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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 FAIRFAX CARY The December frost lay hard upon the ground, and a pale winter sky gleamed above and between bare limbs of trees.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading FAIRFAX CARY The December frost lay hard upon the ground, and a pale winter sky gleamed above and between bare limbs of trees.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FAIRFAX CARY The December frost lay hard upon the ground, and a pale winter sky gleamed above and between bare limbs of trees.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Vinie, seated upon the doorstep in the sun, a grey shawl around her shoulders and her pink chin in her hand, stared at the Ragged Mountains and wondered when Tom was coming to dinner.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sun shone bright, however, on this day, and as there was no wind, it was not hard to imagine it warm out-of-doors and the spring somewhere in keeping.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Vinie, seated upon the doorstep in the sun, a grey shawl around her shoulders and her pink chin in her hand, stared at the Ragged Mountains and wondered when Tom was coming to dinner.
bare
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From this reading FAIRFAX CARY The December frost lay hard upon the ground, and a pale winter sky gleamed above and between bare limbs of trees.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In Vinie Mocket's garden withered and bent stalk showed where had been zinnia and prince's feather, and the grapevine over the porch was but a mass of twisted stems.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was the week before Christmas, and the season unwontedly mild.
bent
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From this reading In Vinie Mocket's garden withered and bent stalk showed where had been zinnia and prince's feather, and the grapevine over the porch was but a mass of twisted stems.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading FAIRFAX CARY The December frost lay hard upon the ground, and a pale winter sky gleamed above and between bare limbs of trees.
bright
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From this reading The sun shone bright, however, on this day, and as there was no wind, it was not hard to imagine it warm out-of-doors and the spring somewhere in keeping.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In Vinie Mocket's garden withered and bent stalk showed where had been zinnia and prince's feather, and the grapevine over the porch was but a mass of twisted stems.
CARY
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From this reading FAIRFAX CARY The December frost lay hard upon the ground, and a pale winter sky gleamed above and between bare limbs of trees.
chin
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From this reading Vinie, seated upon the doorstep in the sun, a grey shawl around her shoulders and her pink chin in her hand, stared at the Ragged Mountains and wondered when Tom was coming to dinner.
Christmas
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From this reading It was the week before Christmas, and the season unwontedly mild.
coming
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From this reading Vinie, seated upon the doorstep in the sun, a grey shawl around her shoulders and her pink chin in her hand, stared at the Ragged Mountains and wondered when Tom was coming to dinner.
day
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From this reading The sun shone bright, however, on this day, and as there was no wind, it was not hard to imagine it warm out-of-doors and the spring somewhere in keeping.
December
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From this reading FAIRFAX CARY The December frost lay hard upon the ground, and a pale winter sky gleamed above and between bare limbs of trees.
dinner
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From this reading Vinie, seated upon the doorstep in the sun, a grey shawl around her shoulders and her pink chin in her hand, stared at the Ragged Mountains and wondered when Tom was coming to dinner.
doorstep
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From this reading Vinie, seated upon the doorstep in the sun, a grey shawl around her shoulders and her pink chin in her hand, stared at the Ragged Mountains and wondered when Tom was coming to dinner.
FAIRFAX
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From this reading FAIRFAX CARY The December frost lay hard upon the ground, and a pale winter sky gleamed above and between bare limbs of trees.
feather
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From this reading In Vinie Mocket's garden withered and bent stalk showed where had been zinnia and prince's feather, and the grapevine over the porch was but a mass of twisted stems.
frost
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From this reading FAIRFAX CARY The December frost lay hard upon the ground, and a pale winter sky gleamed above and between bare limbs of trees.
garden
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From this reading In Vinie Mocket's garden withered and bent stalk showed where had been zinnia and prince's feather, and the grapevine over the porch was but a mass of twisted stems.
gleamed
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From this reading FAIRFAX CARY The December frost lay hard upon the ground, and a pale winter sky gleamed above and between bare limbs of trees.
grapevine
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From this reading In Vinie Mocket's garden withered and bent stalk showed where had been zinnia and prince's feather, and the grapevine over the porch was but a mass of twisted stems.
grey
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From this reading Vinie, seated upon the doorstep in the sun, a grey shawl around her shoulders and her pink chin in her hand, stared at the Ragged Mountains and wondered when Tom was coming to dinner.
ground
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From this reading FAIRFAX CARY The December frost lay hard upon the ground, and a pale winter sky gleamed above and between bare limbs of trees.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In Vinie Mocket's garden withered and bent stalk showed where had been zinnia and prince's feather, and the grapevine over the porch was but a mass of twisted stems.
