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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 morrow brought a very sober-looking morning, the sun making only a few efforts to appear, and Catherine augured from it everything most favourable to her wishes.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She applied to Mr. Allen for confirmation of her hopes, but Mr. Allen, not having his own skies and barometer about him, declined giving any absolute promise of sunshine.
absolute
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From this reading She applied to Mr. Allen for confirmation of her hopes, but Mr. Allen, not having his own skies and barometer about him, declined giving any absolute promise of sunshine.
advanced
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From this reading A bright morning so early in the year, she allowed, would generally turn to rain, but a cloudy one foretold improvement as the day advanced.
Allen
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From this reading She applied to Mr. Allen for confirmation of her hopes, but Mr. Allen, not having his own skies and barometer about him, declined giving any absolute promise of sunshine.
Allen's
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From this reading She applied to Mrs. Allen, and Mrs. Allen’s opinion was more positive.
allowed
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From this reading A bright morning so early in the year, she allowed, would generally turn to rain, but a cloudy one foretold improvement as the day advanced.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The morrow brought a very sober-looking morning, the sun making only a few efforts to appear, and Catherine augured from it everything most favourable to her wishes.
any
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From this reading She applied to Mr. Allen for confirmation of her hopes, but Mr. Allen, not having his own skies and barometer about him, declined giving any absolute promise of sunshine.
appear
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From this reading The morrow brought a very sober-looking morning, the sun making only a few efforts to appear, and Catherine augured from it everything most favourable to her wishes.
applied
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From this reading She applied to Mr. Allen for confirmation of her hopes, but Mr. Allen, not having his own skies and barometer about him, declined giving any absolute promise of sunshine.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A bright morning so early in the year, she allowed, would generally turn to rain, but a cloudy one foretold improvement as the day advanced.
augured
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From this reading The morrow brought a very sober-looking morning, the sun making only a few efforts to appear, and Catherine augured from it everything most favourable to her wishes.
barometer
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From this reading She applied to Mr. Allen for confirmation of her hopes, but Mr. Allen, not having his own skies and barometer about him, declined giving any absolute promise of sunshine.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “She had no doubt in the world of its being a very fine day, if the clouds would only go off, and the sun keep out.”
bright
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From this reading A bright morning so early in the year, she allowed, would generally turn to rain, but a cloudy one foretold improvement as the day advanced.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The morrow brought a very sober-looking morning, the sun making only a few efforts to appear, and Catherine augured from it everything most favourable to her wishes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A bright morning so early in the year, she allowed, would generally turn to rain, but a cloudy one foretold improvement as the day advanced.
Catherine
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From this reading The morrow brought a very sober-looking morning, the sun making only a few efforts to appear, and Catherine augured from it everything most favourable to her wishes.
clouds
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From this reading “She had no doubt in the world of its being a very fine day, if the clouds would only go off, and the sun keep out.”
cloudy
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From this reading A bright morning so early in the year, she allowed, would generally turn to rain, but a cloudy one foretold improvement as the day advanced.
confirmation
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From this reading She applied to Mr. Allen for confirmation of her hopes, but Mr. Allen, not having his own skies and barometer about him, declined giving any absolute promise of sunshine.
day
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From this reading A bright morning so early in the year, she allowed, would generally turn to rain, but a cloudy one foretold improvement as the day advanced.
declined
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From this reading She applied to Mr. Allen for confirmation of her hopes, but Mr. Allen, not having his own skies and barometer about him, declined giving any absolute promise of sunshine.
doubt
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From this reading “She had no doubt in the world of its being a very fine day, if the clouds would only go off, and the sun keep out.”
early
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From this reading A bright morning so early in the year, she allowed, would generally turn to rain, but a cloudy one foretold improvement as the day advanced.
efforts
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From this reading The morrow brought a very sober-looking morning, the sun making only a few efforts to appear, and Catherine augured from it everything most favourable to her wishes.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The morrow brought a very sober-looking morning, the sun making only a few efforts to appear, and Catherine augured from it everything most favourable to her wishes.
favourable
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From this reading The morrow brought a very sober-looking morning, the sun making only a few efforts to appear, and Catherine augured from it everything most favourable to her wishes.
few
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From this reading The morrow brought a very sober-looking morning, the sun making only a few efforts to appear, and Catherine augured from it everything most favourable to her wishes.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had no doubt in the world of its being a very fine day, if the clouds would only go off, and the sun keep out.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She applied to Mr. Allen for confirmation of her hopes, but Mr. Allen, not having his own skies and barometer about him, declined giving any absolute promise of sunshine.
foretold
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From this reading A bright morning so early in the year, she allowed, would generally turn to rain, but a cloudy one foretold improvement as the day advanced.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The morrow brought a very sober-looking morning, the sun making only a few efforts to appear, and Catherine augured from it everything most favourable to her wishes.
generally
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From this reading A bright morning so early in the year, she allowed, would generally turn to rain, but a cloudy one foretold improvement as the day advanced.
giving
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From this reading She applied to Mr. Allen for confirmation of her hopes, but Mr. Allen, not having his own skies and barometer about him, declined giving any absolute promise of sunshine.
go
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From this reading “She had no doubt in the world of its being a very fine day, if the clouds would only go off, and the sun keep out.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “She had no doubt in the world of its being a very fine day, if the clouds would only go off, and the sun keep out.”
