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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 SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS This first day of winter, her fatal wedding-day, was a sad and strange one to Helen Kemble.
advanced
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From this reading As the morning advanced, a telegram from Washington, purposely delayed, merely informed her that her affianced was well and that full information was on its way.
affianced
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From this reading As the morning advanced, a telegram from Washington, purposely delayed, merely informed her that her affianced was well and that full information was on its way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS This first day of winter, her fatal wedding-day, was a sad and strange one to Helen Kemble.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the morning advanced, a telegram from Washington, purposely delayed, merely informed her that her affianced was well and that full information was on its way.
assuring
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From this reading Hastily dressing, she consoled herself with the hope of a long letter from Martine, explaining everything and assuring her of his welfare; but the early mail brought nothing.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hastily dressing, she consoled herself with the hope of a long letter from Martine, explaining everything and assuring her of his welfare; but the early mail brought nothing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hastily dressing, she consoled herself with the hope of a long letter from Martine, explaining everything and assuring her of his welfare; but the early mail brought nothing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sun was hidden by dark clouds, yet no snow fell on the frozen ground.
clouds
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From this reading The sun was hidden by dark clouds, yet no snow fell on the frozen ground.
COMING
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From this reading SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS This first day of winter, her fatal wedding-day, was a sad and strange one to Helen Kemble.
consoled
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From this reading Hastily dressing, she consoled herself with the hope of a long letter from Martine, explaining everything and assuring her of his welfare; but the early mail brought nothing.
dark
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From this reading The sun was hidden by dark clouds, yet no snow fell on the frozen ground.
day
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From this reading SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS This first day of winter, her fatal wedding-day, was a sad and strange one to Helen Kemble.
delayed
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From this reading As the morning advanced, a telegram from Washington, purposely delayed, merely informed her that her affianced was well and that full information was on its way.
disagreeable
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From this reading She had wakened in the morning with a start, oppressed by a disagreeable yet forgotten dream.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading She had wakened in the morning with a start, oppressed by a disagreeable yet forgotten dream.
dressing
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From this reading Hastily dressing, she consoled herself with the hope of a long letter from Martine, explaining everything and assuring her of his welfare; but the early mail brought nothing.
early
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From this reading Hastily dressing, she consoled herself with the hope of a long letter from Martine, explaining everything and assuring her of his welfare; but the early mail brought nothing.
EVENTS
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From this reading SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS This first day of winter, her fatal wedding-day, was a sad and strange one to Helen Kemble.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Hastily dressing, she consoled herself with the hope of a long letter from Martine, explaining everything and assuring her of his welfare; but the early mail brought nothing.
explaining
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From this reading Hastily dressing, she consoled herself with the hope of a long letter from Martine, explaining everything and assuring her of his welfare; but the early mail brought nothing.
fatal
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From this reading SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS This first day of winter, her fatal wedding-day, was a sad and strange one to Helen Kemble.
fell
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From this reading The sun was hidden by dark clouds, yet no snow fell on the frozen ground.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS This first day of winter, her fatal wedding-day, was a sad and strange one to Helen Kemble.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading She had wakened in the morning with a start, oppressed by a disagreeable yet forgotten dream.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hastily dressing, she consoled herself with the hope of a long letter from Martine, explaining everything and assuring her of his welfare; but the early mail brought nothing.
frozen
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From this reading The sun was hidden by dark clouds, yet no snow fell on the frozen ground.
full
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From this reading As the morning advanced, a telegram from Washington, purposely delayed, merely informed her that her affianced was well and that full information was on its way.
ground
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From this reading The sun was hidden by dark clouds, yet no snow fell on the frozen ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had wakened in the morning with a start, oppressed by a disagreeable yet forgotten dream.
Hastily
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From this reading Hastily dressing, she consoled herself with the hope of a long letter from Martine, explaining everything and assuring her of his welfare; but the early mail brought nothing.
Helen
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From this reading SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS This first day of winter, her fatal wedding-day, was a sad and strange one to Helen Kemble.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS This first day of winter, her fatal wedding-day, was a sad and strange one to Helen Kemble.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hastily dressing, she consoled herself with the hope of a long letter from Martine, explaining everything and assuring her of his welfare; but the early mail brought nothing.
hidden
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From this reading The sun was hidden by dark clouds, yet no snow fell on the frozen ground.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hastily dressing, she consoled herself with the hope of a long letter from Martine, explaining everything and assuring her of his welfare; but the early mail brought nothing.
hope
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From this reading Hastily dressing, she consoled herself with the hope of a long letter from Martine, explaining everything and assuring her of his welfare; but the early mail brought nothing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had wakened in the morning with a start, oppressed by a disagreeable yet forgotten dream.
information
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From this reading As the morning advanced, a telegram from Washington, purposely delayed, merely informed her that her affianced was well and that full information was on its way.
informed
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From this reading As the morning advanced, a telegram from Washington, purposely delayed, merely informed her that her affianced was well and that full information was on its way.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As the morning advanced, a telegram from Washington, purposely delayed, merely informed her that her affianced was well and that full information was on its way.
