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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 AND now a little more than a week had passed since the great hurricane of which I have just told you fell upon them.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now they were pretty comfortably settled again, and the day being bright and fair, they had fixed that it should be spent in taking a look about them.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now they were pretty comfortably settled again, and the day being bright and fair, they had fixed that it should be spent in taking a look about them.
all
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From this reading But they had had no rest since the day of the storm, for the time between then and now had all been spent in repairing the damages that had been wrought.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND now a little more than a week had passed since the great hurricane of which I have just told you fell upon them.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Sundays were generally spent in doing no work, and in taking a stroll around the island.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now they were pretty comfortably settled again, and the day being bright and fair, they had fixed that it should be spent in taking a look about them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But they had had no rest since the day of the storm, for the time between then and now had all been spent in repairing the damages that had been wrought.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Now they were pretty comfortably settled again, and the day being bright and fair, they had fixed that it should be spent in taking a look about them.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But they had had no rest since the day of the storm, for the time between then and now had all been spent in repairing the damages that had been wrought.
bright
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From this reading Now they were pretty comfortably settled again, and the day being bright and fair, they had fixed that it should be spent in taking a look about them.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they had had no rest since the day of the storm, for the time between then and now had all been spent in repairing the damages that had been wrought.
comfortably
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From this reading Now they were pretty comfortably settled again, and the day being bright and fair, they had fixed that it should be spent in taking a look about them.
damages
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From this reading But they had had no rest since the day of the storm, for the time between then and now had all been spent in repairing the damages that had been wrought.
day
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From this reading But they had had no rest since the day of the storm, for the time between then and now had all been spent in repairing the damages that had been wrought.
doing
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From this reading Sundays were generally spent in doing no work, and in taking a stroll around the island.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now they were pretty comfortably settled again, and the day being bright and fair, they had fixed that it should be spent in taking a look about them.
fell
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From this reading AND now a little more than a week had passed since the great hurricane of which I have just told you fell upon them.
fixed
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From this reading Now they were pretty comfortably settled again, and the day being bright and fair, they had fixed that it should be spent in taking a look about them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But they had had no rest since the day of the storm, for the time between then and now had all been spent in repairing the damages that had been wrought.
generally
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From this reading Sundays were generally spent in doing no work, and in taking a stroll around the island.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AND now a little more than a week had passed since the great hurricane of which I have just told you fell upon them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AND now a little more than a week had passed since the great hurricane of which I have just told you fell upon them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading AND now a little more than a week had passed since the great hurricane of which I have just told you fell upon them.
hurricane
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From this reading AND now a little more than a week had passed since the great hurricane of which I have just told you fell upon them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AND now a little more than a week had passed since the great hurricane of which I have just told you fell upon them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sundays were generally spent in doing no work, and in taking a stroll around the island.
island
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From this reading Sundays were generally spent in doing no work, and in taking a stroll around the island.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I recollect that it was a Sunday morning.
just
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From this reading AND now a little more than a week had passed since the great hurricane of which I have just told you fell upon them.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AND now a little more than a week had passed since the great hurricane of which I have just told you fell upon them.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now they were pretty comfortably settled again, and the day being bright and fair, they had fixed that it should be spent in taking a look about them.
more
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From this reading AND now a little more than a week had passed since the great hurricane of which I have just told you fell upon them.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I recollect that it was a Sunday morning.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Sundays were generally spent in doing no work, and in taking a stroll around the island.
now
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From this reading AND now a little more than a week had passed since the great hurricane of which I have just told you fell upon them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AND now a little more than a week had passed since the great hurricane of which I have just told you fell upon them.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AND now a little more than a week had passed since the great hurricane of which I have just told you fell upon them.
pretty
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From this reading Now they were pretty comfortably settled again, and the day being bright and fair, they had fixed that it should be spent in taking a look about them.
recollect
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From this reading I recollect that it was a Sunday morning.
repairing
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From this reading But they had had no rest since the day of the storm, for the time between then and now had all been spent in repairing the damages that had been wrought.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they had had no rest since the day of the storm, for the time between then and now had all been spent in repairing the damages that had been wrought.
settled
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From this reading Now they were pretty comfortably settled again, and the day being bright and fair, they had fixed that it should be spent in taking a look about them.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Now they were pretty comfortably settled again, and the day being bright and fair, they had fixed that it should be spent in taking a look about them.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading AND now a little more than a week had passed since the great hurricane of which I have just told you fell upon them.
spent
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From this reading Sundays were generally spent in doing no work, and in taking a stroll around the island.
storm
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From this reading But they had had no rest since the day of the storm, for the time between then and now had all been spent in repairing the damages that had been wrought.
stroll
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From this reading Sundays were generally spent in doing no work, and in taking a stroll around the island.
Sunday
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From this reading I recollect that it was a Sunday morning.
Sundays
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From this reading Sundays were generally spent in doing no work, and in taking a stroll around the island.
taking
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From this reading Sundays were generally spent in doing no work, and in taking a stroll around the island.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading AND now a little more than a week had passed since the great hurricane of which I have just told you fell upon them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I recollect that it was a Sunday morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AND now a little more than a week had passed since the great hurricane of which I have just told you fell upon them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading AND now a little more than a week had passed since the great hurricane of which I have just told you fell upon them.
then
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From this reading But they had had no rest since the day of the storm, for the time between then and now had all been spent in repairing the damages that had been wrought.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they had had no rest since the day of the storm, for the time between then and now had all been spent in repairing the damages that had been wrought.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they had had no rest since the day of the storm, for the time between then and now had all been spent in repairing the damages that had been wrought.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AND now a little more than a week had passed since the great hurricane of which I have just told you fell upon them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading AND now a little more than a week had passed since the great hurricane of which I have just told you fell upon them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I recollect that it was a Sunday morning.
week
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From this reading AND now a little more than a week had passed since the great hurricane of which I have just told you fell upon them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sundays were generally spent in doing no work, and in taking a stroll around the island.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading AND now a little more than a week had passed since the great hurricane of which I have just told you fell upon them.
work
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From this reading Sundays were generally spent in doing no work, and in taking a stroll around the island.
wrought
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From this reading But they had had no rest since the day of the storm, for the time between then and now had all been spent in repairing the damages that had been wrought.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AND now a little more than a week had passed since the great hurricane of which I have just told you fell upon them.
