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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 is a gusty night of autumn, with frequent showers that patter down upon the pavement, and are gone before a man can put up his umbrella.
admirable
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From this reading The cap, the nose and chin, and the broad waist, form an admirable caricature, which dances, moreover, with the up-flickering and down-sinking blaze, almost too merrily for the shade of an elderly widow.
almost
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From this reading The cap, the nose and chin, and the broad waist, form an admirable caricature, which dances, moreover, with the up-flickering and down-sinking blaze, almost too merrily for the shade of an elderly widow.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The cap, the nose and chin, and the broad waist, form an admirable caricature, which dances, moreover, with the up-flickering and down-sinking blaze, almost too merrily for the shade of an elderly widow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is a gusty night of autumn, with frequent showers that patter down upon the pavement, and are gone before a man can put up his umbrella.
appears
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From this reading On the ceiling appears a grotesque shadow of good Mrs. Wakefield.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is a gusty night of autumn, with frequent showers that patter down upon the pavement, and are gone before a man can put up his umbrella.
autumn
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From this reading It is a gusty night of autumn, with frequent showers that patter down upon the pavement, and are gone before a man can put up his umbrella.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It is a gusty night of autumn, with frequent showers that patter down upon the pavement, and are gone before a man can put up his umbrella.
blaze
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From this reading The cap, the nose and chin, and the broad waist, form an admirable caricature, which dances, moreover, with the up-flickering and down-sinking blaze, almost too merrily for the shade of an elderly widow.
broad
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From this reading The cap, the nose and chin, and the broad waist, form an admirable caricature, which dances, moreover, with the up-flickering and down-sinking blaze, almost too merrily for the shade of an elderly widow.
calls
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From this reading One evening, in the twentieth year since he vanished, Wakefield is taking his customary walk towards the dwelling which he still calls his own.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It is a gusty night of autumn, with frequent showers that patter down upon the pavement, and are gone before a man can put up his umbrella.
cap
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From this reading The cap, the nose and chin, and the broad waist, form an admirable caricature, which dances, moreover, with the up-flickering and down-sinking blaze, almost too merrily for the shade of an elderly widow.
caricature
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From this reading The cap, the nose and chin, and the broad waist, form an admirable caricature, which dances, moreover, with the up-flickering and down-sinking blaze, almost too merrily for the shade of an elderly widow.
ceiling
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From this reading On the ceiling appears a grotesque shadow of good Mrs. Wakefield.
chin
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From this reading The cap, the nose and chin, and the broad waist, form an admirable caricature, which dances, moreover, with the up-flickering and down-sinking blaze, almost too merrily for the shade of an elderly widow.
comfortable
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From this reading Pausing near the house, Wakefield discerns, through the parlor windows of the second floor, the red glow and the glimmer and fitful flash of a comfortable fire.
customary
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From this reading One evening, in the twentieth year since he vanished, Wakefield is taking his customary walk towards the dwelling which he still calls his own.
dances
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From this reading The cap, the nose and chin, and the broad waist, form an admirable caricature, which dances, moreover, with the up-flickering and down-sinking blaze, almost too merrily for the shade of an elderly widow.
discerns
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From this reading Pausing near the house, Wakefield discerns, through the parlor windows of the second floor, the red glow and the glimmer and fitful flash of a comfortable fire.
down
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From this reading It is a gusty night of autumn, with frequent showers that patter down upon the pavement, and are gone before a man can put up his umbrella.
down-sinking
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From this reading The cap, the nose and chin, and the broad waist, form an admirable caricature, which dances, moreover, with the up-flickering and down-sinking blaze, almost too merrily for the shade of an elderly widow.
dwelling
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From this reading One evening, in the twentieth year since he vanished, Wakefield is taking his customary walk towards the dwelling which he still calls his own.
elderly
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From this reading The cap, the nose and chin, and the broad waist, form an admirable caricature, which dances, moreover, with the up-flickering and down-sinking blaze, almost too merrily for the shade of an elderly widow.
evening
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From this reading One evening, in the twentieth year since he vanished, Wakefield is taking his customary walk towards the dwelling which he still calls his own.
fire
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From this reading Pausing near the house, Wakefield discerns, through the parlor windows of the second floor, the red glow and the glimmer and fitful flash of a comfortable fire.