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She applied to Mr. Allen for confirmation of her hopes, but Mr. Allen, not having his own skies and barometer about him, declined giving any absolute promise of sunshine.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The morrow brought a very sober-looking morning, the sun making only a few efforts to appear, and Catherine augured from it everything most favourable to her wishes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She applied to Mr. Allen for confirmation of her hopes, but Mr. Allen, not having his own skies and barometer about him, declined giving any absolute promise of sunshine.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She applied to Mr. Allen for confirmation of her hopes, but Mr. Allen, not having his own skies and barometer about him, declined giving any absolute promise of sunshine.
hopes
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From this reading She applied to Mr. Allen for confirmation of her hopes, but Mr. Allen, not having his own skies and barometer about him, declined giving any absolute promise of sunshine.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “She had no doubt in the world of its being a very fine day, if the clouds would only go off, and the sun keep out.”
improvement
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From this reading A bright morning so early in the year, she allowed, would generally turn to rain, but a cloudy one foretold improvement as the day advanced.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A bright morning so early in the year, she allowed, would generally turn to rain, but a cloudy one foretold improvement as the day advanced.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The morrow brought a very sober-looking morning, the sun making only a few efforts to appear, and Catherine augured from it everything most favourable to her wishes.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “She had no doubt in the world of its being a very fine day, if the clouds would only go off, and the sun keep out.”
keep
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From this reading “She had no doubt in the world of its being a very fine day, if the clouds would only go off, and the sun keep out.”
making
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From this reading The morrow brought a very sober-looking morning, the sun making only a few efforts to appear, and Catherine augured from it everything most favourable to her wishes.
more
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From this reading She applied to Mrs. Allen, and Mrs. Allen’s opinion was more positive.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morrow brought a very sober-looking morning, the sun making only a few efforts to appear, and Catherine augured from it everything most favourable to her wishes.
morrow
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From this reading The morrow brought a very sober-looking morning, the sun making only a few efforts to appear, and Catherine augured from it everything most favourable to her wishes.
most
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From this reading The morrow brought a very sober-looking morning, the sun making only a few efforts to appear, and Catherine augured from it everything most favourable to her wishes.
Mr
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From this reading She applied to Mr. Allen for confirmation of her hopes, but Mr. Allen, not having his own skies and barometer about him, declined giving any absolute promise of sunshine.
Mrs
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From this reading She applied to Mrs. Allen, and Mrs. Allen’s opinion was more positive.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “She had no doubt in the world of its being a very fine day, if the clouds would only go off, and the sun keep out.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She applied to Mr. Allen for confirmation of her hopes, but Mr. Allen, not having his own skies and barometer about him, declined giving any absolute promise of sunshine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She applied to Mr. Allen for confirmation of her hopes, but Mr. Allen, not having his own skies and barometer about him, declined giving any absolute promise of sunshine.
off
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From this reading “She had no doubt in the world of its being a very fine day, if the clouds would only go off, and the sun keep out.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A bright morning so early in the year, she allowed, would generally turn to rain, but a cloudy one foretold improvement as the day advanced.
only
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From this reading The morrow brought a very sober-looking morning, the sun making only a few efforts to appear, and Catherine augured from it everything most favourable to her wishes.
opinion
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From this reading She applied to Mrs. Allen, and Mrs. Allen’s opinion was more positive.
out
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From this reading “She had no doubt in the world of its being a very fine day, if the clouds would only go off, and the sun keep out.”
own
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From this reading She applied to Mr. Allen for confirmation of her hopes, but Mr. Allen, not having his own skies and barometer about him, declined giving any absolute promise of sunshine.
positive
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From this reading She applied to Mrs. Allen, and Mrs. Allen’s opinion was more positive.
promise
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From this reading She applied to Mr. Allen for confirmation of her hopes, but Mr. Allen, not having his own skies and barometer about him, declined giving any absolute promise of sunshine.
rain
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From this reading A bright morning so early in the year, she allowed, would generally turn to rain, but a cloudy one foretold improvement as the day advanced.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A bright morning so early in the year, she allowed, would generally turn to rain, but a cloudy one foretold improvement as the day advanced.
skies
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From this reading She applied to Mr. Allen for confirmation of her hopes, but Mr. Allen, not having his own skies and barometer about him, declined giving any absolute promise of sunshine.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A bright morning so early in the year, she allowed, would generally turn to rain, but a cloudy one foretold improvement as the day advanced.
sober-looking
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From this reading The morrow brought a very sober-looking morning, the sun making only a few efforts to appear, and Catherine augured from it everything most favourable to her wishes.
sun
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From this reading The morrow brought a very sober-looking morning, the sun making only a few efforts to appear, and Catherine augured from it everything most favourable to her wishes.
sunshine
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From this reading She applied to Mr. Allen for confirmation of her hopes, but Mr. Allen, not having his own skies and barometer about him, declined giving any absolute promise of sunshine.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The morrow brought a very sober-looking morning, the sun making only a few efforts to appear, and Catherine augured from it everything most favourable to her wishes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The morrow brought a very sober-looking morning, the sun making only a few efforts to appear, and Catherine augured from it everything most favourable to her wishes.
turn
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From this reading A bright morning so early in the year, she allowed, would generally turn to rain, but a cloudy one foretold improvement as the day advanced.
very
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From this reading The morrow brought a very sober-looking morning, the sun making only a few efforts to appear, and Catherine augured from it everything most favourable to her wishes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She applied to Mrs. Allen, and Mrs. Allen’s opinion was more positive.
wishes
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From this reading The morrow brought a very sober-looking morning, the sun making only a few efforts to appear, and Catherine augured from it everything most favourable to her wishes.
world
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From this reading “She had no doubt in the world of its being a very fine day, if the clouds would only go off, and the sun keep out.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A bright morning so early in the year, she allowed, would generally turn to rain, but a cloudy one foretold improvement as the day advanced.
year
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From this reading A bright morning so early in the year, she allowed, would generally turn to rain, but a cloudy one foretold improvement as the day advanced.
