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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 All the next morning the snow fell persistently, and Sagan might have been, as far as appearances went, a castle built in the air.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Above, below, around, the snow eddied like a fairy torrent, beating against the solid walls and curling in curious ringed swirls about its buttresses as water beats about a rock in midstream.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above, below, around, the snow eddied like a fairy torrent, beating against the solid walls and curling in curious ringed swirls about its buttresses as water beats about a rock in midstream.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Above, below, around, the snow eddied like a fairy torrent, beating against the solid walls and curling in curious ringed swirls about its buttresses as water beats about a rock in midstream.
air
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From this reading All the next morning the snow fell persistently, and Sagan might have been, as far as appearances went, a castle built in the air.
All
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From this reading All the next morning the snow fell persistently, and Sagan might have been, as far as appearances went, a castle built in the air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the next morning the snow fell persistently, and Sagan might have been, as far as appearances went, a castle built in the air.
appearances
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From this reading All the next morning the snow fell persistently, and Sagan might have been, as far as appearances went, a castle built in the air.
appreciable
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From this reading But the dominant grey of the outside world cast no appreciable reflection on the spirits of Madame de Sagan's guests, with whom gaiety and wild devices for killing time were necessary and familiar things.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Above, below, around, the snow eddied like a fairy torrent, beating against the solid walls and curling in curious ringed swirls about its buttresses as water beats about a rock in midstream.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All the next morning the snow fell persistently, and Sagan might have been, as far as appearances went, a castle built in the air.
beating
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From this reading Above, below, around, the snow eddied like a fairy torrent, beating against the solid walls and curling in curious ringed swirls about its buttresses as water beats about a rock in midstream.
beats
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From this reading Above, below, around, the snow eddied like a fairy torrent, beating against the solid walls and curling in curious ringed swirls about its buttresses as water beats about a rock in midstream.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All the next morning the snow fell persistently, and Sagan might have been, as far as appearances went, a castle built in the air.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Above, below, around, the snow eddied like a fairy torrent, beating against the solid walls and curling in curious ringed swirls about its buttresses as water beats about a rock in midstream.
built
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From this reading All the next morning the snow fell persistently, and Sagan might have been, as far as appearances went, a castle built in the air.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the dominant grey of the outside world cast no appreciable reflection on the spirits of Madame de Sagan's guests, with whom gaiety and wild devices for killing time were necessary and familiar things.
buttresses
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From this reading Above, below, around, the snow eddied like a fairy torrent, beating against the solid walls and curling in curious ringed swirls about its buttresses as water beats about a rock in midstream.
cast
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castle
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From this reading All the next morning the snow fell persistently, and Sagan might have been, as far as appearances went, a castle built in the air.
curious
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From this reading Above, below, around, the snow eddied like a fairy torrent, beating against the solid walls and curling in curious ringed swirls about its buttresses as water beats about a rock in midstream.
curling
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From this reading Above, below, around, the snow eddied like a fairy torrent, beating against the solid walls and curling in curious ringed swirls about its buttresses as water beats about a rock in midstream.
de
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From this reading But the dominant grey of the outside world cast no appreciable reflection on the spirits of Madame de Sagan's guests, with whom gaiety and wild devices for killing time were necessary and familiar things.
devices
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From this reading But the dominant grey of the outside world cast no appreciable reflection on the spirits of Madame de Sagan's guests, with whom gaiety and wild devices for killing time were necessary and familiar things.
dominant
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From this reading But the dominant grey of the outside world cast no appreciable reflection on the spirits of Madame de Sagan's guests, with whom gaiety and wild devices for killing time were necessary and familiar things.
eddied
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From this reading Above, below, around, the snow eddied like a fairy torrent, beating against the solid walls and curling in curious ringed swirls about its buttresses as water beats about a rock in midstream.
evening
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From this reading But to Valerie the same suggestion of fear and unrest that had oppressed her on the previous evening still held its silent sway over the place.
fairy
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From this reading Above, below, around, the snow eddied like a fairy torrent, beating against the solid walls and curling in curious ringed swirls about its buttresses as water beats about a rock in midstream.
familiar
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From this reading But the dominant grey of the outside world cast no appreciable reflection on the spirits of Madame de Sagan's guests, with whom gaiety and wild devices for killing time were necessary and familiar things.
far
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From this reading All the next morning the snow fell persistently, and Sagan might have been, as far as appearances went, a castle built in the air.
