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absorbed
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From this reading The roaring of the overflowing gutters filled the deserted streets, in which the houses, like sponges, absorbed the humidity, which penetrating to the interior, made the walls sweat from cellar to garret.
afraid
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From this reading She was afraid her father would not set out for the new home in bad weather, and for the hundredth time since daybreak she examined the horizon.
all
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From this reading It had rained all night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was afraid her father would not set out for the new home in bad weather, and for the hundredth time since daybreak she examined the horizon.
bad
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From this reading She was afraid her father would not set out for the new home in bad weather, and for the hundredth time since daybreak she examined the horizon.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Jeanne had left the convent the day before, free for all time, ready to seize all the joys of life, of which she had dreamed so long.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE HOME BY THE SEA The weather was most distressing.
cellar
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From this reading The roaring of the overflowing gutters filled the deserted streets, in which the houses, like sponges, absorbed the humidity, which penetrating to the interior, made the walls sweat from cellar to garret.
convent
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From this reading Jeanne had left the convent the day before, free for all time, ready to seize all the joys of life, of which she had dreamed so long.
day
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From this reading Jeanne had left the convent the day before, free for all time, ready to seize all the joys of life, of which she had dreamed so long.
daybreak
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From this reading She was afraid her father would not set out for the new home in bad weather, and for the hundredth time since daybreak she examined the horizon.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading The roaring of the overflowing gutters filled the deserted streets, in which the houses, like sponges, absorbed the humidity, which penetrating to the interior, made the walls sweat from cellar to garret.
distressing
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From this reading THE HOME BY THE SEA The weather was most distressing.
dreamed
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From this reading Jeanne had left the convent the day before, free for all time, ready to seize all the joys of life, of which she had dreamed so long.
examined
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From this reading She was afraid her father would not set out for the new home in bad weather, and for the hundredth time since daybreak she examined the horizon.
father
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From this reading She was afraid her father would not set out for the new home in bad weather, and for the hundredth time since daybreak she examined the horizon.
filled
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From this reading The roaring of the overflowing gutters filled the deserted streets, in which the houses, like sponges, absorbed the humidity, which penetrating to the interior, made the walls sweat from cellar to garret.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jeanne had left the convent the day before, free for all time, ready to seize all the joys of life, of which she had dreamed so long.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Jeanne had left the convent the day before, free for all time, ready to seize all the joys of life, of which she had dreamed so long.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The roaring of the overflowing gutters filled the deserted streets, in which the houses, like sponges, absorbed the humidity, which penetrating to the interior, made the walls sweat from cellar to garret.
garret
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From this reading The roaring of the overflowing gutters filled the deserted streets, in which the houses, like sponges, absorbed the humidity, which penetrating to the interior, made the walls sweat from cellar to garret.
gutters
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From this reading The roaring of the overflowing gutters filled the deserted streets, in which the houses, like sponges, absorbed the humidity, which penetrating to the interior, made the walls sweat from cellar to garret.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had rained all night.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was afraid her father would not set out for the new home in bad weather, and for the hundredth time since daybreak she examined the horizon.
HOME
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From this reading THE HOME BY THE SEA The weather was most distressing.
horizon
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From this reading She was afraid her father would not set out for the new home in bad weather, and for the hundredth time since daybreak she examined the horizon.
houses
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From this reading The roaring of the overflowing gutters filled the deserted streets, in which the houses, like sponges, absorbed the humidity, which penetrating to the interior, made the walls sweat from cellar to garret.
humidity
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From this reading The roaring of the overflowing gutters filled the deserted streets, in which the houses, like sponges, absorbed the humidity, which penetrating to the interior, made the walls sweat from cellar to garret.
hundredth
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From this reading She was afraid her father would not set out for the new home in bad weather, and for the hundredth time since daybreak she examined the horizon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The roaring of the overflowing gutters filled the deserted streets, in which the houses, like sponges, absorbed the humidity, which penetrating to the interior, made the walls sweat from cellar to garret.
interior
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From this reading The roaring of the overflowing gutters filled the deserted streets, in which the houses, like sponges, absorbed the humidity, which penetrating to the interior, made the walls sweat from cellar to garret.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had rained all night.
