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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The wind whistled behind the little group of mourners through the open church porch whose blinds had been taken out, and down from the old wooden belfry came the clanging toll of the bell, like one cry of anguish after another.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fancy she saw the scene again!
all
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From this reading The first time it was in the churchyard that blustering winter day her fourteen relatives were buried,--all whom she had loved, both parents and grandparents, and brothers and sisters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first time it was in the churchyard that blustering winter day her fourteen relatives were buried,--all whom she had loved, both parents and grandparents, and brothers and sisters.
anguish
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From this reading The wind whistled behind the little group of mourners through the open church porch whose blinds had been taken out, and down from the old wooden belfry came the clanging toll of the bell, like one cry of anguish after another.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The wind whistled behind the little group of mourners through the open church porch whose blinds had been taken out, and down from the old wooden belfry came the clanging toll of the bell, like one cry of anguish after another.
away
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From this reading The wind had here and there swept away the snow, the pickets of the fence stood out in sharp prominence, huge rocks loomed up like the heads of monsters whose bodies were covered by the snow-drifts.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The wind whistled behind the little group of mourners through the open church porch whose blinds had been taken out, and down from the old wooden belfry came the clanging toll of the bell, like one cry of anguish after another.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had heard these words before.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The wind whistled behind the little group of mourners through the open church porch whose blinds had been taken out, and down from the old wooden belfry came the clanging toll of the bell, like one cry of anguish after another.
belfry
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From this reading The wind whistled behind the little group of mourners through the open church porch whose blinds had been taken out, and down from the old wooden belfry came the clanging toll of the bell, like one cry of anguish after another.
bell
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From this reading The wind whistled behind the little group of mourners through the open church porch whose blinds had been taken out, and down from the old wooden belfry came the clanging toll of the bell, like one cry of anguish after another.
blinds
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From this reading The wind whistled behind the little group of mourners through the open church porch whose blinds had been taken out, and down from the old wooden belfry came the clanging toll of the bell, like one cry of anguish after another.
blustering
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From this reading The first time it was in the churchyard that blustering winter day her fourteen relatives were buried,--all whom she had loved, both parents and grandparents, and brothers and sisters.
bodies
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From this reading The wind had here and there swept away the snow, the pickets of the fence stood out in sharp prominence, huge rocks loomed up like the heads of monsters whose bodies were covered by the snow-drifts.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The first time it was in the churchyard that blustering winter day her fourteen relatives were buried,--all whom she had loved, both parents and grandparents, and brothers and sisters.
brothers
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From this reading The first time it was in the churchyard that blustering winter day her fourteen relatives were buried,--all whom she had loved, both parents and grandparents, and brothers and sisters.
buried
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From this reading The first time it was in the churchyard that blustering winter day her fourteen relatives were buried,--all whom she had loved, both parents and grandparents, and brothers and sisters.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The wind had here and there swept away the snow, the pickets of the fence stood out in sharp prominence, huge rocks loomed up like the heads of monsters whose bodies were covered by the snow-drifts.
came
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From this reading The wind whistled behind the little group of mourners through the open church porch whose blinds had been taken out, and down from the old wooden belfry came the clanging toll of the bell, like one cry of anguish after another.
church
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From this reading The wind whistled behind the little group of mourners through the open church porch whose blinds had been taken out, and down from the old wooden belfry came the clanging toll of the bell, like one cry of anguish after another.
churchyard
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From this reading The first time it was in the churchyard that blustering winter day her fourteen relatives were buried,--all whom she had loved, both parents and grandparents, and brothers and sisters.
clanging
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From this reading The wind whistled behind the little group of mourners through the open church porch whose blinds had been taken out, and down from the old wooden belfry came the clanging toll of the bell, like one cry of anguish after another.
covered
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cry
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From this reading The wind whistled behind the little group of mourners through the open church porch whose blinds had been taken out, and down from the old wooden belfry came the clanging toll of the bell, like one cry of anguish after another.
day
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From this reading The first time it was in the churchyard that blustering winter day her fourteen relatives were buried,--all whom she had loved, both parents and grandparents, and brothers and sisters.
down
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From this reading The wind whistled behind the little group of mourners through the open church porch whose blinds had been taken out, and down from the old wooden belfry came the clanging toll of the bell, like one cry of anguish after another.
fancy
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From this reading In fancy she saw the scene again!
