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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 old-fashioned Deming mansion, for the hundredth time in its sedate existence, was filled with a gayety which offset even the menacing weather.
ablaze
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From this reading Yet it was not because of these clouds that the old house was ablaze with light from cellar to attic.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Thunder clouds of late summer brooded over the Ohio, and rain, already sweeping across the wide crescent-bend of the river, was threatening to burst upon Evansville.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thunder clouds of late summer brooded over the Ohio, and rain, already sweeping across the wide crescent-bend of the river, was threatening to burst upon Evansville.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although noon was close at hand, the morning was deeply gloomy and ominous.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Although noon was close at hand, the morning was deeply gloomy and ominous.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Although noon was close at hand, the morning was deeply gloomy and ominous.
attic
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From this reading Yet it was not because of these clouds that the old house was ablaze with light from cellar to attic.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Yet it was not because of these clouds that the old house was ablaze with light from cellar to attic.
brooded
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From this reading Thunder clouds of late summer brooded over the Ohio, and rain, already sweeping across the wide crescent-bend of the river, was threatening to burst upon Evansville.
burst
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From this reading Thunder clouds of late summer brooded over the Ohio, and rain, already sweeping across the wide crescent-bend of the river, was threatening to burst upon Evansville.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From the twelve-foot ceilings of the huge rooms hung electric clusters, whose glare was softened yet quickened by tinkling prisms and pendants of crystal.
ceilings
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From this reading From the twelve-foot ceilings of the huge rooms hung electric clusters, whose glare was softened yet quickened by tinkling prisms and pendants of crystal.
cellar
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From this reading Yet it was not because of these clouds that the old house was ablaze with light from cellar to attic.
close
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From this reading Although noon was close at hand, the morning was deeply gloomy and ominous.
clouds
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From this reading Thunder clouds of late summer brooded over the Ohio, and rain, already sweeping across the wide crescent-bend of the river, was threatening to burst upon Evansville.
clusters
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From this reading From the twelve-foot ceilings of the huge rooms hung electric clusters, whose glare was softened yet quickened by tinkling prisms and pendants of crystal.
crescent-bend
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From this reading Thunder clouds of late summer brooded over the Ohio, and rain, already sweeping across the wide crescent-bend of the river, was threatening to burst upon Evansville.
crystal
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From this reading From the twelve-foot ceilings of the huge rooms hung electric clusters, whose glare was softened yet quickened by tinkling prisms and pendants of crystal.
deeply
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From this reading Although noon was close at hand, the morning was deeply gloomy and ominous.
Deming
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From this reading The old-fashioned Deming mansion, for the hundredth time in its sedate existence, was filled with a gayety which offset even the menacing weather.
electric
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From this reading From the twelve-foot ceilings of the huge rooms hung electric clusters, whose glare was softened yet quickened by tinkling prisms and pendants of crystal.
Evansville
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From this reading Thunder clouds of late summer brooded over the Ohio, and rain, already sweeping across the wide crescent-bend of the river, was threatening to burst upon Evansville.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old-fashioned Deming mansion, for the hundredth time in its sedate existence, was filled with a gayety which offset even the menacing weather.
existence
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From this reading The old-fashioned Deming mansion, for the hundredth time in its sedate existence, was filled with a gayety which offset even the menacing weather.
filled
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From this reading The old-fashioned Deming mansion, for the hundredth time in its sedate existence, was filled with a gayety which offset even the menacing weather.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The old-fashioned Deming mansion, for the hundredth time in its sedate existence, was filled with a gayety which offset even the menacing weather.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet it was not because of these clouds that the old house was ablaze with light from cellar to attic.
gayety
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From this reading The old-fashioned Deming mansion, for the hundredth time in its sedate existence, was filled with a gayety which offset even the menacing weather.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the twelve-foot ceilings of the huge rooms hung electric clusters, whose glare was softened yet quickened by tinkling prisms and pendants of crystal.
gloomy
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From this reading Although noon was close at hand, the morning was deeply gloomy and ominous.
hand
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From this reading Although noon was close at hand, the morning was deeply gloomy and ominous.
house
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From this reading Yet it was not because of these clouds that the old house was ablaze with light from cellar to attic.
huge
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From this reading From the twelve-foot ceilings of the huge rooms hung electric clusters, whose glare was softened yet quickened by tinkling prisms and pendants of crystal.
hundredth
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From this reading The old-fashioned Deming mansion, for the hundredth time in its sedate existence, was filled with a gayety which offset even the menacing weather.
hung
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From this reading From the twelve-foot ceilings of the huge rooms hung electric clusters, whose glare was softened yet quickened by tinkling prisms and pendants of crystal.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The old-fashioned Deming mansion, for the hundredth time in its sedate existence, was filled with a gayety which offset even the menacing weather.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet it was not because of these clouds that the old house was ablaze with light from cellar to attic.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The old-fashioned Deming mansion, for the hundredth time in its sedate existence, was filled with a gayety which offset even the menacing weather.
late
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From this reading Thunder clouds of late summer brooded over the Ohio, and rain, already sweeping across the wide crescent-bend of the river, was threatening to burst upon Evansville.
light
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From this reading Yet it was not because of these clouds that the old house was ablaze with light from cellar to attic.
mansion
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From this reading The old-fashioned Deming mansion, for the hundredth time in its sedate existence, was filled with a gayety which offset even the menacing weather.
menacing
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From this reading The old-fashioned Deming mansion, for the hundredth time in its sedate existence, was filled with a gayety which offset even the menacing weather.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although noon was close at hand, the morning was deeply gloomy and ominous.
noon
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From this reading Although noon was close at hand, the morning was deeply gloomy and ominous.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet it was not because of these clouds that the old house was ablaze with light from cellar to attic.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thunder clouds of late summer brooded over the Ohio, and rain, already sweeping across the wide crescent-bend of the river, was threatening to burst upon Evansville.
offset
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From this reading The old-fashioned Deming mansion, for the hundredth time in its sedate existence, was filled with a gayety which offset even the menacing weather.
