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all
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From this reading It seized the house, and shook it furiously; and the rain kept pouring, only I could not hear it save in the _rallentondo_ passages of the wind; but through all the wind I could hear the roaring of the big waves on the shore.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I woke in the middle of the night and the darkness to hear the wind howling.
awake
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From this reading It was wide awake now, and up with intent.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I did not wake my wife; but I got up, put on my dressing-gown, and went softly to Connie's room, to see whether she was awake; for I feared, if she were, she would be frightened.
big
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From this reading It seized the house, and shook it furiously; and the rain kept pouring, only I could not hear it save in the _rallentondo_ passages of the wind; but through all the wind I could hear the roaring of the big waves on the shore.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It seized the house, and shook it furiously; and the rain kept pouring, only I could not hear it save in the _rallentondo_ passages of the wind; but through all the wind I could hear the roaring of the big waves on the shore.
Connie's
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From this reading I did not wake my wife; but I got up, put on my dressing-gown, and went softly to Connie's room, to see whether she was awake; for I feared, if she were, she would be frightened.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It seized the house, and shook it furiously; and the rain kept pouring, only I could not hear it save in the _rallentondo_ passages of the wind; but through all the wind I could hear the roaring of the big waves on the shore.
darkness
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From this reading I woke in the middle of the night and the darkness to hear the wind howling.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not wake my wife; but I got up, put on my dressing-gown, and went softly to Connie's room, to see whether she was awake; for I feared, if she were, she would be frightened.
dressing-gown
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From this reading I did not wake my wife; but I got up, put on my dressing-gown, and went softly to Connie's room, to see whether she was awake; for I feared, if she were, she would be frightened.
feared
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From this reading I did not wake my wife; but I got up, put on my dressing-gown, and went softly to Connie's room, to see whether she was awake; for I feared, if she were, she would be frightened.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I did not wake my wife; but I got up, put on my dressing-gown, and went softly to Connie's room, to see whether she was awake; for I feared, if she were, she would be frightened.
frightened
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From this reading I did not wake my wife; but I got up, put on my dressing-gown, and went softly to Connie's room, to see whether she was awake; for I feared, if she were, she would be frightened.
furiously
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From this reading It seized the house, and shook it furiously; and the rain kept pouring, only I could not hear it save in the _rallentondo_ passages of the wind; but through all the wind I could hear the roaring of the big waves on the shore.
GATHERED
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From this reading THE GATHERED STORM.
got
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From this reading I did not wake my wife; but I got up, put on my dressing-gown, and went softly to Connie's room, to see whether she was awake; for I feared, if she were, she would be frightened.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I woke in the middle of the night and the darkness to hear the wind howling.
house
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From this reading It seized the house, and shook it furiously; and the rain kept pouring, only I could not hear it save in the _rallentondo_ passages of the wind; but through all the wind I could hear the roaring of the big waves on the shore.
howling
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From this reading I woke in the middle of the night and the darkness to hear the wind howling.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I woke in the middle of the night and the darkness to hear the wind howling.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I did not wake my wife; but I got up, put on my dressing-gown, and went softly to Connie's room, to see whether she was awake; for I feared, if she were, she would be frightened.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I woke in the middle of the night and the darkness to hear the wind howling.
intent
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From this reading It was wide awake now, and up with intent.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was wide awake now, and up with intent.
kept
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From this reading It seized the house, and shook it furiously; and the rain kept pouring, only I could not hear it save in the _rallentondo_ passages of the wind; but through all the wind I could hear the roaring of the big waves on the shore.
middle
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From this reading I woke in the middle of the night and the darkness to hear the wind howling.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I did not wake my wife; but I got up, put on my dressing-gown, and went softly to Connie's room, to see whether she was awake; for I feared, if she were, she would be frightened.
night
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From this reading I woke in the middle of the night and the darkness to hear the wind howling.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It seized the house, and shook it furiously; and the rain kept pouring, only I could not hear it save in the _rallentondo_ passages of the wind; but through all the wind I could hear the roaring of the big waves on the shore.
now
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From this reading It was wide awake now, and up with intent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I woke in the middle of the night and the darkness to hear the wind howling.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It seized the house, and shook it furiously; and the rain kept pouring, only I could not hear it save in the _rallentondo_ passages of the wind; but through all the wind I could hear the roaring of the big waves on the shore.
only
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From this reading It seized the house, and shook it furiously; and the rain kept pouring, only I could not hear it save in the _rallentondo_ passages of the wind; but through all the wind I could hear the roaring of the big waves on the shore.