fence
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From this reading The wind had here and there swept away the snow, the pickets of the fence stood out in sharp prominence, huge rocks loomed up like the heads of monsters whose bodies were covered by the snow-drifts.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first time it was in the churchyard that blustering winter day her fourteen relatives were buried,--all whom she had loved, both parents and grandparents, and brothers and sisters.
fourteen
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From this reading The first time it was in the churchyard that blustering winter day her fourteen relatives were buried,--all whom she had loved, both parents and grandparents, and brothers and sisters.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The wind whistled behind the little group of mourners through the open church porch whose blinds had been taken out, and down from the old wooden belfry came the clanging toll of the bell, like one cry of anguish after another.
grandparents
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From this reading The first time it was in the churchyard that blustering winter day her fourteen relatives were buried,--all whom she had loved, both parents and grandparents, and brothers and sisters.
group
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From this reading The wind whistled behind the little group of mourners through the open church porch whose blinds had been taken out, and down from the old wooden belfry came the clanging toll of the bell, like one cry of anguish after another.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had heard these words before.
heads
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From this reading The wind had here and there swept away the snow, the pickets of the fence stood out in sharp prominence, huge rocks loomed up like the heads of monsters whose bodies were covered by the snow-drifts.
heard
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From this reading She had heard these words before.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The first time it was in the churchyard that blustering winter day her fourteen relatives were buried,--all whom she had loved, both parents and grandparents, and brothers and sisters.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind had here and there swept away the snow, the pickets of the fence stood out in sharp prominence, huge rocks loomed up like the heads of monsters whose bodies were covered by the snow-drifts.
huge
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From this reading The wind had here and there swept away the snow, the pickets of the fence stood out in sharp prominence, huge rocks loomed up like the heads of monsters whose bodies were covered by the snow-drifts.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first time it was in the churchyard that blustering winter day her fourteen relatives were buried,--all whom she had loved, both parents and grandparents, and brothers and sisters.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The first time it was in the churchyard that blustering winter day her fourteen relatives were buried,--all whom she had loved, both parents and grandparents, and brothers and sisters.
like
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From this reading The wind had here and there swept away the snow, the pickets of the fence stood out in sharp prominence, huge rocks loomed up like the heads of monsters whose bodies were covered by the snow-drifts.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind whistled behind the little group of mourners through the open church porch whose blinds had been taken out, and down from the old wooden belfry came the clanging toll of the bell, like one cry of anguish after another.
loomed
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From this reading The wind had here and there swept away the snow, the pickets of the fence stood out in sharp prominence, huge rocks loomed up like the heads of monsters whose bodies were covered by the snow-drifts.
loved
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From this reading The first time it was in the churchyard that blustering winter day her fourteen relatives were buried,--all whom she had loved, both parents and grandparents, and brothers and sisters.
monsters
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From this reading The wind had here and there swept away the snow, the pickets of the fence stood out in sharp prominence, huge rocks loomed up like the heads of monsters whose bodies were covered by the snow-drifts.
mourners
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From this reading The wind whistled behind the little group of mourners through the open church porch whose blinds had been taken out, and down from the old wooden belfry came the clanging toll of the bell, like one cry of anguish after another.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wind had here and there swept away the snow, the pickets of the fence stood out in sharp prominence, huge rocks loomed up like the heads of monsters whose bodies were covered by the snow-drifts.
old
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From this reading The wind whistled behind the little group of mourners through the open church porch whose blinds had been taken out, and down from the old wooden belfry came the clanging toll of the bell, like one cry of anguish after another.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The wind whistled behind the little group of mourners through the open church porch whose blinds had been taken out, and down from the old wooden belfry came the clanging toll of the bell, like one cry of anguish after another.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The wind whistled behind the little group of mourners through the open church porch whose blinds had been taken out, and down from the old wooden belfry came the clanging toll of the bell, like one cry of anguish after another.
out
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From this reading The wind had here and there swept away the snow, the pickets of the fence stood out in sharp prominence, huge rocks loomed up like the heads of monsters whose bodies were covered by the snow-drifts.
parents
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From this reading The first time it was in the churchyard that blustering winter day her fourteen relatives were buried,--all whom she had loved, both parents and grandparents, and brothers and sisters.
pickets
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From this reading The wind had here and there swept away the snow, the pickets of the fence stood out in sharp prominence, huge rocks loomed up like the heads of monsters whose bodies were covered by the snow-drifts.
porch
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From this reading The wind whistled behind the little group of mourners through the open church porch whose blinds had been taken out, and down from the old wooden belfry came the clanging toll of the bell, like one cry of anguish after another.
