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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 temperature was low for the time of year, the sky packed with heavy-bosomed indigo-grey clouds in the south and west, whence came a gusty wind chill with impending rain.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The tide had still about an hour to flow.
all
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From this reading The light was diffused and cold, all objects having a certain bareness of effect, deficient in shadow.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather had broken in the storm of the preceding night; and, though it was but early September, summer was gone, autumn and the melancholy of it already present--witness the elms in Chiswick Mall splotched with raw umber and faded yellow.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The tide had still about an hour to flow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The temperature was low for the time of year, the sky packed with heavy-bosomed indigo-grey clouds in the south and west, whence came a gusty wind chill with impending rain.
autumn
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From this reading The weather had broken in the storm of the preceding night; and, though it was but early September, summer was gone, autumn and the melancholy of it already present--witness the elms in Chiswick Mall splotched with raw umber and faded yellow.
bareness
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From this reading The light was diffused and cold, all objects having a certain bareness of effect, deficient in shadow.
Bridge
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From this reading Dominic Iglesias stood on Hammersmith Bridge looking upstream.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather had broken in the storm of the preceding night; and, though it was but early September, summer was gone, autumn and the melancholy of it already present--witness the elms in Chiswick Mall splotched with raw umber and faded yellow.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The weather had broken in the storm of the preceding night; and, though it was but early September, summer was gone, autumn and the melancholy of it already present--witness the elms in Chiswick Mall splotched with raw umber and faded yellow.
came
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From this reading The temperature was low for the time of year, the sky packed with heavy-bosomed indigo-grey clouds in the south and west, whence came a gusty wind chill with impending rain.
certain
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From this reading The light was diffused and cold, all objects having a certain bareness of effect, deficient in shadow.
chill
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From this reading The temperature was low for the time of year, the sky packed with heavy-bosomed indigo-grey clouds in the south and west, whence came a gusty wind chill with impending rain.
Chiswick
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From this reading The weather had broken in the storm of the preceding night; and, though it was but early September, summer was gone, autumn and the melancholy of it already present--witness the elms in Chiswick Mall splotched with raw umber and faded yellow.
clouds
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From this reading The temperature was low for the time of year, the sky packed with heavy-bosomed indigo-grey clouds in the south and west, whence came a gusty wind chill with impending rain.
cold
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From this reading The light was diffused and cold, all objects having a certain bareness of effect, deficient in shadow.
deficient
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From this reading The light was diffused and cold, all objects having a certain bareness of effect, deficient in shadow.
diffused
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From this reading The light was diffused and cold, all objects having a certain bareness of effect, deficient in shadow.
Dominic
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From this reading Dominic Iglesias stood on Hammersmith Bridge looking upstream.
early
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From this reading The weather had broken in the storm of the preceding night; and, though it was but early September, summer was gone, autumn and the melancholy of it already present--witness the elms in Chiswick Mall splotched with raw umber and faded yellow.
effect
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From this reading The light was diffused and cold, all objects having a certain bareness of effect, deficient in shadow.
elms
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From this reading The weather had broken in the storm of the preceding night; and, though it was but early September, summer was gone, autumn and the melancholy of it already present--witness the elms in Chiswick Mall splotched with raw umber and faded yellow.
faded
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From this reading The weather had broken in the storm of the preceding night; and, though it was but early September, summer was gone, autumn and the melancholy of it already present--witness the elms in Chiswick Mall splotched with raw umber and faded yellow.
flow
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From this reading The tide had still about an hour to flow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The temperature was low for the time of year, the sky packed with heavy-bosomed indigo-grey clouds in the south and west, whence came a gusty wind chill with impending rain.
gone
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From this reading The weather had broken in the storm of the preceding night; and, though it was but early September, summer was gone, autumn and the melancholy of it already present--witness the elms in Chiswick Mall splotched with raw umber and faded yellow.
gusty
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From this reading The temperature was low for the time of year, the sky packed with heavy-bosomed indigo-grey clouds in the south and west, whence came a gusty wind chill with impending rain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The weather had broken in the storm of the preceding night; and, though it was but early September, summer was gone, autumn and the melancholy of it already present--witness the elms in Chiswick Mall splotched with raw umber and faded yellow.
