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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 A DUMB MAN'S GRIEF.
All
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From this reading All the land lay under a shroud of mist and vapor; and even on the uplands round old Marlowe's little farmstead the heavens were gray and cold, and the wide prospect shut out by a curtain of dim clouds.
almost
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From this reading The rude natural tracks leading over the moor to the farm became almost impassable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The winter fogs which made London so gloomy did not leave the country sky clear and bright.
became
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From this reading The rude natural tracks leading over the moor to the farm became almost impassable.
bright
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From this reading The winter fogs which made London so gloomy did not leave the country sky clear and bright.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All the land lay under a shroud of mist and vapor; and even on the uplands round old Marlowe's little farmstead the heavens were gray and cold, and the wide prospect shut out by a curtain of dim clouds.
clear
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From this reading The winter fogs which made London so gloomy did not leave the country sky clear and bright.
clouds
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From this reading All the land lay under a shroud of mist and vapor; and even on the uplands round old Marlowe's little farmstead the heavens were gray and cold, and the wide prospect shut out by a curtain of dim clouds.
cold
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From this reading All the land lay under a shroud of mist and vapor; and even on the uplands round old Marlowe's little farmstead the heavens were gray and cold, and the wide prospect shut out by a curtain of dim clouds.
country
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From this reading The winter fogs which made London so gloomy did not leave the country sky clear and bright.
curtain
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From this reading All the land lay under a shroud of mist and vapor; and even on the uplands round old Marlowe's little farmstead the heavens were gray and cold, and the wide prospect shut out by a curtain of dim clouds.
damp
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From this reading The thatched roof was sodden with damp, and the deep eaves shed off the water with the sound of a perpetual dropping.
deep
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From this reading The thatched roof was sodden with damp, and the deep eaves shed off the water with the sound of a perpetual dropping.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The winter fogs which made London so gloomy did not leave the country sky clear and bright.
dim
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From this reading All the land lay under a shroud of mist and vapor; and even on the uplands round old Marlowe's little farmstead the heavens were gray and cold, and the wide prospect shut out by a curtain of dim clouds.
dropping
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From this reading The thatched roof was sodden with damp, and the deep eaves shed off the water with the sound of a perpetual dropping.
DUMB
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From this reading A DUMB MAN'S GRIEF.
eaves
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From this reading The thatched roof was sodden with damp, and the deep eaves shed off the water with the sound of a perpetual dropping.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the land lay under a shroud of mist and vapor; and even on the uplands round old Marlowe's little farmstead the heavens were gray and cold, and the wide prospect shut out by a curtain of dim clouds.
farm
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From this reading The rude natural tracks leading over the moor to the farm became almost impassable.
farmstead
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From this reading All the land lay under a shroud of mist and vapor; and even on the uplands round old Marlowe's little farmstead the heavens were gray and cold, and the wide prospect shut out by a curtain of dim clouds.
fogs
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From this reading The winter fogs which made London so gloomy did not leave the country sky clear and bright.
gloomy
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From this reading The winter fogs which made London so gloomy did not leave the country sky clear and bright.
gray
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From this reading All the land lay under a shroud of mist and vapor; and even on the uplands round old Marlowe's little farmstead the heavens were gray and cold, and the wide prospect shut out by a curtain of dim clouds.
GRIEF
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From this reading A DUMB MAN'S GRIEF.
heavens
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From this reading All the land lay under a shroud of mist and vapor; and even on the uplands round old Marlowe's little farmstead the heavens were gray and cold, and the wide prospect shut out by a curtain of dim clouds.
impassable
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From this reading The rude natural tracks leading over the moor to the farm became almost impassable.
land
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From this reading All the land lay under a shroud of mist and vapor; and even on the uplands round old Marlowe's little farmstead the heavens were gray and cold, and the wide prospect shut out by a curtain of dim clouds.
lay
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From this reading All the land lay under a shroud of mist and vapor; and even on the uplands round old Marlowe's little farmstead the heavens were gray and cold, and the wide prospect shut out by a curtain of dim clouds.
leading
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From this reading The rude natural tracks leading over the moor to the farm became almost impassable.
leave
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From this reading The winter fogs which made London so gloomy did not leave the country sky clear and bright.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the land lay under a shroud of mist and vapor; and even on the uplands round old Marlowe's little farmstead the heavens were gray and cold, and the wide prospect shut out by a curtain of dim clouds.
London
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From this reading The winter fogs which made London so gloomy did not leave the country sky clear and bright.
made
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From this reading The winter fogs which made London so gloomy did not leave the country sky clear and bright.
MAN'S
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From this reading A DUMB MAN'S GRIEF.