prominence
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From this reading The wind had here and there swept away the snow, the pickets of the fence stood out in sharp prominence, huge rocks loomed up like the heads of monsters whose bodies were covered by the snow-drifts.
relatives
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From this reading The first time it was in the churchyard that blustering winter day her fourteen relatives were buried,--all whom she had loved, both parents and grandparents, and brothers and sisters.
rocks
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From this reading The wind had here and there swept away the snow, the pickets of the fence stood out in sharp prominence, huge rocks loomed up like the heads of monsters whose bodies were covered by the snow-drifts.
saw
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From this reading In fancy she saw the scene again!
scene
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From this reading In fancy she saw the scene again!
sharp
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From this reading The wind had here and there swept away the snow, the pickets of the fence stood out in sharp prominence, huge rocks loomed up like the heads of monsters whose bodies were covered by the snow-drifts.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had heard these words before.
sisters
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From this reading The first time it was in the churchyard that blustering winter day her fourteen relatives were buried,--all whom she had loved, both parents and grandparents, and brothers and sisters.
snow
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From this reading The wind had here and there swept away the snow, the pickets of the fence stood out in sharp prominence, huge rocks loomed up like the heads of monsters whose bodies were covered by the snow-drifts.
snow-drifts
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From this reading The wind had here and there swept away the snow, the pickets of the fence stood out in sharp prominence, huge rocks loomed up like the heads of monsters whose bodies were covered by the snow-drifts.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind had here and there swept away the snow, the pickets of the fence stood out in sharp prominence, huge rocks loomed up like the heads of monsters whose bodies were covered by the snow-drifts.
swept
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From this reading The wind had here and there swept away the snow, the pickets of the fence stood out in sharp prominence, huge rocks loomed up like the heads of monsters whose bodies were covered by the snow-drifts.
taken
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From this reading The wind whistled behind the little group of mourners through the open church porch whose blinds had been taken out, and down from the old wooden belfry came the clanging toll of the bell, like one cry of anguish after another.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first time it was in the churchyard that blustering winter day her fourteen relatives were buried,--all whom she had loved, both parents and grandparents, and brothers and sisters.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first time it was in the churchyard that blustering winter day her fourteen relatives were buried,--all whom she had loved, both parents and grandparents, and brothers and sisters.
there
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From this reading The wind had here and there swept away the snow, the pickets of the fence stood out in sharp prominence, huge rocks loomed up like the heads of monsters whose bodies were covered by the snow-drifts.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She had heard these words before.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The wind whistled behind the little group of mourners through the open church porch whose blinds had been taken out, and down from the old wooden belfry came the clanging toll of the bell, like one cry of anguish after another.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first time it was in the churchyard that blustering winter day her fourteen relatives were buried,--all whom she had loved, both parents and grandparents, and brothers and sisters.
toll
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From this reading The wind whistled behind the little group of mourners through the open church porch whose blinds had been taken out, and down from the old wooden belfry came the clanging toll of the bell, like one cry of anguish after another.
up
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From this reading The wind had here and there swept away the snow, the pickets of the fence stood out in sharp prominence, huge rocks loomed up like the heads of monsters whose bodies were covered by the snow-drifts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first time it was in the churchyard that blustering winter day her fourteen relatives were buried,--all whom she had loved, both parents and grandparents, and brothers and sisters.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The first time it was in the churchyard that blustering winter day her fourteen relatives were buried,--all whom she had loved, both parents and grandparents, and brothers and sisters.
whistled
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From this reading The wind whistled behind the little group of mourners through the open church porch whose blinds had been taken out, and down from the old wooden belfry came the clanging toll of the bell, like one cry of anguish after another.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The first time it was in the churchyard that blustering winter day her fourteen relatives were buried,--all whom she had loved, both parents and grandparents, and brothers and sisters.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The wind had here and there swept away the snow, the pickets of the fence stood out in sharp prominence, huge rocks loomed up like the heads of monsters whose bodies were covered by the snow-drifts.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind had here and there swept away the snow, the pickets of the fence stood out in sharp prominence, huge rocks loomed up like the heads of monsters whose bodies were covered by the snow-drifts.
winter
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From this reading The first time it was in the churchyard that blustering winter day her fourteen relatives were buried,--all whom she had loved, both parents and grandparents, and brothers and sisters.
wooden
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From this reading The wind whistled behind the little group of mourners through the open church porch whose blinds had been taken out, and down from the old wooden belfry came the clanging toll of the bell, like one cry of anguish after another.
words
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From this reading She had heard these words before.
