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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 thunder that breaks over the housetops, and the lightning that flashes in at the window-panes of a populous city, are very different from what are heard and seen in mountain ranges and great wastes of forests.
action
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From this reading The wisdom of Rough-and-Ready's plan of action was soon proved.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The thunder that breaks over the housetops, and the lightning that flashes in at the window-panes of a populous city, are very different from what are heard and seen in mountain ranges and great wastes of forests.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The thunder that breaks over the housetops, and the lightning that flashes in at the window-panes of a populous city, are very different from what are heard and seen in mountain ranges and great wastes of forests.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The thunder that breaks over the housetops, and the lightning that flashes in at the window-panes of a populous city, are very different from what are heard and seen in mountain ranges and great wastes of forests.
awful
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From this reading The thunder-peals were so loud and awful, that the women and child lay clasping each other in speechless fear.
awoke
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From this reading One night, thunder awoke them from sleep.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nature seems to be toned down in the city; in the forests and mountains she is grandly beautiful in repose, terrifically beautiful in travail.
beautiful
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From this reading Nature seems to be toned down in the city; in the forests and mountains she is grandly beautiful in repose, terrifically beautiful in travail.
breaks
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From this reading The thunder that breaks over the housetops, and the lightning that flashes in at the window-panes of a populous city, are very different from what are heard and seen in mountain ranges and great wastes of forests.
child
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From this reading The thunder-peals were so loud and awful, that the women and child lay clasping each other in speechless fear.
city
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From this reading The thunder that breaks over the housetops, and the lightning that flashes in at the window-panes of a populous city, are very different from what are heard and seen in mountain ranges and great wastes of forests.
clasping
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From this reading The thunder-peals were so loud and awful, that the women and child lay clasping each other in speechless fear.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The thunder that breaks over the housetops, and the lightning that flashes in at the window-panes of a populous city, are very different from what are heard and seen in mountain ranges and great wastes of forests.
down
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From this reading Nature seems to be toned down in the city; in the forests and mountains she is grandly beautiful in repose, terrifically beautiful in travail.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The thunder-peals were so loud and awful, that the women and child lay clasping each other in speechless fear.
fear
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From this reading The thunder-peals were so loud and awful, that the women and child lay clasping each other in speechless fear.
flashes
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From this reading The thunder that breaks over the housetops, and the lightning that flashes in at the window-panes of a populous city, are very different from what are heard and seen in mountain ranges and great wastes of forests.
forests
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From this reading The thunder that breaks over the housetops, and the lightning that flashes in at the window-panes of a populous city, are very different from what are heard and seen in mountain ranges and great wastes of forests.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One night, thunder awoke them from sleep.
grandly
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From this reading Nature seems to be toned down in the city; in the forests and mountains she is grandly beautiful in repose, terrifically beautiful in travail.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thunder that breaks over the housetops, and the lightning that flashes in at the window-panes of a populous city, are very different from what are heard and seen in mountain ranges and great wastes of forests.
heard
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From this reading The thunder that breaks over the housetops, and the lightning that flashes in at the window-panes of a populous city, are very different from what are heard and seen in mountain ranges and great wastes of forests.
housetops
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From this reading The thunder that breaks over the housetops, and the lightning that flashes in at the window-panes of a populous city, are very different from what are heard and seen in mountain ranges and great wastes of forests.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The thunder that breaks over the housetops, and the lightning that flashes in at the window-panes of a populous city, are very different from what are heard and seen in mountain ranges and great wastes of forests.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nature seems to be toned down in the city; in the forests and mountains she is grandly beautiful in repose, terrifically beautiful in travail.
lay
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From this reading The thunder-peals were so loud and awful, that the women and child lay clasping each other in speechless fear.
lightning
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From this reading The thunder that breaks over the housetops, and the lightning that flashes in at the window-panes of a populous city, are very different from what are heard and seen in mountain ranges and great wastes of forests.
loud
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From this reading The thunder-peals were so loud and awful, that the women and child lay clasping each other in speechless fear.
mountain
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From this reading The thunder that breaks over the housetops, and the lightning that flashes in at the window-panes of a populous city, are very different from what are heard and seen in mountain ranges and great wastes of forests.
mountains
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From this reading Nature seems to be toned down in the city; in the forests and mountains she is grandly beautiful in repose, terrifically beautiful in travail.