Marlowe's
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From this reading All the land lay under a shroud of mist and vapor; and even on the uplands round old Marlowe's little farmstead the heavens were gray and cold, and the wide prospect shut out by a curtain of dim clouds.
mist
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From this reading All the land lay under a shroud of mist and vapor; and even on the uplands round old Marlowe's little farmstead the heavens were gray and cold, and the wide prospect shut out by a curtain of dim clouds.
moor
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From this reading The rude natural tracks leading over the moor to the farm became almost impassable.
natural
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From this reading The rude natural tracks leading over the moor to the farm became almost impassable.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The winter fogs which made London so gloomy did not leave the country sky clear and bright.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the land lay under a shroud of mist and vapor; and even on the uplands round old Marlowe's little farmstead the heavens were gray and cold, and the wide prospect shut out by a curtain of dim clouds.
off
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From this reading The thatched roof was sodden with damp, and the deep eaves shed off the water with the sound of a perpetual dropping.
old
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From this reading All the land lay under a shroud of mist and vapor; and even on the uplands round old Marlowe's little farmstead the heavens were gray and cold, and the wide prospect shut out by a curtain of dim clouds.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All the land lay under a shroud of mist and vapor; and even on the uplands round old Marlowe's little farmstead the heavens were gray and cold, and the wide prospect shut out by a curtain of dim clouds.
out
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From this reading All the land lay under a shroud of mist and vapor; and even on the uplands round old Marlowe's little farmstead the heavens were gray and cold, and the wide prospect shut out by a curtain of dim clouds.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The rude natural tracks leading over the moor to the farm became almost impassable.
perpetual
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From this reading The thatched roof was sodden with damp, and the deep eaves shed off the water with the sound of a perpetual dropping.
prospect
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From this reading All the land lay under a shroud of mist and vapor; and even on the uplands round old Marlowe's little farmstead the heavens were gray and cold, and the wide prospect shut out by a curtain of dim clouds.
roof
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From this reading The thatched roof was sodden with damp, and the deep eaves shed off the water with the sound of a perpetual dropping.
round
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From this reading All the land lay under a shroud of mist and vapor; and even on the uplands round old Marlowe's little farmstead the heavens were gray and cold, and the wide prospect shut out by a curtain of dim clouds.
rude
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From this reading The rude natural tracks leading over the moor to the farm became almost impassable.
shed
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From this reading The thatched roof was sodden with damp, and the deep eaves shed off the water with the sound of a perpetual dropping.
shroud
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From this reading All the land lay under a shroud of mist and vapor; and even on the uplands round old Marlowe's little farmstead the heavens were gray and cold, and the wide prospect shut out by a curtain of dim clouds.
shut
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From this reading All the land lay under a shroud of mist and vapor; and even on the uplands round old Marlowe's little farmstead the heavens were gray and cold, and the wide prospect shut out by a curtain of dim clouds.
sky
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From this reading The winter fogs which made London so gloomy did not leave the country sky clear and bright.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The winter fogs which made London so gloomy did not leave the country sky clear and bright.
sodden
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From this reading The thatched roof was sodden with damp, and the deep eaves shed off the water with the sound of a perpetual dropping.
sound
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From this reading The thatched roof was sodden with damp, and the deep eaves shed off the water with the sound of a perpetual dropping.
thatched
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From this reading The thatched roof was sodden with damp, and the deep eaves shed off the water with the sound of a perpetual dropping.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The winter fogs which made London so gloomy did not leave the country sky clear and bright.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The rude natural tracks leading over the moor to the farm became almost impassable.
tracks
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From this reading The rude natural tracks leading over the moor to the farm became almost impassable.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading All the land lay under a shroud of mist and vapor; and even on the uplands round old Marlowe's little farmstead the heavens were gray and cold, and the wide prospect shut out by a curtain of dim clouds.
uplands
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From this reading All the land lay under a shroud of mist and vapor; and even on the uplands round old Marlowe's little farmstead the heavens were gray and cold, and the wide prospect shut out by a curtain of dim clouds.
vapor
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From this reading All the land lay under a shroud of mist and vapor; and even on the uplands round old Marlowe's little farmstead the heavens were gray and cold, and the wide prospect shut out by a curtain of dim clouds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The thatched roof was sodden with damp, and the deep eaves shed off the water with the sound of a perpetual dropping.
water
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From this reading The thatched roof was sodden with damp, and the deep eaves shed off the water with the sound of a perpetual dropping.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the land lay under a shroud of mist and vapor; and even on the uplands round old Marlowe's little farmstead the heavens were gray and cold, and the wide prospect shut out by a curtain of dim clouds.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The winter fogs which made London so gloomy did not leave the country sky clear and bright.
wide
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From this reading All the land lay under a shroud of mist and vapor; and even on the uplands round old Marlowe's little farmstead the heavens were gray and cold, and the wide prospect shut out by a curtain of dim clouds.
winter
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From this reading The winter fogs which made London so gloomy did not leave the country sky clear and bright.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The thatched roof was sodden with damp, and the deep eaves shed off the water with the sound of a perpetual dropping.