passages
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From this reading It seized the house, and shook it furiously; and the rain kept pouring, only I could not hear it save in the _rallentondo_ passages of the wind; but through all the wind I could hear the roaring of the big waves on the shore.
pouring
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From this reading It seized the house, and shook it furiously; and the rain kept pouring, only I could not hear it save in the _rallentondo_ passages of the wind; but through all the wind I could hear the roaring of the big waves on the shore.
put
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From this reading I did not wake my wife; but I got up, put on my dressing-gown, and went softly to Connie's room, to see whether she was awake; for I feared, if she were, she would be frightened.
rain
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From this reading It seized the house, and shook it furiously; and the rain kept pouring, only I could not hear it save in the _rallentondo_ passages of the wind; but through all the wind I could hear the roaring of the big waves on the shore.
rallentondo
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From this reading It seized the house, and shook it furiously; and the rain kept pouring, only I could not hear it save in the _rallentondo_ passages of the wind; but through all the wind I could hear the roaring of the big waves on the shore.
roaring
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From this reading It seized the house, and shook it furiously; and the rain kept pouring, only I could not hear it save in the _rallentondo_ passages of the wind; but through all the wind I could hear the roaring of the big waves on the shore.
room
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From this reading I did not wake my wife; but I got up, put on my dressing-gown, and went softly to Connie's room, to see whether she was awake; for I feared, if she were, she would be frightened.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading It seized the house, and shook it furiously; and the rain kept pouring, only I could not hear it save in the _rallentondo_ passages of the wind; but through all the wind I could hear the roaring of the big waves on the shore.
see
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From this reading I did not wake my wife; but I got up, put on my dressing-gown, and went softly to Connie's room, to see whether she was awake; for I feared, if she were, she would be frightened.
seized
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From this reading It seized the house, and shook it furiously; and the rain kept pouring, only I could not hear it save in the _rallentondo_ passages of the wind; but through all the wind I could hear the roaring of the big waves on the shore.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I did not wake my wife; but I got up, put on my dressing-gown, and went softly to Connie's room, to see whether she was awake; for I feared, if she were, she would be frightened.
shook
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From this reading It seized the house, and shook it furiously; and the rain kept pouring, only I could not hear it save in the _rallentondo_ passages of the wind; but through all the wind I could hear the roaring of the big waves on the shore.
shore
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From this reading It seized the house, and shook it furiously; and the rain kept pouring, only I could not hear it save in the _rallentondo_ passages of the wind; but through all the wind I could hear the roaring of the big waves on the shore.
softly
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From this reading I did not wake my wife; but I got up, put on my dressing-gown, and went softly to Connie's room, to see whether she was awake; for I feared, if she were, she would be frightened.
STORM
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From this reading THE GATHERED STORM.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GATHERED STORM.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It seized the house, and shook it furiously; and the rain kept pouring, only I could not hear it save in the _rallentondo_ passages of the wind; but through all the wind I could hear the roaring of the big waves on the shore.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I woke in the middle of the night and the darkness to hear the wind howling.
up
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From this reading It was wide awake now, and up with intent.
wake
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From this reading I did not wake my wife; but I got up, put on my dressing-gown, and went softly to Connie's room, to see whether she was awake; for I feared, if she were, she would be frightened.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was wide awake now, and up with intent.
waves
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From this reading It seized the house, and shook it furiously; and the rain kept pouring, only I could not hear it save in the _rallentondo_ passages of the wind; but through all the wind I could hear the roaring of the big waves on the shore.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not wake my wife; but I got up, put on my dressing-gown, and went softly to Connie's room, to see whether she was awake; for I feared, if she were, she would be frightened.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I did not wake my wife; but I got up, put on my dressing-gown, and went softly to Connie's room, to see whether she was awake; for I feared, if she were, she would be frightened.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I did not wake my wife; but I got up, put on my dressing-gown, and went softly to Connie's room, to see whether she was awake; for I feared, if she were, she would be frightened.
wide
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From this reading It was wide awake now, and up with intent.
wife
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From this reading I did not wake my wife; but I got up, put on my dressing-gown, and went softly to Connie's room, to see whether she was awake; for I feared, if she were, she would be frightened.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I woke in the middle of the night and the darkness to hear the wind howling.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was wide awake now, and up with intent.
woke
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From this reading I woke in the middle of the night and the darkness to hear the wind howling.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I did not wake my wife; but I got up, put on my dressing-gown, and went softly to Connie's room, to see whether she was awake; for I feared, if she were, she would be frightened.
