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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 A ROYAL CAPTIVE In the midst of this dreary transition period Nature gave proof that she has unlimited materials of beauty at her command at any time.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Early one afternoon the brothers were driven in from their outdoor labors by a cold, sleety rain, and Leonard predicted an ice-storm.
all
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From this reading Trees, shrubs, the roofs and sidings of the buildings, the wooden and even the stone fences, the spires of dead grass, and the unsightly skeletons of weeds, were all incased in ice and touched by the magic wand of beauty.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Early one afternoon the brothers were driven in from their outdoor labors by a cold, sleety rain, and Leonard predicted an ice-storm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Early one afternoon the brothers were driven in from their outdoor labors by a cold, sleety rain, and Leonard predicted an ice-storm.
any
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From this reading A ROYAL CAPTIVE In the midst of this dreary transition period Nature gave proof that she has unlimited materials of beauty at her command at any time.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The sun at last was unclouded, and as he looked over the top of Storm King his long-missed beams transformed the landscape into a scene of wonder and beauty beyond anything described in Johnnie's fairy tales.
appeared
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From this reading The next morning the world appeared as if heavily plated with silver.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next morning the world appeared as if heavily plated with silver.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A ROYAL CAPTIVE In the midst of this dreary transition period Nature gave proof that she has unlimited materials of beauty at her command at any time.
beams
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From this reading The sun at last was unclouded, and as he looked over the top of Storm King his long-missed beams transformed the landscape into a scene of wonder and beauty beyond anything described in Johnnie's fairy tales.
beauty
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From this reading A ROYAL CAPTIVE In the midst of this dreary transition period Nature gave proof that she has unlimited materials of beauty at her command at any time.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The sun at last was unclouded, and as he looked over the top of Storm King his long-missed beams transformed the landscape into a scene of wonder and beauty beyond anything described in Johnnie's fairy tales.
brothers
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From this reading Early one afternoon the brothers were driven in from their outdoor labors by a cold, sleety rain, and Leonard predicted an ice-storm.
buildings
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From this reading Trees, shrubs, the roofs and sidings of the buildings, the wooden and even the stone fences, the spires of dead grass, and the unsightly skeletons of weeds, were all incased in ice and touched by the magic wand of beauty.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Early one afternoon the brothers were driven in from their outdoor labors by a cold, sleety rain, and Leonard predicted an ice-storm.
CAPTIVE
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From this reading A ROYAL CAPTIVE In the midst of this dreary transition period Nature gave proof that she has unlimited materials of beauty at her command at any time.
cold
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From this reading Early one afternoon the brothers were driven in from their outdoor labors by a cold, sleety rain, and Leonard predicted an ice-storm.
command
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From this reading A ROYAL CAPTIVE In the midst of this dreary transition period Nature gave proof that she has unlimited materials of beauty at her command at any time.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Trees, shrubs, the roofs and sidings of the buildings, the wooden and even the stone fences, the spires of dead grass, and the unsightly skeletons of weeds, were all incased in ice and touched by the magic wand of beauty.
described
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From this reading The sun at last was unclouded, and as he looked over the top of Storm King his long-missed beams transformed the landscape into a scene of wonder and beauty beyond anything described in Johnnie's fairy tales.
dreary
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From this reading A ROYAL CAPTIVE In the midst of this dreary transition period Nature gave proof that she has unlimited materials of beauty at her command at any time.
driven
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From this reading Early one afternoon the brothers were driven in from their outdoor labors by a cold, sleety rain, and Leonard predicted an ice-storm.
