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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 Out in the cold starry night Beatrix was riding swiftly on to the little town of Burtonville--a small settlement which lay some three miles beyond the home of the Lynnes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was isolated from the railroad, and was in fact only a handful of houses dropped down in the midst of the woods for no apparent purpose whatever.
apparent
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From this reading It was isolated from the railroad, and was in fact only a handful of houses dropped down in the midst of the woods for no apparent purpose whatever.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The wind blew shrill and cold, but the girl had wrapped herself warmly and did not mind it as she galloped on in the face of the blast.
Beatrix
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From this reading Out in the cold starry night Beatrix was riding swiftly on to the little town of Burtonville--a small settlement which lay some three miles beyond the home of the Lynnes.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Out in the cold starry night Beatrix was riding swiftly on to the little town of Burtonville--a small settlement which lay some three miles beyond the home of the Lynnes.
blast
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From this reading The wind blew shrill and cold, but the girl had wrapped herself warmly and did not mind it as she galloped on in the face of the blast.
blew
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From this reading The wind blew shrill and cold, but the girl had wrapped herself warmly and did not mind it as she galloped on in the face of the blast.
Burtonville
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From this reading Out in the cold starry night Beatrix was riding swiftly on to the little town of Burtonville--a small settlement which lay some three miles beyond the home of the Lynnes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The wind blew shrill and cold, but the girl had wrapped herself warmly and did not mind it as she galloped on in the face of the blast.
cold
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From this reading Out in the cold starry night Beatrix was riding swiftly on to the little town of Burtonville--a small settlement which lay some three miles beyond the home of the Lynnes.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had only one thought to occupy her--the good old man whom she had loved as a father, was dead.
DEPARTURE
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From this reading ON THE EVE OF DEPARTURE.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The wind blew shrill and cold, but the girl had wrapped herself warmly and did not mind it as she galloped on in the face of the blast.
down
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From this reading It was isolated from the railroad, and was in fact only a handful of houses dropped down in the midst of the woods for no apparent purpose whatever.
dropped
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From this reading It was isolated from the railroad, and was in fact only a handful of houses dropped down in the midst of the woods for no apparent purpose whatever.
EVE
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From this reading ON THE EVE OF DEPARTURE.
face
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From this reading The wind blew shrill and cold, but the girl had wrapped herself warmly and did not mind it as she galloped on in the face of the blast.
fact
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From this reading It was isolated from the railroad, and was in fact only a handful of houses dropped down in the midst of the woods for no apparent purpose whatever.
father
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From this reading She had only one thought to occupy her--the good old man whom she had loved as a father, was dead.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was isolated from the railroad, and was in fact only a handful of houses dropped down in the midst of the woods for no apparent purpose whatever.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was isolated from the railroad, and was in fact only a handful of houses dropped down in the midst of the woods for no apparent purpose whatever.
galloped
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From this reading The wind blew shrill and cold, but the girl had wrapped herself warmly and did not mind it as she galloped on in the face of the blast.
girl
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From this reading The wind blew shrill and cold, but the girl had wrapped herself warmly and did not mind it as she galloped on in the face of the blast.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had only one thought to occupy her--the good old man whom she had loved as a father, was dead.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wind blew shrill and cold, but the girl had wrapped herself warmly and did not mind it as she galloped on in the face of the blast.
handful
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From this reading It was isolated from the railroad, and was in fact only a handful of houses dropped down in the midst of the woods for no apparent purpose whatever.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had only one thought to occupy her--the good old man whom she had loved as a father, was dead.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The wind blew shrill and cold, but the girl had wrapped herself warmly and did not mind it as she galloped on in the face of the blast.
home
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From this reading Out in the cold starry night Beatrix was riding swiftly on to the little town of Burtonville--a small settlement which lay some three miles beyond the home of the Lynnes.
houses
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From this reading It was isolated from the railroad, and was in fact only a handful of houses dropped down in the midst of the woods for no apparent purpose whatever.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Out in the cold starry night Beatrix was riding swiftly on to the little town of Burtonville--a small settlement which lay some three miles beyond the home of the Lynnes.
isolated
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From this reading It was isolated from the railroad, and was in fact only a handful of houses dropped down in the midst of the woods for no apparent purpose whatever.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was isolated from the railroad, and was in fact only a handful of houses dropped down in the midst of the woods for no apparent purpose whatever.
lay
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From this reading Out in the cold starry night Beatrix was riding swiftly on to the little town of Burtonville--a small settlement which lay some three miles beyond the home of the Lynnes.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Out in the cold starry night Beatrix was riding swiftly on to the little town of Burtonville--a small settlement which lay some three miles beyond the home of the Lynnes.
loved
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From this reading She had only one thought to occupy her--the good old man whom she had loved as a father, was dead.
