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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 How Monica falls a prey to the green-eyed monster--How Mr. Kelly improves the shining hours--And how Brian Desmond suffers many things at the hands of his lady-love.
abroad
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From this reading For the next few days the sun is conspicuous by its absence, and Jupiter Tonans, with all his noisy train, is abroad.
absence
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From this reading For the next few days the sun is conspicuous by its absence, and Jupiter Tonans, with all his noisy train, is abroad.
accompanying
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From this reading There is nothing but rain everywhere and at all hours, and a certain chill accompanying it, that makes one believe (with "Elia," is it not?) that "a bad summer is but winter painted green."
all
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From this reading For the next few days the sun is conspicuous by its absence, and Jupiter Tonans, with all his noisy train, is abroad.
allow
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From this reading But on Thursday evening it clears a little,--not sufficiently to allow one to wander happily through shrubbery or garden, but enough to augur well for the morrow, when the much longed for dance at the Barracks is due.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How Monica falls a prey to the green-eyed monster--How Mr. Kelly improves the shining hours--And how Brian Desmond suffers many things at the hands of his lady-love.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The light is dimmed, the winds sigh heavily, all through these days, and on the hills around, "the hooded clouds, like friars, tell their beads in drops of rain."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How Monica falls a prey to the green-eyed monster--How Mr. Kelly improves the shining hours--And how Brian Desmond suffers many things at the hands of his lady-love.
augur
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From this reading But on Thursday evening it clears a little,--not sufficiently to allow one to wander happily through shrubbery or garden, but enough to augur well for the morrow, when the much longed for dance at the Barracks is due.
bad
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From this reading There is nothing but rain everywhere and at all hours, and a certain chill accompanying it, that makes one believe (with "Elia," is it not?) that "a bad summer is but winter painted green."
Barracks
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From this reading But on Thursday evening it clears a little,--not sufficiently to allow one to wander happily through shrubbery or garden, but enough to augur well for the morrow, when the much longed for dance at the Barracks is due.
beads
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From this reading The light is dimmed, the winds sigh heavily, all through these days, and on the hills around, "the hooded clouds, like friars, tell their beads in drops of rain."
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There is nothing but rain everywhere and at all hours, and a certain chill accompanying it, that makes one believe (with "Elia," is it not?) that "a bad summer is but winter painted green."
Brian
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From this reading How Monica falls a prey to the green-eyed monster--How Mr. Kelly improves the shining hours--And how Brian Desmond suffers many things at the hands of his lady-love.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There is nothing but rain everywhere and at all hours, and a certain chill accompanying it, that makes one believe (with "Elia," is it not?) that "a bad summer is but winter painted green."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For the next few days the sun is conspicuous by its absence, and Jupiter Tonans, with all his noisy train, is abroad.
certain
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From this reading There is nothing but rain everywhere and at all hours, and a certain chill accompanying it, that makes one believe (with "Elia," is it not?) that "a bad summer is but winter painted green."
chill
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From this reading There is nothing but rain everywhere and at all hours, and a certain chill accompanying it, that makes one believe (with "Elia," is it not?) that "a bad summer is but winter painted green."
clears
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From this reading But on Thursday evening it clears a little,--not sufficiently to allow one to wander happily through shrubbery or garden, but enough to augur well for the morrow, when the much longed for dance at the Barracks is due.
clouds
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From this reading The light is dimmed, the winds sigh heavily, all through these days, and on the hills around, "the hooded clouds, like friars, tell their beads in drops of rain."
conspicuous
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From this reading For the next few days the sun is conspicuous by its absence, and Jupiter Tonans, with all his noisy train, is abroad.
dance
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From this reading But on Thursday evening it clears a little,--not sufficiently to allow one to wander happily through shrubbery or garden, but enough to augur well for the morrow, when the much longed for dance at the Barracks is due.
days
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From this reading For the next few days the sun is conspicuous by its absence, and Jupiter Tonans, with all his noisy train, is abroad.
