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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 gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
afraid
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From this reading "Summer is over, I'm afraid!" she sighed--"Such a wonderful summer it has been for me!--the summer of my life--the summer of my love!
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
air
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From this reading A pretty little elm in Miss Leigh's tiny garden was clothed in gold instead of green, and shook its glittering foliage down with every breath of air like fairy coins minted from the sky.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Innocent, leaning from her study window, watched the falling brightness with an unwilling sense of pain and foreboding.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
autumn
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From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Summer is over, I'm afraid!" she sighed--"Such a wonderful summer it has been for me!--the summer of my life--the summer of my love!
boughs
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From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
breath
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From this reading A pretty little elm in Miss Leigh's tiny garden was clothed in gold instead of green, and shook its glittering foliage down with every breath of air like fairy coins minted from the sky.
brightness
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From this reading Innocent, leaning from her study window, watched the falling brightness with an unwilling sense of pain and foreboding.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
unpleasantly cold
From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
clothed
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From this reading A pretty little elm in Miss Leigh's tiny garden was clothed in gold instead of green, and shook its glittering foliage down with every breath of air like fairy coins minted from the sky.
coins
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From this reading A pretty little elm in Miss Leigh's tiny garden was clothed in gold instead of green, and shook its glittering foliage down with every breath of air like fairy coins minted from the sky.
dear
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From this reading Oh, dear summer, stay just a little longer!"
down
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From this reading A pretty little elm in Miss Leigh's tiny garden was clothed in gold instead of green, and shook its glittering foliage down with every breath of air like fairy coins minted from the sky.
early
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From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
elm
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From this reading A pretty little elm in Miss Leigh's tiny garden was clothed in gold instead of green, and shook its glittering foliage down with every breath of air like fairy coins minted from the sky.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A pretty little elm in Miss Leigh's tiny garden was clothed in gold instead of green, and shook its glittering foliage down with every breath of air like fairy coins minted from the sky.
fairy
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From this reading A pretty little elm in Miss Leigh's tiny garden was clothed in gold instead of green, and shook its glittering foliage down with every breath of air like fairy coins minted from the sky.
falling
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From this reading Innocent, leaning from her study window, watched the falling brightness with an unwilling sense of pain and foreboding.
flew
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From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
foliage
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From this reading A pretty little elm in Miss Leigh's tiny garden was clothed in gold instead of green, and shook its glittering foliage down with every breath of air like fairy coins minted from the sky.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Summer is over, I'm afraid!" she sighed--"Such a wonderful summer it has been for me!--the summer of my life--the summer of my love!
foreboding
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From this reading Innocent, leaning from her study window, watched the falling brightness with an unwilling sense of pain and foreboding.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A pretty little elm in Miss Leigh's tiny garden was clothed in gold instead of green, and shook its glittering foliage down with every breath of air like fairy coins minted from the sky.
garden
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From this reading A pretty little elm in Miss Leigh's tiny garden was clothed in gold instead of green, and shook its glittering foliage down with every breath of air like fairy coins minted from the sky.
Gardens
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From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
given
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From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
glittering
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From this reading A pretty little elm in Miss Leigh's tiny garden was clothed in gold instead of green, and shook its glittering foliage down with every breath of air like fairy coins minted from the sky.
gold
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From this reading A pretty little elm in Miss Leigh's tiny garden was clothed in gold instead of green, and shook its glittering foliage down with every breath of air like fairy coins minted from the sky.
grass
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From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
green
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From this reading A pretty little elm in Miss Leigh's tiny garden was clothed in gold instead of green, and shook its glittering foliage down with every breath of air like fairy coins minted from the sky.
gusty
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From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Summer is over, I'm afraid!" she sighed--"Such a wonderful summer it has been for me!--the summer of my life--the summer of my love!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Innocent, leaning from her study window, watched the falling brightness with an unwilling sense of pain and foreboding.
I'm
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From this reading "Summer is over, I'm afraid!" she sighed--"Such a wonderful summer it has been for me!--the summer of my life--the summer of my love!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
Innocent
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From this reading Innocent, leaning from her study window, watched the falling brightness with an unwilling sense of pain and foreboding.
instead
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From this reading A pretty little elm in Miss Leigh's tiny garden was clothed in gold instead of green, and shook its glittering foliage down with every breath of air like fairy coins minted from the sky.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Summer is over, I'm afraid!" she sighed--"Such a wonderful summer it has been for me!--the summer of my life--the summer of my love!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
just
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From this reading Oh, dear summer, stay just a little longer!"
