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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 It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
accompanied
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From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE MORNING AFTER.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bright rose the sun the next morning over the leafy tops of Long Woods, and smiled upon the pleasant valley.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading And (the sun itself must have been somewhat astonished) it found Mrs. Peakslow and the younger children, five in number, comfortably quartered in Lord Betterson's "castle."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And (the sun itself must have been somewhat astonished) it found Mrs. Peakslow and the younger children, five in number, comfortably quartered in Lord Betterson's "castle."
begin
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From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
Betterson's
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From this reading And (the sun itself must have been somewhat astonished) it found Mrs. Peakslow and the younger children, five in number, comfortably quartered in Lord Betterson's "castle."
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
blown
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From this reading It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
boys
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From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
branches
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From this reading It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
Bright
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From this reading Bright rose the sun the next morning over the leafy tops of Long Woods, and smiled upon the pleasant valley.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
buildings
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From this reading It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
castle
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From this reading And (the sun itself must have been somewhat astonished) it found Mrs. Peakslow and the younger children, five in number, comfortably quartered in Lord Betterson's "castle."
children
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From this reading And (the sun itself must have been somewhat astonished) it found Mrs. Peakslow and the younger children, five in number, comfortably quartered in Lord Betterson's "castle."
comfortably
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From this reading And (the sun itself must have been somewhat astonished) it found Mrs. Peakslow and the younger children, five in number, comfortably quartered in Lord Betterson's "castle."
damages
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From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
day's
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From this reading It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
demolished
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From this reading It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
devastation
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From this reading It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
down
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From this reading It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
fences
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From this reading It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
five
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From this reading And (the sun itself must have been somewhat astonished) it found Mrs. Peakslow and the younger children, five in number, comfortably quartered in Lord Betterson's "castle."
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
gloomy
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From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And (the sun itself must have been somewhat astonished) it found Mrs. Peakslow and the younger children, five in number, comfortably quartered in Lord Betterson's "castle."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And (the sun itself must have been somewhat astonished) it found Mrs. Peakslow and the younger children, five in number, comfortably quartered in Lord Betterson's "castle."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
leafy
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From this reading Bright rose the sun the next morning over the leafy tops of Long Woods, and smiled upon the pleasant valley.
limbs
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From this reading It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bright rose the sun the next morning over the leafy tops of Long Woods, and smiled upon the pleasant valley.
Lord
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From this reading And (the sun itself must have been somewhat astonished) it found Mrs. Peakslow and the younger children, five in number, comfortably quartered in Lord Betterson's "castle."
loss
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From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
man's
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From this reading It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
many
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From this reading It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
more
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From this reading It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
MORNINGnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MORNING AFTER.
Mrs
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From this reading And (the sun itself must have been somewhat astonished) it found Mrs. Peakslow and the younger children, five in number, comfortably quartered in Lord Betterson's "castle."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And (the sun itself must have been somewhat astonished) it found Mrs. Peakslow and the younger children, five in number, comfortably quartered in Lord Betterson's "castle."
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bright rose the sun the next morning over the leafy tops of Long Woods, and smiled upon the pleasant valley.
number
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From this reading And (the sun itself must have been somewhat astonished) it found Mrs. Peakslow and the younger children, five in number, comfortably quartered in Lord Betterson's "castle."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bright rose the sun the next morning over the leafy tops of Long Woods, and smiled upon the pleasant valley.
off
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From this reading It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
older
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From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Bright rose the sun the next morning over the leafy tops of Long Woods, and smiled upon the pleasant valley.
particular
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From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
Peakslow
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From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
pile
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From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bright rose the sun the next morning over the leafy tops of Long Woods, and smiled upon the pleasant valley.
previous
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From this reading It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
private
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From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
quartered
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From this reading And (the sun itself must have been somewhat astonished) it found Mrs. Peakslow and the younger children, five in number, comfortably quartered in Lord Betterson's "castle."
repair
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From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
rose
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From this reading Bright rose the sun the next morning over the leafy tops of Long Woods, and smiled upon the pleasant valley.
ruins
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From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
scattered
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From this reading It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
smiled
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From this reading Bright rose the sun the next morning over the leafy tops of Long Woods, and smiled upon the pleasant valley.
somewhat
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From this reading And (the sun itself must have been somewhat astonished) it found Mrs. Peakslow and the younger children, five in number, comfortably quartered in Lord Betterson's "castle."
state
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From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
sun
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From this reading Bright rose the sun the next morning over the leafy tops of Long Woods, and smiled upon the pleasant valley.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MORNING AFTER.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
tops
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From this reading Bright rose the sun the next morning over the leafy tops of Long Woods, and smiled upon the pleasant valley.
trace
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From this reading It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
trees
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From this reading It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
tremendous
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From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
trunks
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From this reading It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
twisted
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From this reading It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
two
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From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
unroofed
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From this reading It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Bright rose the sun the next morning over the leafy tops of Long Woods, and smiled upon the pleasant valley.
uprooted
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From this reading It found many a trace of the previous day's devastation,--trees uprooted or twisted off at their trunks, branches and limbs broken and scattered, fences blown down, and more than one man's buildings unroofed or demolished.
utterly
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From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
valley
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From this reading Bright rose the sun the next morning over the leafy tops of Long Woods, and smiled upon the pleasant valley.
walking
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From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It found Peakslow, accompanied by the two older boys, walking about his private and particular pile of ruins, in a gloomy and bewildered state of mind, as if utterly at a loss to know where the repair of such tremendous damages should begin.
Woods
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From this reading Bright rose the sun the next morning over the leafy tops of Long Woods, and smiled upon the pleasant valley.
younger
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From this reading And (the sun itself must have been somewhat astonished) it found Mrs. Peakslow and the younger children, five in number, comfortably quartered in Lord Betterson's "castle."