fear
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From this reading But to Valerie the same suggestion of fear and unrest that had oppressed her on the previous evening still held its silent sway over the place.
fell
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From this reading All the next morning the snow fell persistently, and Sagan might have been, as far as appearances went, a castle built in the air.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the dominant grey of the outside world cast no appreciable reflection on the spirits of Madame de Sagan's guests, with whom gaiety and wild devices for killing time were necessary and familiar things.
gaiety
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From this reading But the dominant grey of the outside world cast no appreciable reflection on the spirits of Madame de Sagan's guests, with whom gaiety and wild devices for killing time were necessary and familiar things.
grey
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From this reading But the dominant grey of the outside world cast no appreciable reflection on the spirits of Madame de Sagan's guests, with whom gaiety and wild devices for killing time were necessary and familiar things.
guests
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From this reading But the dominant grey of the outside world cast no appreciable reflection on the spirits of Madame de Sagan's guests, with whom gaiety and wild devices for killing time were necessary and familiar things.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But to Valerie the same suggestion of fear and unrest that had oppressed her on the previous evening still held its silent sway over the place.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All the next morning the snow fell persistently, and Sagan might have been, as far as appearances went, a castle built in the air.
held
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From this reading But to Valerie the same suggestion of fear and unrest that had oppressed her on the previous evening still held its silent sway over the place.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But to Valerie the same suggestion of fear and unrest that had oppressed her on the previous evening still held its silent sway over the place.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LOVE IN TWO SHADES.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Above, below, around, the snow eddied like a fairy torrent, beating against the solid walls and curling in curious ringed swirls about its buttresses as water beats about a rock in midstream.
killing
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From this reading But the dominant grey of the outside world cast no appreciable reflection on the spirits of Madame de Sagan's guests, with whom gaiety and wild devices for killing time were necessary and familiar things.
like
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From this reading Above, below, around, the snow eddied like a fairy torrent, beating against the solid walls and curling in curious ringed swirls about its buttresses as water beats about a rock in midstream.
LOVE
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From this reading LOVE IN TWO SHADES.
Madame
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From this reading But the dominant grey of the outside world cast no appreciable reflection on the spirits of Madame de Sagan's guests, with whom gaiety and wild devices for killing time were necessary and familiar things.
midstream
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From this reading Above, below, around, the snow eddied like a fairy torrent, beating against the solid walls and curling in curious ringed swirls about its buttresses as water beats about a rock in midstream.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading All the next morning the snow fell persistently, and Sagan might have been, as far as appearances went, a castle built in the air.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the next morning the snow fell persistently, and Sagan might have been, as far as appearances went, a castle built in the air.
necessary
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From this reading But the dominant grey of the outside world cast no appreciable reflection on the spirits of Madame de Sagan's guests, with whom gaiety and wild devices for killing time were necessary and familiar things.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the next morning the snow fell persistently, and Sagan might have been, as far as appearances went, a castle built in the air.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But the dominant grey of the outside world cast no appreciable reflection on the spirits of Madame de Sagan's guests, with whom gaiety and wild devices for killing time were necessary and familiar things.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the dominant grey of the outside world cast no appreciable reflection on the spirits of Madame de Sagan's guests, with whom gaiety and wild devices for killing time were necessary and familiar things.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But the dominant grey of the outside world cast no appreciable reflection on the spirits of Madame de Sagan's guests, with whom gaiety and wild devices for killing time were necessary and familiar things.
oppressed
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From this reading But to Valerie the same suggestion of fear and unrest that had oppressed her on the previous evening still held its silent sway over the place.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the dominant grey of the outside world cast no appreciable reflection on the spirits of Madame de Sagan's guests, with whom gaiety and wild devices for killing time were necessary and familiar things.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But to Valerie the same suggestion of fear and unrest that had oppressed her on the previous evening still held its silent sway over the place.
persistently
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From this reading All the next morning the snow fell persistently, and Sagan might have been, as far as appearances went, a castle built in the air.
place
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From this reading But to Valerie the same suggestion of fear and unrest that had oppressed her on the previous evening still held its silent sway over the place.
previous
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From this reading But to Valerie the same suggestion of fear and unrest that had oppressed her on the previous evening still held its silent sway over the place.
reflection
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From this reading But the dominant grey of the outside world cast no appreciable reflection on the spirits of Madame de Sagan's guests, with whom gaiety and wild devices for killing time were necessary and familiar things.
ringed
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From this reading Above, below, around, the snow eddied like a fairy torrent, beating against the solid walls and curling in curious ringed swirls about its buttresses as water beats about a rock in midstream.
rock
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From this reading Above, below, around, the snow eddied like a fairy torrent, beating against the solid walls and curling in curious ringed swirls about its buttresses as water beats about a rock in midstream.
