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19th
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From this reading She must get up and dress in the cold, again; and winter had fairly set in now; the 19th of December rose clear and keen.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To Ellen's sorrow, she was pronounced next morning well enough to come downstairs; her aunt averring that "it was no use to keep a fire burning up there for nothing."
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She must get up and dress in the cold, again; and winter had fairly set in now; the 19th of December rose clear and keen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She must get up and dress in the cold, again; and winter had fairly set in now; the 19th of December rose clear and keen.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But regrets did not help the matter, and shivering she began to dress as fast as she could.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading Ellen looked sighingly at the heap of ashes and the dead brands in the fireplace, where the bright little fire had blazed so cheerfully the evening before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ellen looked sighingly at the heap of ashes and the dead brands in the fireplace, where the bright little fire had blazed so cheerfully the evening before.
aunt
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From this reading To Ellen's sorrow, she was pronounced next morning well enough to come downstairs; her aunt averring that "it was no use to keep a fire burning up there for nothing."
averring
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From this reading To Ellen's sorrow, she was pronounced next morning well enough to come downstairs; her aunt averring that "it was no use to keep a fire burning up there for nothing."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Shows how Mr. Van Brunt could be sharp upon some things.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Ellen looked sighingly at the heap of ashes and the dead brands in the fireplace, where the bright little fire had blazed so cheerfully the evening before.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But regrets did not help the matter, and shivering she began to dress as fast as she could.
blazed
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From this reading Ellen looked sighingly at the heap of ashes and the dead brands in the fireplace, where the bright little fire had blazed so cheerfully the evening before.
brands
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From this reading Ellen looked sighingly at the heap of ashes and the dead brands in the fireplace, where the bright little fire had blazed so cheerfully the evening before.
bright
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From this reading Ellen looked sighingly at the heap of ashes and the dead brands in the fireplace, where the bright little fire had blazed so cheerfully the evening before.
Brunt
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From this reading Shows how Mr. Van Brunt could be sharp upon some things.
burning
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From this reading To Ellen's sorrow, she was pronounced next morning well enough to come downstairs; her aunt averring that "it was no use to keep a fire burning up there for nothing."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But regrets did not help the matter, and shivering she began to dress as fast as she could.
cheerfully
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From this reading Ellen looked sighingly at the heap of ashes and the dead brands in the fireplace, where the bright little fire had blazed so cheerfully the evening before.
clear
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From this reading She must get up and dress in the cold, again; and winter had fairly set in now; the 19th of December rose clear and keen.
cold
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From this reading She must get up and dress in the cold, again; and winter had fairly set in now; the 19th of December rose clear and keen.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Ellen's sorrow, she was pronounced next morning well enough to come downstairs; her aunt averring that "it was no use to keep a fire burning up there for nothing."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Shows how Mr. Van Brunt could be sharp upon some things.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ellen looked sighingly at the heap of ashes and the dead brands in the fireplace, where the bright little fire had blazed so cheerfully the evening before.
December
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From this reading She must get up and dress in the cold, again; and winter had fairly set in now; the 19th of December rose clear and keen.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But regrets did not help the matter, and shivering she began to dress as fast as she could.
downstairs
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From this reading To Ellen's sorrow, she was pronounced next morning well enough to come downstairs; her aunt averring that "it was no use to keep a fire burning up there for nothing."
dress
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From this reading She must get up and dress in the cold, again; and winter had fairly set in now; the 19th of December rose clear and keen.
Ellen
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From this reading Ellen looked sighingly at the heap of ashes and the dead brands in the fireplace, where the bright little fire had blazed so cheerfully the evening before.
Ellen's
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From this reading To Ellen's sorrow, she was pronounced next morning well enough to come downstairs; her aunt averring that "it was no use to keep a fire burning up there for nothing."
enough
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From this reading To Ellen's sorrow, she was pronounced next morning well enough to come downstairs; her aunt averring that "it was no use to keep a fire burning up there for nothing."
evening
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From this reading Ellen looked sighingly at the heap of ashes and the dead brands in the fireplace, where the bright little fire had blazed so cheerfully the evening before.
fairly
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From this reading She must get up and dress in the cold, again; and winter had fairly set in now; the 19th of December rose clear and keen.
fast
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From this reading But regrets did not help the matter, and shivering she began to dress as fast as she could.
fire
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From this reading To Ellen's sorrow, she was pronounced next morning well enough to come downstairs; her aunt averring that "it was no use to keep a fire burning up there for nothing."
fireplace
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From this reading Ellen looked sighingly at the heap of ashes and the dead brands in the fireplace, where the bright little fire had blazed so cheerfully the evening before.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To Ellen's sorrow, she was pronounced next morning well enough to come downstairs; her aunt averring that "it was no use to keep a fire burning up there for nothing."
get
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From this reading She must get up and dress in the cold, again; and winter had fairly set in now; the 19th of December rose clear and keen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She must get up and dress in the cold, again; and winter had fairly set in now; the 19th of December rose clear and keen.
heap
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From this reading Ellen looked sighingly at the heap of ashes and the dead brands in the fireplace, where the bright little fire had blazed so cheerfully the evening before.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But regrets did not help the matter, and shivering she began to dress as fast as she could.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To Ellen's sorrow, she was pronounced next morning well enough to come downstairs; her aunt averring that "it was no use to keep a fire burning up there for nothing."
