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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 The marriage of Innocent took place on one of the first days of February, a day of the “seasonable” kind, with black skies, a dark gray atmosphere, and occasional downpours of steady rain.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNPOPULAR WEDDING.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The marriage of Innocent took place on one of the first days of February, a day of the “seasonable” kind, with black skies, a dark gray atmosphere, and occasional downpours of steady rain.
atmosphere
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From this reading The marriage of Innocent took place on one of the first days of February, a day of the “seasonable” kind, with black skies, a dark gray atmosphere, and occasional downpours of steady rain.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The raw cold penetrated to one’s bones and one’s heart, and even the show of costly flowers which had been procured for the occasion failed to make the rooms look cheerful.
black
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From this reading The marriage of Innocent took place on one of the first days of February, a day of the “seasonable” kind, with black skies, a dark gray atmosphere, and occasional downpours of steady rain.
bones
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From this reading The raw cold penetrated to one’s bones and one’s heart, and even the show of costly flowers which had been procured for the occasion failed to make the rooms look cheerful.
bridal
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From this reading Innocent herself, in her white bridal dress and veil, was like the snowdrops.
cheeks
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From this reading Her head drooped a little, her cheeks were not much less pale than her dress.
cheerful
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From this reading The raw cold penetrated to one’s bones and one’s heart, and even the show of costly flowers which had been procured for the occasion failed to make the rooms look cheerful.
cold
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From this reading The raw cold penetrated to one’s bones and one’s heart, and even the show of costly flowers which had been procured for the occasion failed to make the rooms look cheerful.
costly
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From this reading The raw cold penetrated to one’s bones and one’s heart, and even the show of costly flowers which had been procured for the occasion failed to make the rooms look cheerful.
dark
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From this reading The marriage of Innocent took place on one of the first days of February, a day of the “seasonable” kind, with black skies, a dark gray atmosphere, and occasional downpours of steady rain.
day
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From this reading The marriage of Innocent took place on one of the first days of February, a day of the “seasonable” kind, with black skies, a dark gray atmosphere, and occasional downpours of steady rain.
days
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From this reading The marriage of Innocent took place on one of the first days of February, a day of the “seasonable” kind, with black skies, a dark gray atmosphere, and occasional downpours of steady rain.
downpours
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From this reading The marriage of Innocent took place on one of the first days of February, a day of the “seasonable” kind, with black skies, a dark gray atmosphere, and occasional downpours of steady rain.
dress
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From this reading Innocent herself, in her white bridal dress and veil, was like the snowdrops.
drooped
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From this reading Her head drooped a little, her cheeks were not much less pale than her dress.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The raw cold penetrated to one’s bones and one’s heart, and even the show of costly flowers which had been procured for the occasion failed to make the rooms look cheerful.
failed
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From this reading The raw cold penetrated to one’s bones and one’s heart, and even the show of costly flowers which had been procured for the occasion failed to make the rooms look cheerful.
February
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From this reading The marriage of Innocent took place on one of the first days of February, a day of the “seasonable” kind, with black skies, a dark gray atmosphere, and occasional downpours of steady rain.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The marriage of Innocent took place on one of the first days of February, a day of the “seasonable” kind, with black skies, a dark gray atmosphere, and occasional downpours of steady rain.
flowers
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From this reading The raw cold penetrated to one’s bones and one’s heart, and even the show of costly flowers which had been procured for the occasion failed to make the rooms look cheerful.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The raw cold penetrated to one’s bones and one’s heart, and even the show of costly flowers which had been procured for the occasion failed to make the rooms look cheerful.
gray
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From this reading The marriage of Innocent took place on one of the first days of February, a day of the “seasonable” kind, with black skies, a dark gray atmosphere, and occasional downpours of steady rain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The raw cold penetrated to one’s bones and one’s heart, and even the show of costly flowers which had been procured for the occasion failed to make the rooms look cheerful.
head
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From this reading Her head drooped a little, her cheeks were not much less pale than her dress.
heart
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From this reading The raw cold penetrated to one’s bones and one’s heart, and even the show of costly flowers which had been procured for the occasion failed to make the rooms look cheerful.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Innocent herself, in her white bridal dress and veil, was like the snowdrops.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Innocent herself, in her white bridal dress and veil, was like the snowdrops.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Innocent herself, in her white bridal dress and veil, was like the snowdrops.
