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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 rainy night had ushered in a misty morning—half frost, half drizzle—and temporary brooks crossed our path—gurgling from the uplands.
absent
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From this reading We entered the farm-house by the kitchen way, to ascertain whether Mr. Heathcliff were really absent: because I put slight faith in his own affirmation.
affirmation
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From this reading We entered the farm-house by the kitchen way, to ascertain whether Mr. Heathcliff were really absent: because I put slight faith in his own affirmation.
ale
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From this reading Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rainy night had ushered in a misty morning—half frost, half drizzle—and temporary brooks crossed our path—gurgling from the uplands.
ascertain
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From this reading We entered the farm-house by the kitchen way, to ascertain whether Mr. Heathcliff were really absent: because I put slight faith in his own affirmation.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading We entered the farm-house by the kitchen way, to ascertain whether Mr. Heathcliff were really absent: because I put slight faith in his own affirmation.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth.
black
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From this reading Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth.
bristling
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From this reading Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth.
brooks
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From this reading The rainy night had ushered in a misty morning—half frost, half drizzle—and temporary brooks crossed our path—gurgling from the uplands.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We entered the farm-house by the kitchen way, to ascertain whether Mr. Heathcliff were really absent: because I put slight faith in his own affirmation.
Catherine
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From this reading Catherine ran to the hearth to warm herself.
cross
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From this reading My feet were thoroughly wetted; I was cross and low; exactly the humour suited for making the most of these disagreeable things.
crossed
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From this reading The rainy night had ushered in a misty morning—half frost, half drizzle—and temporary brooks crossed our path—gurgling from the uplands.
disagreeable
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From this reading My feet were thoroughly wetted; I was cross and low; exactly the humour suited for making the most of these disagreeable things.
drizzle
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From this reading The rainy night had ushered in a misty morning—half frost, half drizzle—and temporary brooks crossed our path—gurgling from the uplands.
elysium
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From this reading Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth.
entered
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From this reading We entered the farm-house by the kitchen way, to ascertain whether Mr. Heathcliff were really absent: because I put slight faith in his own affirmation.
exactly
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From this reading My feet were thoroughly wetted; I was cross and low; exactly the humour suited for making the most of these disagreeable things.
faith
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From this reading We entered the farm-house by the kitchen way, to ascertain whether Mr. Heathcliff were really absent: because I put slight faith in his own affirmation.
farm-house
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From this reading We entered the farm-house by the kitchen way, to ascertain whether Mr. Heathcliff were really absent: because I put slight faith in his own affirmation.
feet
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From this reading My feet were thoroughly wetted; I was cross and low; exactly the humour suited for making the most of these disagreeable things.
fire
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From this reading Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My feet were thoroughly wetted; I was cross and low; exactly the humour suited for making the most of these disagreeable things.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The rainy night had ushered in a misty morning—half frost, half drizzle—and temporary brooks crossed our path—gurgling from the uplands.
frost
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From this reading The rainy night had ushered in a misty morning—half frost, half drizzle—and temporary brooks crossed our path—gurgling from the uplands.
gurgling
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From this reading The rainy night had ushered in a misty morning—half frost, half drizzle—and temporary brooks crossed our path—gurgling from the uplands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The rainy night had ushered in a misty morning—half frost, half drizzle—and temporary brooks crossed our path—gurgling from the uplands.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rainy night had ushered in a misty morning—half frost, half drizzle—and temporary brooks crossed our path—gurgling from the uplands.
hearth
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From this reading Catherine ran to the hearth to warm herself.
Heathcliff
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From this reading We entered the farm-house by the kitchen way, to ascertain whether Mr. Heathcliff were really absent: because I put slight faith in his own affirmation.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Catherine ran to the hearth to warm herself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We entered the farm-house by the kitchen way, to ascertain whether Mr. Heathcliff were really absent: because I put slight faith in his own affirmation.
humour
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From this reading My feet were thoroughly wetted; I was cross and low; exactly the humour suited for making the most of these disagreeable things.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My feet were thoroughly wetted; I was cross and low; exactly the humour suited for making the most of these disagreeable things.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rainy night had ushered in a misty morning—half frost, half drizzle—and temporary brooks crossed our path—gurgling from the uplands.