Desmond
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From this reading How Monica falls a prey to the green-eyed monster--How Mr. Kelly improves the shining hours--And how Brian Desmond suffers many things at the hands of his lady-love.
dimmed
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From this reading The light is dimmed, the winds sigh heavily, all through these days, and on the hills around, "the hooded clouds, like friars, tell their beads in drops of rain."
drops
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From this reading The light is dimmed, the winds sigh heavily, all through these days, and on the hills around, "the hooded clouds, like friars, tell their beads in drops of rain."
due
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From this reading But on Thursday evening it clears a little,--not sufficiently to allow one to wander happily through shrubbery or garden, but enough to augur well for the morrow, when the much longed for dance at the Barracks is due.
Elia
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From this reading There is nothing but rain everywhere and at all hours, and a certain chill accompanying it, that makes one believe (with "Elia," is it not?) that "a bad summer is but winter painted green."
enough
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From this reading But on Thursday evening it clears a little,--not sufficiently to allow one to wander happily through shrubbery or garden, but enough to augur well for the morrow, when the much longed for dance at the Barracks is due.
evening
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From this reading But on Thursday evening it clears a little,--not sufficiently to allow one to wander happily through shrubbery or garden, but enough to augur well for the morrow, when the much longed for dance at the Barracks is due.
everywhere
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From this reading There is nothing but rain everywhere and at all hours, and a certain chill accompanying it, that makes one believe (with "Elia," is it not?) that "a bad summer is but winter painted green."
falls
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From this reading How Monica falls a prey to the green-eyed monster--How Mr. Kelly improves the shining hours--And how Brian Desmond suffers many things at the hands of his lady-love.
few
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From this reading For the next few days the sun is conspicuous by its absence, and Jupiter Tonans, with all his noisy train, is abroad.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the next few days the sun is conspicuous by its absence, and Jupiter Tonans, with all his noisy train, is abroad.
friars
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From this reading The light is dimmed, the winds sigh heavily, all through these days, and on the hills around, "the hooded clouds, like friars, tell their beads in drops of rain."
garden
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From this reading But on Thursday evening it clears a little,--not sufficiently to allow one to wander happily through shrubbery or garden, but enough to augur well for the morrow, when the much longed for dance at the Barracks is due.
green
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From this reading There is nothing but rain everywhere and at all hours, and a certain chill accompanying it, that makes one believe (with "Elia," is it not?) that "a bad summer is but winter painted green."
green-eyed
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From this reading How Monica falls a prey to the green-eyed monster--How Mr. Kelly improves the shining hours--And how Brian Desmond suffers many things at the hands of his lady-love.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading How Monica falls a prey to the green-eyed monster--How Mr. Kelly improves the shining hours--And how Brian Desmond suffers many things at the hands of his lady-love.
happily
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From this reading But on Thursday evening it clears a little,--not sufficiently to allow one to wander happily through shrubbery or garden, but enough to augur well for the morrow, when the much longed for dance at the Barracks is due.
heavily
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From this reading The light is dimmed, the winds sigh heavily, all through these days, and on the hills around, "the hooded clouds, like friars, tell their beads in drops of rain."
hills
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From this reading The light is dimmed, the winds sigh heavily, all through these days, and on the hills around, "the hooded clouds, like friars, tell their beads in drops of rain."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How Monica falls a prey to the green-eyed monster--How Mr. Kelly improves the shining hours--And how Brian Desmond suffers many things at the hands of his lady-love.
hooded
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From this reading The light is dimmed, the winds sigh heavily, all through these days, and on the hills around, "the hooded clouds, like friars, tell their beads in drops of rain."
hours
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From this reading How Monica falls a prey to the green-eyed monster--How Mr. Kelly improves the shining hours--And how Brian Desmond suffers many things at the hands of his lady-love.
How
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From this reading How Monica falls a prey to the green-eyed monster--How Mr. Kelly improves the shining hours--And how Brian Desmond suffers many things at the hands of his lady-love.
improves
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From this reading How Monica falls a prey to the green-eyed monster--How Mr. Kelly improves the shining hours--And how Brian Desmond suffers many things at the hands of his lady-love.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The light is dimmed, the winds sigh heavily, all through these days, and on the hills around, "the hooded clouds, like friars, tell their beads in drops of rain."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the next few days the sun is conspicuous by its absence, and Jupiter Tonans, with all his noisy train, is abroad.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is nothing but rain everywhere and at all hours, and a certain chill accompanying it, that makes one believe (with "Elia," is it not?) that "a bad summer is but winter painted green."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For the next few days the sun is conspicuous by its absence, and Jupiter Tonans, with all his noisy train, is abroad.
