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2
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From this reading In spite of the stove outside the door, No. 2 began to be chilly; more than once Katy found her tooth-brush stiff with ice in the morning.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading October was a delightful month, clear and sparkling; but early in November the weather changed, and became very cold.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading October was a delightful month, clear and sparkling; but early in November the weather changed, and became very cold.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a fore-taste of the what the winter was to be, and the girls shivered at the prospect.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In spite of the stove outside the door, No. 2 began to be chilly; more than once Katy found her tooth-brush stiff with ice in the morning.
became
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From this reading October was a delightful month, clear and sparkling; but early in November the weather changed, and became very cold.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Thick frosts fell, every leaf vanished from the woods, in the gardens only blackened stalks remained to show where once the summer flowers had been.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of the stove outside the door, No. 2 began to be chilly; more than once Katy found her tooth-brush stiff with ice in the morning.
blackenedadjectiveUS /ˈblækənd/
made dark by burning or soot made dark by soot, burning, or black marks
From this reading Thick frosts fell, every leaf vanished from the woods, in the gardens only blackened stalks remained to show where once the summer flowers had been.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading October was a delightful month, clear and sparkling; but early in November the weather changed, and became very cold.
caught
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From this reading Toward the end of November Miss Jane caught a heavy cold.
changed
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From this reading October was a delightful month, clear and sparkling; but early in November the weather changed, and became very cold.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
unpleasantly cold
From this reading In spite of the stove outside the door, No. 2 began to be chilly; more than once Katy found her tooth-brush stiff with ice in the morning.
clear
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From this reading October was a delightful month, clear and sparkling; but early in November the weather changed, and became very cold.
cold
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From this reading October was a delightful month, clear and sparkling; but early in November the weather changed, and became very cold.
delightful
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From this reading October was a delightful month, clear and sparkling; but early in November the weather changed, and became very cold.
door
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From this reading In spite of the stove outside the door, No. 2 began to be chilly; more than once Katy found her tooth-brush stiff with ice in the morning.
early
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From this reading October was a delightful month, clear and sparkling; but early in November the weather changed, and became very cold.
end
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From this reading Toward the end of November Miss Jane caught a heavy cold.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Thick frosts fell, every leaf vanished from the woods, in the gardens only blackened stalks remained to show where once the summer flowers had been.
fell
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From this reading Thick frosts fell, every leaf vanished from the woods, in the gardens only blackened stalks remained to show where once the summer flowers had been.
flowers
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From this reading Thick frosts fell, every leaf vanished from the woods, in the gardens only blackened stalks remained to show where once the summer flowers had been.
fore-taste
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From this reading It was a fore-taste of the what the winter was to be, and the girls shivered at the prospect.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of the stove outside the door, No. 2 began to be chilly; more than once Katy found her tooth-brush stiff with ice in the morning.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thick frosts fell, every leaf vanished from the woods, in the gardens only blackened stalks remained to show where once the summer flowers had been.
frosts
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From this reading Thick frosts fell, every leaf vanished from the woods, in the gardens only blackened stalks remained to show where once the summer flowers had been.
gardens
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From this reading Thick frosts fell, every leaf vanished from the woods, in the gardens only blackened stalks remained to show where once the summer flowers had been.
girls
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From this reading It was a fore-taste of the what the winter was to be, and the girls shivered at the prospect.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thick frosts fell, every leaf vanished from the woods, in the gardens only blackened stalks remained to show where once the summer flowers had been.
heavy
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From this reading Toward the end of November Miss Jane caught a heavy cold.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In spite of the stove outside the door, No. 2 began to be chilly; more than once Katy found her tooth-brush stiff with ice in the morning.
ice
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From this reading In spite of the stove outside the door, No. 2 began to be chilly; more than once Katy found her tooth-brush stiff with ice in the morning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading October was a delightful month, clear and sparkling; but early in November the weather changed, and became very cold.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a fore-taste of the what the winter was to be, and the girls shivered at the prospect.
Jane
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From this reading Toward the end of November Miss Jane caught a heavy cold.
Katy
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From this reading In spite of the stove outside the door, No. 2 began to be chilly; more than once Katy found her tooth-brush stiff with ice in the morning.
leaf
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From this reading Thick frosts fell, every leaf vanished from the woods, in the gardens only blackened stalks remained to show where once the summer flowers had been.
