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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 slight motion of the air was against them, and made a cutting breeze as they drove on.
ADVERTISEMENT
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From this reading AN ADVERTISEMENT Chill was the night.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The slight motion of the air was against them, and made a cutting breeze as they drove on.
air
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From this reading The slight motion of the air was against them, and made a cutting breeze as they drove on.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ADVERTISEMENT Chill was the night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The slight motion of the air was against them, and made a cutting breeze as they drove on.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The slight motion of the air was against them, and made a cutting breeze as they drove on.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading The gentleman who sat beside him in a huge cloak and fur cap, with several yards of cashmere swathing his throat and chin and chops, was taciturn, except when he offered William a cigar.
breeze
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From this reading The slight motion of the air was against them, and made a cutting breeze as they drove on.
cap
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From this reading The gentleman who sat beside him in a huge cloak and fur cap, with several yards of cashmere swathing his throat and chin and chops, was taciturn, except when he offered William a cigar.
cashmere
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From this reading The gentleman who sat beside him in a huge cloak and fur cap, with several yards of cashmere swathing his throat and chin and chops, was taciturn, except when he offered William a cigar.
Chill
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From this reading AN ADVERTISEMENT Chill was the night.
chin
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From this reading The gentleman who sat beside him in a huge cloak and fur cap, with several yards of cashmere swathing his throat and chin and chops, was taciturn, except when he offered William a cigar.
chops
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From this reading The gentleman who sat beside him in a huge cloak and fur cap, with several yards of cashmere swathing his throat and chin and chops, was taciturn, except when he offered William a cigar.
cigar
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From this reading The gentleman who sat beside him in a huge cloak and fur cap, with several yards of cashmere swathing his throat and chin and chops, was taciturn, except when he offered William a cigar.
cloak
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From this reading The gentleman who sat beside him in a huge cloak and fur cap, with several yards of cashmere swathing his throat and chin and chops, was taciturn, except when he offered William a cigar.
cold
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From this reading The cold, dark, and solitude helped his depression—and longing to see Dr. Sprague, to whom, in his helplessness, he looked for practical counsel.
counsel
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From this reading The cold, dark, and solitude helped his depression—and longing to see Dr. Sprague, to whom, in his helplessness, he looked for practical counsel.
cutting
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From this reading The slight motion of the air was against them, and made a cutting breeze as they drove on.
dark
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From this reading The cold, dark, and solitude helped his depression—and longing to see Dr. Sprague, to whom, in his helplessness, he looked for practical counsel.
depression
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From this reading The cold, dark, and solitude helped his depression—and longing to see Dr. Sprague, to whom, in his helplessness, he looked for practical counsel.
Dr
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From this reading The cold, dark, and solitude helped his depression—and longing to see Dr. Sprague, to whom, in his helplessness, he looked for practical counsel.
drove
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From this reading The slight motion of the air was against them, and made a cutting breeze as they drove on.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The gentleman who sat beside him in a huge cloak and fur cap, with several yards of cashmere swathing his throat and chin and chops, was taciturn, except when he offered William a cigar.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The cold, dark, and solitude helped his depression—and longing to see Dr. Sprague, to whom, in his helplessness, he looked for practical counsel.
fur
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From this reading The gentleman who sat beside him in a huge cloak and fur cap, with several yards of cashmere swathing his throat and chin and chops, was taciturn, except when he offered William a cigar.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The gentleman who sat beside him in a huge cloak and fur cap, with several yards of cashmere swathing his throat and chin and chops, was taciturn, except when he offered William a cigar.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The gentleman who sat beside him in a huge cloak and fur cap, with several yards of cashmere swathing his throat and chin and chops, was taciturn, except when he offered William a cigar.
helped
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From this reading The cold, dark, and solitude helped his depression—and longing to see Dr. Sprague, to whom, in his helplessness, he looked for practical counsel.
helplessness
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From this reading The cold, dark, and solitude helped his depression—and longing to see Dr. Sprague, to whom, in his helplessness, he looked for practical counsel.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The gentleman who sat beside him in a huge cloak and fur cap, with several yards of cashmere swathing his throat and chin and chops, was taciturn, except when he offered William a cigar.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The gentleman who sat beside him in a huge cloak and fur cap, with several yards of cashmere swathing his throat and chin and chops, was taciturn, except when he offered William a cigar.