Early
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From this reading Early one afternoon the brothers were driven in from their outdoor labors by a cold, sleety rain, and Leonard predicted an ice-storm.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Trees, shrubs, the roofs and sidings of the buildings, the wooden and even the stone fences, the spires of dead grass, and the unsightly skeletons of weeds, were all incased in ice and touched by the magic wand of beauty.
fairy
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From this reading The sun at last was unclouded, and as he looked over the top of Storm King his long-missed beams transformed the landscape into a scene of wonder and beauty beyond anything described in Johnnie's fairy tales.
fences
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From this reading Trees, shrubs, the roofs and sidings of the buildings, the wooden and even the stone fences, the spires of dead grass, and the unsightly skeletons of weeds, were all incased in ice and touched by the magic wand of beauty.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Early one afternoon the brothers were driven in from their outdoor labors by a cold, sleety rain, and Leonard predicted an ice-storm.
gave
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From this reading A ROYAL CAPTIVE In the midst of this dreary transition period Nature gave proof that she has unlimited materials of beauty at her command at any time.
grass
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From this reading Trees, shrubs, the roofs and sidings of the buildings, the wooden and even the stone fences, the spires of dead grass, and the unsightly skeletons of weeds, were all incased in ice and touched by the magic wand of beauty.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A ROYAL CAPTIVE In the midst of this dreary transition period Nature gave proof that she has unlimited materials of beauty at her command at any time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sun at last was unclouded, and as he looked over the top of Storm King his long-missed beams transformed the landscape into a scene of wonder and beauty beyond anything described in Johnnie's fairy tales.
heavily
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From this reading The next morning the world appeared as if heavily plated with silver.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A ROYAL CAPTIVE In the midst of this dreary transition period Nature gave proof that she has unlimited materials of beauty at her command at any time.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun at last was unclouded, and as he looked over the top of Storm King his long-missed beams transformed the landscape into a scene of wonder and beauty beyond anything described in Johnnie's fairy tales.
ice
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From this reading Trees, shrubs, the roofs and sidings of the buildings, the wooden and even the stone fences, the spires of dead grass, and the unsightly skeletons of weeds, were all incased in ice and touched by the magic wand of beauty.
ice-storm
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From this reading Early one afternoon the brothers were driven in from their outdoor labors by a cold, sleety rain, and Leonard predicted an ice-storm.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The next morning the world appeared as if heavily plated with silver.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A ROYAL CAPTIVE In the midst of this dreary transition period Nature gave proof that she has unlimited materials of beauty at her command at any time.
incased
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From this reading Trees, shrubs, the roofs and sidings of the buildings, the wooden and even the stone fences, the spires of dead grass, and the unsightly skeletons of weeds, were all incased in ice and touched by the magic wand of beauty.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sun at last was unclouded, and as he looked over the top of Storm King his long-missed beams transformed the landscape into a scene of wonder and beauty beyond anything described in Johnnie's fairy tales.
Johnnie's
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From this reading The sun at last was unclouded, and as he looked over the top of Storm King his long-missed beams transformed the landscape into a scene of wonder and beauty beyond anything described in Johnnie's fairy tales.
King
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From this reading The sun at last was unclouded, and as he looked over the top of Storm King his long-missed beams transformed the landscape into a scene of wonder and beauty beyond anything described in Johnnie's fairy tales.
labors
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From this reading Early one afternoon the brothers were driven in from their outdoor labors by a cold, sleety rain, and Leonard predicted an ice-storm.
landscape
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From this reading The sun at last was unclouded, and as he looked over the top of Storm King his long-missed beams transformed the landscape into a scene of wonder and beauty beyond anything described in Johnnie's fairy tales.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun at last was unclouded, and as he looked over the top of Storm King his long-missed beams transformed the landscape into a scene of wonder and beauty beyond anything described in Johnnie's fairy tales.
Leonard
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From this reading Early one afternoon the brothers were driven in from their outdoor labors by a cold, sleety rain, and Leonard predicted an ice-storm.
long-missed
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From this reading The sun at last was unclouded, and as he looked over the top of Storm King his long-missed beams transformed the landscape into a scene of wonder and beauty beyond anything described in Johnnie's fairy tales.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun at last was unclouded, and as he looked over the top of Storm King his long-missed beams transformed the landscape into a scene of wonder and beauty beyond anything described in Johnnie's fairy tales.
magic
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From this reading Trees, shrubs, the roofs and sidings of the buildings, the wooden and even the stone fences, the spires of dead grass, and the unsightly skeletons of weeds, were all incased in ice and touched by the magic wand of beauty.
materials
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From this reading A ROYAL CAPTIVE In the midst of this dreary transition period Nature gave proof that she has unlimited materials of beauty at her command at any time.
midst
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From this reading A ROYAL CAPTIVE In the midst of this dreary transition period Nature gave proof that she has unlimited materials of beauty at her command at any time.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning the world appeared as if heavily plated with silver.