Kensington
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From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
kind
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From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
leaning
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From this reading Innocent, leaning from her study window, watched the falling brightness with an unwilling sense of pain and foreboding.
leaves
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From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
Leigh's
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From this reading A pretty little elm in Miss Leigh's tiny garden was clothed in gold instead of green, and shook its glittering foliage down with every breath of air like fairy coins minted from the sky.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Summer is over, I'm afraid!" she sighed--"Such a wonderful summer it has been for me!--the summer of my life--the summer of my love!
like
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From this reading A pretty little elm in Miss Leigh's tiny garden was clothed in gold instead of green, and shook its glittering foliage down with every breath of air like fairy coins minted from the sky.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A pretty little elm in Miss Leigh's tiny garden was clothed in gold instead of green, and shook its glittering foliage down with every breath of air like fairy coins minted from the sky.
London
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From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
longer
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From this reading Oh, dear summer, stay just a little longer!"
love
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From this reading "Summer is over, I'm afraid!" she sighed--"Such a wonderful summer it has been for me!--the summer of my life--the summer of my love!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Summer is over, I'm afraid!" she sighed--"Such a wonderful summer it has been for me!--the summer of my life--the summer of my love!
minted
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From this reading A pretty little elm in Miss Leigh's tiny garden was clothed in gold instead of green, and shook its glittering foliage down with every breath of air like fairy coins minted from the sky.
Miss
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From this reading A pretty little elm in Miss Leigh's tiny garden was clothed in gold instead of green, and shook its glittering foliage down with every breath of air like fairy coins minted from the sky.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Summer is over, I'm afraid!" she sighed--"Such a wonderful summer it has been for me!--the summer of my life--the summer of my love!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, dear summer, stay just a little longer!"
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
other
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From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
pain
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From this reading Innocent, leaning from her study window, watched the falling brightness with an unwilling sense of pain and foreboding.
presence
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From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
pretty
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From this reading A pretty little elm in Miss Leigh's tiny garden was clothed in gold instead of green, and shook its glittering foliage down with every breath of air like fairy coins minted from the sky.
rough
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From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
sense
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From this reading Innocent, leaning from her study window, watched the falling brightness with an unwilling sense of pain and foreboding.
September
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From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Summer is over, I'm afraid!" she sighed--"Such a wonderful summer it has been for me!--the summer of my life--the summer of my love!
shook
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From this reading A pretty little elm in Miss Leigh's tiny garden was clothed in gold instead of green, and shook its glittering foliage down with every breath of air like fairy coins minted from the sky.
sighed
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From this reading "Summer is over, I'm afraid!" she sighed--"Such a wonderful summer it has been for me!--the summer of my life--the summer of my love!
signs
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From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
sky
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From this reading A pretty little elm in Miss Leigh's tiny garden was clothed in gold instead of green, and shook its glittering foliage down with every breath of air like fairy coins minted from the sky.
some
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From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
spaces
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From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
spread
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From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
stay
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From this reading Oh, dear summer, stay just a little longer!"
study
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From this reading Innocent, leaning from her study window, watched the falling brightness with an unwilling sense of pain and foreboding.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Summer is over, I'm afraid!" she sighed--"Such a wonderful summer it has been for me!--the summer of my life--the summer of my love!
Summer
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From this reading "Summer is over, I'm afraid!" she sighed--"Such a wonderful summer it has been for me!--the summer of my life--the summer of my love!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
tiny
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From this reading A pretty little elm in Miss Leigh's tiny garden was clothed in gold instead of green, and shook its glittering foliage down with every breath of air like fairy coins minted from the sky.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
trees
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From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
unpleasing
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From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
unwilling
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From this reading Innocent, leaning from her study window, watched the falling brightness with an unwilling sense of pain and foreboding.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
watched
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From this reading Innocent, leaning from her study window, watched the falling brightness with an unwilling sense of pain and foreboding.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
whirling
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From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.
window
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From this reading Innocent, leaning from her study window, watched the falling brightness with an unwilling sense of pain and foreboding.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A pretty little elm in Miss Leigh's tiny garden was clothed in gold instead of green, and shook its glittering foliage down with every breath of air like fairy coins minted from the sky.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Summer is over, I'm afraid!" she sighed--"Such a wonderful summer it has been for me!--the summer of my life--the summer of my love!
yellow
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From this reading It was a gusty September afternoon in London, and autumn had given some unpleasing signs of its early presence in the yellow leaves that flew whirling over the grass in Kensington Gardens and other open spaces where trees spread their kind boughs to the rough and chilly wind.