how
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From this reading Shows how Mr. Van Brunt could be sharp upon some things.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She must get up and dress in the cold, again; and winter had fairly set in now; the 19th of December rose clear and keen.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To Ellen's sorrow, she was pronounced next morning well enough to come downstairs; her aunt averring that "it was no use to keep a fire burning up there for nothing."
keen
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From this reading She must get up and dress in the cold, again; and winter had fairly set in now; the 19th of December rose clear and keen.
keep
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From this reading To Ellen's sorrow, she was pronounced next morning well enough to come downstairs; her aunt averring that "it was no use to keep a fire burning up there for nothing."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ellen looked sighingly at the heap of ashes and the dead brands in the fireplace, where the bright little fire had blazed so cheerfully the evening before.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ellen looked sighingly at the heap of ashes and the dead brands in the fireplace, where the bright little fire had blazed so cheerfully the evening before.
matter
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From this reading But regrets did not help the matter, and shivering she began to dress as fast as she could.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Ellen's sorrow, she was pronounced next morning well enough to come downstairs; her aunt averring that "it was no use to keep a fire burning up there for nothing."
Mr
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From this reading Shows how Mr. Van Brunt could be sharp upon some things.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must get up and dress in the cold, again; and winter had fairly set in now; the 19th of December rose clear and keen.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Ellen's sorrow, she was pronounced next morning well enough to come downstairs; her aunt averring that "it was no use to keep a fire burning up there for nothing."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading To Ellen's sorrow, she was pronounced next morning well enough to come downstairs; her aunt averring that "it was no use to keep a fire burning up there for nothing."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But regrets did not help the matter, and shivering she began to dress as fast as she could.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading To Ellen's sorrow, she was pronounced next morning well enough to come downstairs; her aunt averring that "it was no use to keep a fire burning up there for nothing."
now
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From this reading She must get up and dress in the cold, again; and winter had fairly set in now; the 19th of December rose clear and keen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She must get up and dress in the cold, again; and winter had fairly set in now; the 19th of December rose clear and keen.
pronounced
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From this reading To Ellen's sorrow, she was pronounced next morning well enough to come downstairs; her aunt averring that "it was no use to keep a fire burning up there for nothing."
regrets
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From this reading But regrets did not help the matter, and shivering she began to dress as fast as she could.
rose
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From this reading She must get up and dress in the cold, again; and winter had fairly set in now; the 19th of December rose clear and keen.
set
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From this reading She must get up and dress in the cold, again; and winter had fairly set in now; the 19th of December rose clear and keen.
sharp
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From this reading Shows how Mr. Van Brunt could be sharp upon some things.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To Ellen's sorrow, she was pronounced next morning well enough to come downstairs; her aunt averring that "it was no use to keep a fire burning up there for nothing."
shivering
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From this reading But regrets did not help the matter, and shivering she began to dress as fast as she could.
Shows
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From this reading Shows how Mr. Van Brunt could be sharp upon some things.
sighingly
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From this reading Ellen looked sighingly at the heap of ashes and the dead brands in the fireplace, where the bright little fire had blazed so cheerfully the evening before.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ellen looked sighingly at the heap of ashes and the dead brands in the fireplace, where the bright little fire had blazed so cheerfully the evening before.
some
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From this reading Shows how Mr. Van Brunt could be sharp upon some things.
sorrow
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From this reading To Ellen's sorrow, she was pronounced next morning well enough to come downstairs; her aunt averring that "it was no use to keep a fire burning up there for nothing."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To Ellen's sorrow, she was pronounced next morning well enough to come downstairs; her aunt averring that "it was no use to keep a fire burning up there for nothing."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She must get up and dress in the cold, again; and winter had fairly set in now; the 19th of December rose clear and keen.
there
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From this reading To Ellen's sorrow, she was pronounced next morning well enough to come downstairs; her aunt averring that "it was no use to keep a fire burning up there for nothing."
things
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From this reading Shows how Mr. Van Brunt could be sharp upon some things.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Ellen's sorrow, she was pronounced next morning well enough to come downstairs; her aunt averring that "it was no use to keep a fire burning up there for nothing."
up
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From this reading To Ellen's sorrow, she was pronounced next morning well enough to come downstairs; her aunt averring that "it was no use to keep a fire burning up there for nothing."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Shows how Mr. Van Brunt could be sharp upon some things.
use
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From this reading To Ellen's sorrow, she was pronounced next morning well enough to come downstairs; her aunt averring that "it was no use to keep a fire burning up there for nothing."
Van
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From this reading Shows how Mr. Van Brunt could be sharp upon some things.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To Ellen's sorrow, she was pronounced next morning well enough to come downstairs; her aunt averring that "it was no use to keep a fire burning up there for nothing."
well
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From this reading To Ellen's sorrow, she was pronounced next morning well enough to come downstairs; her aunt averring that "it was no use to keep a fire burning up there for nothing."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Ellen looked sighingly at the heap of ashes and the dead brands in the fireplace, where the bright little fire had blazed so cheerfully the evening before.
winter
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From this reading She must get up and dress in the cold, again; and winter had fairly set in now; the 19th of December rose clear and keen.
