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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 They had a farewell visit from the rector and Mrs. Wilberforce, which no doubt was prompted by kindness, yet had other motives as well.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
all
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From this reading It was a gray day, no sun visible, the rain falling by intervals, the sky all neutral tinted, melting in the gray distance into indefinite levels of damp soil and shivering willows,--that is, where there was a horizon visible at all.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Warrender and Chatty left the Warren in the end of the week in which these events had taken place.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had a farewell visit from the rector and Mrs. Wilberforce, which no doubt was prompted by kindness, yet had other motives as well.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a gray day, no sun visible, the rain falling by intervals, the sky all neutral tinted, melting in the gray distance into indefinite levels of damp soil and shivering willows,--that is, where there was a horizon visible at all.
became
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From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
branches
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From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had a farewell visit from the rector and Mrs. Wilberforce, which no doubt was prompted by kindness, yet had other motives as well.
Chatty
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From this reading Mrs. Warrender and Chatty left the Warren in the end of the week in which these events had taken place.
continual
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From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
damp
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From this reading It was a gray day, no sun visible, the rain falling by intervals, the sky all neutral tinted, melting in the gray distance into indefinite levels of damp soil and shivering willows,--that is, where there was a horizon visible at all.
day
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From this reading It was a gray day, no sun visible, the rain falling by intervals, the sky all neutral tinted, melting in the gray distance into indefinite levels of damp soil and shivering willows,--that is, where there was a horizon visible at all.
dismal
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From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
distance
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From this reading It was a gray day, no sun visible, the rain falling by intervals, the sky all neutral tinted, melting in the gray distance into indefinite levels of damp soil and shivering willows,--that is, where there was a horizon visible at all.
doubt
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From this reading They had a farewell visit from the rector and Mrs. Wilberforce, which no doubt was prompted by kindness, yet had other motives as well.
downfall
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From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
dripping
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From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
drizzling
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From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
dropping
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From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
end
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From this reading Mrs. Warrender and Chatty left the Warren in the end of the week in which these events had taken place.
endless
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From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
events
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From this reading Mrs. Warrender and Chatty left the Warren in the end of the week in which these events had taken place.
falling
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From this reading It was a gray day, no sun visible, the rain falling by intervals, the sky all neutral tinted, melting in the gray distance into indefinite levels of damp soil and shivering willows,--that is, where there was a horizon visible at all.
farewell
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From this reading They had a farewell visit from the rector and Mrs. Wilberforce, which no doubt was prompted by kindness, yet had other motives as well.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had a farewell visit from the rector and Mrs. Wilberforce, which no doubt was prompted by kindness, yet had other motives as well.
gray
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From this reading It was a gray day, no sun visible, the rain falling by intervals, the sky all neutral tinted, melting in the gray distance into indefinite levels of damp soil and shivering willows,--that is, where there was a horizon visible at all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Warrender and Chatty left the Warren in the end of the week in which these events had taken place.
horizon
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From this reading It was a gray day, no sun visible, the rain falling by intervals, the sky all neutral tinted, melting in the gray distance into indefinite levels of damp soil and shivering willows,--that is, where there was a horizon visible at all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Warrender and Chatty left the Warren in the end of the week in which these events had taken place.
incessant
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From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
indefinite
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From this reading It was a gray day, no sun visible, the rain falling by intervals, the sky all neutral tinted, melting in the gray distance into indefinite levels of damp soil and shivering willows,--that is, where there was a horizon visible at all.
intervals
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From this reading It was a gray day, no sun visible, the rain falling by intervals, the sky all neutral tinted, melting in the gray distance into indefinite levels of damp soil and shivering willows,--that is, where there was a horizon visible at all.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was a gray day, no sun visible, the rain falling by intervals, the sky all neutral tinted, melting in the gray distance into indefinite levels of damp soil and shivering willows,--that is, where there was a horizon visible at all.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a gray day, no sun visible, the rain falling by intervals, the sky all neutral tinted, melting in the gray distance into indefinite levels of damp soil and shivering willows,--that is, where there was a horizon visible at all.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a gray day, no sun visible, the rain falling by intervals, the sky all neutral tinted, melting in the gray distance into indefinite levels of damp soil and shivering willows,--that is, where there was a horizon visible at all.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Warren looked its worst on the morning when this visit was paid.
kept
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From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
kindness
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From this reading They had a farewell visit from the rector and Mrs. Wilberforce, which no doubt was prompted by kindness, yet had other motives as well.
leaves
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From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Warrender and Chatty left the Warren in the end of the week in which these events had taken place.
levels
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From this reading It was a gray day, no sun visible, the rain falling by intervals, the sky all neutral tinted, melting in the gray distance into indefinite levels of damp soil and shivering willows,--that is, where there was a horizon visible at all.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Warren looked its worst on the morning when this visit was paid.
meltingnounUS /ˈmelting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a gray day, no sun visible, the rain falling by intervals, the sky all neutral tinted, melting in the gray distance into indefinite levels of damp soil and shivering willows,--that is, where there was a horizon visible at all.
monotonous
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From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Warren looked its worst on the morning when this visit was paid.
motives
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From this reading They had a farewell visit from the rector and Mrs. Wilberforce, which no doubt was prompted by kindness, yet had other motives as well.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Warrender and Chatty left the Warren in the end of the week in which these events had taken place.
