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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Miss Amory had remained after the other people had gone away, and she was listening to the wind, too.
afternoons
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From this reading "We have both lived long enough to have passed through afternoons like this more than once before.
ago
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From this reading The unobtrusive funeral cortege had turned the corner of Bank Street and disappeared from view almost an hour ago.
almost
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From this reading The unobtrusive funeral cortege had turned the corner of Bank Street and disappeared from view almost an hour ago.
Amory
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The unobtrusive funeral cortege had turned the corner of Bank Street and disappeared from view almost an hour ago.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The unobtrusive funeral cortege had turned the corner of Bank Street and disappeared from view almost an hour ago.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are both old women," she had said.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
away
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From this reading Miss Amory had remained after the other people had gone away, and she was listening to the wind, too.
Bank
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From this reading The unobtrusive funeral cortege had turned the corner of Bank Street and disappeared from view almost an hour ago.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "We have both lived long enough to have passed through afternoons like this more than once before.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "We are both old women," she had said.
carried
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
corner
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From this reading The unobtrusive funeral cortege had turned the corner of Bank Street and disappeared from view almost an hour ago.
cortege
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From this reading The unobtrusive funeral cortege had turned the corner of Bank Street and disappeared from view almost an hour ago.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The unobtrusive funeral cortege had turned the corner of Bank Street and disappeared from view almost an hour ago.
early
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
empty
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
England
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
enough
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From this reading "We have both lived long enough to have passed through afternoons like this more than once before.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The unobtrusive funeral cortege had turned the corner of Bank Street and disappeared from view almost an hour ago.
front
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
funeral
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From this reading The unobtrusive funeral cortege had turned the corner of Bank Street and disappeared from view almost an hour ago.
gentle
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
gone
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From this reading Miss Amory had remained after the other people had gone away, and she was listening to the wind, too.
grave
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The unobtrusive funeral cortege had turned the corner of Bank Street and disappeared from view almost an hour ago.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have both lived long enough to have passed through afternoons like this more than once before.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
hour
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From this reading The unobtrusive funeral cortege had turned the corner of Bank Street and disappeared from view almost an hour ago.
house
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
just
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
like
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From this reading "We have both lived long enough to have passed through afternoons like this more than once before.
listening
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From this reading Miss Amory had remained after the other people had gone away, and she was listening to the wind, too.
lived
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We have both lived long enough to have passed through afternoons like this more than once before.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
man
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
Miss
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
more
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From this reading "We have both lived long enough to have passed through afternoons like this more than once before.
mother
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
New
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The unobtrusive funeral cortege had turned the corner of Bank Street and disappeared from view almost an hour ago.
old
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
once
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From this reading "We have both lived long enough to have passed through afternoons like this more than once before.
other
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From this reading Miss Amory had remained after the other people had gone away, and she was listening to the wind, too.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We have both lived long enough to have passed through afternoons like this more than once before.
pathetic
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
patience
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
people
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From this reading Miss Amory had remained after the other people had gone away, and she was listening to the wind, too.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Miss Amory had remained after the other people had gone away, and she was listening to the wind, too.
room
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
rough
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
rushed
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
said
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From this reading "We are both old women," she had said.
sat
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Amory had remained after the other people had gone away, and she was listening to the wind, too.
spring
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
Starkweather
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
Street
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From this reading The unobtrusive funeral cortege had turned the corner of Bank Street and disappeared from view almost an hour ago.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "We have both lived long enough to have passed through afternoons like this more than once before.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The unobtrusive funeral cortege had turned the corner of Bank Street and disappeared from view almost an hour ago.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "We have both lived long enough to have passed through afternoons like this more than once before.
thoroughfare
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
too
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From this reading Miss Amory had remained after the other people had gone away, and she was listening to the wind, too.
trees
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
turned
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From this reading The unobtrusive funeral cortege had turned the corner of Bank Street and disappeared from view almost an hour ago.
unleafed
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
unobtrusive
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From this reading The unobtrusive funeral cortege had turned the corner of Bank Street and disappeared from view almost an hour ago.
up
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
view
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From this reading The unobtrusive funeral cortege had turned the corner of Bank Street and disappeared from view almost an hour ago.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Amory had remained after the other people had gone away, and she was listening to the wind, too.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are both old women," she had said.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
whirled
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Amory had remained after the other people had gone away, and she was listening to the wind, too.
winds
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
woman
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From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
women
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From this reading "We are both old women," she had said.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading In the front room of the house in which had lived the man just carried to his grave, the gentle old woman who had been his mother sat and looked with pathetic patience at Miss Amory Starkweather as the rough winds of the New England early spring rushed up the empty thoroughfare and whirled through the yet unleafed trees.
