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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 frosty weather had gone, and was replaced by the clammy dampness and heavily charged atmosphere of a thaw.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The frosty weather had gone, and was replaced by the clammy dampness and heavily charged atmosphere of a thaw.
atmosphere
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From this reading The frosty weather had gone, and was replaced by the clammy dampness and heavily charged atmosphere of a thaw.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been showers during the day, and a Scotch mist had set in with the falling of the night.
Bellendean
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From this reading Nearly twenty-four hours later the chill of the wintry night had closed over the village of Bellendean.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The frosty weather had gone, and was replaced by the clammy dampness and heavily charged atmosphere of a thaw.
charged
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From this reading The frosty weather had gone, and was replaced by the clammy dampness and heavily charged atmosphere of a thaw.
chill
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From this reading Nearly twenty-four hours later the chill of the wintry night had closed over the village of Bellendean.
clammy
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From this reading The frosty weather had gone, and was replaced by the clammy dampness and heavily charged atmosphere of a thaw.
closed
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From this reading Nearly twenty-four hours later the chill of the wintry night had closed over the village of Bellendean.
dampness
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From this reading The frosty weather had gone, and was replaced by the clammy dampness and heavily charged atmosphere of a thaw.
day
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From this reading There had been showers during the day, and a Scotch mist had set in with the falling of the night.
day's
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From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
desire
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From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading There had been showers during the day, and a Scotch mist had set in with the falling of the night.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Janet Matheson and her old husband were sitting on either side of the fire.
falling
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From this reading There had been showers during the day, and a Scotch mist had set in with the falling of the night.
feel
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From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
fire
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From this reading Janet Matheson and her old husband were sitting on either side of the fire.
flagging
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From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
frosty
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From this reading The frosty weather had gone, and was replaced by the clammy dampness and heavily charged atmosphere of a thaw.
gone
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From this reading The frosty weather had gone, and was replaced by the clammy dampness and heavily charged atmosphere of a thaw.
got
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From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nearly twenty-four hours later the chill of the wintry night had closed over the village of Bellendean.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
hearth
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From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
heavily
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From this reading The frosty weather had gone, and was replaced by the clammy dampness and heavily charged atmosphere of a thaw.
heavy
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From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Janet Matheson and her old husband were sitting on either side of the fire.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
hours
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From this reading Nearly twenty-four hours later the chill of the wintry night had closed over the village of Bellendean.
husband
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From this reading Janet Matheson and her old husband were sitting on either side of the fire.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There had been showers during the day, and a Scotch mist had set in with the falling of the night.
Janet
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From this reading Janet Matheson and her old husband were sitting on either side of the fire.
later
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From this reading Nearly twenty-four hours later the chill of the wintry night had closed over the village of Bellendean.
limbs
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From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
Matheson
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From this reading Janet Matheson and her old husband were sitting on either side of the fire.
mist
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From this reading There had been showers during the day, and a Scotch mist had set in with the falling of the night.
more
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From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
Nearly
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From this reading Nearly twenty-four hours later the chill of the wintry night had closed over the village of Bellendean.
night
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From this reading Nearly twenty-four hours later the chill of the wintry night had closed over the village of Bellendean.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nearly twenty-four hours later the chill of the wintry night had closed over the village of Bellendean.
old
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From this reading Janet Matheson and her old husband were sitting on either side of the fire.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Janet Matheson and her old husband were sitting on either side of the fire.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Nearly twenty-four hours later the chill of the wintry night had closed over the village of Bellendean.
Peter
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From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
replaced
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From this reading The frosty weather had gone, and was replaced by the clammy dampness and heavily charged atmosphere of a thaw.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
sat
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From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
Scotch
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From this reading There had been showers during the day, and a Scotch mist had set in with the falling of the night.
set
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From this reading There had been showers during the day, and a Scotch mist had set in with the falling of the night.
severity
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From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
showers
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From this reading There had been showers during the day, and a Scotch mist had set in with the falling of the night.
shows
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From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
side
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From this reading Janet Matheson and her old husband were sitting on either side of the fire.
sitting
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From this reading Janet Matheson and her old husband were sitting on either side of the fire.
spirit
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From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
stretching
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From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
thaw
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From this reading The frosty weather had gone, and was replaced by the clammy dampness and heavily charged atmosphere of a thaw.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nearly twenty-four hours later the chill of the wintry night had closed over the village of Bellendean.
There
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From this reading There had been showers during the day, and a Scotch mist had set in with the falling of the night.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
tired
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From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
twenty-four
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From this reading Nearly twenty-four hours later the chill of the wintry night had closed over the village of Bellendean.
village
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From this reading Nearly twenty-four hours later the chill of the wintry night had closed over the village of Bellendean.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The frosty weather had gone, and was replaced by the clammy dampness and heavily charged atmosphere of a thaw.
weather
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From this reading The frosty weather had gone, and was replaced by the clammy dampness and heavily charged atmosphere of a thaw.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Janet Matheson and her old husband were sitting on either side of the fire.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
winter
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From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
wintry
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From this reading Nearly twenty-four hours later the chill of the wintry night had closed over the village of Bellendean.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There had been showers during the day, and a Scotch mist had set in with the falling of the night.
work
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From this reading Peter had got to feel the severity of the winter weather, and though he still did his day’s work, he was heavy and tired, and sat stretching his long limbs across the hearth with that desire for more rest which shows the flagging of the strength and spirit.
