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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 And now the last evening of November was come; and Winter, stealing a march on the departing Autumn, let loose, as if in a hurry to begin, his first storm upon the world.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Ink-black clouds scared away the Moon, when she tried to shine; sharp sleet struck the windows of the Woodman’s hut, like a myriad of tiny fists; and the blast wailed and moaned about the chimney, like the voice of one in pain.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now the last evening of November was come; and Winter, stealing a march on the departing Autumn, let loose, as if in a hurry to begin, his first storm upon the world.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And now the last evening of November was come; and Winter, stealing a march on the departing Autumn, let loose, as if in a hurry to begin, his first storm upon the world.
Autumn
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From this reading And now the last evening of November was come; and Winter, stealing a march on the departing Autumn, let loose, as if in a hurry to begin, his first storm upon the world.
away
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From this reading Ink-black clouds scared away the Moon, when she tried to shine; sharp sleet struck the windows of the Woodman’s hut, like a myriad of tiny fists; and the blast wailed and moaned about the chimney, like the voice of one in pain.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Strong winds raged in the Forest, driving the leaves in clouds before them, and snapping and rending the patient, tortured trees.
begin
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From this reading And now the last evening of November was come; and Winter, stealing a march on the departing Autumn, let loose, as if in a hurry to begin, his first storm upon the world.
blast
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From this reading Ink-black clouds scared away the Moon, when she tried to shine; sharp sleet struck the windows of the Woodman’s hut, like a myriad of tiny fists; and the blast wailed and moaned about the chimney, like the voice of one in pain.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Max and Thekla heard the uproar, and trembled, as they sat by the fire.
CAT
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From this reading HOW THE CAT KEPT CHRISTMAS.
chimney
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From this reading Ink-black clouds scared away the Moon, when she tried to shine; sharp sleet struck the windows of the Woodman’s hut, like a myriad of tiny fists; and the blast wailed and moaned about the chimney, like the voice of one in pain.
CHRISTMAS
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From this reading HOW THE CAT KEPT CHRISTMAS.
clouds
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From this reading Strong winds raged in the Forest, driving the leaves in clouds before them, and snapping and rending the patient, tortured trees.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now the last evening of November was come; and Winter, stealing a march on the departing Autumn, let loose, as if in a hurry to begin, his first storm upon the world.
departing
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From this reading And now the last evening of November was come; and Winter, stealing a march on the departing Autumn, let loose, as if in a hurry to begin, his first storm upon the world.
driving
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From this reading Strong winds raged in the Forest, driving the leaves in clouds before them, and snapping and rending the patient, tortured trees.
evening
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From this reading And now the last evening of November was come; and Winter, stealing a march on the departing Autumn, let loose, as if in a hurry to begin, his first storm upon the world.
fire
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From this reading Max and Thekla heard the uproar, and trembled, as they sat by the fire.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now the last evening of November was come; and Winter, stealing a march on the departing Autumn, let loose, as if in a hurry to begin, his first storm upon the world.
fists
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From this reading Ink-black clouds scared away the Moon, when she tried to shine; sharp sleet struck the windows of the Woodman’s hut, like a myriad of tiny fists; and the blast wailed and moaned about the chimney, like the voice of one in pain.
Forest
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From this reading Strong winds raged in the Forest, driving the leaves in clouds before them, and snapping and rending the patient, tortured trees.
heard
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From this reading Max and Thekla heard the uproar, and trembled, as they sat by the fire.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And now the last evening of November was come; and Winter, stealing a march on the departing Autumn, let loose, as if in a hurry to begin, his first storm upon the world.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THE CAT KEPT CHRISTMAS.
hurry
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From this reading And now the last evening of November was come; and Winter, stealing a march on the departing Autumn, let loose, as if in a hurry to begin, his first storm upon the world.
hut
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From this reading Ink-black clouds scared away the Moon, when she tried to shine; sharp sleet struck the windows of the Woodman’s hut, like a myriad of tiny fists; and the blast wailed and moaned about the chimney, like the voice of one in pain.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And now the last evening of November was come; and Winter, stealing a march on the departing Autumn, let loose, as if in a hurry to begin, his first storm upon the world.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And now the last evening of November was come; and Winter, stealing a march on the departing Autumn, let loose, as if in a hurry to begin, his first storm upon the world.