Nature
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From this reading Nature seems to be toned down in the city; in the forests and mountains she is grandly beautiful in repose, terrifically beautiful in travail.
night
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From this reading One night, thunder awoke them from sleep.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wisdom of Rough-and-Ready's plan of action was soon proved.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One night, thunder awoke them from sleep.
other
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From this reading The thunder-peals were so loud and awful, that the women and child lay clasping each other in speechless fear.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The thunder that breaks over the housetops, and the lightning that flashes in at the window-panes of a populous city, are very different from what are heard and seen in mountain ranges and great wastes of forests.
plan
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From this reading The wisdom of Rough-and-Ready's plan of action was soon proved.
populous
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From this reading The thunder that breaks over the housetops, and the lightning that flashes in at the window-panes of a populous city, are very different from what are heard and seen in mountain ranges and great wastes of forests.
proved
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From this reading The wisdom of Rough-and-Ready's plan of action was soon proved.
ranges
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From this reading The thunder that breaks over the housetops, and the lightning that flashes in at the window-panes of a populous city, are very different from what are heard and seen in mountain ranges and great wastes of forests.
repose
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From this reading Nature seems to be toned down in the city; in the forests and mountains she is grandly beautiful in repose, terrifically beautiful in travail.
Rough-and-Ready's
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From this reading The wisdom of Rough-and-Ready's plan of action was soon proved.
seems
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From this reading Nature seems to be toned down in the city; in the forests and mountains she is grandly beautiful in repose, terrifically beautiful in travail.
seen
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From this reading The thunder that breaks over the housetops, and the lightning that flashes in at the window-panes of a populous city, are very different from what are heard and seen in mountain ranges and great wastes of forests.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nature seems to be toned down in the city; in the forests and mountains she is grandly beautiful in repose, terrifically beautiful in travail.
sleep
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From this reading One night, thunder awoke them from sleep.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The thunder-peals were so loud and awful, that the women and child lay clasping each other in speechless fear.
soon
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From this reading The wisdom of Rough-and-Ready's plan of action was soon proved.
speechless
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From this reading The thunder-peals were so loud and awful, that the women and child lay clasping each other in speechless fear.
terrifically
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From this reading Nature seems to be toned down in the city; in the forests and mountains she is grandly beautiful in repose, terrifically beautiful in travail.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The thunder that breaks over the housetops, and the lightning that flashes in at the window-panes of a populous city, are very different from what are heard and seen in mountain ranges and great wastes of forests.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wisdom of Rough-and-Ready's plan of action was soon proved.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One night, thunder awoke them from sleep.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One night, thunder awoke them from sleep.
thunder-peals
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From this reading The thunder-peals were so loud and awful, that the women and child lay clasping each other in speechless fear.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nature seems to be toned down in the city; in the forests and mountains she is grandly beautiful in repose, terrifically beautiful in travail.
toned
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From this reading Nature seems to be toned down in the city; in the forests and mountains she is grandly beautiful in repose, terrifically beautiful in travail.
travail
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From this reading Nature seems to be toned down in the city; in the forests and mountains she is grandly beautiful in repose, terrifically beautiful in travail.
very
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From this reading The thunder that breaks over the housetops, and the lightning that flashes in at the window-panes of a populous city, are very different from what are heard and seen in mountain ranges and great wastes of forests.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wisdom of Rough-and-Ready's plan of action was soon proved.
wastes
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From this reading The thunder that breaks over the housetops, and the lightning that flashes in at the window-panes of a populous city, are very different from what are heard and seen in mountain ranges and great wastes of forests.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The thunder-peals were so loud and awful, that the women and child lay clasping each other in speechless fear.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The thunder that breaks over the housetops, and the lightning that flashes in at the window-panes of a populous city, are very different from what are heard and seen in mountain ranges and great wastes of forests.
window-panes
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From this reading The thunder that breaks over the housetops, and the lightning that flashes in at the window-panes of a populous city, are very different from what are heard and seen in mountain ranges and great wastes of forests.
wisdom
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From this reading The wisdom of Rough-and-Ready's plan of action was soon proved.
women
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From this reading The thunder-peals were so loud and awful, that the women and child lay clasping each other in speechless fear.
