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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 winter routine of the Tregarthyn household was not exciting, but it was a sort of safeguard.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The roses fell, one by one, in Miss Clarissa’s flower beds, and so at last did the palest autumn-bloom; the leaves dropped from the trees, and the winds from the sea began to blow across the sands, in chilly gusts.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND THAT WAS THE END OF IT.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Rainy days dragged by wearily enough, and cold ones made their appearance, but she did not give up even when Mrs. Despard wondered, and Georgie implored in weekly epistles.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The roses fell, one by one, in Miss Clarissa’s flower beds, and so at last did the palest autumn-bloom; the leaves dropped from the trees, and the winds from the sea began to blow across the sands, in chilly gusts.
autumn-bloom
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From this reading The roses fell, one by one, in Miss Clarissa’s flower beds, and so at last did the palest autumn-bloom; the leaves dropped from the trees, and the winds from the sea began to blow across the sands, in chilly gusts.
beds
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From this reading The roses fell, one by one, in Miss Clarissa’s flower beds, and so at last did the palest autumn-bloom; the leaves dropped from the trees, and the winds from the sea began to blow across the sands, in chilly gusts.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The roses fell, one by one, in Miss Clarissa’s flower beds, and so at last did the palest autumn-bloom; the leaves dropped from the trees, and the winds from the sea began to blow across the sands, in chilly gusts.
blow
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From this reading The roses fell, one by one, in Miss Clarissa’s flower beds, and so at last did the palest autumn-bloom; the leaves dropped from the trees, and the winds from the sea began to blow across the sands, in chilly gusts.
bravely
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From this reading But Lisbeth stayed bravely on.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Lisbeth stayed bravely on.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The roses fell, one by one, in Miss Clarissa’s flower beds, and so at last did the palest autumn-bloom; the leaves dropped from the trees, and the winds from the sea began to blow across the sands, in chilly gusts.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
unpleasantly cold
From this reading The roses fell, one by one, in Miss Clarissa’s flower beds, and so at last did the palest autumn-bloom; the leaves dropped from the trees, and the winds from the sea began to blow across the sands, in chilly gusts.
Clarissa's
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From this reading The roses fell, one by one, in Miss Clarissa’s flower beds, and so at last did the palest autumn-bloom; the leaves dropped from the trees, and the winds from the sea began to blow across the sands, in chilly gusts.
cold
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From this reading Rainy days dragged by wearily enough, and cold ones made their appearance, but she did not give up even when Mrs. Despard wondered, and Georgie implored in weekly epistles.
days
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From this reading Rainy days dragged by wearily enough, and cold ones made their appearance, but she did not give up even when Mrs. Despard wondered, and Georgie implored in weekly epistles.
Despard
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From this reading Rainy days dragged by wearily enough, and cold ones made their appearance, but she did not give up even when Mrs. Despard wondered, and Georgie implored in weekly epistles.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The roses fell, one by one, in Miss Clarissa’s flower beds, and so at last did the palest autumn-bloom; the leaves dropped from the trees, and the winds from the sea began to blow across the sands, in chilly gusts.
dragged
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From this reading Rainy days dragged by wearily enough, and cold ones made their appearance, but she did not give up even when Mrs. Despard wondered, and Georgie implored in weekly epistles.
dropped
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From this reading The roses fell, one by one, in Miss Clarissa’s flower beds, and so at last did the palest autumn-bloom; the leaves dropped from the trees, and the winds from the sea began to blow across the sands, in chilly gusts.
END
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From this reading AND THAT WAS THE END OF IT.
enough
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From this reading Rainy days dragged by wearily enough, and cold ones made their appearance, but she did not give up even when Mrs. Despard wondered, and Georgie implored in weekly epistles.
epistles
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From this reading Rainy days dragged by wearily enough, and cold ones made their appearance, but she did not give up even when Mrs. Despard wondered, and Georgie implored in weekly epistles.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rainy days dragged by wearily enough, and cold ones made their appearance, but she did not give up even when Mrs. Despard wondered, and Georgie implored in weekly epistles.
exciting
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From this reading The winter routine of the Tregarthyn household was not exciting, but it was a sort of safeguard.
fell
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From this reading The roses fell, one by one, in Miss Clarissa’s flower beds, and so at last did the palest autumn-bloom; the leaves dropped from the trees, and the winds from the sea began to blow across the sands, in chilly gusts.
flower
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From this reading The roses fell, one by one, in Miss Clarissa’s flower beds, and so at last did the palest autumn-bloom; the leaves dropped from the trees, and the winds from the sea began to blow across the sands, in chilly gusts.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The roses fell, one by one, in Miss Clarissa’s flower beds, and so at last did the palest autumn-bloom; the leaves dropped from the trees, and the winds from the sea began to blow across the sands, in chilly gusts.
Georgie
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From this reading Rainy days dragged by wearily enough, and cold ones made their appearance, but she did not give up even when Mrs. Despard wondered, and Georgie implored in weekly epistles.
give
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From this reading Rainy days dragged by wearily enough, and cold ones made their appearance, but she did not give up even when Mrs. Despard wondered, and Georgie implored in weekly epistles.
gusts
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From this reading The roses fell, one by one, in Miss Clarissa’s flower beds, and so at last did the palest autumn-bloom; the leaves dropped from the trees, and the winds from the sea began to blow across the sands, in chilly gusts.
household
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From this reading The winter routine of the Tregarthyn household was not exciting, but it was a sort of safeguard.
implored
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From this reading Rainy days dragged by wearily enough, and cold ones made their appearance, but she did not give up even when Mrs. Despard wondered, and Georgie implored in weekly epistles.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The roses fell, one by one, in Miss Clarissa’s flower beds, and so at last did the palest autumn-bloom; the leaves dropped from the trees, and the winds from the sea began to blow across the sands, in chilly gusts.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AND THAT WAS THE END OF IT.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The roses fell, one by one, in Miss Clarissa’s flower beds, and so at last did the palest autumn-bloom; the leaves dropped from the trees, and the winds from the sea began to blow across the sands, in chilly gusts.
leaves
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From this reading The roses fell, one by one, in Miss Clarissa’s flower beds, and so at last did the palest autumn-bloom; the leaves dropped from the trees, and the winds from the sea began to blow across the sands, in chilly gusts.
