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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 At the fall of night, while a bad mountain squall twisted the branches of the trees, Ramuntcho entered his deserted house where the gray of death seemed scattered everywhere.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Eight days after.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In front of Franchita's door, the geraniums, the dahlias had just died, and the path which led to the house, which no one cared for, disappeared under the mass of yellow leaves.
annual
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From this reading A little of winter had passed over the Basque land, a little frost, burning the annual flowers, ending the illusory summer of December.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the fall of night, while a bad mountain squall twisted the branches of the trees, Ramuntcho entered his deserted house where the gray of death seemed scattered everywhere.
bad
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From this reading At the fall of night, while a bad mountain squall twisted the branches of the trees, Ramuntcho entered his deserted house where the gray of death seemed scattered everywhere.
Basque
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From this reading A little of winter had passed over the Basque land, a little frost, burning the annual flowers, ending the illusory summer of December.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For Ramuntcho, this first week of mourning had been occupied by the thousand details that rock sorrow.
branches
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From this reading At the fall of night, while a bad mountain squall twisted the branches of the trees, Ramuntcho entered his deserted house where the gray of death seemed scattered everywhere.
burning
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From this reading A little of winter had passed over the Basque land, a little frost, burning the annual flowers, ending the illusory summer of December.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For Ramuntcho, this first week of mourning had been occupied by the thousand details that rock sorrow.
cared
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From this reading In front of Franchita's door, the geraniums, the dahlias had just died, and the path which led to the house, which no one cared for, disappeared under the mass of yellow leaves.
dahlias
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From this reading In front of Franchita's door, the geraniums, the dahlias had just died, and the path which led to the house, which no one cared for, disappeared under the mass of yellow leaves.
days
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From this reading Eight days after.
death
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From this reading At the fall of night, while a bad mountain squall twisted the branches of the trees, Ramuntcho entered his deserted house where the gray of death seemed scattered everywhere.
December
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From this reading A little of winter had passed over the Basque land, a little frost, burning the annual flowers, ending the illusory summer of December.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading At the fall of night, while a bad mountain squall twisted the branches of the trees, Ramuntcho entered his deserted house where the gray of death seemed scattered everywhere.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For Ramuntcho, this first week of mourning had been occupied by the thousand details that rock sorrow.
died
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From this reading In front of Franchita's door, the geraniums, the dahlias had just died, and the path which led to the house, which no one cared for, disappeared under the mass of yellow leaves.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In front of Franchita's door, the geraniums, the dahlias had just died, and the path which led to the house, which no one cared for, disappeared under the mass of yellow leaves.
door
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From this reading In front of Franchita's door, the geraniums, the dahlias had just died, and the path which led to the house, which no one cared for, disappeared under the mass of yellow leaves.
Eight
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From this reading Eight days after.
ending
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From this reading A little of winter had passed over the Basque land, a little frost, burning the annual flowers, ending the illusory summer of December.
entered
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From this reading At the fall of night, while a bad mountain squall twisted the branches of the trees, Ramuntcho entered his deserted house where the gray of death seemed scattered everywhere.
everywhere
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From this reading At the fall of night, while a bad mountain squall twisted the branches of the trees, Ramuntcho entered his deserted house where the gray of death seemed scattered everywhere.
fall
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From this reading At the fall of night, while a bad mountain squall twisted the branches of the trees, Ramuntcho entered his deserted house where the gray of death seemed scattered everywhere.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For Ramuntcho, this first week of mourning had been occupied by the thousand details that rock sorrow.
flowers
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From this reading A little of winter had passed over the Basque land, a little frost, burning the annual flowers, ending the illusory summer of December.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In front of Franchita's door, the geraniums, the dahlias had just died, and the path which led to the house, which no one cared for, disappeared under the mass of yellow leaves.
Franchita's
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From this reading In front of Franchita's door, the geraniums, the dahlias had just died, and the path which led to the house, which no one cared for, disappeared under the mass of yellow leaves.
front
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From this reading In front of Franchita's door, the geraniums, the dahlias had just died, and the path which led to the house, which no one cared for, disappeared under the mass of yellow leaves.
frost
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From this reading A little of winter had passed over the Basque land, a little frost, burning the annual flowers, ending the illusory summer of December.
geraniums
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From this reading In front of Franchita's door, the geraniums, the dahlias had just died, and the path which led to the house, which no one cared for, disappeared under the mass of yellow leaves.
gray
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From this reading At the fall of night, while a bad mountain squall twisted the branches of the trees, Ramuntcho entered his deserted house where the gray of death seemed scattered everywhere.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A little of winter had passed over the Basque land, a little frost, burning the annual flowers, ending the illusory summer of December.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the fall of night, while a bad mountain squall twisted the branches of the trees, Ramuntcho entered his deserted house where the gray of death seemed scattered everywhere.
house
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From this reading At the fall of night, while a bad mountain squall twisted the branches of the trees, Ramuntcho entered his deserted house where the gray of death seemed scattered everywhere.
illusory
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From this reading A little of winter had passed over the Basque land, a little frost, burning the annual flowers, ending the illusory summer of December.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In front of Franchita's door, the geraniums, the dahlias had just died, and the path which led to the house, which no one cared for, disappeared under the mass of yellow leaves.
