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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 "Oh, what a deal of scorn looks beautiful In the contempt and anger of her lips."--_Twelfth Night._ The dark day is growing colder and more drear.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Clarissa, riding along the forest path that leads to Sartoris, feels something akin to pleasure in the sound of the rushing torrent that comes from above and falls headlong into the river that runs on her right hand.
akin
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From this reading Clarissa, riding along the forest path that leads to Sartoris, feels something akin to pleasure in the sound of the rushing torrent that comes from above and falls headlong into the river that runs on her right hand.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Clarissa, riding along the forest path that leads to Sartoris, feels something akin to pleasure in the sound of the rushing torrent that comes from above and falls headlong into the river that runs on her right hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, what a deal of scorn looks beautiful In the contempt and anger of her lips."--_Twelfth Night._ The dark day is growing colder and more drear.
anger
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From this reading "Oh, what a deal of scorn looks beautiful In the contempt and anger of her lips."--_Twelfth Night._ The dark day is growing colder and more drear.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The winds are sighing sadly.
beautiful
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From this reading "Oh, what a deal of scorn looks beautiful In the contempt and anger of her lips."--_Twelfth Night._ The dark day is growing colder and more drear.
breeze
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From this reading A shivering sobbing breeze, that rushes in a mournful fashion through the naked twigs, tells one the year is drawing to a close, and that truly it is "faint with cold, and weak with old."
Clarissa
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From this reading Clarissa, riding along the forest path that leads to Sartoris, feels something akin to pleasure in the sound of the rushing torrent that comes from above and falls headlong into the river that runs on her right hand.
close
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From this reading A shivering sobbing breeze, that rushes in a mournful fashion through the naked twigs, tells one the year is drawing to a close, and that truly it is "faint with cold, and weak with old."
cold
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From this reading A shivering sobbing breeze, that rushes in a mournful fashion through the naked twigs, tells one the year is drawing to a close, and that truly it is "faint with cold, and weak with old."
colder
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From this reading "Oh, what a deal of scorn looks beautiful In the contempt and anger of her lips."--_Twelfth Night._ The dark day is growing colder and more drear.
comes
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From this reading Clarissa, riding along the forest path that leads to Sartoris, feels something akin to pleasure in the sound of the rushing torrent that comes from above and falls headlong into the river that runs on her right hand.
contempt
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From this reading "Oh, what a deal of scorn looks beautiful In the contempt and anger of her lips."--_Twelfth Night._ The dark day is growing colder and more drear.
dark
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From this reading "Oh, what a deal of scorn looks beautiful In the contempt and anger of her lips."--_Twelfth Night._ The dark day is growing colder and more drear.
day
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From this reading "Oh, what a deal of scorn looks beautiful In the contempt and anger of her lips."--_Twelfth Night._ The dark day is growing colder and more drear.
deal
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From this reading "Oh, what a deal of scorn looks beautiful In the contempt and anger of her lips."--_Twelfth Night._ The dark day is growing colder and more drear.
desolation
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From this reading There is, too, a desolation in the scene that harmonizes with her own sad thoughts.
drawing
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From this reading A shivering sobbing breeze, that rushes in a mournful fashion through the naked twigs, tells one the year is drawing to a close, and that truly it is "faint with cold, and weak with old."
drear
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From this reading "Oh, what a deal of scorn looks beautiful In the contempt and anger of her lips."--_Twelfth Night._ The dark day is growing colder and more drear.
faint
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From this reading A shivering sobbing breeze, that rushes in a mournful fashion through the naked twigs, tells one the year is drawing to a close, and that truly it is "faint with cold, and weak with old."
falls
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From this reading Clarissa, riding along the forest path that leads to Sartoris, feels something akin to pleasure in the sound of the rushing torrent that comes from above and falls headlong into the river that runs on her right hand.
fashion
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From this reading A shivering sobbing breeze, that rushes in a mournful fashion through the naked twigs, tells one the year is drawing to a close, and that truly it is "faint with cold, and weak with old."
feels
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From this reading Clarissa, riding along the forest path that leads to Sartoris, feels something akin to pleasure in the sound of the rushing torrent that comes from above and falls headlong into the river that runs on her right hand.
forest
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From this reading Clarissa, riding along the forest path that leads to Sartoris, feels something akin to pleasure in the sound of the rushing torrent that comes from above and falls headlong into the river that runs on her right hand.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Clarissa, riding along the forest path that leads to Sartoris, feels something akin to pleasure in the sound of the rushing torrent that comes from above and falls headlong into the river that runs on her right hand.
