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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 The bright sun of a late November day was shining upon a small lake that lay in the lonely region to the west of the Gaspe Peninsula near the Matapediac Valley.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The Indian summer, that lingers in the Canadian forest after the fall of the leaves, had passed away.
away
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From this reading The Indian summer, that lingers in the Canadian forest after the fall of the leaves, had passed away.
bear
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From this reading The earth lay frozen, ready to bear the snow.
bright
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From this reading The bright sun of a late November day was shining upon a small lake that lay in the lonely region to the west of the Gaspe Peninsula near the Matapediac Valley.
Canadian
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From this reading The Indian summer, that lingers in the Canadian forest after the fall of the leaves, had passed away.
clearing
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From this reading There was one farm clearing on a slope of the wild hills that encircled the lake.
cold
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From this reading The rivers, with edge of thin ice upon their quiet places, rolled, gathering into the surface of their waters the cold that would so soon create their crystal prison.
create
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From this reading The rivers, with edge of thin ice upon their quiet places, rolled, gathering into the surface of their waters the cold that would so soon create their crystal prison.
crystal
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From this reading The rivers, with edge of thin ice upon their quiet places, rolled, gathering into the surface of their waters the cold that would so soon create their crystal prison.
day
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From this reading The bright sun of a late November day was shining upon a small lake that lay in the lonely region to the west of the Gaspe Peninsula near the Matapediac Valley.
earth
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From this reading The earth lay frozen, ready to bear the snow.
edge
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From this reading The rivers, with edge of thin ice upon their quiet places, rolled, gathering into the surface of their waters the cold that would so soon create their crystal prison.
encircled
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From this reading There was one farm clearing on a slope of the wild hills that encircled the lake.
fall
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From this reading The Indian summer, that lingers in the Canadian forest after the fall of the leaves, had passed away.
farm
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From this reading There was one farm clearing on a slope of the wild hills that encircled the lake.
forest
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From this reading The Indian summer, that lingers in the Canadian forest after the fall of the leaves, had passed away.
frozen
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From this reading The earth lay frozen, ready to bear the snow.
Gaspe
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From this reading The bright sun of a late November day was shining upon a small lake that lay in the lonely region to the west of the Gaspe Peninsula near the Matapediac Valley.
gathering
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From this reading The rivers, with edge of thin ice upon their quiet places, rolled, gathering into the surface of their waters the cold that would so soon create their crystal prison.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Indian summer, that lingers in the Canadian forest after the fall of the leaves, had passed away.
hills
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From this reading There was one farm clearing on a slope of the wild hills that encircled the lake.
ice
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From this reading The rivers, with edge of thin ice upon their quiet places, rolled, gathering into the surface of their waters the cold that would so soon create their crystal prison.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Indian summer, that lingers in the Canadian forest after the fall of the leaves, had passed away.
Indian
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From this reading The Indian summer, that lingers in the Canadian forest after the fall of the leaves, had passed away.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The rivers, with edge of thin ice upon their quiet places, rolled, gathering into the surface of their waters the cold that would so soon create their crystal prison.
lake
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From this reading The bright sun of a late November day was shining upon a small lake that lay in the lonely region to the west of the Gaspe Peninsula near the Matapediac Valley.
late
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From this reading The bright sun of a late November day was shining upon a small lake that lay in the lonely region to the west of the Gaspe Peninsula near the Matapediac Valley.
lay
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From this reading The earth lay frozen, ready to bear the snow.
leaves
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From this reading The Indian summer, that lingers in the Canadian forest after the fall of the leaves, had passed away.
lingers
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From this reading The Indian summer, that lingers in the Canadian forest after the fall of the leaves, had passed away.
lonely
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From this reading The bright sun of a late November day was shining upon a small lake that lay in the lonely region to the west of the Gaspe Peninsula near the Matapediac Valley.
Matapediac
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From this reading The bright sun of a late November day was shining upon a small lake that lay in the lonely region to the west of the Gaspe Peninsula near the Matapediac Valley.
near
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From this reading The bright sun of a late November day was shining upon a small lake that lay in the lonely region to the west of the Gaspe Peninsula near the Matapediac Valley.
