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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 It was a grey, misty morning, and a watery sun was shining feebly down from a cloud-strewn sky.
air
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From this reading A desolate morning; with a slight vapoury mist rising from the ground and chilling the air.
AMauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
away
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back
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From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But my thoughts were not of the weather, for I was taking my last lingering farewell of Devereux Court.
chilling
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From this reading A desolate morning; with a slight vapoury mist rising from the ground and chilling the air.
cloud-strewn
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From this reading It was a grey, misty morning, and a watery sun was shining feebly down from a cloud-strewn sky.
coach-house
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From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
cottage
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From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
Court
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From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
desolate
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From this reading A desolate morning; with a slight vapoury mist rising from the ground and chilling the air.
Devereux
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From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
dog-cart
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From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
down
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From this reading It was a grey, misty morning, and a watery sun was shining feebly down from a cloud-strewn sky.
driven
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From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
drops
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From this reading It had been raining, and innumerable glistening drops of moisture were hanging and falling from the well-nigh leafless trees.
Early
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From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
falling
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From this reading It had been raining, and innumerable glistening drops of moisture were hanging and falling from the well-nigh leafless trees.
farewell
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From this reading But my thoughts were not of the weather, for I was taking my last lingering farewell of Devereux Court.
feebly
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From this reading It was a grey, misty morning, and a watery sun was shining feebly down from a cloud-strewn sky.
following
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From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a grey, misty morning, and a watery sun was shining feebly down from a cloud-strewn sky.
glistening
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From this reading It had been raining, and innumerable glistening drops of moisture were hanging and falling from the well-nigh leafless trees.
grey
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From this reading It was a grey, misty morning, and a watery sun was shining feebly down from a cloud-strewn sky.
ground
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From this reading A desolate morning; with a slight vapoury mist rising from the ground and chilling the air.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
hanging
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From this reading It had been raining, and innumerable glistening drops of moisture were hanging and falling from the well-nigh leafless trees.
high
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From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
innumerable
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From this reading It had been raining, and innumerable glistening drops of moisture were hanging and falling from the well-nigh leafless trees.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a grey, misty morning, and a watery sun was shining feebly down from a cloud-strewn sky.
kept
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From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
leaflessadjectiveUS /ˈliːfləs/
having no leaves, usually because of the season
From this reading It had been raining, and innumerable glistening drops of moisture were hanging and falling from the well-nigh leafless trees.
lingering
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From this reading But my thoughts were not of the weather, for I was taking my last lingering farewell of Devereux Court.
mist
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From this reading A desolate morning; with a slight vapoury mist rising from the ground and chilling the air.
misty
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From this reading It was a grey, misty morning, and a watery sun was shining feebly down from a cloud-strewn sky.
moisture
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From this reading It had been raining, and innumerable glistening drops of moisture were hanging and falling from the well-nigh leafless trees.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
mounted
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From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But my thoughts were not of the weather, for I was taking my last lingering farewell of Devereux Court.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had been raining, and innumerable glistening drops of moisture were hanging and falling from the well-nigh leafless trees.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
raining
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From this reading It had been raining, and innumerable glistening drops of moisture were hanging and falling from the well-nigh leafless trees.
rapidly
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From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
rising
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From this reading A desolate morning; with a slight vapoury mist rising from the ground and chilling the air.
shining
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From this reading It was a grey, misty morning, and a watery sun was shining feebly down from a cloud-strewn sky.
sky
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From this reading It was a grey, misty morning, and a watery sun was shining feebly down from a cloud-strewn sky.
slight
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From this reading A desolate morning; with a slight vapoury mist rising from the ground and chilling the air.
sun
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From this reading It was a grey, misty morning, and a watery sun was shining feebly down from a cloud-strewn sky.
taking
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From this reading But my thoughts were not of the weather, for I was taking my last lingering farewell of Devereux Court.
TEMPTED
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From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
thoughts
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From this reading But my thoughts were not of the weather, for I was taking my last lingering farewell of Devereux Court.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
trees
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From this reading It had been raining, and innumerable glistening drops of moisture were hanging and falling from the well-nigh leafless trees.
use
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From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
vapoury
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From this reading A desolate morning; with a slight vapoury mist rising from the ground and chilling the air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
watery
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From this reading It was a grey, misty morning, and a watery sun was shining feebly down from a cloud-strewn sky.
weather
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From this reading But my thoughts were not of the weather, for I was taking my last lingering farewell of Devereux Court.
well-nigh
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From this reading It had been raining, and innumerable glistening drops of moisture were hanging and falling from the well-nigh leafless trees.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It had been raining, and innumerable glistening drops of moisture were hanging and falling from the well-nigh leafless trees.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I AM TEMPTED Early on the following morning I mounted for the last time into the high dog-cart, which had been kept in the coach-house at the "cottage" for my use, and was driven rapidly away with my back to Devereux Court.
