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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 A biting north wind hunted across river and city; a wind that carried the first ice-particles of the approaching winter.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A biting north wind hunted across river and city; a wind that carried the first ice-particles of the approaching winter.
Adriances
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From this reading In the Adriances' breakfast-room, an effort had been made to offset the outside cheerlessness by aid of lamps glowing under gold-colored shades.
age
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From this reading There were no children on the Drive or in the park, except a few sturdy urchins neither of the age nor class attended by nurses.
aid
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From this reading In the Adriances' breakfast-room, an effort had been made to offset the outside cheerlessness by aid of lamps glowing under gold-colored shades.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the Adriances' breakfast-room, an effort had been made to offset the outside cheerlessness by aid of lamps glowing under gold-colored shades.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A biting north wind hunted across river and city; a wind that carried the first ice-particles of the approaching winter.
approaching
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From this reading A biting north wind hunted across river and city; a wind that carried the first ice-particles of the approaching winter.
attended
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From this reading There were no children on the Drive or in the park, except a few sturdy urchins neither of the age nor class attended by nurses.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the Adriances' breakfast-room, an effort had been made to offset the outside cheerlessness by aid of lamps glowing under gold-colored shades.
biting
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From this reading A biting north wind hunted across river and city; a wind that carried the first ice-particles of the approaching winter.
breakfast-room
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From this reading In the Adriances' breakfast-room, an effort had been made to offset the outside cheerlessness by aid of lamps glowing under gold-colored shades.
breath
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From this reading No one uncompelled cared to face the grim, gray, scowling day whose breath was freezing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There were no children on the Drive or in the park, except a few sturdy urchins neither of the age nor class attended by nurses.
cared
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From this reading No one uncompelled cared to face the grim, gray, scowling day whose breath was freezing.
carried
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From this reading A biting north wind hunted across river and city; a wind that carried the first ice-particles of the approaching winter.
cheerlessness
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From this reading In the Adriances' breakfast-room, an effort had been made to offset the outside cheerlessness by aid of lamps glowing under gold-colored shades.
children
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From this reading There were no children on the Drive or in the park, except a few sturdy urchins neither of the age nor class attended by nurses.
city
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From this reading A biting north wind hunted across river and city; a wind that carried the first ice-particles of the approaching winter.
class
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From this reading There were no children on the Drive or in the park, except a few sturdy urchins neither of the age nor class attended by nurses.
day
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From this reading THE LITTLE RED HOUSE The next day it stormed.
Drive
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From this reading There were no children on the Drive or in the park, except a few sturdy urchins neither of the age nor class attended by nurses.
effort
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From this reading In the Adriances' breakfast-room, an effort had been made to offset the outside cheerlessness by aid of lamps glowing under gold-colored shades.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading There were no children on the Drive or in the park, except a few sturdy urchins neither of the age nor class attended by nurses.
face
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From this reading No one uncompelled cared to face the grim, gray, scowling day whose breath was freezing.
few
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From this reading There were no children on the Drive or in the park, except a few sturdy urchins neither of the age nor class attended by nurses.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A biting north wind hunted across river and city; a wind that carried the first ice-particles of the approaching winter.
freezing
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From this reading No one uncompelled cared to face the grim, gray, scowling day whose breath was freezing.
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the Adriances' breakfast-room, an effort had been made to offset the outside cheerlessness by aid of lamps glowing under gold-colored shades.
gold-colored
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From this reading In the Adriances' breakfast-room, an effort had been made to offset the outside cheerlessness by aid of lamps glowing under gold-colored shades.
gray
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From this reading No one uncompelled cared to face the grim, gray, scowling day whose breath was freezing.
grim
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From this reading No one uncompelled cared to face the grim, gray, scowling day whose breath was freezing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the Adriances' breakfast-room, an effort had been made to offset the outside cheerlessness by aid of lamps glowing under gold-colored shades.
