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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 PEAKSLOW IN A TIGHT PLACE.--CECIE.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then it suddenly grew light, the tempest lulled, the heavens cleared, and in not more than ten minutes the sunset sky was smiling again, a sea of tranquil gold, over the western woods.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then it suddenly grew light, the tempest lulled, the heavens cleared, and in not more than ten minutes the sunset sky was smiling again, a sea of tranquil gold, over the western woods.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The storm could not have been two minutes in passing.
Betterson's
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From this reading Fortunately, only the skirt of the storm had swept over Betterson's house, doing no very serious damage.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When Vinnie looked again from the window, she saw Snowfoot, still tied by the halter, standing with drooping head and tail, wet with rain.
CECIE
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From this reading PEAKSLOW IN A TIGHT PLACE.--CECIE.
cleared
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From this reading Then it suddenly grew light, the tempest lulled, the heavens cleared, and in not more than ten minutes the sunset sky was smiling again, a sea of tranquil gold, over the western woods.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The storm could not have been two minutes in passing.
damage
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From this reading Fortunately, only the skirt of the storm had swept over Betterson's house, doing no very serious damage.
doing
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From this reading Fortunately, only the skirt of the storm had swept over Betterson's house, doing no very serious damage.
drooping
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From this reading When Vinnie looked again from the window, she saw Snowfoot, still tied by the halter, standing with drooping head and tail, wet with rain.
Fortunately
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From this reading Fortunately, only the skirt of the storm had swept over Betterson's house, doing no very serious damage.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Vinnie looked again from the window, she saw Snowfoot, still tied by the halter, standing with drooping head and tail, wet with rain.
gold
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From this reading Then it suddenly grew light, the tempest lulled, the heavens cleared, and in not more than ten minutes the sunset sky was smiling again, a sea of tranquil gold, over the western woods.
grew
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From this reading Then it suddenly grew light, the tempest lulled, the heavens cleared, and in not more than ten minutes the sunset sky was smiling again, a sea of tranquil gold, over the western woods.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fortunately, only the skirt of the storm had swept over Betterson's house, doing no very serious damage.
halter
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From this reading When Vinnie looked again from the window, she saw Snowfoot, still tied by the halter, standing with drooping head and tail, wet with rain.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The storm could not have been two minutes in passing.
head
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From this reading When Vinnie looked again from the window, she saw Snowfoot, still tied by the halter, standing with drooping head and tail, wet with rain.
heavens
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From this reading Then it suddenly grew light, the tempest lulled, the heavens cleared, and in not more than ten minutes the sunset sky was smiling again, a sea of tranquil gold, over the western woods.
house
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From this reading Fortunately, only the skirt of the storm had swept over Betterson's house, doing no very serious damage.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PEAKSLOW IN A TIGHT PLACE.--CECIE.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then it suddenly grew light, the tempest lulled, the heavens cleared, and in not more than ten minutes the sunset sky was smiling again, a sea of tranquil gold, over the western woods.
light
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From this reading Then it suddenly grew light, the tempest lulled, the heavens cleared, and in not more than ten minutes the sunset sky was smiling again, a sea of tranquil gold, over the western woods.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Vinnie looked again from the window, she saw Snowfoot, still tied by the halter, standing with drooping head and tail, wet with rain.
lulled
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From this reading Then it suddenly grew light, the tempest lulled, the heavens cleared, and in not more than ten minutes the sunset sky was smiling again, a sea of tranquil gold, over the western woods.
minutes
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From this reading The storm could not have been two minutes in passing.
more
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From this reading Then it suddenly grew light, the tempest lulled, the heavens cleared, and in not more than ten minutes the sunset sky was smiling again, a sea of tranquil gold, over the western woods.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Fortunately, only the skirt of the storm had swept over Betterson's house, doing no very serious damage.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The storm could not have been two minutes in passing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then it suddenly grew light, the tempest lulled, the heavens cleared, and in not more than ten minutes the sunset sky was smiling again, a sea of tranquil gold, over the western woods.
only
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From this reading Fortunately, only the skirt of the storm had swept over Betterson's house, doing no very serious damage.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then it suddenly grew light, the tempest lulled, the heavens cleared, and in not more than ten minutes the sunset sky was smiling again, a sea of tranquil gold, over the western woods.
passing
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From this reading The storm could not have been two minutes in passing.
PEAKSLOW
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From this reading PEAKSLOW IN A TIGHT PLACE.--CECIE.