just
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From this reading In front of Franchita's door, the geraniums, the dahlias had just died, and the path which led to the house, which no one cared for, disappeared under the mass of yellow leaves.
land
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From this reading A little of winter had passed over the Basque land, a little frost, burning the annual flowers, ending the illusory summer of December.
leaves
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From this reading In front of Franchita's door, the geraniums, the dahlias had just died, and the path which led to the house, which no one cared for, disappeared under the mass of yellow leaves.
led
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From this reading In front of Franchita's door, the geraniums, the dahlias had just died, and the path which led to the house, which no one cared for, disappeared under the mass of yellow leaves.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little of winter had passed over the Basque land, a little frost, burning the annual flowers, ending the illusory summer of December.
mass
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From this reading In front of Franchita's door, the geraniums, the dahlias had just died, and the path which led to the house, which no one cared for, disappeared under the mass of yellow leaves.
mountain
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From this reading At the fall of night, while a bad mountain squall twisted the branches of the trees, Ramuntcho entered his deserted house where the gray of death seemed scattered everywhere.
mourning
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From this reading For Ramuntcho, this first week of mourning had been occupied by the thousand details that rock sorrow.
night
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From this reading At the fall of night, while a bad mountain squall twisted the branches of the trees, Ramuntcho entered his deserted house where the gray of death seemed scattered everywhere.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In front of Franchita's door, the geraniums, the dahlias had just died, and the path which led to the house, which no one cared for, disappeared under the mass of yellow leaves.
occupied
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From this reading For Ramuntcho, this first week of mourning had been occupied by the thousand details that rock sorrow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the fall of night, while a bad mountain squall twisted the branches of the trees, Ramuntcho entered his deserted house where the gray of death seemed scattered everywhere.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In front of Franchita's door, the geraniums, the dahlias had just died, and the path which led to the house, which no one cared for, disappeared under the mass of yellow leaves.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A little of winter had passed over the Basque land, a little frost, burning the annual flowers, ending the illusory summer of December.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little of winter had passed over the Basque land, a little frost, burning the annual flowers, ending the illusory summer of December.
path
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From this reading In front of Franchita's door, the geraniums, the dahlias had just died, and the path which led to the house, which no one cared for, disappeared under the mass of yellow leaves.
Ramuntcho
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From this reading At the fall of night, while a bad mountain squall twisted the branches of the trees, Ramuntcho entered his deserted house where the gray of death seemed scattered everywhere.
rock
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From this reading For Ramuntcho, this first week of mourning had been occupied by the thousand details that rock sorrow.
scattered
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From this reading At the fall of night, while a bad mountain squall twisted the branches of the trees, Ramuntcho entered his deserted house where the gray of death seemed scattered everywhere.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the fall of night, while a bad mountain squall twisted the branches of the trees, Ramuntcho entered his deserted house where the gray of death seemed scattered everywhere.
sorrow
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From this reading For Ramuntcho, this first week of mourning had been occupied by the thousand details that rock sorrow.
squall
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From this reading At the fall of night, while a bad mountain squall twisted the branches of the trees, Ramuntcho entered his deserted house where the gray of death seemed scattered everywhere.
summer
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From this reading A little of winter had passed over the Basque land, a little frost, burning the annual flowers, ending the illusory summer of December.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For Ramuntcho, this first week of mourning had been occupied by the thousand details that rock sorrow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the fall of night, while a bad mountain squall twisted the branches of the trees, Ramuntcho entered his deserted house where the gray of death seemed scattered everywhere.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For Ramuntcho, this first week of mourning had been occupied by the thousand details that rock sorrow.
thousand
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From this reading For Ramuntcho, this first week of mourning had been occupied by the thousand details that rock sorrow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In front of Franchita's door, the geraniums, the dahlias had just died, and the path which led to the house, which no one cared for, disappeared under the mass of yellow leaves.
trees
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From this reading At the fall of night, while a bad mountain squall twisted the branches of the trees, Ramuntcho entered his deserted house where the gray of death seemed scattered everywhere.
twisted
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From this reading At the fall of night, while a bad mountain squall twisted the branches of the trees, Ramuntcho entered his deserted house where the gray of death seemed scattered everywhere.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In front of Franchita's door, the geraniums, the dahlias had just died, and the path which led to the house, which no one cared for, disappeared under the mass of yellow leaves.
week
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From this reading For Ramuntcho, this first week of mourning had been occupied by the thousand details that rock sorrow.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading At the fall of night, while a bad mountain squall twisted the branches of the trees, Ramuntcho entered his deserted house where the gray of death seemed scattered everywhere.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In front of Franchita's door, the geraniums, the dahlias had just died, and the path which led to the house, which no one cared for, disappeared under the mass of yellow leaves.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading At the fall of night, while a bad mountain squall twisted the branches of the trees, Ramuntcho entered his deserted house where the gray of death seemed scattered everywhere.
winter
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From this reading A little of winter had passed over the Basque land, a little frost, burning the annual flowers, ending the illusory summer of December.
yellow
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From this reading In front of Franchita's door, the geraniums, the dahlias had just died, and the path which led to the house, which no one cared for, disappeared under the mass of yellow leaves.
