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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 There was a popular saying that there was no spring in Alberta; one stepped directly out of winter into summer.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Winter came late to Alberta, sometimes withholding its frosty hand till considerably after Christmas; but it stayed late, extending even into the spring months.
Alberta
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From this reading The long, golden fall of Alberta was especially beautiful that year, and although well into November, the weather was as warm and sunny as the month of May.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The long, golden fall of Alberta was especially beautiful that year, and although well into November, the weather was as warm and sunny as the month of May.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The long, golden fall of Alberta was especially beautiful that year, and although well into November, the weather was as warm and sunny as the month of May.
anywhere
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From this reading The days were laden with sunlight, and the night skies, with their myriad stars, set in a firmament more beautiful than anywhere else on earth, were remarkable for their lunar rainbows, and the white blaze of the Northern lights.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The long, golden fall of Alberta was especially beautiful that year, and although well into November, the weather was as warm and sunny as the month of May.
beautiful
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From this reading The long, golden fall of Alberta was especially beautiful that year, and although well into November, the weather was as warm and sunny as the month of May.
blaze
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From this reading The days were laden with sunlight, and the night skies, with their myriad stars, set in a firmament more beautiful than anywhere else on earth, were remarkable for their lunar rainbows, and the white blaze of the Northern lights.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Winter came late to Alberta, sometimes withholding its frosty hand till considerably after Christmas; but it stayed late, extending even into the spring months.
came
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From this reading Winter came late to Alberta, sometimes withholding its frosty hand till considerably after Christmas; but it stayed late, extending even into the spring months.
Christmas
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From this reading Winter came late to Alberta, sometimes withholding its frosty hand till considerably after Christmas; but it stayed late, extending even into the spring months.
considerably
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From this reading Winter came late to Alberta, sometimes withholding its frosty hand till considerably after Christmas; but it stayed late, extending even into the spring months.
days
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From this reading The days were laden with sunlight, and the night skies, with their myriad stars, set in a firmament more beautiful than anywhere else on earth, were remarkable for their lunar rainbows, and the white blaze of the Northern lights.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a popular saying that there was no spring in Alberta; one stepped directly out of winter into summer.
earth
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From this reading The days were laden with sunlight, and the night skies, with their myriad stars, set in a firmament more beautiful than anywhere else on earth, were remarkable for their lunar rainbows, and the white blaze of the Northern lights.
else
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From this reading The days were laden with sunlight, and the night skies, with their myriad stars, set in a firmament more beautiful than anywhere else on earth, were remarkable for their lunar rainbows, and the white blaze of the Northern lights.
especially
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From this reading The long, golden fall of Alberta was especially beautiful that year, and although well into November, the weather was as warm and sunny as the month of May.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Winter came late to Alberta, sometimes withholding its frosty hand till considerably after Christmas; but it stayed late, extending even into the spring months.
extending
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From this reading Winter came late to Alberta, sometimes withholding its frosty hand till considerably after Christmas; but it stayed late, extending even into the spring months.
fall
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From this reading The long, golden fall of Alberta was especially beautiful that year, and although well into November, the weather was as warm and sunny as the month of May.
firmament
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From this reading The days were laden with sunlight, and the night skies, with their myriad stars, set in a firmament more beautiful than anywhere else on earth, were remarkable for their lunar rainbows, and the white blaze of the Northern lights.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The days were laden with sunlight, and the night skies, with their myriad stars, set in a firmament more beautiful than anywhere else on earth, were remarkable for their lunar rainbows, and the white blaze of the Northern lights.
frosty
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From this reading Winter came late to Alberta, sometimes withholding its frosty hand till considerably after Christmas; but it stayed late, extending even into the spring months.
golden
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From this reading The long, golden fall of Alberta was especially beautiful that year, and although well into November, the weather was as warm and sunny as the month of May.
hand
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From this reading Winter came late to Alberta, sometimes withholding its frosty hand till considerably after Christmas; but it stayed late, extending even into the spring months.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a popular saying that there was no spring in Alberta; one stepped directly out of winter into summer.