hand
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From this reading Vinie, seated upon the doorstep in the sun, a grey shawl around her shoulders and her pink chin in her hand, stared at the Ragged Mountains and wondered when Tom was coming to dinner.
hard
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From this reading FAIRFAX CARY The December frost lay hard upon the ground, and a pale winter sky gleamed above and between bare limbs of trees.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Vinie, seated upon the doorstep in the sun, a grey shawl around her shoulders and her pink chin in her hand, stared at the Ragged Mountains and wondered when Tom was coming to dinner.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The sun shone bright, however, on this day, and as there was no wind, it was not hard to imagine it warm out-of-doors and the spring somewhere in keeping.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sun shone bright, however, on this day, and as there was no wind, it was not hard to imagine it warm out-of-doors and the spring somewhere in keeping.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Vinie Mocket's garden withered and bent stalk showed where had been zinnia and prince's feather, and the grapevine over the porch was but a mass of twisted stems.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sun shone bright, however, on this day, and as there was no wind, it was not hard to imagine it warm out-of-doors and the spring somewhere in keeping.
keeping
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From this reading The sun shone bright, however, on this day, and as there was no wind, it was not hard to imagine it warm out-of-doors and the spring somewhere in keeping.
lay
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From this reading FAIRFAX CARY The December frost lay hard upon the ground, and a pale winter sky gleamed above and between bare limbs of trees.
limbs
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From this reading FAIRFAX CARY The December frost lay hard upon the ground, and a pale winter sky gleamed above and between bare limbs of trees.
mass
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From this reading In Vinie Mocket's garden withered and bent stalk showed where had been zinnia and prince's feather, and the grapevine over the porch was but a mass of twisted stems.
mild
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From this reading It was the week before Christmas, and the season unwontedly mild.
Mocket's
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From this reading In Vinie Mocket's garden withered and bent stalk showed where had been zinnia and prince's feather, and the grapevine over the porch was but a mass of twisted stems.
Mountains
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From this reading Vinie, seated upon the doorstep in the sun, a grey shawl around her shoulders and her pink chin in her hand, stared at the Ragged Mountains and wondered when Tom was coming to dinner.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The sun shone bright, however, on this day, and as there was no wind, it was not hard to imagine it warm out-of-doors and the spring somewhere in keeping.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sun shone bright, however, on this day, and as there was no wind, it was not hard to imagine it warm out-of-doors and the spring somewhere in keeping.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FAIRFAX CARY The December frost lay hard upon the ground, and a pale winter sky gleamed above and between bare limbs of trees.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sun shone bright, however, on this day, and as there was no wind, it was not hard to imagine it warm out-of-doors and the spring somewhere in keeping.
out-of-doors
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From this reading The sun shone bright, however, on this day, and as there was no wind, it was not hard to imagine it warm out-of-doors and the spring somewhere in keeping.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In Vinie Mocket's garden withered and bent stalk showed where had been zinnia and prince's feather, and the grapevine over the porch was but a mass of twisted stems.
pale
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From this reading FAIRFAX CARY The December frost lay hard upon the ground, and a pale winter sky gleamed above and between bare limbs of trees.
pink
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From this reading Vinie, seated upon the doorstep in the sun, a grey shawl around her shoulders and her pink chin in her hand, stared at the Ragged Mountains and wondered when Tom was coming to dinner.
porch
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From this reading In Vinie Mocket's garden withered and bent stalk showed where had been zinnia and prince's feather, and the grapevine over the porch was but a mass of twisted stems.
prince's
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From this reading In Vinie Mocket's garden withered and bent stalk showed where had been zinnia and prince's feather, and the grapevine over the porch was but a mass of twisted stems.
Ragged
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From this reading Vinie, seated upon the doorstep in the sun, a grey shawl around her shoulders and her pink chin in her hand, stared at the Ragged Mountains and wondered when Tom was coming to dinner.
season
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From this reading It was the week before Christmas, and the season unwontedly mild.
seated
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From this reading Vinie, seated upon the doorstep in the sun, a grey shawl around her shoulders and her pink chin in her hand, stared at the Ragged Mountains and wondered when Tom was coming to dinner.
shawl
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From this reading Vinie, seated upon the doorstep in the sun, a grey shawl around her shoulders and her pink chin in her hand, stared at the Ragged Mountains and wondered when Tom was coming to dinner.
shone
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From this reading The sun shone bright, however, on this day, and as there was no wind, it was not hard to imagine it warm out-of-doors and the spring somewhere in keeping.