Ink-black
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From this reading Ink-black clouds scared away the Moon, when she tried to shine; sharp sleet struck the windows of the Woodman’s hut, like a myriad of tiny fists; and the blast wailed and moaned about the chimney, like the voice of one in pain.
KEPT
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From this reading HOW THE CAT KEPT CHRISTMAS.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now the last evening of November was come; and Winter, stealing a march on the departing Autumn, let loose, as if in a hurry to begin, his first storm upon the world.
leaves
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From this reading Strong winds raged in the Forest, driving the leaves in clouds before them, and snapping and rending the patient, tortured trees.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And now the last evening of November was come; and Winter, stealing a march on the departing Autumn, let loose, as if in a hurry to begin, his first storm upon the world.
like
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From this reading Ink-black clouds scared away the Moon, when she tried to shine; sharp sleet struck the windows of the Woodman’s hut, like a myriad of tiny fists; and the blast wailed and moaned about the chimney, like the voice of one in pain.
loose
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From this reading And now the last evening of November was come; and Winter, stealing a march on the departing Autumn, let loose, as if in a hurry to begin, his first storm upon the world.
march
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From this reading And now the last evening of November was come; and Winter, stealing a march on the departing Autumn, let loose, as if in a hurry to begin, his first storm upon the world.
Max
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moaned
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Moon
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From this reading Ink-black clouds scared away the Moon, when she tried to shine; sharp sleet struck the windows of the Woodman’s hut, like a myriad of tiny fists; and the blast wailed and moaned about the chimney, like the voice of one in pain.
myriad
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From this reading Ink-black clouds scared away the Moon, when she tried to shine; sharp sleet struck the windows of the Woodman’s hut, like a myriad of tiny fists; and the blast wailed and moaned about the chimney, like the voice of one in pain.
November
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From this reading And now the last evening of November was come; and Winter, stealing a march on the departing Autumn, let loose, as if in a hurry to begin, his first storm upon the world.
now
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From this reading And now the last evening of November was come; and Winter, stealing a march on the departing Autumn, let loose, as if in a hurry to begin, his first storm upon the world.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And now the last evening of November was come; and Winter, stealing a march on the departing Autumn, let loose, as if in a hurry to begin, his first storm upon the world.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And now the last evening of November was come; and Winter, stealing a march on the departing Autumn, let loose, as if in a hurry to begin, his first storm upon the world.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ink-black clouds scared away the Moon, when she tried to shine; sharp sleet struck the windows of the Woodman’s hut, like a myriad of tiny fists; and the blast wailed and moaned about the chimney, like the voice of one in pain.
pain
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From this reading Ink-black clouds scared away the Moon, when she tried to shine; sharp sleet struck the windows of the Woodman’s hut, like a myriad of tiny fists; and the blast wailed and moaned about the chimney, like the voice of one in pain.
patient
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From this reading Strong winds raged in the Forest, driving the leaves in clouds before them, and snapping and rending the patient, tortured trees.
raged
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From this reading Strong winds raged in the Forest, driving the leaves in clouds before them, and snapping and rending the patient, tortured trees.
rending
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From this reading Strong winds raged in the Forest, driving the leaves in clouds before them, and snapping and rending the patient, tortured trees.
sat
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From this reading Max and Thekla heard the uproar, and trembled, as they sat by the fire.
scared
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From this reading Ink-black clouds scared away the Moon, when she tried to shine; sharp sleet struck the windows of the Woodman’s hut, like a myriad of tiny fists; and the blast wailed and moaned about the chimney, like the voice of one in pain.
sharp
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From this reading Ink-black clouds scared away the Moon, when she tried to shine; sharp sleet struck the windows of the Woodman’s hut, like a myriad of tiny fists; and the blast wailed and moaned about the chimney, like the voice of one in pain.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ink-black clouds scared away the Moon, when she tried to shine; sharp sleet struck the windows of the Woodman’s hut, like a myriad of tiny fists; and the blast wailed and moaned about the chimney, like the voice of one in pain.
shine
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From this reading Ink-black clouds scared away the Moon, when she tried to shine; sharp sleet struck the windows of the Woodman’s hut, like a myriad of tiny fists; and the blast wailed and moaned about the chimney, like the voice of one in pain.