incomparably
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From this reading But the Alberta fall was incomparably beautiful.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The long, golden fall of Alberta was especially beautiful that year, and although well into November, the weather was as warm and sunny as the month of May.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Winter came late to Alberta, sometimes withholding its frosty hand till considerably after Christmas; but it stayed late, extending even into the spring months.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Winter came late to Alberta, sometimes withholding its frosty hand till considerably after Christmas; but it stayed late, extending even into the spring months.
laden
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From this reading The days were laden with sunlight, and the night skies, with their myriad stars, set in a firmament more beautiful than anywhere else on earth, were remarkable for their lunar rainbows, and the white blaze of the Northern lights.
late
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From this reading Winter came late to Alberta, sometimes withholding its frosty hand till considerably after Christmas; but it stayed late, extending even into the spring months.
lights
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From this reading The days were laden with sunlight, and the night skies, with their myriad stars, set in a firmament more beautiful than anywhere else on earth, were remarkable for their lunar rainbows, and the white blaze of the Northern lights.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long, golden fall of Alberta was especially beautiful that year, and although well into November, the weather was as warm and sunny as the month of May.
lunar
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From this reading The days were laden with sunlight, and the night skies, with their myriad stars, set in a firmament more beautiful than anywhere else on earth, were remarkable for their lunar rainbows, and the white blaze of the Northern lights.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The long, golden fall of Alberta was especially beautiful that year, and although well into November, the weather was as warm and sunny as the month of May.
month
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From this reading The long, golden fall of Alberta was especially beautiful that year, and although well into November, the weather was as warm and sunny as the month of May.
months
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From this reading Winter came late to Alberta, sometimes withholding its frosty hand till considerably after Christmas; but it stayed late, extending even into the spring months.
more
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From this reading The days were laden with sunlight, and the night skies, with their myriad stars, set in a firmament more beautiful than anywhere else on earth, were remarkable for their lunar rainbows, and the white blaze of the Northern lights.
myriad
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From this reading The days were laden with sunlight, and the night skies, with their myriad stars, set in a firmament more beautiful than anywhere else on earth, were remarkable for their lunar rainbows, and the white blaze of the Northern lights.
night
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From this reading The days were laden with sunlight, and the night skies, with their myriad stars, set in a firmament more beautiful than anywhere else on earth, were remarkable for their lunar rainbows, and the white blaze of the Northern lights.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was a popular saying that there was no spring in Alberta; one stepped directly out of winter into summer.
Northern
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From this reading The days were laden with sunlight, and the night skies, with their myriad stars, set in a firmament more beautiful than anywhere else on earth, were remarkable for their lunar rainbows, and the white blaze of the Northern lights.
November
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From this reading The long, golden fall of Alberta was especially beautiful that year, and although well into November, the weather was as warm and sunny as the month of May.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The long, golden fall of Alberta was especially beautiful that year, and although well into November, the weather was as warm and sunny as the month of May.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The days were laden with sunlight, and the night skies, with their myriad stars, set in a firmament more beautiful than anywhere else on earth, were remarkable for their lunar rainbows, and the white blaze of the Northern lights.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was a popular saying that there was no spring in Alberta; one stepped directly out of winter into summer.
out
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From this reading There was a popular saying that there was no spring in Alberta; one stepped directly out of winter into summer.
popular
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From this reading There was a popular saying that there was no spring in Alberta; one stepped directly out of winter into summer.
rainbows
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From this reading The days were laden with sunlight, and the night skies, with their myriad stars, set in a firmament more beautiful than anywhere else on earth, were remarkable for their lunar rainbows, and the white blaze of the Northern lights.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The days were laden with sunlight, and the night skies, with their myriad stars, set in a firmament more beautiful than anywhere else on earth, were remarkable for their lunar rainbows, and the white blaze of the Northern lights.
saying
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From this reading There was a popular saying that there was no spring in Alberta; one stepped directly out of winter into summer.
set
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From this reading The days were laden with sunlight, and the night skies, with their myriad stars, set in a firmament more beautiful than anywhere else on earth, were remarkable for their lunar rainbows, and the white blaze of the Northern lights.
