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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 umbrella was a very heavy one.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They walked in silence for about a quarter of a mile.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Susannah certainly could not have held it against the wind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joseph Smith held the shelter between Susannah and the blast, looking at her occasionally with a kindly expression in his blue eyes, but merely to see how far it sheltered her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Joseph Smith held the shelter between Susannah and the blast, looking at her occasionally with a kindly expression in his blue eyes, but merely to see how far it sheltered her.
beating
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From this reading The rain swept upon her skirt and feet; she saw it falling thick on either side; she saw it beating upon Smith's shoulder, upon one side of his hat, and dripping from his light hair.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Joseph Smith held the shelter between Susannah and the blast, looking at her occasionally with a kindly expression in his blue eyes, but merely to see how far it sheltered her.
blast
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From this reading Joseph Smith held the shelter between Susannah and the blast, looking at her occasionally with a kindly expression in his blue eyes, but merely to see how far it sheltered her.
blue
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From this reading Joseph Smith held the shelter between Susannah and the blast, looking at her occasionally with a kindly expression in his blue eyes, but merely to see how far it sheltered her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Joseph Smith held the shelter between Susannah and the blast, looking at her occasionally with a kindly expression in his blue eyes, but merely to see how far it sheltered her.
certainly
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From this reading Susannah certainly could not have held it against the wind.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Susannah certainly could not have held it against the wind.
dripping
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From this reading The rain swept upon her skirt and feet; she saw it falling thick on either side; she saw it beating upon Smith's shoulder, upon one side of his hat, and dripping from his light hair.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The rain swept upon her skirt and feet; she saw it falling thick on either side; she saw it beating upon Smith's shoulder, upon one side of his hat, and dripping from his light hair.
expression
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From this reading Joseph Smith held the shelter between Susannah and the blast, looking at her occasionally with a kindly expression in his blue eyes, but merely to see how far it sheltered her.
eyes
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From this reading Joseph Smith held the shelter between Susannah and the blast, looking at her occasionally with a kindly expression in his blue eyes, but merely to see how far it sheltered her.
falling
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From this reading The rain swept upon her skirt and feet; she saw it falling thick on either side; she saw it beating upon Smith's shoulder, upon one side of his hat, and dripping from his light hair.
far
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From this reading Joseph Smith held the shelter between Susannah and the blast, looking at her occasionally with a kindly expression in his blue eyes, but merely to see how far it sheltered her.
feet
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From this reading The rain swept upon her skirt and feet; she saw it falling thick on either side; she saw it beating upon Smith's shoulder, upon one side of his hat, and dripping from his light hair.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They walked in silence for about a quarter of a mile.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The rain swept upon her skirt and feet; she saw it falling thick on either side; she saw it beating upon Smith's shoulder, upon one side of his hat, and dripping from his light hair.
hair
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From this reading The rain swept upon her skirt and feet; she saw it falling thick on either side; she saw it beating upon Smith's shoulder, upon one side of his hat, and dripping from his light hair.
hat
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From this reading The rain swept upon her skirt and feet; she saw it falling thick on either side; she saw it beating upon Smith's shoulder, upon one side of his hat, and dripping from his light hair.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Susannah certainly could not have held it against the wind.
heavy
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From this reading The umbrella was a very heavy one.
held
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From this reading Susannah certainly could not have held it against the wind.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Joseph Smith held the shelter between Susannah and the blast, looking at her occasionally with a kindly expression in his blue eyes, but merely to see how far it sheltered her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Joseph Smith held the shelter between Susannah and the blast, looking at her occasionally with a kindly expression in his blue eyes, but merely to see how far it sheltered her.
how
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From this reading Joseph Smith held the shelter between Susannah and the blast, looking at her occasionally with a kindly expression in his blue eyes, but merely to see how far it sheltered her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Joseph Smith held the shelter between Susannah and the blast, looking at her occasionally with a kindly expression in his blue eyes, but merely to see how far it sheltered her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Susannah certainly could not have held it against the wind.