growing
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From this reading "Oh, what a deal of scorn looks beautiful In the contempt and anger of her lips."--_Twelfth Night._ The dark day is growing colder and more drear.
hand
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From this reading Clarissa, riding along the forest path that leads to Sartoris, feels something akin to pleasure in the sound of the rushing torrent that comes from above and falls headlong into the river that runs on her right hand.
harmonizes
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From this reading There is, too, a desolation in the scene that harmonizes with her own sad thoughts.
headlong
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From this reading Clarissa, riding along the forest path that leads to Sartoris, feels something akin to pleasure in the sound of the rushing torrent that comes from above and falls headlong into the river that runs on her right hand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, what a deal of scorn looks beautiful In the contempt and anger of her lips."--_Twelfth Night._ The dark day is growing colder and more drear.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, what a deal of scorn looks beautiful In the contempt and anger of her lips."--_Twelfth Night._ The dark day is growing colder and more drear.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Clarissa, riding along the forest path that leads to Sartoris, feels something akin to pleasure in the sound of the rushing torrent that comes from above and falls headlong into the river that runs on her right hand.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, what a deal of scorn looks beautiful In the contempt and anger of her lips."--_Twelfth Night._ The dark day is growing colder and more drear.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A shivering sobbing breeze, that rushes in a mournful fashion through the naked twigs, tells one the year is drawing to a close, and that truly it is "faint with cold, and weak with old."
leads
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From this reading Clarissa, riding along the forest path that leads to Sartoris, feels something akin to pleasure in the sound of the rushing torrent that comes from above and falls headlong into the river that runs on her right hand.
lips
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From this reading "Oh, what a deal of scorn looks beautiful In the contempt and anger of her lips."--_Twelfth Night._ The dark day is growing colder and more drear.
looks
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From this reading "Oh, what a deal of scorn looks beautiful In the contempt and anger of her lips."--_Twelfth Night._ The dark day is growing colder and more drear.
more
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From this reading "Oh, what a deal of scorn looks beautiful In the contempt and anger of her lips."--_Twelfth Night._ The dark day is growing colder and more drear.
mournful
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From this reading A shivering sobbing breeze, that rushes in a mournful fashion through the naked twigs, tells one the year is drawing to a close, and that truly it is "faint with cold, and weak with old."
naked
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From this reading A shivering sobbing breeze, that rushes in a mournful fashion through the naked twigs, tells one the year is drawing to a close, and that truly it is "faint with cold, and weak with old."
Night
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From this reading "Oh, what a deal of scorn looks beautiful In the contempt and anger of her lips."--_Twelfth Night._ The dark day is growing colder and more drear.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, what a deal of scorn looks beautiful In the contempt and anger of her lips."--_Twelfth Night._ The dark day is growing colder and more drear.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, what a deal of scorn looks beautiful In the contempt and anger of her lips."--_Twelfth Night._ The dark day is growing colder and more drear.
old
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From this reading A shivering sobbing breeze, that rushes in a mournful fashion through the naked twigs, tells one the year is drawing to a close, and that truly it is "faint with cold, and weak with old."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Clarissa, riding along the forest path that leads to Sartoris, feels something akin to pleasure in the sound of the rushing torrent that comes from above and falls headlong into the river that runs on her right hand.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A shivering sobbing breeze, that rushes in a mournful fashion through the naked twigs, tells one the year is drawing to a close, and that truly it is "faint with cold, and weak with old."
own
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From this reading There is, too, a desolation in the scene that harmonizes with her own sad thoughts.
path
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From this reading Clarissa, riding along the forest path that leads to Sartoris, feels something akin to pleasure in the sound of the rushing torrent that comes from above and falls headlong into the river that runs on her right hand.
pleasure
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From this reading Clarissa, riding along the forest path that leads to Sartoris, feels something akin to pleasure in the sound of the rushing torrent that comes from above and falls headlong into the river that runs on her right hand.
riding
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From this reading Clarissa, riding along the forest path that leads to Sartoris, feels something akin to pleasure in the sound of the rushing torrent that comes from above and falls headlong into the river that runs on her right hand.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clarissa, riding along the forest path that leads to Sartoris, feels something akin to pleasure in the sound of the rushing torrent that comes from above and falls headlong into the river that runs on her right hand.
river
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From this reading Clarissa, riding along the forest path that leads to Sartoris, feels something akin to pleasure in the sound of the rushing torrent that comes from above and falls headlong into the river that runs on her right hand.