Jupiter
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From this reading For the next few days the sun is conspicuous by its absence, and Jupiter Tonans, with all his noisy train, is abroad.
Kelly
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From this reading How Monica falls a prey to the green-eyed monster--How Mr. Kelly improves the shining hours--And how Brian Desmond suffers many things at the hands of his lady-love.
lady-love
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From this reading How Monica falls a prey to the green-eyed monster--How Mr. Kelly improves the shining hours--And how Brian Desmond suffers many things at the hands of his lady-love.
light
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From this reading The light is dimmed, the winds sigh heavily, all through these days, and on the hills around, "the hooded clouds, like friars, tell their beads in drops of rain."
like
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From this reading The light is dimmed, the winds sigh heavily, all through these days, and on the hills around, "the hooded clouds, like friars, tell their beads in drops of rain."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But on Thursday evening it clears a little,--not sufficiently to allow one to wander happily through shrubbery or garden, but enough to augur well for the morrow, when the much longed for dance at the Barracks is due.
longed
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From this reading But on Thursday evening it clears a little,--not sufficiently to allow one to wander happily through shrubbery or garden, but enough to augur well for the morrow, when the much longed for dance at the Barracks is due.
makes
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From this reading There is nothing but rain everywhere and at all hours, and a certain chill accompanying it, that makes one believe (with "Elia," is it not?) that "a bad summer is but winter painted green."
many
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From this reading How Monica falls a prey to the green-eyed monster--How Mr. Kelly improves the shining hours--And how Brian Desmond suffers many things at the hands of his lady-love.
Monica
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From this reading How Monica falls a prey to the green-eyed monster--How Mr. Kelly improves the shining hours--And how Brian Desmond suffers many things at the hands of his lady-love.
monster
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From this reading How Monica falls a prey to the green-eyed monster--How Mr. Kelly improves the shining hours--And how Brian Desmond suffers many things at the hands of his lady-love.
morrow
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From this reading But on Thursday evening it clears a little,--not sufficiently to allow one to wander happily through shrubbery or garden, but enough to augur well for the morrow, when the much longed for dance at the Barracks is due.
Mr
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From this reading How Monica falls a prey to the green-eyed monster--How Mr. Kelly improves the shining hours--And how Brian Desmond suffers many things at the hands of his lady-love.
much
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From this reading But on Thursday evening it clears a little,--not sufficiently to allow one to wander happily through shrubbery or garden, but enough to augur well for the morrow, when the much longed for dance at the Barracks is due.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the next few days the sun is conspicuous by its absence, and Jupiter Tonans, with all his noisy train, is abroad.
noisy
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From this reading For the next few days the sun is conspicuous by its absence, and Jupiter Tonans, with all his noisy train, is abroad.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There is nothing but rain everywhere and at all hours, and a certain chill accompanying it, that makes one believe (with "Elia," is it not?) that "a bad summer is but winter painted green."
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There is nothing but rain everywhere and at all hours, and a certain chill accompanying it, that makes one believe (with "Elia," is it not?) that "a bad summer is but winter painted green."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How Monica falls a prey to the green-eyed monster--How Mr. Kelly improves the shining hours--And how Brian Desmond suffers many things at the hands of his lady-love.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The light is dimmed, the winds sigh heavily, all through these days, and on the hills around, "the hooded clouds, like friars, tell their beads in drops of rain."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There is nothing but rain everywhere and at all hours, and a certain chill accompanying it, that makes one believe (with "Elia," is it not?) that "a bad summer is but winter painted green."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But on Thursday evening it clears a little,--not sufficiently to allow one to wander happily through shrubbery or garden, but enough to augur well for the morrow, when the much longed for dance at the Barracks is due.
painted
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From this reading There is nothing but rain everywhere and at all hours, and a certain chill accompanying it, that makes one believe (with "Elia," is it not?) that "a bad summer is but winter painted green."
prey
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From this reading How Monica falls a prey to the green-eyed monster--How Mr. Kelly improves the shining hours--And how Brian Desmond suffers many things at the hands of his lady-love.