Miss
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From this reading Toward the end of November Miss Jane caught a heavy cold.
month
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From this reading October was a delightful month, clear and sparkling; but early in November the weather changed, and became very cold.
more
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From this reading In spite of the stove outside the door, No. 2 began to be chilly; more than once Katy found her tooth-brush stiff with ice in the morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of the stove outside the door, No. 2 began to be chilly; more than once Katy found her tooth-brush stiff with ice in the morning.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In spite of the stove outside the door, No. 2 began to be chilly; more than once Katy found her tooth-brush stiff with ice in the morning.
November
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From this reading October was a delightful month, clear and sparkling; but early in November the weather changed, and became very cold.
October
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From this reading October was a delightful month, clear and sparkling; but early in November the weather changed, and became very cold.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of the stove outside the door, No. 2 began to be chilly; more than once Katy found her tooth-brush stiff with ice in the morning.
once
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From this reading Thick frosts fell, every leaf vanished from the woods, in the gardens only blackened stalks remained to show where once the summer flowers had been.
only
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From this reading Thick frosts fell, every leaf vanished from the woods, in the gardens only blackened stalks remained to show where once the summer flowers had been.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In spite of the stove outside the door, No. 2 began to be chilly; more than once Katy found her tooth-brush stiff with ice in the morning.
prospect
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From this reading It was a fore-taste of the what the winter was to be, and the girls shivered at the prospect.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thick frosts fell, every leaf vanished from the woods, in the gardens only blackened stalks remained to show where once the summer flowers had been.
shivered
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From this reading It was a fore-taste of the what the winter was to be, and the girls shivered at the prospect.
show
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From this reading Thick frosts fell, every leaf vanished from the woods, in the gardens only blackened stalks remained to show where once the summer flowers had been.
sparkling
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From this reading October was a delightful month, clear and sparkling; but early in November the weather changed, and became very cold.
spite
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From this reading In spite of the stove outside the door, No. 2 began to be chilly; more than once Katy found her tooth-brush stiff with ice in the morning.
stalks
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From this reading Thick frosts fell, every leaf vanished from the woods, in the gardens only blackened stalks remained to show where once the summer flowers had been.
stiff
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From this reading In spite of the stove outside the door, No. 2 began to be chilly; more than once Katy found her tooth-brush stiff with ice in the morning.
stove
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From this reading In spite of the stove outside the door, No. 2 began to be chilly; more than once Katy found her tooth-brush stiff with ice in the morning.
summer
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From this reading Thick frosts fell, every leaf vanished from the woods, in the gardens only blackened stalks remained to show where once the summer flowers had been.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In spite of the stove outside the door, No. 2 began to be chilly; more than once Katy found her tooth-brush stiff with ice in the morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading October was a delightful month, clear and sparkling; but early in November the weather changed, and became very cold.
Thick
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From this reading Thick frosts fell, every leaf vanished from the woods, in the gardens only blackened stalks remained to show where once the summer flowers had been.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thick frosts fell, every leaf vanished from the woods, in the gardens only blackened stalks remained to show where once the summer flowers had been.
tooth-brush
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From this reading In spite of the stove outside the door, No. 2 began to be chilly; more than once Katy found her tooth-brush stiff with ice in the morning.
TowardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Toward the end of November Miss Jane caught a heavy cold.
vanished
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From this reading Thick frosts fell, every leaf vanished from the woods, in the gardens only blackened stalks remained to show where once the summer flowers had been.
very
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From this reading October was a delightful month, clear and sparkling; but early in November the weather changed, and became very cold.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading October was a delightful month, clear and sparkling; but early in November the weather changed, and became very cold.
weather
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From this reading October was a delightful month, clear and sparkling; but early in November the weather changed, and became very cold.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was a fore-taste of the what the winter was to be, and the girls shivered at the prospect.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Thick frosts fell, every leaf vanished from the woods, in the gardens only blackened stalks remained to show where once the summer flowers had been.
winter
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From this reading It was a fore-taste of the what the winter was to be, and the girls shivered at the prospect.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In spite of the stove outside the door, No. 2 began to be chilly; more than once Katy found her tooth-brush stiff with ice in the morning.
woods
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From this reading Thick frosts fell, every leaf vanished from the woods, in the gardens only blackened stalks remained to show where once the summer flowers had been.