fitful
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From this reading Pausing near the house, Wakefield discerns, through the parlor windows of the second floor, the red glow and the glimmer and fitful flash of a comfortable fire.
flash
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From this reading Pausing near the house, Wakefield discerns, through the parlor windows of the second floor, the red glow and the glimmer and fitful flash of a comfortable fire.
floor
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From this reading Pausing near the house, Wakefield discerns, through the parlor windows of the second floor, the red glow and the glimmer and fitful flash of a comfortable fire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The cap, the nose and chin, and the broad waist, form an admirable caricature, which dances, moreover, with the up-flickering and down-sinking blaze, almost too merrily for the shade of an elderly widow.
form
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From this reading The cap, the nose and chin, and the broad waist, form an admirable caricature, which dances, moreover, with the up-flickering and down-sinking blaze, almost too merrily for the shade of an elderly widow.
frequent
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From this reading It is a gusty night of autumn, with frequent showers that patter down upon the pavement, and are gone before a man can put up his umbrella.
glimmer
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From this reading Pausing near the house, Wakefield discerns, through the parlor windows of the second floor, the red glow and the glimmer and fitful flash of a comfortable fire.
glow
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From this reading Pausing near the house, Wakefield discerns, through the parlor windows of the second floor, the red glow and the glimmer and fitful flash of a comfortable fire.
gone
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From this reading It is a gusty night of autumn, with frequent showers that patter down upon the pavement, and are gone before a man can put up his umbrella.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the ceiling appears a grotesque shadow of good Mrs. Wakefield.
grotesque
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From this reading On the ceiling appears a grotesque shadow of good Mrs. Wakefield.
gusty
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From this reading It is a gusty night of autumn, with frequent showers that patter down upon the pavement, and are gone before a man can put up his umbrella.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One evening, in the twentieth year since he vanished, Wakefield is taking his customary walk towards the dwelling which he still calls his own.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One evening, in the twentieth year since he vanished, Wakefield is taking his customary walk towards the dwelling which he still calls his own.
house
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From this reading Pausing near the house, Wakefield discerns, through the parlor windows of the second floor, the red glow and the glimmer and fitful flash of a comfortable fire.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One evening, in the twentieth year since he vanished, Wakefield is taking his customary walk towards the dwelling which he still calls his own.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One evening, in the twentieth year since he vanished, Wakefield is taking his customary walk towards the dwelling which he still calls his own.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a gusty night of autumn, with frequent showers that patter down upon the pavement, and are gone before a man can put up his umbrella.
man
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From this reading It is a gusty night of autumn, with frequent showers that patter down upon the pavement, and are gone before a man can put up his umbrella.
merrily
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From this reading The cap, the nose and chin, and the broad waist, form an admirable caricature, which dances, moreover, with the up-flickering and down-sinking blaze, almost too merrily for the shade of an elderly widow.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading The cap, the nose and chin, and the broad waist, form an admirable caricature, which dances, moreover, with the up-flickering and down-sinking blaze, almost too merrily for the shade of an elderly widow.
Mrs
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From this reading On the ceiling appears a grotesque shadow of good Mrs. Wakefield.
near
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From this reading Pausing near the house, Wakefield discerns, through the parlor windows of the second floor, the red glow and the glimmer and fitful flash of a comfortable fire.
night
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From this reading It is a gusty night of autumn, with frequent showers that patter down upon the pavement, and are gone before a man can put up his umbrella.
nose
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From this reading The cap, the nose and chin, and the broad waist, form an admirable caricature, which dances, moreover, with the up-flickering and down-sinking blaze, almost too merrily for the shade of an elderly widow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is a gusty night of autumn, with frequent showers that patter down upon the pavement, and are gone before a man can put up his umbrella.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the ceiling appears a grotesque shadow of good Mrs. Wakefield.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening, in the twentieth year since he vanished, Wakefield is taking his customary walk towards the dwelling which he still calls his own.
own
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From this reading One evening, in the twentieth year since he vanished, Wakefield is taking his customary walk towards the dwelling which he still calls his own.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading Pausing near the house, Wakefield discerns, through the parlor windows of the second floor, the red glow and the glimmer and fitful flash of a comfortable fire.
patter
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From this reading It is a gusty night of autumn, with frequent showers that patter down upon the pavement, and are gone before a man can put up his umbrella.