Jeanne
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From this reading Jeanne had left the convent the day before, free for all time, ready to seize all the joys of life, of which she had dreamed so long.
joys
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From this reading Jeanne had left the convent the day before, free for all time, ready to seize all the joys of life, of which she had dreamed so long.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jeanne had left the convent the day before, free for all time, ready to seize all the joys of life, of which she had dreamed so long.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jeanne had left the convent the day before, free for all time, ready to seize all the joys of life, of which she had dreamed so long.
like
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From this reading The roaring of the overflowing gutters filled the deserted streets, in which the houses, like sponges, absorbed the humidity, which penetrating to the interior, made the walls sweat from cellar to garret.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jeanne had left the convent the day before, free for all time, ready to seize all the joys of life, of which she had dreamed so long.
made
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From this reading The roaring of the overflowing gutters filled the deserted streets, in which the houses, like sponges, absorbed the humidity, which penetrating to the interior, made the walls sweat from cellar to garret.
most
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From this reading THE HOME BY THE SEA The weather was most distressing.
new
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From this reading She was afraid her father would not set out for the new home in bad weather, and for the hundredth time since daybreak she examined the horizon.
night
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From this reading It had rained all night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was afraid her father would not set out for the new home in bad weather, and for the hundredth time since daybreak she examined the horizon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The roaring of the overflowing gutters filled the deserted streets, in which the houses, like sponges, absorbed the humidity, which penetrating to the interior, made the walls sweat from cellar to garret.
out
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From this reading She was afraid her father would not set out for the new home in bad weather, and for the hundredth time since daybreak she examined the horizon.
overflowing
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From this reading The roaring of the overflowing gutters filled the deserted streets, in which the houses, like sponges, absorbed the humidity, which penetrating to the interior, made the walls sweat from cellar to garret.
penetrating
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From this reading The roaring of the overflowing gutters filled the deserted streets, in which the houses, like sponges, absorbed the humidity, which penetrating to the interior, made the walls sweat from cellar to garret.
rained
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From this reading It had rained all night.
ready
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From this reading Jeanne had left the convent the day before, free for all time, ready to seize all the joys of life, of which she had dreamed so long.
roaring
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From this reading The roaring of the overflowing gutters filled the deserted streets, in which the houses, like sponges, absorbed the humidity, which penetrating to the interior, made the walls sweat from cellar to garret.
SEA
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From this reading THE HOME BY THE SEA The weather was most distressing.
seize
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From this reading Jeanne had left the convent the day before, free for all time, ready to seize all the joys of life, of which she had dreamed so long.
set
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From this reading She was afraid her father would not set out for the new home in bad weather, and for the hundredth time since daybreak she examined the horizon.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jeanne had left the convent the day before, free for all time, ready to seize all the joys of life, of which she had dreamed so long.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She was afraid her father would not set out for the new home in bad weather, and for the hundredth time since daybreak she examined the horizon.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Jeanne had left the convent the day before, free for all time, ready to seize all the joys of life, of which she had dreamed so long.
sponges
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From this reading The roaring of the overflowing gutters filled the deserted streets, in which the houses, like sponges, absorbed the humidity, which penetrating to the interior, made the walls sweat from cellar to garret.
streets
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From this reading The roaring of the overflowing gutters filled the deserted streets, in which the houses, like sponges, absorbed the humidity, which penetrating to the interior, made the walls sweat from cellar to garret.
sweat
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From this reading The roaring of the overflowing gutters filled the deserted streets, in which the houses, like sponges, absorbed the humidity, which penetrating to the interior, made the walls sweat from cellar to garret.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOME BY THE SEA The weather was most distressing.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jeanne had left the convent the day before, free for all time, ready to seize all the joys of life, of which she had dreamed so long.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The roaring of the overflowing gutters filled the deserted streets, in which the houses, like sponges, absorbed the humidity, which penetrating to the interior, made the walls sweat from cellar to garret.
walls
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From this reading The roaring of the overflowing gutters filled the deserted streets, in which the houses, like sponges, absorbed the humidity, which penetrating to the interior, made the walls sweat from cellar to garret.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HOME BY THE SEA The weather was most distressing.
weather
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From this reading THE HOME BY THE SEA The weather was most distressing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The roaring of the overflowing gutters filled the deserted streets, in which the houses, like sponges, absorbed the humidity, which penetrating to the interior, made the walls sweat from cellar to garret.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was afraid her father would not set out for the new home in bad weather, and for the hundredth time since daybreak she examined the horizon.