Sagan
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From this reading All the next morning the snow fell persistently, and Sagan might have been, as far as appearances went, a castle built in the air.
Sagan's
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samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to Valerie the same suggestion of fear and unrest that had oppressed her on the previous evening still held its silent sway over the place.
SHADES
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From this reading LOVE IN TWO SHADES.
silent
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From this reading But to Valerie the same suggestion of fear and unrest that had oppressed her on the previous evening still held its silent sway over the place.
snow
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From this reading All the next morning the snow fell persistently, and Sagan might have been, as far as appearances went, a castle built in the air.
solid
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From this reading Above, below, around, the snow eddied like a fairy torrent, beating against the solid walls and curling in curious ringed swirls about its buttresses as water beats about a rock in midstream.
spirits
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From this reading But the dominant grey of the outside world cast no appreciable reflection on the spirits of Madame de Sagan's guests, with whom gaiety and wild devices for killing time were necessary and familiar things.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to Valerie the same suggestion of fear and unrest that had oppressed her on the previous evening still held its silent sway over the place.
suggestion
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From this reading But to Valerie the same suggestion of fear and unrest that had oppressed her on the previous evening still held its silent sway over the place.
sway
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From this reading But to Valerie the same suggestion of fear and unrest that had oppressed her on the previous evening still held its silent sway over the place.
swirls
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From this reading Above, below, around, the snow eddied like a fairy torrent, beating against the solid walls and curling in curious ringed swirls about its buttresses as water beats about a rock in midstream.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But to Valerie the same suggestion of fear and unrest that had oppressed her on the previous evening still held its silent sway over the place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the next morning the snow fell persistently, and Sagan might have been, as far as appearances went, a castle built in the air.
things
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From this reading But the dominant grey of the outside world cast no appreciable reflection on the spirits of Madame de Sagan's guests, with whom gaiety and wild devices for killing time were necessary and familiar things.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the dominant grey of the outside world cast no appreciable reflection on the spirits of Madame de Sagan's guests, with whom gaiety and wild devices for killing time were necessary and familiar things.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But to Valerie the same suggestion of fear and unrest that had oppressed her on the previous evening still held its silent sway over the place.
torrent
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From this reading Above, below, around, the snow eddied like a fairy torrent, beating against the solid walls and curling in curious ringed swirls about its buttresses as water beats about a rock in midstream.
TWO
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From this reading LOVE IN TWO SHADES.
unrest
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From this reading But to Valerie the same suggestion of fear and unrest that had oppressed her on the previous evening still held its silent sway over the place.
Valerie
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From this reading But to Valerie the same suggestion of fear and unrest that had oppressed her on the previous evening still held its silent sway over the place.
walls
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From this reading Above, below, around, the snow eddied like a fairy torrent, beating against the solid walls and curling in curious ringed swirls about its buttresses as water beats about a rock in midstream.
water
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From this reading Above, below, around, the snow eddied like a fairy torrent, beating against the solid walls and curling in curious ringed swirls about its buttresses as water beats about a rock in midstream.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the next morning the snow fell persistently, and Sagan might have been, as far as appearances went, a castle built in the air.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the dominant grey of the outside world cast no appreciable reflection on the spirits of Madame de Sagan's guests, with whom gaiety and wild devices for killing time were necessary and familiar things.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the dominant grey of the outside world cast no appreciable reflection on the spirits of Madame de Sagan's guests, with whom gaiety and wild devices for killing time were necessary and familiar things.
wild
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From this reading But the dominant grey of the outside world cast no appreciable reflection on the spirits of Madame de Sagan's guests, with whom gaiety and wild devices for killing time were necessary and familiar things.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the dominant grey of the outside world cast no appreciable reflection on the spirits of Madame de Sagan's guests, with whom gaiety and wild devices for killing time were necessary and familiar things.
world
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From this reading But the dominant grey of the outside world cast no appreciable reflection on the spirits of Madame de Sagan's guests, with whom gaiety and wild devices for killing time were necessary and familiar things.
