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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 In Edith’s room the inside shutters were closed, but one of the windows was a little down at the top.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As I have said, Halfdan walked briskly up the avenue, and it was something after eleven when he reached the house which he sought.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As I have said, Halfdan walked briskly up the avenue, and it was something after eleven when he reached the house which he sought.
apartments
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From this reading The windows on the ground-floor were dark, but the sleeping apartments in the upper stories were lighted.
arms
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From this reading The great cloud-bank in the north had then begun to expand and stretched its long misty arms eastward and westward over the heavens.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I have said, Halfdan walked briskly up the avenue, and it was something after eleven when he reached the house which he sought.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In Edith’s room the inside shutters were closed, but one of the windows was a little down at the top.
avenue
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From this reading As I have said, Halfdan walked briskly up the avenue, and it was something after eleven when he reached the house which he sought.
begun
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From this reading The great cloud-bank in the north had then begun to expand and stretched its long misty arms eastward and westward over the heavens.
briskly
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From this reading As I have said, Halfdan walked briskly up the avenue, and it was something after eleven when he reached the house which he sought.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The windows on the ground-floor were dark, but the sleeping apartments in the upper stories were lighted.
came
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From this reading And as he stood gazing with tremulous happiness up to that window, a stanza from Heine which he and Edith had often read together, came into his head.
closed
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From this reading In Edith’s room the inside shutters were closed, but one of the windows was a little down at the top.
cloud-bank
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From this reading The great cloud-bank in the north had then begun to expand and stretched its long misty arms eastward and westward over the heavens.
dark
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From this reading The windows on the ground-floor were dark, but the sleeping apartments in the upper stories were lighted.
down
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From this reading In Edith’s room the inside shutters were closed, but one of the windows was a little down at the top.
eastward
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From this reading The great cloud-bank in the north had then begun to expand and stretched its long misty arms eastward and westward over the heavens.
Edith
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From this reading And as he stood gazing with tremulous happiness up to that window, a stanza from Heine which he and Edith had often read together, came into his head.
Edith's
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From this reading In Edith’s room the inside shutters were closed, but one of the windows was a little down at the top.
eleven
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From this reading As I have said, Halfdan walked briskly up the avenue, and it was something after eleven when he reached the house which he sought.
expand
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From this reading The great cloud-bank in the north had then begun to expand and stretched its long misty arms eastward and westward over the heavens.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And as he stood gazing with tremulous happiness up to that window, a stanza from Heine which he and Edith had often read together, came into his head.
gazing
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From this reading And as he stood gazing with tremulous happiness up to that window, a stanza from Heine which he and Edith had often read together, came into his head.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great cloud-bank in the north had then begun to expand and stretched its long misty arms eastward and westward over the heavens.
ground-floor
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From this reading The windows on the ground-floor were dark, but the sleeping apartments in the upper stories were lighted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The great cloud-bank in the north had then begun to expand and stretched its long misty arms eastward and westward over the heavens.
Halfdan
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From this reading As I have said, Halfdan walked briskly up the avenue, and it was something after eleven when he reached the house which he sought.
happiness
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From this reading And as he stood gazing with tremulous happiness up to that window, a stanza from Heine which he and Edith had often read together, came into his head.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As I have said, Halfdan walked briskly up the avenue, and it was something after eleven when he reached the house which he sought.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As I have said, Halfdan walked briskly up the avenue, and it was something after eleven when he reached the house which he sought.
head
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From this reading And as he stood gazing with tremulous happiness up to that window, a stanza from Heine which he and Edith had often read together, came into his head.
heavens
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From this reading The great cloud-bank in the north had then begun to expand and stretched its long misty arms eastward and westward over the heavens.
Heine
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From this reading And as he stood gazing with tremulous happiness up to that window, a stanza from Heine which he and Edith had often read together, came into his head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And as he stood gazing with tremulous happiness up to that window, a stanza from Heine which he and Edith had often read together, came into his head.
house
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From this reading As I have said, Halfdan walked briskly up the avenue, and it was something after eleven when he reached the house which he sought.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I have said, Halfdan walked briskly up the avenue, and it was something after eleven when he reached the house which he sought.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The great cloud-bank in the north had then begun to expand and stretched its long misty arms eastward and westward over the heavens.
inside
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From this reading In Edith’s room the inside shutters were closed, but one of the windows was a little down at the top.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And as he stood gazing with tremulous happiness up to that window, a stanza from Heine which he and Edith had often read together, came into his head.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As I have said, Halfdan walked briskly up the avenue, and it was something after eleven when he reached the house which he sought.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The great cloud-bank in the north had then begun to expand and stretched its long misty arms eastward and westward over the heavens.