huge
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From this reading The gentleman who sat beside him in a huge cloak and fur cap, with several yards of cashmere swathing his throat and chin and chops, was taciturn, except when he offered William a cigar.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The gentleman who sat beside him in a huge cloak and fur cap, with several yards of cashmere swathing his throat and chin and chops, was taciturn, except when he offered William a cigar.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The way seemed more than usually long.
longing
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From this reading The cold, dark, and solitude helped his depression—and longing to see Dr. Sprague, to whom, in his helplessness, he looked for practical counsel.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cold, dark, and solitude helped his depression—and longing to see Dr. Sprague, to whom, in his helplessness, he looked for practical counsel.
made
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From this reading The slight motion of the air was against them, and made a cutting breeze as they drove on.
more
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From this reading The way seemed more than usually long.
motion
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From this reading The slight motion of the air was against them, and made a cutting breeze as they drove on.
night
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From this reading AN ADVERTISEMENT Chill was the night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The slight motion of the air was against them, and made a cutting breeze as they drove on.
offered
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From this reading The gentleman who sat beside him in a huge cloak and fur cap, with several yards of cashmere swathing his throat and chin and chops, was taciturn, except when he offered William a cigar.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The slight motion of the air was against them, and made a cutting breeze as they drove on.
practical
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From this reading The cold, dark, and solitude helped his depression—and longing to see Dr. Sprague, to whom, in his helplessness, he looked for practical counsel.
sat
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From this reading The gentleman who sat beside him in a huge cloak and fur cap, with several yards of cashmere swathing his throat and chin and chops, was taciturn, except when he offered William a cigar.
see
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From this reading The cold, dark, and solitude helped his depression—and longing to see Dr. Sprague, to whom, in his helplessness, he looked for practical counsel.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The way seemed more than usually long.
several
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From this reading The gentleman who sat beside him in a huge cloak and fur cap, with several yards of cashmere swathing his throat and chin and chops, was taciturn, except when he offered William a cigar.
slight
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From this reading The slight motion of the air was against them, and made a cutting breeze as they drove on.
solitude
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From this reading The cold, dark, and solitude helped his depression—and longing to see Dr. Sprague, to whom, in his helplessness, he looked for practical counsel.
Sprague
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From this reading The cold, dark, and solitude helped his depression—and longing to see Dr. Sprague, to whom, in his helplessness, he looked for practical counsel.
swathing
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From this reading The gentleman who sat beside him in a huge cloak and fur cap, with several yards of cashmere swathing his throat and chin and chops, was taciturn, except when he offered William a cigar.
taciturn
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From this reading The gentleman who sat beside him in a huge cloak and fur cap, with several yards of cashmere swathing his throat and chin and chops, was taciturn, except when he offered William a cigar.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The way seemed more than usually long.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ADVERTISEMENT Chill was the night.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The slight motion of the air was against them, and made a cutting breeze as they drove on.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The slight motion of the air was against them, and made a cutting breeze as they drove on.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading The gentleman who sat beside him in a huge cloak and fur cap, with several yards of cashmere swathing his throat and chin and chops, was taciturn, except when he offered William a cigar.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cold, dark, and solitude helped his depression—and longing to see Dr. Sprague, to whom, in his helplessness, he looked for practical counsel.
usually
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From this reading The way seemed more than usually long.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN ADVERTISEMENT Chill was the night.
way
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From this reading The way seemed more than usually long.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The gentleman who sat beside him in a huge cloak and fur cap, with several yards of cashmere swathing his throat and chin and chops, was taciturn, except when he offered William a cigar.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The gentleman who sat beside him in a huge cloak and fur cap, with several yards of cashmere swathing his throat and chin and chops, was taciturn, except when he offered William a cigar.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The cold, dark, and solitude helped his depression—and longing to see Dr. Sprague, to whom, in his helplessness, he looked for practical counsel.
William
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From this reading The gentleman who sat beside him in a huge cloak and fur cap, with several yards of cashmere swathing his throat and chin and chops, was taciturn, except when he offered William a cigar.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The gentleman who sat beside him in a huge cloak and fur cap, with several yards of cashmere swathing his throat and chin and chops, was taciturn, except when he offered William a cigar.
yards
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From this reading The gentleman who sat beside him in a huge cloak and fur cap, with several yards of cashmere swathing his throat and chin and chops, was taciturn, except when he offered William a cigar.