shoulders
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From this reading Vinie, seated upon the doorstep in the sun, a grey shawl around her shoulders and her pink chin in her hand, stared at the Ragged Mountains and wondered when Tom was coming to dinner.
showed
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From this reading In Vinie Mocket's garden withered and bent stalk showed where had been zinnia and prince's feather, and the grapevine over the porch was but a mass of twisted stems.
sky
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From this reading FAIRFAX CARY The December frost lay hard upon the ground, and a pale winter sky gleamed above and between bare limbs of trees.
somewhere
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From this reading The sun shone bright, however, on this day, and as there was no wind, it was not hard to imagine it warm out-of-doors and the spring somewhere in keeping.
spring
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From this reading The sun shone bright, however, on this day, and as there was no wind, it was not hard to imagine it warm out-of-doors and the spring somewhere in keeping.
stalk
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From this reading In Vinie Mocket's garden withered and bent stalk showed where had been zinnia and prince's feather, and the grapevine over the porch was but a mass of twisted stems.
stared
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From this reading Vinie, seated upon the doorstep in the sun, a grey shawl around her shoulders and her pink chin in her hand, stared at the Ragged Mountains and wondered when Tom was coming to dinner.
stems
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From this reading In Vinie Mocket's garden withered and bent stalk showed where had been zinnia and prince's feather, and the grapevine over the porch was but a mass of twisted stems.
sun
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From this reading The sun shone bright, however, on this day, and as there was no wind, it was not hard to imagine it warm out-of-doors and the spring somewhere in keeping.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FAIRFAX CARY The December frost lay hard upon the ground, and a pale winter sky gleamed above and between bare limbs of trees.
there
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From this reading The sun shone bright, however, on this day, and as there was no wind, it was not hard to imagine it warm out-of-doors and the spring somewhere in keeping.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The sun shone bright, however, on this day, and as there was no wind, it was not hard to imagine it warm out-of-doors and the spring somewhere in keeping.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun shone bright, however, on this day, and as there was no wind, it was not hard to imagine it warm out-of-doors and the spring somewhere in keeping.
Tom
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From this reading Vinie, seated upon the doorstep in the sun, a grey shawl around her shoulders and her pink chin in her hand, stared at the Ragged Mountains and wondered when Tom was coming to dinner.
trees
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From this reading FAIRFAX CARY The December frost lay hard upon the ground, and a pale winter sky gleamed above and between bare limbs of trees.
twisted
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From this reading In Vinie Mocket's garden withered and bent stalk showed where had been zinnia and prince's feather, and the grapevine over the porch was but a mass of twisted stems.
unwontedly
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From this reading It was the week before Christmas, and the season unwontedly mild.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading FAIRFAX CARY The December frost lay hard upon the ground, and a pale winter sky gleamed above and between bare limbs of trees.
Vinie
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From this reading In Vinie Mocket's garden withered and bent stalk showed where had been zinnia and prince's feather, and the grapevine over the porch was but a mass of twisted stems.
warm
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From this reading The sun shone bright, however, on this day, and as there was no wind, it was not hard to imagine it warm out-of-doors and the spring somewhere in keeping.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In Vinie Mocket's garden withered and bent stalk showed where had been zinnia and prince's feather, and the grapevine over the porch was but a mass of twisted stems.
week
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From this reading It was the week before Christmas, and the season unwontedly mild.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Vinie, seated upon the doorstep in the sun, a grey shawl around her shoulders and her pink chin in her hand, stared at the Ragged Mountains and wondered when Tom was coming to dinner.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In Vinie Mocket's garden withered and bent stalk showed where had been zinnia and prince's feather, and the grapevine over the porch was but a mass of twisted stems.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun shone bright, however, on this day, and as there was no wind, it was not hard to imagine it warm out-of-doors and the spring somewhere in keeping.
winter
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From this reading FAIRFAX CARY The December frost lay hard upon the ground, and a pale winter sky gleamed above and between bare limbs of trees.
withered
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From this reading In Vinie Mocket's garden withered and bent stalk showed where had been zinnia and prince's feather, and the grapevine over the porch was but a mass of twisted stems.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vinie, seated upon the doorstep in the sun, a grey shawl around her shoulders and her pink chin in her hand, stared at the Ragged Mountains and wondered when Tom was coming to dinner.
zinnia
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From this reading In Vinie Mocket's garden withered and bent stalk showed where had been zinnia and prince's feather, and the grapevine over the porch was but a mass of twisted stems.