Nature
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From this reading A ROYAL CAPTIVE In the midst of this dreary transition period Nature gave proof that she has unlimited materials of beauty at her command at any time.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning the world appeared as if heavily plated with silver.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A ROYAL CAPTIVE In the midst of this dreary transition period Nature gave proof that she has unlimited materials of beauty at her command at any time.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Early one afternoon the brothers were driven in from their outdoor labors by a cold, sleety rain, and Leonard predicted an ice-storm.
outdoor
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From this reading Early one afternoon the brothers were driven in from their outdoor labors by a cold, sleety rain, and Leonard predicted an ice-storm.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The sun at last was unclouded, and as he looked over the top of Storm King his long-missed beams transformed the landscape into a scene of wonder and beauty beyond anything described in Johnnie's fairy tales.
period
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From this reading A ROYAL CAPTIVE In the midst of this dreary transition period Nature gave proof that she has unlimited materials of beauty at her command at any time.
plated
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From this reading The next morning the world appeared as if heavily plated with silver.
predicted
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From this reading Early one afternoon the brothers were driven in from their outdoor labors by a cold, sleety rain, and Leonard predicted an ice-storm.
proof
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From this reading A ROYAL CAPTIVE In the midst of this dreary transition period Nature gave proof that she has unlimited materials of beauty at her command at any time.
rain
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From this reading Early one afternoon the brothers were driven in from their outdoor labors by a cold, sleety rain, and Leonard predicted an ice-storm.
roofs
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From this reading Trees, shrubs, the roofs and sidings of the buildings, the wooden and even the stone fences, the spires of dead grass, and the unsightly skeletons of weeds, were all incased in ice and touched by the magic wand of beauty.
ROYAL
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From this reading A ROYAL CAPTIVE In the midst of this dreary transition period Nature gave proof that she has unlimited materials of beauty at her command at any time.
scene
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From this reading The sun at last was unclouded, and as he looked over the top of Storm King his long-missed beams transformed the landscape into a scene of wonder and beauty beyond anything described in Johnnie's fairy tales.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A ROYAL CAPTIVE In the midst of this dreary transition period Nature gave proof that she has unlimited materials of beauty at her command at any time.
shrubs
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From this reading Trees, shrubs, the roofs and sidings of the buildings, the wooden and even the stone fences, the spires of dead grass, and the unsightly skeletons of weeds, were all incased in ice and touched by the magic wand of beauty.
sidings
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From this reading Trees, shrubs, the roofs and sidings of the buildings, the wooden and even the stone fences, the spires of dead grass, and the unsightly skeletons of weeds, were all incased in ice and touched by the magic wand of beauty.
silver
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From this reading The next morning the world appeared as if heavily plated with silver.
skeletons
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From this reading Trees, shrubs, the roofs and sidings of the buildings, the wooden and even the stone fences, the spires of dead grass, and the unsightly skeletons of weeds, were all incased in ice and touched by the magic wand of beauty.
sleety
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From this reading Early one afternoon the brothers were driven in from their outdoor labors by a cold, sleety rain, and Leonard predicted an ice-storm.
spires
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From this reading Trees, shrubs, the roofs and sidings of the buildings, the wooden and even the stone fences, the spires of dead grass, and the unsightly skeletons of weeds, were all incased in ice and touched by the magic wand of beauty.
stone
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From this reading Trees, shrubs, the roofs and sidings of the buildings, the wooden and even the stone fences, the spires of dead grass, and the unsightly skeletons of weeds, were all incased in ice and touched by the magic wand of beauty.