Pausing
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From this reading Pausing near the house, Wakefield discerns, through the parlor windows of the second floor, the red glow and the glimmer and fitful flash of a comfortable fire.
pavement
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From this reading It is a gusty night of autumn, with frequent showers that patter down upon the pavement, and are gone before a man can put up his umbrella.
put
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From this reading It is a gusty night of autumn, with frequent showers that patter down upon the pavement, and are gone before a man can put up his umbrella.
red
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From this reading Pausing near the house, Wakefield discerns, through the parlor windows of the second floor, the red glow and the glimmer and fitful flash of a comfortable fire.
second
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From this reading Pausing near the house, Wakefield discerns, through the parlor windows of the second floor, the red glow and the glimmer and fitful flash of a comfortable fire.
shade
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From this reading The cap, the nose and chin, and the broad waist, form an admirable caricature, which dances, moreover, with the up-flickering and down-sinking blaze, almost too merrily for the shade of an elderly widow.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading On the ceiling appears a grotesque shadow of good Mrs. Wakefield.
showers
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From this reading It is a gusty night of autumn, with frequent showers that patter down upon the pavement, and are gone before a man can put up his umbrella.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading One evening, in the twentieth year since he vanished, Wakefield is taking his customary walk towards the dwelling which he still calls his own.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One evening, in the twentieth year since he vanished, Wakefield is taking his customary walk towards the dwelling which he still calls his own.
taking
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From this reading One evening, in the twentieth year since he vanished, Wakefield is taking his customary walk towards the dwelling which he still calls his own.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is a gusty night of autumn, with frequent showers that patter down upon the pavement, and are gone before a man can put up his umbrella.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One evening, in the twentieth year since he vanished, Wakefield is taking his customary walk towards the dwelling which he still calls his own.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Pausing near the house, Wakefield discerns, through the parlor windows of the second floor, the red glow and the glimmer and fitful flash of a comfortable fire.
too
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From this reading The cap, the nose and chin, and the broad waist, form an admirable caricature, which dances, moreover, with the up-flickering and down-sinking blaze, almost too merrily for the shade of an elderly widow.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading One evening, in the twentieth year since he vanished, Wakefield is taking his customary walk towards the dwelling which he still calls his own.
twentieth
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From this reading One evening, in the twentieth year since he vanished, Wakefield is taking his customary walk towards the dwelling which he still calls his own.
umbrella
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From this reading It is a gusty night of autumn, with frequent showers that patter down upon the pavement, and are gone before a man can put up his umbrella.
up
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From this reading It is a gusty night of autumn, with frequent showers that patter down upon the pavement, and are gone before a man can put up his umbrella.
up-flickering
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From this reading The cap, the nose and chin, and the broad waist, form an admirable caricature, which dances, moreover, with the up-flickering and down-sinking blaze, almost too merrily for the shade of an elderly widow.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It is a gusty night of autumn, with frequent showers that patter down upon the pavement, and are gone before a man can put up his umbrella.
vanished
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From this reading One evening, in the twentieth year since he vanished, Wakefield is taking his customary walk towards the dwelling which he still calls his own.
waist
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From this reading The cap, the nose and chin, and the broad waist, form an admirable caricature, which dances, moreover, with the up-flickering and down-sinking blaze, almost too merrily for the shade of an elderly widow.
Wakefield
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From this reading One evening, in the twentieth year since he vanished, Wakefield is taking his customary walk towards the dwelling which he still calls his own.
walk
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From this reading One evening, in the twentieth year since he vanished, Wakefield is taking his customary walk towards the dwelling which he still calls his own.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One evening, in the twentieth year since he vanished, Wakefield is taking his customary walk towards the dwelling which he still calls his own.
widow
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From this reading The cap, the nose and chin, and the broad waist, form an admirable caricature, which dances, moreover, with the up-flickering and down-sinking blaze, almost too merrily for the shade of an elderly widow.
windows
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From this reading Pausing near the house, Wakefield discerns, through the parlor windows of the second floor, the red glow and the glimmer and fitful flash of a comfortable fire.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is a gusty night of autumn, with frequent showers that patter down upon the pavement, and are gone before a man can put up his umbrella.
year
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From this reading One evening, in the twentieth year since he vanished, Wakefield is taking his customary walk towards the dwelling which he still calls his own.