PLACE
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From this reading PEAKSLOW IN A TIGHT PLACE.--CECIE.
rain
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From this reading When Vinnie looked again from the window, she saw Snowfoot, still tied by the halter, standing with drooping head and tail, wet with rain.
saw
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From this reading When Vinnie looked again from the window, she saw Snowfoot, still tied by the halter, standing with drooping head and tail, wet with rain.
sea
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From this reading Then it suddenly grew light, the tempest lulled, the heavens cleared, and in not more than ten minutes the sunset sky was smiling again, a sea of tranquil gold, over the western woods.
serious
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From this reading Fortunately, only the skirt of the storm had swept over Betterson's house, doing no very serious damage.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Vinnie looked again from the window, she saw Snowfoot, still tied by the halter, standing with drooping head and tail, wet with rain.
skirt
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From this reading Fortunately, only the skirt of the storm had swept over Betterson's house, doing no very serious damage.
sky
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From this reading Then it suddenly grew light, the tempest lulled, the heavens cleared, and in not more than ten minutes the sunset sky was smiling again, a sea of tranquil gold, over the western woods.
smiling
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From this reading Then it suddenly grew light, the tempest lulled, the heavens cleared, and in not more than ten minutes the sunset sky was smiling again, a sea of tranquil gold, over the western woods.
Snowfoot
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From this reading When Vinnie looked again from the window, she saw Snowfoot, still tied by the halter, standing with drooping head and tail, wet with rain.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Vinnie looked again from the window, she saw Snowfoot, still tied by the halter, standing with drooping head and tail, wet with rain.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Vinnie looked again from the window, she saw Snowfoot, still tied by the halter, standing with drooping head and tail, wet with rain.
storm
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From this reading The storm could not have been two minutes in passing.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then it suddenly grew light, the tempest lulled, the heavens cleared, and in not more than ten minutes the sunset sky was smiling again, a sea of tranquil gold, over the western woods.
sunset
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From this reading Then it suddenly grew light, the tempest lulled, the heavens cleared, and in not more than ten minutes the sunset sky was smiling again, a sea of tranquil gold, over the western woods.
swept
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From this reading Fortunately, only the skirt of the storm had swept over Betterson's house, doing no very serious damage.
tail
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From this reading When Vinnie looked again from the window, she saw Snowfoot, still tied by the halter, standing with drooping head and tail, wet with rain.
tempest
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From this reading Then it suddenly grew light, the tempest lulled, the heavens cleared, and in not more than ten minutes the sunset sky was smiling again, a sea of tranquil gold, over the western woods.
ten
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From this reading Then it suddenly grew light, the tempest lulled, the heavens cleared, and in not more than ten minutes the sunset sky was smiling again, a sea of tranquil gold, over the western woods.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Then it suddenly grew light, the tempest lulled, the heavens cleared, and in not more than ten minutes the sunset sky was smiling again, a sea of tranquil gold, over the western woods.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The storm could not have been two minutes in passing.
Then
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From this reading Then it suddenly grew light, the tempest lulled, the heavens cleared, and in not more than ten minutes the sunset sky was smiling again, a sea of tranquil gold, over the western woods.
tied
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From this reading When Vinnie looked again from the window, she saw Snowfoot, still tied by the halter, standing with drooping head and tail, wet with rain.
TIGHT
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From this reading PEAKSLOW IN A TIGHT PLACE.--CECIE.
tranquil
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From this reading Then it suddenly grew light, the tempest lulled, the heavens cleared, and in not more than ten minutes the sunset sky was smiling again, a sea of tranquil gold, over the western woods.
two
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From this reading The storm could not have been two minutes in passing.
very
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From this reading Fortunately, only the skirt of the storm had swept over Betterson's house, doing no very serious damage.
Vinnie
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From this reading When Vinnie looked again from the window, she saw Snowfoot, still tied by the halter, standing with drooping head and tail, wet with rain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then it suddenly grew light, the tempest lulled, the heavens cleared, and in not more than ten minutes the sunset sky was smiling again, a sea of tranquil gold, over the western woods.
western
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From this reading Then it suddenly grew light, the tempest lulled, the heavens cleared, and in not more than ten minutes the sunset sky was smiling again, a sea of tranquil gold, over the western woods.
wet
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From this reading When Vinnie looked again from the window, she saw Snowfoot, still tied by the halter, standing with drooping head and tail, wet with rain.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Vinnie looked again from the window, she saw Snowfoot, still tied by the halter, standing with drooping head and tail, wet with rain.
window
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From this reading When Vinnie looked again from the window, she saw Snowfoot, still tied by the halter, standing with drooping head and tail, wet with rain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Vinnie looked again from the window, she saw Snowfoot, still tied by the halter, standing with drooping head and tail, wet with rain.
woods
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From this reading Then it suddenly grew light, the tempest lulled, the heavens cleared, and in not more than ten minutes the sunset sky was smiling again, a sea of tranquil gold, over the western woods.
