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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 “I'm afraid that he won't come,” said Laura McIntyre, in a disconsolate voice.
afraid
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From this reading “I'm afraid that he won't come,” said Laura McIntyre, in a disconsolate voice.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading As she spoke a whirl of snow beat with a muffled patter against the cosy red-curtained window, while a long blast of wind shrieked and whistled through the branches of the great white-limbed elms which skirted the garden.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As she spoke a whirl of snow beat with a muffled patter against the cosy red-curtained window, while a long blast of wind shrieked and whistled through the branches of the great white-limbed elms which skirted the garden.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she spoke a whirl of snow beat with a muffled patter against the cosy red-curtained window, while a long blast of wind shrieked and whistled through the branches of the great white-limbed elms which skirted the garden.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Oh, look at the weather; it is something too awful.”
awful
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From this reading “Oh, look at the weather; it is something too awful.”
beat
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From this reading As she spoke a whirl of snow beat with a muffled patter against the cosy red-curtained window, while a long blast of wind shrieked and whistled through the branches of the great white-limbed elms which skirted the garden.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Robert McIntyre rose from the sketch upon which he had been working, and taking one of the lamps in his hand peered out into the darkness.
blast
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From this reading As she spoke a whirl of snow beat with a muffled patter against the cosy red-curtained window, while a long blast of wind shrieked and whistled through the branches of the great white-limbed elms which skirted the garden.
branches
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From this reading As she spoke a whirl of snow beat with a muffled patter against the cosy red-curtained window, while a long blast of wind shrieked and whistled through the branches of the great white-limbed elms which skirted the garden.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm afraid that he won't come,” said Laura McIntyre, in a disconsolate voice.
cosy
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From this reading As she spoke a whirl of snow beat with a muffled patter against the cosy red-curtained window, while a long blast of wind shrieked and whistled through the branches of the great white-limbed elms which skirted the garden.
darkness
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From this reading Robert McIntyre rose from the sketch upon which he had been working, and taking one of the lamps in his hand peered out into the darkness.
disconsolate
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From this reading “I'm afraid that he won't come,” said Laura McIntyre, in a disconsolate voice.
elms
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From this reading As she spoke a whirl of snow beat with a muffled patter against the cosy red-curtained window, while a long blast of wind shrieked and whistled through the branches of the great white-limbed elms which skirted the garden.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Robert McIntyre rose from the sketch upon which he had been working, and taking one of the lamps in his hand peered out into the darkness.
garden
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From this reading As she spoke a whirl of snow beat with a muffled patter against the cosy red-curtained window, while a long blast of wind shrieked and whistled through the branches of the great white-limbed elms which skirted the garden.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she spoke a whirl of snow beat with a muffled patter against the cosy red-curtained window, while a long blast of wind shrieked and whistled through the branches of the great white-limbed elms which skirted the garden.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Robert McIntyre rose from the sketch upon which he had been working, and taking one of the lamps in his hand peered out into the darkness.
hand
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From this reading Robert McIntyre rose from the sketch upon which he had been working, and taking one of the lamps in his hand peered out into the darkness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I'm afraid that he won't come,” said Laura McIntyre, in a disconsolate voice.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Robert McIntyre rose from the sketch upon which he had been working, and taking one of the lamps in his hand peered out into the darkness.
I'm
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From this reading “I'm afraid that he won't come,” said Laura McIntyre, in a disconsolate voice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I'm afraid that he won't come,” said Laura McIntyre, in a disconsolate voice.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Robert McIntyre rose from the sketch upon which he had been working, and taking one of the lamps in his hand peered out into the darkness.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, look at the weather; it is something too awful.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, look at the weather; it is something too awful.”
lamps
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From this reading Robert McIntyre rose from the sketch upon which he had been working, and taking one of the lamps in his hand peered out into the darkness.
Laura
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From this reading “I'm afraid that he won't come,” said Laura McIntyre, in a disconsolate voice.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she spoke a whirl of snow beat with a muffled patter against the cosy red-curtained window, while a long blast of wind shrieked and whistled through the branches of the great white-limbed elms which skirted the garden.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, look at the weather; it is something too awful.”
McIntyre
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From this reading “I'm afraid that he won't come,” said Laura McIntyre, in a disconsolate voice.
muffled
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From this reading As she spoke a whirl of snow beat with a muffled patter against the cosy red-curtained window, while a long blast of wind shrieked and whistled through the branches of the great white-limbed elms which skirted the garden.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why not?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As she spoke a whirl of snow beat with a muffled patter against the cosy red-curtained window, while a long blast of wind shrieked and whistled through the branches of the great white-limbed elms which skirted the garden.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, look at the weather; it is something too awful.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Robert McIntyre rose from the sketch upon which he had been working, and taking one of the lamps in his hand peered out into the darkness.
out
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From this reading Robert McIntyre rose from the sketch upon which he had been working, and taking one of the lamps in his hand peered out into the darkness.
patter
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From this reading As she spoke a whirl of snow beat with a muffled patter against the cosy red-curtained window, while a long blast of wind shrieked and whistled through the branches of the great white-limbed elms which skirted the garden.
peered
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From this reading Robert McIntyre rose from the sketch upon which he had been working, and taking one of the lamps in his hand peered out into the darkness.
red-curtained
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From this reading As she spoke a whirl of snow beat with a muffled patter against the cosy red-curtained window, while a long blast of wind shrieked and whistled through the branches of the great white-limbed elms which skirted the garden.