Hammersmith
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From this reading Dominic Iglesias stood on Hammersmith Bridge looking upstream.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The light was diffused and cold, all objects having a certain bareness of effect, deficient in shadow.
heavy-bosomed
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From this reading The temperature was low for the time of year, the sky packed with heavy-bosomed indigo-grey clouds in the south and west, whence came a gusty wind chill with impending rain.
hour
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From this reading The tide had still about an hour to flow.
Iglesias
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From this reading Dominic Iglesias stood on Hammersmith Bridge looking upstream.
impending
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From this reading The temperature was low for the time of year, the sky packed with heavy-bosomed indigo-grey clouds in the south and west, whence came a gusty wind chill with impending rain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The temperature was low for the time of year, the sky packed with heavy-bosomed indigo-grey clouds in the south and west, whence came a gusty wind chill with impending rain.
indigo-grey
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From this reading The temperature was low for the time of year, the sky packed with heavy-bosomed indigo-grey clouds in the south and west, whence came a gusty wind chill with impending rain.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The weather had broken in the storm of the preceding night; and, though it was but early September, summer was gone, autumn and the melancholy of it already present--witness the elms in Chiswick Mall splotched with raw umber and faded yellow.
light
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From this reading The light was diffused and cold, all objects having a certain bareness of effect, deficient in shadow.
looking
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From this reading Dominic Iglesias stood on Hammersmith Bridge looking upstream.
low
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From this reading The temperature was low for the time of year, the sky packed with heavy-bosomed indigo-grey clouds in the south and west, whence came a gusty wind chill with impending rain.
Mall
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From this reading The weather had broken in the storm of the preceding night; and, though it was but early September, summer was gone, autumn and the melancholy of it already present--witness the elms in Chiswick Mall splotched with raw umber and faded yellow.
melancholy
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From this reading The weather had broken in the storm of the preceding night; and, though it was but early September, summer was gone, autumn and the melancholy of it already present--witness the elms in Chiswick Mall splotched with raw umber and faded yellow.
night
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From this reading The weather had broken in the storm of the preceding night; and, though it was but early September, summer was gone, autumn and the melancholy of it already present--witness the elms in Chiswick Mall splotched with raw umber and faded yellow.
objects
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From this reading The light was diffused and cold, all objects having a certain bareness of effect, deficient in shadow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The temperature was low for the time of year, the sky packed with heavy-bosomed indigo-grey clouds in the south and west, whence came a gusty wind chill with impending rain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dominic Iglesias stood on Hammersmith Bridge looking upstream.
packed
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From this reading The temperature was low for the time of year, the sky packed with heavy-bosomed indigo-grey clouds in the south and west, whence came a gusty wind chill with impending rain.
preceding
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From this reading The weather had broken in the storm of the preceding night; and, though it was but early September, summer was gone, autumn and the melancholy of it already present--witness the elms in Chiswick Mall splotched with raw umber and faded yellow.
present
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From this reading The weather had broken in the storm of the preceding night; and, though it was but early September, summer was gone, autumn and the melancholy of it already present--witness the elms in Chiswick Mall splotched with raw umber and faded yellow.
rain
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From this reading The temperature was low for the time of year, the sky packed with heavy-bosomed indigo-grey clouds in the south and west, whence came a gusty wind chill with impending rain.
raw
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From this reading The weather had broken in the storm of the preceding night; and, though it was but early September, summer was gone, autumn and the melancholy of it already present--witness the elms in Chiswick Mall splotched with raw umber and faded yellow.