runs
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From this reading Clarissa, riding along the forest path that leads to Sartoris, feels something akin to pleasure in the sound of the rushing torrent that comes from above and falls headlong into the river that runs on her right hand.
rushes
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From this reading A shivering sobbing breeze, that rushes in a mournful fashion through the naked twigs, tells one the year is drawing to a close, and that truly it is "faint with cold, and weak with old."
rushing
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From this reading Clarissa, riding along the forest path that leads to Sartoris, feels something akin to pleasure in the sound of the rushing torrent that comes from above and falls headlong into the river that runs on her right hand.
sad
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From this reading There is, too, a desolation in the scene that harmonizes with her own sad thoughts.
sadly
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From this reading The winds are sighing sadly.
Sartoris
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From this reading Clarissa, riding along the forest path that leads to Sartoris, feels something akin to pleasure in the sound of the rushing torrent that comes from above and falls headlong into the river that runs on her right hand.
scene
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From this reading There is, too, a desolation in the scene that harmonizes with her own sad thoughts.
scorn
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From this reading "Oh, what a deal of scorn looks beautiful In the contempt and anger of her lips."--_Twelfth Night._ The dark day is growing colder and more drear.
shivering
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From this reading A shivering sobbing breeze, that rushes in a mournful fashion through the naked twigs, tells one the year is drawing to a close, and that truly it is "faint with cold, and weak with old."
sighing
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From this reading The winds are sighing sadly.
sobbing
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From this reading A shivering sobbing breeze, that rushes in a mournful fashion through the naked twigs, tells one the year is drawing to a close, and that truly it is "faint with cold, and weak with old."
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Clarissa, riding along the forest path that leads to Sartoris, feels something akin to pleasure in the sound of the rushing torrent that comes from above and falls headlong into the river that runs on her right hand.
sound
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From this reading Clarissa, riding along the forest path that leads to Sartoris, feels something akin to pleasure in the sound of the rushing torrent that comes from above and falls headlong into the river that runs on her right hand.
tells
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From this reading A shivering sobbing breeze, that rushes in a mournful fashion through the naked twigs, tells one the year is drawing to a close, and that truly it is "faint with cold, and weak with old."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A shivering sobbing breeze, that rushes in a mournful fashion through the naked twigs, tells one the year is drawing to a close, and that truly it is "faint with cold, and weak with old."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, what a deal of scorn looks beautiful In the contempt and anger of her lips."--_Twelfth Night._ The dark day is growing colder and more drear.
There
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From this reading There is, too, a desolation in the scene that harmonizes with her own sad thoughts.
thoughts
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From this reading There is, too, a desolation in the scene that harmonizes with her own sad thoughts.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A shivering sobbing breeze, that rushes in a mournful fashion through the naked twigs, tells one the year is drawing to a close, and that truly it is "faint with cold, and weak with old."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A shivering sobbing breeze, that rushes in a mournful fashion through the naked twigs, tells one the year is drawing to a close, and that truly it is "faint with cold, and weak with old."
too
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From this reading There is, too, a desolation in the scene that harmonizes with her own sad thoughts.
torrent
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From this reading Clarissa, riding along the forest path that leads to Sartoris, feels something akin to pleasure in the sound of the rushing torrent that comes from above and falls headlong into the river that runs on her right hand.
truly
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From this reading A shivering sobbing breeze, that rushes in a mournful fashion through the naked twigs, tells one the year is drawing to a close, and that truly it is "faint with cold, and weak with old."
Twelfth
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From this reading "Oh, what a deal of scorn looks beautiful In the contempt and anger of her lips."--_Twelfth Night._ The dark day is growing colder and more drear.
twigs
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From this reading A shivering sobbing breeze, that rushes in a mournful fashion through the naked twigs, tells one the year is drawing to a close, and that truly it is "faint with cold, and weak with old."
weak
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From this reading A shivering sobbing breeze, that rushes in a mournful fashion through the naked twigs, tells one the year is drawing to a close, and that truly it is "faint with cold, and weak with old."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, what a deal of scorn looks beautiful In the contempt and anger of her lips."--_Twelfth Night._ The dark day is growing colder and more drear.
winds
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From this reading The winds are sighing sadly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A shivering sobbing breeze, that rushes in a mournful fashion through the naked twigs, tells one the year is drawing to a close, and that truly it is "faint with cold, and weak with old."
year
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From this reading A shivering sobbing breeze, that rushes in a mournful fashion through the naked twigs, tells one the year is drawing to a close, and that truly it is "faint with cold, and weak with old."
