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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 That was a dreadful morning on the Green.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
all
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From this reading After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
blew
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From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
branches
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From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
breakfast
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From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
came
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From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
covered
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From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
day
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From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading That was a dreadful morning on the Green.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
fiends
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From this reading After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
ghost
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From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
Green
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From this reading That was a dreadful morning on the Green.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
heaven
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From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading These twenty-four hours had passed over him like so many years.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
hours
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From this reading These twenty-four hours had passed over him like so many years.
hurricane
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From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
like
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From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
lovely
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From this reading After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
many
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From this reading These twenty-four hours had passed over him like so many years.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was a dreadful morning on the Green.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
night
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From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
off
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From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That was a dreadful morning on the Green.
opened
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From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading These twenty-four hours had passed over him like so many years.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These twenty-four hours had passed over him like so many years.
poured
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From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
rain
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From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
sat
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From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
scattered
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From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
seashore
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From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
Sir
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From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading These twenty-four hours had passed over him like so many years.
solitary
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From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
stepped
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From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was a dreadful morning on the Green.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was a dreadful morning on the Green.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These twenty-four hours had passed over him like so many years.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
Thomas
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From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
torn
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From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
trees
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From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
twenty-four
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From this reading These twenty-four hours had passed over him like so many years.
unchained
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From this reading After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was a dreadful morning on the Green.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
weather
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From this reading After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
windows
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From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
winds
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From this reading After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
wreck
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From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
years
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From this reading These twenty-four hours had passed over him like so many years.