Kemble
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From this reading SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS This first day of winter, her fatal wedding-day, was a sad and strange one to Helen Kemble.
letter
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From this reading Hastily dressing, she consoled herself with the hope of a long letter from Martine, explaining everything and assuring her of his welfare; but the early mail brought nothing.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hastily dressing, she consoled herself with the hope of a long letter from Martine, explaining everything and assuring her of his welfare; but the early mail brought nothing.
mail
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From this reading Hastily dressing, she consoled herself with the hope of a long letter from Martine, explaining everything and assuring her of his welfare; but the early mail brought nothing.
Martine
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From this reading Hastily dressing, she consoled herself with the hope of a long letter from Martine, explaining everything and assuring her of his welfare; but the early mail brought nothing.
merely
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From this reading As the morning advanced, a telegram from Washington, purposely delayed, merely informed her that her affianced was well and that full information was on its way.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had wakened in the morning with a start, oppressed by a disagreeable yet forgotten dream.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The sun was hidden by dark clouds, yet no snow fell on the frozen ground.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Hastily dressing, she consoled herself with the hope of a long letter from Martine, explaining everything and assuring her of his welfare; but the early mail brought nothing.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS This first day of winter, her fatal wedding-day, was a sad and strange one to Helen Kemble.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sun was hidden by dark clouds, yet no snow fell on the frozen ground.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS This first day of winter, her fatal wedding-day, was a sad and strange one to Helen Kemble.
oppressed
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From this reading She had wakened in the morning with a start, oppressed by a disagreeable yet forgotten dream.
purposely
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From this reading As the morning advanced, a telegram from Washington, purposely delayed, merely informed her that her affianced was well and that full information was on its way.
sad
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From this reading SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS This first day of winter, her fatal wedding-day, was a sad and strange one to Helen Kemble.
SHADOWS
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From this reading SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS This first day of winter, her fatal wedding-day, was a sad and strange one to Helen Kemble.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had wakened in the morning with a start, oppressed by a disagreeable yet forgotten dream.
snow
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From this reading The sun was hidden by dark clouds, yet no snow fell on the frozen ground.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had wakened in the morning with a start, oppressed by a disagreeable yet forgotten dream.
strange
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From this reading SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS This first day of winter, her fatal wedding-day, was a sad and strange one to Helen Kemble.
sun
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From this reading The sun was hidden by dark clouds, yet no snow fell on the frozen ground.
telegram
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From this reading As the morning advanced, a telegram from Washington, purposely delayed, merely informed her that her affianced was well and that full information was on its way.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As the morning advanced, a telegram from Washington, purposely delayed, merely informed her that her affianced was well and that full information was on its way.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun was hidden by dark clouds, yet no snow fell on the frozen ground.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS This first day of winter, her fatal wedding-day, was a sad and strange one to Helen Kemble.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS This first day of winter, her fatal wedding-day, was a sad and strange one to Helen Kemble.
wakened
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From this reading She had wakened in the morning with a start, oppressed by a disagreeable yet forgotten dream.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS This first day of winter, her fatal wedding-day, was a sad and strange one to Helen Kemble.
Washington
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From this reading As the morning advanced, a telegram from Washington, purposely delayed, merely informed her that her affianced was well and that full information was on its way.
way
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From this reading As the morning advanced, a telegram from Washington, purposely delayed, merely informed her that her affianced was well and that full information was on its way.
wedding-day
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From this reading SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS This first day of winter, her fatal wedding-day, was a sad and strange one to Helen Kemble.
welfare
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From this reading Hastily dressing, she consoled herself with the hope of a long letter from Martine, explaining everything and assuring her of his welfare; but the early mail brought nothing.
well
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From this reading As the morning advanced, a telegram from Washington, purposely delayed, merely informed her that her affianced was well and that full information was on its way.
winter
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From this reading SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS This first day of winter, her fatal wedding-day, was a sad and strange one to Helen Kemble.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had wakened in the morning with a start, oppressed by a disagreeable yet forgotten dream.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The sun was hidden by dark clouds, yet no snow fell on the frozen ground.