HOUSE
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From this reading THE LITTLE RED HOUSE The next day it stormed.
hunted
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From this reading A biting north wind hunted across river and city; a wind that carried the first ice-particles of the approaching winter.
ice-particles
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From this reading A biting north wind hunted across river and city; a wind that carried the first ice-particles of the approaching winter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were no children on the Drive or in the park, except a few sturdy urchins neither of the age nor class attended by nurses.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE LITTLE RED HOUSE The next day it stormed.
lamps
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From this reading In the Adriances' breakfast-room, an effort had been made to offset the outside cheerlessness by aid of lamps glowing under gold-colored shades.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LITTLE RED HOUSE The next day it stormed.
made
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From this reading In the Adriances' breakfast-room, an effort had been made to offset the outside cheerlessness by aid of lamps glowing under gold-colored shades.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading There were no children on the Drive or in the park, except a few sturdy urchins neither of the age nor class attended by nurses.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LITTLE RED HOUSE The next day it stormed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There were no children on the Drive or in the park, except a few sturdy urchins neither of the age nor class attended by nurses.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading There were no children on the Drive or in the park, except a few sturdy urchins neither of the age nor class attended by nurses.
north
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From this reading A biting north wind hunted across river and city; a wind that carried the first ice-particles of the approaching winter.
nurses
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From this reading There were no children on the Drive or in the park, except a few sturdy urchins neither of the age nor class attended by nurses.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A biting north wind hunted across river and city; a wind that carried the first ice-particles of the approaching winter.
offset
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From this reading In the Adriances' breakfast-room, an effort had been made to offset the outside cheerlessness by aid of lamps glowing under gold-colored shades.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were no children on the Drive or in the park, except a few sturdy urchins neither of the age nor class attended by nurses.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one uncompelled cared to face the grim, gray, scowling day whose breath was freezing.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There were no children on the Drive or in the park, except a few sturdy urchins neither of the age nor class attended by nurses.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the Adriances' breakfast-room, an effort had been made to offset the outside cheerlessness by aid of lamps glowing under gold-colored shades.
park
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From this reading There were no children on the Drive or in the park, except a few sturdy urchins neither of the age nor class attended by nurses.
RED
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From this reading THE LITTLE RED HOUSE The next day it stormed.
river
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From this reading A biting north wind hunted across river and city; a wind that carried the first ice-particles of the approaching winter.
scowling
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From this reading No one uncompelled cared to face the grim, gray, scowling day whose breath was freezing.
shades
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From this reading In the Adriances' breakfast-room, an effort had been made to offset the outside cheerlessness by aid of lamps glowing under gold-colored shades.
stormed
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From this reading THE LITTLE RED HOUSE The next day it stormed.
sturdy
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From this reading There were no children on the Drive or in the park, except a few sturdy urchins neither of the age nor class attended by nurses.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A biting north wind hunted across river and city; a wind that carried the first ice-particles of the approaching winter.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE RED HOUSE The next day it stormed.
There
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From this reading There were no children on the Drive or in the park, except a few sturdy urchins neither of the age nor class attended by nurses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No one uncompelled cared to face the grim, gray, scowling day whose breath was freezing.
uncompelled
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From this reading No one uncompelled cared to face the grim, gray, scowling day whose breath was freezing.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In the Adriances' breakfast-room, an effort had been made to offset the outside cheerlessness by aid of lamps glowing under gold-colored shades.
urchins
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From this reading There were no children on the Drive or in the park, except a few sturdy urchins neither of the age nor class attended by nurses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No one uncompelled cared to face the grim, gray, scowling day whose breath was freezing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no children on the Drive or in the park, except a few sturdy urchins neither of the age nor class attended by nurses.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading No one uncompelled cared to face the grim, gray, scowling day whose breath was freezing.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A biting north wind hunted across river and city; a wind that carried the first ice-particles of the approaching winter.
winter
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From this reading A biting north wind hunted across river and city; a wind that carried the first ice-particles of the approaching winter.