Lisbeth
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From this reading But Lisbeth stayed bravely on.
made
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From this reading Rainy days dragged by wearily enough, and cold ones made their appearance, but she did not give up even when Mrs. Despard wondered, and Georgie implored in weekly epistles.
Miss
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From this reading The roses fell, one by one, in Miss Clarissa’s flower beds, and so at last did the palest autumn-bloom; the leaves dropped from the trees, and the winds from the sea began to blow across the sands, in chilly gusts.
Mrs
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From this reading Rainy days dragged by wearily enough, and cold ones made their appearance, but she did not give up even when Mrs. Despard wondered, and Georgie implored in weekly epistles.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Rainy days dragged by wearily enough, and cold ones made their appearance, but she did not give up even when Mrs. Despard wondered, and Georgie implored in weekly epistles.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AND THAT WAS THE END OF IT.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But Lisbeth stayed bravely on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The roses fell, one by one, in Miss Clarissa’s flower beds, and so at last did the palest autumn-bloom; the leaves dropped from the trees, and the winds from the sea began to blow across the sands, in chilly gusts.
ones
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From this reading Rainy days dragged by wearily enough, and cold ones made their appearance, but she did not give up even when Mrs. Despard wondered, and Georgie implored in weekly epistles.
palest
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From this reading The roses fell, one by one, in Miss Clarissa’s flower beds, and so at last did the palest autumn-bloom; the leaves dropped from the trees, and the winds from the sea began to blow across the sands, in chilly gusts.
Rainy
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From this reading Rainy days dragged by wearily enough, and cold ones made their appearance, but she did not give up even when Mrs. Despard wondered, and Georgie implored in weekly epistles.
roses
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From this reading The roses fell, one by one, in Miss Clarissa’s flower beds, and so at last did the palest autumn-bloom; the leaves dropped from the trees, and the winds from the sea began to blow across the sands, in chilly gusts.
routine
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From this reading The winter routine of the Tregarthyn household was not exciting, but it was a sort of safeguard.
safeguard
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From this reading The winter routine of the Tregarthyn household was not exciting, but it was a sort of safeguard.
sands
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From this reading The roses fell, one by one, in Miss Clarissa’s flower beds, and so at last did the palest autumn-bloom; the leaves dropped from the trees, and the winds from the sea began to blow across the sands, in chilly gusts.
sea
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From this reading The roses fell, one by one, in Miss Clarissa’s flower beds, and so at last did the palest autumn-bloom; the leaves dropped from the trees, and the winds from the sea began to blow across the sands, in chilly gusts.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rainy days dragged by wearily enough, and cold ones made their appearance, but she did not give up even when Mrs. Despard wondered, and Georgie implored in weekly epistles.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The roses fell, one by one, in Miss Clarissa’s flower beds, and so at last did the palest autumn-bloom; the leaves dropped from the trees, and the winds from the sea began to blow across the sands, in chilly gusts.
sort
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From this reading The winter routine of the Tregarthyn household was not exciting, but it was a sort of safeguard.
stayed
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From this reading But Lisbeth stayed bravely on.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AND THAT WAS THE END OF IT.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AND THAT WAS THE END OF IT.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Rainy days dragged by wearily enough, and cold ones made their appearance, but she did not give up even when Mrs. Despard wondered, and Georgie implored in weekly epistles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The roses fell, one by one, in Miss Clarissa’s flower beds, and so at last did the palest autumn-bloom; the leaves dropped from the trees, and the winds from the sea began to blow across the sands, in chilly gusts.
trees
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From this reading The roses fell, one by one, in Miss Clarissa’s flower beds, and so at last did the palest autumn-bloom; the leaves dropped from the trees, and the winds from the sea began to blow across the sands, in chilly gusts.
Tregarthyn
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From this reading The winter routine of the Tregarthyn household was not exciting, but it was a sort of safeguard.
up
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From this reading Rainy days dragged by wearily enough, and cold ones made their appearance, but she did not give up even when Mrs. Despard wondered, and Georgie implored in weekly epistles.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AND THAT WAS THE END OF IT.
wearily
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From this reading Rainy days dragged by wearily enough, and cold ones made their appearance, but she did not give up even when Mrs. Despard wondered, and Georgie implored in weekly epistles.
weekly
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From this reading Rainy days dragged by wearily enough, and cold ones made their appearance, but she did not give up even when Mrs. Despard wondered, and Georgie implored in weekly epistles.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Rainy days dragged by wearily enough, and cold ones made their appearance, but she did not give up even when Mrs. Despard wondered, and Georgie implored in weekly epistles.
winds
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From this reading The roses fell, one by one, in Miss Clarissa’s flower beds, and so at last did the palest autumn-bloom; the leaves dropped from the trees, and the winds from the sea began to blow across the sands, in chilly gusts.
winter
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From this reading The winter routine of the Tregarthyn household was not exciting, but it was a sort of safeguard.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rainy days dragged by wearily enough, and cold ones made their appearance, but she did not give up even when Mrs. Despard wondered, and Georgie implored in weekly epistles.
