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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 A strong south wind coming in from the sea brought the first heavy winter storm.
accompaniment
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From this reading She strummed a noiseless accompaniment on the pane as her thoughts were following out a line of possibilities which a talk with Mary Lee had started.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Already the mountain crests showed snowy peaks, but the valleys had for some time displayed a lively green after the rainless summer, and since the first light showers had given new life.
air
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From this reading Nan sat at her window looking off at the mountains and humming a little Spanish air she had been practicing.
Already
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From this reading Already the mountain crests showed snowy peaks, but the valleys had for some time displayed a lively green after the rainless summer, and since the first light showers had given new life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Already the mountain crests showed snowy peaks, but the valleys had for some time displayed a lively green after the rainless summer, and since the first light showers had given new life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She strummed a noiseless accompaniment on the pane as her thoughts were following out a line of possibilities which a talk with Mary Lee had started.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nan sat at her window looking off at the mountains and humming a little Spanish air she had been practicing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nan sat at her window looking off at the mountains and humming a little Spanish air she had been practicing.
begun
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From this reading ONE SABBATH DAY The rainy season had begun.
brought
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From this reading A strong south wind coming in from the sea brought the first heavy winter storm.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Already the mountain crests showed snowy peaks, but the valleys had for some time displayed a lively green after the rainless summer, and since the first light showers had given new life.
coming
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From this reading A strong south wind coming in from the sea brought the first heavy winter storm.
crests
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From this reading Already the mountain crests showed snowy peaks, but the valleys had for some time displayed a lively green after the rainless summer, and since the first light showers had given new life.
DAY
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From this reading ONE SABBATH DAY The rainy season had begun.
displayed
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From this reading Already the mountain crests showed snowy peaks, but the valleys had for some time displayed a lively green after the rainless summer, and since the first light showers had given new life.
first
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From this reading A strong south wind coming in from the sea brought the first heavy winter storm.
following
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From this reading She strummed a noiseless accompaniment on the pane as her thoughts were following out a line of possibilities which a talk with Mary Lee had started.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Already the mountain crests showed snowy peaks, but the valleys had for some time displayed a lively green after the rainless summer, and since the first light showers had given new life.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A strong south wind coming in from the sea brought the first heavy winter storm.
given
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From this reading Already the mountain crests showed snowy peaks, but the valleys had for some time displayed a lively green after the rainless summer, and since the first light showers had given new life.
green
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From this reading Already the mountain crests showed snowy peaks, but the valleys had for some time displayed a lively green after the rainless summer, and since the first light showers had given new life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ONE SABBATH DAY The rainy season had begun.
heavy
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From this reading A strong south wind coming in from the sea brought the first heavy winter storm.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nan sat at her window looking off at the mountains and humming a little Spanish air she had been practicing.
humming
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From this reading Nan sat at her window looking off at the mountains and humming a little Spanish air she had been practicing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A strong south wind coming in from the sea brought the first heavy winter storm.
Lee
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From this reading She strummed a noiseless accompaniment on the pane as her thoughts were following out a line of possibilities which a talk with Mary Lee had started.
life
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From this reading Already the mountain crests showed snowy peaks, but the valleys had for some time displayed a lively green after the rainless summer, and since the first light showers had given new life.
light
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From this reading Already the mountain crests showed snowy peaks, but the valleys had for some time displayed a lively green after the rainless summer, and since the first light showers had given new life.
line
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From this reading She strummed a noiseless accompaniment on the pane as her thoughts were following out a line of possibilities which a talk with Mary Lee had started.
little
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From this reading Nan sat at her window looking off at the mountains and humming a little Spanish air she had been practicing.
lively
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From this reading Already the mountain crests showed snowy peaks, but the valleys had for some time displayed a lively green after the rainless summer, and since the first light showers had given new life.
looking
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From this reading Nan sat at her window looking off at the mountains and humming a little Spanish air she had been practicing.
Mary
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From this reading She strummed a noiseless accompaniment on the pane as her thoughts were following out a line of possibilities which a talk with Mary Lee had started.
mountain
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From this reading Already the mountain crests showed snowy peaks, but the valleys had for some time displayed a lively green after the rainless summer, and since the first light showers had given new life.
mountains
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From this reading Nan sat at her window looking off at the mountains and humming a little Spanish air she had been practicing.