lighted
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From this reading The windows on the ground-floor were dark, but the sleeping apartments in the upper stories were lighted.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Edith’s room the inside shutters were closed, but one of the windows was a little down at the top.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great cloud-bank in the north had then begun to expand and stretched its long misty arms eastward and westward over the heavens.
misty
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From this reading The great cloud-bank in the north had then begun to expand and stretched its long misty arms eastward and westward over the heavens.
north
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From this reading The great cloud-bank in the north had then begun to expand and stretched its long misty arms eastward and westward over the heavens.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In Edith’s room the inside shutters were closed, but one of the windows was a little down at the top.
often
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From this reading And as he stood gazing with tremulous happiness up to that window, a stanza from Heine which he and Edith had often read together, came into his head.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The windows on the ground-floor were dark, but the sleeping apartments in the upper stories were lighted.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In Edith’s room the inside shutters were closed, but one of the windows was a little down at the top.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The great cloud-bank in the north had then begun to expand and stretched its long misty arms eastward and westward over the heavens.
reached
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From this reading As I have said, Halfdan walked briskly up the avenue, and it was something after eleven when he reached the house which he sought.
read
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From this reading And as he stood gazing with tremulous happiness up to that window, a stanza from Heine which he and Edith had often read together, came into his head.
room
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From this reading In Edith’s room the inside shutters were closed, but one of the windows was a little down at the top.
said
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From this reading As I have said, Halfdan walked briskly up the avenue, and it was something after eleven when he reached the house which he sought.
shutters
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From this reading In Edith’s room the inside shutters were closed, but one of the windows was a little down at the top.
sleeping
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From this reading The windows on the ground-floor were dark, but the sleeping apartments in the upper stories were lighted.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading As I have said, Halfdan walked briskly up the avenue, and it was something after eleven when he reached the house which he sought.
sought
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From this reading As I have said, Halfdan walked briskly up the avenue, and it was something after eleven when he reached the house which he sought.
stanza
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From this reading And as he stood gazing with tremulous happiness up to that window, a stanza from Heine which he and Edith had often read together, came into his head.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as he stood gazing with tremulous happiness up to that window, a stanza from Heine which he and Edith had often read together, came into his head.
stories
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From this reading The windows on the ground-floor were dark, but the sleeping apartments in the upper stories were lighted.
stretched
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From this reading The great cloud-bank in the north had then begun to expand and stretched its long misty arms eastward and westward over the heavens.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And as he stood gazing with tremulous happiness up to that window, a stanza from Heine which he and Edith had often read together, came into his head.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As I have said, Halfdan walked briskly up the avenue, and it was something after eleven when he reached the house which he sought.
then
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From this reading The great cloud-bank in the north had then begun to expand and stretched its long misty arms eastward and westward over the heavens.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The great cloud-bank in the north had then begun to expand and stretched its long misty arms eastward and westward over the heavens.
together
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From this reading And as he stood gazing with tremulous happiness up to that window, a stanza from Heine which he and Edith had often read together, came into his head.
top
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From this reading In Edith’s room the inside shutters were closed, but one of the windows was a little down at the top.
tremulous
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From this reading And as he stood gazing with tremulous happiness up to that window, a stanza from Heine which he and Edith had often read together, came into his head.
up
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From this reading As I have said, Halfdan walked briskly up the avenue, and it was something after eleven when he reached the house which he sought.
upper
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From this reading The windows on the ground-floor were dark, but the sleeping apartments in the upper stories were lighted.
walked
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From this reading As I have said, Halfdan walked briskly up the avenue, and it was something after eleven when he reached the house which he sought.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As I have said, Halfdan walked briskly up the avenue, and it was something after eleven when he reached the house which he sought.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The windows on the ground-floor were dark, but the sleeping apartments in the upper stories were lighted.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwɛstwərd/
toward the west
From this reading The great cloud-bank in the north had then begun to expand and stretched its long misty arms eastward and westward over the heavens.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading As I have said, Halfdan walked briskly up the avenue, and it was something after eleven when he reached the house which he sought.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As I have said, Halfdan walked briskly up the avenue, and it was something after eleven when he reached the house which he sought.
window
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From this reading And as he stood gazing with tremulous happiness up to that window, a stanza from Heine which he and Edith had often read together, came into his head.
windows
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From this reading The windows on the ground-floor were dark, but the sleeping apartments in the upper stories were lighted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And as he stood gazing with tremulous happiness up to that window, a stanza from Heine which he and Edith had often read together, came into his head.
