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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 riotous blast shook the casement as if a strong man were striving to force his entrance into the comfortable room.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading ON THE evening of New-Year’s Day Grandfather was walking to and fro across the carpet, listening to the rain which beat hard against the curtained windows.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading ON THE evening of New-Year’s Day Grandfather was walking to and fro across the carpet, listening to the rain which beat hard against the curtained windows.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON THE evening of New-Year’s Day Grandfather was walking to and fro across the carpet, listening to the rain which beat hard against the curtained windows.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The riotous blast shook the casement as if a strong man were striving to force his entrance into the comfortable room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With every puff of the wind the fire leaped upward from the hearth, laughing and rejoicing at the shrieks of the wintry storm.
back
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From this reading The bright blaze gleamed upon the fantastic figures of its oaken back, and shone through the open work, so that a complete pattern was thrown upon the opposite side of the room.
beat
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From this reading ON THE evening of New-Year’s Day Grandfather was walking to and fro across the carpet, listening to the rain which beat hard against the curtained windows.
blast
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blaze
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From this reading The bright blaze gleamed upon the fantastic figures of its oaken back, and shone through the open work, so that a complete pattern was thrown upon the opposite side of the room.
bright
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From this reading The bright blaze gleamed upon the fantastic figures of its oaken back, and shone through the open work, so that a complete pattern was thrown upon the opposite side of the room.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Meanwhile Grandfather’s chair stood in its customary place by the fireside.
carpet
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From this reading ON THE evening of New-Year’s Day Grandfather was walking to and fro across the carpet, listening to the rain which beat hard against the curtained windows.
casement
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From this reading The riotous blast shook the casement as if a strong man were striving to force his entrance into the comfortable room.
chair
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From this reading Meanwhile Grandfather’s chair stood in its customary place by the fireside.
comfortable
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From this reading The riotous blast shook the casement as if a strong man were striving to force his entrance into the comfortable room.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bright blaze gleamed upon the fantastic figures of its oaken back, and shone through the open work, so that a complete pattern was thrown upon the opposite side of the room.
curtained
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From this reading ON THE evening of New-Year’s Day Grandfather was walking to and fro across the carpet, listening to the rain which beat hard against the curtained windows.
customary
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From this reading Meanwhile Grandfather’s chair stood in its customary place by the fireside.
Day
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From this reading ON THE evening of New-Year’s Day Grandfather was walking to and fro across the carpet, listening to the rain which beat hard against the curtained windows.
entrance
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From this reading The riotous blast shook the casement as if a strong man were striving to force his entrance into the comfortable room.
evening
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From this reading ON THE evening of New-Year’s Day Grandfather was walking to and fro across the carpet, listening to the rain which beat hard against the curtained windows.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading With every puff of the wind the fire leaped upward from the hearth, laughing and rejoicing at the shrieks of the wintry storm.
fantastic
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From this reading The bright blaze gleamed upon the fantastic figures of its oaken back, and shone through the open work, so that a complete pattern was thrown upon the opposite side of the room.
figures
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From this reading The bright blaze gleamed upon the fantastic figures of its oaken back, and shone through the open work, so that a complete pattern was thrown upon the opposite side of the room.
fire
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From this reading With every puff of the wind the fire leaped upward from the hearth, laughing and rejoicing at the shrieks of the wintry storm.
fireside
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From this reading Meanwhile Grandfather’s chair stood in its customary place by the fireside.
force
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From this reading The riotous blast shook the casement as if a strong man were striving to force his entrance into the comfortable room.
fro
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From this reading ON THE evening of New-Year’s Day Grandfather was walking to and fro across the carpet, listening to the rain which beat hard against the curtained windows.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With every puff of the wind the fire leaped upward from the hearth, laughing and rejoicing at the shrieks of the wintry storm.
gleamed
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From this reading The bright blaze gleamed upon the fantastic figures of its oaken back, and shone through the open work, so that a complete pattern was thrown upon the opposite side of the room.
Grandfather
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Grandfather's
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From this reading Meanwhile Grandfather’s chair stood in its customary place by the fireside.
hard
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From this reading ON THE evening of New-Year’s Day Grandfather was walking to and fro across the carpet, listening to the rain which beat hard against the curtained windows.
hearth
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From this reading With every puff of the wind the fire leaped upward from the hearth, laughing and rejoicing at the shrieks of the wintry storm.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The riotous blast shook the casement as if a strong man were striving to force his entrance into the comfortable room.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The riotous blast shook the casement as if a strong man were striving to force his entrance into the comfortable room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Meanwhile Grandfather’s chair stood in its customary place by the fireside.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The riotous blast shook the casement as if a strong man were striving to force his entrance into the comfortable room.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Meanwhile Grandfather’s chair stood in its customary place by the fireside.
laughing
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From this reading With every puff of the wind the fire leaped upward from the hearth, laughing and rejoicing at the shrieks of the wintry storm.
leaped
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From this reading With every puff of the wind the fire leaped upward from the hearth, laughing and rejoicing at the shrieks of the wintry storm.
listening
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From this reading ON THE evening of New-Year’s Day Grandfather was walking to and fro across the carpet, listening to the rain which beat hard against the curtained windows.
man
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From this reading The riotous blast shook the casement as if a strong man were striving to force his entrance into the comfortable room.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile Grandfather’s chair stood in its customary place by the fireside.