skies
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From this reading The days were laden with sunlight, and the night skies, with their myriad stars, set in a firmament more beautiful than anywhere else on earth, were remarkable for their lunar rainbows, and the white blaze of the Northern lights.
sometimes
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From this reading Winter came late to Alberta, sometimes withholding its frosty hand till considerably after Christmas; but it stayed late, extending even into the spring months.
spring
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From this reading Winter came late to Alberta, sometimes withholding its frosty hand till considerably after Christmas; but it stayed late, extending even into the spring months.
stars
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From this reading The days were laden with sunlight, and the night skies, with their myriad stars, set in a firmament more beautiful than anywhere else on earth, were remarkable for their lunar rainbows, and the white blaze of the Northern lights.
stayed
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From this reading Winter came late to Alberta, sometimes withholding its frosty hand till considerably after Christmas; but it stayed late, extending even into the spring months.
stepped
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From this reading There was a popular saying that there was no spring in Alberta; one stepped directly out of winter into summer.
summer
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From this reading There was a popular saying that there was no spring in Alberta; one stepped directly out of winter into summer.
sunlight
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From this reading The days were laden with sunlight, and the night skies, with their myriad stars, set in a firmament more beautiful than anywhere else on earth, were remarkable for their lunar rainbows, and the white blaze of the Northern lights.
sunny
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From this reading The long, golden fall of Alberta was especially beautiful that year, and although well into November, the weather was as warm and sunny as the month of May.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The days were laden with sunlight, and the night skies, with their myriad stars, set in a firmament more beautiful than anywhere else on earth, were remarkable for their lunar rainbows, and the white blaze of the Northern lights.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The long, golden fall of Alberta was especially beautiful that year, and although well into November, the weather was as warm and sunny as the month of May.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The long, golden fall of Alberta was especially beautiful that year, and although well into November, the weather was as warm and sunny as the month of May.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The days were laden with sunlight, and the night skies, with their myriad stars, set in a firmament more beautiful than anywhere else on earth, were remarkable for their lunar rainbows, and the white blaze of the Northern lights.
There
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From this reading There was a popular saying that there was no spring in Alberta; one stepped directly out of winter into summer.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Winter came late to Alberta, sometimes withholding its frosty hand till considerably after Christmas; but it stayed late, extending even into the spring months.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Winter came late to Alberta, sometimes withholding its frosty hand till considerably after Christmas; but it stayed late, extending even into the spring months.
warm
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From this reading The long, golden fall of Alberta was especially beautiful that year, and although well into November, the weather was as warm and sunny as the month of May.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The long, golden fall of Alberta was especially beautiful that year, and although well into November, the weather was as warm and sunny as the month of May.
weather
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From this reading The long, golden fall of Alberta was especially beautiful that year, and although well into November, the weather was as warm and sunny as the month of May.
well
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From this reading The long, golden fall of Alberta was especially beautiful that year, and although well into November, the weather was as warm and sunny as the month of May.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The days were laden with sunlight, and the night skies, with their myriad stars, set in a firmament more beautiful than anywhere else on earth, were remarkable for their lunar rainbows, and the white blaze of the Northern lights.
white
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From this reading The days were laden with sunlight, and the night skies, with their myriad stars, set in a firmament more beautiful than anywhere else on earth, were remarkable for their lunar rainbows, and the white blaze of the Northern lights.
Winter
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From this reading Winter came late to Alberta, sometimes withholding its frosty hand till considerably after Christmas; but it stayed late, extending even into the spring months.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The days were laden with sunlight, and the night skies, with their myriad stars, set in a firmament more beautiful than anywhere else on earth, were remarkable for their lunar rainbows, and the white blaze of the Northern lights.
withholding
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From this reading Winter came late to Alberta, sometimes withholding its frosty hand till considerably after Christmas; but it stayed late, extending even into the spring months.
year
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From this reading The long, golden fall of Alberta was especially beautiful that year, and although well into November, the weather was as warm and sunny as the month of May.