Ohio
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From this reading Thunder clouds of late summer brooded over the Ohio, and rain, already sweeping across the wide crescent-bend of the river, was threatening to burst upon Evansville.
old
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From this reading Yet it was not because of these clouds that the old house was ablaze with light from cellar to attic.
old-fashioned
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From this reading The old-fashioned Deming mansion, for the hundredth time in its sedate existence, was filled with a gayety which offset even the menacing weather.
ominous
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From this reading Although noon was close at hand, the morning was deeply gloomy and ominous.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Thunder clouds of late summer brooded over the Ohio, and rain, already sweeping across the wide crescent-bend of the river, was threatening to burst upon Evansville.
pendants
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From this reading From the twelve-foot ceilings of the huge rooms hung electric clusters, whose glare was softened yet quickened by tinkling prisms and pendants of crystal.
prisms
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From this reading From the twelve-foot ceilings of the huge rooms hung electric clusters, whose glare was softened yet quickened by tinkling prisms and pendants of crystal.
quickened
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From this reading From the twelve-foot ceilings of the huge rooms hung electric clusters, whose glare was softened yet quickened by tinkling prisms and pendants of crystal.
rain
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From this reading Thunder clouds of late summer brooded over the Ohio, and rain, already sweeping across the wide crescent-bend of the river, was threatening to burst upon Evansville.
river
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From this reading Thunder clouds of late summer brooded over the Ohio, and rain, already sweeping across the wide crescent-bend of the river, was threatening to burst upon Evansville.
rooms
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From this reading From the twelve-foot ceilings of the huge rooms hung electric clusters, whose glare was softened yet quickened by tinkling prisms and pendants of crystal.
sedate
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From this reading The old-fashioned Deming mansion, for the hundredth time in its sedate existence, was filled with a gayety which offset even the menacing weather.
softened
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From this reading From the twelve-foot ceilings of the huge rooms hung electric clusters, whose glare was softened yet quickened by tinkling prisms and pendants of crystal.
summer
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From this reading Thunder clouds of late summer brooded over the Ohio, and rain, already sweeping across the wide crescent-bend of the river, was threatening to burst upon Evansville.
sweeping
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From this reading Thunder clouds of late summer brooded over the Ohio, and rain, already sweeping across the wide crescent-bend of the river, was threatening to burst upon Evansville.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet it was not because of these clouds that the old house was ablaze with light from cellar to attic.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old-fashioned Deming mansion, for the hundredth time in its sedate existence, was filled with a gayety which offset even the menacing weather.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Yet it was not because of these clouds that the old house was ablaze with light from cellar to attic.
threatening
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From this reading Thunder clouds of late summer brooded over the Ohio, and rain, already sweeping across the wide crescent-bend of the river, was threatening to burst upon Evansville.
ThundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thunder clouds of late summer brooded over the Ohio, and rain, already sweeping across the wide crescent-bend of the river, was threatening to burst upon Evansville.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old-fashioned Deming mansion, for the hundredth time in its sedate existence, was filled with a gayety which offset even the menacing weather.
tinkling
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From this reading From the twelve-foot ceilings of the huge rooms hung electric clusters, whose glare was softened yet quickened by tinkling prisms and pendants of crystal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thunder clouds of late summer brooded over the Ohio, and rain, already sweeping across the wide crescent-bend of the river, was threatening to burst upon Evansville.
twelve-foot
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From this reading From the twelve-foot ceilings of the huge rooms hung electric clusters, whose glare was softened yet quickened by tinkling prisms and pendants of crystal.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Thunder clouds of late summer brooded over the Ohio, and rain, already sweeping across the wide crescent-bend of the river, was threatening to burst upon Evansville.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old-fashioned Deming mansion, for the hundredth time in its sedate existence, was filled with a gayety which offset even the menacing weather.
weather
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From this reading The old-fashioned Deming mansion, for the hundredth time in its sedate existence, was filled with a gayety which offset even the menacing weather.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The old-fashioned Deming mansion, for the hundredth time in its sedate existence, was filled with a gayety which offset even the menacing weather.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading From the twelve-foot ceilings of the huge rooms hung electric clusters, whose glare was softened yet quickened by tinkling prisms and pendants of crystal.
wide
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From this reading Thunder clouds of late summer brooded over the Ohio, and rain, already sweeping across the wide crescent-bend of the river, was threatening to burst upon Evansville.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The old-fashioned Deming mansion, for the hundredth time in its sedate existence, was filled with a gayety which offset even the menacing weather.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it was not because of these clouds that the old house was ablaze with light from cellar to attic.