New-Year's
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From this reading ON THE evening of New-Year’s Day Grandfather was walking to and fro across the carpet, listening to the rain which beat hard against the curtained windows.
oaken
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From this reading The bright blaze gleamed upon the fantastic figures of its oaken back, and shone through the open work, so that a complete pattern was thrown upon the opposite side of the room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE evening of New-Year’s Day Grandfather was walking to and fro across the carpet, listening to the rain which beat hard against the curtained windows.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE evening of New-Year’s Day Grandfather was walking to and fro across the carpet, listening to the rain which beat hard against the curtained windows.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The bright blaze gleamed upon the fantastic figures of its oaken back, and shone through the open work, so that a complete pattern was thrown upon the opposite side of the room.
opposite
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From this reading The bright blaze gleamed upon the fantastic figures of its oaken back, and shone through the open work, so that a complete pattern was thrown upon the opposite side of the room.
pattern
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From this reading The bright blaze gleamed upon the fantastic figures of its oaken back, and shone through the open work, so that a complete pattern was thrown upon the opposite side of the room.
place
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From this reading Meanwhile Grandfather’s chair stood in its customary place by the fireside.
puff
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From this reading With every puff of the wind the fire leaped upward from the hearth, laughing and rejoicing at the shrieks of the wintry storm.
rain
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From this reading ON THE evening of New-Year’s Day Grandfather was walking to and fro across the carpet, listening to the rain which beat hard against the curtained windows.
rejoicing
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From this reading With every puff of the wind the fire leaped upward from the hearth, laughing and rejoicing at the shrieks of the wintry storm.
riotous
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From this reading The riotous blast shook the casement as if a strong man were striving to force his entrance into the comfortable room.
room
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From this reading The riotous blast shook the casement as if a strong man were striving to force his entrance into the comfortable room.
shone
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From this reading The bright blaze gleamed upon the fantastic figures of its oaken back, and shone through the open work, so that a complete pattern was thrown upon the opposite side of the room.
shook
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From this reading The riotous blast shook the casement as if a strong man were striving to force his entrance into the comfortable room.
shrieks
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From this reading With every puff of the wind the fire leaped upward from the hearth, laughing and rejoicing at the shrieks of the wintry storm.
side
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From this reading The bright blaze gleamed upon the fantastic figures of its oaken back, and shone through the open work, so that a complete pattern was thrown upon the opposite side of the room.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The bright blaze gleamed upon the fantastic figures of its oaken back, and shone through the open work, so that a complete pattern was thrown upon the opposite side of the room.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile Grandfather’s chair stood in its customary place by the fireside.
storm
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From this reading With every puff of the wind the fire leaped upward from the hearth, laughing and rejoicing at the shrieks of the wintry storm.
striving
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From this reading The riotous blast shook the casement as if a strong man were striving to force his entrance into the comfortable room.
strong
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From this reading The riotous blast shook the casement as if a strong man were striving to force his entrance into the comfortable room.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The bright blaze gleamed upon the fantastic figures of its oaken back, and shone through the open work, so that a complete pattern was thrown upon the opposite side of the room.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE evening of New-Year’s Day Grandfather was walking to and fro across the carpet, listening to the rain which beat hard against the curtained windows.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The bright blaze gleamed upon the fantastic figures of its oaken back, and shone through the open work, so that a complete pattern was thrown upon the opposite side of the room.
thrown
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From this reading The bright blaze gleamed upon the fantastic figures of its oaken back, and shone through the open work, so that a complete pattern was thrown upon the opposite side of the room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON THE evening of New-Year’s Day Grandfather was walking to and fro across the carpet, listening to the rain which beat hard against the curtained windows.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The bright blaze gleamed upon the fantastic figures of its oaken back, and shone through the open work, so that a complete pattern was thrown upon the opposite side of the room.
upward
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From this reading With every puff of the wind the fire leaped upward from the hearth, laughing and rejoicing at the shrieks of the wintry storm.
walking
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From this reading ON THE evening of New-Year’s Day Grandfather was walking to and fro across the carpet, listening to the rain which beat hard against the curtained windows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON THE evening of New-Year’s Day Grandfather was walking to and fro across the carpet, listening to the rain which beat hard against the curtained windows.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The riotous blast shook the casement as if a strong man were striving to force his entrance into the comfortable room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ON THE evening of New-Year’s Day Grandfather was walking to and fro across the carpet, listening to the rain which beat hard against the curtained windows.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With every puff of the wind the fire leaped upward from the hearth, laughing and rejoicing at the shrieks of the wintry storm.
windows
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From this reading ON THE evening of New-Year’s Day Grandfather was walking to and fro across the carpet, listening to the rain which beat hard against the curtained windows.
wintry
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From this reading With every puff of the wind the fire leaped upward from the hearth, laughing and rejoicing at the shrieks of the wintry storm.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With every puff of the wind the fire leaped upward from the hearth, laughing and rejoicing at the shrieks of the wintry storm.
work
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From this reading The bright blaze gleamed upon the fantastic figures of its oaken back, and shone through the open work, so that a complete pattern was thrown upon the opposite side of the room.