Innocent
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From this reading The marriage of Innocent took place on one of the first days of February, a day of the “seasonable” kind, with black skies, a dark gray atmosphere, and occasional downpours of steady rain.
kind
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From this reading The marriage of Innocent took place on one of the first days of February, a day of the “seasonable” kind, with black skies, a dark gray atmosphere, and occasional downpours of steady rain.
less
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From this reading Her head drooped a little, her cheeks were not much less pale than her dress.
like
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From this reading Innocent herself, in her white bridal dress and veil, was like the snowdrops.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her head drooped a little, her cheeks were not much less pale than her dress.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The raw cold penetrated to one’s bones and one’s heart, and even the show of costly flowers which had been procured for the occasion failed to make the rooms look cheerful.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The raw cold penetrated to one’s bones and one’s heart, and even the show of costly flowers which had been procured for the occasion failed to make the rooms look cheerful.
marriage
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From this reading The marriage of Innocent took place on one of the first days of February, a day of the “seasonable” kind, with black skies, a dark gray atmosphere, and occasional downpours of steady rain.
much
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From this reading Her head drooped a little, her cheeks were not much less pale than her dress.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her head drooped a little, her cheeks were not much less pale than her dress.
occasion
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From this reading The raw cold penetrated to one’s bones and one’s heart, and even the show of costly flowers which had been procured for the occasion failed to make the rooms look cheerful.
occasional
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From this reading The marriage of Innocent took place on one of the first days of February, a day of the “seasonable” kind, with black skies, a dark gray atmosphere, and occasional downpours of steady rain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The marriage of Innocent took place on one of the first days of February, a day of the “seasonable” kind, with black skies, a dark gray atmosphere, and occasional downpours of steady rain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The marriage of Innocent took place on one of the first days of February, a day of the “seasonable” kind, with black skies, a dark gray atmosphere, and occasional downpours of steady rain.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The marriage of Innocent took place on one of the first days of February, a day of the “seasonable” kind, with black skies, a dark gray atmosphere, and occasional downpours of steady rain.
one's
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From this reading The raw cold penetrated to one’s bones and one’s heart, and even the show of costly flowers which had been procured for the occasion failed to make the rooms look cheerful.
pale
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From this reading Her head drooped a little, her cheeks were not much less pale than her dress.
penetrated
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From this reading The raw cold penetrated to one’s bones and one’s heart, and even the show of costly flowers which had been procured for the occasion failed to make the rooms look cheerful.
place
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From this reading The marriage of Innocent took place on one of the first days of February, a day of the “seasonable” kind, with black skies, a dark gray atmosphere, and occasional downpours of steady rain.
procured
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From this reading The raw cold penetrated to one’s bones and one’s heart, and even the show of costly flowers which had been procured for the occasion failed to make the rooms look cheerful.
rain
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From this reading The marriage of Innocent took place on one of the first days of February, a day of the “seasonable” kind, with black skies, a dark gray atmosphere, and occasional downpours of steady rain.
raw
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From this reading The raw cold penetrated to one’s bones and one’s heart, and even the show of costly flowers which had been procured for the occasion failed to make the rooms look cheerful.
rooms
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From this reading The raw cold penetrated to one’s bones and one’s heart, and even the show of costly flowers which had been procured for the occasion failed to make the rooms look cheerful.
seasonable
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From this reading The marriage of Innocent took place on one of the first days of February, a day of the “seasonable” kind, with black skies, a dark gray atmosphere, and occasional downpours of steady rain.
show
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From this reading The raw cold penetrated to one’s bones and one’s heart, and even the show of costly flowers which had been procured for the occasion failed to make the rooms look cheerful.
skies
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From this reading The marriage of Innocent took place on one of the first days of February, a day of the “seasonable” kind, with black skies, a dark gray atmosphere, and occasional downpours of steady rain.
snowdrops
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From this reading Innocent herself, in her white bridal dress and veil, was like the snowdrops.
steady
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From this reading The marriage of Innocent took place on one of the first days of February, a day of the “seasonable” kind, with black skies, a dark gray atmosphere, and occasional downpours of steady rain.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Her head drooped a little, her cheeks were not much less pale than her dress.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The marriage of Innocent took place on one of the first days of February, a day of the “seasonable” kind, with black skies, a dark gray atmosphere, and occasional downpours of steady rain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The raw cold penetrated to one’s bones and one’s heart, and even the show of costly flowers which had been procured for the occasion failed to make the rooms look cheerful.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The marriage of Innocent took place on one of the first days of February, a day of the “seasonable” kind, with black skies, a dark gray atmosphere, and occasional downpours of steady rain.
UNPOPULAR
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From this reading AN UNPOPULAR WEDDING.
veil
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From this reading Innocent herself, in her white bridal dress and veil, was like the snowdrops.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Innocent herself, in her white bridal dress and veil, was like the snowdrops.
WEDDING
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From this reading AN UNPOPULAR WEDDING.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her head drooped a little, her cheeks were not much less pale than her dress.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The raw cold penetrated to one’s bones and one’s heart, and even the show of costly flowers which had been procured for the occasion failed to make the rooms look cheerful.
white
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From this reading Innocent herself, in her white bridal dress and veil, was like the snowdrops.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The marriage of Innocent took place on one of the first days of February, a day of the “seasonable” kind, with black skies, a dark gray atmosphere, and occasional downpours of steady rain.