sleet
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From this reading Ink-black clouds scared away the Moon, when she tried to shine; sharp sleet struck the windows of the Woodman’s hut, like a myriad of tiny fists; and the blast wailed and moaned about the chimney, like the voice of one in pain.
snapping
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From this reading Strong winds raged in the Forest, driving the leaves in clouds before them, and snapping and rending the patient, tortured trees.
stealing
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From this reading And now the last evening of November was come; and Winter, stealing a march on the departing Autumn, let loose, as if in a hurry to begin, his first storm upon the world.
storm
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From this reading And now the last evening of November was come; and Winter, stealing a march on the departing Autumn, let loose, as if in a hurry to begin, his first storm upon the world.
Strong
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From this reading Strong winds raged in the Forest, driving the leaves in clouds before them, and snapping and rending the patient, tortured trees.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ink-black clouds scared away the Moon, when she tried to shine; sharp sleet struck the windows of the Woodman’s hut, like a myriad of tiny fists; and the blast wailed and moaned about the chimney, like the voice of one in pain.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE CAT KEPT CHRISTMAS.
Thekla
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From this reading Max and Thekla heard the uproar, and trembled, as they sat by the fire.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Strong winds raged in the Forest, driving the leaves in clouds before them, and snapping and rending the patient, tortured trees.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Max and Thekla heard the uproar, and trembled, as they sat by the fire.
tiny
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From this reading Ink-black clouds scared away the Moon, when she tried to shine; sharp sleet struck the windows of the Woodman’s hut, like a myriad of tiny fists; and the blast wailed and moaned about the chimney, like the voice of one in pain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And now the last evening of November was come; and Winter, stealing a march on the departing Autumn, let loose, as if in a hurry to begin, his first storm upon the world.
tortured
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From this reading Strong winds raged in the Forest, driving the leaves in clouds before them, and snapping and rending the patient, tortured trees.
trees
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From this reading Strong winds raged in the Forest, driving the leaves in clouds before them, and snapping and rending the patient, tortured trees.
trembled
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From this reading Max and Thekla heard the uproar, and trembled, as they sat by the fire.
tried
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From this reading Ink-black clouds scared away the Moon, when she tried to shine; sharp sleet struck the windows of the Woodman’s hut, like a myriad of tiny fists; and the blast wailed and moaned about the chimney, like the voice of one in pain.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And now the last evening of November was come; and Winter, stealing a march on the departing Autumn, let loose, as if in a hurry to begin, his first storm upon the world.
uproar
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From this reading Max and Thekla heard the uproar, and trembled, as they sat by the fire.
voice
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From this reading Ink-black clouds scared away the Moon, when she tried to shine; sharp sleet struck the windows of the Woodman’s hut, like a myriad of tiny fists; and the blast wailed and moaned about the chimney, like the voice of one in pain.
wailed
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From this reading Ink-black clouds scared away the Moon, when she tried to shine; sharp sleet struck the windows of the Woodman’s hut, like a myriad of tiny fists; and the blast wailed and moaned about the chimney, like the voice of one in pain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now the last evening of November was come; and Winter, stealing a march on the departing Autumn, let loose, as if in a hurry to begin, his first storm upon the world.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Ink-black clouds scared away the Moon, when she tried to shine; sharp sleet struck the windows of the Woodman’s hut, like a myriad of tiny fists; and the blast wailed and moaned about the chimney, like the voice of one in pain.
windows
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From this reading Ink-black clouds scared away the Moon, when she tried to shine; sharp sleet struck the windows of the Woodman’s hut, like a myriad of tiny fists; and the blast wailed and moaned about the chimney, like the voice of one in pain.
winds
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From this reading Strong winds raged in the Forest, driving the leaves in clouds before them, and snapping and rending the patient, tortured trees.
Winter
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From this reading And now the last evening of November was come; and Winter, stealing a march on the departing Autumn, let loose, as if in a hurry to begin, his first storm upon the world.
Woodman's
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From this reading Ink-black clouds scared away the Moon, when she tried to shine; sharp sleet struck the windows of the Woodman’s hut, like a myriad of tiny fists; and the blast wailed and moaned about the chimney, like the voice of one in pain.
world
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From this reading And now the last evening of November was come; and Winter, stealing a march on the departing Autumn, let loose, as if in a hurry to begin, his first storm upon the world.
