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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 lawn glittered like a sheet of silver, and the dark hues of the holly and the laurel exhibited in full perfection the richness of the crimson berries, and the delicacy of the pure hoar-frost with which they were covered.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The clear sky was unclouded, and its brilliant blue was rendered only the more lovely from its contrast with the leafless branches which were pencilled against it.
air
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From this reading There was an elastic feeling in the air, which would have given strength and refreshment even to the weary watcher by the bed of sickness.
All
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From this reading All nature seemed to rejoice, and Amy awoke to rejoice also.
also
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From this reading All nature seemed to rejoice, and Amy awoke to rejoice also.
Amy
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From this reading The morning of Christmas-day was in every respect as bright and beautiful as Amy could possibly have desired.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an elastic feeling in the air, which would have given strength and refreshment even to the weary watcher by the bed of sickness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The morning of Christmas-day was in every respect as bright and beautiful as Amy could possibly have desired.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The morning of Christmas-day was in every respect as bright and beautiful as Amy could possibly have desired.
awoke
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From this reading All nature seemed to rejoice, and Amy awoke to rejoice also.
beautiful
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From this reading The morning of Christmas-day was in every respect as bright and beautiful as Amy could possibly have desired.
bed
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From this reading There was an elastic feeling in the air, which would have given strength and refreshment even to the weary watcher by the bed of sickness.
berries
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From this reading The lawn glittered like a sheet of silver, and the dark hues of the holly and the laurel exhibited in full perfection the richness of the crimson berries, and the delicacy of the pure hoar-frost with which they were covered.
blue
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From this reading The clear sky was unclouded, and its brilliant blue was rendered only the more lovely from its contrast with the leafless branches which were pencilled against it.
branches
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From this reading The clear sky was unclouded, and its brilliant blue was rendered only the more lovely from its contrast with the leafless branches which were pencilled against it.
bright
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From this reading The morning of Christmas-day was in every respect as bright and beautiful as Amy could possibly have desired.
brilliant
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From this reading The clear sky was unclouded, and its brilliant blue was rendered only the more lovely from its contrast with the leafless branches which were pencilled against it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was an elastic feeling in the air, which would have given strength and refreshment even to the weary watcher by the bed of sickness.
Christmas-day
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From this reading The morning of Christmas-day was in every respect as bright and beautiful as Amy could possibly have desired.
clear
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From this reading The clear sky was unclouded, and its brilliant blue was rendered only the more lovely from its contrast with the leafless branches which were pencilled against it.
contrast
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From this reading The clear sky was unclouded, and its brilliant blue was rendered only the more lovely from its contrast with the leafless branches which were pencilled against it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The morning of Christmas-day was in every respect as bright and beautiful as Amy could possibly have desired.
covered
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From this reading The lawn glittered like a sheet of silver, and the dark hues of the holly and the laurel exhibited in full perfection the richness of the crimson berries, and the delicacy of the pure hoar-frost with which they were covered.
crimson
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From this reading The lawn glittered like a sheet of silver, and the dark hues of the holly and the laurel exhibited in full perfection the richness of the crimson berries, and the delicacy of the pure hoar-frost with which they were covered.
dark
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From this reading The lawn glittered like a sheet of silver, and the dark hues of the holly and the laurel exhibited in full perfection the richness of the crimson berries, and the delicacy of the pure hoar-frost with which they were covered.
delicacy
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From this reading The lawn glittered like a sheet of silver, and the dark hues of the holly and the laurel exhibited in full perfection the richness of the crimson berries, and the delicacy of the pure hoar-frost with which they were covered.
desired
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From this reading The morning of Christmas-day was in every respect as bright and beautiful as Amy could possibly have desired.
elastic
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From this reading There was an elastic feeling in the air, which would have given strength and refreshment even to the weary watcher by the bed of sickness.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was an elastic feeling in the air, which would have given strength and refreshment even to the weary watcher by the bed of sickness.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The morning of Christmas-day was in every respect as bright and beautiful as Amy could possibly have desired.
exhibited
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From this reading The lawn glittered like a sheet of silver, and the dark hues of the holly and the laurel exhibited in full perfection the richness of the crimson berries, and the delicacy of the pure hoar-frost with which they were covered.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was an elastic feeling in the air, which would have given strength and refreshment even to the weary watcher by the bed of sickness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The clear sky was unclouded, and its brilliant blue was rendered only the more lovely from its contrast with the leafless branches which were pencilled against it.
full
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From this reading The lawn glittered like a sheet of silver, and the dark hues of the holly and the laurel exhibited in full perfection the richness of the crimson berries, and the delicacy of the pure hoar-frost with which they were covered.
given
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From this reading There was an elastic feeling in the air, which would have given strength and refreshment even to the weary watcher by the bed of sickness.
glittered
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From this reading The lawn glittered like a sheet of silver, and the dark hues of the holly and the laurel exhibited in full perfection the richness of the crimson berries, and the delicacy of the pure hoar-frost with which they were covered.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The morning of Christmas-day was in every respect as bright and beautiful as Amy could possibly have desired.
hoar-frost
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From this reading The lawn glittered like a sheet of silver, and the dark hues of the holly and the laurel exhibited in full perfection the richness of the crimson berries, and the delicacy of the pure hoar-frost with which they were covered.
holly
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From this reading The lawn glittered like a sheet of silver, and the dark hues of the holly and the laurel exhibited in full perfection the richness of the crimson berries, and the delicacy of the pure hoar-frost with which they were covered.