Joseph
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From this reading Joseph Smith held the shelter between Susannah and the blast, looking at her occasionally with a kindly expression in his blue eyes, but merely to see how far it sheltered her.
kindly
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From this reading Joseph Smith held the shelter between Susannah and the blast, looking at her occasionally with a kindly expression in his blue eyes, but merely to see how far it sheltered her.
light
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From this reading The rain swept upon her skirt and feet; she saw it falling thick on either side; she saw it beating upon Smith's shoulder, upon one side of his hat, and dripping from his light hair.
looking
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From this reading Joseph Smith held the shelter between Susannah and the blast, looking at her occasionally with a kindly expression in his blue eyes, but merely to see how far it sheltered her.
merely
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From this reading Joseph Smith held the shelter between Susannah and the blast, looking at her occasionally with a kindly expression in his blue eyes, but merely to see how far it sheltered her.
mile
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From this reading They walked in silence for about a quarter of a mile.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Susannah certainly could not have held it against the wind.
occasionally
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From this reading Joseph Smith held the shelter between Susannah and the blast, looking at her occasionally with a kindly expression in his blue eyes, but merely to see how far it sheltered her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They walked in silence for about a quarter of a mile.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The rain swept upon her skirt and feet; she saw it falling thick on either side; she saw it beating upon Smith's shoulder, upon one side of his hat, and dripping from his light hair.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The umbrella was a very heavy one.
quarter
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From this reading They walked in silence for about a quarter of a mile.
rain
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From this reading The rain swept upon her skirt and feet; she saw it falling thick on either side; she saw it beating upon Smith's shoulder, upon one side of his hat, and dripping from his light hair.
saw
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From this reading The rain swept upon her skirt and feet; she saw it falling thick on either side; she saw it beating upon Smith's shoulder, upon one side of his hat, and dripping from his light hair.
see
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From this reading Joseph Smith held the shelter between Susannah and the blast, looking at her occasionally with a kindly expression in his blue eyes, but merely to see how far it sheltered her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The rain swept upon her skirt and feet; she saw it falling thick on either side; she saw it beating upon Smith's shoulder, upon one side of his hat, and dripping from his light hair.
shelter
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From this reading Joseph Smith held the shelter between Susannah and the blast, looking at her occasionally with a kindly expression in his blue eyes, but merely to see how far it sheltered her.
sheltered
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From this reading Joseph Smith held the shelter between Susannah and the blast, looking at her occasionally with a kindly expression in his blue eyes, but merely to see how far it sheltered her.
shoulder
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From this reading The rain swept upon her skirt and feet; she saw it falling thick on either side; she saw it beating upon Smith's shoulder, upon one side of his hat, and dripping from his light hair.
side
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From this reading The rain swept upon her skirt and feet; she saw it falling thick on either side; she saw it beating upon Smith's shoulder, upon one side of his hat, and dripping from his light hair.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading They walked in silence for about a quarter of a mile.
skirt
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From this reading The rain swept upon her skirt and feet; she saw it falling thick on either side; she saw it beating upon Smith's shoulder, upon one side of his hat, and dripping from his light hair.
Smith
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From this reading Joseph Smith held the shelter between Susannah and the blast, looking at her occasionally with a kindly expression in his blue eyes, but merely to see how far it sheltered her.
Smith's
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From this reading The rain swept upon her skirt and feet; she saw it falling thick on either side; she saw it beating upon Smith's shoulder, upon one side of his hat, and dripping from his light hair.
Susannah
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From this reading Susannah certainly could not have held it against the wind.
swept
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From this reading The rain swept upon her skirt and feet; she saw it falling thick on either side; she saw it beating upon Smith's shoulder, upon one side of his hat, and dripping from his light hair.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The umbrella was a very heavy one.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They walked in silence for about a quarter of a mile.
thick
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From this reading The rain swept upon her skirt and feet; she saw it falling thick on either side; she saw it beating upon Smith's shoulder, upon one side of his hat, and dripping from his light hair.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Joseph Smith held the shelter between Susannah and the blast, looking at her occasionally with a kindly expression in his blue eyes, but merely to see how far it sheltered her.
umbrella
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From this reading The umbrella was a very heavy one.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The rain swept upon her skirt and feet; she saw it falling thick on either side; she saw it beating upon Smith's shoulder, upon one side of his hat, and dripping from his light hair.
very
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From this reading The umbrella was a very heavy one.
walked
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From this reading They walked in silence for about a quarter of a mile.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The umbrella was a very heavy one.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Susannah certainly could not have held it against the wind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Joseph Smith held the shelter between Susannah and the blast, looking at her occasionally with a kindly expression in his blue eyes, but merely to see how far it sheltered her.