Nan
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From this reading Nan sat at her window looking off at the mountains and humming a little Spanish air she had been practicing.
new
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From this reading Already the mountain crests showed snowy peaks, but the valleys had for some time displayed a lively green after the rainless summer, and since the first light showers had given new life.
noiseless
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From this reading She strummed a noiseless accompaniment on the pane as her thoughts were following out a line of possibilities which a talk with Mary Lee had started.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She strummed a noiseless accompaniment on the pane as her thoughts were following out a line of possibilities which a talk with Mary Lee had started.
off
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From this reading Nan sat at her window looking off at the mountains and humming a little Spanish air she had been practicing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She strummed a noiseless accompaniment on the pane as her thoughts were following out a line of possibilities which a talk with Mary Lee had started.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE SABBATH DAY The rainy season had begun.
out
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From this reading She strummed a noiseless accompaniment on the pane as her thoughts were following out a line of possibilities which a talk with Mary Lee had started.
pane
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From this reading She strummed a noiseless accompaniment on the pane as her thoughts were following out a line of possibilities which a talk with Mary Lee had started.
peaks
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From this reading Already the mountain crests showed snowy peaks, but the valleys had for some time displayed a lively green after the rainless summer, and since the first light showers had given new life.
possibilities
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From this reading She strummed a noiseless accompaniment on the pane as her thoughts were following out a line of possibilities which a talk with Mary Lee had started.
practicing
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From this reading Nan sat at her window looking off at the mountains and humming a little Spanish air she had been practicing.
rainless
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From this reading Already the mountain crests showed snowy peaks, but the valleys had for some time displayed a lively green after the rainless summer, and since the first light showers had given new life.
rainy
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From this reading ONE SABBATH DAY The rainy season had begun.
SABBATH
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From this reading ONE SABBATH DAY The rainy season had begun.
sat
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From this reading Nan sat at her window looking off at the mountains and humming a little Spanish air she had been practicing.
sea
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From this reading A strong south wind coming in from the sea brought the first heavy winter storm.
season
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From this reading ONE SABBATH DAY The rainy season had begun.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nan sat at her window looking off at the mountains and humming a little Spanish air she had been practicing.
showed
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From this reading Already the mountain crests showed snowy peaks, but the valleys had for some time displayed a lively green after the rainless summer, and since the first light showers had given new life.
showers
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From this reading Already the mountain crests showed snowy peaks, but the valleys had for some time displayed a lively green after the rainless summer, and since the first light showers had given new life.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Already the mountain crests showed snowy peaks, but the valleys had for some time displayed a lively green after the rainless summer, and since the first light showers had given new life.
snowy
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From this reading Already the mountain crests showed snowy peaks, but the valleys had for some time displayed a lively green after the rainless summer, and since the first light showers had given new life.
some
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From this reading Already the mountain crests showed snowy peaks, but the valleys had for some time displayed a lively green after the rainless summer, and since the first light showers had given new life.
south
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From this reading A strong south wind coming in from the sea brought the first heavy winter storm.
Spanish
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From this reading Nan sat at her window looking off at the mountains and humming a little Spanish air she had been practicing.
started
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From this reading She strummed a noiseless accompaniment on the pane as her thoughts were following out a line of possibilities which a talk with Mary Lee had started.
storm
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From this reading A strong south wind coming in from the sea brought the first heavy winter storm.
strong
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From this reading A strong south wind coming in from the sea brought the first heavy winter storm.
strummed
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From this reading She strummed a noiseless accompaniment on the pane as her thoughts were following out a line of possibilities which a talk with Mary Lee had started.
summer
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From this reading Already the mountain crests showed snowy peaks, but the valleys had for some time displayed a lively green after the rainless summer, and since the first light showers had given new life.
talk
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From this reading She strummed a noiseless accompaniment on the pane as her thoughts were following out a line of possibilities which a talk with Mary Lee had started.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ONE SABBATH DAY The rainy season had begun.
thoughts
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From this reading She strummed a noiseless accompaniment on the pane as her thoughts were following out a line of possibilities which a talk with Mary Lee had started.
time
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From this reading Already the mountain crests showed snowy peaks, but the valleys had for some time displayed a lively green after the rainless summer, and since the first light showers had given new life.
valleys
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From this reading Already the mountain crests showed snowy peaks, but the valleys had for some time displayed a lively green after the rainless summer, and since the first light showers had given new life.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She strummed a noiseless accompaniment on the pane as her thoughts were following out a line of possibilities which a talk with Mary Lee had started.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She strummed a noiseless accompaniment on the pane as her thoughts were following out a line of possibilities which a talk with Mary Lee had started.
wind
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From this reading A strong south wind coming in from the sea brought the first heavy winter storm.
window
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From this reading Nan sat at her window looking off at the mountains and humming a little Spanish air she had been practicing.
winter
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From this reading A strong south wind coming in from the sea brought the first heavy winter storm.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She strummed a noiseless accompaniment on the pane as her thoughts were following out a line of possibilities which a talk with Mary Lee had started.