neutral
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From this reading It was a gray day, no sun visible, the rain falling by intervals, the sky all neutral tinted, melting in the gray distance into indefinite levels of damp soil and shivering willows,--that is, where there was a horizon visible at all.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They had a farewell visit from the rector and Mrs. Wilberforce, which no doubt was prompted by kindness, yet had other motives as well.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Warrender and Chatty left the Warren in the end of the week in which these events had taken place.
off
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From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Warren looked its worst on the morning when this visit was paid.
other
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From this reading They had a farewell visit from the rector and Mrs. Wilberforce, which no doubt was prompted by kindness, yet had other motives as well.
paid
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From this reading The Warren looked its worst on the morning when this visit was paid.
patches
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From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
patter
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From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
place
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From this reading Mrs. Warrender and Chatty left the Warren in the end of the week in which these events had taken place.
prompted
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From this reading They had a farewell visit from the rector and Mrs. Wilberforce, which no doubt was prompted by kindness, yet had other motives as well.
rain
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From this reading It was a gray day, no sun visible, the rain falling by intervals, the sky all neutral tinted, melting in the gray distance into indefinite levels of damp soil and shivering willows,--that is, where there was a horizon visible at all.
rector
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From this reading They had a farewell visit from the rector and Mrs. Wilberforce, which no doubt was prompted by kindness, yet had other motives as well.
seen
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From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
shivering
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From this reading It was a gray day, no sun visible, the rain falling by intervals, the sky all neutral tinted, melting in the gray distance into indefinite levels of damp soil and shivering willows,--that is, where there was a horizon visible at all.
sky
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From this reading It was a gray day, no sun visible, the rain falling by intervals, the sky all neutral tinted, melting in the gray distance into indefinite levels of damp soil and shivering willows,--that is, where there was a horizon visible at all.
soil
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From this reading It was a gray day, no sun visible, the rain falling by intervals, the sky all neutral tinted, melting in the gray distance into indefinite levels of damp soil and shivering willows,--that is, where there was a horizon visible at all.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
sun
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From this reading It was a gray day, no sun visible, the rain falling by intervals, the sky all neutral tinted, melting in the gray distance into indefinite levels of damp soil and shivering willows,--that is, where there was a horizon visible at all.
taken
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From this reading Mrs. Warrender and Chatty left the Warren in the end of the week in which these events had taken place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a gray day, no sun visible, the rain falling by intervals, the sky all neutral tinted, melting in the gray distance into indefinite levels of damp soil and shivering willows,--that is, where there was a horizon visible at all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Warrender and Chatty left the Warren in the end of the week in which these events had taken place.
there
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From this reading It was a gray day, no sun visible, the rain falling by intervals, the sky all neutral tinted, melting in the gray distance into indefinite levels of damp soil and shivering willows,--that is, where there was a horizon visible at all.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Warrender and Chatty left the Warren in the end of the week in which these events had taken place.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had a farewell visit from the rector and Mrs. Wilberforce, which no doubt was prompted by kindness, yet had other motives as well.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Warren looked its worst on the morning when this visit was paid.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
tinted
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From this reading It was a gray day, no sun visible, the rain falling by intervals, the sky all neutral tinted, melting in the gray distance into indefinite levels of damp soil and shivering willows,--that is, where there was a horizon visible at all.
trees
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From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
unendurable
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From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
up
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From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
visible
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From this reading It was a gray day, no sun visible, the rain falling by intervals, the sky all neutral tinted, melting in the gray distance into indefinite levels of damp soil and shivering willows,--that is, where there was a horizon visible at all.
visit
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From this reading They had a farewell visit from the rector and Mrs. Wilberforce, which no doubt was prompted by kindness, yet had other motives as well.
Warren
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From this reading Mrs. Warrender and Chatty left the Warren in the end of the week in which these events had taken place.
Warrender
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From this reading Mrs. Warrender and Chatty left the Warren in the end of the week in which these events had taken place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had a farewell visit from the rector and Mrs. Wilberforce, which no doubt was prompted by kindness, yet had other motives as well.
water
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From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
week
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From this reading Mrs. Warrender and Chatty left the Warren in the end of the week in which these events had taken place.
well
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From this reading They had a farewell visit from the rector and Mrs. Wilberforce, which no doubt was prompted by kindness, yet had other motives as well.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Warren looked its worst on the morning when this visit was paid.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was a gray day, no sun visible, the rain falling by intervals, the sky all neutral tinted, melting in the gray distance into indefinite levels of damp soil and shivering willows,--that is, where there was a horizon visible at all.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Warrender and Chatty left the Warren in the end of the week in which these events had taken place.
whitish
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From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
Wilberforce
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From this reading They had a farewell visit from the rector and Mrs. Wilberforce, which no doubt was prompted by kindness, yet had other motives as well.
willows
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From this reading It was a gray day, no sun visible, the rain falling by intervals, the sky all neutral tinted, melting in the gray distance into indefinite levels of damp soil and shivering willows,--that is, where there was a horizon visible at all.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But in the Warren there was no horizon, nothing but patches of whitish gray seen among the branches of the trees, upon which the rain kept up such an endless, dismal patter as became unendurable after a time--a continual dropping, the water dripping off the long branches, drizzling through the leaves with incessant monotonous downfall.
worst
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From this reading The Warren looked its worst on the morning when this visit was paid.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading They had a farewell visit from the rector and Mrs. Wilberforce, which no doubt was prompted by kindness, yet had other motives as well.
