced Bob, putting his head under the edge of the canvas the moment the rain had stopped.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The stars are shining!" announced Bob, putting his head under the edge of the canvas the moment the rain had stopped.
arrangements
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From this reading It had not occupied the space of more than four minutes, but it had managed to make as complete a wreck of the sleeping arrangements in the pine grove as if it had been of an hour's duration.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading PROBLEMS AND HEARTS The storm had passed almost as abruptly as it had come.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The rain ceased as if a trap-door in the heavens had been suddenly closed.
Bob
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From this reading "The stars are shining!" announced Bob, putting his head under the edge of the canvas the moment the rain had stopped.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It had not occupied the space of more than four minutes, but it had managed to make as complete a wreck of the sleeping arrangements in the pine grove as if it had been of an hour's duration.
came
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From this reading The wind had gone when the rain came, so that the moment the downfall was over the whole affair was ended.
canvas
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From this reading "The stars are shining!" announced Bob, putting his head under the edge of the canvas the moment the rain had stopped.
ceased
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From this reading The rain ceased as if a trap-door in the heavens had been suddenly closed.
closed
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From this reading The rain ceased as if a trap-door in the heavens had been suddenly closed.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PROBLEMS AND HEARTS The storm had passed almost as abruptly as it had come.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had not occupied the space of more than four minutes, but it had managed to make as complete a wreck of the sleeping arrangements in the pine grove as if it had been of an hour's duration.
downfall
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From this reading The wind had gone when the rain came, so that the moment the downfall was over the whole affair was ended.
duration
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From this reading It had not occupied the space of more than four minutes, but it had managed to make as complete a wreck of the sleeping arrangements in the pine grove as if it had been of an hour's duration.
edge
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From this reading "The stars are shining!" announced Bob, putting his head under the edge of the canvas the moment the rain had stopped.
ended
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From this reading The wind had gone when the rain came, so that the moment the downfall was over the whole affair was ended.
four
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From this reading It had not occupied the space of more than four minutes, but it had managed to make as complete a wreck of the sleeping arrangements in the pine grove as if it had been of an hour's duration.
gone
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From this reading The wind had gone when the rain came, so that the moment the downfall was over the whole affair was ended.
grove
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From this reading It had not occupied the space of more than four minutes, but it had managed to make as complete a wreck of the sleeping arrangements in the pine grove as if it had been of an hour's duration.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PROBLEMS AND HEARTS The storm had passed almost as abruptly as it had come.
head
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From this reading "The stars are shining!" announced Bob, putting his head under the edge of the canvas the moment the rain had stopped.
HEARTS
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From this reading PROBLEMS AND HEARTS The storm had passed almost as abruptly as it had come.
heavens
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From this reading The rain ceased as if a trap-door in the heavens had been suddenly closed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The stars are shining!" announced Bob, putting his head under the edge of the canvas the moment the rain had stopped.
hour's
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From this reading It had not occupied the space of more than four minutes, but it had managed to make as complete a wreck of the sleeping arrangements in the pine grove as if it had been of an hour's duration.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The rain ceased as if a trap-door in the heavens had been suddenly closed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rain ceased as if a trap-door in the heavens had been suddenly closed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading PROBLEMS AND HEARTS The storm had passed almost as abruptly as it had come.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had not occupied the space of more than four minutes, but it had managed to make as complete a wreck of the sleeping arrangements in the pine grove as if it had been of an hour's duration.
managed
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From this reading It had not occupied the space of more than four minutes, but it had managed to make as complete a wreck of the sleeping arrangements in the pine grove as if it had been of an hour's duration.
minutes
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From this reading It had not occupied the space of more than four minutes, but it had managed to make as complete a wreck of the sleeping arrangements in the pine grove as if it had been of an hour's duration.
moment
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From this reading The wind had gone when the rain came, so that the moment the downfall was over the whole affair was ended.
more
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From this reading It had not occupied the space of more than four minutes, but it had managed to make as complete a wreck of the sleeping arrangements in the pine grove as if it had been of an hour's duration.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It had not occupied the space of more than four minutes, but it had managed to make as complete a wreck of the sleeping arrangements in the pine grove as if it had been of an hour's duration.
occupied
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From this reading It had not occupied the space of more than four minutes, but it had managed to make as complete a wreck of the sleeping arrangements in the pine grove as if it had been of an hour's duration.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had not occupied the space of more than four minutes, but it had managed to make as complete a wreck of the sleeping arrangements in the pine grove as if it had been of an hour's duration.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The wind had gone when the rain came, so that the moment the downfall was over the whole affair was ended.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PROBLEMS AND HEARTS The storm had passed almost as abruptly as it had come.
pine
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From this reading It had not occupied the space of more than four minutes, but it had managed to make as complete a wreck of the sleeping arrangements in the pine grove as if it had been of an hour's duration.
PROBLEMS
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From this reading PROBLEMS AND HEARTS The storm had passed almost as abruptly as it had come.
putting
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From this reading "The stars are shining!" announced Bob, putting his head under the edge of the canvas the moment the rain had stopped.
rain
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From this reading The rain ceased as if a trap-door in the heavens had been suddenly closed.
shining
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From this reading "The stars are shining!" announced Bob, putting his head under the edge of the canvas the moment the rain had stopped.
sleeping
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From this reading It had not occupied the space of more than four minutes, but it had managed to make as complete a wreck of the sleeping arrangements in the pine grove as if it had been of an hour's duration.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The wind had gone when the rain came, so that the moment the downfall was over the whole affair was ended.
space
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From this reading It had not occupied the space of more than four minutes, but it had managed to make as complete a wreck of the sleeping arrangements in the pine grove as if it had been of an hour's duration.
stars
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From this reading "The stars are shining!" announced Bob, putting his head under the edge of the canvas the moment the rain had stopped.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The stars are shining!" announced Bob, putting his head under the edge of the canvas the moment the rain had stopped.
storm
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From this reading PROBLEMS AND HEARTS The storm had passed almost as abruptly as it had come.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The rain ceased as if a trap-door in the heavens had been suddenly closed.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It had not occupied the space of more than four minutes, but it had managed to make as complete a wreck of the sleeping arrangements in the pine grove as if it had been of an hour's duration.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The wind had gone when the rain came, so that the moment the downfall was over the whole affair was ended.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PROBLEMS AND HEARTS The storm had passed almost as abruptly as it had come.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had not occupied the space of more than four minutes, but it had managed to make as complete a wreck of the sleeping arrangements in the pine grove as if it had been of an hour's duration.
trap-door
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From this reading The rain ceased as if a trap-door in the heavens had been suddenly closed.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "The stars are shining!" announced Bob, putting his head under the edge of the canvas the moment the rain had stopped.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wind had gone when the rain came, so that the moment the downfall was over the whole affair was ended.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The wind had gone when the rain came, so that the moment the downfall was over the whole affair was ended.
whole
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From this reading The wind had gone when the rain came, so that the moment the downfall was over the whole affair was ended.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind had gone when the rain came, so that the moment the downfall was over the whole affair was ended.
wreck
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From this reading It had not occupied the space of more than four minutes, but it had managed to make as complete a wreck of the sleeping arrangements in the pine grove as if it had been of an hour's duration.