rain
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From this reading There is nothing but rain everywhere and at all hours, and a certain chill accompanying it, that makes one believe (with "Elia," is it not?) that "a bad summer is but winter painted green."
shining
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From this reading How Monica falls a prey to the green-eyed monster--How Mr. Kelly improves the shining hours--And how Brian Desmond suffers many things at the hands of his lady-love.
shrubbery
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From this reading But on Thursday evening it clears a little,--not sufficiently to allow one to wander happily through shrubbery or garden, but enough to augur well for the morrow, when the much longed for dance at the Barracks is due.
sigh
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From this reading The light is dimmed, the winds sigh heavily, all through these days, and on the hills around, "the hooded clouds, like friars, tell their beads in drops of rain."
suffers
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From this reading How Monica falls a prey to the green-eyed monster--How Mr. Kelly improves the shining hours--And how Brian Desmond suffers many things at the hands of his lady-love.
sufficiently
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From this reading But on Thursday evening it clears a little,--not sufficiently to allow one to wander happily through shrubbery or garden, but enough to augur well for the morrow, when the much longed for dance at the Barracks is due.
summer
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From this reading There is nothing but rain everywhere and at all hours, and a certain chill accompanying it, that makes one believe (with "Elia," is it not?) that "a bad summer is but winter painted green."
sun
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From this reading For the next few days the sun is conspicuous by its absence, and Jupiter Tonans, with all his noisy train, is abroad.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The light is dimmed, the winds sigh heavily, all through these days, and on the hills around, "the hooded clouds, like friars, tell their beads in drops of rain."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is nothing but rain everywhere and at all hours, and a certain chill accompanying it, that makes one believe (with "Elia," is it not?) that "a bad summer is but winter painted green."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How Monica falls a prey to the green-eyed monster--How Mr. Kelly improves the shining hours--And how Brian Desmond suffers many things at the hands of his lady-love.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The light is dimmed, the winds sigh heavily, all through these days, and on the hills around, "the hooded clouds, like friars, tell their beads in drops of rain."
There
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From this reading There is nothing but rain everywhere and at all hours, and a certain chill accompanying it, that makes one believe (with "Elia," is it not?) that "a bad summer is but winter painted green."
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The light is dimmed, the winds sigh heavily, all through these days, and on the hills around, "the hooded clouds, like friars, tell their beads in drops of rain."
things
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From this reading How Monica falls a prey to the green-eyed monster--How Mr. Kelly improves the shining hours--And how Brian Desmond suffers many things at the hands of his lady-love.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The light is dimmed, the winds sigh heavily, all through these days, and on the hills around, "the hooded clouds, like friars, tell their beads in drops of rain."
Thursday
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From this reading But on Thursday evening it clears a little,--not sufficiently to allow one to wander happily through shrubbery or garden, but enough to augur well for the morrow, when the much longed for dance at the Barracks is due.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How Monica falls a prey to the green-eyed monster--How Mr. Kelly improves the shining hours--And how Brian Desmond suffers many things at the hands of his lady-love.
Tonans
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From this reading For the next few days the sun is conspicuous by its absence, and Jupiter Tonans, with all his noisy train, is abroad.
train
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From this reading For the next few days the sun is conspicuous by its absence, and Jupiter Tonans, with all his noisy train, is abroad.
wander
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From this reading But on Thursday evening it clears a little,--not sufficiently to allow one to wander happily through shrubbery or garden, but enough to augur well for the morrow, when the much longed for dance at the Barracks is due.
well
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From this reading But on Thursday evening it clears a little,--not sufficiently to allow one to wander happily through shrubbery or garden, but enough to augur well for the morrow, when the much longed for dance at the Barracks is due.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But on Thursday evening it clears a little,--not sufficiently to allow one to wander happily through shrubbery or garden, but enough to augur well for the morrow, when the much longed for dance at the Barracks is due.
winds
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From this reading The light is dimmed, the winds sigh heavily, all through these days, and on the hills around, "the hooded clouds, like friars, tell their beads in drops of rain."
winter
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From this reading There is nothing but rain everywhere and at all hours, and a certain chill accompanying it, that makes one believe (with "Elia," is it not?) that "a bad summer is but winter painted green."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For the next few days the sun is conspicuous by its absence, and Jupiter Tonans, with all his noisy train, is abroad.