Storm
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From this reading The sun at last was unclouded, and as he looked over the top of Storm King his long-missed beams transformed the landscape into a scene of wonder and beauty beyond anything described in Johnnie's fairy tales.
sun
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From this reading The sun at last was unclouded, and as he looked over the top of Storm King his long-missed beams transformed the landscape into a scene of wonder and beauty beyond anything described in Johnnie's fairy tales.
tales
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From this reading The sun at last was unclouded, and as he looked over the top of Storm King his long-missed beams transformed the landscape into a scene of wonder and beauty beyond anything described in Johnnie's fairy tales.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A ROYAL CAPTIVE In the midst of this dreary transition period Nature gave proof that she has unlimited materials of beauty at her command at any time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A ROYAL CAPTIVE In the midst of this dreary transition period Nature gave proof that she has unlimited materials of beauty at her command at any time.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Early one afternoon the brothers were driven in from their outdoor labors by a cold, sleety rain, and Leonard predicted an ice-storm.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A ROYAL CAPTIVE In the midst of this dreary transition period Nature gave proof that she has unlimited materials of beauty at her command at any time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A ROYAL CAPTIVE In the midst of this dreary transition period Nature gave proof that she has unlimited materials of beauty at her command at any time.
top
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From this reading The sun at last was unclouded, and as he looked over the top of Storm King his long-missed beams transformed the landscape into a scene of wonder and beauty beyond anything described in Johnnie's fairy tales.
touched
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From this reading Trees, shrubs, the roofs and sidings of the buildings, the wooden and even the stone fences, the spires of dead grass, and the unsightly skeletons of weeds, were all incased in ice and touched by the magic wand of beauty.
transformed
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From this reading The sun at last was unclouded, and as he looked over the top of Storm King his long-missed beams transformed the landscape into a scene of wonder and beauty beyond anything described in Johnnie's fairy tales.
transition
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From this reading A ROYAL CAPTIVE In the midst of this dreary transition period Nature gave proof that she has unlimited materials of beauty at her command at any time.
Trees
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From this reading Trees, shrubs, the roofs and sidings of the buildings, the wooden and even the stone fences, the spires of dead grass, and the unsightly skeletons of weeds, were all incased in ice and touched by the magic wand of beauty.
unclouded
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From this reading The sun at last was unclouded, and as he looked over the top of Storm King his long-missed beams transformed the landscape into a scene of wonder and beauty beyond anything described in Johnnie's fairy tales.
unlimited
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From this reading A ROYAL CAPTIVE In the midst of this dreary transition period Nature gave proof that she has unlimited materials of beauty at her command at any time.
unsightly
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From this reading Trees, shrubs, the roofs and sidings of the buildings, the wooden and even the stone fences, the spires of dead grass, and the unsightly skeletons of weeds, were all incased in ice and touched by the magic wand of beauty.
wand
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From this reading Trees, shrubs, the roofs and sidings of the buildings, the wooden and even the stone fences, the spires of dead grass, and the unsightly skeletons of weeds, were all incased in ice and touched by the magic wand of beauty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun at last was unclouded, and as he looked over the top of Storm King his long-missed beams transformed the landscape into a scene of wonder and beauty beyond anything described in Johnnie's fairy tales.
weeds
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From this reading Trees, shrubs, the roofs and sidings of the buildings, the wooden and even the stone fences, the spires of dead grass, and the unsightly skeletons of weeds, were all incased in ice and touched by the magic wand of beauty.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Early one afternoon the brothers were driven in from their outdoor labors by a cold, sleety rain, and Leonard predicted an ice-storm.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next morning the world appeared as if heavily plated with silver.
wonder
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From this reading The sun at last was unclouded, and as he looked over the top of Storm King his long-missed beams transformed the landscape into a scene of wonder and beauty beyond anything described in Johnnie's fairy tales.
wooden
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From this reading Trees, shrubs, the roofs and sidings of the buildings, the wooden and even the stone fences, the spires of dead grass, and the unsightly skeletons of weeds, were all incased in ice and touched by the magic wand of beauty.
world
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From this reading The next morning the world appeared as if heavily plated with silver.