Joseph
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From this reading Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth.
kitchen
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From this reading We entered the farm-house by the kitchen way, to ascertain whether Mr. Heathcliff were really absent: because I put slight faith in his own affirmation.
large
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From this reading Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth.
low
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From this reading My feet were thoroughly wetted; I was cross and low; exactly the humour suited for making the most of these disagreeable things.
making
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From this reading My feet were thoroughly wetted; I was cross and low; exactly the humour suited for making the most of these disagreeable things.
misty
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From this reading The rainy night had ushered in a misty morning—half frost, half drizzle—and temporary brooks crossed our path—gurgling from the uplands.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rainy night had ushered in a misty morning—half frost, half drizzle—and temporary brooks crossed our path—gurgling from the uplands.
most
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From this reading My feet were thoroughly wetted; I was cross and low; exactly the humour suited for making the most of these disagreeable things.
mouth
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From this reading Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth.
Mr
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From this reading We entered the farm-house by the kitchen way, to ascertain whether Mr. Heathcliff were really absent: because I put slight faith in his own affirmation.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My feet were thoroughly wetted; I was cross and low; exactly the humour suited for making the most of these disagreeable things.
near
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From this reading Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth.
night
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From this reading The rainy night had ushered in a misty morning—half frost, half drizzle—and temporary brooks crossed our path—gurgling from the uplands.
oat-cake
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From this reading Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My feet were thoroughly wetted; I was cross and low; exactly the humour suited for making the most of these disagreeable things.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The rainy night had ushered in a misty morning—half frost, half drizzle—and temporary brooks crossed our path—gurgling from the uplands.
own
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From this reading We entered the farm-house by the kitchen way, to ascertain whether Mr. Heathcliff were really absent: because I put slight faith in his own affirmation.
path
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From this reading The rainy night had ushered in a misty morning—half frost, half drizzle—and temporary brooks crossed our path—gurgling from the uplands.
pieces
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From this reading Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth.
pipe
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From this reading Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth.
put
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From this reading We entered the farm-house by the kitchen way, to ascertain whether Mr. Heathcliff were really absent: because I put slight faith in his own affirmation.
quart
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From this reading Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth.
rainyadjectiveUS /ˈreɪni/
(of weather) wet by periods of rain
From this reading The rainy night had ushered in a misty morning—half frost, half drizzle—and temporary brooks crossed our path—gurgling from the uplands.
ran
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From this reading Catherine ran to the hearth to warm herself.
really
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From this reading We entered the farm-house by the kitchen way, to ascertain whether Mr. Heathcliff were really absent: because I put slight faith in his own affirmation.
roaring
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From this reading Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth.
sitting
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From this reading Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth.
slight
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From this reading We entered the farm-house by the kitchen way, to ascertain whether Mr. Heathcliff were really absent: because I put slight faith in his own affirmation.
sort
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From this reading Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth.
suited
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From this reading My feet were thoroughly wetted; I was cross and low; exactly the humour suited for making the most of these disagreeable things.
table
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From this reading Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth.
temporary
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From this reading The rainy night had ushered in a misty morning—half frost, half drizzle—and temporary brooks crossed our path—gurgling from the uplands.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rainy night had ushered in a misty morning—half frost, half drizzle—and temporary brooks crossed our path—gurgling from the uplands.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading My feet were thoroughly wetted; I was cross and low; exactly the humour suited for making the most of these disagreeable things.
things
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From this reading My feet were thoroughly wetted; I was cross and low; exactly the humour suited for making the most of these disagreeable things.
thoroughly
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From this reading My feet were thoroughly wetted; I was cross and low; exactly the humour suited for making the most of these disagreeable things.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We entered the farm-house by the kitchen way, to ascertain whether Mr. Heathcliff were really absent: because I put slight faith in his own affirmation.
toasted
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From this reading Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth.
uplands
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From this reading The rainy night had ushered in a misty morning—half frost, half drizzle—and temporary brooks crossed our path—gurgling from the uplands.
ushered
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From this reading The rainy night had ushered in a misty morning—half frost, half drizzle—and temporary brooks crossed our path—gurgling from the uplands.
warm
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From this reading Catherine ran to the hearth to warm herself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My feet were thoroughly wetted; I was cross and low; exactly the humour suited for making the most of these disagreeable things.
way
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From this reading We entered the farm-house by the kitchen way, to ascertain whether Mr. Heathcliff were really absent: because I put slight faith in his own affirmation.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We entered the farm-house by the kitchen way, to ascertain whether Mr. Heathcliff were really absent: because I put slight faith in his own affirmation.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My feet were thoroughly wetted; I was cross and low; exactly the humour suited for making the most of these disagreeable things.
wetted
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From this reading My feet were thoroughly wetted; I was cross and low; exactly the humour suited for making the most of these disagreeable things.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading We entered the farm-house by the kitchen way, to ascertain whether Mr. Heathcliff were really absent: because I put slight faith in his own affirmation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth.