September
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From this reading The weather had broken in the storm of the preceding night; and, though it was but early September, summer was gone, autumn and the melancholy of it already present--witness the elms in Chiswick Mall splotched with raw umber and faded yellow.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The light was diffused and cold, all objects having a certain bareness of effect, deficient in shadow.
sky
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From this reading The temperature was low for the time of year, the sky packed with heavy-bosomed indigo-grey clouds in the south and west, whence came a gusty wind chill with impending rain.
south
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From this reading The temperature was low for the time of year, the sky packed with heavy-bosomed indigo-grey clouds in the south and west, whence came a gusty wind chill with impending rain.
splotched
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From this reading The weather had broken in the storm of the preceding night; and, though it was but early September, summer was gone, autumn and the melancholy of it already present--witness the elms in Chiswick Mall splotched with raw umber and faded yellow.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tide had still about an hour to flow.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dominic Iglesias stood on Hammersmith Bridge looking upstream.
storm
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From this reading The weather had broken in the storm of the preceding night; and, though it was but early September, summer was gone, autumn and the melancholy of it already present--witness the elms in Chiswick Mall splotched with raw umber and faded yellow.
summer
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From this reading The weather had broken in the storm of the preceding night; and, though it was but early September, summer was gone, autumn and the melancholy of it already present--witness the elms in Chiswick Mall splotched with raw umber and faded yellow.
temperature
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From this reading The temperature was low for the time of year, the sky packed with heavy-bosomed indigo-grey clouds in the south and west, whence came a gusty wind chill with impending rain.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The temperature was low for the time of year, the sky packed with heavy-bosomed indigo-grey clouds in the south and west, whence came a gusty wind chill with impending rain.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The weather had broken in the storm of the preceding night; and, though it was but early September, summer was gone, autumn and the melancholy of it already present--witness the elms in Chiswick Mall splotched with raw umber and faded yellow.
tide
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From this reading The tide had still about an hour to flow.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The temperature was low for the time of year, the sky packed with heavy-bosomed indigo-grey clouds in the south and west, whence came a gusty wind chill with impending rain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The tide had still about an hour to flow.
umber
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From this reading The weather had broken in the storm of the preceding night; and, though it was but early September, summer was gone, autumn and the melancholy of it already present--witness the elms in Chiswick Mall splotched with raw umber and faded yellow.
upstreamnounUS /ˈupstream/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dominic Iglesias stood on Hammersmith Bridge looking upstream.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The temperature was low for the time of year, the sky packed with heavy-bosomed indigo-grey clouds in the south and west, whence came a gusty wind chill with impending rain.
weather
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From this reading The weather had broken in the storm of the preceding night; and, though it was but early September, summer was gone, autumn and the melancholy of it already present--witness the elms in Chiswick Mall splotched with raw umber and faded yellow.
west
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From this reading The temperature was low for the time of year, the sky packed with heavy-bosomed indigo-grey clouds in the south and west, whence came a gusty wind chill with impending rain.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading The temperature was low for the time of year, the sky packed with heavy-bosomed indigo-grey clouds in the south and west, whence came a gusty wind chill with impending rain.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The temperature was low for the time of year, the sky packed with heavy-bosomed indigo-grey clouds in the south and west, whence came a gusty wind chill with impending rain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The temperature was low for the time of year, the sky packed with heavy-bosomed indigo-grey clouds in the south and west, whence came a gusty wind chill with impending rain.
witness
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From this reading The weather had broken in the storm of the preceding night; and, though it was but early September, summer was gone, autumn and the melancholy of it already present--witness the elms in Chiswick Mall splotched with raw umber and faded yellow.
year
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From this reading The temperature was low for the time of year, the sky packed with heavy-bosomed indigo-grey clouds in the south and west, whence came a gusty wind chill with impending rain.
yellow
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From this reading The weather had broken in the storm of the preceding night; and, though it was but early September, summer was gone, autumn and the melancholy of it already present--witness the elms in Chiswick Mall splotched with raw umber and faded yellow.