Robert
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From this reading Robert McIntyre rose from the sketch upon which he had been working, and taking one of the lamps in his hand peered out into the darkness.
rose
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From this reading Robert McIntyre rose from the sketch upon which he had been working, and taking one of the lamps in his hand peered out into the darkness.
said
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From this reading “I'm afraid that he won't come,” said Laura McIntyre, in a disconsolate voice.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she spoke a whirl of snow beat with a muffled patter against the cosy red-curtained window, while a long blast of wind shrieked and whistled through the branches of the great white-limbed elms which skirted the garden.
shrieked
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From this reading As she spoke a whirl of snow beat with a muffled patter against the cosy red-curtained window, while a long blast of wind shrieked and whistled through the branches of the great white-limbed elms which skirted the garden.
sketch
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From this reading Robert McIntyre rose from the sketch upon which he had been working, and taking one of the lamps in his hand peered out into the darkness.
skirtednounUS /ˈskirted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As she spoke a whirl of snow beat with a muffled patter against the cosy red-curtained window, while a long blast of wind shrieked and whistled through the branches of the great white-limbed elms which skirted the garden.
snow
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From this reading As she spoke a whirl of snow beat with a muffled patter against the cosy red-curtained window, while a long blast of wind shrieked and whistled through the branches of the great white-limbed elms which skirted the garden.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Oh, look at the weather; it is something too awful.”
spoke
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From this reading As she spoke a whirl of snow beat with a muffled patter against the cosy red-curtained window, while a long blast of wind shrieked and whistled through the branches of the great white-limbed elms which skirted the garden.
taking
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From this reading Robert McIntyre rose from the sketch upon which he had been working, and taking one of the lamps in his hand peered out into the darkness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I'm afraid that he won't come,” said Laura McIntyre, in a disconsolate voice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, look at the weather; it is something too awful.”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As she spoke a whirl of snow beat with a muffled patter against the cosy red-curtained window, while a long blast of wind shrieked and whistled through the branches of the great white-limbed elms which skirted the garden.
too
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From this reading “Oh, look at the weather; it is something too awful.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Robert McIntyre rose from the sketch upon which he had been working, and taking one of the lamps in his hand peered out into the darkness.
voice
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From this reading “I'm afraid that he won't come,” said Laura McIntyre, in a disconsolate voice.
weather
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From this reading “Oh, look at the weather; it is something too awful.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As she spoke a whirl of snow beat with a muffled patter against the cosy red-curtained window, while a long blast of wind shrieked and whistled through the branches of the great white-limbed elms which skirted the garden.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading As she spoke a whirl of snow beat with a muffled patter against the cosy red-curtained window, while a long blast of wind shrieked and whistled through the branches of the great white-limbed elms which skirted the garden.
whirl
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From this reading As she spoke a whirl of snow beat with a muffled patter against the cosy red-curtained window, while a long blast of wind shrieked and whistled through the branches of the great white-limbed elms which skirted the garden.
whistled
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From this reading As she spoke a whirl of snow beat with a muffled patter against the cosy red-curtained window, while a long blast of wind shrieked and whistled through the branches of the great white-limbed elms which skirted the garden.
white-limbed
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From this reading As she spoke a whirl of snow beat with a muffled patter against the cosy red-curtained window, while a long blast of wind shrieked and whistled through the branches of the great white-limbed elms which skirted the garden.
Why
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From this reading “Why not?”
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she spoke a whirl of snow beat with a muffled patter against the cosy red-curtained window, while a long blast of wind shrieked and whistled through the branches of the great white-limbed elms which skirted the garden.
window
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From this reading As she spoke a whirl of snow beat with a muffled patter against the cosy red-curtained window, while a long blast of wind shrieked and whistled through the branches of the great white-limbed elms which skirted the garden.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As she spoke a whirl of snow beat with a muffled patter against the cosy red-curtained window, while a long blast of wind shrieked and whistled through the branches of the great white-limbed elms which skirted the garden.
won't
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From this reading “I'm afraid that he won't come,” said Laura McIntyre, in a disconsolate voice.
working
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From this reading Robert McIntyre rose from the sketch upon which he had been working, and taking one of the lamps in his hand peered out into the darkness.