Lynnes
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From this reading Out in the cold starry night Beatrix was riding swiftly on to the little town of Burtonville--a small settlement which lay some three miles beyond the home of the Lynnes.
man
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From this reading She had only one thought to occupy her--the good old man whom she had loved as a father, was dead.
midst
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From this reading It was isolated from the railroad, and was in fact only a handful of houses dropped down in the midst of the woods for no apparent purpose whatever.
miles
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From this reading Out in the cold starry night Beatrix was riding swiftly on to the little town of Burtonville--a small settlement which lay some three miles beyond the home of the Lynnes.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind blew shrill and cold, but the girl had wrapped herself warmly and did not mind it as she galloped on in the face of the blast.
night
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From this reading Out in the cold starry night Beatrix was riding swiftly on to the little town of Burtonville--a small settlement which lay some three miles beyond the home of the Lynnes.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was isolated from the railroad, and was in fact only a handful of houses dropped down in the midst of the woods for no apparent purpose whatever.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The wind blew shrill and cold, but the girl had wrapped herself warmly and did not mind it as she galloped on in the face of the blast.
occupy
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From this reading She had only one thought to occupy her--the good old man whom she had loved as a father, was dead.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE EVE OF DEPARTURE.
old
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From this reading She had only one thought to occupy her--the good old man whom she had loved as a father, was dead.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE EVE OF DEPARTURE.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had only one thought to occupy her--the good old man whom she had loved as a father, was dead.
only
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From this reading It was isolated from the railroad, and was in fact only a handful of houses dropped down in the midst of the woods for no apparent purpose whatever.
Out
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From this reading Out in the cold starry night Beatrix was riding swiftly on to the little town of Burtonville--a small settlement which lay some three miles beyond the home of the Lynnes.
purpose
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From this reading It was isolated from the railroad, and was in fact only a handful of houses dropped down in the midst of the woods for no apparent purpose whatever.
railroad
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From this reading It was isolated from the railroad, and was in fact only a handful of houses dropped down in the midst of the woods for no apparent purpose whatever.
riding
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From this reading Out in the cold starry night Beatrix was riding swiftly on to the little town of Burtonville--a small settlement which lay some three miles beyond the home of the Lynnes.
settlement
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From this reading Out in the cold starry night Beatrix was riding swiftly on to the little town of Burtonville--a small settlement which lay some three miles beyond the home of the Lynnes.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The wind blew shrill and cold, but the girl had wrapped herself warmly and did not mind it as she galloped on in the face of the blast.
shrill
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From this reading The wind blew shrill and cold, but the girl had wrapped herself warmly and did not mind it as she galloped on in the face of the blast.
small
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From this reading Out in the cold starry night Beatrix was riding swiftly on to the little town of Burtonville--a small settlement which lay some three miles beyond the home of the Lynnes.
some
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From this reading Out in the cold starry night Beatrix was riding swiftly on to the little town of Burtonville--a small settlement which lay some three miles beyond the home of the Lynnes.
starry
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From this reading Out in the cold starry night Beatrix was riding swiftly on to the little town of Burtonville--a small settlement which lay some three miles beyond the home of the Lynnes.
swiftly
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From this reading Out in the cold starry night Beatrix was riding swiftly on to the little town of Burtonville--a small settlement which lay some three miles beyond the home of the Lynnes.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE EVE OF DEPARTURE.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had only one thought to occupy her--the good old man whom she had loved as a father, was dead.
three
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From this reading Out in the cold starry night Beatrix was riding swiftly on to the little town of Burtonville--a small settlement which lay some three miles beyond the home of the Lynnes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Out in the cold starry night Beatrix was riding swiftly on to the little town of Burtonville--a small settlement which lay some three miles beyond the home of the Lynnes.
town
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From this reading Out in the cold starry night Beatrix was riding swiftly on to the little town of Burtonville--a small settlement which lay some three miles beyond the home of the Lynnes.
warmly
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From this reading The wind blew shrill and cold, but the girl had wrapped herself warmly and did not mind it as she galloped on in the face of the blast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Out in the cold starry night Beatrix was riding swiftly on to the little town of Burtonville--a small settlement which lay some three miles beyond the home of the Lynnes.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading It was isolated from the railroad, and was in fact only a handful of houses dropped down in the midst of the woods for no apparent purpose whatever.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Out in the cold starry night Beatrix was riding swiftly on to the little town of Burtonville--a small settlement which lay some three miles beyond the home of the Lynnes.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had only one thought to occupy her--the good old man whom she had loved as a father, was dead.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind blew shrill and cold, but the girl had wrapped herself warmly and did not mind it as she galloped on in the face of the blast.
woods
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From this reading It was isolated from the railroad, and was in fact only a handful of houses dropped down in the midst of the woods for no apparent purpose whatever.
wrapped
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From this reading The wind blew shrill and cold, but the girl had wrapped herself warmly and did not mind it as she galloped on in the face of the blast.