November
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From this reading The bright sun of a late November day was shining upon a small lake that lay in the lonely region to the west of the Gaspe Peninsula near the Matapediac Valley.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Indian summer, that lingers in the Canadian forest after the fall of the leaves, had passed away.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was one farm clearing on a slope of the wild hills that encircled the lake.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was one farm clearing on a slope of the wild hills that encircled the lake.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Indian summer, that lingers in the Canadian forest after the fall of the leaves, had passed away.
Peninsula
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From this reading The bright sun of a late November day was shining upon a small lake that lay in the lonely region to the west of the Gaspe Peninsula near the Matapediac Valley.
places
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From this reading The rivers, with edge of thin ice upon their quiet places, rolled, gathering into the surface of their waters the cold that would so soon create their crystal prison.
prison
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From this reading The rivers, with edge of thin ice upon their quiet places, rolled, gathering into the surface of their waters the cold that would so soon create their crystal prison.
quiet
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From this reading The rivers, with edge of thin ice upon their quiet places, rolled, gathering into the surface of their waters the cold that would so soon create their crystal prison.
ready
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From this reading The earth lay frozen, ready to bear the snow.
region
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From this reading The bright sun of a late November day was shining upon a small lake that lay in the lonely region to the west of the Gaspe Peninsula near the Matapediac Valley.
rivers
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From this reading The rivers, with edge of thin ice upon their quiet places, rolled, gathering into the surface of their waters the cold that would so soon create their crystal prison.
rolled
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From this reading The rivers, with edge of thin ice upon their quiet places, rolled, gathering into the surface of their waters the cold that would so soon create their crystal prison.
shining
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From this reading The bright sun of a late November day was shining upon a small lake that lay in the lonely region to the west of the Gaspe Peninsula near the Matapediac Valley.
slope
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From this reading There was one farm clearing on a slope of the wild hills that encircled the lake.
small
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From this reading The bright sun of a late November day was shining upon a small lake that lay in the lonely region to the west of the Gaspe Peninsula near the Matapediac Valley.
snow
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From this reading The earth lay frozen, ready to bear the snow.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The rivers, with edge of thin ice upon their quiet places, rolled, gathering into the surface of their waters the cold that would so soon create their crystal prison.
soon
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From this reading The rivers, with edge of thin ice upon their quiet places, rolled, gathering into the surface of their waters the cold that would so soon create their crystal prison.
summer
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From this reading The Indian summer, that lingers in the Canadian forest after the fall of the leaves, had passed away.
sun
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From this reading The bright sun of a late November day was shining upon a small lake that lay in the lonely region to the west of the Gaspe Peninsula near the Matapediac Valley.
surface
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From this reading The rivers, with edge of thin ice upon their quiet places, rolled, gathering into the surface of their waters the cold that would so soon create their crystal prison.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Indian summer, that lingers in the Canadian forest after the fall of the leaves, had passed away.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Indian summer, that lingers in the Canadian forest after the fall of the leaves, had passed away.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The rivers, with edge of thin ice upon their quiet places, rolled, gathering into the surface of their waters the cold that would so soon create their crystal prison.
There
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From this reading There was one farm clearing on a slope of the wild hills that encircled the lake.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The rivers, with edge of thin ice upon their quiet places, rolled, gathering into the surface of their waters the cold that would so soon create their crystal prison.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The earth lay frozen, ready to bear the snow.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The rivers, with edge of thin ice upon their quiet places, rolled, gathering into the surface of their waters the cold that would so soon create their crystal prison.
Valley
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From this reading The bright sun of a late November day was shining upon a small lake that lay in the lonely region to the west of the Gaspe Peninsula near the Matapediac Valley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The bright sun of a late November day was shining upon a small lake that lay in the lonely region to the west of the Gaspe Peninsula near the Matapediac Valley.
waters
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From this reading The rivers, with edge of thin ice upon their quiet places, rolled, gathering into the surface of their waters the cold that would so soon create their crystal prison.
west
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From this reading The bright sun of a late November day was shining upon a small lake that lay in the lonely region to the west of the Gaspe Peninsula near the Matapediac Valley.
wild
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From this reading There was one farm clearing on a slope of the wild hills that encircled the lake.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The rivers, with edge of thin ice upon their quiet places, rolled, gathering into the surface of their waters the cold that would so soon create their crystal prison.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The rivers, with edge of thin ice upon their quiet places, rolled, gathering into the surface of their waters the cold that would so soon create their crystal prison.