hues
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From this reading The lawn glittered like a sheet of silver, and the dark hues of the holly and the laurel exhibited in full perfection the richness of the crimson berries, and the delicacy of the pure hoar-frost with which they were covered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The morning of Christmas-day was in every respect as bright and beautiful as Amy could possibly have desired.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The clear sky was unclouded, and its brilliant blue was rendered only the more lovely from its contrast with the leafless branches which were pencilled against it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The clear sky was unclouded, and its brilliant blue was rendered only the more lovely from its contrast with the leafless branches which were pencilled against it.
laurel
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From this reading The lawn glittered like a sheet of silver, and the dark hues of the holly and the laurel exhibited in full perfection the richness of the crimson berries, and the delicacy of the pure hoar-frost with which they were covered.
lawn
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From this reading The lawn glittered like a sheet of silver, and the dark hues of the holly and the laurel exhibited in full perfection the richness of the crimson berries, and the delicacy of the pure hoar-frost with which they were covered.
leaflessadjectiveUS /ˈliːfləs/
having no leaves, usually because of the season
From this reading The clear sky was unclouded, and its brilliant blue was rendered only the more lovely from its contrast with the leafless branches which were pencilled against it.
like
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From this reading The lawn glittered like a sheet of silver, and the dark hues of the holly and the laurel exhibited in full perfection the richness of the crimson berries, and the delicacy of the pure hoar-frost with which they were covered.
lovely
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From this reading The clear sky was unclouded, and its brilliant blue was rendered only the more lovely from its contrast with the leafless branches which were pencilled against it.
more
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From this reading The clear sky was unclouded, and its brilliant blue was rendered only the more lovely from its contrast with the leafless branches which were pencilled against it.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning of Christmas-day was in every respect as bright and beautiful as Amy could possibly have desired.
nature
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From this reading All nature seemed to rejoice, and Amy awoke to rejoice also.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The morning of Christmas-day was in every respect as bright and beautiful as Amy could possibly have desired.
only
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From this reading The clear sky was unclouded, and its brilliant blue was rendered only the more lovely from its contrast with the leafless branches which were pencilled against it.
pencilled
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From this reading The clear sky was unclouded, and its brilliant blue was rendered only the more lovely from its contrast with the leafless branches which were pencilled against it.
perfection
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From this reading The lawn glittered like a sheet of silver, and the dark hues of the holly and the laurel exhibited in full perfection the richness of the crimson berries, and the delicacy of the pure hoar-frost with which they were covered.
possibly
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From this reading The morning of Christmas-day was in every respect as bright and beautiful as Amy could possibly have desired.
pure
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From this reading The lawn glittered like a sheet of silver, and the dark hues of the holly and the laurel exhibited in full perfection the richness of the crimson berries, and the delicacy of the pure hoar-frost with which they were covered.
refreshment
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From this reading There was an elastic feeling in the air, which would have given strength and refreshment even to the weary watcher by the bed of sickness.
rejoicenounUS /ˈrejoice/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All nature seemed to rejoice, and Amy awoke to rejoice also.
rendered
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From this reading The clear sky was unclouded, and its brilliant blue was rendered only the more lovely from its contrast with the leafless branches which were pencilled against it.
respect
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From this reading The morning of Christmas-day was in every respect as bright and beautiful as Amy could possibly have desired.
richness
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From this reading The lawn glittered like a sheet of silver, and the dark hues of the holly and the laurel exhibited in full perfection the richness of the crimson berries, and the delicacy of the pure hoar-frost with which they were covered.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All nature seemed to rejoice, and Amy awoke to rejoice also.
sheet
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From this reading The lawn glittered like a sheet of silver, and the dark hues of the holly and the laurel exhibited in full perfection the richness of the crimson berries, and the delicacy of the pure hoar-frost with which they were covered.
sickness
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From this reading There was an elastic feeling in the air, which would have given strength and refreshment even to the weary watcher by the bed of sickness.
silver
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From this reading The lawn glittered like a sheet of silver, and the dark hues of the holly and the laurel exhibited in full perfection the richness of the crimson berries, and the delicacy of the pure hoar-frost with which they were covered.
sky
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From this reading The clear sky was unclouded, and its brilliant blue was rendered only the more lovely from its contrast with the leafless branches which were pencilled against it.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was an elastic feeling in the air, which would have given strength and refreshment even to the weary watcher by the bed of sickness.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The morning of Christmas-day was in every respect as bright and beautiful as Amy could possibly have desired.
There
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From this reading There was an elastic feeling in the air, which would have given strength and refreshment even to the weary watcher by the bed of sickness.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The lawn glittered like a sheet of silver, and the dark hues of the holly and the laurel exhibited in full perfection the richness of the crimson berries, and the delicacy of the pure hoar-frost with which they were covered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was an elastic feeling in the air, which would have given strength and refreshment even to the weary watcher by the bed of sickness.
unclouded
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From this reading The clear sky was unclouded, and its brilliant blue was rendered only the more lovely from its contrast with the leafless branches which were pencilled against it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The morning of Christmas-day was in every respect as bright and beautiful as Amy could possibly have desired.
watcher
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From this reading There was an elastic feeling in the air, which would have given strength and refreshment even to the weary watcher by the bed of sickness.
weary
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From this reading There was an elastic feeling in the air, which would have given strength and refreshment even to the weary watcher by the bed of sickness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The clear sky was unclouded, and its brilliant blue was rendered only the more lovely from its contrast with the leafless branches which were pencilled against it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The clear sky was unclouded, and its brilliant blue was rendered only the more lovely from its contrast with the leafless branches which were pencilled against it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The clear sky was unclouded, and its brilliant blue was rendered only the more lovely from its contrast with the leafless branches which were pencilled against it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was an elastic feeling in the air, which would have given strength and refreshment even to the weary watcher by the bed of sickness.
